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The Fairfax County Planning Commission is expected to vote tonight on whether or not the City of Falls Church’s plans for an expansion and renovation of its Mt. Daniel Elementary School conforms with the county’s Comprehensive Plan. SEE PAGE 18
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senator not looking for another job”), he became very animated when asked to comment on the GOP’s presidential nominee Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. might not honor its NATO and other military alliances. “Whenever you say to an ally in this post-9/11 world regarding a treaty obligation that you’re not sure we will meet that obligation,
By a unanimous 6-0 vote Monday night, the Falls Church City Council gave a preliminary approval to place a bond referendum on the November 2016 general election ballot that will ask voters of Falls Church to decide whether or not they favor an expenditure not to exceed $8.7 million for the expansion and renovation of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library at the corner of Park Avenue and N. Virginia Ave. The proposed expansion and renovation would add 14,500 square feet to the existing 18,500 square foot facility and to bring it into compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. The $8.7 million price tag is half of what the Library Board of Trustees initially sought for the project, which would be the first significant improvement to the popular library since 1992, but Trustees present last night were strongly in favor of the move. If approved by the voters in November, the design work would begin in the next fiscal year, and the improvements made in Fiscal Year 2019. The action followed a town hall meeting held last week in which 36 citizens attended to hear the parameters of the proposed project. It was noted Monday night that whereas the City cannot take sides on the issue officially, the Library Board and other civic groups would be tasked with providing factual materials to inform the public over the next few months.
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WITH A RED RIBBON AND GIANT SCISSORS, City of Falls Church Mayor David Tarter (right) and store manager John Taylor (left) of�icially opened Harris Teeter in the Little City Wednesday, just a few minutes after 8 a.m. Over 50 people, including F.C. of�icials, business leaders and Virginia State Delegate Marcus Simon attended the grand opening of the new �lagship grocery store at 301 W. Broad St. yesterday. (P����: D��� C������/N���-P����)
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Falls Church’s venerable State Theatre live music venue will be the location for a free “watch party” tonight to view the Democratic National Convention’s acceptance speech by the party’s nominee, Hillary Clinton. Both regional and statewide Democrats have been ecstatic in the past week since Clinton
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Kaine repeated many of his answers in Spanish for the benefit of the immigration organizations he’d met with and for the Spanishspeaking media. Kaine was asked, “Since the national public doesn’t know you well, what would you say you are best at?” He paused for a moment, and then said he’d draw on his Jesuit upbringing to say, “The goal in life is to say, ‘Let me be better tomorrow than I am today.’ That’s my answer.” Kaine has been a familiar face in Falls Church and environs beginning with statewide races for lieutenant governor (2002), governor (2006) and U.S. Senate (2012) and his two-year stint as chair of the Democratic National Committee (2010-2012), speaking before the Falls Church City Democratic Committee, at exclusive interviews with the News-Press, and in regional fundraisers and rallies. In an exclusive interview with the News-Press upon winning his U.S. Senate seat in November 2012, Kaine stressed it was his “positive, straightforward approach” to the campaign, by contrast to the “looming storm clouds, deep, sinister voices and scary pictures” of his GOP oppo-
nent George Allen. His approach was reflected in TV ads that “simply had me standing in front of a camera and focusing on working together to fix the problems in Washington.” He said he “defeated a bombardment of negative attack ads that came from pro-Republicans super-PAC organizations.” Those organizations included the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which spent more money to defeat him than on any other race except for the presidential election. Kaine, as governor in 2007, was one of the first public officials in the U.S. who came out for Obama for President. Raised in Kansas, he was a missionary in Honduras before completing law school and opening a civil rights practice in Richmond, with many of his cases involving challenging red-lining practices. Running from a predominantly African-American district in Richmond, he was elected to the City Council, and the predominantly African-American City Council elected him mayor before he joined the ticket with now U.S. Senator Mark Warner running for governor and lieutenant governor, both winning in the November 2001 election.
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“My vote for this tonight is easy. The hard work now follows,” said Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly. The vote was unanimous with Council member Dan Sze not present. According to a staff report prepared for the Council, should the referendum pass, “Assuming the project is funded through a typical 20-year municipal bond with level principal payments and interest rate between 3.25 percent and 4 percent, the annual debt service cost for this project can be projected to be between $599,00 and $641,000 per year,” of something over two cents on the real estate tax rate. The Council will need to vote a final approval for the referendum by mid-August to allow the Arlington Circuit Court to order the item for the November ballot. Officially, the Council’s ordinance states a bond measure would be for the purpose of “paying the costs incident to constructing, expanding, renovating, reconstructing, replacing in one or more locations, equipping and/or reequipping, in whole or in part, a public library.” The line, “in one or more loca-
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It is like a nuclear explosion hit downtown Falls Church yesterday. But instead of blowing things apart, it’s pulled everything together. The long-awaited opening of the massive new mothership Harris Teeter store in the 300 block of West Broad Street, to say the least, did not disappoint. Opening at 8 a.m. Wednesday, it was choked with curious local citizens all day long. The range of offerings, from ready-prepared meals to a massive wine and beer section and everything in between is mind-boggling. In the short term, the impact may be a negative one on existing local businesses, but the store will attract many net new patrons to Falls Church’s downtown, inclusive of the hundreds of new City residents piling into the new apartments above the store and soon also at the Lincoln Tinner Hill project down the street. So, overall, in the medium term, all the existing viable businesses in the area will enjoy a net benefit, including from all the new tax revenues the project will generate. After a decade of planning, approvals and false starts, many have watched as the 300 West Broad building went up the last two years and opened its doors to its 286 new residential units earlier this year. Now, as of yesterday, we’ve witnessed the opening of the new Harris Teeter 60,000 square foot mega-store that rivals any of the biggest comparable stores in the region and that will be open 24 hours a day. It is truly a game changer, not to mention the projected $1.2 million in net annual tax revenues the entire project will bring to the City and its taxpayers. This happy outcome includes the fact that the major locally owned business that was displaced by this development has long-since successfully relocated. Many local citizens were saddened and upset by the closing of Anthony’s Family Restaurant, a fixture at that location for over 40 years. But the family owning Anthony’s worked and found a new 4,400-square foot spot on Route 50 at Annandale Road and is thriving there. So this has truly been a case of a win-win. This has been more than a decade in the making. The massive $300 million City Center project that was pieced together 10 years ago included the Harris Teeter component, but while it was all formally approved, it fell apart when the Great Recession hit. All other components of that project vanished, but the Charlotte-based Harris Teeter retained its interest, even after being sold to the Cincinnati-based Kroger supermarket chain, and came to anchor the latest project developed by Rushmark. Given the scale of the new Harris Teeter, it is not surprising that new owners of the Fresh Market pulled out from their plans to locate on the ground floor of the Lincoln at Tinner Hill project still under construction, and that the Whole Foods company has also withdrawn from the project envisioned up the street at the intersection of Routes 7 and 29.
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Editor, I’ve read some silly and ridiculous Letters to the Editor, but the recent letter published in last week’s issue goes beyond the pale. The letter, “Beyer Business Not Necessarily More Virtuous,” criticizing Representative Don Beyer for operating a car business because cars produce carbon emissions is both silly and illogical. Using that logic, just about every business and home which uses
gas or oil heating should close. Don Beyer has worked tirelessly to improve our community and country, including environmental quality in addition to employing hundreds of people, adding jobs and improving the economy. What about the trucks and trains that transport solar panels across the country – don’t they emit carbons into the air? Let’s get real! Larry Berman Falls Church
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Kudos to Young Group’s ‘Cottage Colony’ Plan Editor, May I be one of the first to congratulate Bob Young and his colleagues for bringing the cottage colony idea to Falls Church. Our city has been in the forefront of economic and environmental sustainability throughout the Commonwealth. The small house and cottage community idea has taken off in many jurisdictions and it is a novel and elegant way to address affordable housing and the importance of community and
aging in place. I am delighted that this has been brought to the city and that it will be an important part of the housing stock going forward. I caution only that electric vehicles are not allowed on the W&OD trail. So while I am happy to see folks on their bikes, I won’t see you on the trail. Johannah Barry Falls Church
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Re�lecting on the State of Law Enforcement B� M��� G����
Everyone has been riveted in the wake of violence, loss of life and discord around the world. The speed in which information is disseminated and shared via social media makes the world a much smaller place. The pace in which these catastrophes occur gives people feelings of angst, overwhelming fear and hopelessness. The multitude of threats to our communities has increased tenfold over the years and watching the news coverage unfold in “real time” can be searing images for anyone at any age. As the Public Safety Director of the City of Falls Church, I can assure you that we are astutely aware of and work tirelessly to mitigate the threats posed in this world that can be detrimental to this community. We make every effort to relieve the paralyzing effect of fear so that all can enjoy the inalienable rights of freedom, liberty and democracy. The City of Falls Church Police Department’s primary mission and purpose is the sanctity of life. I have supreme faith in every officer individually and collectively in the FCPD, yet we are not without error or fault. We strive to change when we err or when there are identifiable gaps in service. I take extreme pride in our officers’ accomplishments and the spirit in which they uphold their oath to protect and serve, uphold the Constitution of the United States, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the ordi-
nances of the City of Falls Church. Let me also assure you, in this wave of violence associated with as well as toward law enforcement, we as a community, a City government and police department have a
“As a community we will not tolerate police misconduct, bias or discrimination against any person, nor will we tolerate violent acts against our police of�icers.”
responsibility to ensure that it does not happen here. As a community we will not tolerate police misconduct, bias or discrimination against any person, nor will we tolerate violent acts against our police officers. The FCPD works for and in concert with all community members and we would consider this our greatest strength and asset. If there are concerns or complaints of police misconduct the community must act and express these complaints or concerns to the City’s leadership. As the Chief of Police it is my responsibility to ensure that unjust actions taken by the police or against the police are reported,
fully investigated and resolved. The 32 sworn officers and 13 civilian employees that comprise the FCPD are guardians and public servants who seek little recognition yet love their chosen profession. They are highly trained professionals certified by the highest standards in police training at the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy. Training in this regional setting is beneficial as it creates unity in purpose and consistency in practices throughout Northern Virginia. The law enforcement profession is complex and difficult, yet by upholding the tenets of attentive hiring, top-notch training, transparent policy and supervision, we can minimize misconduct or mere disgressions. The cornerstone of these tenets is Accreditation. FCPD is an accredited agency through the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission. This certification is meaningful and gives context to FCPD’s level of competence and compliance in policies, processes and best practices. At a national level, the FCPD has readily embodied the six pillars of reform and principle tenets of The Presidential Taskforce on 21st Century Policing Report, published May 2015. The FCPD, like most police departments, is the public face of government in crisis. However, we do not go at this alone; our city’s public safety service depends greatly on partnerships. This city’s partnerships include all departmental agencies, schools, federal, state and local law
enforcement agencies and the Arlington Fire Department. Because we are a small jurisdiction in the hub of our nation’s capital, we are subject to the same high level threats posed in the NCR. We must be savvy with our limited resources. The FCPD has influence regionally, nationally and internationally to keep pace with the complex needs of public safety service. The City’s Fire Marshal/ Emergency Manager is a sitting member on the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Arson Committee. In addition, I represent small jurisdictions on the IACP’s Executive Committee. These assignments, esteemed and crucial, enable Falls Church an opportunity to be privy to national best practices in public safety service. These assignments also allow us to demonstrate with great pride examples of what is best about our service in our community. All of the certifications, positions, best practices, community groups, are meaningful; they give us credibility in many ways but it is in the day to day calls for service and one-on-one human interaction that defines the FCPD best. FCPD is a mere reflection of our community, it is small embodiment of diverse individuals who serve with compassion, demonstrate measured restraint and have a resilient spirit to protect and serve under any circumstance, in calm or calamity. Mary Gavin in the chief of the City of Falls Church Police Department.
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Four Star Leadership with General Tommy Franks is a program that accepts 70 successful high school students to meet with world leaders and build strong character, and this year Falls Church resident D’Michael Thompson was chosen to attend. The program this year was from July 9 – 15. The Four Star Leadership program was created by nowretired Gen. Tommy Franks who lived his 38-year military career by his core principles of character, common vision, communication and caring. The program was created through the partnership between the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum and Oklahoma Christian University. D’Michael, a student at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, was given a chance to earn more than $15,000 in scholarships as well as opportunities for internships and letters of recommendation through the program. He received tutoring from university professors and business professionals through this free-of-cost curriculum on the Oklahoma Christian University campus. Since its creation in 2008, 360 U.S high school students from 44
different states and 40 international students have been selected to attend. Nikki Jones, the deputy director of the General Tommy Franks Institute, told the News-Press that the program “brought 68 of the top students this year to Oklahoma for a very intense, week-long leadership training.” She introduced the program as “an opportunity to listen to speakers and compete in various ways while being able to earn scholarships along the way.” Jones said that the camp was not only to prepare the students for the future that they will lead, but also to give them a chance to experience the real world. “It’s all very rewarding for the students. We are honored to partner with the Oklahoma Christian University to bring the students every year to the campus.” According to Jones, the program was created under the belief in “the importance on building the next generation of leaders.” By instilling the four core ideas of character, common vision, communication and caring that guided Gen. Tommy Franks through his life and military career, they hope to create leaders that can advance this nation. “We want them to learn to be disagreeable while being civil and understanding,” Jones said. “They need to understand that everyone is different because everyone comes from different backgrounds and cultures but that everyone is
aiming toward the same goal of reaching a strong leadership.” D’Michael spoke with the News-Press about his experience in the program. “It’s generally a really great experience. I’ve learned new values that I haven’t been exposed to before,” he said. “I’ve met lots of people here and it’s giving me a lot to think about and feel.” He stated that he wished to go into the U.S. Air Force like his father had before him or pursue a career in computer science. He said both options were being considered, especially as he meets with powerful military leaders as well as business officials at the program in Oklahoma. However, Thompson’s experience at the program has led him to consider the military option more seriously than before. “It might sway me more to the military option as the camp focuses a lot on what the military focuses as well, like leadership and strength.” As we spoke, the students were touring around the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial and Museum and preparing to listen to Trent England, a speaker on American constitutional principles. The day after, the students would tour the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum as well as the Oklahoma Christian University campus and be visited by more speakers, such as Rhett Laubach.
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NEWS BRIEFS Fairfax Schools Suspend Bathroom Policy Debate The Fairfax County School Board decided after an extensive closed session on Monday, July 18 to suspend the discussion of the proposed regulation regarding transgender and other gender nonconforming students. The decision was made as the school board wished to wait for the Supreme Court decision on the transgender bathroom policy case to continue discussion. Ryan McElveen, At-Large School Board Member of Fairfax County Public Schools, stated that though the work session will not be held as planned, non-cisgender students would be accommodated on “a case-by-case basis as has been done in the past.” Students that identify as another gender than their given ones at birth will also be allowed to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with or given access to single-stall restrooms. The Board will continue to evaluate legal implications as well as the opinions of the community to reach a decision.
F.C. Woman Arrested After Dog Dies in Hot Car Megan Kurtz Campbell, 19, of Falls Church, was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty after she was identified as the owner of a dog which died after being left inside a vehicle in the afternoon hours on Monday, July 25. Police and fire personnel responded to PetSmart, located at 6100 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, at around 12:23 p.m. for a report of a dog locked inside of a vehicle. Firefighters arrived and immediately determined the dog was in distress. The firefighters entered the vehicle and attempted to cool the dog down but were unsuccessful. The firefighters then took the dog, a five-year-old Puggle, to a veterinarian’s office inside PetSmart, where the dog was pronounced dead.
6 ATM Thefts in Area Investigated Detectives are currently investigating six reported cases of ATM thefts reported between July 18 – 20 that have been occurring in the Fairfax County region. Further investigation by the police showed the suspects utilizing stolen vehicles to carry out the thefts, then abandoning the vehicles after the robbery. A released video clip of the theft shows the suspects prying open the business’ doors and using force to break off the ATM from its place and slide it out the store. The suspects were described as black, approximately 175 to 200 pounds, 5 feet 10 inches tall and wore dark clothing with faces covered.
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‘Cooling Centers’ Open in Heat Wave With record-breaking heat continuing throughout the area, “cooling centers” in the City of Falls Church are open in Falls Church to provide residents and visitors some relief from the sweltering temperatures. Three buildings are currently operating as cooling centers in the City: the Community Center (223 Little Falls St.), Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave.) and the Winter Hill Apartments Community Center (330 S. Virginia Ave. #B). The F.C. community center is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.; the library is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Wednesday 1 – 9 p.m. and from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday; the Winter Hill community center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. In addition, the City issued details of two programs aimed at keeping residents cool during the summer. The Cooling Assistance Program with Fairfax County is a federally funded program that helps eligible low-income households with at least one person considered especially vulnerable to heat: a child under age six, a disabled individual or an adult age 60 or older. Cooling assistance can be used to help with payment of electric bills to operate cooling equipment, payment of security deposits for electricity to operate cooling equipment, repair of a central air conditioning system or heat pump, purchase of a whole-house fan, including ceiling or attic fans, purchase and installation of one window unit air conditioner for households where there is no unit or where the unit must be replaced. Application for the Cooling Assistance Program will be accepted through August 15. The Fan Care program, sponsored by Dominion Virginia Power, is an electric fan distribution program for older Fairfax-area residents. Annually, it provides about 200 free fans and/or window air conditioners to eligible senior adults in the Fairfax area.
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2016 Best of Falls Church Finalists: FOOD & DRINK
BURGER: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Elevation Burger • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road • Smashburger PIZZA: Flippin’ Pizza • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Paisano’s • Pizzeria Orso • zpizza SANDWICH: Cafe Kindred • Mike’s Deli at Lazy Sundae • Open Road • Panera Bread • Spacebar ROTISSERIE CHICKEN: BJ’s Wholesale Club • Caribbean Plate • Crisp & Juicy • Giant Food • Super Chicken SEAFOOD: Chasin’ Tails • Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Hot n Juicy Crawfish • Sea Pearl • TRIO Grill VEGAN: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Loving Hut • Spacebar • Sunflower Vegetarian Restaurant • True Food Kitchen SUSHI: Jasmine Garden • Koi Koi Sushi & Roll • Maneki Neko • Sea Pearl • Takumi ITALIAN: Argia’s • Italian Cafe • Pistone’s Italian Inn • Pizzeria Orso • Sfizi Cafe VIETNAMESE: Four Sisters Restaurant • Huong Viet • Pho 88 • Pho Sate • Rice Paper LATIN AMERICAN: Blanca’s Restaurant • La Caraqueña • Luzmila’s Cuisine • Super Chicken • Taco Bamba BRUNCH: Cafe Kindred • Dogwood Tavern • Ireland’s Four Provinces • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road BAR FOOD: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern • Ireland’s Four Provinces • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Spacebar SPORTS BAR: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern • Ireland’s Four Provinces • The Locker Room • Open Road CRAFT BEER SELECTION: Dominion Wine and Beer • Dogwood Tavern • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road • Spacebar WINE LIST: 2941 Restaurant • Pizzeria Orso • Red, White & Bleu • Sfizi Cafe • TRIO Grill HAPPY HOUR: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern • Ireland’s Four Provinces • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road COFFEE SHOP: Cafe Kindred • The Happy Tart • Mom & Pop (Dolcezza) • Panera Bread • Starbuck’s BAKERY: FARMER’S MARKET VENDOR: Acme Pie Co. • Cafe Kindred • The Happy Tart Atwater’s • Black Rock Orchard Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe • Panera Bread Chris’ Marketplace • Donut Heaven OUTSIDE EATING: Kate’s Crepes Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern KID-FRIENDLY DINING: Ireland’s Four Provinces Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road Ireland’s Four Provinces FROZEN TREATS: Pizzeria Orso • Open Road FDB Eatery • Lil City Creamery SPECIAL OCCASION DINING: Mike’s Deli at Lazy Sundae 2941 Restaurant • Argia’s • La Côte d'Or Café Sweet Frog • Zinga! Idylwood Grill • TRIO Grill RESTAURANT THAT DELIVERS: NEW RESTAURANT: Hunan Chef • Jimmy John’s Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken Moby Dick House of Kabob • Paisano’s The Happy Tart • Lucky Thai Restaurant Sweet Rice Sisters Thai • Takumi
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WHO’S THE BEST? 2016 Best of Falls Church Finalists: RETAIL & SERVICES
ACCOUNTING FIRM: Cato & Associates • Diener & Associates • Robert A. Radan CPA • Tong T. Tu CPA • Yeakel & Associates LAWYER: William M. Baskin, Jr. • Gayle B. Matthews • Martha Mothershead • Erik Pelton • Marcus Simon BANK/CREDIT UNION: Apple Federal Credit Union • BB&T • Burke & Herbert • Suntrust • Wells Fargo REAL ESTATE AGENT: JD Callander • Leslie Hutchison • Merelyn Kaye • Tori McKinney • Elliott Oliva REAL ESTATE GROUP: Keller Williams Realty • McEnearney Associates • Oliva Home Group • Re/Max West End • Rock Star Realty DOCTOR: Elizabeth Gannon • Audrey Kim Lenze • Philip O’Donnell • Andrea Schmieg • Gordon Theisz DENTIST: William V. Dougherty • Peterson Huang • Melanie Love & Mark Miller • Johana Nieto • Rachael Valltos CHIROPRACTOR: KC Adolph • Joshua Brooks • Andrew Cichosz • Ted Perih • Ray Solano HANDYMAN: ADR Complete Services • Bruce Buchanan • House Doctors Handyman of McLean • Harry Shovlin • Your Handyman, Peter Trevisan MOVERS: 1 Guy, 1 Truck, 1 Trailer • Best Movers Falls Church • Dan’s Van Lines • Express Moving & Storage • Wiiha Movers LAWN SERVICE: Craig’s Lawn Care • Natural Scapes • O’Grady’s Landscape • Ortega Contractors • Smoot Landscapes MAID SERVICE: The Cleaning Authority • The Maids • Maids 4 U • New World Cleaners • Smart Choice Cleaning DRY CLEANERS: Betty Brite Cleaners • Classic Cleaners • Hillwood Cleaners • Potomac Cleaners • Spectrum Cleaners CAR DEALER: Bill Page Honda • Don Beyer Volvo • IM Autohaus • Koons Ford • Stohlman Subaru AUTO SERVICE: A-A Auto Service • City Sunoco • Curry’s Auto Service • Drive European • Integrity Tire & Auto HAIR SALON: Bibi Salon & Spa • Hair Cuttery • Nash Hair Design • Perfect Endings • Snip Snip Barber Shop NAIL SALON: Aislinn Nails & Spa • ECA Nails & Spa • Nail Bonita • Present Nail Spa • Rex Day Spa FITNESS/SPORTS SHOP: PLACE TO BUY A GIFT: Bikenetic • Dick’s Sporting Goods • Bikenetic • Doodlehopper 4 Kids Potomac River Running • Road Runner Sports • REI Falls Church Antique Annex • L-say Designs FITNESS STUDIO: Stylish Patina Blue Nectar Yoga • Dancing Mind • Epiphany Pilates GROCERY STORE: Little River Yoga • Title Boxing Club Giant Food • Harris Teeter • The Local Market GYM: Trader Joe’s • Whole Foods 24 Hour Fitness • Curves • Gold’s Gym BOOK STORE: Planet Fitness • Title Boxing Club Anime Pavilion • Barnes & Noble SUMMER PROGRAM: Hole in the Wall Books • One More Page Books City of Falls Church Recreation & Parks Victory Comics Congressional Camp • Creative Cauldron Camps NEW BUSINESS: Lee Graham Swim/Dive Teams Bibi Salon & Spa • Conte’s Bikes • Galleria Florist VPIS Concerts in the Park The Happy Tart • Lucky Thai
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Community News & Notes News-Press & Chamber to Host Annual Social Mixer For the 26th consecutive year, the Falls Church News-Press is co-hosting with the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce its late July social mixer this Friday, July 29, at its office, located at 200 Little Falls St., Suite 508. The casual, festive event is open to all friends of the NewsPress and Chamber from 5 – 7 p.m. Ledo Pizza will provide food. Beverages will be served, with favorite bartender Tom Clinton returning to pour festive libations. For more information, call 703-532-3267.
Fairfax 2015 Distributes Legacy Funds to Nonprofits A local organizing committee for the World Police & Fire Games that took place earlier this
year has now begun distributing more than $200,000 in surplus funds to various 501(c)(3) nonprofit entities led by its four legacy partners. The four legacy partners are the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the Fairfax County Valor Awards Scholarship Fund and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. Distributions began on Friday, July 22 when Fairfax 2015 presented the $40,000 donation to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Another $40,000 to the Fairfax County Valor Awards Scholarship Fund at the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce was given on Wednesday, July 20. On Thursday, July 21, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund received $40,000. And a $35,000 donation for the Cal
Ripken Sr. Foundation has not been scheduled. The fund is to provide sporting equipment to select Fairfax County Public Schools. “Fairfax 2015 is pleased and privileged to be able to recognize and support the efforts of each of our long-term legacy partners,” said Fairfax 2015 chairman, Kevin Reynolds.
hosts an annual book award contest, gave Graham’s book a five star review. “I wrote this book with the hopes of it being a fun and creative way to engage the child’s imagination as they learn the importance of caring for their pets,” Graham said in an email to the News-Press. For more information, visit savoix.com.
Falls Church Resident Writes A Children’s Picture Book
Nunn Wins Ms. Va. Senior America in Falls Church
Falls Church resident Christina Graham recently wrote a children’s picture book called Bunnies A Lot Like You and Me, which is set to be released on Thursday, Aug. 4. The 32-page book, which is being self-published, already has received positive reviews from the website Readers’ Favorite. The website, which provides free book reviews for authors and
Kilmarnock resident Rebecca Tebbs Nunn has been crowned queen at the 2016 Ms. Virginia Senior America Pageant on July 14 in Falls Church. She will represent Virginia at the Ms. Senior
THE LOCAL MARKET recently installed this piece of artwork completed by two students at George Mason High School, Nicole Miceli and Christine Phan. The local grocery store held a competition in which Mason students submitted work for a chance to be featured at the store. The piece can be seen above the store’s back door. (Photo: Drew Costley/News-Press)
America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 18 – 20 this fall. Eight contestants competed in four categories for this year’s title. Nunn’s talent category was her dramatic presentation of Portia’s pleading to Brutus from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Nunn, an honors graduate of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, is currently serving as Vice-Mayor of Kilmarnock. She is author with four published novels as well as an accomplished actress who has performed for radio, television commercials and dinner and community theaters. She continues to teach and direct at community and children’s theaters.
FALLS CHURCH RESIDENT Billy Parvatam met Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton recently at a campaign event at Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, where they took this selfie together. Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, July 26 at her party’s convention in Philadephia. (Photo: Courtesy of Padmaja Parvatam)
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F.C. Democrats Host DNC Watch Party at State Theatre
The Falls Church City Democratic Committee is hosting a watch party for the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, July 28 from 7 – 11 p.m. at The State Theatre at 220 N. Washington Street. There will be live coverage on the big screen at the event, which is free. The Falls Church City Democratic Committee asks that those who plan to attend RSVP at hillaryclinton.com/events/view/ LPPRM3YRLKCJ4KAX. For more information, email fallschurchdems@gmail.com.
Mason HS Grad Quoted in NPR Berlin News Story Cieran Rockwell, a 2001 graduate of George Mason High School and the first ever Mr. Mason, was recently quoted in an NPR Berlin story about this year’s Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The story, titled “Life in Berlin: Split Concerns Between Germans and Americans About Donald Trump,” opens with Rockwell, an American expat and former politics student who now lives in Berlin, saying that he “would not vote for Donald Trump, and furthermore, I am not worried about him actually being elected President of the United States.” Rockwell, who owns a small specialty food business with his partner, went on to say that he wouldn’t vote for Trump, who accepted his party’s nomination for president at the Republican National Convention in mid July, because he doesn’t think Trump has any idea how government is supposed to run. Although Rockwell is identified as an expat in the NPR Berlin story, he is a registered independent in the U.S. and plans to vote Democrat in the presi-
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dential election in November. For more information, visit nprberlin.de/post/life-berlinsplit-concerns-between-germansand-americans-about-donaldtrump#stream/0.
F.C. Residents Earn Academic Honors Across the Nation Several Falls Church residents recently earned academic honors from colleges, universities and other academic institutions across the nation. Jonathan Aciego was named to the dean’s list at Hofstra University, where students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average to make the list. Bethany Beer was named to the dean’s list at Wisconsin Lutheran College, where students must earn at least a 3.6 grade point average to make the list. Zoe Goodwin, a senior in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and Danica MooneyJones, a sophomore in the College of Biological Sciences at the university, made the dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, where students must earn at least a 3.66 grade point average while completing 12 or more letter-graded credits. Evan John Harvey, an industrial engineering major, and Cameron P. Kenworthy, an economics major, were named to the dean’s list at Clemson University, where students earn between a 3.5 – 3.99 grade point average to make the list. Sally Lillian Englander graduated from the Congressional School and will attend Foxcroft School, a college-preparatory boarding and day school for girls in Middleburg, in the fall. Ryan Holtz graduated from Miami University in Ohio, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Camila LammersdorfMoscoso graduated from
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STATE DELEGATE Marcus Simon celebrated his birthday with friends and supporters at Falls Church’s Dogwood Tavern earlier this month, shown here with his two children, Emily and Zack. (P����: N���-P����) Lafayette College, where she received Bachelor of Arts degrees in biology and international affairs. Danitza Loya graduated from the University of Iowa with a Juris Doctor degree.
Student Participates in Choral Program at Susquehanna U. Margaret Rutherford, a student at J.E.B. Stuart High School and Annandale resident, was among a select group of students who recently participated in Susquehanna University’s High School Choral Institute. Rutherford is a member of Stuart’s class of 2020. The Choral Institute is a week-long residential program focused on improving students’ musicianship, vocal technique and choral performance skills. Participants take classes in music theory, conducting, diction and vocal science, receive group vocal instruction from
Susquehanna voice faculty, hear performances by Susquehanna students and faculty and participate in a closing concert in Stretansky Concert Hall of the Cunningham Center for Music and Art. For more information, visit susqu.edu.
NoVa Community College Hosts STEM Academy Seventy-five high school students from across Northern Virginia recently explored a forensics mystery during a weeklong summer STEM academy at Northern Virginia Community College. The students learned cutting-edge laboratory techniques during the camps held at Northern Virginia Community College campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Manassas and Woodbridge. To solve a fictitious crime, the students engaged in activities that ranged from DNA analysis
of “evidence” to “interrogation of suspects.” Bones, fibers and liquids were analyzed for clues with such advanced equipment as scanning electron microscopes. To add authenticity, Northern Virginia Community College police officers talked to the students about interrogation techniques. On the last day, the students presented their work and enjoyed a reception for family and friends with congratulatory remarks from Northern Virginia Community College president Scott Ralls. “Our goal is to provide the best educational opportunities for NOVA students by exposing them to state-of-the-art equipment, and equipping them with hands-on skills and knowledge that will make them competitive in the STEM workforce,” said Ia Gomez, associate dean of science and applied technologies at the school.
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Democrats Are Struggling
PHILADELPHIA – Dear Hillary, Donald Trump has presented you with an amazing opportunity to become a world historical figure! If you crush him in this election, you could create a new Democratic majority and reduce the GOP to an everdeclining rump of ethnic nationalism. On the other hand, if you fail to beat Trump, you will go down as America’s most hapless political loser and be vilified forever for enabling an era of American Putinism. No pressure! Have fun in Philadelphia! To end up on the right side of this equation you’re probably going to have to resist three natural tendencies, two of them your party’s and one your own. First, you’re going to have to fight your party’s materialistic mind-set. This is 2016, not 1992. Over the past NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE few years, economic and social anxiety has metastasized into something spiritual and existential. Americans are no longer confident in their national project. They no longer trust their institutions or have faith in their common destiny. This is a crisis of national purpose. It’s about personal identity and the basic health of communal life. Americans’ anger and pessimism are more fundamental than anything that can be explained by GDP statistics. Many Democrats have trouble thinking in these terms. When asked to explain any complex phenomenon, they instinctively reduce it to a materialist cause. If there’s terrorism there must be lack of economic opportunity. If marriage is declining it must be because of joblessness. This materialistic mind-set means that many Democrats are perpetually surprised by events that involve cultural threats and national identity. Why don’t working-class Kansans vote for us? We offer them more programs. Why did the Brits leave the EU? It’s against their economic interest. The mind-set is also reductionist. There’s a tendency to break national problems into small, interest-group-size chunks and then deliver pandering policy promises. Look at your website. As Oren Cass points out in The City Journal, every demographic or interest group gets its own pander. If you’re a horse lover, the Clinton campaign vows to crack down on “horse soring, in which chemicals or other inhumane methods are applied to horses’ limbs to exaggerate their gait.” If Democrats wage that kind of niche-targeted campaign this year they will lose. Voters are worried that the whole society is falling apart. If Democrats think a crisis of national identity can be addressed with targeted tax credits they are living in a different century. To stand a chance, Secretary Clinton, you’re probably going to have to talk as adeptly about threats to personal dignity as you do about day care. You’re probably going to have to talk bluntly about the American civic religion. You’re going to have to show you understand the way members of your class have slighted people who are less educated and less cosmopolitan. Second, you’re going to have to fight the Sanders tide, which on Day 1 of this convention was astoundingly strong. Many Democrats have grown hostile to capitalism. Sixty percent of Democrats are friendly to socialism, according to a poll by OnMessage Inc. and the American Action Network. Of course, this is general election suicide. If you want a perfect way to turn off suburban service economy office park workers who will decide this election, then the Bernie Sanders route is it! The economic nostalgia of the left is as futile as the demographic nostalgia of the right. Somehow you’re going to have to come up with an updated muscular Clintonism. For 30 years your name has stood for a Democratic governing style that is internationalist in foreign affairs, socially moderate and pro-global integration (while softening its edges). That open, optimistic approach has to be combined with a more aggressive and radical effort to help people compete in the new economy. Third, you’re going to have to answer hatred with love. Your tendency so far in your career has been to answer hostility with distrust, and secretiveness. You’ve ended up projecting coldness but also weakness and hurt. People who build emotional walls amid conflict do so out of fear, not strength. Along the way you’ve made yourself phenomenally unpopular. The polls show that you are now just as distrusted by the American people as Donald Trump is. The confident move is to break out of the emotional bunker with vulnerability. The sign of strength is to answer the “Lock Her Up” enmity with a confident honest account of what it feels like to be you – embroiled in the political combat, encased in this global celebrity role, but maintaining authenticity in a world that conspires against it. Imagine if you displayed honest self-appraisal and even moments of remorse. You’d have the world rooting for you, not against you. This convention is about resetting relationships: establishing trust between you and voters, restoring optimism that we can thrive in the modern economy, redefining a soul satisfying faith in the American project.
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Delusions of Chaos Last year there were 352 murders in New York City. This was a bit higher than the number in 2014, but far below the 2,245 murders that took place in 1990, the city’s worst year. In fact, as measured by the murder rate, New York is now basically as safe as it has ever been, going all the way back to the 19th century. National crime statistics, and numbers for all violent crimes, paint an only slightly less cheerful picture. And it’s not just a matter of numbers; our big cities look and feel far safer than they did a generation ago, because they are. People of a certain age always have the sense that America isn’t the country they remember from their youth, and in this case they’re right – it has NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE gotten much better. How, then, was it even possible for Donald Trump to give a speech accepting the Republican nomination whose central premise was that crime is running rampant, and that “I alone” can bring the chaos under control? Of course, nobody should be surprised to see Trump confidently asserting things that are flatly untrue, since he does that all the time – and never corrects his falsehoods. Indeed, the big speech repeated some of those golden oldies, like the claim that America is the world’s most highly taxed country (when we are actually near the bottom among advanced economies). But until now the false claims have been about things ordinary voters can’t check against their own experience. Most people don’t have any sense of how their taxes compare with those paid by Europeans or Canadians, let alone how many jobs have been displaced by Chinese competition. But 58 million tourists visited New York last year; tens of millions more visited other major cities; and of course many of us live in or near those cities, and see them every day. And while there are, as there always were, bad neighborhoods and occasional violent incidents, it’s hard to see how anyone who walks around with open eyes could believe in the blood-soaked dystopian vision Trump laid out. Yet there’s no question that many voters – including, almost surely, a majority of white men – will indeed buy into that vision. Why? One answer is that, according to Gallup, Americans always seem to believe that crime is increasing, even when it is in fact dropping rapidly. Part of this may be the wording of the question: People may have a vague, headline-fueled sense that crime is up this
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year even while being aware that it’s much lower than it used to be. There may also be some version of the “bad things are happening somewhere else” syndrome we see in consumer surveys, where people are far more positive about their personal situation than they are about the economy as a whole. Again, however, it’s one thing to have a shaky grasp on crime statistics, but something quite different to accept a nightmare vision of America that conflicts so drastically with everyday experience. So what’s going on? Well, I do have a hypothesis, namely, that Trump supporters really do feel, with some reason, that the social order they knew is coming apart. It’s not just race, where the country has become both more diverse and less racist (even if it still has a long way to go). It’s also about gender roles – when Trump talks about making America great again, you can be sure that many of his supporters are imagining a return to the (partly imagined) days of male breadwinners and stay-at-home wives. Not incidentally, Mike Pence, Trump’s running mate, used to fulminate about the damage done by working mothers, not to mention penning an outraged attack on Disney in 1999 for featuring a martially-minded heroine in its movie “Mulan.” But what are the consequences of these changes in the social order? Back when crime was rising, conservatives insistently drew a connection to social change – that was what the whole early ‘90s fuss over “family values” was about. Loose the bonds of traditional society, and chaos would follow. Then a funny thing happened: Crime plunged instead of continuing to rise. Other indicators also improved dramatically – for example, the teen birthrate has fallen 60 percent since 1991. Instead of societal collapse, we’ve seen what amounts to a mass outbreak of societal health. The truth is that we don’t know exactly why. Hypotheses range from the changing age distribution of the population to reduced lead poisoning; but in any case, the predicted apocalypse notably failed to arrive. The point, however, is that in the minds of those disturbed by social change, chaos in the streets was supposed to follow, and they are all too willing to believe that it did, in the teeth of the evidence. The question now is how many such people, people determined to live in a nightmare of their own imagining, there really are. I guess we’ll find out in November.
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The Real America’s Grand Coalition
The selection of Virginia U.S. Senator Tim Kaine to be the vicepresidential nominee last Friday, and the subsequent veritably flawless roll out of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week has set the framework for burying the “stupid white male pig” chauvinist fearmongering of the GOP and Donald Trump. The contrasts could not be clearer, and one cannot help but be, if cautiously, optimistic about the grand coalition of diversity that is now America, from its women to its minorities of all stripes to its devoted public servants, coalescing over the next months to sweep Hillary Clinton into the White House as the firstever female U.S. president. The Republicans and Trump are their own worst enemies with their sour and ill negativity, their relentless angry if sophoFALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS moric name calling and finger pointing being dourly and in such striking contradistinction to the Democrats’ hopeful, upbeat, programmatic vision of a multi-faceted America pushing ahead toward continued improvement and progress. The Democrats’ vision is not pie-in-the-sky; it is there in that convention, in its demographic and cultural makeup, in the remarkable role model that is Michelle Obama, in the firm and strident resolve of Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders to keep on pushing, in the passionate delivery and wisdom of Bill Clinton, and so much more (as of this writing, there are still two days to go). As well, one of the most hopeful elements has been the willingness of the Democrats to take the gloves off in going after Trump and the GOP, to “take no prisoners” politically. It is a far cry from 2004, the last year Democrats lost a presidential election, when they’d made the fatal decision not to refer directly to their adversaries once during their national convention. As a result, they got “swift boated” with GOP lies in the election and as a result the nation got more deeply mired in Iraq, with all its collateral consequences (ISIS), and rammed into the Great Recession. That ill-considered 2004 decision by the Democrats was reversed in 2008 and 2012, and now Trump and his ferociously anti-woman and anti-LGBT running mate give them far more fodder for engaging the battle full bore this time. Consider the remarks of America’s greatest actress, Meryl Streep, at the Democratic convention Tuesday night. Poignantly, just fresh off her latest screen trump in “Suffragette,” she turned the fateful Howard Dean yelp in 2004 into a positive war cry in 2016 and spoke eloquently to the “grit and grace” that have defined the ability of pioneering women like Hillary Clinton to forge the future for all women and their allies. “What does it take to be the first woman anything?,” Streep asked rhetorically. She listed some “female firsts,” from Deborah Sampson in the American Revolutionary war, to Sandra Day O’Connor, Shirley Chisholm, Harriet Tubman, Sally Ride, Madeleine Albright and Eleanor Roosevelt. Other great women deserve to and shall be added to that list as this historic election year unfolds. As for Hillary Clinton, nobody has told her story better than husband Bill on Tuesday night. Far from standing for the “status quo,” her life has always been defined by her resolve to make things better,” deriving perhaps, he quipped from her extra “responsibility gene.” Following those memorable remarks, CNN commentator Van Jones said that, in contrast to the GOP’s “cartoon” characterization of Hillary, Bill presented her true side. “He showed her to be a workaholic dogooder woman. People can certainly relate to that,” Jones said. But for this writer, it was the choice of Tim Kaine to be Clinton’s running mate that’s had the greatest impact in this past week. I know him personally and can say without qualification that he is perhaps singularly the finest and most down-to-Earth and sincere individual I have ever encountered in politics. So, the fact that such an outstanding person would be chosen for such a job is a source of a great renewal of faith. It is like the proverbial “critical experiment” that defines and throws fresh light onto an entire process, scientific, political or otherwise. Thus, it defines the Democratic ticket.
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More Damned Emails Following last week’s Republican calamity in Cleveland, the Democratic National Convention rolled into Philadelphia on Monday with big opportunities and big challenges. Many Democrats came with enthusiasm, but also with reservations. Unlike the Republican Convention’s speaker lineup, which was backfilled with Donald Trump’s children because there were so few party heavyweights to anchor it, the Democratic Convention will have a litany of A-listers: The president, the first lady, Bernie Sanders and former President Bill Clinton among them. These speakers will paint a vastly different picture of the country and its future than the unremittingly dark and dangerous one portrayed by the Republicans. There will also likely be less acrimony in Philadelphia, as the Democrats review the failed stagecraft of Cleveland and work hard not to replicate it. But, all is not roses for the Democrats. The presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, has a battered image – partly due to a concerted NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE effort by Republicans to batter it, and partly the result of her own poor choices. Two-thirds of registered voters don’t believe that she’s honest and trustworthy, and trustworthiness is one of those attributes that tends to be difficult to quickly and easily alter. Clinton’s honesty numbers are even worse than Trump’s, but not by much. They both have some unbelievable negatives. As The New York Times reported earlier this month: “In a development not seen in any modern presidential contest, more than half of all voters hold unfavorable views of the two major party candidates and large majorities say neither is honest and trustworthy. Only half of voters say Mrs. Clinton is prepared to be president, while an astonishing two-thirds say that Mr. Trump is not ready for the job – including four in 10 Republicans.” But, being about as bad as Trump is hardly a good thing. Trump is a horrible candidate who shouldn’t have a shot, but in this race he does. Although Clinton remains the favorite to win in November, the race is too close for comfort. There are paths to victory – uphill though they may be – for Trump to win. Too many voters find themselves in the worst possible position: They have a choice between a Republican of whom they are frightened and disgusted and a Democrat of whom they are leery and unenthused.
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Last week Clinton had a chance to shake up the race with her vice-presidential pick, but instead she chose the safer route, choosing the Democratic centrist Tim Kaine. Kaine has his virtues, but this is not the sort of pick that taps into the progressive populism sweeping the party or the expansive diversity that constitutes the party. Kaine reinforces Clinton’s “steady hand” message, but that is a message, however valid and necessary, that’s completely devoid of sizzle. Trump is campaigning on fear, change and winning, all intense and even seductive ideas, even though his proposals are insular, unrealistic or hollow. “Steady” just doesn’t have the same emotional appeal. And although I hate to boil a historic election, and monumental policy challenges, down to emotions, I’ve been around long enough to know that this sort of visceral sensibility can swing elections. The Democrats also have to deal with the resurgent idea of a primary process and party apparatus that favored Clinton and wasn’t completely fair to Sanders. This was reignited in the conversation last week when WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 internal emails from the Democratic National Committee in which some officers expressed antipathy and outright hostility to Sanders and his candidacy. No matter whom one supported during the primaries, or even what party one aligns with, this should turn the stomach. This kind of collusion is precisely what is poisoning faith in our politics. This reinforced the feeling of many that the system was rigged from the beginning. CNN reported on Sunday that in the wake of the scandal, the tainted party chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, agreed to step down from her role at the conclusion of the convention. But the injury is already inflicted. These leaks further damage an already damaged faith in the Democratic nominating process. In March, the Pew Research Center found: “Forty two percent of Republican voters have a positive view of the primary process, compared with 30 percent of Democrats. The share of Democrats expressing a positive view of the primary process has declined 22 percentage points (from 52 percent) in February 2008. Republicans views are little different than in 2000 or 2008.” What are those Democratic voters supposed to do who don’t trust the candidate, the party or the process, even if they view The Donald as the Devil? This is one of the convention’s conundrums.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
Every few years, Fairfax County conducts a Human Services Needs Assessment to better understand the needs of residents and plan for the future. Using feedback from the community, survey data, and information from county programs and services, a public report is issued, and the information gathered forms the basis for determining both the assets and the needs for our broader community. As the report states, “Human services can no longer be identified as only a critical safety net for the very poor, but rather the key to Fairfax County, where all residents enjoy success, prosperity, and health.” The entire report is available on-line at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/healthhuman/needs-assessment/. The assessment noted several key themes, which should not be a surprise in this region: • Affordable and accessible housing for all residents continues to be paramount, and important for a vibrant economy and a strong tax base; • Financial stability is key to the economic prosperity of residents who are struggling more often to meet basic household needs; • Access to health insurance, behavioral health services, and domestic violence services are critical to the continuation of livable, caring, and safe neighborhoods; and • Affordable, accessible, and efficient transportation options are fundamental to fully participate in community activities and services. Overall, the assessment found, our population is growing (596,900 residents in 1980; 1,125,400 residents in 2015); shifting (from inside the Beltway to outside I-495); becoming more diverse, and older. By 2035, it is estimated that adults aged 65 and older will make up nearly 15 percent of the county’s population. That’s almost double the percentage of older adults who resided in the county in 2000. Although Fairfax County weathered the Great
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Recession better than some jurisdictions, the economic effects still are being felt. Recovery has been unequal; job loss affected lower-wage occupations more than higher-wage ones. However, a study by the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University also indicated that many newer jobs have lower salaries. Job creation is important, but wages have not kept pace with inflation. At the same time, federal resources in the region are decreasing, and the proportion of county human resources funding has decreased, putting additional strain on non-profit partners that help meet the demand for services. At the same time, housing prices have improved, which is good news for homeowners, but not so good news for young families seeking to purchase a home of their own. Rents have increased faster, by percentage, than home values, too. So what can we do? The report outlines a number of realistic goals for the community overall. Sustainable housing, economic self-sufficiency, healthy people, connected individuals – all are crucial components for building a strong community. The human services system must develop a five-year strategic resources plan to match critical needs with available resources. That same system needs true service integration, regular performance data, and effective communication with all partners – government, residents, non-profit providers, the faith community, and community representatives on county boards, authorities and commissions, who provide advice and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. Working together, we can ensure that, when the next needs assessment is conducted, the picture, and the future, is vastly improved. S:11.5”
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Welcome to the Eastern Shore of Virginia, said the roadside greeting in Northampton County. My wife and I used a vacation for a pilgrimage to the original Arlington Plantation, from which our fair suburban county drew its name. The off-the-tourist-circuit site is reached by driving northward from Norfolk over the miraculous Chesapeake Bay BridgeTunnel, or by heading south from Chincoteague down Highway 13. In its own quiet way, the site of the 346-year-old home known as Arlington Plantation is a near-forgotten motherlode in the history of our county, state and nation. Once Virginia’s finest residence, it was briefly the Old Dominion’s capital and is the original source of the wealth married into by George Washington. Mystery hovers around origins of our county’s name. The basics are clear: George Washington Parke Custis, the grandson of Martha Washington raised at Mount Vernon, inherited the 1,100-acre tract of land on the upper Potomac from his father, John Parke Custis. Beginning in 1802, he built the home he called Arlington House after his ancestral home on the Eastern Shore. That Chesapeake mansion, built by John Custis II (1628-96), was named, most likely, for his father’s English home in Gloucester, in the Cotswolds west of London, called Arlington. A competing tale says Custis was honoring Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington. Either way, “Virginia’s fin-
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est 17th-century mansion rose from planting tobacco in welldrained sandy loam and factoring shipments to Europe,” reads the signage. In our era, Arlington Plantation merits only a squib in tourist brochures for the Eastern Shore—a struggling region dependent on fishing. The local visitors center gets few inquiries. A historical marker on Highway 13 reads, “Arlington on the Potomac was named for this Arlington.” After we turned onto Arlington Road and Custis Tombs Road and drove by cornfields, we arrived at the labeled site of a well-manicured and marked open grass lot. Alongside is a small parking lot and a brick enclosure next to a modern private home. We found the pamphlet produced by the Arlington Foundation Inc., founded in 1997 and run out of nearby Eastville. It owns the historically protected property, and its archaeological digs in 1988 and 1994 uncovered ancient jugs, wine bottles and decorative masonry. “This house dwarfed other fine homes in Virginia,” its sign says. Expanding from seven to 1,000 acres, the Custis property was populated as of 1677 by five slaves (later 17) and nine indentured servants. Despite the high Old Plantation Creek water table, the fancy home had a proper English basement. In 1676, after the famous Bacon’s Rebellion in Jamestown, Gov. William Berkeley fled and took shelter with Custis, making Arlington the temporary capital. Two tombstones contain remains of John Custis II and
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Vandalism, 500 block N. Oak St. On July 18, police received a report that eggs were thrown on to the victim’s residence and vehicle sometime after July 13. Graffiti, 1000 block W. Broad St. On July 18, graffiti were found on the W&OD bridge. Larceny from Building, 100 block Hillwood Ave. On July 19, an unknown suspect stole a television set from the victim business. Driving Under the Influence, 1100 block W. Broad St. On July 21, an
officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 34, of Falls Church, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Smoking Violation, 6795 Wilson Blvd. #52 (Hung Café Billiard) On July 11, a male, 38, of Annandale, was cited for Smoking In a NonDesignated Area. Larceny from Motor Vehicle, 200 block Midvale St. On July 14, an unknown suspect stole a laptop from the victim’s vehicle. Larceny from Building, 300 block N. Spring St. On July 15, lawn ornaments were reported stolen from the victim’s residence sometime after June 27.
IV. The dimpled inscription on that of the younger—signed by its London manufacturer Wm. Coley Mason of Fenn Church Street— contains the ironic claim that he died “aged 71 years, and yet lived but seven years which was the space of time he kept a bachelor’s house at Arlington on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.” In fact, as explained in a booklet by the late Arlington Historical Society president Sherman Pratt, this statement was a dig at Custis’ wife Frances. Their relationship was so icy, they communicated only through servants. Going to hell, Custis once told her, is “better than living in Arlington with you.” *** Finally, the county board disgorged its post-streetcar plan for a premium transit network for the impatient residents and merchants along Columbia Pike. Its July 16 approval of a 10-year countywide bus improvement plan was welcomed as a “step in the right direction” by my two transit experts who opposed the streetcar, Sam Zimmerman and Robert Dunphy. The coming “customized bus vehicles, larger articulated buses and more frequent off-peak service that could encourage more people to use transit” will allow Arlington to join 150 communities worldwide using “bus-rapid-transit-type” systems, as Zimmerman noted. “Reluctance to ride the bus is understandable when a system is poorly planned, operated and maintained,” he wrote in the June TR News. But when rapid buses are well planned and operated, “the patronage includes significant percentages of people who once traveled by private vehicle.” Shoplifting, 1230 W. Broad St. (Giant Foods) On July 21, two females attempted to fraudulently pay for merchandise with false checks. Assault, 6751 Wilson Blvd. (Good Fortune) On July 22, a male, 43, of Falls Church; and a male, 26, of Falls Church, were arrested for Assault. Possession of False ID, 300 block W. Broad St. On July 24, a male, 20, of Chantilly, was arrested and released on summons for Possession of False ID. Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer, Driving Under the Influence, and Eluding Police, 200 block S. Cherry St. On July 24, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 57, of Falls Church, was arrested for Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer, Driving Under the Influence, Eluding Police, and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test.
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Fairfax Planners Slated to Rule on Mt.Daniel Tonight
by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
Tonight the Fairfax County Planning Commission is expected to vote on whether or not the City of Falls Church’s plans for an expansion and renovation of its Mt. Daniel Elementary School conforms with the county’s Comprehensive Plan. The decision will determine whether the City’s school system can move ahead or cancel its plans there. Tonight’s vote, postponed from a year ago when it was presumed an approval would be denied, comes tonight after the City and its schools downsized its plans for the 7.3 acre site just slightly outside the Falls Church City limits, and the county Planning Commission heard lengthy public comments in favor and opposed to the project last week. It is expected the planners will not discuss or take in new information, but will simply vote
on the plan tonight. Last week, Dranesville District commissioner John Uhfelder moved to delay the vote to this week, a motion that passed unanimously at 12:30 a.m. Friday morning. Falls Church Mayor David Tarter led the delegation of City of Falls Church petitioners last week who spoke in favor of approving the expansion, in accord with the recommendation of the county staff, that included School Board chair Justin Castillo and Mt. Daniel principal Erin Kelly, Mt. Daniel teacher Ann Beckman and a contingent of parents of Mt. Daniel students. In the audience at the Fairfax County Government Center supporting the Mt. Daniel petition were Falls Church School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones, School Board vice chair John Lawrence, School Board members Michael Ankuma, Erin Gill and Lawrence Webb, City Manager Wyatt Shields and City
Council members Letty Hardi and Marybeth Connelly. A key turning point seemed to occur when City of Falls Church parent and Planning Commissioner Andy Rankin engaged comments by Fairfax Planning Commissioner Earl Flanagan. Flanagan confronted Rankin on the idea that, given Mt. Daniel is located in Fairfax County, that county residents are being asked to sacrifice for the Falls Church school. Rankin said it is about the students, and all the students, in or out of the country, “are citizens of Virginia.” Castillo reinforced that by stressing the nature of public education, that it is a mandate of all jurisdictions, and asking that the planners treat the Mt. Daniel petition the same as if it were for a Fairfax County school. He vowed that the City wants to continue as good neighbors at the site, where it has had its
school since the early 1950s. He noted the decision to downsize the project to build for 792 students down to 660, and efforts to “take cooperation to a new level.” But it was concerns for traffic flow on N. Oak Street in particular that was the subject of most of the comments in opposition to the project last week, and not on the proposition that the plans conform with the county Comprehensive Plan. Still, one neighbor immediate to the site, Liam Montgomery, said he favors the Mt. Daniel plans because of its impact on education, the willingness of Dr. Jones and other school officials to listen to neighbor concerns and “the need for trust” to prevail in the matter. Allison Hyra, a City resident
with two students at Mt. Daniel, spoke about the fact that the renovation and expansion is “about a child’s education, not about traffic, only.” Newly appointed Mt. Daniel principal Erin Kelly spoke of the importance of being able to maintain the integrity of the educational programs at the school, and Ann Beckman, a teacher at the school for 11 years, spoke to the “talented educators, beautiful setting and early foundational skills” at the school. Opposition to the proposal was expressed by the McLean Citizens Association, the Ellison Heights and Mt. Daniel Citizens Association and the West Falls Crossing Homeowners Association on issues of traffic and parking.
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leaf lettuce and walnuts, although an overall healthy diet was more important than individual foods. The Nurses’ Health Study has been ongoing since 1976, and over the years it’s revealed a wealth of information about women’s health, courtesy of 275,000 participants. The Alternative Healthy Eating Index is a dietary guideline used by, among other things, the U.S. Department of Agriculture to monitor the quality of the American diet. The newest version, called the HEI-
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Community Events
THURSDAY, JULY 28
Dine Out for the Falls Church Homeless Shelter. The Original Pancake House will be hosting an event to benefit the Falls Church Homeless Shelter. The restaurant will donate 15 percent of proceeds to benefit the shelter, which serves up to 50 residents each year during the hypothermia season. The Original Pancake House (7395 Lee Hwy., Falls Church). Prices vary. 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. 703-944-1134. Democratic National Convention Watch Party. The Falls Church City Democratic Committee is hosting a Democratic National Convention Watch Party, where there will be live coverage of the convention on a big screen. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 11 p.m. fallschurchdems@gmail.com. Concerts in the Park. The City of Falls Church’s Concerts in the Park series continues with Mama Tried with Randy Barrett and Dede Wyland, who will be playing bluegrass. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/Concerts.
FRIDAY, JULY 29
Author Discussion. Sarah Pekkanen and Eleanor Brown pair up to chat about their new novels in this event that’s accompanied by
a wine tasting. One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington). 7 p.m. onemorepagebooks.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 30
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. Once Upon a Stage presents The Girl Who Cried Wolf. Once Upon a Stage, an interactive children’s theatre troupe, will lead the audience through a version of this classic fairy tale and then give the audience a chance to ask characters about themselves and their actions. Then, the story starts over from the beginning, but with crowd participation. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon. fallschurchva.gov/Library. Build Your Own Composter Workshop. Participants will start this workshop with a pile of recycled lumber, a recycled pickle barrel and assorted screws and bolts and leave with a fully functioning tumbler style composter. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). $75. 1:30 –
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4:30 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/520/ Composting-Workshops. Journey Through Grief Workshop. Haven of Northern Virginia is offering this free workshop dealing with grief. Haven of Northern Virginia (4606 Ravensworth Road, Annandale). Free. 2 – 4 p.m. havenofnova.org.
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.
House Concert. The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation presents a concert featuring Gaye Adegbalola. Historic Henderson House (307 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $30. 5 – 8 p.m. tinnerhill.org.
Preschool Storytime. Songs, movement, and stories for ages 18 – 36 months. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 703248-5034. Paws to Read. Children can come and read with a canine companion. Readers rising grades K-6th. Registration Required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 – 4 p.m. 703-248-5034.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 1
Preschool Storytime. Stories, finger plays and songs for children ages 2 – 5 on Monday every week. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. 703-248-5034. Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play on Monday and Tuesday every week. This program is for ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon.703-248-5034.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
Summer Arts and Crafts with Shannyn Snyder. Children who are rising in grades 1 – 5 can gather to do arts and crafts. Registration required. Limited to 15 participants. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. 703-2485034.
Theater Fine Arts WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
FRIDAY, JULY 29
“The Merchant of Venice.” Portia, a wealthy heiress of Belmont, sets her suitors a challenge. The winner will win her hand in marriage, the losers will lose her hand and much more. In Venice, the epicenter of consumption, speculation, and debt, Bassanio borrows money from his friend Antonio to �inance his attempt. Antonio, in turn, takes out a loan from the moneylender Shylock. The loan will be repaid when Antonio’s ships return to the city. But if they should fail and the money cannot be repaid, Antonio shall give to Shylock a pound of his own �lesh. And they do fail. And Shylock will have his “bond.” Through July 30. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F St. NW, Washington,D.C.). $69 – $120. 7:30 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
“Jade Jones Presents Jazzed and Jaded.” Jade Jones is a long-time performer with DC’s own La-Ti-Do and a Helen Hayes Awards-Nominee for her performance in Creative Cauldron’s “Once On This Island.” She now presents “Jazzed and Jaded”, a soulful journey through love, heartbreak and everything in between. Through July 30. ArtSpace Falls Church (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $15 – $100. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
“We Know How You Die.” Have you met The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre? It’s the buzzed-about troupe that launched the careers of Amy Poehler, Kate McKinnon, Ellie Kemper, and Bobby Moynihan…and when they get to D.C. this summer, they’re going to do what they do best: get on stage and kill. For their �irst-ever multi-performance run outside of New York
City, the world’s most audacious innovators in improv comedy are creating a completely new long-form show every single night just for Woolly audiences. Through July 31. Woolly Mammoth (641 D St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $60. 8 p.m. woollymammoth.net.
SATURDAY, JULY 30
“Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story.” This is the opening night of this performance. Detroit natives BeBe and CeCe Winans, youngest siblings of the Winans family dynasty, experience the ultimate in culture shocks when invited to join Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s “Praise the Lord” television show. The Winans teenagers have the opportunity to become more than just television celebrities, but to integrate TV evangelism. Through August 28. Arena Stage (1101 6th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $64. 8 p.m. arenastage.com.
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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, JULY 28 A����� O’D��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. C��� �� ��� S�� ���� T�� R������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18 in advance; $13 – $18 day of the show. 6 p.m. 703255-1566. S���� ���� O������ L��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $35. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930. D��������� N������� C��������� V������ P����. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. T���� S������ ���� F������ L�� ��� F����� C������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15 (Backstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. S���� J����� ���� D������ W����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $29.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. T��� B������. Filene Center at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $35 – $65. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. D��� C������� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. T���� S����. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.
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D.C. H�����������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. T������� P����� A���� R������ S��� ���� J���� M���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 4:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� P����� B���. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-5329283. S������� F��� ���� D��� K������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon
Ave., Alexandria). $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. R�� ��� C���� 2016: A B������ ��� G���� R���! DC. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12 (Mainstage). 8 p.m. 202-667-7960. T�� L��������� – S���� B��� R������ P����. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $18. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300. D��� E������� � T��� ���� T�� S�� L��� ��� J���� � A������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15. 8 p.m. 202-265-0930. S��� T��� I��� D������� ���� T�� N������� S������� O��������. Filene Center at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $30 – $58. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. 4U S����� ���� DJ� M��� M���� � S�� W�����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). Free (Backstage). 9 p.m. 202-667-7960. D��� D����� CD R������ P����. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. W�������� L��� ���� T�� S����� ��� S����� A�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $25 in advance; $15 – $25 day of the show. 9:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� D���. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703237-8333.
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P������� A����... Saturday, August 6 – Living History Saturdays at Cherry Hill Farmhouse. Learn about the City of Falls Church’s 19th century history at Cherry Hill Farmhouse.
This series of events is recommended for all ages. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 703-248-5171.
Saturday, August 13 – Once Upon a Stage presents Rumplestiltskin. Once Upon a Stage, an interactive children’s theatre troupe, will lead the audience
through a version of this classic fairy tale and then give the audience a chance to ask characters about themselves and their actions. Then, the story starts over from the beginning, but with crowd participation. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon. fallschurchva.gov/Library.
Sunday, September 4 – CLOSED: Sunday Before Labor Day. The Mary Riley Styles Public Library will be closed in observance of Labor Day. Mary Riley Styles
Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). All day. fallschurchva.gov/Library.
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F.C. Residents Produce Award-Winning Sci-Fi Film Falls Church resident Mark Byrne produced, wrote and directed the film “Subconscious Reality,” which recently won second place in the Sci-Fi Feature Category at the 2016 Indie Gather International Film Festival. His wife, Donna Byrne, acted in the film. The film was screened on Sunday, July 17 at Window 54 in Falls Church and was well-attended by the film’s cast and crew and their friends. The film is a post apocalyptic sci-fi action film about a world run by a corporate board that has eliminated the citizens and is now looking for a mole within its own ranks.The film touches on elements of George Orwell and “The Prisoner,” with a backdrop of the dangers of corporate greed and control in a world gone amok. Among the nine locations where the film shot was Art and Frame of Falls Church. To watch the film’s trailer, visit vimeo.com/167472594.
City of F.C. Housing and Human Services Survey Due August 7 Falls Church City’s Housing and Human Services Department is researching affordable housing needs in the City to incorporate into the City’s Comprehensive Plan (www. fallschurchva.gov/CompPlan). According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, housing is considered to be affordable when households pay no more than 30 percent of their gross monthly income for their rent or mortgage, including utilities. Business leaders and their employees are encouraged to complete the survey which will close at 11:45 pm on Sunday, August 7. The survey is available at www.fallschurchva.gov/ HousingSurvey.
Creative Cauldron Announces 2016-17 Theatrical Season Creative Cauldron announced its slate of productions for its 2016 – 2017 season recently. It will be the organization’s eighth year producing and presenting live theater and music at ArtSpace Falls Church, located at 410 S. Maple St., Falls Church. Highlighting the season will be a world premiere musical, “Kaleidoscope,” written by internationally produced duo Stephen Gregory Smith and Matt Conner. “Kaleidoscope” is the third installment of Creative Cauldron’s five-year “Bold New Works for Intimate Stages” initiative. Creative Cauldron’s season will open on October 6 with a production of “Ruthless! The Musical.” For more information, visit creativecauldron.org. Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.
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In Our Kitchen: Recipe For Rich Coconut Pops BY ILEANA MORALES VALENTINE TAMPA BAY TIMES
I was always that kid who actually liked coconut. Let me take all those Almond Joys off your hands, I’d say, smiling as I pocketed the Halloween candy. Nothing has changed in that regard, though it seems like coconut has been getting a lot more love than it did when I was a kid. Coconut milk is now nearly as common as soy milk as a dairy alternative, a fact cemented by its offering at Starbucks. And there are dozens of Pinterest pins about all of the uses for coconut oil. One of the best ways? Melt it with chocolate for a homemade version of Magic Shell, that chocolate coating of my ‘90s youth. Combined with coconut oil, the chocolate hardens about 30 seconds after coating an ice pop or ice cream. Which brings us to this week’s recipe: coconut pops. My ice pop mold was a worthy investment
a few summers ago. I shared a bright, fruity ice pop recipe a few weeks ago to kick off the icy treat season, but the latest ice pops to hit my freezer are worth sharing, too. These rich coconut pops are extra creamy from the use of coconut cream (not to be confused with cream of coconut, its much sweeter cousin). Coconut cream is a more concentrated version of coconut milk. Sweetened condensed milk adds some needed sweetness, and a bit of shredded coconut brings texture to the pops. The gorgeous white pop is drizzled in the easy-to-make chocolate coating I mentioned above, adding contrast in both color and flavor as well as a canvas for toppings. I used toasted coconut flakes and cacao nibs for drama, but feel free to use sprinkles or any other topping you’d like. Just be sure to work quickly to adhere the toppings to the chocolate before it completely hardens, or the pop begins to melt. It’s hot out there.
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For the Ice Pop:
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes (these are thicker than shredded coconut flakes) • 14 ounces coconut cream or full-fat coconut milk
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk • 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, plus more for garnish • Pinch of coarse salt • Cacao nibs, for garnish
For the Chocolate Coating:
• 3.5 ounces dark chocolate
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Arrange unsweetened coconut flakes in an even layer on a sheet pan and bake for about 3 minutes or until toasted. 3. Shake can of coconut cream or milk before using. In a large bowl, whisk together coconut cream, sweetened condensed milk, shredded coconut and salt. Carefully pour mixture into an ice pop mold, making sure not to fill each mold to the top, as the mixture will expand as it freezes. If your ice pop mold has a lid to hold sticks, go ahead and insert now. If not, insert sticks after the pops have been in the freezer for about an hour. Freeze pops for at least 4 hours or overnight. (Editor’s note: If you don’t have an ice pop mold, get creative. We’ve made similar pops by pouring the mixture in smaller quantities into an ice cube tray or small drinking glasses.) 4. To make the chocolate coating, break up chocolate into several pieces and add to a medium microwave-safe bowl. Add coconut oil. Microwave in 15-second bursts, stirring between each round, until chocolate and oil are melted and combined, a total of about 45 seconds. The
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Nigerian musician Femi Kuti said that it was always expected that he would go into music. The eldest son of music legend Fela Kuti, Femi said that “it was just a question of how and when.” “Fortunately my father...wanted me to grow up like a street kid,” said Femi, who didn’t grow up with his father until he was a teenager. “So everything I play right now is self-taught. [I found] my own way completely in the music world.” Kuti will be making his way to Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 29, for an 8 p.m. at the 9:30 Club. The show is part of a tour that Kuti and his band, The Positive Force, are on through the United States, which includes stops in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. Kuti said that a new album is in progress and is currently untitled. He told the News-Press that it would be likely be a double album. Kuti has been an active musician since the late 70s and has come a long way to survive in the music industry as a professional. Playing music wasn’t the only skill that was self-taught for Kuti. He said that he wasn’t taught how to read or write as sort of an experiment that his father was conducting and that when he finally became a successful musician in his own right, his father deemed his experiment a success. In his younger years, Kuti said that he was angry at his father for this experiment, but now he has reconciled with it. “If I would have gone to school for music it probably would have been boring,” he said. His unconventional upbringing and his father’s desire for Femi to grow up as a street kid may have influenced Femi to make music with a political message. Or it could be that political activism runs in the family. Or both. Fela was political activist as well as a musician and often used his music to address political
FEMI KUTI. (C������� P����) issues and Femi’s grandmother, Fela’s mother Funmilayo Kuti, was a women’s rights activist. The way that Femi, with songs like “Politics Na Big Business,” which was on his 2013 album No Place for My Dream, tends to present his political views is through an upbeat filter. He said that it was easy to figure out the topics that he was going to talk about because he was brought up in a political family, but had to find his own way of expressing them. “Then I found that people liked my beats and melodies, but the topics were very hard,” Kuti said. “And I thought it was liking taking a pill with a sweet drink. So I saw the music as a sweet drink and the message as the pill…. Then people are like ‘Wow! This music is
really political. Wow! I didn’t realize it’ and they realize what’s going on and they become interested.” Despite addressing political themes in his music consistently over the course of his career, Kuti said that he doesn’t care what the establishment, like the Nigerian government, for instance, thinks about his music. “Why should I care about what they think about my music?” Kuti asked. “If I am worried about what they [think], I am probably less worried about what I have to say about [the issues]. I am not saying it for them, I am saying it for the people.” • For more information about Femi Kuti, visit femikuti.com.
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license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Michael Luk, Member. 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 800-552-3200.
ABC LICENSE AMBASSEL LLC , Trading as: Ambassel Ethiopian Restaurant 5820 Seminary Road Suite D, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3045. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Beer, Wine and Mixed Beverages On Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Tewdros Fikremariam, Member. 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 800-552-3200. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA The ordinances referenced below was given first reading on July 25, 2016; and second reading and public hearings are scheduled for Monday, August 8, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard. (TO16-13) ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 16 “FINANCE” AND CHAPTER 40 “TAXATION” OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL FEES AND PENALTIES FOR DELINQUENT TAXES, TO ALLOW PENALTIES FOR BAD CHECKS, AND TO ALLOW FOR ALTERNATE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE BY THE TREASURER (TO16-14) ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, CHAPTER 26 “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”, ARTICLE V, “TOWING AND IMMOBILIZATION OF VEHICLES,” SECTION 26-138, “REMOVAL OF TRESPASSING VEHICLES BY OWNERS OF PARKING OR OTHER LOT OR BUILDING” TO PERMIT INITIAL HOOK-UP AND TOW FEES OF $135.00 AND PERMIT AN ADDITIONAL $25 FEE FOR NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS AS REQUIRED BY THE CODE OF VIRGINIA The resolutions referenced below were heard by City Council on June 13, 2016; and public hearings are scheduled for Monday, August 8, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. (TR16-31) RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE
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F.C. City Manager Dan McKeever, 57, Dies After Bout With Cancer
The number of local businesses paying business license taxes to the City of Falls Church has dropped off by over 10% in the past three years, Doug Scott, the City’s chief financial officer, reported to the City Council at its meeting here Monday night.
The entirety of the City of Falls Church’s disproportionately large government and civic activist core was in a state of shock yesterday as news spread of the death Tuesday night of a truly nice guy and talented, steady-handed leader, City Manager Daniel E. McKeever.
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THIS IS TIGGER, from the Clark household on W. Greenway Boulevard, getting comfortable in one of his favorite baskets. Thankfully it’s the filing basket, so that chore can be put off for a little while. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
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