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F.C. Council OKs Sale of Va. Tech’s 7.41 Acres

Cauldron’s Summer Cabaret

After Leasing it for $1 a Year Since ‘95

by Nicholas F. Benton

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Land the City of Falls Church leased for $1 a year in 1995 with an option to buy to Virginia Tech (and the University of Virginia at the time) will now be sold to a group headed by Rushmark developers that goes

by Converge F.C. LLC as part of a larger plan to knit together that 7.41 acre site with parcels that it is sandwiched between, the 10-acre F.C.-owned West End development on the site of the now demolished former high school and the 20 acres owned

by WMATA at the West Falls Church Metro station.

If all goes according to plan, the complicated deal will lead to a seamless large scale mixed use site of over 40 acres with a planned West Falls Church Station Boulevard at its center that will run from Route 7 to the rail station and should be ready

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CREATIVE CAULDRON’S SUMMER CABARET SERIES, with shows every Friday and Saturday night into well into September, kicked off last weekend, Saturday night featuring talented singer-piano man Alan Naylor, shown here greeting a fan during the intermission of his memorable show. Naylor has had roles in many Cauldron productions over the years. He is described as “equally at home with opera, Broadway musicals and the American songbook.” (News-Press photo)

Falls Church Residents Ranked the Wealthiest in Virginia

by Kylee Toland

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According to a study from SmartAsset released this week, Falls Church residents rank the wealthiest in Virginia. The

study assessed wealth by comparing counties across three categories: the amount of investment income residents receive, total per capita income and the median home value.

Falls Church ranked number one in the state for overall wealth and median home value, with a national rank of 11 for the former rank and 9 for the latter rank. According to the

SmartAsset study, the per capita investment income of Falls Church was $23,899, the median home value was $935,913, per capita income was $127,610

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for active use as one of the first completed components of the project by 2025..The Virginia Tech property sale price is $25 million with a third going to the City and two-thirds to Virginia Tech. That is a far cry from the 1995 originally negotiated option to buy the property at $2.85 million.

Back in the early 1990s, the issue was the subject of major contention, but Council members at the time, fearful that the land might be subjected to a less-favorable development, dove head first into a “deal” that leased the property at $1 a year pending an option by the universities to buy after 30 years.

When the two universities put out a “request for location” for their shared project at the time, the City of Falls Church jumped in with a bid, and was chosen from a large number of regional competitors because of its location adjacent to a Metro rail station and near the Beltway and an interstate.

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Touted as a boon for the City, given the educational nature of the project and the promise the City and its adjacent high school would benefit, the Council was euphoric about being chosen and was eager to virtually give the land away (it was never reported whether the $1 a year checks to the City were ever actually received).

This happened despite the claim by David Lasso, the city manager at the time, that the undeveloped land was “possibly the most valuable piece of real estate on the entire eastern seaboard.”

It is ironic that now, with the prospective development of it and its adjacent City and WMATA owned parcels, that claim has the potential to come true.

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Next to it is the plan for the dense development of the Falls Church 10 acres on the one side, and of the plans for heavy residential and other uses on the 23 acres of WMATA owned land, including the Metro station, on the other.

The sale agreement to Virginia Tech (the University of Virginia having transferred its stake to Virginia Tech six years ago to focus instead on a site off Gallows Road in Annandale) was approved by a 6-0-1 vote, David Snyder abstaining.

In another Council action Monday, a first reading was approved for tax exemptions for three properties in the Virginia Village block of four-plex buildings adjacent S. Maple Avenue which are scheduled for sale to Wesley Housing, an affordable housing operator, once the exemptions are finally approved next month. That item was approved by the Council 7-0.

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On Leadership and Organizations

by Dr. Joel Schlesinger

In the office, the Little League, the School Board, or the White House, organizations deeply affect our lives. And because our organizations face a relentless tide of weighty moments, astute leaders have become an organization’s most important asset; in short, our well-being depends on top quality leadership. It is said that leadership is among the most studied phenomena, yet the least understood (one study cites more than 130 definitions): it is an art, not a science.

Leadership is a two-way process where leaders and followers work together in difficult situations to accomplish important common goals; it is not about rank or title which confer authority but do not assure leadership skill.

We know who the real leaders are in our organizations and they may hold neither rank or title: rather, they are the ones we follow when we need expertise, advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to lean on. Leaders exist to achieve results and since they cannot do it alone they must depend on others. Thus, leaders and followers are inextricably bound.

Successful leaders create positive, customized relationships.

Since we are all different, leaders need to adjust to the preferences of those they lead and not the other way around. And that is why there is no single factor that explains exactly why followers follow leaders. Leaders find a way, in whatever circumstance, to connect with followers and motivate them to their highest levels of productivity, innovation and commitment.

Management and leadership are often thought of as interchangeable; though there may be some overlap, they are not the same.

Managers typically transform resources into goods and services through organization, personnel management, budgeting and systems development; leaders establish vision, lead change, create and maintain a positive culture and inspire the workforce. Leaders grow others. Throughout our history, character has emerged as the most consistently highly ranked leadership trait. What constitutes character evolves in accordance with the perspectives of the age.

In particular, 19th century Americans believed character represented perfectibility, dedica-

tion to work, contemplation and religious devotion. The leading character traits for mid-nineteenth century commercial leaders were honesty, integrity, moderation, positive attitude, generosity, regard for the principles of justice and a public-spirited sense of community.

Studies of twentieth century character traits are similar, but make less reference to the fundamental role that religion, contemplation and commitment to community played in nineteenth century lives. Still, the bottom line remains: we want our leaders to be people of character.

We tend to believe that leaders wield unhindered power within their organizations; yet the reality is that a vast store of internal and external contextual factors substantially influence and restrain a leader’s freedom of action Leaders are directly bound by organizational objectives they may not have established, organizational cultures that may be difficult to alter and the diverse natures of the people they lead.

Leadership behavior evolves as organizations adjust to their surrounding societies. For example, in the U.S. we protect worker privacy, carefully separating work and non-work lives. In the developing world, leaders who fail to engage daily with workers about their families may well be considered insensitive and untrustworthy. And organizations must respond to the inevitable urgencies for change driven by customers, competitors, suppliers, regulators and communities.

Context has become to leadership what location is to real estate: it is the indispensable factor.

Much of organizational leadership requires adjustments driven by a sense of urgency: to survive, what must change and how can one make it happen?

Today’s leaders need organizational leadership skills that resonate, that they can adapt to their ever-changing context, and that motivate the workforce to perform at their best: in the end, it’s all about them.

Dr. Joel Schlesinger is an awardwinning organizational leader with extensive experience in private, public and non-governmental organizations in the United States and internationally.

Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark

Our surprise from my recent 50th-year high school reunion was the clear attachment of many classmates to their longest-standing identity badges: their elementary schools.

For the Yorktown High School alumni nearing age 70, reunion organizers gathered in advance some early-1960s class pictures from five feeder elementary schools — Tuckahoe, Nottingham, Jamestown, Madison (now a community center) and Taylor. And there was heavy demand at the June 2022 photo booth for group portraits based on those sixdecade old ties. (One Tuckahoe clique assembled former members of Mrs. Sarris’s 6th grade class — only to be crashed by a fellow alum from the class across the hall.)

The human brain is an astonishing organ, I’m learning as I taste old age. Who’d have thought that as a social security collector I would be able to recall specific conversations with kindergarten mates, or the nostalgic recapture of a first hearing of a late-1950s radio pop song that — by consulting Billboard charts — I can pinpoint to the exact month.

My mother always counseled, when I came home with the sheet of class portraits or a Little League team photo, to write the names of the kids on the back. Naaah, said my 10-year-old self — I’ll never forget ‘em.

Turns out we need a little help. I’ve consulted with fel-

low Arlington history buffs George Dodge and Kathryn Holt Springston. We were all in Mrs. Robinson’s 1st-grade class at the now-defunct Cherrydale Elementary and as adults have shared long-lost photos of nowscattered pals.

My longtime Chain Bridgearea neighbor and classmate Erik Rasmussen was moved, after our recent reunion, to resurrect gradeschool portraits, scan them and circulate them as a PowerPoint kind of “Bingo” game of crowdsourced identification of classmates.

I could name only about half, though I was pleased to be reunited with the shots — especially of my 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Hoyer.

I’ve never forgotten that day on the playground when she wrongly called me out in a kickball game, she being unfamiliar with a baseball runner’s tag-up privileges.

On the way to this year’s reunion, my friend Winnie and I argued over whether certain brothers were kids at Madison or Tuckahoe (we both swore we knew them). When we asked the now-adult guy in question, he revealed we were both right — the family moved!

Teachers have always amazed me with their (apparent) ability to recall student names after many revolutions around the Sun. ABC News recently aired an “America Strong” segment on a retired kindergarten teacher in a small town in Indiana. She was sitting on her front porch as the newly minted local high school

graduates walked by in their caps and gowns. She called out congratulations, not realizing that the students weren’t just walking by — they were coming to see her.

Lo and behold, these were the members of her final kindergarten glass 12 years earlier. All grown up and lining up to give her hugs.

Viewers were shown the class photo of the graduates as fiveyear-olds.

My seven-year-old granddaughter, a rising Tuckahoe 2nd grader, was watching the feature with us. She is creating memories that will endure. ** Kudos to the Shirlington AMC movie theater staff for good use of their lost and found.

I recently lost my pocket planner. Yes, I’m aware that most contemporaries have graduated from physical calendars to smartphone apps that ding you with reminders, etc.

But I continue my threedecade practice of ordering an annual Letts of London day-timer, remaining retro for several reasons: I need a holder for my Metro pass and business cards; I find convenience in quick access to daily appointments and written phone numbers; and I save the older books as a personal record.

Without that soothing bulge of the leather-bound planner in my pocket, I feel like Samson with his hair cut off.

So thanks, theater staff, for using the I.D. in my planner to call. I had already ordered a duplicate (difficult in July to find a 2022 planner at Staples). I’ll keep it in case I lose mine again.

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Should the City of Falls Church be proud or ashamed that it has been named this week as the wealthiest jurisdiction in the commonwealth? That is to say, the adults among its 15,000 or so souls have collectively the highest wealth values.

Some argue that being “rich” like this is not a good thing. That argument would hold if the Little City’s people achieved their wealth through ill gotten gains, or even primarily through inheritances. While we cannot rule out that some of this may be involved, so it is with any community one might survey. No, the citizens of Falls Church have proven themselves worthy of their financial status through their own creative and diligent work, and that includes managing their lives with the inclusion of obligations to their children and the elderly alike.

One could say that net worth ought to be measured against the efforts at equity and social compassion, and that is valid. In the case of citizens of Falls Church, their record on this balance is quite laudable. It is at least in terms of the efforts of those it elects to lead the city government. On the City Council, there is a constant concern expressed for equity and compassion, and efforts continue among them for more affordable housing, and now, the biggest challenge being the relation between that and zoning alterations that will enable not only affordable but “missing middle” housing to advance in a meaningful way as well.

It is our bet that the City will embrace progressive housing policies quicker than some of its closest neighbors, even though overall dealing with this issue is recognized as one of the most important challenges we face as a nation. The astonishing homeless situation in this nation now is a terrible blight even as some have sought to get away from it by fleeing to suburbs such as Falls Church. But this problem is not going away. In fact, the burden will be felt more and more acutely as the climate crisis forces people to migrate to find more livable situations, on top of what wars and other natural disasters cause.

Can Falls Church address these issues in the context of its collective wealth? We trust we can and will. The City Council is pressing ahead with new affordable and “missing middle” housing initiatives, and in so doing, we believe, setting a moral example to the wider region, even as there will be push-back and resistance from those resistant to change, as we’ve seen already in neighboring Arlington.

But for our community, we feel there is a sharp commitment to fairness and equality of opportunity that won’t hold for everyone but for a broad consensus sufficient to carry the day. Being relatively well-to-do is not a sin if with it comes a sense of responsibility not to hide from our wider social challenges, but to step up to them in ways that set examples for others.

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Deterrencelessness: Nuclear Threats Neither Credible Nor Viable Editor, Threatening to make attacks with nuclear weapons is known as “deterrence” when the United States does it, but it’s called madness, blackmail, or “terrorism” if Russia, China, or North Korea does. Russian aggression in Ukraine has shown nuclear “deterrence” to be an expensive, destabilizing, terroristic fraud.

That our high, holy, sacrosanct, and unquestionable arsenal of “deterrence” did not deter Russia on February 24, 2022 is dreadfully, painfully, catastrophically obvious. Yet the nakedness of the deterrent-less Emperor has hardly been acknowledged.

The June 30 NATO “concept” says, “The fundamental purpose of NATO’s nuclear capability is to preserve peace, prevent coercion and deter aggression.” As of February 24, 2022, NATO’s nuclear weapons arsenal’s “fundamental purpose” has been utterly delegitimized, politically pulverized, and militarily reduced to ashes.

The alliance’s nuclear arsenal can finally be removed without any loss of face, much less any loss of security. NATO’s latest

“concept” accidentally acknowledges the uselessness of retaining nuclear weapons in its recognition that, “The strategic nuclear forces of the Alliance, particularly those of the United States, are the supreme guarantee of the security of the Alliance.” This is the terrible farce of nuclearism.

If nuclear weapon threats guaranteed any security at all, none of the tens of billions of Euro-dollars’ worth of military training, weapons, mercenaries, cyber warfare, or intelligence assistance that NATO partners and Russia are now pouring into Ukraine would be necessary.

Nuclear-armed alliances are a thing of the past which must be and now can be abolished. Under the auspices of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, along with the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, international law provides a pathway, training wheels, guide rails and a motorcade — courtesy of the great majority of the world’s governments — to a world where conflict and even wars don’t endanger whole civilizations and the biological integrity of life on earth.

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It’s Official Now: Trump Under DOJ Investigation for Multiple Crimes Nicholas F. Benton FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS

T h e S p e c i a l Congressional investigation into the actions of former President Trump during and around the massive insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was elevated to a whole new stage this week with the revelation in the Washington Post that Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Justice Department have been fully engaged all along in that criminal investigation which will undoubtedly lead to criminal indictments against Trump himself.

An indictment would mark the first time in U.S. history that a U.S. president will have been

charged with a crime.

Over the last two months, the eight House Special Committee hearings have put a mountain of evidence out for the entire world to see of Trump’s personal culpability in the attempted illegal coup to overturn the November 2020 election.

The biggest question was becoming whether or not, despite the evidence, Trump would get off totally free, avoid prosecution and even be able to advance his plans to run for president again in 2024.

Almost all informed observers have been commenting that were Trump to avoid prosecution and to run again, it would spell the end of democracy in the U.S. as we have known it. As U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly wrote in this week’s Washington Post, a plan has been revealed by Axios reporter Jonathan Swan whereby Trump, if reelected, would use his presidential power to outright fire at least 10,000 of the entire U.S. civil service corps and replace them all with his “loyal supporters.”

Now, however, not only have the House Special Committee hearings begun to seriously chip away at Trump’s viability going forward, these new revelations of the Attorney General’s criminal investigation could, and should, bring Trump’s future plans to a grinding halt.

This week’s blockbuster Post expose says Garland’s investigation is on two tracks: the seditious conspiracy to obstruct a government proceeding (the January 6 riot) and the fraud associated with Trump’s fake-electors scheme, including the pressure by Trump on the Justice Department and others to accept the groundless proposition that the election, which Trump lost by seven million votes, was rigged.

The Post article comes in the context of an interview with Garland aired on NBC Tuesday in which Garland spells out the entire context for his investigation, noting importantly that it has been underway for a while now.

As to the issue of political pressures on his department, Garland

passionately asserted that, “From the bottom of my heart, the only pressure on this investigation is the pressure to do the right thing.”

Interviewed on MSNBC following these revelations Tuesday night, former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissman said that Garland “has the necessary backbone” to pull all this off.

Also on MSNBC, Lawrence Tribe, the longtime Harvard Law School professor who once had Garland as a student, said this revelation means “We are in a completely different phase” of this response to Trump and January 6.

He said that Trump is being shown to have attempted to defraud the American people, to overthrow the election and to foment an insurrection.

Calling to account “the effort at interfering with a peaceful transition of power as central to preserving democracy” constitutes the vital importance of this week’s revelations.

It comes just as columnist Max Boot wrote in the Post this week under the headline, “American

Seems to Be Sleepwalking Into Disaster,” “We need to take seriously the possibility that the United States could become a failed democracy.” He wrote, “We already live in a ‘backsliding’ democracy, where voting rights are being restricted and freedom is under siege. The most severe threat comes from an increasingly authoritarian Republican Party whose maximum leader is an unindicted and unrepentant coup plotter.”

Now, if a deserved Justice Department indictment of Trump occurs and he fails in his effort to become a candidate for election in the coming period, this does not mean that the deep threat to the nation of the forces Trump has unleashed will disappear. On the contrary, virtually the entire GOP seems to have drunk the Trump kool aid at this point, seeing his menacing bullying tactics and disregard for the rule of law as their fastest track to taking power.

A huge battle for the soul of this nation is brewing.

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I Was Wrong About Chinese Censorship Thomas L. Friedman NEW YORK TIMES

Among the most important questions that I’ve wrestled with since becoming a columnist in 1995 are if, when and how fast China will open up its information ecosystem to allow a much freer flow of uncensored news — from both Chinese and foreign sources. I confess that I’ve been too optimistic. I plead guilty.

But I’m still not sure if I’m guilty of (1) just premature optimism about something that is necessary and inevitable — if China is intent on growing a high-tech economy; guilty of (2) utter naiveté about something that is highly improbable, given China’s authoritarian political structure; or guilty of (3) wishing for something for China that

is necessary but impossible.

I still hope it’s 1. I fear it’s 2.

And I despair if it’s 3.

To sort all this out, let’s go to the videotape.

In my travels to China back in the 1990s and early 2000s, I was struck by how much freer the business press there seemed to be than the political press — an impression I drew from translated articles I read and interviews I gave to Chinese business media outlets.

This was not my imagination: Back then, some of the most interesting and accurate hints about politics in China often appeared first in the Chinese business press or newspapers from regions most open for business with the world.

For instance, one of the most daring newspapers in the early 2000s was the Guangzhoubased Southern Weekly, which, as Foreign Policy magazine noted, “often channeled the fre-

quently overlooked perspectives of disadvantaged groups, such as migrants, protesters and government petitioners,” and “drew a wide readership that included government authorities and the general public.”

My hope was that as China integrated still more into the global economy, the business press would be the thin wedge that cracked open the media in general, because investors and innovators needed accurate news, not propaganda, to grow and compete globally — and because the next generation of Chinese innovators and engineers would never reach their full potential without being able to have access to a relatively free flow of information.

So I brazenly wrote in my 1999 book, “The Lexus and the Olive Tree,” that “China’s going to have a free press. … Oh, China’s leaders don’t know it yet, but they are being pushed

straight in that direction.”

The best I can say today about that observation is that I hope it was just premature!

I also wrote in my New York Times column on Nov. 21, 2009, “Advice From Grandma,” that if Beijing refused to permit a decent level of free-flowing information on the internet and in public speech — if for no other reason than to drive entrepreneurship and innovation — China would never be able to overtake the U.S. economy in dynamism in the 21st century.

As I put it, “Remember what Grandma used to say: Never cede a century to a country that censors Google.”

I also wrote about that theme in my Times column on Dec. 13, 2006, in which I argued, “Sorry, but I am not ready to cede the 21st century to China yet.” Sure, China “has been able to command an impressive effort to end illiteracy, greatly increasing

its number of high school grads and new universities. But I still believe it is very hard to produce a culture of innovation in a country that censors Google — which for me is a proxy for curtailing people’s ability to imagine and try anything they want.”

China for many years seemed to be inching in the direction of my prediction. It is hard to believe now, but back in the 1990s and early 2000s, I was able to lecture freely at Chinese universities, do bookstore talks in Beijing and Shanghai and even travel around Jilin province in a minibus reporting on village elections — with scant government supervision, let alone censorship.

Actually, China’s whole information sector is much more open today than it was 32 years ago when I started visiting. The problem is that it’s also now so

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By Supervisor Penny Gross This summer marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, which bars federally funded education programs and activities from discriminating on the basis of sex.

Interestingly, the simple, terse language of Title IX, authored

by Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN), does not mention sports, but most modern-day references to Title IX center on women’s athletic opportunities. Title IX mandates gender equity in education and activities, a sea change from previous practice at the high school and college levels.

Two generations later, the benefits of Title IX were displayed in full force at the World Track and Field Championships, held for the first time on American soil. To my great delight, that American soil was Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene, my alma mater and hometown.

Broadcast reporters spoke about the small-town atmosphere of Eugene — when I was growing up, about 50,000 people lived there; today’s count is nearly quadruple that and the EugeneSpringfield metro area is nearly 400,000. Eugene is known as Track Town USA, and Hayward Field is a state-of-the-art facility built especially for track and field events.

Today’s Hayward Field is a far cry from the Hayward Field of my college days. Then, it hosted both football games and track meets, in old wooden grandstands that usually were packed with fans.

It’s also where I graduated; I still remember that slightly misty morning (it was Oregon after all), walking in cap and gown and heels from the Pioneer Mother statue to Hayward, a tradition for female seniors. The Pioneer

Mother is gone now, pulled down by activists in 2020, and the Hayward Field I knew was demolished in 2018, to make way for the new facility.

The new Hayward echoes the outlines and sightlines of the old Hayward. Student dormitories flank one end of the field, just as they did when I was there, and athletes, as well as the audience, can see Spencer Butte, the foothills, and magnificent evergreens just beyond the iconic “torch” structure. A glorious setting, to be sure, eclipsed only by the performances of the world-class athletes who vied for championship medals last week. World records were broken and reset, some in the heats leading up to the finals.

Many young athletes inspired; others broke our hearts, but all demonstrated the hard work and sportsmanship expected at world

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meets. Athing Mu, from Trenton, New Jersey, held the audience rapt as she raced for gold in the 800 meters and Sydney McLaughlin captivated everyone with her 400-meter hurdles victory, followed up by a blazing 4 x 400 women’s relay anchor lap that added another gold medal to the United States’ record 33 medals.

The women, representing every continent, were impressive in victory and in defeat, same as their male teammates. What wasn’t readily apparent was what opportunities or challenges are present for the women athletes in those countries. However, we know that, in this country, the passage of Title IX opened doors that had been closed, or non-existent, prior to 1972.

As I watched the athletes running in venues very familiar to me (the women’s marathon route ran close to where I picked beans as a kid), I reflected on the few team sports options available to women when I was in college — volleyball, field hockey and swimming pretty much summed it up. Later, basketball, softball and track and

field were added, but not funded by the university at the time.

Fortunately, that has changed, and women’s sports are on firmer footing today, but there still are many inequities — in the training room, the boardroom and the financial arena. It took a female Oregon basketball player to embarrass the NCAA last year about the treatment of women’s teams at the “March Madness” national basketball championships. And salaries for professional women athletes are laughable compared to salaries for the men.

The young women who wowed the audience at Hayward Field and television may not have realized it, but they are carrying on their young shoulders the hopes and dreams of little girls who may idolize them now, but may someday be their peers, on the track and off, thanks, in part, to Title IX.

male, 38, of Arlington, VA, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Refusal.

Drunk in Public, S Washington St, July 24, 2:52 AM, a male, 24, of District Heights, MD, was arrested for Drunk in Public.

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Fraud, W Broad St, July 11, 4:47 PM, an incident of fraud was reported.

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 Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.

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and the wealth index was 49.25.

After Falls Church, Arlington County and Fairfax County follow in second and third place for the top 10 wealthiest localities in Virginia.

This isn’t the first time Falls Church has ranked high in “wealth.” In a 2017 article by Forbes on the top 10 richest counties in America, Falls Church ranked number two, with Loudoun County ranking number one that year. In 2011, Forbes ranked Falls Church the “richest locality” in America, with Loudoun being the first runner up. Falls Church was also named the “healthiest” community in America by the U.S. News & World Report in 2018.

Steve Sabato, the senior public relations manager of SmartAsset, said the study was conducted in 2022 using “IRS data from the tax year 2019,” the most recently available data. To identify the wealthiest counties, Sabato said he and his team “compared all U.S. counties across the three metrics: investment income, home value and per capita income. They

started the analysis by calculating the “Investment index” for each county by “evenly weighing” the “Ordinary Dividends”— a share of a company’s profits passed on to the shareholder periodically —, “Qualified Dividends”— dividends from shares in domestic corporations and certain qualified foreign corporations — and “Net Capital Gains”— the amount by which the net long-term capital gain for the year is more than the net short-term capital loss for the year.

From there, Sabato said the team “calculated the Median Home Value”— the middle point for real estate prices — and the “Per Capita Income”— the measure of the amount of money earned per person in a nation or geographic region— for each county and ranked them on all three metrics. The team calculated a “Wealth Index” for all U.S. counties based on a combination of the three metrics and ranked them “accordingly” to provide a “holistic view” of what areas of the U.S. are accumulating the most wealth.

No other factors went into the

ranking, focusing strictly on the data and not “digging” into underlying factors surrounding “wealth generation.” Sabato said studies like these are released “to get people thinking and talking about personal finance.” In this case, Sabato said “we wanted to paint a picture of what per capita wealth looks like across state and county lines.”

Falls Church council member David Snyder stated in reaction to the news: “We are a community of hard working families.”

He also said what was “missed” in the simple wealth measurement “is the fact that so many in our community work in government, for nonprofits and the private sector in public service to benefit people in this country and around the world.” People “are attracted by [Falls Church’s] high quality schools, government services, proximity to transportation infrastructure and public service jobs,” with Snyder also stating that the primary role in local government is “to provide [people] what they need to thrive so that they can contribute to the welfare of people in this country and around the world.”

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much more closed than it was 10 years ago.

There has been a pronounced reversal in trajectory ever since Xi Jinping became head of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012 and then president in 2013.

Just look at Southern Weekly. Its crusading voice was crushed by government censors and propaganda guardians in 2013, a few months after Xi became general secretary of the Communist Party.

I believe China will pay an increasing price for the loss of that kind of honest journalism — both in terms of being able to surface hidden problems and in terms of the freedom to innovate and challenge incumbents in the market with new ideas. In a world where the pace of change is accelerating, the ability to see where the world is going and quickly adapt and course-correct is vital. Xi thinks otherwise.

He has not only tightened the screws on all Chinese media,

but at the same time, he has also cracked down on technology innovators and even business analysts.

Jack Ma, the billionaire cofounder of Alibaba, has barely been heard from since criticizing government financial regulators in October 2020. While those regulators may have had legitimate concerns about Alibaba’s shadow banking system, making Ma — who’s like the Steve Jobs of China — practically disappear has cast a pall over the whole tech sector.

No leader is infallible, and the fact that the Chinese press has had to treat Xi that way meant that it was impossible domestically to call for a more nuanced Chinese response to the Covid pandemic — rather than Xi’s strategy of relying solely on China’s own inferior vaccines and mass lockdowns and quarantines, which worked until they didn’t.

If China had a freer news ecosystem — in the media and on social networks — where health experts could have conducted a

lively public debate about alternative strategies or residents who have been locked down for weeks could have let off steam, China might not be in the predicament it is now, with tens of millions of citizens being forced to quarantine on and off and losing trust in their government’s feel-good official propaganda.

The head of research at China’s Bank of Communications International, Hong Hao, who had 3 million followers on Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, had his account suspended for making “bearish economic comments about the effects of the ongoing Shanghai lockdown, including commenting on Twitter, ‘Shanghai: zero movement, zero GDP,’” The Washington Post reported from Shenzhen.

Xi and the Chinese Communist Party are reaffirming their belief that a free press in the Western sense is not a prerequisite for effectively integrating with the global economy or dominating the most advanced industries in the 21st century.

When you look at how China has grown in just four decades from a poor country to a middleincome country with amazing infrastructure, you’d have to say that Xi is not crazy to believe that. (And when you look at how social media has divided Western societies and amplified lies and liars, you’d also have to ask whether China has not both lost something and gained something from its tighter controls.)

But when you think about how much technology China not only invented but also had to steal from the West because it could not invent it — and continues to try to steal — you’d be crazy to say that Xi’s is a sure bet.

And when you think about how the most advanced 21stcentury technologies — like vaccines, software, microchips, robots, computers and biomedical breakthroughs, to name only a few — are often the product of global collaborations because no one country has all the talent and everyone needs trusted partners, you’d be crazy not to worry that

Xi is making a huge mistake.

Just one tiny example: The most advanced microchip foundry in the world, TSMC, is Chinese, but not Communist Chinese. It’s Taiwanese Chinese. Tiny Taiwan still can make better microchips than the giant mainland — by far.

How could that be? It’s because all the biggest technology companies in the world, from Apple to Qualcomm, trust TSMC to make their chips and not steal their technology.

Trust is a byproduct of truth, and truth is a product of a free and independent press — not everywhere and always, but more often than not.

So, for all these reasons, while I plead guilty to premature optimism when it comes to China developing a more open information ecosystem, I’m going to ask the court for a suspended sentence. Let’s all wait and see how this plays out over the next decade.

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Thompson Italian Provides an Upscale Dining Experience for Little City Residents

BY PATRICIA LESLIE

For an upscale dining experience, Thompson Italian — just off the corner of West Broad and Washington Street — offers a more sophisticated menu than those found at many nearby restaurants, but it is limited.

With fewer choices, guesswork is easier with refined selections ranging from tagliatelle (roasted mushroom ragu with black truffle, $16) to octopus and sides ($18) to malfaldine (rock shrimp, $24) Berkshire pork chop ($38) and more.

Katherine and Gabe Thompson are the owners and in an interview at the restaurant, Katherine explained the couple’s affinity for Italian cuisine: “We worked in Italian restaurants in New York City and fell in love with the food. We’ve visited Italy and we love the simplicity of the food, the quality and care of the ingredients.

It’s what we crave and what we want to eat.”

She grinned sheepishly and added: “We also like to break the rules so that our foods are not traditional Italian” but “kind of American, with an Italian part.”

At Thompson, my friend Jordan and I split an appetizer which turned out to be the hit of the meal: burrata (an Italian cheese made with mozzarella and cream) with market cherries, arugula, pickled fennel (an herb), basil, mint, pistachio dukkah (a spice) with a taste so luscious it was like a dessert, but healthful and nutritious, too.

(As for low-cal, maybe not so much. The arugula betrays the hidden calories in the cheese which stands alone and worth every bite!)

Katherine said burrata is often a meal for her with bread and oil. Agreed! ($18).

I also ordered butter lettuce which was almost another meal with a big serving of cucumbers, olives, feta cheese, aleppo (a spice), lemon and spiced pecans ($17).

For an entree, Jordan chose stracciatella tortelloni with roasted cherry tomatoes, basil and parmesan ($23), with a truly distinctive Italian flair, looking and tasting the part.

It was so good that she ate it all up right then and there, remembering with a sigh her initial plans to take some home but now her plate lay empty.

KATHERINE THOMPSON, LEFT, and Lucy Dakwar, Chef de Cuisine. Right: the Summer Berry Tiramisu makes for a healthy dessert option. Following the recent RAMMY Awards, Thompson Italian came out with two nominations: Pastry Chef of the Year and Standout Family Meal Packages To Go. (P�����: P������� L�����) She looked forlornly at the few remaining scraps, scattered hither and yon.

Meanwhile, I was filling up with linguine ($22) and market squash, basil, lemon-ginger butter, chile flakes (I declined) and parmesan, a combination proving quite rich enough for me to take home and have another meal (with some add-ons).

Although olive oil cake ($13) and flourless chocolate cake ($13) are likely more popular, Jordan and I independently reached the split decision to share the pièce de résistance times deux: the “summer berry tiramisu” of berry mousse, sponge cake, vanilla cream, raspberry liqueur and amaretti crumbs ($14), crowned by the biggest berries I have seen all season. (Forget the other ingredients; berries are low-cal.)

Scrumptious!

Lucy Dakwar is the chef de cuisine at Thompson who shops at the Falls Church Farmers Market, as well as other markets for her berries and other summer goods like tomatoes, corn, melons and whatever’s available, she said during a break in tasks when Katherine called her over to our table to chat.

Dakwar has spent her entire 10-year culinary career with the Thompsons and Katherine credited Dakwar with most of the menu development. It was news to me that anyone would follow a restaurateur from New York City down South, but that’s exactly what Dakwar and some

other members of Thompson have done.

“Falls Church has been great,” Katherine said, and repeated herself. “We’ve been so fortunate that the neighborhood has embraced us” and she knocked on the wooden table: “We’ve been really busy.”

I can attest to “busyness” since I neglected to make a reservation for a recent Tuesday night and was shocked by the full house at 6:30 p.m., usually a less-popular night but the best for dining out, say Internet “experts” since food is usually the freshest and it’s less crowded. (Forget Sundays and Mondays.)

The night we were there, the smiling and gracious maitre d’ apologized for the lack of seating but within minutes was able to offer us a table after a couple with reservations decided to sit at the bar.

“We have a group of people who love dining at the bar,” Katherine said. “It’s a casual night for them. We have people who come in every week for a glass of wine and a meal.”

In New York City where the Thompsons met, married, and had two children, they spent several years opening and running restaurants. After the birth of their second child, now age 8, they considered moving (“Manhattan has its challenges”). Their move pointed them south, toward Katherine’s former home in Northern Virginia.

No stranger to Falls Church,

Katherine spent a lot of time here, growing up around her mother’s art studio near West and Broad.

For restaurant space, they looked at Arlington and dismissed the District of Columbia because of traffic, distance and stiffer competition. Northern Virginia residents “don’t necessarily want to truck into DC for a nice meal,” Katherine said.

And then there was a vacant storefront, the former home of another Italian restaurant, Argia’s — sandwiched between the new Whole Foods construction and Clare & Don’s Beach Shack. “It just felt like home,” Katherine said. “I know the area so well.”

They opened in August of 2019, “just enough time before Covid-19 hit to get our feet on the ground” and then closed for two weeks the next March just like everybody else.

As we know, for good or bad, life changes and learning opportunities have come with Covid. For the Thompsons, it was takeout.

“We’d never done that before and we had a ton of fun with it,” selling holiday boxes and virtual wine-tasting dinners, among other foods. Sweeping her arm around the restaurant to show the space, Katherine said the main dining room became a staging area. Takeout continues to this day.

A converted horse trailer food truck is on its way from Arizona to soon replace

the used tent on Park Place the Thompsons use for their location station for takeout and pickup. Construction next door has reduced foot traffic at the restaurant and the Thompsons may bring back brunch, which is currently on “pause.”

The couple hopes to open another restaurant at the former location of Hank’s Oyster Bar on King Street in Alexandria near the end of this year. The menus will be more or less the same, but, please, save me some burrata!

On August 10, Thompson will host a $125 wine-tasting dinner of five courses (five different wines), led by Maurizio Farro, Italian wine expert, and Erminia D’Angelo, Italian winegrower recently on the cover of Wine Enthusiast, whose winery, D’Angelo in Basilicata, will supply all the wines for the dinner.

In Falls Church, parking is free after 5 p.m. weekdays and all weekend on the top two floors at the Kaiser Permanente garage on Park Avenue, across the street from Thompson.

Thompson Italian is located at 124 N. Washington St., Falls Church. For more information, call 703-269-0893 or email info@ thompsonitalian.com. Thompson Italian is open Monday — Friday, 5 — 9:30 p.m. and Saturday — Sunday, 4:30 — 9:30 p.m.

Take it from me, reservations are highly recommended for dining room and patio tables, but drop-ins at the bar and at some patio tables are sometimes okay.

Buon appetito!

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NEWS BRIEFS Public Walking Tour Monday To Present Park Avenue Plans The public is invited to learn about the Park Avenue “Great Streets” project at a walking tour Monday, August 1 at 7 p.m., starting outside the Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave.) and lasting no longer than 90 minutes.

The tour will route along Park Avenue and stop at three key sites: the intersection of Park Avenue and N. Virginia Avenue, the intersection of Park Avenue and Little Falls Street, and the intersection of Park Avenue and Maple Avenue.

This project will transform Park Avenue from N. Virginia Avenue to N. Washington Street into a “Great Street,” as the VDOT program helping to pay for the upgrades calls the effort. That is, the promotion of “lively, attractive roadways that accommodate all modes of transportation while promoting social interaction, civic activity, and/or commerce.”

The components of this project, include undergrounding utility poles, more trees, slowing the speed limit to 20 miles per hour, raised brick intersections with bulbouts to shorten crosswalks, realigning the Maple Avenue intersection, gateway features at each end of the project, improved entrance to Cherry Hill Park, improving the intersections of Little Falls Street and Maple Avenue with W. Broad Street. Also, the city’s award-winning Farmers Market could move to Park Avenue, becoming a more accessible venue for the weekly event.

Meanwhile, a separately-funded project in the area would create a campus environment outside City Hall at the intersection of Little Falls Street and Park Avenue.

The City is using VDOT and local funds for this project. The project is currently in the preliminary design stage. Final design is scheduled to be complete in summer 2025 with construction potentially started in winter 2025 and completing in fall 2027.

Troubled Signal Lights at 2 F.C. Intersections Await Action Two problematic signal light issues at

two Falls Church intersections still await resolution, City Manager Wyatt Shields told the F.C. City Council Monday night.

The one that has been subject to considerable complaints from residents of Gresham Place, and others, at the corner of N. Washington and Gresham Place, is tied into the one a block away at N. Washington and Westmoreland and is under the control of Arlington County, which finds its current functioning completely acceptable, Shields reported, although further discussions with the county will occur.

The other issue involves the recently disabled lights at the busy Hillwood at Annandale Road intersection, which Shield said product fulfillment issues nationally are playing a role in the delayed repair of its signal controller.

Those lights, Shields said, may not be repaired for up to two months.

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Creative Cauldron Hosts Variety of Cabarets and Concerts

BY KYLEE TOLAND

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This summer, Creative Cauldron — a non-profit professional theater in Falls Church — is offering both concerts and cabarets to the public.

According to their website, Creative Cauldron “features a cabaret or concert by some of the most spectacular talent the D.C. area has to offer” every summer weekend. For those who can’t join in person, live-stream tickets are offered so one can view it online.

From the end of July to the beginning of September, cabarets and concerts include theatre reunions, debut or returning performances, cover artists and CD release parties. On July 30th, part one of the Sondheim Reunion Cabaret is taking place at the Cauldron, which includes “a mini ‘Into the Woods’ cast reunion that celebrates all things Sondheim plus other show tune and pop favorites.” Part two is on August 13th and features “another half of the Into the Woods cast” reuniting to sing Sondheim hits from shows like “Sweedney Todd,” “A Little Night Music,” “West Side Story” and more.

Juliet Lloyd, an “acclaimed” DC-based artist is making her debut performance at Creative Cauldron on July 29th. I was able to speak with Lloyd about her past and present successes as an artist.

Lloyd said her first exposure to music included playing the piano and trumpet during grade school, as well as joining an acapella group in college. It was around this time Lloyd realized “I really enjoy this and there seems to be something here.” After college, Lloyd made the decision to become a songwriter.

Lloyd said the Northern Virginia area has inspired her music career “quite a bit,” by “inspiring” her to incorporate “country flavor” into her musical style as it is often requested at her shows. The inspiration behind her songwriting “depends” on whether it’s about a “personal story or relationship” of her own, or hearing a song on Spotify that “helps her brain think creatively.” Her favorite part of being a musician is “getting to connect with people through the music,” and her two greatest accomplishments as an artist have been hearing her songs on reality shows such as “The Hills” and “The Real World,” as well as two of her new

songs winning the “grand prize” at the 2022 Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Competition.

Since releasing her last album 15 years ago, Lloyd said the pandemic was a part of the reason why she decided to create another album, as she had to “take a step back,” having no “performance opportunities” for a while. She hopes that with the release of her new album “High Road,” “people hear the music and resonate with it” through streaming services and CDs. Her advice for local artists who want to follow in her footsteps is to “keep at it and really savor the small things” such as “gaining a new fan” or “striking up a friendship that leads to other opportunities.”

On August 19th and September 10th, DeCarlo Raspberry and Susan Derry make return performances to the Creative Cauldron stage. After making his Cauldron debut last spring in Iyona Blakes’ “Girls of Madison Street,” Raspberry’s “Love is Key” fills the room “with jazz, soul, gospel, classical, R&B and theatre.” Known for her debut album “I Wish It So” and performing at the Cauldron in “Into the Woods” or the Bold New Works series, Broadway

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JULIET LLOYD is making her Creative Cauldron debut July 29th. (P���� ��������: Juliet Lloyd) actress Susan Derry is performing a solo cabaret that “you can’t miss out on.”

“Cauldron favorite” Abby Middleton is covering various songs “made famous” by Golden Age musical theatre actresses such as “Julie Andrews, Barbara Cook, Mary Martin and more in “Facing Forward & Looking Back.”

Performed on August 5th, the show “borrows [musical theatre actresses’] hope, strength and insight to face both the challenges and the Golden Ages to come.” On August 6th,

Leesburg-based folk group Favorite Child is holding a CD release party at Creative Cauldron. Blending “Indie Rock Lumineers and the Decemberists with feel-good favorites like Fleetwood Mac,” Favorite Child includes “stellar three-part harmonies, soaring guitar work and keyboards” that make up “the cornerstone” of their originals and covers.”

For more information about Creative Cauldron’s concerts and cabarets, visit https://www.creativecauldron.org.

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Community News & Notes Committee for Students with Disabilities Seeks Members The Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) is now accepting applications for new members. As stated in the release, the ACSD welcomes and encourages “parents/guardians, students, teachers, administrators, staff and others interested in special education in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) to share” their “thoughts, ideas, and/or public comment related to the needs of students with disabilities.” Email ACSDchair@fcps. edu or visit fcps.edu for more information. The ACSD is a local advisory committee for special education, appointed by each local school board, that advises the board through the division superintendent.

For the upcoming school year, the committee will seek to “examine current practices regarding the referral process; staffing standards; academic, behavioral and wellness programming; and the provision of special education and related services at the five Public Separate Day sites in FCPS (Key Center, Kilmer Center, Burke School, Cedar Lane

School, Quander Road School)” as well as “review evidenced-based and research-based practices regarding Public Separate Day schools for students with disabilities”; “make recommendations designed to improve staff recruitment and retention at FCPS Public Separate Day sites”; and “make recommendations designed to ensure consistency in the student referral process to a FCPS Public Separate Day site compliant with the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).”

Qurbani Food Distribution Event Set for July 28 Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center, located at 3159 Row St, Falls Church, in partnership with Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA), will be running a Qurbani Food Distribution event on Thursday, July 28 from 9 — 11 a.m. in the Dar Al-Hijrah courtyard. The meat distributed is prepared in accordance with halal guidelines; other foods will be donated as well. For more information, call 703-536-1030 to learn more or

DOGWOOD TAVERN held a “Yappy Hour” last week with help from Tito’s Vodka and Lost Dog & Animal Rescue. Five of the twelve dogs were adopted by the end of the evening. Dogwood Tavern is located at 132 W Broad St, Falls Church. (Photo: Sue Johnson)

visit hijrah.org. According to Islamic Relief Worldwide, the practice of Qurbani takes place “every year during the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah.” Muslims around the world “slaughter an animal — a goat, sheep, cow or camel — to reflect the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail, for the sake of God. At least one third of the meat from the animal must go to poor or vulnerable people.

“Traditionally, a Muslim would keep one third of the meat for their family and give the final third to their neighbours.” The Qurbani meat itself is “distributed fresh, frozen or canned, depending on factors such as cost, availability and access, though the majority of countries receive fresh meat. The meat is purchased from local suppliers in order to benefit the local economy. Each meat packet contains on average of three kilograms of meat, which will provide a family of four with meals for about a week.”

Fairfax County Archeologists Utilize Artifact Illustration The County Archeological Research Team’s (CART) online newsletter recently highlighted a common segment of the work many archeologists face — the discovery of artifacts that are hard to identify, analyze and record. When this happens, the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) archaeologists turn to the resources found in the archeology lab. CART’s survey of Riverbend Park (located at 8700 Potomac Hills St, Great Falls, VA) has begun to pick up steam as CART has now surveyed a little over 75 percent of the park. Thus far, quartz is the most abundant artifact material the archaeologists have recovered.

Quartz was utilized by Virginia’s First People to make stone tools, such as projectile points. (Archeologists often come across debitage in the field, the debris left over from making tools.) Despite its abundance in the archaeological record, quartz debitage is very difficult to analyze; it takes a well-trained eye to identify the telltale features of human modification in quartz that are more obvious in other stone materials. Artifact drawings, or illustrations, are one way to highlight features that don’t show up well in photos.

FAYE AND ANTHONY YIANNARAKIS, owner-operators of local favorite Anthony’s Restaurant, were recently awarded an honorary RAMMY Milestone Award for 50 years of service to their community. Anthony’s Restaurant is located at 3000 Annandale Rd, Falls Church. La Cote D’Or Café, located at 6876 Langston Blvd (formerly Lee Hwy), also received an Honorary Award for 30 years of business. (Photo: News-Press)

AN OAK TREE in the 500 block of N West St was taken down. The tree company “thought it was about 100 ft tall and close to 100 years old. We have not counted rings yet.” (Photo: Rosemary Ziskind)

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The CART Newsletter is a free, monthly e-newsletter containing news, updates and highlights of CART’s work throughout the county. CART is the research and outreach arm of the Fairfax County Archaeology and Collections Branch (ACB). For more information, visit the Archaeology and Collections website at fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ archaeology or contact ACB at fcpaarchaeology@fairfaxcounty.gov

Hidden Oaks Nature Center Reopening Draws Crowd Hundreds of people turned out for the grand reopening and ribboncutting ceremony at Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale last week. The renovated and expanded facility featured a wide array of programs, activities and performances, as well as remarks by local officials.

The nature center has operated for 53 years since its opening in 1967. With funding from the 2016 Park Bond, Hidden Oaks Nature Center underwent $1,627,000 in renovations and expansions. The construction proj-

ect added an additional classroom, a kitchen area and an interpretive space; the restrooms were also renovated to current Americans with Disabilities Act standards. Hidden Oaks Nature Center is located at 7701 Royce St, Annandale. To learn more about the center, visit fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hidden-oaks.

Creative Cauldron Hires New Bilingual Artistic Associate Creative Cauldron recently announced the hiring of Lenny Mendez in the position of Artistic Associate. Lenny Mendez is a Latina actress from the Washington, DC area. She earned her BFA in Acting and Directing from George Mason University and trained at Circle in the Square Theatre School on Broadway in New York City. Some past performance credits include Queen Titania in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Castaway Repertory), Angelina in “Prom Night” (GALA Hispanic Theatre) and Natalie in “The Proposal” (Workhouse Arts Center). Mendez will join Creative

THE FALLS CHURCH-ANNANDALE LIONS CLUB presented the Thomas King Memorial Scholarship to Ashley Nguyen of Falls Church High School. Left to right, Mike McLauglin President, Phil Loar, Scholarship chairman, Ashley Nguyen, Ai-Trinh Tran and Cuong Nguyen. (C������� �����)

Cauldron’s artistic staff in the role of a bilingual teaching artist and director of Creative Cauldron’s educational outreach programs. The position was funded through a Ross Roberts Arts grant from the Community Fund for Northern Virginia.

Mendez spoke about her new role at Creative Cauldron, sharing that she is “thrilled to have found a position where I can put my skills to great use and collaborate with some of the most down to earth artists I’ve met. When I came to this country at five years old, I would have never thought I would work at a beautiful black box theatre in the town where I was raised.” In the fall, Mendez will continue to expand Creative Cauldron’s community partnerships by teaching acting and improvisation at Second Story, a local non-profit organization committed to serving children in crisis and children needing a safe nurturing environment.

St. Andrew’s Cathedral Continues Relief Programs St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral is currently running a fundraising event with the goal of buying ambulances for its Humanitarian Crisis Center. Donations toward ambulance purchases can be made online at standrewuoc.org.

St. Andrew’s Humanitarian Crisis Center is open on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 12 — 8 p.m.

There is also an option for those wishing to send a general monetary donation to the Cathedral using PayPal, also found on their website.

St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral was founded in 1949, at a time when Ukrainian immigrants were fleeing the Soviet Union. Initial services for the 65 families were held in various rented premises in Washington, DC, until a building was purchased on 16th Street and converted into a church. In 1986, eight acres of land were purchased in Silver Spring, Maryland, and construction of a church in the clas-

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VISITING FROM LOS ANGELES were inlaws of Falls Church’s former vice mayor Hal Lippman (right). They include step son Mouncey Ferguson (left), a graduate of Meridian High School (then named George Mason) and granddaughters Stella and Sadie Ferguson. They sat in on Editor Nicholas Benton’s weekly luncheon at Anthony’s Restaurant Monday. (P����: N���-P����) sical Kozak Baroque style began.

St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral is located at 15100 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD.

“Be Wise, Immunize!” — Mandatory Vaccines for School Vaccinations are required for public school entry as they help keep students protected from serious diseases. Due to the disruptions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, many children missed their wellness checkups and their recommended childhood vaccinations over the past few years. Now is an optimum time to check with your students’ health care providers to make sure they are up to date on their required vaccines. Planning ahead is important as scheduled appointments are typically required for most vaccination clinics. It is important to remember to request documentation of your child’s immunizations to provide to the school. Visit the Fairfax County Health Department website at fairfaxcounty.gov/health/immunization

for a schedule of clinics and for more information.

Neighborhood Barbershop Wins Battle of Broad Street Last week saw some competition between the Neighborhood Barbershop and Mister Finster’s Tatoo Studio. Both prepared food items for the Battle of Broad Street, with the winning dish (the one to sellout first) receiving the spot of honor on Harvey’s menu for one month.

Jay, of the Neighborhood Barberhop, prepared a bacon-wrapped stuffed poblano with chicken, andouille sausage, corn and pimiento cheese, that ended up winning the Battle. $1 from each sale of the dish throughout the coming month will go towards the Falls Church Education Foundation. Harvey’s is located at 513 W. Broad Street, Falls Church and is open Monday — Thursday, 7 a.m. — 9 p.m., Fridays from 7 a.m. — 10 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. — 10 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. — 3 p.m.

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tures fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers, honey, and more.

Covid-19 guidelines observed. (300 Park Ave, Falls Church). 8 a.m. — 12 p.m.

CHERRY HILL OPEN HOUSE TOURS. Cherry Hill historic house and farm is offering docent-led tours now through Oct. Cherry Hill Farmhouse (312 Park Ave, Falls Church). For more information, visit cherryhillfallschurch.org. 10:00 a.m. — 12 p.m.

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USED BOOK SALE. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave, Falls Church) will hold their July weekend book sale over two days, Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31, from 10 a.m. — 3 p.m. This two-day book sale will feature books, compact discs and DVDs for all ages. All proceeds support library programs and services.

BRIGHT STAR THEATRE PRESENTS THE LITTLE MERMAID. The duo of Lenny and Mabel — “The Greatest Actors in the World” — provide a fun take on Hans Christian Anderson’s classic fairy tale, The Little Mermaid. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave, Falls Church). 11 a.m. — 12 p.m.

THE FALLS CHURCH FARMERS MARKET, open at 8 a.m. every Saturday near City Hall, will be participating in National Farmers Market Week on Saturday, August 13, with special guest vendors, music, entertainment, kid games and giveaways prizes. (Photo: Office of Communications for the City of Falls Church)

LOCAL EVENTS THURSDAY, JULY 28 FALLS CHURCH FIBER ARTISTS. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave, Falls Church, VA) invites all who enjoy to knit and crochet for an informal, weekly craft group. All are welcome. 10 a.m. — 12 p.m.

LA HORA DEL CUENTO EN ESPAÑOL. A Spanish Immersion storytime, once a month, featuring songs, rhymes and activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church).

10:30 – 11 a.m.

MEMORY CAFE AT FAMILLE. A supportive and engaging environment for individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and their caregivers, friends and family. This onsite program is an opportunity to make new friends and interact with others, led by an Insight Memory Care staff member. Famille Event Space (700 W. Broad St, Falls Church). For questions or to RSVP, reach out to Kayla Peters,

Outreach and Events Coordinator, at kpeters@kensingtonsl.com. 10:30 — 11:30 a.m.

COLLAB: CONVERSATION IN ART. An exhibition featuring work done in collaboration between two artists, running now — Aug. 14 at Falls Church Arts Gallery (700 W. Broad St, Falls Church, VA). Visit fallschurcharts.org for more information. The gallery is open Wednesdays — Saturdays, 11 a.m. — 6 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. — 2 p.m.

MOSAIC FARMERS MARKET. Running until Oct. 27, the Mosaic FreshFarm market is open Thursdays, 3 — 7 p.m. Located at District Ave, between Merrifield Town Center & Strawberry Lane, at 2920 District Ave, Fairfax.

SOLACE OUTPOST TRIVIA NIGHT. Trivia every Tuesday and Thursday. First and second place teams win gift cards.

571-378-1469. (444 W. Broad St, Falls Church). 7 — 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 30 FALLS CHURCH FARMERS MARKET. Every Saturday, the Farmers Market fea-

QUANTUM PHYSICS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. Fun, interactive lectures about quantum physics for rising 7th, 8th and 9th graders. Thomas Jefferson Public Library (7415 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 4 — 5 p.m. Register online at librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.

SUNDAY, JULY 31 CALLS FOR ENTRIES: ALL MEDIA – ART INSPIRED BY THE WORD “WILD.” Go wild as you create works for this wordinspired show. "Wild" was selected by our followers after an "Art Madness" competition on social media. Deadline for submissions is Sunday, July 24 at midnight, while the exhibition is from August 20-October 2 at the Falls Church Arts Gallery and online.

HIJRI NEW YEAR’S DAY, also known as Islamic New Year, is observed on the first day of Muharram, with the exact day changing every year. Hijri is celebrated by Muslims around the world, dating back to the 7th century A.D. when the Prophet Muhammad and his followers were forced to leave Mecca and emigrate to Medina as a result of stark religious persecution. This journey came to be known as the Hijra. Muharram is a sacred month of remembrance in the Islamic faith, marking the death anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussein. For non-Muslims, Hijri and Muharram present an opportunity to learn more about the faith, including its history and customs. Locally, the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamc Center (located at 3159 Row St, Falls Church), founded in 1983, has worked to support the Islamic community here in the DC Metropolitan region. In addition to education, religious services, fundraising and social outreach, Dar Al-Hijrah also holds weekly classes on Sundays for new Muslims and people of other faiths; works to support homeless Muslim and non-Muslim people in the community; and participates in an annual distribution of “Back to School” supplies for families in need. To learn more, visit hijrah.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 1 PARK AVENUE “GREAT STREETS” WALKING TOUR. The City Council will lead a walking tour of the Park Avenue “Great Streets” Project, beginning at the library entrance and stopping at City Hall and Northside Social. All are welcome.

Email aastorga@fallschurchva.gov with questions. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711). 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ICE CREAM SOCIAL. Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church (3435 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Falls Church) invites all to an ice cream social from 6 — 8 p.m. The event will also feature the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society. Call 703-534-6461 for more information.

NOW UNTIL AUGUST 14th, the Falls Church Arts exhibit "Collab" highlights work by pairs of artists working together to create a unified piece of art. Falls Church Arts is located at 700-B W. Broad St, Falls Church. (Photo courtesy: Falls Church Arts)

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CA L E NDA R WILLEM DICKE. Ireland’s Four Provinces (105 W Broad St, Falls Church). 7 p.m.

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VINCE GILL FEATURING WENDY MOTEN. Capital One Hall (7750 Capital One Tower Rd, Tysons, VA). $59.75. 7:30 p.m. 703-343-7651.

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ALEX PAREZ. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St, Falls Church). 9:30 p.m.

703-237-8333.

SUNDAY, JULY 31 DAN CHUTE. Ireland’s Four Provinces

(105 W Broad St, Falls Church). 4 p.m.

703-534-8999.

BABBU MAAN. Capital One Hall (7750 Capital One Tower Rd, Tysons, VA). $59. 8 p.m. 703-343-7651.

LIVE MUSIC AT MARK’S PUB. Mark’s Pub (2190 Pimmit Dr, Falls Church). 8 p.m.

703-356-3822.

MIKE RICHARDS. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St, Falls Church). 9:30 p.m.

703-237-8333.

HERMITUDE, an Australian duo made up of Luke Dubber and Angus Stuart, has been blending electronic music, hip hop, soul and funk live and in the studio since the turn of the century. Hermitude will be at an A.i. pop-up in Washington, DC this Friday at 10 p.m. For more information, visit aipopups.com. (Photo: hermitude.com)

LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY, JULY 28 HOLLY MONTGOMERY. Settle Down Easy Brewing Co. (2822 Fallfax Dr, Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-573-2011.

SETH KIBEL & THE KLEZTET. Nottoway Park (9537 Courthouse Rd, Vienna).

7:30 p.m. 703-324-7469.

TWO BY SEA. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St, Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-237-0300.

AARON LEWIS AND THE STATELINERS. Capital One Hall (7750 Capital One Tower Rd, Tysons, VA). $39. 7:30 p.m.

703-343-7651.

CITY OF FAIRFAX CONCERT BAND: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS CONCERT SERIES. Veterans’ Amphitheater (10455 Armstrong St, Fairfax). 7:30 p.m. 703-385-7858.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 CHRIS COLLETTA AND THE STATE SECRETS. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 North Washington St, Falls Church). 5:30 p.m. 703-532-9283.

HERMITUDE. A.i. (2101 New York Ave, Washington, DC). $35. 10 p.m. 202659-6388.

SATURDAY, JULY 30 TUNEMATICS. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 North Washington St, Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-532-9283.

NO QUICK FIX. The Casual Pint (6410 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7 p.m.

703-286-0995.

THE BILL PAPPAS PROJECT. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St, Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-237-0300.

DISNEY AND PIXAR'S “TOY STORY” IN CONCERT WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – EMIL DE COU, CONDUCTOR. Wolf Trap (Filene Center, 1551 Trap Rd, Vienna). $28. 8 p.m.

703-255-1900.

THEATER & ARTS THURSDAY, JULY 28 SUMMER CONCERTS IN CHERRY HILL PARK. The 2022 Summer Concerts in the Park Series, hosted by the Falls Church Village Preservation and Improvement Society (VPIS) and the Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department, returns for its 30th year of local musical entertainment. Running now — Thursday, Aug. 4, guests will hear a variety of regional artists — ranging in genres from blues to rock to Latin — each week starting at 7 p.m. at Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave, Falls Church).

Guests are encouraged to bring blankets or folding chairs and a picnic dinner, as seating will not be provided. Advanced registration is no longer required. For more information on the Summer Concerts series, visit fallschurchva.gov/632/Concerts-in-thePark. The lineup for the remainder of the summer is as follows: Thursday, July 28: Karl Stoll and The Danger Zone (Blues); Thursday, Aug. 4: Big Howdy (Bluegrass).

PROVIDENCE PRESENTS. As part of the Fairfax County Park Authority’s Summer

Entertainment Series, the Providence District will be hosting an ongoing set of live music performances at Nottoway Park (9601 Courthouse Rd, Vienna) and Graham Road Community Building (3036 Graham Rd, Falls Church) on Wednesday and Thursday nights, now — the month of August. The upcoming shows at Nottoway Park for the month of July are: Thursday, July 28: Seth Kibel & The Kleztet (Jazz, Swing) at 7:30 p.m. The upcoming performances at Graham Road Community Building for the month of July are: Wednesday, July 27: Mariachi Los Amigos (Mariachi Dance).

Those wishing to volunteer at an event can email providence@fairfaxcounty.gov. For more information, visit fairfaxcounty.gov/ parks/performances.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 2022 SUMMER CABARET SERIES. Sponsored by Sislers Stone and produced by Creative Cauldron, the Summer Cabaret series is a summerlong celebration of music and musical theater. Every Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., now — September 17,

NOVA NIGHTSKY COMMUNITY THEATER has been busy rehearsing their upcoming production of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It," which will begin playing Thursday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Vienna Baptist Church (541 Marshall Rd SW, Vienna). "As You Like It," an entangled tale of love, lust and mistaken identity, will also run on Friday, August 5, Saturday, August 6 and Thursday, August 11 — Saturday, August 13. This NOVA Nightsky production is directed by Chuck O'Toole. (Photo: Jaclyn Robertson) audiences will experience some spectacular local talent from the DC area.

Upcoming performances will feature Erin Granfield, Alan Naylor, Juliet Lloyd,

Sondheim Reunions, Abby Middleton, Favorite Child, JChris, Sally Imbriano, DeCarlo Raspberry, Sarah Anne Stillers, Susan Derry, Wesley Diener and Kanysha

Williams. Creative Cauldron is located at 410 S Maple Ave, Falls Church. For more information and tickets, visit creativecauldron.org.

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Submitting Party Signature: __________ ELECTRONIC Submission of Proposals ___________________________ Date: will be accepted by the City of Falls Church _________________________ Purchasing Agent, James Wise (jwise@ Custodial Parent (if applicable): Nur Salah fallschurchva.gov), for the provision of Abushakra Vehicle OEM Parts and/or Services.

Effective January 1, 2016, family court actions in all counties are subject to mediation. Under the Due date for electronic submission of Proposals is Wednesday, 08/10/22 @ 1:00 provisions of the Supreme Court’s Rules for AlPM. The RFP which includes all details ternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), mediation and requirements may be downloaded is defined as an informal process in which a thirdfrom the City’s procurement website: www. party mediator facilitates settlement discussions fallschurchva.gov/Bids. between parties. Any settlement is voluntary. In the absence of settlement, the parties lose none of For more information and/or questions their rights to trial. regarding this RFP, contact the City’s Also under the ADR Rules, the parties may agree Purchasing Agent via email jwise@fallschon a mediator or the Clerk of Court will appoint urchva.gov. To request a reasonable aca mediator from the certified list. If the Clerk apcommodation for any type of disability, call points a mediator from the list, the mediator will 703 248-5007 (TTY 711). be certified by the Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification and may be either a lawyer, a Invitation For Bids (IFB) IFB 0823-22-TBCI licensed mental health professional or any other Trammel Branch Culvert Improvements individual meeting the certification requirements.

Phase 2 Whether or not the mediator is a lawyer, if apCity of Falls Church pointed by the court, the charge per hour is set at a specified amount under the provisions of ADR PASSWORD PROTECTED ELECTRONIC Rule 9. Parties are responsible for payment of the BIDS (SEALED) will be accepted by the City mediator as set out in ADR Rule 9. of Falls Church by electronic submission to SUPREME COURT RULES REQUIRE MEthe Purchasing Agent, James Wise, jwise@ DIATION OF ALL CONTESTED DOMESTIC fallschurchva.gov (email) for the provision RELATIONS ACTIONS. IF THE DOCKETof Trammel Branch Culvert Improvements ING INFORMATION ON PAGE 1 OF THIS Phase 2 Project. This IFB is being supported, COVERSHEET INDICATES THAT THIS in whole or in part, by federal award number CASE IS SUBJECT TO MEDIATION YOU [SLFRP2614] awarded to the City by the U.S. ARE NOTIFIED THAT MEDIATED SETTLEDepartment of the Treasury.

MENT CONFERENCES ARE REQUIRED IN THIS CASE, AND THAT THE COURTDue date for the electronic submission of Bids ANNEXED ADR RULES SHALL APPLY is Tuesday, August 23, 2022 @ 11:00 AM. A TO ALL CASES IN WHICH MEDIATION IS Non-Mandatory Virtual Pre-Bid Conference REQUIRED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORwill be held via Microsoft Teams on August MATION CONCERNING THE PROCESS 9, 2022 (see the IFB for details). A copy of the IFB which includes all details and requireAND TIME FRAMES, PLEASE CONSULT ments may be downloaded from the City of THE ADR RULES. KEY SECTIONS OF THE Falls Church’s procurement website: www.

RULES ARE IDENTIFIED BELOW. fallschurchva.gov/Bids. Notice of the IFB may CONTESTED ACTIONS INVOLVING CUSalso be accessed via eVA, the Commonwealth TODY AND VISITATION of Virginia’s electronic procurement portal for Rule 3 registered suppliers, www.eva.virginia.gov.

Actions Subject to ADR Rule 4(d)(1)(3)(4) &(5) For more information and/or questions regardAppointment of Mediator by Family Court ing this IFB contact the City’s Purchasing Rule 5(g) Agent; (703) 248-5007; jwise@fallschurchva.

Scheduling in Family Court gov. To request a reasonable accommodation Rule 6(g) for any type of disability, call 703 248-5007 Agreement in Family Court (TTY 711).

Rule 7(f) Reporting Results of Conference Rule 9 Continued on Page 29 Compensation of Neutral ALL OTHER CONTESTED ACTIONS Rule 3 Actions Subject to ADR Rule 4(d)(2)(3)(4) &(5) Appointment of Mediator by Family Court Rule 5(g) Scheduling in Family Court

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Docket No. 2022-DR-26NOTE: The coversheet and information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law. This form is required for docketing purposes for the Clerk of Court and must be signed and dated, and filled out completely. A copy of this coversheet must be served on the defendant(s) along with the Summons and Complaint.

Submitted by: Lisa M. Carver SC Bar # 68311 Address: 8203 Nigels Dr Ste 201 Telephone # (843) 213-1576 Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 Fax # (843) 213-1588 Email: lisa@carverlawfirmllc.com Other: DOCKETING INFORMATION ■ This case is subject to MEDIATION pursuant to the Family Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules. □ This case is exempt from ADR (certificate attached).

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