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tial” to “parks and open space,” the map of the property in the Comprehensive Plan was to add a school symbol to the site, and to depict it and the entire Thomas Jefferson property as “other parks and open space.” The silence by the Council was interpreted by some as a form of acknowledgment of the truth of the claims by neighbors to the site. John Transue, a resident adjacent the Fellows land for the last
A three-hour joint meeting of the Falls Church City Council and School Board Tuesday night was the first public meeting they’ve held together since they jointly decided to change course on how to develop the 38 acres ceded to the City by the sale of its water system to Fairfax County. Efforts by Michael Akin and his colleagues at the consulting firm Link Strategies Tuesday were aimed at breaking the paralysis in decision making that has ensued since that “decoupling” decision was made. By the end of the meeting, the bodies reached a rough consensus to permit City Manager Wyatt Shields to draft a scope of work for the purpose of hiring (probably) the Link Strategies firm for three months at $15,000 per month to conduct a series of interviews with relevant public and private officials, and with other potential stakeholders in the project, such as Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA), the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, Federal Realty (owners of the strip mall adjacent the site) and to present a series of carefully crafted questions whose answers will be determinant for how the project moves forward this fall. Among the “moving parts” in the project are the need to build and/or renovate the George Mason High School on the land, and to achieve economic development through the commercial use of up to 11 acres of the land to help offset whatever the cost of the new
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Council Votes, 5-1, to Change Designation of Fellows Land
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An eerie silence accompanied the 5-1 vote of the Falls Church City Council Monday night to reclassify in the City’s Comprehensive Plan the 1.95acre parcel known as the Fellows Living Trust Tract adjacent Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. The motion, the second and the vote was accompanied by exactly no comment from any member of the Council, or the City staff for
that matter. It came just after a number of citizens with property adjacent the Fellows tract at 604 S. Oak protested the move on grounds that it would deter the ability of the Fellows family to subdivide and sell parcels of the property for residential uses, and that it would thereby hold the land for possible City action to impose “eminent domain” for purposes of expanding the Thomas Jefferson school footprint. In addition to the reclassification from “low density residen-
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50 years, and has known the single resident there, Betty Fellows, that whole time. “She has been a good neighbor,” he said. He claimed the change in the designation “indicates the City does not want this land developed.” He explained, “This will place one more barrier in the path to development of this land and, in my opinion, make develop-
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action “is to make it impractical for the Fellows family to develop their private property.” Another neighbor to the site, Transue’s next door neighbor Shirley Connuck, said, “The City has indicated that it is considering taking the Fellows property by eminent domain, land that has been in the family for nearly 100 years.” She added that there is talk the City might take other residential parcels, as well. Any of those properties would be difficult to sell, she said. “Property values would go way down.” She added that if the Fellows tract was put to a school use that S. Oak Street would have to be closed to integrate the school campus. Only Councilman Dan Sze voted against the redesignation, and Councilman David Snyder was absent. In other developments at Monday’s Council business meeting: The Council voted to bring its code into compliance with state code changes put into law this spring on towing of vehicles. It adjusted the current City code provision for towing companies to charge $100 for an involuntary tow to $135, plus $25 for towing at night or on weekends. In addition, in no event shall more than two such additional fees be charged for towing any vehicle, and no charge shall be made for storage and safekeeping for a period of 24 hours or less. The Council voted to impose additional penalties on citizens failing to pay certain taxes on time, and an increase in bad check fees. The Council concurred with the City attorney’s recommendation after a year of study not to adopt a code of conduct, but to modify the existing rules and proceedures of the Council to add the following: “Individual members of City government have the right to speak before government officials, agencies, courts and tribunals. When they do so, whether in person, in writing, or by electronic means, they speak as individuals and not on behalf of the City Council, unless authorized to do so by the City Council. As stated in the charter, the mayor is recognized as the head of the Council and may speak on behalf of the Council when authorized.” The Council voted to amend the Comprehensive Plan to add “Revitalization Areas, Small Area Plans and Urban Development Areas” to enable it to accept proffers in these areas, as permitted “exemptions” in new state legislation restricting certain conditional rezoning proffers.
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School Board chair Justin Castillo said that school surveys show 70 percent of the community have shown some level of support fixing the high school problem, and said he’s worried that any further delays will involve “hemorrhaging time.” But Shields said he could produce a scope of work document for the Council’s and School Board’s consideration as early as the next day (Wednesday). As the meeting dragged on, a motion on whether or not to retain a consultant was withdrawn when it was ruled by City Attorney Carol McCoskrie that Shields did not need formal Council authorization, but just a consensus, to move in that direction, despite Councilman Dave Snyder’s objection that it is unclear whether a consultant could chart new ground beyond what the Council and School Board already know. In a follow-up note to the News-Press, Snyder reiterated his opposition to “spending money on yet another stakeholder engagement exercise,” but “we need additional expertise to help us create the buzz and otherwise market the site commercially to hopefully land something both innovative and financially beneficial for the community and the school project.”
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school might be, along with what interest neighboring land holding interests might have in partnering with that commercial use. “The potential seems remarkable” at the site, Akin told the group, and he said his firm is working in many environments where the issues are not significantly different than here. Among the key questions that need to be asked about the commercial component are “what is the ‘buzz’ in the development world about the site,” and “What will the market bear to optimize the value from the site?” He said that, for example, Federal Realty, which owns a huge amount of real estate in the D.C. Metro area, is moving very aggressively on many of its holdings to redevelop, and if it’s not doing so in Falls Church, “We need to find out why not.” The same holds for WMATA, with three dozen acres at the West Falls Church Metro station adjacent the campus property. It’s in terrible financial shape, and needs to find alternative sources of income. The question of its interest in partnering to do something big at that site should be important to
them, he said. Council member Letty Hardi echoed that theme, urging action on exploring what kind of economic development could work on the campus site. “Is there something more innovative out there?” she asked. “A sports complex? A hotel?” The cost of new or renovated school, they were reminded, is a function of how many economic development dollars can be derived from the site to help pay for it. As for the suggestion that $40 million be spent on only a renovation of the school, F.C. Schools Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones reminded the group that the high school is currently at maximum capacity, so an expansion is essential. She also cited the cost savings from a new facility that could also house the school system’s administrative offices and a student body of up to 1,200 students (current enrollment and capacity are 800). Councilman Phil Duncan said that the kinds of questions that need answers go to “What we need” (including the veracity of enrollment projections), what we can afford, and what we can earn (through development, including the potential for partnerships with neighbors).
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Editor, This was an open reminder to the Falls Church City Council prior to its vote Monday to change the land use designation of the Fellows property at 604 S. Oak Street: My name is John Transue. My family has lived at 303 Parker Avenue, across the street from the Fellows property, for the past 50 years. We have known Betty Fellows all that time. She has been
a good neighbor. I would like to emphasize to you the gravity of your action on tonight. You are about to approve a change in future land use for a parcel of private property that has been owned by the Fellows family for nearly 100 years. Your vote will change the designation of the land use to open space, indicating that the City does not want this land developed. This will place one more barrier in the path to
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development of this land and, in my opinion, make development impractical. Consider, how can you expect that a development loan can be obtained when the City has declared that it does not want the land developed? A few weeks ago the Planning Commission approved rezoning the land for seven single-family homes. Then, last week the same commission voted to designate the future use of the land as open space, saying that this action has nothing to do with the City taking the land. In fact, this action has everything to do with the City taking the land. By this action the City denies the Fellows family the opportunity to develop the land,
effectively taking from the family their right to develop their own private property. This is a serious decision you are about to take. No justification has been presented for denying the Fellows family the right to develop their private property. The Planning Commission admits that there is no plan for using the property. It is clear that the only reason for declaring that the City wants this land to be open space is to make it impractical for the Fellows family to develop their private property. John Transue Falls Church
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Climate change is often viewed as too catastrophic to comprehend, too wonky to understand, and too political to discuss. But across Virginia, many are actively combating this view by taking local action to preserve the health, security, and economy of the Commonwealth. No matter the locale in Virginia, climate change is having an impact. Coastal islands are seeing receding shorelines, and according to Old Dominion University researchers, Hampton Roads can expect dangerous sea level rise, threatening our naval fleet and by extension, national security. Richmond has been named one of the U.S. Asthma Capitals by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, and as temperatures rise, the difficulty of breathing for asthma sufferers will only be exacerbated. Those tracking severe weather found that 91 percent of Virginians live in a county impacted by a weather-related disaster in the past five years alone. The cost of carbon on our society is daunting, burdening our emergency response funds, straining the budgets of families with members suffering from asthma, and threatening supply chains for our food and industry. It’s no wonder that Virginians have been making their voices heard to their state officials! Since June, Environment Virginia has been conduct-
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to their friends, families, and neighbors to talk about the issue. They’ve also traveled to farmers’ markets, community organizations, and public events, seeking out citizens who want to speak up in support of a better future. But first, how did we get to this point? It all starts with a national rule proposed last April, when President Obama unveiled the EPA’s new effort in curbing carbon pollution: The Clean Power Plan. This standard sets the first ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants under the Clean Air Act of 1970, lowering carbon emissions by 32 percent by 2030. Moving forward, every state needs to determine how they will meet this goal. Backed by wealthy out-of-state advo-
cacy groups like the Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity, some members of the Virginia legislature have repeatedly attempted to weaken or halt the development of a state plan. These have included bills blocking the Department of Environmental Quality from even researching options for a future Clean Power Plan. On June 28, Governor McAuliffe threw his support behind the Clean Power Plan by signing an executive order creating a Work Group within the Virginia Department of Natural Resources. What they create will be a Virginia Plan that will suit the Commonwealth’s needs and current energy mix, as well as align with the federal plan. This is where Virginia’s citizens have been making a difference. Over the course of our campaign, citizens have signed over 3,400 petitions, written 400 handwritten letters to decision makers, and penned numerous letters to the editor in local newspapers in support of a strong Clean Power Plan. What is a strong Clean Power Plan, though? It starts with a specific cap on carbon emissions statewide, with specific targets for emission reduction. It also includes substantial improvements in efficiency in our vehicles, our energy grid, our homes, and our lifestyles. By setting up a schedule for changes in product standards and collective efforts to reduce waste, we can ensure that the market adapts to orchestrate an ordered transition. Currently, only three percent of Virginia’s
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The Living History Saturdays fall on two days in August that focus on the Falls Church community during the Civil War era. The first of the two Living History Saturdays took place on Saturday, Aug. 6 and the second will take place on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Cherry Hill Farmhouse at 312 Park Avenue. The free events consist of family friendly activities, games and tours of the Cherry Hill Farmhouse Barn. The Living History Saturday activities are for all ages and give everyone a chance to experience life during the Civil War in the Falls Church area. There will be Civil War period children’s activities and games and the Farmhouse will still also be open for tours for adults. “It’s an opportunity to learn more about what life was like during that time period” said Corey Jannicelli, the manager of the Farmhouse. The theme of the first Living History Saturday event was Civilians Under Siege, featuring the Victorian Society of Falls Church. The Victorian Society of Falls Church wore their period clothes and spoke about topics such as Thaddeus Lowe’s aer-
ial surveillance and the Ladies Sanitary Commission. All topics covered were linked to Falls Church in some manner. Children’s activities on the 6th included the classic hoop and stick game and the chance to churn butter. “The activities are very straightforward,” Jannicelli said. “We’re hoping that people really enjoy the opportunity to learn more about their community’s history.” The theme of the second event is Life of a Soldier. The Civil War reenactment group, the 28th Massachusetts Regiment, will speak about what life was like as a soldier during the Civil War time period, specifically focusing on life in a camp. Activities on the 27th are a ball and cup game and quill penmanship. Civil War Day occurs annually every May at Cherry Hill, but, due to heavy amounts of rain, some of the most popular activities had to be cancelled or postponed that day. Due to the weather, the groups were invited to come on days in August to avoid undesirable weather and allow the activities that were cancelled to proceed. Activities from the May program and previous years include using ciphering wheels to decode messages, watercolors, Civil War relics and coloring.
The groups in close partnership with the Living History series are the Victorian Society of Falls Church and the 28th Massachusetts Regiment. The Victorian Society of Falls Church is an organization that focuses on preserving the heritage of Falls Church, and educating the community about all aspects of the Victorian era. Instead of focusing on just one aspect of the Civil War, they cover topics from the 1840s – 1910. The programs are different from other reenactment groups because they “really focus on Falls Church specifically and how the community was impacted directly,” Jannicelli said. The presentations focus on 19th century Falls Church specifically, not just the Civil War time period in general. The Cherry Hill Farmhouse is open throughout the year, acting as an education platform. On non Living History Saturdays, people can dress in period clothing, play old-fashioned parlor games and shell and grind corn in the barn. Corn grinding is also available during the Living History events, but there are fees for the activity. Similar programs occur on August 26 at the Manassas National Battlefield Park and August 26 – 28 at the Fort Frederick State Park in Maryland.
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Fairfax Police Nab Alleged Bank Robber The Fairfax County Police Department arrested David Canavan, 53, of Vienna for robbing the Wells Fargo Bank in Merrifield on Tuesday, according to a press release from the department. Police say an investigation conducted by the Fairfax County Police Department and the FBI Washington Field Office Violent Crimes Task Force link Canavan to two other bank robberies in Fairfax County earlier this year. The other robberies occurred on June 2 at a BB&T Bank, located at 8416 Arlington Blvd. in Fairfax, and on July 5 at a TD Bank, located at 6198 Arlington Blvd. in Falls Church. Canavan was transCANAVAN. (Photo: ported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and charged with DAVID Fairfax Co. Police) three counts of robbery where he is being held without bond. Police arrested Canavan after responding to a report of a robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank shortly before 4 p.m. According to police, the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit responded to the scene to check a suspicious package related to the robbery. Officers sent out a description of the alleged bank robber and a suspect was taken into custody in the 2200 block of Gallows Road. K9 and the police helicopter assisted in the search.
Flower Building Springs a Leak A truck driver apparently misjudged how much clearance he had entering the parking lot of the Flower Building in The Little City on Saturday. A Delta Produce truck got stuck in the entrance to the parking lot of the building in the 800 block of W. Broad St. in Falls Church, breaking a water pipe in the process. It took hours, including work by City of Falls Church Public Works officials, to correct the issues caused by the error.
A TRUCK GOT STUCK at the Flower Building Saturday. (Photo: News-Press)
Beyer Contrasts Clinton, Trump Plans U.S. Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr., who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes the City of Falls Church, sharply contrasted the economic plans of Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to that of her Republican rival Donald Trump at a press event in North Arlington Monday morning. He cited the analysis of a Moody’s economist and former advisor to John McCain showing that Clinton’s plan would create 10.4 million new jobs nationwide while the Trump plan presented in a speech he delivered in Detroit Monday would lose 3.4 mil- REP. DON BEYER (left) speaks to the press in North lion jobs and plunge the nation into a “lengthy Arlington Monday morning. (Photo: News-Press) recession.” He noted that Clinton has pledged “to make the largest investment in good-paying jobs since World War II in her first 100 days in office,” he said, “by making the boldest investment in infrastructure since President Eisenhower built the interstate highway system, investing in Virginia’s manufacturing, and cutting taxes and reducing red tape for Virginia’s small businesses, among other provisions.” Beyer acknowledged that his name is one of two most mentioned to be appointed by Gov. McAuliffe to fill the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated if Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine gets elected in November along with U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott from Norfolk.
Fairfax City Mayor Due to Resign Scott Silverthorne, arrested by Fairfax police for drug possession in a sting involving his effort to set up a group sex-for-meth encounter at a hotel in Tysons Corner last Friday, was due to officially resign as mayor of the City of Fairfax today. Silverthorne, 50, was released on personal recognizance last Friday. He had no prior arrests. He was sworn into his third two-year term as mayor in May, having served on the City Council there for 18 years between 1990 and 2008. His father was mayor before him. On July 19, he’d hosted a dinner meeting of City of Falls Church, Town of Vienna and City of Fairfax staffs and elected officials, including the mayors of all three jurisdictions, at a popular restaurant by a new downtown pocket park there to celebrate the jurisdictions’ friendly competition in advancing the efforts of Solarize Virginia.
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2016 Best of Falls Church Finalists: FOOD & DRINK
BURGER: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Elevation Burger • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road • Smashburger PIZZA: Flippin’ Pizza • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Paisano’s • Pizzeria Orso • zpizza SANDWICH: Cafe Kindred • Mike’s Deli at Lazy Sundae • Open Road • Panera Bread • Spacebar ROTISSERIE CHICKEN: BJ’s Wholesale Club • Caribbean Plate • Crisp & Juicy • Giant Food • Super Chicken SEAFOOD: Chasin’ Tails • Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Hot n Juicy Crawfish • Sea Pearl • TRIO Grill VEGAN: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Loving Hut • Spacebar • Sunflower Vegetarian Restaurant • True Food Kitchen SUSHI: Jasmine Garden • Koi Koi Sushi & Roll • Maneki Neko • Sea Pearl • Takumi ITALIAN: Argia’s • Italian Cafe • Pistone’s Italian Inn • Pizzeria Orso • Sfizi Cafe VIETNAMESE: Four Sisters Restaurant • Huong Viet • Pho 88 • Pho Sate • Rice Paper LATIN AMERICAN: Blanca’s Restaurant • La Caraqueña • Luzmila’s Cuisine • Super Chicken • Taco Bamba BRUNCH: Cafe Kindred • Dogwood Tavern • Ireland’s Four Provinces • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road BAR FOOD: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern • Ireland’s Four Provinces • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Spacebar SPORTS BAR: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern • Ireland’s Four Provinces • The Locker Room • Open Road CRAFT BEER SELECTION: Dominion Wine and Beer • Dogwood Tavern • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road • Spacebar WINE LIST: 2941 Restaurant • Pizzeria Orso • Red, White & Bleu • Sfizi Cafe • TRIO Grill HAPPY HOUR: Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern • Ireland’s Four Provinces • Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road COFFEE SHOP: Cafe Kindred • The Happy Tart • Mom & Pop (Dolcezza) • Panera Bread • Starbuck’s BAKERY: FARMER’S MARKET VENDOR: Acme Pie Co. • Cafe Kindred • The Happy Tart Atwater’s • Black Rock Orchard Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe • Panera Bread Chris’ Marketplace • Donut Heaven OUTSIDE EATING: Kate’s Crepes Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern KID-FRIENDLY DINING: Ireland’s Four Provinces Clare & Don’s Beach Shack • Dogwood Tavern Mad Fox Brewing Company • Open Road Ireland’s Four Provinces FROZEN TREATS: Pizzeria Orso • Open Road FDB Eatery • Lil City Creamery SPECIAL OCCASION DINING: Mike’s Deli at Lazy Sundae 2941 Restaurant • Argia’s • La Côte d'Or Café Sweet Frog • Zinga! Idylwood Grill • TRIO Grill RESTAURANT THAT DELIVERS: NEW RESTAURANT: Hunan Chef • Jimmy John’s Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken Moby Dick House of Kabob • Paisano’s The Happy Tart • Lucky Thai Restaurant Sweet Rice Sisters Thai • Takumi
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WHO’S THE BEST? 2016 Best of Falls Church Finalists: RETAIL & SERVICES
ACCOUNTING FIRM: Cato & Associates • Diener & Associates • Robert A. Radan CPA • Tung T. Tu CPA • Yeakel & Associates LAWYER: William M. Baskin, Jr. • Gayle B. Matthews • Martha Mothershead • Erik Pelton • Marcus Simon BANK/CREDIT UNION: Apple Federal Credit Union • BB&T • Burke & Herbert • Suntrust • Wells Fargo REAL ESTATE AGENT: JD Callander • Leslie Hutchison • Merelyn Kaye • Tori McKinney • Elliott Oliva REAL ESTATE GROUP: Keller Williams Realty • McEnearney Associates • Oliva Home Group • Re/Max West End • Rock Star Realty DOCTOR: Elizabeth Gannon • Audrey Kim Lenze • Philip O’Donnell • Andrea Schmieg • Gordon Theisz DENTIST: William V. Dougherty • Peterson Huang • Melanie Love & Mark Miller • Johana Nieto • Rachael Valltos CHIROPRACTOR: KC Adolph • Joshua Brooks • Andrew Cichosz • Ted Perih • Ray Solano HANDYMAN: ADR Complete Services • Bruce Buchanan • House Doctors Handyman of McLean • Harry Shovlin • Your Handyman, Peter Trevisan MOVERS: 1 Guy, 1 Truck, 1 Trailer • Best Movers Falls Church • Dan’s Van Lines • Express Moving & Storage • Wiiha Movers LAWN SERVICE: Craig’s Lawn Care • Natural Scapes • O’Grady’s Landscape • Ortega Contractors • Smoot Landscapes MAID SERVICE: The Cleaning Authority • The Maids • Maids 4 U • New World Cleaners • Smart Choice Cleaning DRY CLEANERS: Betty Brite Cleaners • Classic Cleaners • Hillwood Cleaners • Potomac Cleaners • Spectrum Cleaners CAR DEALER: Bill Page Honda • Don Beyer Volvo • IM Autohaus • Koons Ford • Stohlman Subaru AUTO SERVICE: A-A Auto Service • City Sunoco • Curry’s Auto Service • Drive European • Integrity Tire & Auto HAIR SALON: Bibi Salon & Spa • Hair Cuttery • Nash Hair Design • Perfect Endings • Snip Snip Barber Shop NAIL SALON: Aislinn Nails & Spa • ECA Nails & Spa • Nail Bonita • Present Nail Spa • Rex Day Spa FITNESS/SPORTS SHOP: PLACE TO BUY A GIFT: Bikenetic • Dick’s Sporting Goods • Bikenetic • Doodlehopper 4 Kids Potomac River Running • Road Runner Sports • REI Falls Church Antique Annex • L-say Designs FITNESS STUDIO: Stylish Patina Blue Nectar Yoga • Dancing Mind • Epiphany Pilates GROCERY STORE: Little River Yoga • Title Boxing Club Giant Food • Harris Teeter • The Local Market GYM: Trader Joe’s • Whole Foods 24 Hour Fitness • Curves • Gold’s Gym BOOK STORE: Planet Fitness • Title Boxing Club Anime Pavilion • Barnes & Noble SUMMER PROGRAM: Hole in the Wall Books • One More Page Books City of Falls Church Recreation & Parks Victory Comics Congressional Camp • Creative Cauldron Camps NEW BUSINESS: Lee Graham Swim/Dive Teams Bibi Salon & Spa • Conte’s Bikes • Galleria Florist VPIS Concerts in the Park The Happy Tart • Lucky Thai
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Community News & Notes City of F.C. Receives Funds For Bike Share Stations With help from the the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Bike Share in The Little City is closer to happening. The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission provided the City with $500,000 last week for Bike Share and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority gave a $2 million grant for capital expenses related to bringing Bike Share to the City. The estimated launch date is late 2017 or early 2018. Approximately 16 stations will be built throughout the City in several locations, including stations on W. Broad Street, Park Avenue, S. Washington Street, Maple Avenue, on the W&OD Trail and on Roosevelt Boulevard. The bike share program is part
of the City’s Bike Master Plan, which was adopted by the City Council with a unanimous vote. “We appreciate the high degree of regional cooperation and coordination with the state,” said Falls Church City Councilmember David Snyder. “Our project and the others will play a key role in reducing congestion and providing attractive alternatives to single occupancy vehicles. That’s good for the environment and good for all transportation users.” For more information, visit fallschurchva. gov/BikeMasterPlan.
Friends of Tysons-Pimmit Library Hold Book Sale The Friends of the TysonsPimmit Regional Library Quarterly Book Sale will occur in early September at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, located at 7770 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.
The sale dates are Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. There will be books and media for all ages on a myriad of subjects. On Friday, Sept. 9, there will be a bag sale of $7 per bag. Saturday, Sept. 10 will be a smaller scale weekly book sale. Proceeds from the sale will go to benefit the TysonsPimmit Regional Library. For more information, email TysonsLibraryFriends@gmail. com or call 703-338-3307.
Supercuts Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary in Falls Church Supercuts, which is located in the Spectrum building at 444 W. Broad Street, is celebrating its one-year anniversary on the weekend of Friday, Aug. 12, with deals
FABRIC ON CANVAS ARTIST Mihira Karra, Mayor David Tarter, fan bird carver Jeff Jacobs, keyboard musician Aki Maher, Monroe Bay Winery representative Sherry Grimes pose for a photo at Art and Frame of Falls Church during the Falls Church City’s August FIRSTFriday celebration on August 5. Karra, the featured artist at Art and Frame, will have her work displayed in the store throughout August. (Courtesy Photo)
on Saturday, Aug. 13 and Sunday, Aug. 14 and a VIP breakfast on August 13. The hair salon is offering 50 percent off of haircuts, refreshments and balloons on Saturday and Sunday. The salon’s VIP breakfast on Saturday will start at 9:30 a.m. with a photo at 10 a.m. For more information, visit supercuts.com/locations/va/fallschurch/shops-at-spectrum-haircuts-81355.html.
Paintings by F.C.’s Greg Skrtic On Display in Manassas Falls Church resident Greg Skrtic’s paintings will be on display in Colgan Gallery at the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Colgan Gallery is open Monday – Thursday from 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Fridays and on Saturday from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
In his artwork, Skrtic uses both natural and man-made objects, often combining them together. “I use patterns from patchwork quilting, carpet or wallpaper designs just as readily as from a seashell, leaf or seed pod. Incorporating these patterns into the overall composition in a way that they can coexist in harmony is a recurring theme in my work” said Skrtic. Skrtic’s artwork reflects his life experiences, pulling inspiration from the people and events where he lived throughout his life. After growing up in Florida, Skrtic got a degree from Texas Tech University and another degree from University of North Texas. He then joined the Peace Corps and taught art in a village on the edge of the Kalahari Desert. Skrtic and his wife moved to Lithuania and had a son, before moving back to Virginia where he now teaches art in Fairfax County.
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR ROBERT WATSON spoke at One More Page Books in Arlington on Thursday, Aug. 4. He shared from his latest book, The Nazi Titanic: The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II, at the event. There were over 50 people at the event, which included a Q&A session at the end. According to Falls Church resident Shaun van Steyn, who attended the author talk, some left the event teary-eyed. (Photo: Courtesy of Shaun van Steyn)
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On Saturday, Aug. 13 there will be a used book collection sponsored by the American Association of University Women of McLean. Area residents are invited by the organization to bring CDs, DVDs, software, children’s books and recent textbooks that are in good condition. All proceeds collected will benefit scholarships for women. The collection will occur from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at SunTrust Bank, 515 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. For more information, contact
Local School Kitchen Staff Attend Chefs’ Academy More than 100 kitchen managers from Fairfax County and Loudoun County Public Schools attended the Real Food for Kids Chefs’ Academy last week at Willowsford in Ashburn. The academy was funded by a $30,000 grant from the Life Time Foundation. The foundation was created by Life Time Fitness and is dedicated to helping schools eliminate harmful ingredients from the food they serve, including trans fats and artificial additives. The week-long program was designed to help the kitchen staffs learn how to use more fresh-from-the-farm ingredients in school food and reduce the amount of processed foods served. The course included hands-on sessions to create salad dressings, spice blends and soups as well as training in knife skills and writing recipes. “With the generous funding from Life Time Foundation, we can offer Chef’s Academy to more school cafeteria staff, touch more students’ lives and support the efforts of public school Food and Nutrition Service directors in Fairfax and Loudoun counties,” says Jenny Hein, president of Real Food for Kids. For more information, visit realfoodforkids. org.
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Flow Circus, an organization that aims to promote active learning and play through the juggling arts, is coming to Mary Riley Styles Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 17 for two events. The first event, which will take place from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the library’s conference room, is for children rising to grades 4 – 12. Children can spin, balance and toss their way to learning new tricks with skill toys from around the world like flower sticks, kendama and spinning plate. A variety of skills will be introduced in the fast-paced, high-energy, interactive workshop. Registration is required for the event and is limited to 15 participants. Then, starting at 7 p.m., performer Paul Miller will use dynamic storytelling to explain how he learned to set goals and find resources and practice in order to achieve his goals. One book starts him on a playful journey filled with objects flying, spinning, balancing and disappearing. This event is suggested for children ages five and up and registration is not required. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/Library.
bringing The Uncle Devin Show to Thomas Jefferson Library, located at 7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, on Thursday, Aug. 11 from 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Children ages 6 – 12 will have the opportunity to journey through the land of percussion as they hear and play different instruments in this event that’s co-sponsored by the Friends of the George Mason Regional Library. Only children ages 6 – 12 will be admitted to the event; younger children and adults will not be admitted. Walker’s Uncle Devin Drum Tales won a 2013 Parents’ Choice Presentation Award and his children’s book, The ABCs of Percussion with Music CD, was named a 2015 National Parenting Publication Awards Bronze winner. For more information, visit theuncledevinshow.com.
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The Affluence Fallacy
In 18th-century America, colonial society and Native American society sat side by side. The former was buddingly commercial; the latter was communal and tribal. As time went by, the settlers from Europe noticed something: No Indians were defecting to join colonial society, but many whites were defecting to live in the Native American one. This struck them as strange. Colonial society was richer and more advanced. And yet people were voting with their feet the other way. The colonials occasionally tried to welcome Native American children into their midst, but they couldn’t persuade them to stay. Benjamin Franklin observed the phenomenon in 1753, writing, “When an Indian child has been brought up among us, taught our language and habituated to our customs, yet if he goes to see his relations and make one Indian ramble NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE with them, there is no persuading him ever to return.” During the wars with the Indians, many European settlers were taken prisoner and held within Indian tribes. After a while, they had plenty of chances to escape and return, and yet they did not. In fact, when they were “rescued,” they fled and hid from their rescuers. Sometimes the Indians tried to forcibly return the colonials in a prisoner swap, and still the colonials refused to go. In one case, the Shawanese Indians were compelled to tie up some European women in order to ship them back. After they were returned, the women escaped the colonial towns and ran back to the Indians. Even as late as 1782, the pattern was still going strong. Hector de Crèvecoeur wrote, “Thousands of Europeans are Indians, and we have no examples of even one of those aborigines having from choice become European.” I first read about this history several months ago in Sebastian Junger’s excellent book Tribe. It has haunted me since. It raises the possibility that our culture is built on some fundamental error about what makes people happy and fulfilled. The native cultures were more communal. As Junger writes, “They would have practiced extremely close and involved child care. And they would have done almost everything in the company of others. They would have almost never been alone.” If Colonial culture was relatively atomized, imagine American culture of today. As we’ve gotten richer, we’ve used wealth to buy space: bigger homes, bigger yards, separate bedrooms, private cars, autonomous lifestyles. Each individual choice makes sense, but the overall atomizing trajectory sometimes seems to backfire. According to the World Health Organization, people in wealthy countries suffer depression by as much as eight times the rate as people in poor countries. There might be a Great Affluence Fallacy going on – we want privacy in individual instances, but often this makes life generally worse. Every generation faces the challenge of how to reconcile freedom and community – On the Road versus “It’s a Wonderful Life.” But I’m not sure any generation has faced it as acutely as millennials. In the great American tradition, millennials would like to have their cake and eat it, too. A few years ago, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis came out with a song called “Can’t Hold Us,” which contained the couplet: “We came here to live life like nobody was watching/I got my city right behind me, if I fall, they got me.” In the first line they want complete autonomy; in the second, complete community. But, of course, you can’t really have both in pure form. If millennials are heading anywhere, it seems to be in the direction of community. Politically, millennials have been drawn to the class solidarity of the Bernie Sanders campaign. Hillary Clinton – secretive and a wall-builder – is the quintessence of boomer autonomy. She has trouble with younger voters. Professionally, millennials are famous for bringing their whole self to work: turning the office into a source of friendships, meaning and social occasions. I’m meeting more millennials who embrace the mentality expressed in the book The Abundant Community, by John McKnight and Peter Block. The authors are notably hostile to consumerism. They are anti-institutional and anti-systems. “Our institutions can offer only service – not care – for care is the freely given commitment from the heart of one to another,” they write. Millennials are oriented around neighborhood hospitality, rather than national identity or the borderless digital world. “A neighborhood is the place where you live and sleep.” How many of your physical neighbors know your name? Maybe we’re on the cusp of some great cracking. Instead of just paying lip service to community while living for autonomy, I get the sense a lot of people are actually about to make the break and immerse themselves in demanding local community movements. It wouldn’t surprise me if the big change in the coming decades were this: an end to the apotheosis of freedom; more people making the modern equivalent of the Native American leap.
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Time to Borrow The campaign still has three ugly months to go, but the odds – 83 percent odds, according to the New York Times’ model – are that it will end with the election of a sane, sensible president. So what should she do to boost America’s economy, which is doing better than most of the world but is still falling far short of where it should be? There are, of course, many ways our economic policy could be improved. But the most important thing we need is sharply increased public investment in everything from energy to transportation to wastewater treatment. How should we pay for this investment? We shouldn’t. Right now there is an overwhelming case for NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE more government borrowing. Let me walk through this case, then address some of the usual objections. First, we have obvious, pressing needs for public investment in many areas. In Washington, the aging Metro is in such bad shape that whole lines may have to be shut down for maintenance. In Florida, green slime infests beaches, in large part because failure to upgrade an 80-year-old dike or to purchase more land as a runoff area is forcing the Army Corps of Engineers to release polluted water from Lake Okeechobee. There are similar stories all across America. So investing more in infrastructure would clearly make us richer. Meanwhile, the federal government can borrow at incredibly low interest rates: 10-year, inflation-protected bonds yielded just 0.09 percent Friday. Put these two facts together and it suggests not just that we should be borrowing to invest, but that this investment might well pay for itself even in purely fiscal terms. How so? Spending more now would mean a bigger economy later, which would mean more tax revenue. This additional revenue would probably be larger than any rise in future interest payments. And this analysis doesn’t even take into account the potential role of public investment in job creation: Despite a low headline unemployment rate, the U.S. economy is still probably short of full employment, and an investment agenda would also offer valuable insurance against possible future downturns. So why aren’t we borrowing and investing? Here are some of the usual objections, and why they’re wrong. • We can’t borrow because we already have too much debt.
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People who say this usually like to cite big numbers – “Our debt is $19 trillion,” they intone in their best Dr. Evil voice. But everything about the U.S. economy is huge, and what matters is the comparison between the cost of servicing our debt and our ability to pay. And federal interest payments are only 1.3 percent of GDP, low by historical standards. • Borrowing costs may be low now, but they might rise. Yes, maybe. But we’re talking about long-term borrowing that locks in today’s low rates. If 10 years isn’t long enough for you, how about 30-year, inflationprotected bonds? They’re only yielding 0.64 percent. • The government can’t do anything right. Solyndra! Solyndra! Benghazi! A large part of our political class is committed to the proposition that any and all government efforts to improve our lives are doomed to failure – a proposition that turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy when these people are actually in office. But to hold that view you have to turn your back on our own history: American greatness was in large part created by government investment or private investment shaped by public support, from the Erie Canal, to the transcontinental railroads, to the Interstate Highway System. As for the constant harping on individual failures, all large organizations, private businesses very much included, engage in some projects that don’t work out. Yes, some renewable-energy investments went bad, but overall, the Obama administration’s promotion of solar and wind has been a huge success, with a rough quadrupling of production since 2008. Green energy should be seen as an inspiration, not a cautionary tale. There is, in short, an overwhelming policy case for federal borrowing to pay for public investment. But will the next president be able to act on this case? The good news is that elite discourse seems, finally, to be moving in the right direction. Five years ago the Beltway crowd was fixated on debt and deficits as the great evils. Today, not so much. The bad news is that even if Hillary Clinton wins, she may well face the same kind of scorched-earth Republican opposition President Barack Obama faced from Day One. So it matters not just who wins in November, but by how much. Will there be a strong enough Democratic wave to give Clinton the ability to act? But while the politics remain uncertain, it’s clear what we should be doing. It’s time for the federal government to borrow and invest.
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There’s absolutely no question but that Donald Trump’s barely-veiled assassination threat against Hillary Clinton Tuesday was intentional and deliberate. At a campaign rally, he injected a carefully-crafted parenthetical phrase into remarks about the Second Amendment designed to set off alarm bells exactly as it did. It is another typical step in keeping with the bullying, intimidating style he’s exhibited all along. It was taken as no joking matter by the Secret Service and undoubtedly by many lunatics who’d be willing to take the law into their own hands. But it is almost laughable now to see how top level Republicans are scrambling to flee from this candidate. No, no, people, he’s yours. You created him. You sowed the seeds of the rise of this FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS obscenity by your own deceit, by your own unbroken resolve to obstruct everything President Obama has tried to accomplish since coming into office in 2009, by unleashing the Freedom Works’ racist grass-tops anti-Obama movement. The acute immorality that took over the GOP at its highest levels was not only involved in this policy of obstruction, but in the passage of a plethora of laws to unfairly restrict the ability of minorities to even vote. It’s taken the federal courts to slap down these laws, and in many cases in the angriest of terms for their blatant prejudice against the very notion of free and fair elections. Yes, Republicans, Donald Trump didn’t do any of those things. You did. You deserve Donald Trump and to step away from him now, you can only do honestly if you first acknowledge your culpability and pledge to change your corrupt and unconscionable ways. While that is highly unlikely, those more inclined to do so are historically Republican women. New York Times reporters Michael Barbaro and Amy Chozick reported this week that this is beginning to happen in a big way. Since the party conventions late last month, support for Trump among Republican women has declined by 13 percentage points, according to Times and CBS News polls, and in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, support among women overall has declined to just 27 percent, according to a Frankin and Marshall College poll. If nothing else, Trump represents an archetypical, cartoonish (if not more dangerous) Archie Bunker-type white male chauvinist thug, a slob in the mold of Roger Ailes whose sexist bullying at Fox News is just now beginning to come to light. What a stark contrast this image presents to Hillary Clinton! What an opportunity for something far more fundamental to the ongoing degradation of our culture to be identified and called out! There was an immense counterinsurgency unleashed starting in the 1960s to deter the gains of the civil rights, feminist and other social equality movements, and one of its biggest components was to use the “sex, drugs and rock and roll” so-called counterculture to undermine the progressive morality and newly-found self-esteem that was at the heart of these movements. The “sexual revolution” component of this counterculture was targeted against the feminist movement, in particular, designed to reduce women to a new levels of objectivism, abuse and disdain under the guise of being “revolutionary.” As an early “gay liberation” activist in the mass counterculture scene of the San Francisco Bay Area, I saw this first hand, and a small group of colleagues and I came to realize that our wider progressive moral movement could advance only by countering this wider trend. Thus, I became a “gay male in the feminist revolution,” and founded The Effeminist newspaper. It is heartening that, in this current environment where a woman is about to be elected president of the United States for the first time, President Obama has pronounced himself a “feminist” in a timely opinion piece in this month’s Glamour magazine, targeting “the attitude that raises our girls to be demure and our boys to be assertive, that criticizes our daughters for speaking out and our sons for shedding a tear.” Obama’s declaration as a “feminist” is totally radical, and important, he wrote, that his daughters see him that way as they strive to rise above the constraints of inequality.
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Trump’s Troubles in the Black Belt There has been much talk this election about the fundamental transformation of voters in the Rust Belt and what that portends for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. But there is another belt also worth keeping an eye on for its remarkable electoral transformation: The Black Belt, a series of counties with large black populations, which stretches from the Deep South to the mid-Atlantic. (Florida is not a Black Belt state.) An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday found that a measly 1 percent of registered black voters overall support Trump. That’s extremely problematic in states with high numbers of black voters. The more black voters Clinton gets, the fewer white ones she needs. The northernmost of these states have voted Democratic in recent elections – Maryland since 1992; Virginia since 2008. North Carolina even flipped in 2008. But now, with Trump as the GOP standard-bearer, the Black Belt states in the Deep South also look shaky. A Georgia poll conducted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and released Friday showed Clinton leading NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE Trump by 4 percentage points in the resiliently red state in a head-to-head matchup and by 3 percentage points when Libertarian and Green Party candidates are included. On Friday, a headline on AL.com in Alabama blared: “Poll shows Clinton leading in Georgia: Is Alabama next?” It’s a question worth pondering in a state where 27 percent of the registered voters are black, according to a January Pew Research Center report. But it should be noted that Alabama is doing its very best to disenfranchise as many of those voters as possible. As John Archibald pointed out on AL.com in the fall: “Take a look at the 10 Alabama counties with the highest percentage of nonwhite registered voters.” He pointed out that the state “opted to close driver’s license bureaus in eight of them.” As he put it: “Closed. In a state in which driver’s licenses or special photo IDs are a requirement for voting.” Furthermore, “Every single county in which blacks make up more than 75 percent of registered voters will see their driver’s license office closed. Every one.” Welcome to the South, folks. And thank you very much, Chief Justice John Roberts, for your opinion in the disastrous Shelby County vs. Holder case. How did you put it: In the South, “Things have changed dramatically.” Yeah, right.
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Then there is Mississippi, which had the highest percentage of black people of any state (37 percent) in the most recent census, but which has not voted for a Democratic president in 40 years. A Mason-Dixon poll in April gave Trump only a small margin over Clinton, although FiveThirtyEight.com still gives Trump a 76 percent chance of winning it. Lastly, there’s Louisiana, probably the hardest of the hard sells, where the Trump supporter and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke has said he is running for the U.S. Senate. In a recent poll conducted by the University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center, Duke “gets support from 14 percent of black voters – a figure that eclipses the support Trump gets nationally or in nearby Georgia in a new poll from that state,” as The Washington Post’s Philip Bump put it, giving a hat tip to tweets from The New York Times’ Campbell Robertson. Now, of course, winning in many, if not most, of these states is simply wishful thinking for Democrats, mere flashes in a pan, but the fact that some of these Deep South states have showed up in any poll with Clinton in the lead is noteworthy. The Republican Party’s 2012 autopsy report said: “Public perception of the Party is at record lows. Young voters are increasingly rolling their eyes at what the Party represents, and many minorities wrongly think that Republicans do not like them or want them in the country. When someone rolls their eyes at us, they are not likely to open their ears to us.” It continued: “We need to campaign among Hispanic, black, Asian, and gay Americans and demonstrate we care about them, too. We must recruit more candidates who come from minority communities. But it is not just tone that counts. Policy always matters.” And then this year the party nominated Trump, a man who alienates all of these communities. The black vote will be crucial this year, just as it was in the last election. As The Cook Report put it in July 2015: “Deconstructing exit poll data from 2012, AfricanAmerican voters accounted for Obama’s entire margin of victory in seven states: Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Without these states’ 112 electoral votes, Obama would have lost decisively.” If Trump loses in November and the black vote tips even one of the Deep South, Black Belt states blue, the Republicans won’t only need an autopsy, they’ll need a Ouija board – because they’ll be dead and buried.
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News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
A comment by a gentleman attending a recent free summer concert at Mason District Park focused on senior citizens. The performers played a lot of Beatles, Rolling Stones, and other music from the 60s and 70s, much to the delight of the mostly older audience. The gentleman’s comment, thanking me for scheduling “music for us senior citizens,” highlights, perhaps, opportunities, as well as gaps, for programs and services available to older residents. Fairfax County anticipates a substantial increase – 19 percent – in its overall 50+ population between now and 2030. During that same period, the over 65 population is expected to increase by 51 percent, and the 70+ population by 55 percent. Clearly, county residents are living longer and, for many, healthier lifestyles are helping support that increase. Nearly a quarter of county households now include older adults. A recent meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ 50+ Committee focused on an ongoing trends analysis by graduate students at George Mason University. Topics included community engagement, housing, safe and healthy communities, services for older adults and family caregivers, and transportation. Internet access, age friendly employment, and volunteerism ranked high as items for further study and opportunity. Housing affordability and accessibility (everything on one floor, wider doors and hallways, for example) are worthy of additional research, the students noted, and they also highlighted the county’s tax relief program as an option to help senior citizens stay in their homes. Active living – exercise, recreation, nutrition – along with more walkable areas as part of the transportation network, also provide opportunities for a variety of programs. Sadly, financial exploitation of older adults also is
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an ongoing trend. Fairfax County detectives reported that vulnerable senior residents can be victims of their own family members, or persons who, by telephone, letter, or email, may pose as family members, and gain access to accounts or cash transfers in the thousands of dollars. There were 1751 reports of financial crimes against older adults in 2015. As in past years, most of the crimes were fraud by impersonation, credit card/ATM fraud, confidence games, and larceny of checks and credit cards. Interestingly, the majority of crimes reported affected the 50 – 69 age group. Rather than feel embarrassed, contact the police immediately if something doesn’t seem right about a financial transaction. The trends analysis also noted an increasing need for caregiving. While some paid providers are engaged, caregiving in Fairfax County predominately is the responsibility of family and friends. The “typical” caregiver is a 49-year-old married female caring for an older female relative, while also working full-time. The 50+ committee will be looking at current, future, and long term needs for caregivers, and how to address them, in the coming year. There are many opportunities for older adults in Fairfax County. The free summer concerts, held at various venues across the county, are but one type of activity. The county’s Older Adults webpage, www. fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults, can help you find services and programs, as well as links to other county web pages of interest to senior citizens. Fairfax County treasures its older residents. They helped build the outstanding neighborhoods we all enjoy every day.
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The summer of 2016 is emerging as a disappointment for Republican legislatures that have passed legislation restricting their constituents’ right to vote. With jaw-dropping consistency, Courts composed of both moderate and conservative jurists across the country have concluded that the argument that widespread voter fraud necessitates enacting voting restrictions is specious. The Courts stated that these voting restrictions were implemented with explicit intent to discourage minority voters, often Democrats, from casting their ballots. Since 2013 when the Supreme Court gutted the most effective enforcement tools in the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Republicancontrolled southern and western states have enacted laws narrowing voting procedures and voting making more and more difficult. On August 1, a federal judge blocked the photo ID requirement for voters in North Dakota, ruling the law burdens the Native American minority. The court noted that there is no undisputed evidence of voter fraud in North Dakota, undercutting the state’s justification for the voter ID law. On July 29 the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned North Carolina’s sweeping voter ID law. The law shortened the early voting period, banned sameday registration and narrowed the list of acceptable IDs. On July 29, a U.S. district judge struck down parts of the Wisconsin’s strict voter ID law,as well as other election laws passed by the Republican state lawmakers. He found unconstitutional: limits on early voting, a requirement that people live in a ward for 28 days before voting, prohibiting expired student IDs and banning emailed absentee ballots. The judge ruled that if a voter has difficulty obtaining an ID, that voter must be granted the required ID within 30 days, the Journal Sentinel reports. On July 20, a federal appeals court ruled that Texas’s strict voterID law discriminated against minority voters, ordering a lower court to put in place a remedy by November. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most conservative in the country, declined to strike down the law, but held that the trial court must find and rectify its discriminatory effects so that those lacking the required ID be able to vote. Nine of the 15 appellate judg-
es upheld a district court’s finding that 600,000 people, disproportionately minorities, lack the ID required: a driver’s license, military ID, passport or weapons permit, for example, and would have difficulty securing any. The Court found that African-American, Hispanic and poor voters were likely to be disenfranchised. On May 17, a judge ruled that Kansas citizens must be allowed to vote in state/local elections, even without proof of citizenship upon registration. Since 2013, Kansas has required residents to show proof-of-citizenship when registering to vote. But a several courts have blocked that requirement for federal elections. In response, the state set up a system allowing those without proof-of-citizenship to vote only in federal elections, not state/local elections. That was struck down earlier this year by a state judge. This May, a federal judge ordered the state to register the approximately 18,000 voters whose registrations were suspended. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has appealed. He argues that the law is needed to stop undocumented immigrants from voting...Kobach has ordered that the suspended voters be registered only for federal elections. On July 29, just before the state election primaries, a county judge overturned Kobach’s order. His oral ruling was that votes from people who didn’t show proof-of-citizenship must be counted in all elections. In Ohio, judges ruled earlier this summer that the state couldn’t eliminate a week of early voting or change laws governing how absentee and provisional ballots are counted. Voter ID laws aren’t the only voting-rights cases that have landed in the courts this summer. On July 22, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that Gov. McAuliffe had no authority to restore voting rights to hundreds of thousands of felons at once; McAuliffe pledges to restore those rights individually. Every year since elected to the House of Delegates, I have filed and supported legislation simplifying voting and voter registration and increasing accessibility in many ways: expanding early voting, lengthening the time polls are open, and streamlining absentee voter procedures, particularly in emergencies. Each year these bills have been blocked by the majority party. I will continue to work to make voting less restrictive.
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F.C. Tech Company Ranked 2nd in Business Journal Revenue List Falls Church-based Three Wire Systems LLC was recently ranked second in the Washington Business Journal’s list of Small Technology Companies ranked by 2015 revenue while Falls Church-based SmithGifford and Focused Image Inc. were ranked eighth and 13th respectively in WBJ’s list of Advertising Agencies ranked by 2015 Capitalized Billings. For more information, visit www.washingtonbusinessjournal.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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Community Events
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
Little Legos at the Library. Lego play time for ages 3-6 years old with a caregiver. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 – 4 p.m. 703-2485034. Teen Time Tie Dye. Children rising to grades 6 – 12 can tie dye a t-shirt at the library! T-shirts and dye will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring other small items to tie dye. Registration is required and participation is limited to 15. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 – 4 p.m. 703248-5034.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
Mandala Art. Area residents 55 and over can learn about mandalas and create their own mandala to take home. Materials will be provided. Culpepper Garden Senior Center (4435 N. Pershing Dr., Arlington). 1 – 2 p.m. 703228-4403. Summer Night Hikes. For children ages 5 and up and their families. Have you ever wondered what animals are in Arlington’s local parks at night? Experience our trails under the moon and stars, learn a new constellation or meet a nocturnal critter. Registration
is required. Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park (625 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington). $5. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. 703-228-6535.
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required. Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park (625 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington). 3 – 4 p.m. 703-228-6535.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
MONDAY, AUGUST 15
F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors offer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Once Upon a Stage presents Rumplestiltskin. Once Upon a Stage, an interactive children’s theatre troupe, will lead the audience through a version of this classic fairy tale and then give the audience a chance to ask characters about themselves and their actions. Then, the story starts over from the beginning, but with crowd participation. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon. fallschurchva.gov/Library.
Preschool Storytime. Stories, finger plays and songs for children ages 2 – 5 on Monday every week. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. 703-248-5034. Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play on Monday and Tuesday every week. This program is for ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon.703-248-5034. ESL Conversation Group. An English as a second language conversation group focusing on English Language and American culture. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8:30 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/Library.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
Notable Nature. Join the Long Branch Nature Center staff for lessons in nature journaling and sketching. The event includes constructing nature journals, honing writing and drawing skills and talking about the season during a hike. Registration is
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16
Paws to Read. Children can come and read with a canine
companion. Readers rising grades K-6th. Registration Required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 – 4 p.m. 703-248-5034.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
Flow Circus Workshop: Skill Toys. Children rising to grades 4 – 12 can spin, balance and toss their way to learning new tricks with skill toys from around the world like flower sticks, kendama and spinning plate. A variety of skills are introduced in this fastpaced, high-energy, interactive workshop. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. 703-2485034. Flow Circus. Performer Paul Miller captivates audiences with dynamic storytelling explaining how he learned to set goals, find resources and practice in order to achieve fantastic feats. One book starts him on a playful journey filled with objects flying, spinning, balancing and disappearing. Recommended for children ages 5 and up. Drop in. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. 703-248-5034.
Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
“Jelly’s Last Jam.” Take your seat at the legendary Jungle Inn nightclub for the electrifying, multiple Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning musical that tells the story of jazz through one of its most notorious entertainers: Jelly Roll Morton. Journey from the back alleys of New Orleans to the dance halls of Chicago to the stages of New York with “he who drinks from the vine of syncopation” in a sizzling memoir of pride, lust and a past denied. This production is directed by Matthew Gardiner and stars Mark G. Meadows and Nova Y. Payton. Through Sept. 11. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlngton). $40 – $79. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
“Alan Naylor Presents Welcome to My Parlor.”
Alan Naylor won a Helen Hayes Award for his performance in Creative Cauldron’s “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well in Paris” – so what’s next? Why, a parlor party of course! You’ve seen him on stage, now see him at home at the Cauldron. Through Aug. 13. ArtSpace Falls Church (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $15 – $100. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
“Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story.” This is the opening night of this performance. Detroit natives BeBe and CeCe Winans, youngest siblings of the Winans family dynasty, experience the ultimate in culture shocks when invited to join Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s “Praise the Lord” television show. The Winans teenagers have the opportunity to become more than just television celebrities, but to integrate
TV evangelism. Through August 28. Arena Stage (1101 6th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $64. 8 p.m. arenastage.com.
“The Lonesome West.” Two brothers + one inheritance = lots of misbehaving. In this dark Irish comedy written by the Academy Awardwinning writer/director of “In Bruges,” two brothers in rural Ireland squabble over the inheritance left by their recently deceased father. Also, there’s a rumor about town that one of them may have murdered the father over a haircut related insult. The local parish priest and a young girl from the community, also their bootleg whiskey supplier, attempt to keep the brothers from quarreling with hilarious results. Through Aug. 27. The Keegan Theatre (1742 Church St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $35 – $45. 8 p.m. keegantheatre.com.
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Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $69.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. L7. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 8 p.m. 202-265-0930 C����� N����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12. 8 p.m. 202-667-7960. B���� T������� ��� R�������� H��� ���� T�� A������ B���� P������. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8 p.m. 703-522-8340. G���’,G���’, G���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
T�� E������������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. J����� A. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $22 – $25. 5 p.m. 703-255-1566. 98 D������ ���� O-T���, D���� ��� R��� C������. The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $30 – $55. 7 p.m. 703-938-2404. D�. W�� H���� H���. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). 7 p.m. 202-667-7960. 1964: T�� T������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $39.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. B����. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $35. 8 p.m. 202-265-0930 T�� C������ C���� ���� C���������� ��� C�������� ���� O�� S�� B������. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12.
8 p.m. 703-522-8340. J��� A���� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15 p.m. 703-241-9504.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
D��� H������ S���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. I��� P����� S�����. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). 6 p.m. 703-522-8340. R���� C����� ���� R����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. H���� ���� JONES. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930 S�� ��� ��� C��� F�������� M����� M������ ��� P��� T�����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $39.50. 7:30 p.m. 703549-7500. C������ A����� L��� P������� D���� B����. The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $25 – $45. 8 p.m. 703-938-2404. H��� B������� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504. T�� D��� ��� D���� ��� B���� F���� D����. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-5258646.
MONDAY, AUGUST 15
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16
R���� W������ ���� T�� S����� A������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $20. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. H������� H���� H���. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). 7 p.m. 202-667-7960. I��� J��� P�������� �� G����� S�������. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). 8 p.m. 703522-8340. K��� G������ ��� T�� D������, R��������� O�����. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
R������� 50�� A���������� B������ B����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $15. 5:30 p.m. 703255-1566. O��� M�� H����� �� A��� P����. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). 8 p.m. 703-522-8340. O��� M�� ���� V����� S�������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504. B�������� T�����. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-5329283.
P������� A����... Sunday, September 4 – CLOSED: Sunday Before Labor Day. The Mary Riley Styles Public Library will be closed in observance of Labor Day. Mary Riley Styles
Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). All day. fallschurchva.gov/Library.
Friday, September 9 – Sunset Cinema. Free film screenings of various family friendly movies are shown throughout September. Moviegoers are encouraged
to bring blankets and picnics. The film being screened is “Zootopia.” Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7:45 – 9:45 p.m. fallschurchva. gov/sunsetcinema.
Saturday, September 17 – Taste of Falls Church at the Fall Festival. Features include live entertainment, pony rides, amusement rides, crafters, businesses and
civic organizations, and cuisine from city kitchens. The children’s activity tent offers craft projects. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/FallFestival.
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Gaijin Ramen Shop Could Become an Arlington Mainstay BY DREW COSTLEY
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Although there are several restaurants in Arlington that offer the Japanese noodle soup dish ramen, there are only three spots that are dedicated to only offering ramen as the main course.
Gaijin Ramen Shop
3380 Lee Hwy. Arlington 703-566-9236 Hours: Monday: Closed; Tuesday – Sunday: 4 – 10 p.m.; There are two on the south side of Arlington, Boru Ramen and Paper Horse, both of which opened this year. But a ramen spot on the north side of Arlington, Gaijin Ramen Shop, opened a year earlier and has been creating a buzz since it began serving bowls. Gaijin Ramen Shop, located in the Cherrydale neighborhood in Arlington, is somewhat of an anomaly, in a good way, when it comes to ambience. It looks like an urban eatery, a place that
you’d expect to find squarely in Ballston, Clarendon, Pentagon City or Crystal City in Arlington. But its location in Cherrydale, which is one of the neighborhoods in the county that still has a semblance of the old, more rural looking Arlington, helps it stand out. For example, it is located diagonally across Lee Highway from Cherrydale Hardware, which opened in 1938. Gaijin likes to keep it simple, when it comes to its menu. They have an appetizers/side dish section, a ramen soup section, a kids menu and a dessert menu. But there are several options in the appetizers/ side dish and ramen soup sections, so diners have a lot of choices when it comes to how they will fill their bellies. The two highlights of the appetizers/side dish menu are the Oishii Oishii Steamed Buns ($8) and the Tater Takoyaki ($8). There are six options of steamed buns, including a first for this vegan diner: the Tofu Vegan steamed bun. Now, I had never had steamed bun before I went cruelty-free, so I had only ever heard all of the hype surrounding steamed bun before I had Gaijin’s vegan steamed bun. I have to admit, I was let down the
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THE OISHII OISHII STEAMED BUNS at Gaijin Ramen Shop have a tofu vegan option. (P����: D��� C������/N���-P����) spicy at all, and the Spicy Veggie Ramen, which is great, but it can get a little too spicy. The Curry Veggie Ramen is savory with a little kick and is an original dish, at least when it comes to this region. There are nine other ramen soup options on Gaijin’s menu, which range between $10 – $12. The basic toppings include green onions, sesame seeds, crispy fried garlic, Nori and, with the pork and chicken ramen, fish cake. The toppings are the only other complaint that I’ve heard, and had myself, about Gaijin’s offerings. They
charge for additional toppings and they have all sorts of add-ins, like avocado ($2), kakuni ($2) and corn ($1). The ramen bowls at Gaijin are substantial enough without the additional toppings, but those add-ins are so tempting. The service at Gaijin Ramen Shop is top notch. The wait staff is attentive and the kitchen staff turns orders around at a serviceable pace. Although two competitors have arisen within the past year, Gaijin Ramen Shop, with good food and great service, is likely to become an Arlington mainstay.
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X, one of the only punk bands from the nascent period of the musical genre that’s still together, has almost been together for 40 years. Exene Cervenka, the group’s vocalist, said the reason the band has been able to stay together for so long is that they are still alive. “Most bands can’t say that, and that’s unfortunate,” Cervenka said. “I think that we get along better than we ever did and we appreciate the amazing fact that we can play one more show. We don’t know how much longer it’s going to last, so we really value all of our time together as much as possible.” X is coming to Falls Church on Friday, Aug. 12 for a show at The State Theatre that is part of its Re-Zoomed Tour. The reason for the name is because the group is being rejoined by Billy Zoom, the group’s guitarist and one of its founding members, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer in 2015. He spent several months in treatment and Jesse Dayton, who has worked with Waylon Jennings, stood in during that time. But Zoom said that he was cancer-free in October 2015 and recently started touring again with the group. It was his second time being diagnosed with cancer – he survived prostate cancer more than six years ago. “He’s doing great...and he’s really amazing and he loves playing and he is really looking forward to touring,” Cervenka said. “I’ve always loved touring, but it’s really hard...and the fact that he can still do that and still wants to do it is great. It does get a little hard, but it’s the life we picked. We’re all artists and musicians.” Cervenka said that she got “emotional and sad” about hearing that Zoom getting cancer both times he was diagnosed. “We’ve been around forever and we’ve known each other forever, so it was really devastating, but we
X. (P����: C������� �� G��� L������) just hoped for the best,” she said. “And it’s turning out great. It’s like another gift that he’s good.” Perhaps another gift that X has been given is the gift of time. When they started the seminal punk band in 1977, Cervenka, Zoom, vocalist/bassist John Doe and drummer D.J. Bonebrake were all in their 20s. Nearly all of the other punk bands from the genre’s first and second waves either didn’t survive that period, disbanded or had long periods of time when they weren’t playing together. And even members of X have either played solo or worked on side projects in the time between when they founded the group and now. Cervenka said that X has matured a lot since they began playing together.
“We spend so much time apart and it’s partially what happens to you when you’re not together that makes you who are. We all have kids and we all had things to deal with financially or health-wise,” Cervenka said. “So when you get together at shows – we don’t just see each other at shows, but mostly on tour – we pick up where we left off. “I think one thing that people don’t understand getting older, which I do now, is how incredibly hard it is to get older and how you can become a better person as you get older. A lot of people don’t, but I guess we all went the opposite way.” • For more information about X, visit xtheband.com.
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Jody Fellows – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson
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Mayor: ‘Economic Growth Something We All Agree On’
F.C. Planning Board Chief Says Council Plans ‘Deprivation’ of Property Rights
Despite the new diversity on the Falls Church City Council resulting from last May’s election, new City Mayor Alan Brangman told the News-Press in an exclusive interview last week that “there are key issues everyone agrees on. One is economic development.”
The first leg of a controversial set of proposed residential zoning changes comes up for final approval by the Falls Church City Council Monday night amid growing concern by some city residents that the moves trample fundamental property rights. B:8.375” T:8.125” S:7.375”
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210 Noland St, Falls Church City 22046
2754 Stone Hollow Dr. Vienna, VA 22180 (walk to Dunn Loring Metro)
Completely updated and lovingly maintained Historic c 1910 beauty! 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home on huge, gorgeous lot. Original wood floors, beautiful moldings and pocket doors. Nine+ ft. ceilings, two gas fireplaces (one in master bath.) Stunning eat in kitchen, butler's pantry and large formal dining room! Original outbuildings include a 3 story office/studio tower with balcony. Price Reduced to $1,300,000. 201 North West Street, Falls Church
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$497,000 4BR/2FBA/2HBA Completely updated! 3 levels w gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, updated baths. Pergola & patio out back!
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2200 N Westmoreland Street Arlington, VA 22213
3245 Rio Drive #715, Falls Church, VA
For Sale #515 1BR+den/1BA condo on TOP Fl of beautiful building. 1 storage space + 1 parking sp. Overlooks green area in condo. Gourmet kitchen w breakfast bar, SS appl., granite. $409,000
Excellent investment opportunity!! 3BR/2BA condo in Barcroft Hills. Needs updating. $224,900.
2907, Linden Lane Falls Church, VA 220422
4 BR/3BA cape cod home. Excellent Falls Church Location. 3 finished levels, updated kitchen, Hdw fls, fenced yard and 1 car garage. Price at $695,000.
7601 Burford Drive, McLean VA 22102 Lovely and spacious floor plan in this beautiful home. 5BR/3.5BA home on full acre of land in Langley HS pyramid. New Price $1,150,000.
Beautiful rambler on gorgeous, tree lined street. 4BR/3BA on .30 acres of landscaped yard. Completely updated. Detached garage with finished loft space. Priced at $950,000.
6851 Grande Lane Falls Church VA 22043
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5BR/3.5BA center hall colonial. Close to West FC Metro. 2 car garage, large yard. Hancock, Longfellow, McLean. Priced at 949,000.
1097 Pensive Lane, Great Falls, VA 22066
Beautiful home on .91 acres- lush backyard. 5BR/3.5BA with beautifully refinished hdw fls. Fresh paint & new carpet in basement. New Price $889,000.