September 14 – 20, 2017
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The Taste of Falls Church is this Saturday and with it comes the fall edition of the News-Press’s Food and Dining special issue. Find features on two local coffee houses, the return of F.C. barbecue, the recent rise of the Little City’s dining scene, plus more 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
SEE FOOD & DINING, PAGES 15 – 24 Hot N Juicy Crawfish (R 5) • Crawfish Po'Boy = 2 tickets • Fried Pork Skins = 1 ticket • Fried Brownies = 1 ticket
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
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• Slice of Cheese Pizza (V) = 1 ticket • Slice of Pepperoni Pizza = 1 ticket • Three (3) Jumbo Wings = 1 ticket
At a meeting to discuss name changes for J.E.B. Stuart High School, a majority nominated a teenage civil rights pioneer as the potential replacement. (V) Indicates a Vegetarian Menu Option
Smart Growth Coalition Hails F.C. Approval of Novel Cottage Cluster MENU SELECTIONS
Railroad Ave. Project Finally a ‘Go’ With 5-2 Council Vote
Liberty Barbecue (R 9)
• Brisket Slider with Picked Onion and Queso = 1 ticket • Side Sampler: Red Bliss Potato Salad and Baked Beans = 1 ticket
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
BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS
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
Zinga Frozen Yogurt (R 3) • Frozen Yogurt (V) = 1 ticket Non-alcoholic beverages can be purchased near Ticket Booth 2. Some restaurants may also offer non-alcoholic beverages for sale.
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.
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George Mason’s varsity football team rewarded the crowd in their home debut, beating Sidwell Friends, 28-15, last Friday. SEE PAGE 27
INDEX Editorial.................6 Letters...............6, 8 News & Notes10–11 Comment ....... 12–14 Food & Dining 15-24 Sports .................27
Calendar .......30–31 Classified Ads .....32 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword ..........33 Critter Corner......34 Business News ...35
PUBLIC EDUCATION proponents assembled in East Falls Church last week included (left to right): Lynda Robb, Pam Northam, Dorothy McAuliffe and Anne Holton. (P����: N���-P����)
4 Va. Powerhouse Women Tout Public Education Here
BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS
At a forum in the Westover Library in Arlington’s East Falls Church district last week, four of the most powerful women in Virginia lined up to share their support for public education, made poignant by how it is constantly under attack from proponents of vouchers and budget cuts as reflective of this November’s gubernatorial election. It was led by former Virginia first lady and daughter of late
president Lyndon Johnson, Lynda Robb; educator and wife of Virginia lieutenant governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Pam Northam; Dorothy McAuliffe, educational advocate and wife of current Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe; and former Virginia education secretary and wife of U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Anne Holton. Robb noted that her father, President Johnson, held that “the architects of the nation’s future are teachers.” Northam said that “K-12 education is
the bedrock of our democracy.” McAuliffe,a supporter of early childhood nutritional programs, said, “There is no more valuable investment than education,” and Holton decried the “teacher shortage” in Virginia, noting that “we’re always asking our teachers to do more for less,” to the point that many teachers are on food stamps and need to take second jobs to make ends meet. She said that “the strongest teachers should be working at our neediest schools.”
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Buoyed by a strong endorsement from the influential regional Coalition for Smarter Growth, the Falls Church City Council Monday night gave final approval by a 5-2 vote for a special zoning exception to permit development of a cluster of 10 senior age-restricted 1,500-square foot bungalow-style cottages on Railroad Avenue in the City. The unique project is the brainchild of F.C.-based realtor Theresa Twiford, who elicited the support of local developer Bob Young. It won approval despite fierce opposition from some of the neighbors to the location, which is tucked adjacent the W&OD trail on the fringes of the City boundary One of the strongest arguments in support of the plan came from Stewart Schwartz, head of the regionally-influential Coalition for Smarter Growth. He appeared at the hearing to lodge his strong support for the novel housing model, congratulating Falls Church for “leading the way” with the first in the region housing model. “It will enhance the community and property values, providing for diversity and reducing the carbon footprint,” he said. The final approval completed a year-long process that began with the Council OK’ing a change to permit construction of such cottage clusters as a matter of policy. That was followed by the specific Railroad Avenue plan that took months to gain Monday’s final OK. In the end, it was in the spirit of the original allowance for cottage
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