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Local Emergency Declared Due to Flood

The City of Falls Church declared a local emergency last Thursday in response to the flash flooding that affected the area on on July 8. The emergency remains in effect until rescinded.

F.C. Council Mulls Multiple Options To Address Housing Shortage Crisis In Brain Storming Session, Hardi Wants ‘Action Plan’

by Nicholas F. Benton

Falls Church News-Press

that, despite its brevity, has been classified as a “100 year storm” for infrastructure evaluation and insurance purposes.

Whitfield said that it is becoming the norm for the region to experience one or two above 100 year storms every year as global climate change takes its toll. According to the EPA, a 100 year storm is one that is expected to occur once every 100 years.

It’s no longer called an “affordable housing issue,” something that cries out to be shelved and delayed indefinitely, as the City of Falls Church has done for more than a decade. It is now being called a “housing crisis,” and has shot near the top of national alarmbell policy priorities.

The Falls Church City Council and Planning Commission met jointly for a work session in the new City Hall Monday night and it came across that the urgency of the need began to sink in on at least some of the members.

So far, the City has had only one champion of the cause in the recent period (since the F.C. Housing Corporation’s Carol Jackson threw up her arms in frustration and left, only to get herself swiftly elected to the City Council of Charleston, South Carolina).

That would be current Council member Letty Hardi, and she was firing on all cylinders in Monday’s conversation.

Joining her on the zeal scale was Council colleague Ross Litkenhous, with a major assist from James Snyder, the City’s director of planning and development services, who was swift to suggest a myriad of reasonable housing options that the City, with the right modifications to its zoning ordinances and perhaps some lucrative incentives, could begin to fill in the gap for more affordable housing options.

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S. OAK STREET in Falls Church, at a bridge over Tripps Run, remained closed this week from damage incurred during the July 8 storm and flash flood when over three inches of rain fell on the City in an hour and a half. City officials have not said for sure when it will reopen. (Photo: News-Press)

S. Oak St. Still Closed After July 8 Flash Flood Damage

by Nicholas F. Benton

Falls Church News-Press

South Oak Street, where it crosses over Tripps Run by the Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in a heavy populated residential neighborhood of the City of Falls Church, remained closed to traffic as of press time Wednesday, more than a week after the flash flood event of Monday, July 6, dumped over three inches of rain here in the course of an hour and a half.

According to City Hall, there is no structural damage to the bridge, but an assessment of the surface renovation need had not yet been completed. This was despite comments by the City’s director of public works, Mike Whitfield, to the City Council Monday that he expected the bridge to be reopened by Tuesday, at least as a one-way road.

Whitfield and senior engineer Alan Dalton briefed the Council on the impact of the sudden storm

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Council Considers Options on Housing Shortage Crisis

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Snyder noted that the Council of Governments of the Washington, D.C. Metro area will be focused on the same issue at its upcoming summer retreat. The problem is not a local or regional one, it is national, he stressed, as the impact of growing income disparities is leaving a majority of average Americans simply unable to afford their homes.

The City of Falls Church, with 15,000 residents a tiny player in the Northern Virginia regional market led by its neighbors Fairfax County (1,145,000), Arlington (235,000) and Alexandria (144,000), has watched its stock of affordable housing not only to low income families but even so-called “workforce” families, diminish before its eyes, with nothing being done for more than a decade to stanch the wound.

As the trend leads toward more and more expensive homes, occupants of those are likely to be indifferent, at best, to this problem, and in many cases, Council members have commented that

they’d expect any major moves to be bucked with aggressive resistance and opposition by these well-heeled people.

However, the “Amazon effect” in this region simply cannot be ignored (Amazon’s Prime Day this week resulted in its biggest for retail sales in its history). The giant’s decision to move its second major campus to Northern Virginia is impacting home values as we speak, with the first wave of real estate investors moving on residential real estate in a big way based on their projections of massive value increases.

Snyder said that the City can do much more to enable, as a matter of right, the construction of auxiliary housing units on existing residential properties, to enable “stacked” townhouses and, overall, to better encourage developers to construct townhouses in the 400-500 square foot range.

One impediment that Council member Phil Duncan pointed out, noting that three recent efforts at townhouse developments failed here, is the requirement for commercial use on the ground floor.

Multifamily projects like Pearson Square and the Lincoln at Tinner Hill continue to suffer from the lack of a robust market for commercial retail on their ground floors, it was noted, and the shift in the nature of retail (toward online sales, etc.) may make this a permanent problem.

“We need a smarter calculus of what’s needed and what’s the value of what’s there” concerning the struggling retail market, Snyder said. “We should not be over proscriptive.”

“There are tools in the zoning tool box that we can use,” Snyder said. He noted that of 356,000 new housing units being built in the D.C. region, only a third of them could be considered affordable for the average fully employed family.

He said that incentives could encourage property owners here to build a cottage in the back of their existing home instead of tearing down their home and building a monster mansion.

Modifications to the City’s Comprehensive Plan on matters of housing and demographics “sim-

ply don’t go far enough,” commented Planning Commissioner Rob Puentes. “This is a crisis, and now much more aggressive steps are being taken across the U.S. and here. What we have here simply won’t solve the problem.”

“The tip-toe approach we’ve been taking has been building up frustration for years,” Duncan said. He suggested a plan to build a free-standing, subsidized affordable housing building, in conjunction with non-profit partners, may need to be advanced again as it was a decade ago when it came within one vote on the City Council of proceeding.

The issue of how to maintain a sustainable fund to advance such an idea was also discussed (the City had $2 million a decade ago to put toward such a project, but it has since depleted that fund).

A fund to preserve The Fields as an affordable housing project in the City needs to be developed, with only seven years to execute a new agreement with the owner, while other existing affordable sites are also being lost to rising property values. “It is sad to say

that we may have to find ways to preserve a $700,000 rambler as ‘affordable’ from becoming a $1.5 million mansion,” Hardi said.

Councilman David Snyder said a “pathway to ownership” instead of subsidized rentals needs to be encouraged, and that he would favor an increase from 6 to 8 percent the number of new units of rental housing mandated by the City. “That would be the least painful approach, although its impact on the overall tax rate would need to be considered.”

The problem of parking associated with auxiliary units, and the idea of first time tax credits were also raised.

Planning Commissioner Melissa Teates pointed to the potential of the four-plex units at the Virginia Village being replaced with a much more dense project in that space.

“The data speaks volumes that we need an action plan to address this crisis,” Hardi said. She said she felt it is reasonable to begin implementing changes in time for the next annual City budget cycle that begins in January.

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S. Oak St. Bridge Remains Closed Due To Last Week’s Rain Storm Damage

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The flash flooding event that hit the City and environs during an hour and a half period on the morning of Monday, July 8, caused significant residential and street damage in the City, more than the damage to the Oak Street bridge.

The total rainfall dumped onto the City was between 3.0 and 3.3 inches between 8:25 a.m. and 10:07 a.m., according to both Doppler radar and storm spotter reports, the City Public Works department told the Council in a prepared report.

Much of the residential damage, mostly flooding of basements, occurred outside the official flood zone of the City along Hillwood Avenue and near where Four Mile Run rolls through the northeastern part of the City. Otherwise, damage was reported in the flood zone for Tripps Run near Jefferson Elementary, including flooding on E. Columbia Street.

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S. Washington notified its customers this week that some of its repair work is having to be delayed due to water damage on its property from the storm, although none of its new inventory was impacted.

There were temporary blockages of some roadways with flooded vehicles, and one case of a rescue of a person trapped in a flooding basement on Lincoln Avenue.

The street and property flooding was due to the fact that the City’s stormwater pipe system was “simply full to overflowing, with nowhere for the water to go,” Dalton told the Council.

However, the City will not receive federal or state disaster assistance, as the reported damage did not rise to the levels to qualify. However, City residents with damage from the storm are likely to qualify for state low interest loan assistance, as combined with Arlington, a threshold was met to qualify. The official word on that was expected from Richmond yesterday.

Also, the Council was told that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is reviewing the boundaries of the official flood zone in the City. Structures in the zone require flood insurance, on the one hand, and are offered discounts on it, on the other.

At Monday’s meeting, Council member David Snyder protested that once again, state and local entities are being expected to bear the brunt of impacts caused by federal inaction, especially by the current administration, on climate change.

Mayor David Tarter said the City is going to have to reevaluate its priorities in the wake of repeated damaging weather events. “We need to accelerate solutions,” he said.

In the meantime, in the wake of the July 8 storm, the City waived collection fees for bulk collections through yesterday, and waived fees for required City permits for damage repair, including electrical repairs and gas appliance replacement.

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‘Critical Mass’ Not Here Yet

The unhappy news of the imminent closing of the Mad Fox Brewing Company in downtown Falls Church, after nine years at the location, has certainly come as a blow to many here in the context of all the great news about new economic development plans and the hope that we assign to the big hole that the developers of the Founders Row project on 4.3 acres on W. Broad represents.

People can, and do, point to a lot of ways the management and promotion of the Mad Fox project could have been handled differently, but the bottom line for us lies with the lack of a “critical mass” of potential customers in the immediate area to enable Mad Fox to compete with its neighbor establishments and similar brew pub type places in the wider area.

Citizens in Falls Church are the beneficiaries of many fine restaurants, including an influx of new ones, but there is also a revolving door that results simply from a lack of a large enough pool of potential customers. There may be at least one other significant restaurant closing soon in downtown Falls Church, even as the City eagerly awaits the Thompson’s Italian Restaurant to open at the site of the former Argia’s on N. Washington.

The City Council, we believe, recognizes the problem and is looking to address it by encouraging more residential development (over 1,000 new people will be moving into the planned 9.5-acre development at the West End and hundreds more will be coming into the Founders Row project).

It has been a sad commentary on the City that so many citizens have been opposed to such things on the worry that more people will bring more kids, and will cost taxpayers to educate them. Two points on that: First, there can be no better purpose to which a community dedicates itself than to the education of its young. It is an awful prospect to contrast the images of children caged and kept in conditions of severe lack at the nation’s southern border, due to the policies of the current Trump administration, on the one hand, and the happy, talented and sharp minded children who are entering the Falls Church City Schools at all levels, K-12, who will become the world’s leaders of tomorrow because of the City residents’ commitment to that, on the other hand.

Second, the type of housing that the City is encouraging, and needs to encourage going forward will not be as conducive to the kind of large families who live in existing single family homes in the City. The new units will be smaller, more oriented toward transit access and amenities that the City will offer within walking or biking distance. The City needs to implement creative new means to accelerate the growth of this type of more reasonably-priced housing that will provide the customers to keep the retail component here booming.

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We Need More Trees, Not Less, in Falls Church

Editor, Hey, Little City-zens!

Do we really think now is the time to keep cutting down mature trees to make room for absurdly giant homes with multiple impervious surfaces and even — in one case close to home — a swimming pool?!

If you want a particularly egregious example of this mad-

ness take a look at the domicile nearing completion at the corner of West St. and Laura Dr. How is this even possible in our Enlightened Little Tree City USA? Are we living in the same burning world? Wake up! It’s damage control time. Canopy trees and native vegetation are our best friends, not our enemies. We need

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Cyclists Ignore Detours During W&OD Bridge Construction Editor, Construction of the new Washington & Old Dominion trail bridge over Route 29 began on April 19 of this year. As a resident who lives on the corner of Lee Highway and Fairfax Dr., metros

to work, and uses the W&OD trail many times a week, I can say this construction has been anything but convenient. However, the behavior of many bicyclists in the area since the construction began has added to this inconvenience tenfold.

The detours that were set up for pedestrians and bicyclists to go around the construction are very simple and easy to use. When traveling west on the W&OD trail, bicycles are instructed to take a left where the construction begins going south down Lee

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Where Was I When We Landed on the Moon?

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I was at a gathering at someone’s apartment a close friend brought me to, but don’t recall feeling all that excited about what was happening, even though its historic significance was palpable.

Some of my muted feeling likely was the lingering effect of having recently returned from a nine-month combined dissertation research (Middle East and North Africa), seeing Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union (so much of my studies at American University’s School of International Service had focused on the Cold War and there were newly minted international relations Ph.Ds. taking teaching positions who’d never been abroad, let alone seen what “the other side” looked like in person), and throwing in for good measure, brief stops in Denmark and Sweden. While the trip had been eye-opening, learning-filled, and often exhilarating (truly, a once-in-a-lifetime happening), it was also exhausting and depleting (at the outset, I almost died of food poisoning in Tunis). And, with “the trip” behind me, I’d become preoccupied with obtaining final approval of my dissertation proposal from my dissertation committee.

At the same time, in 1969 our country was in turmoil; the Vietnam War was raging, intense opposition to it was continuing and, while I’d been away overseas, the Democratic Convention had descended

into chaos and Richard Nixon had been elected President (I remember grumbling to myself when it was later announced that he was going to speak with the Apollo 11 crew). The sum total of all this left me

“Relatedly, at that time (and ever since) I have been uncomfortable with �lag-waving patriotism.”

feeling not-so-patriotic, even though I’d served proudly in the Army from 1963-65 (“...ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”), getting out in June of 1965, just as the post-Tonkin-Gulf-build-up was beginning. In some respects, what I remember more is the distinct undercurrent that the mission to the moon was more important because, “We Beat the Russians,” rather than the profound scientific and technological accomplishments it exemplified.

Relatedly, at that time (and ever since) I have been uncomfortable with flag-waving patriotism. For starters, I am sure many older people remember the rallying cries, “America: Love It or Leave It” or “my

country, wrong or right,” shouted at war protesters in the late 1960s and early 1970s. And then there was the realization that President Johnson and his inner circle (especially, and most lamentably for me, Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, whom I admired and respected, but came to regard as a tragically flawed leader) flat out lied to and manipulated the American people, beginning a pattern that has dogged our country ever since — think Watergate, Iran-Contra, weapons of mass destruction, and the present time. And then, how to make sense of the assassinations of President Kennedy (1963) and Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy (1968) and their effects on those of us who lived through them.

In a certain sense, for me, it’s been a long, continuous downward slide since I was a young, somewhat altruistic Lieutenant in 1963 (who went to the U.S. Capitol from Fort Holabird in Baltimore on the freezing night of Nov. 24 and saluted JFK’s casket), interspersed with too few occasions when I felt truly proud of my country – most notably, highlighted by the astounding election of Barack Obama – si, se puede! (Just to remind, for the past 24 years my work has taken me on shortterm assignments to dozens of countries in South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe/the former Soviet Union and, during the past 15 years, Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, and Jordan doing evaluations of

United States Agency for International Development democracy and governance programming and have had to respond to all kinds of questions from people of all stripes about what was going on in my country.) Also, for a long time I have rarely felt completely comfortable reciting the pledge of allegiance (and, at times, meekly protested by not saying the words); which, among other things, was a procedural formality of every Falls Church City Council and School Board meeting when I served on those bodies.

I’ll close this mini-soapbox, two-centsworth by saying that amidst these persistent feelings of concern for and worry about my country I have tried with some success not to lose sight of the very real positives of our political system — “… democracy is the worst form of government, except all the rest….” — and have devoted my career to public service in their pursuit. Interestingly, and to bring things full-circle, I was enthralled with the recently released Apollo 11 documentary on the mission to the moon and landing when I saw it about a month ago at the IMAX Theater in the Smithsonian Aerospace Museum. Everyone, me included, applauded....

Hal Lippman is a former Falls Church vice mayor, City Council member and School Board member.

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Attorney General Herring Reports On Opioids In a report from Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s office yesterday, a Washington Post analysis was cited of newly released data from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s opioid database showing that two Virginia cities — Norton (306 pills per person) and Martinsville (242 pills per person) — received the most opioid pain pills per capita in the country between 2006 and 2012. During that period, drug companies put approximately 76 billion pills into communities across the country while approximately 100,000 Americans died of an opioid overdose, the report asserted. It added that the data is consistent with information obtained as part of Attorney General Herring’s lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, which showed that Purdue alone pushed nearly 150 million opioid pills and patches into the Commonwealth of Virginia between 2008 to 2017. Herring is part of an ongoing bipartisan multistate investigation into whether various manufacturers and distributors engaged in unlawful practices in the marketing, sale, and distribution of opioids.

F.C. Declares Local Emergency After Flooding Last Week The City of Falls Church declared a local emergency last Thursday in response to the flash flooding that affected the area on Monday.. Acting City Manager Cindy Mester made the declaration, which activates the City Emergency Operations Plan and authorizes the provision of aid and assistance as prescribed by State law and City Code and the ordinances, resolutions and approved plans of the City, effective July 8 at 8 a.m. The emergency state will remain in effect until rescinded.

7 Virginia Tribes Meet With Feds The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) partnered Tuesday to discuss with the seven federally recognized Virginia tribal nation governments emergency preparedness and response capabilities, according to a FEMA statement. The 2019 Tribal Summit equipped representatives from the Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Monacan, Nansemond, Rappahannock, Upper Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes with resources regarding emergency planning support, hazard mitigation, sheltering and mass care planning, disaster response and recovery in coordination with state and local governments, and guidance on applying for federal grants before and after a disaster. “Seven Virginia tribes have been granted federal recognition, six of them with the passage of federal legislation that went into effect Jan. 29, 2018,” said Jeff Stern, VDEM’s State Coordinator of Emergency Management.

“Our goal in hosting this summit was to provide insight, training and resources to the tribes, and to build the important relationships that are needed to prepare all Virginians for emergencies.”

Annual News-Press Summer Party is Next Week Next Thursday, July 25, will mark the date of the annual Falls Church News-Press summer social mixer open to all friends of the News-Press at its office, 200 Little Falls St., Suite 508. The social begins at 5:30 and goes to 7. It will be catered again this year by Anthony’s Restaurant, and live music will be provided by Huck and Friend for the fourth straight year.

Beyer Reiterates Endorsement of Buttigieg U.S. Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr., who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes the City of Falls Church, reiterated his pioneering endorsement of Peter Buttigieg for president of the U.S. in remarks at an event hosted by the LGBT Democrats of Virginia Sunday.

Buttigieg is only the first openly-gay candidate for President of the U.S. to qualify for major debate standing in advance of next year’s primaries. Beyer is not only the only U.S. congressman to endorse Buttigieg, but he’s the first of the current congress to endorse any candidate for the election. “Pete is imminently qualified on every level for the job, and the only problem anyone thinks he faces is that he is openly gay,” Beyer said. “But a majority of Americans find no problem with that, and for many who do, they would not vote for a Democrat, anyway,” Beyer said.

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Community News & Notes No. VA Senior Olympics Opens for Registration

events take place in the Falls Church Area including the NVSO field events at Falls Church High School and beach ball wallyball at Providence RECenter.

New this year is a flat registration fee of $15 that allows participants to compete in as many events as they choose with the exception of bowling, cycling, golf and orienteering which do have additional charges. There will be no day-of registration.

In addition to offering traditional Olympic-style events such as running, walking, discus and swimming, the NVSO also has games that exercise the mind, including bridge, a spelling bee and one of this year’s new competitions, jigsaw puzzle. The new event this year for those more active is line dancing.

NVSO partner RSVP-Northern Virginia, the region’s largest volunteer group for those 55 or better, recruits more than 100 volunteers to support the games each year.

Those interested in volunteering should call 703-403-5360 or register online at rsvpnova.org.

A list of events, rules and venues can be found at nvso.us. The NVSO is a joint project of the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William.

AT AN LGBT Democrats of Virginia event last weekend, U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (left) spoke, and is shown here chatting with Lawrence Webb, Falls Church’s openly gay member of the School Board. (Photo: News-Press)

Registration for the 2019 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (NVSO) is heading into its final stretch at nvso.us. The games run Saturday, Sept. 14 – Sept. 28. All registrations must be completed by Aug. 31. Paper registrations, available at most local recreation and senior centers, must be postmarked by Aug. 24.

The NVSO includes more than 60 events that exercise the mind as well as the body. To qualify competitors must be at least 50 years old by Dec. 31, 2019.

The NVSO began in 1982 with about 80 competitors. In 2018, more than 800 Northern Virginians took part. The games will be hosted at more than 25 venues. Several

IT WAS MORE THAN A FULL HOUSE attending the opening reception of “A New Legacy – Contemporary Art of Egypt.” This is a milestone for Falls Church Arts as the exhibit shared with Egypt is the first International Art Collaboration of its kind with a foreign country. Both the FCA gallery space and the Famille Cafe next door were at times overflowing, with members of the U.S. State Department and the Egyptian Embassy making an appearance. (Photo: Courtesy Shaun Van Steyn)

TUESDAY’S MONTHLY LUNCHEON of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce featured a women’s powerhouse at the front table: (left to right) Tracey McCoy of MtoM Consulting, Margo Schulman of Margo Schulman Photography, Christine Wilson of MtoM Consulting, Barbara Benson of Body Dynamics and Chair of the Chamber, and Chamber Executive Director Sally Cole. (Photo: News-Press)

Bailey’s X-Roads Shelter Requesting Donations With so many people moving from shelter to housing, the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter is running low on some

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important items for “Welcome Home” baskets. Each guest that moves out receives their own toiletry kits — the shelter is currently low on full-size toiletries like body wash, shampoo and conditioner. The shelter is also lacking a sufficient number of bed sheets to accompany the gift baskets.

Interested residents are encouraged to donate if they can.

Many shelter guests have also been getting jobs in restaurants and need clothes for work that include: long-sleeve black shirts with collars and plain black pants.

Contact us if you have any or would like to help.

Interested donors can also visit the shelter’s Amazon Wish List for frequently requested items.

The shelter often has special requests for donated items for guests at the shelter. For more information about the shelter’s current donation needs, contact Leo Patrician at lpatrician@ newhopehousing.org or call 703820-7621 ext. 218.

Local Graduates & Dean’s List Honorees The following students either graduated or earned a spot on their

respective universities Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester.

The graduates are: Grinnell College — Jonathan Gilmour, from Falls Church, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science.

University of Virginia — Michaela Culhane, from Falls Church, graduated from UVA and also received a spot on the Dean’s List for her final semester.

Dean’s List recipients are: Florida Institute of Technology — Samuel Naeher, from Falls Church.

Grinnell College — Timothy Gilmour, from Falls Church.

University of Lynchburg — Victoria Friend, from Falls Church.

University of Maine — Seentia Islam, from Falls Church, and Maddy Dorr, from McLean.

New Chair, Vice Chair Elected To Fairfax School Board The Fairfax County School Board has elected Karen Corbett Sanders (Mount Vernon District) as chair and Tamara Derenak Kaufax (Lee District) as vice chair for a one-year term.

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Born and raised in Fairfax County, Corbett Sanders is a retired international business executive, a community advocate for healthcare and education issues, past PTA president, and Odyssey of the Mind coach. Corbett Sanders has served on the School Board since 2016. During the 2017-18 school year, she served as vice chair of the Board, and during the 2018-19 school year, she served as Board chair.

Derenak Kaufax is a long-time advocate for children’s causes and education issues with 20 years of experience as a marketing professional and small business owner. Her Board service began in January 2012. She served as Board vice chairman in 2013 and Board chairman in 2014. Kaufax currently serves as the Budget chairman, previously serving in this role in 2016 immediately following a term as vice chairman.

She has also served as chairman for the Governance Committee in 2017, and the Public Engagement Committee in 2012.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church

By Supervisor Penny Gross

The July 8 storm, which dumped a month’s worth of rainfall onto Mason District and the region in one hour, was unprecedented. An estimated 4.5 inches of rain was measured at the Lake Barcroft Dam in that one hour, and questions later were raised by homeowners about the possibility that the dam contributed to downstream flooding. The answer is “no.”

The dam is operated and managed on behalf of Lake Barcroft residents by the Lake Barcroft Watershed Improvement District (LBWID), a statechartered entity. The LBWID is overseen by the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District, and the dam is regulated and monitored by the Virginia Dam Safety Board. The Virginia state operating license for the dam requires that the water level in the lake be maintained at an elevation above mean sea level between 208.5 feet and 209.0 feet.

The water level is controlled by a large gate with a computer-operated monitoring and control system.

Fed by flows upstream from Tripps Run and Holmes Run, Lake Barcroft is a recreational lake, not a flood control or water storage facility. By law, the dam is required to release what flows in. In other words, what comes in must flow out.

The control system for the gate includes sensors that measure the water level very accurately. Readings are updated every second, so, literally, the second that inflowing rainwater begins to raise the water level above 208.5 feet, the control computer sends instructions to the hydraulic system to open the gate and allow the incoming water to flow downstream. The computer matches the gate position to the water level.

As the water level rises, the gate is opened. As the

water level recedes, the gate is closed.

The lip of the gate normally is six inches above water level when the gate is fully closed. In effect, the dam stores two or three inches (20 or 30-acre feet) of water in the lake before significant flow is released downstream. This is an insignificant amount of storage when compared to the run-off coming from the 14.5 square mile watershed. Even if the lake could be lowered by a foot or two in advance of a storm, that lowering would take up to four hours to accomplish, but it would delay the outflow by only a few minutes.

One final and important point for the community is offered by the LBWID operators. Emergency response officials for Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria have an instantaneous reporting of gate and flow rate data from the dam’s monitoring system.

It is their function to provide community notification and take appropriate emergency actions, if needed.

Longtime residents will recall Hurricane Agnes, in June 1972, when nine inches of rain fell overnight, creating havoc throughout the central portion of Virginia, and causing a breech in the earthen shoulder on the west side of the dam. The dam held, but the earthworks crumbled, and residents awoke to find their lake gone. Development of the LBWID, and restoration of the lake, took two years, and significant financial investment by Lake Barcroft residents, protecting an environmental gem in the middle of Mason District.  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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CRIME REPORT Week of July 8 – 14, 2019 Liquor Law Violations, 2700 Welcome Drive, July 8, 3:35 PM, following a traffic stop, a male, 23, of Manassas, VA, was charged with Possession of An Open Alcoholic Beverage Container.

Aggravated Assault, 100 blk N West St, July 10, 12:10 PM, following a traffic dispute, a motorist attempted to drive through a construction work zone, disregarding the road flaggers. A male, 61, of Springfield, VA was arrested for Felonious Assault.

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Robbery/Eluding/False ID, 105 W Broad St (Ireland 4-P’s), July 10, 10:23 PM, officers responded to the area for a report of a man threatening bystanders with a knife. The subject fled from approaching officers and tried to commandeer an occupied vehicle. A male, 23, of no fixed address, was arrested for attempting to commit a carjacking, attempted robbery, eluding police, and providing false identification.

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Robbery, 300 blk Hillwood Ave, July 12, unknown suspect(s), took items of value from an individual sometime during the night.

Investigation continues.

Assault/Drunk in Public/ Obstruction of Justice, 100 blk W Broad St, July 12, 3:04 PM, a male, 48, of Midlothian, VA, was arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement, Obstruction of Justice and Drunk in Public.

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Driving Under the Influence, 900 blk W Broad St, July 12, 12:59 AM, a female, 24, of McLean, VA, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence.

6757 Wilson Blvd, #17(Hoa Vien Quan), July 12, 11:59 PM, a male, 51, of Alexandria, VA, was issued a summons for Smoking in a Restaurant.

Assault, 300 W Broad St (Stratford Motel), July 13, 8:10 PM, a female, 32, of Arlington, VA, was arrested for Assault and Batter.

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Delegate Marcus Simon’s

Richmond Report If you are wondering how seriously Republicans in the General Assembly took Governor Northam’s special session call to address gun violence here in the Commonwealth, you can start watching the “Lion King” on Netflix. By the time the closing credits wrap on this movie designed not to exceed the attention span of the typical 4-year-old, you will have spent as much time as it took Republicans to adjourn.

Had I known that was going to be “their play” as Senator Amanda Chase described it on the radio recently, I probably wouldn’t have headed to Richmond on Monday night to review the eight bills the Governor had proposed.

While I was working with bill patrons to restore Virginia’s one handgun a month purchase limit and working on a procedural resolution that would have required these bills to come before the full House for a vote, the NRA was huddled in the Speaker’s conference room in the General Assembly, mobilizing the opponents of these popular, common-sense gun violence prevention bills.

On the Capitol grounds, hundreds of Virginians associated with Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Giffords, Brady, and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence rallied to support the intent of the special session — to finally address gun safety.

By the time we gaveled into session that day, more than 60 bills had been introduced. Most of them we had seen before — requiring universal background checks, establishing a red flag law, instituting an assault weapons ban, increasing penalties for recklessly leaving loaded firearms within reach of children, and banning weapons in government buildings — to name a few.

First order of business was to vote on the procedural rules that would govern the special session.

Not surprisingly, my Republican colleagues introduced a very broad resolution that simply said legislation related to “public safety.”

As the Parliamentarian, I submitted an alternative procedural resolution on behalf of House Democrats establishing a timeline for the introduction of bills, a deadline for committees to act on those bills, and requiring each house to reconvene on a date certain to vote on the committee recommendations even if it

meant we had to vote to discharge the bills from committee.

The resolution also included specific language, stating that we would only consider legislation related to firearms safety. Adopting this resolution would have meant that we had a clear, concise agenda for moving forward and for ensuring that we completed the work we were tasked to do all by July 30.

Unfortunately, my version failed to pass and the Republican procedural resolution which contained no timeline for action was adopted. I spoke against the resolution, pointing out that if we passed it we might adjourn today and never come back.

As it turned out, we only stayed in session for a slightly extended morning hour, during which several of my colleagues offered heartfelt speeches as to why it is past time that we address gun violence prevention. I highly recommend that you watch them at VirginiaGeneralAssembly.gov.

Quite abruptly, the Speaker called for us to adjourn until Nov. 18 for a lame duck session after November’s elections.

Then an announcement — House Militia, Police, & Public Safety (MPPS) Committee would meet 45 minutes after adjournment and the House Courts of Justice Committee immediately upon adjournment of House MPPS. I happen to serve on both committees, so I held out some hope that the bill patrons would at least have an opportunity to present their bills and we could have some discussion of next steps.

MPPS met first. No sooner had we begun than the committee chair announced that all the referred legislation would be sent to the Virginia Crime Commission for review per a letter from the Speaker of the House. The motion was quickly moved and seconded.

There was no discussion.

Moving to House Courts, the same script was read. Everything is going to the Commission, which has announced that it will meet on Aug. 20 in Richmond.

As reported in the news, the 90-minute special session cost taxpayers nearly $45,000 in per diem and mileage reimbursement for all 140 legislators. This does not include projected overtime costs for Capitol Police or having additional officers on hand.

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Trump’s Racist Remarks Another Smokescreen

Donald Trump opens his mouth, or fires off a tweet, and the entire political and major media world respond like Pavlov’s dogs.

His latest racist comments against four women Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives has them all barking, and has no one considered that this is all according to plan?

Trump has used outrageous remarks to fuel outrage from the beginning of his public career. Person One: Hey, you need to pay me what you owe me! Trump: Oh no, look, there’s a black person who’ll destroy our neighborhood! Person One: Oh damn! Let’s stop him!

How many times, Charlie Brown, are you going to try to kick that football? You get dirtier, and angrier, and FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS hungrier, and yet still just as prone to howl when Trump winds up the siren.

There are two targets of this approach: the first is the dwindling numbers among his base who actually admire his penchant for the outrageous; the second is the media and the political establishment who shift the political spotlight from whatever else may be more important to a few foul words out of his mouth.

The world is falling apart. Turkey is buying from Russia. Our supreme North Korean leader is calling his “friend” Trump a frightened dog. Inhumane conditions being inflicted against thousands of helpless poor by our own American government are at criminal levels.

History books, should they still exist after where the current trends are leading us, will spotlight pictures of those Republican lawmakers with Vice President Pence looking on passively and dispassionately at the caged hundreds crying and pleading to them for basic decency.

So perhaps it should be no surprise that the U.S. and the West are doing nothing while the Chinese subject a million Uyghur muslims to brutal “reeducation” concentration camp prisons.

Nobody say a word. Let the horrors of totalitarian regimes systematically brutalize and sanction the murder of LGBT persons in Kosovo and by other cruel regimes.

Trump and his team is trying to rev up a racist segment of the U.S. population to obfuscate the fact that his policies are an abject failure, a giveway to the authoritarians across the globe including his master Putin, that his massive tax cut helped only the wealthiest while shrinking the opportunities and options of the vast majority of us still further.

But of all these, the greatest threat to Trump in the recent period has been the recent actions by the best law enforcement resources America has domestically in a concerted and coordinated effort to bring this arch criminal to justice.

That is, the arrest of alleged serial pedophile and rapist of underage girls Jeffrey Epstein was conducted earlier this month not by a sex crimes investigative division, but by a political corruption division of the law enforcement resources of the South District of Manhattan.

If anybody has any idea how many crimes, in fact, Trump has committed in the course of his lifetime, these law enforcement resources are most likely to have the best idea.

They’re going for the jugular against Trump, make no mistake about it, buoyed by all the evidence that Trump’s former enforcer attorney Michael Cohen and others have provided, the fruits of the Mueller investigation. That brought them to Jeffrey Epstein’s doorstep in a stealth operation that left Trump and his lapdog attorney general Willam Barr in the dark.

These people have always known Trump was a crook, but they never had the motivation to really lower the hammer on him until he became president and started a holy war against the law enforcement and intelligence community itself. There is going to be no mercy for Trump. He’s the champion of no one, he’s a 100 percent charlatan who internally is a complete and total coward.

Epstein’s child trafficking and rapist operation functioned as a blackmailing resource to keep politicians and other powerful persons in check. The sad sack Trump is one of its pathetic victims. As such, the Epstein operation remains a tool of hostile foreign powers, at least Russia but maybe more.

Don’t let a couple foul words from Trump this week obscure that.  Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

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Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark

With the “Amazon effect” jacking up home prices, Arlington is revving up a long-expected battle over residential zoning.

Years after county board candidates ran on addressing the “missing middle” in affordable housing, the county manager from April-June conducted a citizen engagement “brainstorming” for public and private solutions called “Housing Arlington.”

Submitted ideas on the desirability of “upzoning” singlefamily neighborhoods to allow greater density are being tabulated. Arlington could join localities such as Minneapolis and Seattle in requiring at least some new allowances for modestly priced duplexes and accessory dwelling units. As the concept could become an issue in the 2020 presidential election, I expect fireworks.

County board member Katie Cristol told me “people are nervous that it means high-rises or commercial buildings in the middle of their single-family neighborhood.” But what’s really being discussed are “new forms that are compatible,” four tiny homes sharing a common green space (“quads”), for example, or duplexes and townhomes like those in her Douglas Park neighborhood.

“One of the nice things about Arlington is that most people would welcome neighbors of different backgrounds,” Cristol said.

“But there’s a disconnect between desire for more diversity” and understanding of the forces that segregated neighborhoods. “On balance, people love their neigh-

borhoods, but there’s fear of change.”

Among the enthusiasts for upzoning is Michelle McDonough Winters, executive director of the nonprofit Alliance for Housing Solutions. “The need for missing-middle housing types is vast – moderate- and middle-income households just can’t afford the large single-family homes going up in our communities today,” she said. She cites decades of history that included racist covenants in deeds. “Originally, zoning was mainly intended to keep industrial and commercial areas separate from residential areas.

But it morphed into what we have today where different housing types were separated from one another, often to protect property values, keep out `undesirables’ and prevent neighborhoods from changing.”

But critics warn of a downside to allowing duplexes and so-called “mother-in-law apartments” (already permitted but scarce) in high-end areas to achieve affordability.

Upzoning could “cause environmental consequences of increased impervious surfaces, tree and vegetation loss, stormwater runoff, increased housing costs, and add to various infrastructure and county service issues, including costs of new schools,” said Margie Bell, who organized public comments on behalf of the Arlington Tree Action Group.

“Snob zoning” is what some critics are accused of defending.

“But I find Arlington more inclusive in zoning than lots of other communities,” said prominent zoning attorney Jonathan Kinney.

“Change can be threatening, particularly if people are not sure what it means,” he told me, pointing to the 2009 fight over allowing accessory dwelling units and fears of excess that were never borne out.

Zoning that allows two or more houses per lot exists in different sections of Arlington—Virginia Square, Westover and parts of Green Valley, Kinney said. But most single-family areas don’t allow it, “which is why developers don’t build them.” Because of changing habits, “people want a certain-size house,” Kinney added, alluding to the builders’ preference for McMansions.

“But if you really want to change the market, you have to start offering alternatives,” he said.

Lenders might even prefer to see two or three houses on a lot at a lower price, he said. “And I see no reason why the builders wouldn’t — once it got started.” *** On Saturday I joined concerned shoppers at Ayers Variety and Hardware and the Westover Market/Beer Garden — both of which got clobbered by the July 8 flash flooding.

The merchants braved electrical outages and major loss of merchandise. Only the beer garden closed but is now back with music.

Ayers struggled but stayed faithful. Co-owner Wilma Kaplan told me, just before the cash register temporarily froze in her darkened store, that 2019 was not shaping up as a good year.

But she and her husband — both in their 80s — have long served customers when the elements fail, even if they make change using a cigar box.

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Dominion Camera is celebrating its 50 year anniversary with a sale on Saturday, July 20. Representatives from Nikon, Canon, Panasonic, Olympus, Sony, and more will be onsite to commemorate this occasion. The oldest camera store in the DC metro area, the then Arlington based store was founded in 1944. It was purchased by Tony Socarras in 1969 and moved to its current location at 112 W. Broad Street in Falls Church in 1971, replacing Porter Photography and Studio. In October 2014 at the age of 85, Socarras retired and sold the business to Mohsen Jalali and Gary Henry, owners of Ace Photo in Ashburn.

The two stores today have complete film and processing labs onsite and sell cameras and accessories for all segments of the photography and the Video business, for the professional and amateur. For more information, visit www.dominioncamera.com.

‘Being Mortal’ Screening at Center for Spiritual Enlightenment The Center for Spiritual Enlightenment is hosting a free screening and discussion of the PBS Frontline film “Being Mortal” on Sunday, July 21 from 1 – 3 p.m. Based on the bestselling book by Dr. Atul Gawande, the film explores the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness and their relationships with the doctors, nurses, and family members who care for them. The Center for Spiritual Enlightenment is located at 222 N. Washington Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit www.thecse.org.

Mad Fox Closing This Sunday

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As reported in last week’s Falls Church News-Press, Mad Fox is closing after nine years of business in Falls Church. Mad Fox has been an integral part of the Falls Church community through its support of Falls Church City events, the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce, and a number of other events and nonprofits in the area. Owner and Chief Brewer Bill Madden served on the Falls Church Chamber Board and spearheaded collaborations with local businesses including Falls Church Distillers, the Neighborhood Barbershop, Rock Star Real Estate, and Rare Bird Coffee Roasters. In addition to its Falls Church restaurant at 444 W. Broad Street, Mad Fox’s award winning brews have also been available at Falls Church City events, at various Northern Virginia and DC bars/restaurants, and for the last six years, at Nationals Park. As a result of the closure, the beer brand will be discontinued.

Open House at Advantage Trainers to Feature Prepared Meal Service Advantage Trainers is hosting an open house and Falls Church Chamber of Commerce Networking Mixer on Tuesday, July 23 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. The event will feature Healthy Fresh Meals, a chef prepared meal service fresh ingredients and a weekly changing menu including Whole 30, paleo, low carb, clean, and vegetarian options, now available from the gym and personal training facility. The event is free and open to members of the Chamber.

Advantage Trainers is located at 100A E. Fairfax Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit www.advantagetrainers.com.

More Free Fitness Classes at F.C. Downtown Park Two free fitness classes will be offered by local businesses in the new downtown plaza this weekend. A kettlebell class will be offered by Functional Fitness on Saturday, July 20, from noon – 1 p.m., and a yoga class will be provided by Karma Yoga on Sunday, July 21, at 9 a.m. The new downtown plaza is located on the north side of the 100 block of W. Broad St.

African Bead Trunk Show at Bedazzled Saturday Beadazzled is hosting an African bead trunk show on Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m.

– 6 p.m. and on Sunday, July 21 from noon –4 p.m. The show will feature renowned bead trader, Ebrima Sillah, who will transform the store into an African marketplace brimming with exotic treasures, all at dealer-direct prices.

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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, JULY 18 Abstract Art Experience.

Interested attendees can experiment with acrylics and make their own abstract painting. For teens in rising grades 6-12, registration required. Visit or call the Youth Services Desk at 703-248-5034.

Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 3 – 4 p.m.

Summer Concerts in the Park.

The Village Preservation and Improvement Society (VPIS) and the Recreation and Parks Department are hosting the 27th annual “Summer Concerts in the Park” series held in Cherry Hill Park beginning on June 20 — Aug. 1. The series features local musicians of various genres every Thursday evening. This week’s

performer is Soul Stew, which plays Motown. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8:30 p.m. 703-248-5077.

SATURDAY, JULY 20 Farmers Market. The award-winning, year-round market is filled with fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and much more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 8 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5034.

Intro to Kettlebells in Mr. Brown’s Park. Often referred to as a “hand held gym”, kettlebells are the most versatile piece of equipment in any gym setting. Kettlebells can be used in almost every capacity that a dumbbell or barbell can, but also so much more. Dynamic movements that increase power, where the body is best at producing it. Ballistic movements that will promote mobility through

the hips. “Slow grind” lifts that will build strength throughout the entire body. Downtown Park (100 block of W. Broad St., Falls Church). Noon – 1 p.m. 703-2485210.

Bright Star Theatre presents One Small Step. This tale marks the history of flight and space travel from the ancient tale of Icarus, to the first flights of the Wright Brothers on the beaches at Kitty Hawk, to the Great Space Race of the 1960s and beyond. Best for grades Pre-K to 5th. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 3 – 4 p.m. 703-248-5034.

SUNDAY, JULY 21 Morning Yoga in Mr. Brown’s Park. Interested attendees can enjoy a free class with Karma Yoga on today at the new park in downtown Falls Church. Attendees are

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Mr. Brown’s Park (100 block of W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9 – 10 a.m. 703-248-5210 (TTY 711).

National Ice Cream Day Celebration in Mr. Brown’s Park.

The City will be celebrating this national holiday with a scoop and a cone. Mr. Brown’s Park (100 block of W. Broad St., Falls Church). 2 – 6 p.m. 703-248-5210.

TUESDAY, JULY 23 Paws to Read at the Library.

Interested children attendees can come and read with a canine companion. Readers rising grades K-6th. Registration opens two weeks prior to the date of every program at the Youth Services desk by phone 703-248-5034 or in person — no email registration. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 3 – 4 p.m.

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Creative Cauldron (410 S Maple Ave., Falls Church). $18 – $22. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 20 “Be More Chill.” This musical is based on a popular teen fiction novel, and tells the story of Jeremy, a high school “loser,” who goes to great lengths to gain self-confidence. So he swallows a super computer that will tell him how to act and make him the coolest kid in school. What could go wrong? “Be More Chill” recently enjoyed a successful Off

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Ainslie Arts Center (3900 W Braddock Rd., Alexandria) $25 – $40. 8 p.m. monumentaltheatre. org.

“The Happiest Place on Earth.”

In his humorous and thoughtful solo show, Dawkins ponders Disneyland and family tragedy. He retraces and illustrates the true story of the women in his family, exploring their history and asking if there really is a place where the dream that we wish for can come true. “The Happiest Place” on Earth comes to 1st Stage from Aurora Fox Arts Center in Denver, Colorado. 1st Stage Theatre (1524 Spring Hill Rd., Tysons) $20. 8 p.m.

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SUNDAY, JULY 21 “Ann.” Punchline-packed speeches reveal the feisty and unadulterated life of legendary Texas Governor Ann Richards. Written

by Emmy Award-winning actress and writer Holland Taylor (“The Practice,” “Two and a Half Men”), “Ann” is a comical and inspiring production based on the colorful and complex woman whose sense of humor was bigger than the state which she represented.

Jayne Atkinson (“House of Cards,” “Criminal Minds”) reprises her well-received performance in this intimate, no-holds-barred comedy chronicling Richards’ legacy and how she was determined to make her mark on the world.

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Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $30. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.

Sheryl Crow with Patrick Droney.

Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $45. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900.

Karaoke. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-8589186.

Thrillbillys. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church).

8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

FRIDAY, JULY 19 Dan & Chuck. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.

Shartel and Hume Duo. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-2419504.

Nickelodeon’s JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour with special guests The Belles. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $40. 7 p.m. 703-255-1900.

The Skip Castro Band: North American Tour 2019. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $40. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

The Tragic Schoolbus. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-858-9186.

Young Relics. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Brad Rhodes. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church).

10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

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Dine Out for People with Disabilities. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.

The Bullets. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Scott McMahon. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-2378333.

Brook Yoder. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.

Passafire with Of Good Nature.

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HUCK BROWNE (RIGHT) & FRIEND will provide live soft jazz music at the next week’s Falls Church News-Press Annual Summer Social on Thursday, July 25 at 5 p.m. (Photo: News-Press) Rome and Common Kings. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $40.

7 p.m. 703-255-1900.

Shane Hines and The Trance Reunion Show + MBB. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566.

The Ants. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-8589186.

Shaw Davis & The Black Ties. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

The Legwarmers — D.C.’s Biggest 80s Retro Dance Party. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $20. 9 p.m. 703237-0300.

Mandatory Recess. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

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Dixieland Direct Jazz. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-2419504.

Laughs In The Lobby Bar: Comedy Open Mic. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Strauss with Ariadne auf Naxos.

Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $36. 3 p.m. 703-255-1900.

TUESDAY, JULY 23

Josh Allen Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Open Mic. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-8589186.

Blue Dogs. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $30.

7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Hurricane Ruth Show — Bad Influence Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Honeysuckle with Kentucky Avenue. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Master Class with Lawrence Brownlee . Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). 7:30 p.m. 703-2551900.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 Adi Wineland with Nica Albertson. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $18 – $20.

7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Smylin’ Jack. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

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32. Honey Bunches of ____ NICK KNACK

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City Awaits Results Of Bus Survey

F.C. Wins Procedural Court Victory Vs. Fairfax Co. Water

Falls Church officials are eagerly awaiting the results of a survey mailed to all households and businesses in the CIty earlier this month seeking input on preferred routes for the two electric buses set for deployment on intra-City routes by year’s end.

Mayor David Snyder reiterated that the four buses, valued at $2 million, are being provided to the City virtually free of charge.

The City of Falls Church won a significant procedural court victory over the Fairfax Water Authority last week when no less than the Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court granted the City’s request to have key components of the legal tangle involving the two jurisdictions’ water systems determined by a three-judge panel.

“This is a welcome development,” chimed Falls Church City Attorney John Foster.

Meet from the 1956 Washington Senators Baseball Season, including the 1956 All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium, Special Guests

CONAN HAS MANY NAMES — Conan O. Barna, Conan Ovechkin Barna, or most notoriously, Conan the Destroyer. The Barna family’s pup is a mix of mini pinscher and terrier with a little dollop of chihuahua, and will be celebrating his 10th birthday later this year. He was born in California, and loves going to the beach, barking at squirrels, snarfing bacon and fishing with his two brothers, Ethan & Chase.

1956 Washington SenatorsBaseball Legends Coming to Chesterbrook Residences

Bill “Bat Boy” Turner and Ed “Boy in the Score Board” Baruch

Monday, July 22 at 2 pm Free and open to the public. Space is limited.

Please call 703-531-0781 to RSVP. Stay and tour our two-bedroom apartment immediately after the program!

Their up-close and personal experiences for the 1956 Season, the 1956 All-Star Game... and Washington, D.C.’s Griffith Stadium have been recently featured on

Hear from Bill "Bat Boy" Turner and Ed "Boy in the Scoreboard" Baruch as they share secrets from the dugout, bullpen, and clubhouse.

Listen to stories from the 1956 All-Star Game memories with Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, and more!

Enjoy complimentary hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts and beer.

They will be presenting and sharing:     

Secrets and insight into the Dugout, Bullpen, Clubhouse, and On-the-Field Experiences Rare film clips Coordinated Services Management, Inc.—Professional Management of Retirement Communities since 1981.

1956 All-Star Game memories with Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, etc.

Demonstrations Life Magazine Story For guest appearances contact Ed Baruch at ebaruch@vacoxmail.com or call 571-723-9328

A Caring Assisted Living Retirement Community

2030 Westmoreland St. | Falls Church 703-531-0781 | chesterbrookres.org A nonprofit, nondenominational community sponsored by Chesterbrook Residences, Inc.

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