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Inside This Week New Things Virginians Can, Can’t Do as of July 1 Effective July 1, your life probably changed, at least a little, as new laws went into effect across Virginia. See page 5
Students Urge J.E.B. Stuart H.S. Name Change An online petition is urging Mason District School Board member Sandy Evans to spearhead a name change for the J.E.B. Stuart High School in the Sleepy Hollow section of greater Falls Church.
Plans for Huge Broad-Washington Project Submitted to F.C. City Hall R ockets’ R ed G lare
Hitt & Partners Want 324 Residential Over Mega-Whole Foods
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next week. Ever since the Council and Schools voted to reject an unsolicited proposal from Clark Construction to develop the site in May, the City-Schools team hired a consulting firm to begin extracting public opinions about how to develop the site. Under the terms of its annexation into the City as part of the sale of the City’s water system to Fairfax County, 75 per-
Described as “a residential and commercial anchor for the City’s Arts and Cultural District,” the Todd Hitt company of Kiddar Metz, recent purchasers of three acres at the northeast corner of Falls Church’s downtown crossroads, the intersection of Washington (Rt. 29) and Broad (Rt. 7), announced it has filed an application with the City of Falls Church for the redevelopment of that property. The new project would include over 100,000 square feet of commercial space to include a grocery anchor (earlier reported as a Whole Foods store), restaurants with outdoor dining, neighborhood-serving retail stores, 36,000 square feet of commercial office space, and 324 apartments. “This mix of space will yield a net fiscal surplus of $3.3 million each year and over $60 million in the next 20 years,” Hitt, president and CEO of the Restonbased Kiddar Metz, said in a press release last Thursday. “Additionally, we expect the office and retail to support over 200 full time jobs.” The venture involves also the Arlingtonbased Insight Property Group, whose CEO Richard Hauser added in the release, “In addition to the fiscal surplus, this project will bring new life and energy to downtown Falls Church. This project falls within the City’s core entertainment area, which already includes existing restaurants and the State Theatre. We believe this area of the community will really come alive with
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Paul Krugman: Ending Greece’s Bleeding
Europe dodged a bullet on Sunday. Confounding many predictions, Greek voters strongly supported their government’s rejection of creditor demands. And even the most ardent supporters of European union should be breathing a sigh of relief. See page 14
Press Pass with The Honey Dewdrops
Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish met in college while playing in a band together. That was in 2003. Now, 12 years later, they are married and touring together as the members of the duet The Honey Dewdrops. See page 25
THE STATUESQUE RENDERING of the Mustang, the mascot of George Mason High School, basked in the glow of the annual City of Falls Church Fourth of July fireworks thousands enjoyed at the high school last Saturday night. (Photo: Claudette Brown)
Town Hall Meeting Saturday Precedes City Issuing ‘RFP’ for Annexed Land
by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
Index
Editorial..................6 Letters....................6 Business News....10 News & Notes.12-13 Comment........14-17 Calendar.........20-21
Food & Dining......22 Classified Ads .....28 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword...........29 Critter Corner.......30
A 20-page “request for proposal” document that is scheduled for a final fine tuning and release to prospective developers of the City of Falls Church’s newly-annexed near 40 acre site that currently houses its high and middle schools will be the subject of a town hall meeting this Saturday, July 11, from 10 – 11:30 a.m. at the Council chambers of the Falls Church City
Hall, 300 Park Avenue. That town hall meeting, to which the public is invited and urged to raise questions or make comments, will be followed by a regular business meeting of the Falls Church City Council on Monday night at 7:30 p.m., and those will be the final chances for the public to provide input into the final version of the request for proposal, or RFP, that will hit all the places where serious developers go to look for new business
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Here’s New Things Virginians Can & Can’t Do As of July 1 BY DEL. MARCUS SIMON
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You may not have noticed it yet, dear reader, but on July 1 of this year your life probably changed, at least a little, as new laws went into effect across Virginia. Not all of us may notice the change right away, but for others, the changes are more impactful. This is particularly true if you are nursing mother, a frequent cyclist, the parent of a child with autism or other disabilities, or an employee concerned about maintaining your privacy online. Most laws that passed the General Assembly during the 2015 session and were signed by the Governor actually took effect last week. That means it is now legal to breastfeed in public places, it is now illegal to sell powdered alcohol in the Commonwealth, and employers are forbidden from requiring employees to divulge their social media accounts and passwords. Thanks to the Virginia General Assembly, your employer can’t require you to disclose the username and password to your social media accounts, whether you are a
current employee or an applicant. The law also says your boss can’t make you add them as a friend on Facebook, and allows you to block them from your Twitter, Instagram and other social media accounts, if you want to. As Virginians’ expectations regarding the privacy and ownership of their digital content and persona continue to change, so to must Virginia’s laws. The Privacy Expectation Afterlife and Choices Act spells out when and whether social media and digital content providers are required to provide your electronic communications and content to the personal representative of your estate after you die. The act specifically allows the provider to withhold content if disclosure is contrary to the deceased users expressed intent. Prior to July 1, divorced custodial parents of profoundly disabled children often found themselves out of luck when court ordered child support vanished on their child’s eighteenth birthday. A new law provides that a court may order support for any child over the age of 18 who is severely and permanently mentally or physi-
cally disabled when they turn 18 (or 19 if the child was a full-time high school student). To receive support the child cannot be selfsupporting, and must live in the home of the parent seeking child support. In an effort to encourage prompt reporting of overdoses, Virginia law now establishes an affirmative defense to prosecution for drug possession, public intoxication or unlawful purchase and possession of alcohol for anyone seeking emergency medical attention for himself or another because of a drug-related or alcohol-related overdose. The Commonwealth may not use evidence obtained as a result of your seeking or obtaining emergency medical attention, as long as you remain at the scene until a law-enforcement officer responds to the report of an overdose or, if no law-enforcement officer is present at the scene, as long as you cooperate with law enforcement, identify yourself to the responding law-enforcement officer, and cooperates with any resulting criminal investigation. Virginia’s roads just became a little safer for cyclists, and a little
more forgiving for drivers who share the road with them. Virginia’s law now includes bicycles, electric assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, and mopeds among the list of vehicles that drivers of cars shall not follow too closely. While you can now be ticketed for
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We are deeply troubled to learn that a neighborhood group in McLean is pressuring Dranesville Supervisor John Foust and his appointed Fairfax County Planning Commissioner John Ulfelder to oppose the approval of plans by the Falls Church City Schools to renovate and expand Mt. Daniel Elementary School. The matter is slated to come before the county’s Planning Commission next Wednesday. There are serious problems with this. First, the group and county officials all along to this point have led the City’s schools to believe that they would not have a problem with the further development of the 7.3 acres on N. Oak Street in the county. The argument has been that the neighbors to the site would be much less happy were the City to sell the land to a developer for a residential project, and that keeping the site for the school would not represent a problem. In fact, the county’s planning staff has ruled that the proposed changes are “substantially in accord” with the county’s revised comprehensive plan. Based on this, the City and its School Board has moved ahead with its planning for the site, including the passing of a public referendum to cover funding for it. The work on the project was to begin the day school let out last month, with the goal to open the school back up in time for the beginning of the school year in September 2016. Secondly, the prospect of this Eleventh Hour disruption impacts children, a lot of them. This is not a case of some group wanting to keep a commercial or residential development from happening in their back yard. This is a case of seriously disrupting and denying to young children access to the means for a quality education. There is no question that if a last-minute decision by the county’s Planning Commission to deny this application took place next Wednesday, then all the efforts to mend years of contention between Fairfax County and the City of Falls Church would be undermined, possibly irreparably. This does not bode well for the county, much less the City, given the City’s plans for the development of the near 40 acres of land that were annexed into the City as part of the deal to sell the City’s water system to the county last year. At Monday’s F.C. Council and School Board work session, it was noted the county has a keen interest in elements associated with transportation and vehicular access as this project gets developed. With a large town house development now being built across Route 7 from this site, the county will want to win the cooperation of the City for solutions that do not infringe negatively on that property. In sum, there should be a quid pro quo that links the county’s cooperation with the City’s need to expand Mt. Daniel and the City’s cooperation with the county’s need for special considerations on Rt. 7.
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Editor, When I saw the headline in the June 25 issue of the News-Press, “Expelled from Historic Church, Anglicans Buy a New Home”, my first thought was “there Nick Benton goes again, rewriting history.” Then I got mad. As a resident of the City of Falls Church for 40 years and as a longtime member of Falls Church Presbyterian Church, I know well the saga of The Falls Church
Episcopal Church. It was the “continuing Episcopalians” who were “expelled” from their church in 2006 when the Anglicans laid claim to the property and refused to share any space on that property. After a few months the Episcopalians approached our church asking to share our space, and we shared our facilities with them for about five years while the two parties asked the courts to settle the dispute. I believe the Virginia Supreme
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Court denied the claim of the Anglicans to control the historic property and a peaceful transition of control of the property soon followed. The article explains most of these facts, but so often it is the headline that grabs the attention of the casual reader. I think a more accurate headline would have been “Falls Church Anglicans to purchase a new property on Route 50”. Not a sexy headline but more accurate. Michael Volpe Falls Church (Ed. replies – The Falls Church Anglicans were expelled from the historic church by a series of court decisions.)
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Despite Marriage Ruling, the Struggle Isn’t Over B� J�� H�������
When the United States Supreme Court released its decision in Obergefell v Hodges, the reaction was swift, passionate and predictably hyperbolic. Major decisions tend to inspire hopes and dreams as well as fear and anger. The reason for this is the false sense that giving anything to anyone can only mean taking it away from someone else. The result of this is the creation of an adversarial mindset which hinders cooperation and compromise. One fundamental error in the debate over marriage equality came from this mindset. The premise in this approach was the belief that civil rights are a finite resource. That if we give rights to everyone there will not be enough to go around. We have had this debate before. As a nation we have expanded the franchise to include freed slaves, women, and individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 and no one was disenfranchised as a result of this expansion. This brings us to marriage equality. When gays and lesbians began to demand the right to marry in many states, the reactions were often based on anger and fear. There were two dominant themes in the opposition. The first was morality. The argument was simple, “we know this is wrong because our religion tells us it is wrong.” At one time, many members of churches which banned alcohol joined
together to fight for prohibition. In the end it was not successful and was repealed. In essence we said, “if alcohol is against your religion, don’t drink.” No one was forced to drink, to sell alcoholic beverages or to serve alcoholic beverages at their church picnics. The proponents of prohibition lost
“Part of freedom of religion is not being bound by the rules of anyone else’s faith.” nothing with the repeal. Part of freedom of religion is not being bound by the rules of anyone else’s faith. The purpose of the Constitution, according to the preamble, is not to promote a particular doctrine or set of beliefs but “to promote the common welfare.” Since the argument that same sex marriage cannot be allowed because “my religion says it’s wrong” was insufficient, the second line of attack was, “it is an infringement on my rights.” Back to the idea that civil rights are limited and if we give them to another group there won’t be enough to go around. In the surreal world of sound bites and
exaggeration that much of the media seems to function in, we witnessed claims that ministers would be forced to perform marriages of which they disapproved. No doubt this was based on the thousands of recorded cases of Catholic priests being compelled by courts to witness marriages of atheists, protestants, Jews, Muslims and divorced or lapsed Catholics. Oh, there were zero recorded or even rumored cases! Churches risk losing their tax exempt status if they don’t perform “gay marriages,” still not seeing that in the decision or in the history. No Catholic church has lost its tax exempt status for refusing to baptize a child because it disapproved of the parents’ lifestyle (even if the scandal of that lifestyle was nothing more than not attending church regularly). In line with the claim that churches would suffer and believers would be punished for their faith was the fear that “real” marriage would suffer if “these kinds” were allowed to call themselves married. How fragile the institution of marriage must be if it can only be sustained by constant reinforcement of the specialness of those who have entered into that state. The decision was celebrated in the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgendered) Community. The White House, Niagara Falls and several public sights and monuments were bathed in rainbow lights. For the LGBT community, the celebration should be tinged with caution. The struggle for acceptance and recognition
of our rights is not over. In many ways, the struggle will intensify. A backlash is inevitable from those who truly feel threatened as well as from those who claim to feel threatened but in fact just don’t like us. For gay Catholics, the celebration comes with a degree of sadness. We, gay Catholics are saddened not so much that our church does not respect, accept or approve of our relationships as by the fact that the church has invested so much effort and so many resources in fighting against the civil recognition of our status. When divorced Catholics remarried they did so in civil ceremonies, the church disapproved of those unions, distinguished them from valid, sacramental marriages but still recognized and acknowledged them as marriage. A final argument was raised by Justice Thomas in his dissent, not about the rights of gay and lesbian persons but about the power of the Supreme Court. Justice Thomas argued that the Court did not have the power to give gays and lesbians the right to marry. In a sense I agree with him. I don’t believe the court gave us anything, the court merely recognized and confirmed a right we already had; that right was subsumed in those with which according to Thomas Jefferson, we were endowed by our creator and which were unalienable. Joe Hennessy is a president of Dignity Northern Virginia.
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NEWS BRIEFS Students Urge J.E.B. Stuart H.S. Name Change An online petition signed by 338 people as of Wednesday morning is urging Mason District School Board member Sandy Evans to spearhead a name change for the J.E.B. Stuart High School in the Sleepy Hollow section of greater Falls Church. J.E.B. Stuart was a prominent Confederate general during the Civil War, and the petitioners contend that when the high school named for him was built in the 1950s, citizens deliberately chose the name of Confederate soldiers as a means of protest against court orders to racially integrate the schools. “The use of Confederate names was used to intimidate and shame black students,” the petition states. In the wake of the murder of nine black members of an historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, moves have been swift to remove images of the Confederate flag throughout the south, and the J.E.B. Stuart petition is in that spirit. It includes a list of schools around the U.S. where name changes have occurred out of sensitivity for racial equality. Rising Stuart senior Anna Rowan has spearheaded this petition effort. In addition to J.E.B. Stuart, the petition calls for the removal of all Confederate-related school names in Fairfax County.
McLean Citizens Group Opposing Mt. Daniel Expansion After literally years of preparations, including the passing of a City-wide referendum last November, the Falls Church School Board’s efforts to achieve a renovation and expansion of the Mt. Daniel Elementary School located just outside the City limits in Fairfax County may be derailed if the Fairfax County Planning Commission next Wednesday night votes to deny the City of Falls Church and School Board application for the project, which is what an eleventh hour request from the McLean Citizens Association is calling for. The McLean association board of directors issued a resolution on June 3 calling for opposition to the expansion and denial of the application. The statement includes 29 “whereas” clauses, effectively calling the project “excessive and incompatible with the neighborhood.” The resolution was addressed to Fairfax County Dranesville Supervisor John Foust and Planning Commissioner John Ulfelder among others.
Metro Proposal Limits Orange, Silver Line Trips Metro officials have drafted a “rail service optimization” plan that was presented to its Riders’ Advisory Council last week proposing a more reliable spacing of stops along the system’s lines to make them overall more efficient and to reduce the number of cars during peak hours in some areas, and increasing them in others. For Falls Church Orange, Silver and Blue line passengers, the spacing of arrivals would jump on average from six to eight minutes. During rush hours, according to the new proposal, the Orange line trains would arrive every eight minutes, instead of six, at the Vienna/East Falls Church segment, and on the Silver line every eight minutes, instead of six, at the Wiehle/East Falls Church segment. The East Falls Church to Rosslyn segment would run every four minutes, instead of three, on the Orange and Silver line trains.
DMV on Wheels Returns to Falls Church Friday Virginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles mobile customer service center, DMV 2 Go, returns to the City of Falls Church at City Hall this Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. With no appointments necessary, the full-service office provides all DMV transactions for Virginia residents including applying for and renewing driver’s licenses, obtaining ID cards (including photos) and Virginia’s veterans ID cards, taking road and knowledge tests, obtaining copies of driving records, obtaining vehicle titles, license plates, decals, and transcripts; ordering disabled parking placards or plates, updating an address after a move for DMV and voter registration and more. The Falls Church DMV 2 Go event is co-hosted by the Falls Church Commissioner of the Revenue and the Virginia DMV.
New Study Says Va. Schools Affected by Deep Cuts to Funding For six years, according to a Commonwealth Institute study, local schools all across Virginia have been feeling the pinch created by deep cuts to state funding for education. The report states, “In the wake of the recession, lawmakers made changes to the formula the state uses to allocate education funding in order to save money in the state budget. But that has left many schools out in the cold, forced to rely on more funding from already cash-strapped localities or make deep cuts that hurt students and teachers. At the same time, the recession has left more of Virginia’s students in need. Since 2007, the percent of students living in poverty has grown by 21 percent. Students in struggling families often need more support both in and out of the classroom to get ahead. So at a time when the needs of their students have been rising, many schools are serving more students with fewer resources.”
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The Congressional Schools of Virginia is hosting a pool party, cookout, and networking mixer for the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and members of the business community on Tuesday, July 14 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Members of the Chamber, friends of the business community, and those interested in learning more about The Congressional Schools programs, are welcome to attend this family focused event. The event, which was originally scheduled for June, is free but registration is requested. Attendees can register at FallsChurchChamber.org or contact the Falls Church Chamber office at 703-532-1050 or info@fallschurchchamber.org. Located at 3229 Sleepy Hollow Road in Falls Church, the Congressional Schools of Virginia’s mission is to prepare children, through an innovative and accelerated curriculum, to embrace the opportunities and responsibilities they will face as global citizens. For more information visit congressionalschools.org.
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Hatchett Named ‘Of Counsel’ at Local Law Firm Benton Potter & Murdock, P.C., has announced that Bonita L. Hatchett is now Of Counsel to the firm. Hatchett is an experienced ERISA and Employee Benefits lawyer with eighteen years of large law firm experience. She has served as outside ERISA and benefits counsel to national corporations, public sector entities, growth and middle-market companies, jointly-trusteed funds, as well as entrepreneurs in major industry groups. She serves as the Qualified Plans Vice Chair of the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, and teaches ERISA and Employee Benefits Law at the Washington Institute for Graduate Legal Studies. Benton Potter & Murdock, P.C., is a woman and minority owned law firm and a member of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms with offices in Falls Church, Washington, D.C. and Maryland. For more information, visit bpmlawyers.com.
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Horizon Spine and Pain Specialists in Fairfax announced the appointment of Tristen Case, PA-C, of Falls Church, as physician assistant. Case is a seasoned medical professional who is nationally certified and state-licensed, and in compliance with the regulations of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. For the past four years she was a physician assistant with the Wound Clinic at Mount Vernon Hospital. For more information or to make a referral, please call them at 703-207-4304 or visit their website at horizonspineandpain.com. 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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Dominion Hospital is committed to serving the community. We are the only psychiatric hospital in northern Virginia to serve children and adolescents. Our interdisciplinary approach assembles social workers, mental health nurses, psychologists, expressive therapists and other mental health professionals under the leadership of our medical staff. We are a top performer for our hospital accreditation body and have one of three disease specific eating disorder units in the country, Reflections. Why did you join the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and why do you continue to maintain your membership?
Dominion Hospital has a long standing relationship with the local community. As a member of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce since 2009 we have committed to continuing our relationship with local businesses and their family members, including sponsorship of the Mini-Golf Fun Night since 2011. The hospital has over 200 employees who are able to take advantage of the wonderful benefits of Chamber membership. What do you see in your company’s future in Falls Church?
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Community News & Notes Local Business Bags Over 200 Lunches for Local Students The Falls Church-based Innovation Health bagged over 200 lunches for students at Pine Spring Elementary School’s summer programs last Tuesday. The effort is part of the company’s ongoing support for the school, which has an over 60 percent poverty rate. The lunches served as weekend food bags for the students at the school, located at 7607 Willow Lane, Falls Church. Dave Notari, CEO of Innovation Health, delivered the bags to the school on Tuesday. For more information about the company, visit innovation-health.com.
F.C. Resident to Shave Head For Cancer Fundraiser Corey Haynes, a Falls Church resident currently serving in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua, plans to shave her head this December
as part of a fundraiser organized by St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which funds childhood cancer research. Haynes, who is nearing her one-year anniversary in Nicaragua, and her teammate and friend Thomas have raised $300, six percent of their $6,000 goal. “We’re shaving our heads to raise money for childhood cancer research! Did you know that kids’ cancers are different from adult cancers? It’s true,” Corey and Thomas said on the page for their fundraising efforts. “And childhood cancer research is extremely underfunded. So we decided to do something about it by raising money for cures.” For Haynes, this effort is a little more personal, though. “I hope that by shaving my head in the Peace Corps, I can show Nicaraguan citizens and US citizens (and everyone around the world) that we are not defined by our hair or our outer appearances.
We are all beautiful, hair or not,” she said. “My father died from lymphoma on December 2, 2005. By shaving my head on December 2, 2015, exactly 10 years after my family lost him, I hope we can celebrate not only his life, but other amazing people we have lost in the battle against cancer.” For more information or to donate, visit stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/802599/2015 or call 1-888-899-2253.
Playdate Cafe Opens at Mary Riley Styles Public Library Mary Riley Styles Public Library is starting its summertime Playdate Cafe this Friday, July 10, from 10 – 11 a.m. in the library’s conference room. The library, located at 120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church, will be offering coffee for the adults who bring their children in to play. There will age-appropriate toys for the children to enjoy while
INNOVATION HEALTH CEO DAVE NOTARI (right) and Armando Peri, Principal of Pine Spring Elementary School, pose for a picture after Notari delivered the over 200 bagged lunches that Innovation Health, a locally-based health company, donated to the school’s summer program. The bagged lunch donation is part of Innovation Health’s ongoing support for the school, which has a 60 percent poverty rate. (Courtesy Photo)
their parents or caregivers converse among themselves. This program, which will be held every Friday through August 10, is for parents and caregivers of children ages birth – 18 months. Registration for Playdate Cafe is required, and registration opens two weeks prior to the date of each session. For more information or to sign up, visit fallschurchva. gov/library, call 703-248-5034 or visit the Youth Services desk at the library.
Creative Cauldron Summer Cabarets Start This Weekend The Summer Cabaret Series at Creative Cauldron, located at 410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church, kicks off this weekend with a pair of performances from Three for a Song. Three for a Song’s show, “Breaking Bad: Sinful Songs from the 20s and 30s,” was described as “equal parts double-entendre, sexy, sophisticated and downright naughty” in
an e-mail Creative Cauldron sent out about the cabaret series. The shows are this Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11. Next Friday and Saturday, Rachel Zampelli is gearing up to take the audience on a musical journey of insanity, desperation, redemption and hope in her cabaret “ANONYMOUS,” with tunes ranging from Amy Winehouse to Stephen Sondheim. And musical actress Bayla Whitten rounds out Creative Cauldron’s July cabarets with “Bayla Sings Barbara: No Pressure!” in which she sings the music of Barbara Streisand on Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25. Creative Cauldron’s Summer Cabaret Series runs through September 26 and tickets are $18 – $20 for general admission and $100 tables for four with a bottle of wine and $50 tables for two with two glasses of wine. For more information or to buy tickets, visit creativecauldron.org.
RECOGNIZED AT TUESDAY’S Falls Church School Board meeting were spring sports George Mason student athletes honored as “Champions of Character” for demonstrating respect, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship throughout their sport’s season. Along with Assistant Athletic Director Julie Bravin, the honorees are (from left) Ethan Keck (Boys Track), Paul Patterson (Boys Lacrosse), Justin Shaffer (Boys Lacrosse), Katie Cheney (Girls Soccer) and Emily Klein (Girls Tennis). (Photo: News-Press)
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Commonwealth Circle’s 2015 Scholars Include Mason Sr.
The local nonprofit Commonwealth Circle, Inc. announced the recipients of their 2015 scholarships. Three local youths, Ada Haensel, Angie Leon and Karl Green, were awarded scholarships of $4,000 each based on their academic records, community service and recommendations from teachers and counselors. To be eligible for the scholarships each student must plan to pursue a career in community or public service and submit an essay stating why their community is important to them. Funds for the scholarships, which are in their fourth year of existence, are raised through a spring luncheon, which features a silent auction and a guest speaker. This year Chuck Todd of NBC’s “Meet the Press” was the speaker. Haensel is a graduate of George Mason High School who plans to attend the University of Virginia. Leon is a graduate of WashingtonLee High School who who plans to attend Radford University. Green is a graduate of Wakefield High School who plans to attend New York University.
F.C. Students Earn Academic Honors at James Madison U. Several students from Falls Church earned academic honors at James Madison University during the spring 2015 semester. The following students made the dean’s list at James Madison University: Hannah Ackleson, John Carr, Lillian Constance, Claire Dubas, Aydee Ferrufino,
Alissa Forbes, Jonathan Gracia, Lauryn Hahne, Katrina Hatahet, Paul Henninger, Faiaz Kashem, Eric Kuldell, Katia Lizarraga, Laura Massaro, Robert Mercado, Ni Khanh Nguyen, Michael Pazirandeh, Lucia Petillo, Michelle Proulx, Claire Rapuano, Laura Salt, Lily Slonim, Ana Maria Stella, Robert Stone, AprilThu Tran, Brian-Thanh Tran, Christopher Tran, Daisy Wiley and Yoanna Yoon. Peggy Brozi, Zachary Linderman, Sabrina McCormack, David Olson and Kevin Schmidt made the president’s list at James Madison University.
NoVa Community College Opens New Gallery Spaces The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center at the Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria campus, located at 4915 E. Campus Dr., Alexandria, announced the opening of two new gallery spaces at the center last week. Gallery spaces in the center’s Forum and Passageway opened last Thursday, July 2, with an exhibition of oil on canvas paintings by Stanley Agbontaen. Agbontaen, grew up in Benin City, Edo State in the SouthSouth zone of Nigeria, studied at the Creative Art Academy in Benin City and The School of Art and Design at Auchi Polytechnic, and is currently based in Maryland. The Forum and Passageway are open Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and during scheduled performances. For more information, visit schlesingercenter.com.
LO CA L McLean HS Booster Club Looks To Fill Board Positions The McLean High School Athletic Boosters are looking for volunteers to act as treasurer or membership chair for the 2015-2016 school year, and president-elect or vice president-elect who would serve as president and vice president for the 2016-2017 school year. The McLean High School Athletic Boosters provide volunteer and financial support for the high school’s athletic programs, student athletes, and coaches. The treasurer is expected to distribute monthly treasurer’s reports, invest excess cash balances, engage an accountant to file taxes and furnish statements of financial condition for the Board of Directors among other financial tasks. The membership chair maintains and updates the membership form, collects membership dues, advertises, sells, orders and distributes membership passes, and gives a membership report at the monthly booster meeting. The president provides leadership and general supervision to the Boosters, presides over their meetings, and helps to define annual goals and budgets, among other duties. The vice president assists the president and acts in the president’s place when the president is not available. Additionally, the vice president attends parentteacher-student association meetings representing the group. If interested in any of the above positions, contact Jeff Grammes, McLean High School Booster president, at 571-218-0693 or mcleanhsboosters@gmail.com.
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The Courage of Small Things
I thought I knew the basic life story of my friend Clemantine Wamariya. She was born in Rwanda 27 years ago. When she was 6 – though she didn’t understand it – the genocide began and her world started shrinking. Her father stopped going to work after dark. Her family ate dinner with the lights off. To escape the mass murder, Clemantine and her older sister, Claire, were moved from house to house. One night they were told to crawl through a sweet potato field and then walk away – not toward anything, just away. They crossed the Akanyaru River NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE (Clemantine thought the dead bodies floating in it were just sleeping) and into Burundi. Living off fruit, all her toenails fell out. She spent the rest of her young girlhood in refugee camps in eight African nations. Claire kept them on the move, in search of a normal life. Clemantine wrote her name in the dust at various stops, praying somehow a family member would see it. One day, they barely survived a six-hour boat ride across Lake Tanganyika fleeing into Tanzania. Their struggles in the camps, for water and much else, were almost perfectly designed to give a sense that life is arbitrary. In 2000, Claire got them refugee status in the United States through the International Organization for Migration. Claire went to work as a hotel maid in Chicago. A few years later, Clemantine was one of 50 winners of Oprah Winfrey’s high school essay contest. In the middle of the 2006 show celebrating the winners, Oprah brought Clemantine and Claire on stage. Oprah asked when was the last time the girls had seen their parents. It had been 12 years. Then Oprah gave them a surprise: “Your family is here!” Her parents, brother and sister had been found in Africa, and now walked onstage. They all fell into one another’s arms. Clemantine’s knees gave out, but her mother held her up. Clemantine’s story, as I knew it then, has a comforting arc: separation, perseverance, reunion and joy. It’s the kind of clean, inspiring story that many of us tell, in less dramatic form, about our own lives – with clearly marked moments of struggle and overcoming. But Clemantine and Elizabeth Weil just wrote a more detailed version of her story for the online magazine Matter, and the reality is not so neat. For one thing, Clemantine never really reconciled with her family. After the Oprah taping they returned to Claire’s apartment. “My father kept smiling, like someone he mistrusted was taking pictures of him. Claire remained catatonic; I thought she’d finally gone crazy, for real. I sat on Claire’s couch, looking at my strange new siblings, the ones that had replaced me and Claire. I fell asleep crying.” The rest of the family flew back home to Africa the following Monday. At every stop along the way, the pat narrative of Clemantine’s life is complexified by the gritty, mottled nature of human relationships. The refugee worker who married Claire and fathered her children turned out to be more a burden than a savior. The sisters’ psyches were not unscathed. “Claire made a hard, subconscious calculus: She could survive, and maybe enable me to survive, too, but only if she cast off emotional responsibility, only if she refused to take on how anything or anybody felt.” Clemantine struggled to reconcile her old life with this one. A teacher she had at the Hotchkiss School gave a class a thought experiment. You’re a ferry captain on a sinking boat. Do you toss overboard the old passenger or the young one? Clemantine lost it: “Do you want to know what’s that really like? This is an abstract question to you?” At Yale, she couldn’t understand her own behavior. “Why did I drink only tea, never cold water? Why did I cringe when the sun turned red?” Clemantine is now an amazing young woman. Her superb and artful essay reminded me that while the genocide was horrific, the constant mystery of life is how loved ones get along with one another. We work hard to cram our lives into legible narratives. But we live in the fog of reality. Whether you have survived a trauma or not, the psyche is still a dark forest of scars and tender spots. Each relationship is intricacy piled upon intricacy, fertile ground for misunderstanding and mistreatment. When she was a young girl, Clemantine displayed the large courage to endure genocide. In this essay she displays the courage of small things: the courage to live with feelings wide open even after trauma; the maturity to accept unanswerable ambiguity; the tenacity to seek coherence after arbitrary cruelty; the ability to create tenacious bonds that have some give to them, to allow for the mistakes others make; the unwillingness to settle for the simple, fake story; and the capacity to look at life in all its ugly complexity.
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Ending Greece’s Bleeding Europe dodged a bullet on Sunday. Confounding many predictions, Greek voters strongly supported their government’s rejection of creditor demands. And even the most ardent supporters of European union should be breathing a sigh of relief. Of course, that’s not the way the creditors would have you see it. Their story, echoed by many in the business press, is that the failure of their attempt to bully Greece into acquiescence was a triumph of irrationality and irresponsibility over sound technocratic advice. But the campaign of bullying – the attempt to terrify Greeks by cutting off bank financing and threatening general chaos, all with the almost open goal of pushing the curNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE rent leftist government out of office – was a shameful moment in a Europe that claims to believe in democratic principles. It would have set a terrible precedent if that campaign had succeeded, even if the creditors were making sense. What’s more, they weren’t. The truth is that Europe’s self-styled technocrats are like medieval doctors who insisted on bleeding their patients – and when their treatment made the patients sicker, demanded even more bleeding. A “yes” vote in Greece would have condemned the country to years more of suffering under policies that haven’t worked and in fact, given the arithmetic, can’t work: Austerity probably shrinks the economy faster than it reduces debt, so that all the suffering serves no purpose. The landslide victory of the “no” side offers at least a chance for an escape from this trap. But how can such an escape be managed? Is there any way for Greece to remain in the euro? And is this desirable in any case? The most immediate question involves Greek banks. In advance of the referendum, the European Central Bank cut off their access to additional funds, helping to precipitate panic and force the government to impose a bank holiday and capital controls. The central bank now faces an awkward choice: If it resumes normal financing it will as much as admit that the previous freeze was political, but if it doesn’t it will effectively force Greece into introducing a new currency. Specifically, if the money doesn’t start flowing from Frankfurt (the headquarters of the central bank), Greece will have no choice but to start paying wages and pensions with IOUs, which will de facto be a parallel currency – and which might soon turn into
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the new drachma. Suppose, on the other hand, that the central bank does resume normal lending, and the banking crisis eases. That still leaves the question of how to restore economic growth. In the failed negotiations that led up to Sunday’s referendum, the central sticking point was Greece’s demand for permanent debt relief, to remove the cloud hanging over its economy. The troika – the institutions representing creditor interests – refused, even though we now know that one member of the troika, the International Monetary Fund, had concluded independently that Greece’s debt cannot be paid. But will they reconsider now that the attempt to drive the governing leftist coalition from office has failed? I have no idea – and in any case there is now a strong argument that Greek exit from the euro is the best of bad options. Imagine, for a moment, that Greece had never adopted the euro, that it had merely fixed the value of the drachma in terms of euros. What would basic economic analysis say it should do now? The answer, overwhelmingly, would be that it should devalue – let the drachma’s value drop, both to encourage exports and to break out of the cycle of deflation. Of course, Greece no longer has its own currency, and many analysts used to claim that adopting the euro was an irreversible move – after all, any hint of euro exit would set off devastating bank runs and a financial crisis. But at this point that financial crisis has already happened, so that the biggest costs of euro exit have been paid. Why, then, not go for the benefits? Would Greek exit from the euro work as well as Iceland’s highly successful devaluation in 2008-09, or Argentina’s abandonment of its one-peso-onedollar policy in 2001-02? Maybe not – but consider the alternatives. Unless Greece receives really major debt relief, and possibly even then, leaving the euro offers the only plausible escape route from its endless economic nightmare. And let’s be clear: If Greece ends up leaving the euro, it won’t mean that the Greeks are bad Europeans. Greece’s debt problem reflected irresponsible lending as well as irresponsible borrowing, and in any case the Greeks have paid for their government’s sins many times over. If they can’t make a go of Europe’s common currency, it’s because that common currency offers no respite for countries in trouble. The important thing now is to do whatever it takes to end the bleeding.
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“Fasten your seatbelts,” she said. “It’s going to be a bumpy night.” The Greek debt is the tip of the iceberg, with Puerto Rico’s debt and American student loan debt also ready to explode. Beyond the bursting of its speculative market bubble, China’s economic slowdown is contributing to a huge drop in world demand for oil, sending the price of that commodity careening far below the break-even point that American producers of shale oil require to stay in business. Amidst all this, Obama is frustrating America’s dogs of war, its military-industrial-Wall Street complex, by refusing to rekindle a U.S. ground war in the Middle East. These forces for war see escalating, perpetual war in the Middle East as the only way out for them. FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS The louder these dogs pound their drums out in front of the White House, the more Obama needs to be reassured that his anti-war convictions are historic and need to be maintained. For whatever else he’s done, this so-far-firm refusal to go back to war is the best among many good things he’s done as president. If elected, Hillary Clinton would follow a similar path, I believe, although she needs a lot of shoring up of her left flank, thus the need for a strong challenge from Bernie Sanders as her stalking horse. She is far smarter than most are willing to concede, and beneath her civility she burns a white-hot hatred for the “vast right wing conspiracy” that has been out to get her and Bill from the start. Future historians could consider her presidency, following on Obama’s, as the biggest turning points in American history since its founding, and that is how she would like it. She wants her name up there with FDR as a champion of the disadvantaged and menace to the ruling class. Our problem is that we often can’t see the forest for the trees. Stepping back for the sake of perspective helps, whether for political or personal insight. Of course, most anyone who sees it is blown away by NASA’s high-resolution Hubble Telescope photo of the Andromeda galaxy that was taken this January and has gone viral online. It affords humanity a look that it has never before in all its history been able to see. The millions upon millions of stars shown in just one slice of that galaxy redefines the whole notion behind the word “awesome.” It is majestic, showing this universe to be far, far grander than we could possibly imagine. How unfortunate that petty arrogance by small-minded human beings on this planet has contributed to blocking our ability to comprehend this. If this particular planet makes it without killing off all its life forms, then I am sure it will rank ahead of many that failed to do so through the eons, because if there’s anything we can see from our current state of affairs here it is that survival is far from guaranteed. It is amazing that as individual centers of consciousness in this universe, as incredibly vast as it is, we as human beings retain the capacity to grasp, in some non-linear fashion, the issues that give forth life over extinction for the universe as a whole. These are the choices: life over extinction, not death. Death is a factor of life. But extinction is more related to a biosphere, than to an individual lineage or a species. The issue for the universe is for life to prevail. It is further amazing that we, far from being mere spectators in this (we haven’t even been able to see but just a small portion before this year), we are determinate components of it. Our choices to “choose life” on a daily basis critically contribute to the outcome for this universe as a whole. Life, always in contrast to its ever-present nemesis extinction, always takes the form of love, of increase, of lifting the poor and disadvantaged, of providing the gifts of laughter and joy, things which can seem to be so simple, yet in our hearts we feel their life-giving power. The music of the heart is the music of the spheres. To magnify it is what it’s all about.
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Nicholas F. Benton
Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.
The Good Jobs Strategy At the Aspen Ideas Festival – an annual summer gabfest in Colorado that presents all sorts of interesting ideas, from the improbable to the important – one of the big themes this year was jobs. How will America close the skills gap? Where will the good middle-class jobs of the future come from? I heard pleas for infrastructure spending as a job strategy, and creating jobs by unleashing our energy resources. There were speakers who believed that innovation would bring good jobs, and speakers who feared that some of those innovations – in robotics, for instance – would destroy good jobs. And then there was Zeynep Ton. A 40-year-old adjunct associate professor at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, Ton brought one of the most radical, and yet one of the most sensible, ideas to Aspen this year. Her big idea is that companies that provide employees a decent living, which includes not just pay but also a sense of purpose and empowerment at work, can be every bit as profitable as companies that strive to keep their labor costs low by NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE paying the minimum wage with no benefits. Maybe even more profitable. Getting there requires companies to adopt what Ton calls “human-centered operations strategies,” which she acknowledges is “neither quick nor easy.” But it’s worth it, she says, both for the companies and for the country. Surely, she’s right. As Ton explained to me last week in Aspen – and as she has written in a book she published last year titled The Good Jobs Strategy – her thesis comes out of research she did early in her academic career on supply chain management in the retail industry, focused especially on inventory management. What she and her fellow researchers discovered is that while most companies were very good at getting products from, say, China to their stores, it was a different story once the merchandise arrived. Sometimes a product stayed in the back room instead of making it to a shelf where a customer could buy it. Or it was in the wrong place. Special in-store promotions weren’t being executed a surprisingly high percentage of the time. She saw this pattern in company after company. As she took a closer look, Ton says, she realized that the problem was that these companies viewed their employees “as a cost that they tried to minimize.” Workers were not just poorly paid, but poorly
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trained. They often didn’t know their schedule until the last moment. Morale was low and turnover was high. Customer service was largely nonexistent. Yet when she asked executives at these companies why they put up with this pattern, she was told that the only way they could guarantee low prices was to operate with employees who were paid as little as possible, because labor was such a big part of their overhead. The problems that resulted were an unavoidable byproduct of a low-price business model. Unconvinced that this was the only approach, Ton decided to search for retail companies – the same kind of companies that needed low prices to succeed – that did things differently. Sure enough, she found some. The two companies she talks about most frequently in this regard are a Spanish grocery chain called Mercadona and QuikTrip, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based chain of convenience store/gas stations that competes with the likes of the 7-Eleven chain. What first struck her about Mercadona is that the annual turnover was an almost unheard-of 4 percent. Why do employees stay? “They get decent salaries, four weeks of training that costs the company $5,000, stable schedules ... and the opportunity to thrive in front of their customers every day,” Ton said in a speech she forwarded to me. The grocery business is low margin, where every penny counts. If Mercadona couldn’t keep prices low with this strategy, it would have abandoned it long ago. QuikTrip, an $11 billion company with 722 stores, is a prime example of what Ton means by “humancentered operations strategies.” Paying employees middle-class wages allows the company to get the most out of them. Employees are cross-trained so they can do different jobs. They can solve problems by themselves. They make merchandising decisions for their own stores. The ultimate result of the higher wages QuikTrip pays is that costs everywhere else in the operation go down. At QuikTrip, Ton says, products don’t remain in the back room, and in-store promotions always take place, as they’re supposed to. Ton’s interest in the good jobs strategy is more than academic now; she has become a proselytizer, trying to spread the word that every company would be better served by this approach. “The assumed trade-off between low prices and good jobs is a fallacy,” she says. As we worry about where middle-class jobs are going to come from, Ton’s is a message that needs to be heard not just in Aspen but all across America.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
Parking and speeding on residential streets continue to vex neighbors in many parts of Mason District and Fairfax County, and my office works with many neighborhoods to address these problems via police enforcement and traffic calming programs. Most of us think of ourselves as good drivers and believe we observe all the rules of the road. But do we? Here is a short refresher about traffic and parking laws in Fairfax County. First of all, whether posted or not, the speed on most residential streets is 25 mph. In some cases, especially where speed humps or speed tables are installed, the posted, and recommended, speed over the device is 15 mph. If you drive over one at a higher speed, you quickly will understand why. Speed limits on primary roads, such as Columbia Pike, and minor arterial roads, such as Sleepy Hollow Road, are a bit higher, but generally not more than 45 mph. Improperly passing a vehicle on the right is subject to a fine, processing fee, and points on your driving record. Failure to stop and yield when approaching an intersection controlled by a stop sign will get you four points on your driving record, and a similar fine and processing fee. When I learned to drive, the rule was that all forward motion of the vehicle had to cease to be considered a full stop. I’ve lost track of the times drivers behind me have sounded their horn because I came to a full stop, but that doesn’t deter me from applying the lessons I learned long ago. Running a stop sign may not be as deadly as running a red light, but it’s all illegal! Parking rules haven’t changed much over the years. It still is illegal to park too close to a drive-
way (even your own), a stop sign, fire hydrant, or crosswalk. Driveway restrictions are 10 feet on each side of the driveway; 30 feet from a stop sign; 20 feet from an intersection; 15 feet from a fire hydrant, and 20 feet from a crosswalk. These are common sense rules that improve sight lines for drivers and pedestrians alike. Parking on the “wrong” side of the street also is illegal, subject to ticketing and that pesky processing fee. Vehicles must park facing the direction of the travel lane, right wheels (passenger side) to the curb. On a one-way street, however, vehicles may park on either side in the proper travel direction, unless otherwise prohibited. Parking on the “wrong” side of the street has become endemic in some neighborhoods, but the rationale for the law makes perfect sense: parking illegally forces the driver to cross against traffic to get to the correct travel lane, like driving the wrong way on a oneway street. Please don’t do it. Everyone benefits when we all pay a little more attention to our own driving habits. If you noticed last weekend that your American flag was a little weather-worn, you can dispose of it correctly by dropping it off at the Mason District Governmental Center or American Legion Post 1976 in Annandale. Volunteers will arrange for proper disposal in a dignified manner recommended by Congress. 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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From the Front Row: Kaye Kory’s
Richmond Report Barack Obama is having a pretty good summer. Despite the reflexive criticism from conservative pundits on Fox and the tortured illogic of scribblers in the conservative blogosphere – whether you agree with them or not – it’s hard to deny the administration its measure of credit for progressive victories in healthcare, social policy and trade. The jury is still out on Iran diplomacy and immigration, but the policy formulation and political calculation of the Obama team has them well positioned for whatever results Republican leaders in Congress will allow. Even more gratifying is the dignity and intelligence the President has displayed in recent months consoling black Americans, while unmistakably pressing the majority of Americans to understand the full extent of residual racism that coarsens the lives of millions. Barack Obama brings a gravitas to his office that was beyond the capability of his predecessor. Though Obama’s rhetorical gifts have been valuable, his success derives more from consistent focus on both longterm goals and short-term improvement in governance. Virginia Democrats face significant challenges in achieving successes that measure up to the recent standard of Democrats in Washington. By far, the most important goal for next year’s legislative session is Medicaid expansion. With the Supreme Court endorsing the HHS/IRS interpretation of the ACA, progressives in the General Assembly must simply roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes. Governor McAuliffe has already indicated that he intends to revisit this issue. During the legislative session last winter, the Republican party’s national agenda of Obamacare obstructionism overwhelmed the efforts of the few more pragmatic Republican legislators to forge a compromise program that would have channeled hundreds of millions in Medicaid payments to Virginia. With many Republicans facing challenges from the right in last month’s primaries, this outcome is understandable. Today, with the reality of Obamacare established for the foreseeable future, penalizing the citizens of Virginia to support the worldview of Karl Rove and the Koch brothers rises to the level of apparent malfeasance. Malfeasance is certainly a
strong word. But, how else can you characterize a decision that imposes tens of millions of dollars in un-reimbursed healthcare spending on Virginia taxpayers, whose federal tax dollars are funding such payments in 30 other states? How else can you characterize a decision that denies access to what could be life-saving health care to at least some portion of the 400,000 residents who would be eligible under the ACA? How else can you characterize a decision that costs Virginia more than 30,000 jobs in healthcare and the related boost to the economy while forcing existing providers to live with reduced Medicaid reimbursements? The policy excuse for this nonsense? Virginia Republicans just don’t believe that the 100 percent reimbursement for increased Medicaid spending in 2016 and the 90 percent reimbursement for services delivered thereafter is sustainable in the long term. Even if the program, as defined, is not sustainable – which is not at all clear given early data – the responsible position of concerned legislators would be to work with their colleagues across the aisle to assess the facts and implement changes that might be needed. The political culture in Virginia breeds a kind of exceptionalism vis a vis other states that is not unlike the American worldwide version of this belief, but which is far less justified. Virginia politicians – Democrats and Republicans – espouse the “Virginia Way,” by which they mean effectively governed, economically conservative and socially moderate. Virginia politicians take special pride in their savvy economic development achievements. Unfortunately, the Republican sequestration budget strategy has forcefully reminded Virginians that Federal spending is a far more potent driver of Virginia prosperity than tax incentives for corporate relocation. Virginia’s failure to engage substantively in national healthcare policy formation through participation in the ACA further threatens our vision of the Virginia Way. I am optimistic about the prospects for the session next year, because of the respect I have for the leadership on both sides of the aisle and in both houses of the General Assembly. Delegate Kory represents the 38th District in the Virginia House of Delegates. She may be emailed at DelKKory@house.virginia.gov.
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The California State Assembly passed a sweeping bill that mandates that school children be vaccinated. No longer can irresponsible parents opt out of vaccinating their kids and be exempted for personal or religious reasons. The only way you can now exempt your child is for a legitimate medical purpose. California now joins the hardly forward thinking states of West Virginia and Mississippi, which have had similar laws for years. The push to end religious and personal exemptions in California began after a measles outbreak last year that began at Disneyland. This is tragic. Parents took their children to see Mickey Mouse, and they came home with measles – all because of reckless, selfish parents who did not protect their children or the children of others from diseases, such as measles, mumps, and rubella. Some of these parents feared that vaccinations could cause autism. But the autism link to vaccinations was based on false information and bogus studies that have been discredited or retracted. Yet, the mindless myth persists – sort of like measles at Disney. Across the state of California, only about 3 percent of children have not had vaccinations, but in some schools about half of all students have not gotten the vaccines recommended by medical professionals. These pockets of profound ignorance are going to bring back diseases that we have stopped thinking about. This column should be unnecessary, but leave it to human beings to screw up even the best things in life – such as vaccinations that save lives. Under the new law, families who do not want their children to receive vaccines would have to homeschool them. But what happens when these poor, hapless, homeschooled hostages go to the mall or sign up for little league? Clearly, these kids will remain a threat and could potentially start outbreaks. Opponents of the law are freaking out. They have promised legal challenges, including a claim that the legislation would violate children’s right to a free education. They have already begun several recall campaigns against lawmakers who sponsored the bill. Christina Hildebrand, the founder of A Voice for Choice, a nonprofit organization that has lobbied against the bill, said, “Parental freedom is being taken away by this because the fear of contagion is trumping it.” This is madness. Christina Hildebrand doesn’t have the right to place her own children in jeopardy. And she certainly doesn’t have the authority to place the children of other people in harm’s way. For example, the New York Times points to Karl Krawitt, who has a 7-year-old son, Rhett, who is in remission from leukemia. As a result, he is medically prohibited from receiving vaccines. So, when other kids don’t get vaccinated, they could pass along potentially deadly diseases to Rhett. “The social impact of not having children vaccinated is truly lifethreatening for some,” Krawitt told The New York Times. “We can take personal freedoms to such an extreme.” How does Christina Hildebrand of A Voice for Choice morally, ethically, or spiritually justify putting the life of 7-year-old Rhett in harm’s way? Is her “choice” to endanger her children more important than Rhett’s choice to live? I also resent this idea that parents own their children. They are raising their children. And the state should stay out of the relationship as much as possible. But, these children aren’t property or slaves. A child is an autonomous human being – who does not deserve to have his or her life put at risk because of the wacky beliefs of parents. You aren’t allowed to beat your children – and you should not be allowed to withhold vaccines. Furthermore, social conservatives like to claim that their children are a “gift from God.” So, if a child is a gift – it can be returned to the state like an unwanted wedding present. If your beliefs make it so you can’t do what is in the best interest of your child, maybe you are unfit to be a parent? It’s bad enough that right wing parents are placing kids in harm’s way. But way too many of the anti-vaccination parents are my fellow liberals. While they mean well, they are endangering the public and leaving their own kids open to deadly diseases. This vaccine debate shows that ignorance is not solely owned by fundamentalists. Sometimes a little information on the left is as dangerous as no information on the right. When our fellow progressives latch onto backward conspiracy theories, we must be equally vigilant in holding them accountable. It is time to crush the anti-vaccination campaign once and for all. I’m sick and tired of such foolishness, because I don’t want to be rendered tired and sick by diseases that should be eradicated, if it weren’t for the hubris and arrogance of some parents who think they are smarter than the latest science.
Wayne Besen
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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark
My high school buddy Dave McGarry worked for the Arlington County Planning Office back in the 1970s. With his bosses’ permission, he copied five blueprintstyle engineering maps of our sainted 26 square miles, covering 1935 to 1975. He bequeathed them to me in his recent downsizing move. As befits my role as “Our Nerd in Arlington,“ I pored over them and extracted some nifty forgotten facts about our hometown. The April 1935 map was the first executed after Arlington reshuffled its street names, during which Memorial Drive/Garrison Street became Washington Blvd. and North Pennyman Street became Madison Street. It shows lesser-known waterways: Roaches Run near the modern-day 14th Street Bridge and the Three Sisters Islands in “Little River” off Roosevelt Island, which until the late 1930s was Analostan. (Three Sisters was the name for the 1960s proposed Spout Run commuter bridge that never got built.) The map shows how few homes then occupied the woods along the Potomac off Military Road, in what today are nestled the subdivisions of Bellevue Forest and Rivercrest. I spotted vanished streets, such as “College Lane” near the Buckingham apartments. My own Roosevelt Street in the ‘30s stopped east of Lee Highway, and Sycamore Street was truncated around Little Falls Road. A shorter Old Dominion Drive stops at Lee Highway before Stratford Junior
High existed. Most noticeable were the long-shuttered schools. Nellie Custis Elementary (near today’s Crystal City); James Monroe (on Key Boulevard); Henry Clay (7th and Highland in Clarendon); Hume (now the Arlington Historical Society) and Cherrydale. Three were labeled “colored”– Hoffman Boston High School (now an elementary), John Langston (now a community center), and Kemper (renamed Drew in 1952). Several names were attached to buildings still standing but repurposed: Stonewall Jackson (now Arlington Traditional), Woodmont and Lee schools (now community centers; Maury (an arts center), and Saegmuller (the Madison senior center). On the 1942 map, you find the then-new Pentagon, along with a stream near Barcroft Park called Doctor’s Branch. Today’s 14th Street Bridge is labeled the “Highway Bridge,” and you see elementary schools Reed and Barrett. On the 1952 map, I noticed an Old Dominion School (the main building of today’s Marymount University) next door to John Marshall Elementary School at 26th and Glebe Road, now the site of newer Marymount buildings. (I knew it as the Marshall Annex baseball field in the 1960s, before the Yorktown Boulevard underpass was built.) At South Glebe and modern I-395 stood Dolly Madison Junior High. On North Underwood, you found Charles Stewart Elementary School (now a soccer field). Yorktown High School then was an elementary
school. I spied a now-vanished Frazier Road near Arlandria. (It still shows Arlington Boulevard as Lee Boulevard though that change was made soon after.) The 1961 map (with projections to 1966) has Sycamore Street continuing across Lee Highway and Washington Boulevard past today’s East Falls Church Metro. Because the drawing was done before I-66 pierced the county, it shows routes of Fairfax Drive and Bluemont Drive that are longer than today’s. By 1975, the engineers’ map was multi-colored and for the first time showed Metro stops. I-395 was still called Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway. Viewed together, the maps quietly dramatize how the sands of time have shifted in our cozy 26 square miles. I’m giving them to Arlington Central Library’s Center for Local History. *** Perhaps you heard that Arlington is warming to a proposal to build a sky-line gondola service to connect commuters from Rosslyn to Georgetown. The D.C. Council and Georgetown Business Improvement District are planning a feasibility study, and our county board is all ears, according to news reports. My concern is that the ski-liftlike electrical lines and peoplemover capsules would clutter the beautiful Potomac River vista that showcases the Rosslyn high-rises, Key Bridge, Roosevelt Island and the Kennedy Center. Similar fears were common when Paris added the Eiffel Tower and the British capital planners layered on the London Eye Ferris wheel. Also, Metro, with all its recent troubles, might feel bypassed.
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Broad St. On July 3, an unattended phone was stolen.
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Smoking Violation, 6757 Wilson Blvd. #16 (Café Le Mirage) On July 3, a male, 51, of Annandale, was cited for Smoking in a NonDesignated Area.
Week of June 29 - July 5, 2015 Larceny from Building, 1300 block Ellison St. On June 29, construction material was reported stolen. Public Drunkenness, 900 block Hillwood Ave. On June 30, a male, 36, of Falls Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Driving Under the Influence, 300 block Great Falls St. On July 1, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 27, of McLean, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Driving Under the Influence, 100 block N. Lee St. On July 1, an officer
conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 40, of Falls Church, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Larceny from Building, 200 block W. Jefferson St. On June 22, construction equipment was reported stolen. Assault, 6757 Wilson Blvd. (Eden Center) On July 3, police responded to the area for a report of a fight between individuals known to each other. Vandalism, 200 Grove Ave. (West End Park) On July 3, police received a report of vandalism to concrete sealant. Larceny from Building, 1000 E.
Larceny from Building, 500 block Greenwich St. On July 4, a bicycle was reported stolen from a residence. Driving Under the Influence, 400 block W. Broad St. On July 5, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 26, of Burke, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Public Drunkenness, 900 block Hillwood Ave. On June 30, a male, 36, of Falls Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Public Drunkenness, 306 Hillwood Ave. On July 5, a female, 24, was arrested for Public Drunkenness.
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F.C. Continues July 4th Tradition with Readings, Fireworks
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THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH celebrated the 4th of July on Saturday by carrying on with two City traditions – the Independence Day readings sponsored by the Village Preservation and Improvement Society and the July 4th Celebration at George Mason High School. At the Village Preservation and Improvement Society event on Saturday afternoon, attendees took turns reading from four documents that formed the ideological basis for American democracy. The Beach Bumz performed at the July 4th Celebration at Mason as celebrants gathered from around Northern Virginia to commemorate the founding of the nation and watch fireworks. (Photos: Claudette Brown/News-Press)
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Community Events
THURSDAY, JULY 9
Preschool Storytime. Stories, finger plays and songs for children ages 2 – 5 on Monday and Thursday every week. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. & 3 – 3:30 p.m. 703-2485034. Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 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. & 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 703-248-5034 Writing Workshop with Wendy Shang. Use comic strips, paintings, and collages to complete writing exercises led by Wendy Shang, author of the The Great Wall of Lucy Wu. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m.—4 p.m. 703-248-5034. Concerts in the Park. Bring your family, dinner to-go, and a picnic blanket and enjoy the music from
local musicians and artists. This week will feature the duo Dear Creek. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/632/Concertsin-the-Park.
FRIDAY, JULY 10
DMV 2 Go. Renew your driver’s license, get your hunting license, or update your address in the DMV 2 Go, open to all. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 703-248-5450. Playdate Cafe. Parents and caregivers can enjoy coffee and conversation while infants age birth to 18 months socialize and play with toys. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. 703-2485034. Daytime Book Group. The fiction book group will discuss The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. One More Page Books (2200 N Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington). Free. 11 a.m.— noon. 703-300-9746.
SATURDAY, JULY 11
F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors offer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked
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goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Oh Susannah!. An interactive show featuring originals and classics by Susan McNelis where children are welcome to sing, dance, and clap with the music. Incorporate books with the magic of music for those ages 2-6. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 703-248-5034.
SUNDAY, JULY 12
Mosaic Central Farm Market. Enjoy offerings of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and other local products. Mosaic District (District Ave.). 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 703992-7765.
MONDAY, JULY 13
Rebooting the Summer Herb Garden. Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia will present a program on how to keep an herb garden going strong in the hot summer weather through good maintenance practices and occasional replanting. Registration recommended. Barrett Branch Library (717 Queen St., Alexandria). Free. 7 – 8:30 p.m. mgnv.org.
TUESDAY, JULY 14 Preschool Storytime. Songs, movement and stories for ages 1836 months. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 10:30—11:00 a.m. 702-248-5034. Paws to Read at the Library. Read with a canine companion for readers grades rising K – 6th. Sign-up will start on the day of the event. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 2 – 3 p.m. 703-248-5034.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15
Lego in the Library. Lego Club for those in rising grades 2 – 5. Sign up will start 30 minutes before event and is imited to 16 participants. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. 703-248-5034. My Reptile Guys. An interactive presentation of reptiles such as lizards, snakes, and turtles. Following the presentation is a petting zoo activity for children to have a hands-on approach with the creatures. Best for ages 5 and up. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. 702-248-5034.
Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, JULY 9
“Let Them Eat Chaos.” Chicago’s vaunted The Second City sketch comedy group rolls through Washington, D.C. to take shots at various aspects of American culture with their subversive brand of humor. From our love lives to our government to our Twitter feed, nothing and no one will be spared. Through Aug. 2. Wooly Mammoth (641 D St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $40 – $50. 8 p.m. woolymammoth.net.
FRIDAY, JULY 10
“Jesus Christ Superstar.” One of the greatest rock operas ever created and containing some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most memorable music. A musical featuring Jesus’ last week on earth while showcasing Judas’ role and psychology throughout. The original Broadway
production opened in 1971 and was nominated for several Tony Awards. Through July 26. McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean). $23 - $25. 8 p.m. 703-790-9223.
“The Producers.” Based on the hit 1968 �ilm of the same name, this Mel Brooks comedic masterpiece follows the hilarious adventures of washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock, and his mousy accountant Leo Bloom, as they scheme to get rich quick by producing the most notorious �lop in the history of show biz. Mark Waldrop is directing the Olney Theatre Company’s production of Brooks’ legendary play. Through July 26. Olney Theatre Center (2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney) $18 – $60. 8 p.m. olneytheatre.org. “Breaking Bad: Sinful Songs of the 20s and 30s.” Three for a Song return to Creative
Couldron for a scandalous evening of singing by tenor, Doug Bowles and soprano, Kari Paludan, alongside pianist, Alex Hassan. Enjoy spins on George Gershwin with sophistication and double-entendres galore. Through July 11. Creative Cauldron (415 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $18 - $50. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
SUNDAY, JULY 12
“The Eulogy.” George Mason High School graduate Michael Burgos wrote and is directing and performing this comedic play, set at the funeral of Thomas, a man who, after a lifetime of gluttony, died from eating too many eggs. Burgos’ play, part of the 10th Annual Capital Fringe Festival, features characters whose inept and inapt speeches give anything but a proper homage. Through July 26. The Argonaut (1433 H St. NE, Washington, D.C.). $17. 3:45 p.m. theeulogyplay.com.
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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, JULY 9 L���� B�������. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. T�� B����� – P������ N���� 3. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 in advance, $13 day of show. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. R����� E��� K��� ‘T�� B�������� S�������’ ���� T�� H���� S��������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $49.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. A������ �� L��� ���� M������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. J��� C����. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $25. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141. W��� ��� W��� ���� ��� H���� D������� ��� C���� S����. Gypsy Sally’s (3401 K Street NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 in advance, $14 day of show. 8:30 p.m. 202-3337200. D���� A����� S����. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.
FRIDAY, JULY 10 H�� C��� DC. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. J���� D. W������� ��� D��� W����� � T�� L��������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. T�� F������� D�������� R�����’ ��� D�����’ P���� ���� T����� D����
B���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 in advance, $15 day of show. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566. P��� M������. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $28 – $45. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. B�������� S���-A-L���. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $12 in advance, $15 day of show. 9 p.m. 703-237-0300. J������ G������� ���� D��� H���. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 9 p.m. 202667-7960. C����� N����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12. 9 p.m. 202-667-7960. C������ H���� ��� H�� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15 p.m. 703-2419504. K��� � M���� D. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SATURDAY, JULY 11 DC3. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. 9�� A����� M��� S����� C������������ O�� T��� B���� F�������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $29.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. B��������’� S������� N�. 5. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $20 – $75. 8:15 p.m. 703-255-1900. S���� L����� F������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20.
9 p.m. 202-667-7960. W����� J������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15 p.m. 703-241-9504. T�� R���� H����� L������. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SUNDAY, JULY 12 R5. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $30 – $55. 7 p.m. 703-255-1900. T�� M����� M����� B��������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930. S�������� J����� � T�� A����� J����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $39.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. T�� B����� – P������ N���� 4. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 in advance, $13 day of show. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. S�� C��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. J������ L��� S��� ��� T�� H��� B�������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:15 p.m. 703-241-9504.
MONDAY, JULY 13 R��� D� G����� ���� T���� ��� M���� T���������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 in advance, $13 day of show. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. B������� C������ J��� O��������. Bohemian Caverns (2011 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.) $10. 7:30 p.m. 202-299-0800.
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TUESDAY, JULY 14 T��� ��� W�� S������� ���� D���� H��������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. S����� K���� ���� B�’��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. T�� G������ U S�. J��� C���������. Bohemian Caverns (2011 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.) $10 in advance, $15 at the door. 7:30 p.m. 202-299-0800. T���� W��� � ��� B�������� ���� N���� C ��� ��� R.S.B. ��� A���� S�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 T��� ��� W�� S������� ���� D���� H��������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. P���� B������� ���� B��� F���� � A������� W�������. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $30 – $55. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1900. T�� R����� B� W����� ���� L������� F����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. A������ R����� ���� W���’� E����� G������ ��� A������ W����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 in advance, $15 day of show. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.
P������� A����... Thursday, July 16 – Concerts in the Park. Latin Pop group Ocho de Bastos (Eight of Cubs), are the featured musical act as the Concerts in the Park series
continues. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/632/Concerts-in-the-Park.
Thursday, July 30 – 24th Annual Falls Church News-Press Summer Mixer. The Falls Church News-Press hosts members of the community at its 24th Annual
Summer Mixer. Falls Church News-Press (200 Little Falls St. #508, Falls Church). Free. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. fcnp.com.
Monday, August 3 - Wednesday, August 19 – School Supply Drive. The City of Falls Church’s Housing and Human Development department will be accepting
donations of school supplies for families in the City who may be in need of assistance getting their children school supplies. Drop off locations include the East and West wing entrances to City Hall at 300 Park Avenue, Housing and Human Services in City Hall and the Falls Church Community Center. Various locations. All day. fallschurchva.gov/681/Housing-Human-Services.
C������� S���������� Be sure to include time, location, cost of admission, contact person and any other pertinent information. Event listings will be edited for content and space limitations. Please include any photos or artwork with submissions. Deadline is Monday at noon for the current week’s edition.
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of the Planning Commission, said “I am supremely confident” that there will be enough parking in the area. “We’re going to be able to make the parking work,” Normile told the commission, “This is a very challenging site but it can be done.” Normile has previously developed sites mixing historic preservation with dining including the popular Liberty Tavern in the 3000 block of Wilson Blvd. The Cloverdale House on the Park Avenue site dates back to the 1700s and was originally on Rt. 7 before being moved to its current location over 100 years ago.
Liberty Tavern Owners Get OK For New Falls Church Restaurant The Falls Church Planning Commission gave its blessing for a new downtown Falls Church restaurant on the site of the historic Cloverdale House, also known as the Blue and Gray Building, at the corner of 200 Park Avenue and N. Maple St. Restaurateur Brian Normile, proprietor of Arlington restaurants Lyon Hall and The Liberty Tavern, was on hand for the 6-0 vote and told the News-Press that as soon as numerous construction and demolition permits are OK’d at City Hall, his project will get underway. He said he hopes to be open for business shortly after the start of the new year. The only issue raised about the site dealt with parking. David Oliver, representing the Phillips Architects building next door, argued that there is not enough parking to accommodate the seating for 112 – 12 bar stools on a second floor wine bar and 30 outdoor seats – slated for the new development. He said the plan to expand the current historic building on the site to 7,200 square feet will create a need for more parking
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Mad Fox Celebrates 5th Year With Beer Tappings & Pig Roast THE F.C. PLANNING COMMISSION gave the OK for a new downtown Falls Church restaurant from the owners of Arlington’s Lyon Hall and The Liberty Tavern at the historic Cloverdale House on Park Avenue. (P����: N���-P����) thanis available in the area. However, his argument was unconvincing for the Planning Commissioners who countered that parking in the Kaiser garage and other public locations nearby will address that need, including the justOK’d parallel parking locations in the 200 block of Park Ave. Rob Meeks, the chair
Falls Church’s Mad Fox Brewing Company, debuting in the Little City in July of 2010, celebrates turning the big number five this Saturday with an all-day party full of music, food and, of course, beer. The anniversary celebration features five special barrel-aged brews tapped throughout the day starting with the Batch 500 when doors open at 11 a.m. The beer continues to flow when Reynard taps at noon, Batch 300 at 2 p.m., Wee Heavy at 3 p.m. and Batch 100 at 4 p.m. Along with the brew, chef Travis Weiss is roasting a pig and The Justin Trawick Band will be playing some sweet, sweet tunes starting at 1 p.m.
Mad Fox’s 5th anniversary party runs from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. this Saturday, July 11 and the first 400 guests through the door will receive a free beer glass. Mad Fox Brewing Company 444 West Broad Street | Falls Church madfoxbrewing.com
Dolcezza’s Mom & Pop Opens in Mosaic District Last week, the newest Mosaic District eatery opened as Mom & Pop, a new concept from the Dolcezza team, debuted in the all-glass building in front of the Angelika Theatre. Previously a coffee shop, Dolcezza’s Mom & Pop has teamed up with several producers – both local and national – to serve sandwiches and snacks to Mosaic shoppers. Just some of the the producers include Red Apron Butchery, Gordy’s Pickle Jar, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Righteous Cheese, DC Brau, Atlas and 3 Stars Brewing. Mom & Pop is open Monday – Thursday, 7 a.m. – 11 p.m., Friday from 7 a.m. – midnight, Saturday from 8 a.m. – midnight and Sunday from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. Mom & Pop 2909 District Avenue | Fairfax dolcezzagelato.com/locations/mom-and-pop
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Application Filed for Huge Broad-Washington Development
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this project and grow into a local and regional destination.” The combined Kiddar Metz and Insight Property Group project was submitted to City Hall under the name of “Broad And Washington, LLC.” The threeacre property encompasses 100 N. Washington St., 127 E. Broad Street and 130 E. Broad Street. The property is currently home to a commercial office building, and Applebee’s restaurant and a medical office building. According to their statement, “The planned 324 apartments will appeal to young professionals, millennials, and empty nesters.” It added, “There is proven demand for authentic downtown living in walkable and bike-friendly mixed-use settings with access to major employment centers,” according to Insight Property Group Partner Maury Stern. “This project will fulfill that demand along with a large underground/ covered structure parking garage that will have space for residents, retailers, and the public.” Broad and Washington proposal specifics: include 324
apartments, 36,000 square feet of office, 20,000 square feet of neighborhood serving retail, 50,000 square feet of grocery retail, a four-level underground parking garage, and a net fiscal impact in excess of $60 million over 20 years. This Falls Church acquisition is part of Insight Property Group’s growing presence in the D.C.-Metro area real estate market, today’s statement added. “Insight Property Group has nearly 1,000 residential units and 100,000 square feet of retail and commercial space currently under development. These projects include Apollo in the Atlas District of Washington DC, Fenwick in Silver Spring, The Shelby in Alexandria and additional projects in pre-development throughout the area.” Founded by longtime multifamily industry veterans Richard Hausler and Michael Blum, Insight Property Group acquires, repositions, and develops welllocated apartments and mixeduse real estate in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. The principals have over 70 years of experience in the area real estate
A WATERCOLOR RENDERING of the proposed new project from Insight Property Group and Kiddar Metz for the East Broad and North Washington Street intersection in the City of Falls Church. (P����: C������� K����� M���) industry. Kiddar Metz is a Reston, Virginia-based private investment
firm that originates structures and manages strategic equity investments across a variety of business
disciplines. The firm has in excess of $300 million under management.
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McLean’s Glick Headed to Pokemon World Championship by Karim Doumar
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Wolfe Glick, 19, of McLean placed in the top eight at the annual Pokémon National Championships in Indianapolis over the weekend, winning him a spot at – and a free trip to – the World Championships in Boston at the end of summer. Glick competes in the video game section of the competition. Two players compete against each other in a match. Each player brings a team of four Pokémon and their goal is to knock out the Pokémon on the other player’s team. Glick finished with a 7-2 record the first day allowing him to move on to day two. His day two record of five wins and one loss was good enough to get him to the single-elimination, top-eight third day where he was eliminated. Players must prepare with a great, balanced team and, in order to win, be aware and able to capitalize on their team’s strengths and their opponent’s team’s weaknesses. It’s a mind game like chess except that in Pokémon, players start with unique self-created teams. “I ended up thinking up my team on the plane ride over,” Glick said of his preparation. Usually players try to prepare well in advance but Glick had struggled. “I couldn’t find a team that felt right for some reason.”
With scant preparation – he didn’t even play a game with his team before the tournament started – Glick’s top-eight finish is impressive. “I’m happy I made it as far as I did because I had a lot of really close sets that I nearly lost” he said. Glick has a reputation in the Pokémon world due to his previous success. Glick has won the U.S. National Championships twice and in 2012, he placed second at the World Championships. His resume also includes three regional championships, and sixth and ninth place finishes at the World Championships. He can now add a top-eight U.S. National Championships finish to his list of accomplishments. “I think people were expecting me to do really well since I’ve had such a strong season so I’m glad I didn’t disappoint,” Glick said of his performance. A rising sophomore at Virginia Tech, Glick started competing when he was a freshman in high school in 2011. He’s played for fun since he was a kid. Glick’s foray into the world of competitive video game Pokémon corresponds to a swift surge in the popularity of eSports or Electronic Sports. In the past 15 years, eSports have exploded. In 2013, 32 million people watched the championship of Riot Games’ League of Legends on streaming services which is more than the number of people who
MCLEAN RESIDENT WOLFE GLICK, 19, placed in the top eight at the Pokemon National Championships in Indianapolis over the week, earning him a spot in the World Championships in Boston at the end of the summer. (Photo: Courtesy of Doug Moriosoli) watched the 2014 World Series and NCAA Final Four combined. Though Pokémon does not enjoy quite that level of popularity, it is on the rise. “Pokemon has been growing significantly, as has prize support,” Glick said. He postulates that the popularity of certain eSports is somewhat determined by the size of the prize. “In games like League you
can win millions of dollars. That isn’t the case with Pokémon,” he said. That being said, other eSports have the resources to dole out such hefty prizes because they have a larger fan base and therefore can get more advertising money. According to Glick, League of Legends and other similar eSports “are faster paced, from what I understand, which can be more engaging, especially when watching. The player base is bigger as well.” Glick remains optimistic about Pokemon’s increasing popular-
tions in San Diego, Vancouver, Hawaii, and now, Boston. That, however, is not why he competes. He has made important friendships over the last 5 years. “My favorite aspect of the competitions is seeing friends who I only see a few times a year,” Glick said. Competing has allowed him to connect with people from all over the country and the globe. The tournaments are not just a place to compete in Pokémon but serve as a sort of reunion for old friends. Glick’s goal is to weave the story of building friendship with
“There’s a really powerful sense of community within the competitive scene,” Glick said. “It’s a big part of why I enjoy these tournaments as much as I do.”
GLICK TAKES NOTES during a match at the 2015 Pokemon Winter Regional Championships. He’s been entering Pokemon competitions since 2011, when he was a freshman at McLean High School, and has won the Pokemon National Championships twice. (Photo: Courtesy of Doug Moriosoli)
ity and is taking an active role in helping the eSport grow. This summer, he is working to make a documentary about the competitions. This may sound like a pipedream but Glick has a director, Dan Karlok, who worked on “Law and Order” back in the 1990s. Karlok was in Indianapolis filming during the National Championships this weekend. Glick has won scholarship money and free trips to competi-
the actual mechanics of the game and competitions for the documentary. He recognizes Pokemon’s role in building international bridges that connect like-minded people from around the globe and wants to make it a central theme to the documentary. “There’s a really powerful sense of community within the competitive scene,” Glick said. “It’s a big part of why I enjoy these tournaments as much as I do.”
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Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish met in college while playing in a band together. That was in 2003. Now, 12 years later, they are married and touring together as the members of a duet called The Honey Dewdrops to promote their newest album, Tangled Country. “It’s fun and the mix was natural from the beginning,” Parrish said of the duet’s complementary voices. The group categorizes themselves under the singer/songwriter genre, closely associated with folk and acoustic traditions. “It’s definitely new music but you can hear flavors of older styles and traditions in it,” Parrish said of their style. The group focuses on the duet setting. Their songs are mostly originals. “I write them or Laura writes them but most of it is collaborative,” Parrish explained. In the music, you’ll be able to pick up some elements of roots music, old coun- THE HONEY DEWDROPS (C������� P����) try music, old bluegrass, and even a little bit of The decision to go full-time was not only old time music. “We’re careful to say that this is predicated on their mutual love for music and new and of this time,” Parrish reiterated. After the two were married, they both their talent. “As teachers, living the lives that teachers became school teachers who happened to like similar music. “We spent from 2003 to do – working from 7:30 in the morning to 5:30 2009 playing music for fun, playing music for at night and then being really tired – we were friends, doing the odd gig here and there but really hoping to see each other more.” Parrish mostly it was just something we really enjoyed said of the couple’s decision to make music their life. “Certainly we are seeing each other a so we kept at it.” Parrish said. That all changed in 2008 when the duo par- lot now.” This must have absolutely been true ticipated in the Prairie Home Companion Talent during 2013 and the first half of 2014 when Show. “We ended up winning the contest and that they lived on the road. “It was something that really pushed us to take things even more seri- seemed practical. We were travelling a lot; it ously.” Parrish said. “We took a year to slowly was good not to have a home base that we were decide, OK, this might be something interesting never at but paid rent for,” Parrish said. The couple moved around staying in hotels, to try out.” They also realized that “this might be an opportunity that is definitely going to be easier and with friends and family for over a year. “It was an interesting experiment: this kind of to do when we’re younger than older.” The two thought about it over the course of nomadic life style,” Parrish said. All but one of the songs on their newest a year and at the end of the school year, they album, Tangled Country, were written during decided to give full-time music a try.
this nomadic period. “When you’re not trying to make it home all the time, your mind is sort of freed up in ways that are not usual and that sort of freeing up of time and mental space allowed us to really get into these songs,” Parrish said of the album. “The songs are pretty personal. I think a lot of them are about change and dealing with change and wanting to survive that change,” he said. The couple has since settled in Baltimore. They finished this album from the comfort of their own home. And as for their efforts to keep a band and marriage afloat at the same time, Parrish acknowledges that “it takes a lot of work to make it happen, but for us, it’s been a really great fit.” The Honey Dewdrops will be playing at Gypsy Sally’s in Washington, D.C. tonight at 8:30 p.m. • For more information about The Honey Dewdrops, visit thehoneydewdrops.com.
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WITH MEMBERS OF THE Falls Church School Board and City Council gathered around a table on the dais, a large audience at Tuesday’s meeting listened to reports and deliberations on the imminent issuance of a “request for proposal” for development of the 40-acre property site. (Photo: News-Press)
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cent of the acreage must be dedicated to an educational use, and 25 percent, or 10.38 acres, can be put to any use, commercial or otherwise. The Cooper Carey consulting firm organized a June 6 public meeting at the Henderson Middle School and then conducted a series of small “stakeholder’ meetings held at the School Board offices on June 23 and 23. It also monitored and quantified a substantial amount of online responses. It is the highly fluid nature of the project, despite its predetermined proportions, that challenged the consultants to go after common threads and prospects for general consensus in their interviews, and three representatives tried to present their results to a joint City Council-School Board work session Tuesday night. That presentation, and a review of a draft RFP took over three hours Tuesday night, and the final version of the RFP awaits more deliberations this Saturday morning and Monday night. Among the findings of the consultants in their interviews and the emails they received, some interesting themes emerged, such as the willingness of citizens to bring a more “urban” as opposed to suburban look to the schools, with a general willingness to have them go from four to six stories in height. There was also a general interest in a multi-use auditorium or performing arts facility that could be used by both the high school and middle school and the gen-
eral public. There was considerable interest in a competitive-configured swimming pool, although there were caveats concerning the cost. Citizens felt the high and middle schools could share some spaces – like an auditorium or pool – but otherwise not be too integrated. Another area where costs came into play was on the subject of whether or not George Mason High School should be completely demolished and rebuilt from the ground up, or whether an extensive renovation along the lines of what was done with Marshall High School up the road in Fairfax County would suffice. Despite the lack of consensus on that point, the draft RFP that was circulated Tuesday night explicitly called for the demolition of the existing high school and the construction of a new school with a capacity to accommodate 1,500 students and to be ready by September 4, 2018. Veteran School Board member Kieran Sharpe floated the idea of building a school of only half that capacity at first, since the school currently serves only half that many students. But School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones said that it would not be cost effective to do it that way. The nature of the 10.38 acres susceptible to commercial development was also discussed. Vice Mayor David Snyder said he was uncomfortable with the idea that that portion be dedicated solely to a use that extracts the maximum yield for the City’s tax coffers. There was also a discussion of where the commercial component would go, either off the intersection of Haycock and Route 7, as
the Urban Land Institute experts suggested, or nearest the West Falls Church Metro station, roughly on the site of the current football field. City Manager Wyatt Shields said that the commercial component could not be developed prior to the school construction because of the need for the schools to continue teaching students during construction. But he modified his remarks in comments to the News-Press after the meeting, conceding that if the commercial component was at the football field, all the schools would have to do is find a temporary location for its football and soccer games. School Board chair Justin Castillo said he is worried that the RFP should not “tie the hands” of prospective developers too much. “It is a tradeoff between the need for clarity and not being too restrictive,” he said. Following the issuing of the RFP next week, the Council-Schools team will hold an informational meeting for interested developers on August 15, and October 30 will be the deadline for submissions. From that, the team will pare the submissions down to a short list by December, and have next March be the deadline for detailed submissions from those making the final cut. There will be more public input solicited by April 2016, and the selection of the winner will be in June. There will subsequently be a negotiation for the next month, and by July a bond referendum will be authorized. The referendum will be held in November 2016, and if it passes, the notification to begin work will follow that in the next month.
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Former F.C. Councilman John Cameron Dies in N.C. at Age 74 and then was elected to a full four year term in 1984. He chose not to seek re-election in 1988. Born in Louisburg, N.C. on Sept. 13, 1941, he is survived by his mother, Beulah Bradley Cameron of Raleigh, N.C., his wife, Joan Mabes Cameron, siblings Ann Cameron Pearce (Irvin) of Raleigh, N.C., and David Bradley Cameron (Martha) of Union Mills, N.C. He is survived by his children, William John Cameron Jr. of Stafford, Va., James Chadwick Cameron of Orlando, Fl., David Lansing
W. John Cameron, a member of the Falls Church City Council and Planning Commission in the early 1980s, died this past May 17, according to an obituary published in the Greensboro News & Record. A resident of Eden, N.C., he was in the Veterans Hospital of Durham at the time of his passing. Active for many years at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church, after serving on the Falls Church Planning Commission, Cameron was appointed to the City Council to fill an unexpired term in 1983,
Cameron (Marte) of Kristiansand, Norway, George Dewey Mabes IV of Eden and Molly Elizabeth Mabes of Charlotte, and grandchildren Josh, Jacob, Eva and Liv. A Raleigh native and graduate of Needham Broughton High School, his education included three degrees from the North Carolina State University. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and multiple honor societies. A captain in the U.S. Army, he was awarded a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for service in Vietnam.
Cameron founded a transportation management consulting firm, TransTech Management, Inc., following his tenure as a partner at Ernst and Young in Washington, D.C. He served on the NCSU Alumni board of directors, the NCSU Foundation board of directors and the statewide board of directors of the North Carolina Community Foundation, and was on the board of trustees at Louisburg College. A colleague of Cameron on the F.C. City Council in the 1980s, Gary Knight wrote to the News-Press
upon learning of his death, “John was a brilliant and level-headed man who brought his keen insight, common sense and occasional levity to tense situations. He donated his transportation expertise to the City. Along with myself, he was a spearhead in the late 1980s effort to design a more efficient Broad Street, which was approved by the voters in the first public referendum to endorse a large Council spending proposal. Many prominent citizens of Falls Church will grieve over the loss of this exemplary human being.”
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ance to Sec. 48-1265 (1) to allow four [4] wall signs instead of two [2] and to Sec. 48-1265 (1)(a) to allow a total sign area of approximately 139 square feet instead of 50 square feet on the showroom building, referred to as 1051 East Broad St; and a variance to Sec. 48-1265 (1) to allow four [4] wall signs instead of two [2] and to Sec. 48-1265 (1)(a) to allow a total sign area of approximately 214 square feet instead of 50 square feet on the service building, referred to as 1031 East Broad St, on premises known as 1101 East Broad Street, RPC # 53-218-145, zoned B-3 General Business, said property owned by Koons Falls CH Properties, LLC. Prior to this hearing, this item will be reviewed at a public meeting by the Architectural Advisory Board on July 8, 2015 for recommendation to the Board of Zoning Appeals. c. Variance application V1571-15 by Lincoln F Church VA, LLC to Sec. 48-1265 (10) to allow four (4) building identification signs instead of one (1), with a total building identification sign area of 289 square feet instead of 80 square feet, to be partially composed of non-individually stylized lettering, and for one such sign, exterior sign 02 (labeled as EX.02) to be mounted on a non-street-facing side of the building; a variance to Sec. 48-1265 (1) to allow eleven [11] wall signs instead of two [2], and Sec. 48-1265 (1) (a) to allow a total wall sign area of 365 square feet instead of 50 square feet; a variance to Sec. 48-1265 (2) to allow three [3] projecting signs instead of one [1], and Sec. 48-1265 (2)(a) to allow a total projecting sign area of 79 square feet instead of 10, and Sec. 48-1265 (2)(b) to allow placement of the signs above the lower sill line of the second floor windows and to project approximately 5 feet from the building instead of 4 feet on premises known as 455 South Maple Ave, RPC #52-308-009 of the Falls Church Real Property Records, zoned B-3, General Business, said property
owned by Lincoln F Church VA, LLC. Prior to this hearing, this item will be reviewed at a public meeting by the Architectural Advisory Board on July 8, 2015 for recommendation to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Other business: Discussion of HB 1849 (effective July 1, 2015) and its impact on zoning and the BZA. Information on the above items is available at the Zoning Division, West Wing, City Hall, Suite 300W.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA NOTE: APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED DEFERRAL OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. The Falls Church City Council will hold public hearings at 7:30 pm., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, on Monday, July 13, 2015 to consider the following: (TR14-29) RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 4.3 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WEST BROAD AND NORTH WEST STREETS, ALSO DESCRIBED AS 110, 112, 112A, 212 & 212A NORTH WEST STREET, 916, 920, 922, 924, 926, 928, 930, 932 & 934, WEST BROAD STREET AND 919, 921 & 925 PARK AVENUE (REAL PROPERTY CODE NUMBERS 51-202009 THROUGH 51-202-015, 51-202-003, 51-202-004, 51-202-005, 51-202-028 AND 51-202-028 OUTLOT) FROM “BUSINESS” AND “LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (6.0)” TO “MIXED USE” ON THE CITY’S FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP, ON APPLICATION BY SPECTRUM DEVELOPMENT, LLC.
(TO14-28) ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, BY REZONING A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 3.13 ACRES OF LAND: A PORTION (APPROXIMATELY 2.11 ACRES) FROM B-3, GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; AND A PORTION (APPROXIMATELY 1.02 ACRES) FROM R-1B, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO B-1, LIMITED BUSINESS DISTRICT FOR THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AT, 110, 112, 112A, 212 & 212A NORTH WEST STREET, 928, 930, 932 & 934 WEST BROAD STREET AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AT 919, 921 & 925 PARK AVENUE (REAL PROPERTY CODE NUMBERS 51-202-009 THROUGH 51-202-015, 51-202-028 AND 51-202-028 OUTLOT), KNOWN AS “MASON ROW” ON APPLICATION BY SPECTRUM DEVELOPMENT, LLC (TR14-28) RESOLUTION TO GRANT A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR RESIDENTIAL USES WITHIN A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND TO INCREASE THE BUILDING HEIGHT WITH A BONUS OF THIRTY (30) FEET TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF EIGHTY- FIVE (85) FEET FOR A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ON APPROXIMATELY 4.3 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WEST BROAD AND NORTH WEST STREETS, ALSO DESCRIBED AS 110, 112, 112A, 212 & 212A NORTH WEST STREET, 916, 920, 922, 924, 926, 928, 930, 932 & 934, WEST BROAD STREET AND 919, 921 & 925 PARK AVENUE (REAL PROPERTY CODE NUMBERS 51-202-009 THROUGH 51-202-015, 51-202-003, 51202-004, 51-202-005, 51-202-028 AND 51202-028 OUTLOT) KNOWN AS “MASON ROW” ON APPLICATION BY SPECTRUM DEVELOPMENT, LLC. All public hearings will be held in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, Falls
Church, Virginia. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s office at (703-2485014) or cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov or visit www.fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711). CELESTE HEATH CITY CLERK
ABC LICENSE Bibi Salon and Spa, LLC, Trading as Bibi Salon and Spa, 6201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 10, Falls Church, Virginia 22044-2201. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Champagne, Wine and Beer On-Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Pooja Miglani, 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.
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Falls Church’s favorite “Favorite Son,” Virginia Lieutenant Governor Donald S. Beyer, Jr., a Falls Church businessman, addressed an enthusiastic gathering of local supporters at Anthony’s Restaurant here Saturday, who came together to form a home town chapter of the grass-roots movement being formed state-wide, called “The Virginians,” to support his 1997 run for governor. Beyer is expected to face Virginia Attorney General Jim Gilmore in that election.
Along with six other Virginia jurisdictions, the City of Falls Church is not giving up on the idea that its “photo red light” system will be reinstated by a reversal of the state legislature’s vote next year. The six cameras were turned off on July 1 at the four intersections in the City where they began identifying and ticketing red light running in October 2001. By a single vote in a committee in Richmond this February, a bill to renew....
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VA Outdoor Power Equipment . . . . . 207-2000
Allstate Home Auto Life Ins. . . . . . . . 241-8100 State Farm Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . 237-5105 Lawn Enforcement Services, LLC . . . 237-0921 www.healthybyintention.com. . . . . . . 534-1321 Dr Gordon Theisz, Family Medicine . 533-7555
Tailor Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-8886 Yoga for Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310-809-0418
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Beautifully enlarged & updated Colonial walking distance to award winning Thomas Jefferson elementary school! Stunning kitchen with stainless appliances including Wolf gas cooktop, & maple cabinets, Sunny FR room walks out to deck overlooking lovely yard. Lower level has in-law (or Princess) suite with private entrance & patio. Large MBR with bath. Dirs: from TysonsE on Rt 7, R on Oak, L on Seaton, R on Greenway. $910,000
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Steps to Metro — Spectacular 6 BD/5.5 BA, exquisite design and finishes. Huge Lot! Offered at $1,549,000
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816 Villa Ridge Rd | Falls Church City
Beautiful 4 BD/3 BA home featuring two finished levels in highly desirable Broadmont neighborhood. Many updates and incredible established yard. Just steps to EFC Metro. Offered at $875,000
305 Parker Ave | Falls Church City
Lovely 4 BD/3 BA home with attached 2 car garage and large lot. Offered at $825,000
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