September 13 – 19, 2018
FA LLS CHUR C H, V I R G I NI A • WW W. FC NP. C OM • FR EE
FOU N D E D 1991 • VOL. XXVIII NO. 30
F���� C����� • T����� C����� • M��������� • M�L��� • N���� A�������� • B�����’� C���������
I����� T��� W��� F��� � D����� S������ F�. T���� �� F.C. I�����!
The NewsPress presents the fall edition of its Food & Dining guide including the program to Saturday’s Taste of Falls Church plus more restaurant features inside. Café Kindred (R 1)
• Buffalo Shrimp Grits = 1 ticket • Roasted Cauliflower with Spicy Capicola = 1 ticket • Reuben Sliders = 1 ticket • Tiramisu (V) = 1 ticket
Flippin' Pizza (R 2)
• Slice of Cheese Pizza (V) = 1 ticket • Slice of Pepperoni Pizza = 1 ticket
Hot N Juicy Crawfish (R 5) • Crawfish Po'Boy = 2 tickets • Fried Pork Skins = 1 ticket • Fried Brownies = 1 ticket
SEE SPECIAL SECTION, PAGES 13-19 Jason's Deli (R 4)
• New Orleans Muffaletta = 1 ticket • Chicken Pasta Primo = 1 ticket • Nutty Mixed Up Salad (V) = 1 ticket • The Plain Jane Potato (V) = 1 ticket • Mac & Cheese (V) = 1 ticket • Pumpkin Coffee Cake (V) = 1 ticket
F.C.’� P������ A����’� R��������� S������� Ledo Pizza (R 13)
• Slice of Cheese Pizza (V) = 1 ticket • Slice of Pepperoni Pizza = 1 ticket • Three (3) Jumbo Wings = 1 ticket
(V) Indicates a Vegetarian Menu Option
EDA Proposes Bargain Fixes Using F.C.’s Park Ave. ‘Great Street’ Grant MENU SELECTIONS Liberty Barbecue (R 9)
• Brisket Slider with Picked Onion and Queso = 1 ticket • Side Sampler: Red Bliss Potato Salad and Baked Beans = 1 ticket
E���� J������ H���
200 block of Park Would Improve a Lot With Changes
Northside Social Falls Church (R 10)
• Two (2) Northside Social FC Cookies (V) = 1 ticket
Sfizi Café (R 7)
• Involtini di Melanzane (V) = 1 ticket • Mini Panini with Sausage and Peppers = 1 ticket • Cavatelli Bolognese = 1 ticket • Mini Cannoli (V) = 1 ticket
Sweet Rice Thai Restaurant (R 14) • Spring Roll (V) = 1 ticket • Pad Thai Tofu (V) = 2 tickets • Drunken Noodle Chicken = 2 tickets • Panang Chicken= 2 tickets • Mango Sticky Rice (V) = 2 tickets
Trio Grill (R 12)
• Smoked Beef Short Rib with BBQ Sauce, Polenta, and Slaw = 1 ticket
Whole Foods Market Tysons (R 8)
• Beef Slider = 1 ticket • Vegan (Beyond Burger) Slider (V) = 1 ticket • Roasted Crazy Corn = 1 ticket • Two (2) Chocolate Chip Cookies (V) = 1 ticket
BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
Zinga Frozen Yogurt (R 3) • Frozen Yogurt (V) = 1 ticket
FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS
Non-alcoholic beverages can be purchased near Ticket Booth 2. Some restaurants may also offer non-alcoholic beverages for sale.
Falls Church’s popular Italian restaurant, Argia’s, shuttered over the weekend, closing after 18 years on N. Washington St.
of Falls Church will take place as scheduled this Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Community Center parking lot at 223 Little Falls St. The only change in plans is the elimination of the pony rides due to the saturated ground in the park.
Falls Church’s Economic Development Authority Tuesday night voted to support a plan to advance the City’s Great Streets project on the 200 block of Park Avenue linking F.C.’s City Hall, with its major renovations now underway, to the downtown area. A lively meeting of the EDA was held Tuesday night in the library at George Mason High School that included two City Council members and two Planning Commissioners. The vote was unanimous to advance the plan, which ostensibly can be done for a mere $240,000 already in the kitty coming from a grant awarded by the American Planning Associations’ Great Streets program. While an unresolved question Tuesday night had to do with who else, if anyone, needs to sign off on the plan, the discussion centered on how sprucing up Park Avenue just between Little Falls St. and Maple Avenue, where the newly-opened Northside Social restaurant sits, could contribute mightily to the walkability and overall appeal of the area linking City Hall and the first blocks of W. Broad St. James Snyder, the City’s Economic Development and Projects general manager, filled out the plans following a walking tour of the long 200 block of Park Avenue he conducted with Chief City Public Works specialist Robert Goff and a Fairfax Paving and Concrete executive in July.
Continued on Page 4
Continued on Page 5
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 703-248-5027 (TTY 711). For more information call 703-248-5178.
SEE NEWS BRIEFS, PAGE 9
M���� V��������� F���� T� W���������-L�� Nearing the completion of the first third of the season, George Mason High School’s volleyball team fell in straight sets to Arlington County neighbor Washington-Lee High School on Tuesday night. SEE SPORTS, PAGE 22
P���� P��� ���� R������ R��� B���
The terms “G-rated” and “rock’n roll” may sound like a paradox. And in most cases, you’d be right. But the exception to that rule can be found in just one glimpse of a Rainbow Rock Band show. SEE PAGE 25
FAIRFAX COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT Scott Brabrand speaks during a moving dedication ceremony marking the new naming of Justice High School, formerly J.E.B. Stuart High, capping the �irst school week in the high school’s auditorium last Friday afternoon. The event was keynoted by U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, and the renaming effort, initiated by students at the school and authorized by the School Board, was an important �irst step in reclaiming the proud civil rights history of the region away from those who named many schools after Confederate generals (like Stuart) and pro-segregationist leaders. (P����: N���-P����)
Annual Fall Festival, Taste of F.C. On Saturday Despite Hurricane BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS
INDEX
Editorial............... 6 Letters................. 6 News & Notes 10–11 Comment ..... 12, 21 Business News . 24 Calendar ..... 26–27
Classified Ads ... 28 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword ........ 29 Crime Report ......30 Critter Corner....30
The massive Hurricane Florence, that latest projections show will make landfall south of this area in North Carolina but will bring extensive rain here, has caused the postponement of Friday night’s scheduled Athletic Boosters’ community tailgating
party prior to George Mason High School’s football game. No official call was made as of press time on the game itself, as the Nelson County High School opponent has to make a 145-mile trek to get here. But the City of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department announced yesterday that its Annual Fall Festival and Taste