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Rushmark Makes Unsolicited Bid to Redevelop UVa/VT Grad Center Site M������� R���� ��� F��� News Comes as 2 Final

Bids to Develop Adjacent 10 Acres Submitted

BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON

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rental units in the City has shrunk from 224 to 27 as of 2017. During that same period, there have been no substantial changes to the City’s affordable housing policy or steps to reverse the trend.

At Tuesday’s Falls Church City Council work session, its first post-summer meeting, members of the working group led by former School Board member Craig Cheney, documented this

In conjunction with its submittal of its final detailed proposal for the dense economic development of 10 acres at the West Falls Church high school campus, the Rushmark team that built the 300 W. Broad building (with its Harris Teeter) has made an unsolicited bid to redevelop the 7.4-acre Virginia Tech/University of Virginia graduate center site adjacent its 10-acre plan.

The news broke with the issuance of a press release from the F.C. City Hall Wednesday that announced the receipt on Aug. 29 of the detailed proposals from two groups, Rushmark and the team of EYA, Regency and PN Hoffman, for the development of the coveted 10 acre site. Near its end, the press release quietly noted that “Virginia Tech has announced that it received an unsolicited proposal for the redevelopment of the Northern Virginia Academic Center and recently issued a request for competing proposals” as required by law.

That was included to support the releases’ statement that the 10-acre proposers should “thoughtfully integrate the 10 acre site with the planning for the new George Mason high school, as well as the UVa/VTech center and WMATA,” noting that “Fairfax County is currently considering an application

by WMATA for a Comprehensive Plan amendment for the West Falls Church Metro station property.”

This integrated approach reference in the release, which came from the office of City Manager Wyatt Shields, is a new idea in the City’s public deliberations on the development of the 10-acre site.

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C���������: W��� I L������ �� � U.S. P��� During my five weeks as a Democratic page this summer, I learned more than I ever expected.

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The Falls Church Chamber of Commerce Family Fun Night, set for Wednesday, Sept. 26, will include a moonbounce, miniature golf, a picnic dinner, birds, a fire truck and a hole-inone contest.

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INDEX

Editorial............... 6 Letters.............6, 8 News & Notes 10–11 Comment ...... 12-13 Business News . 15 Calendar ..... 18–19

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SENIOR RUNNING BACK Jack Felgar (left) scored two touchdowns in George Mason High School’s 38-0 win over the Jefferson Colonials last Thursday. The shutout christened the start of the Mustangs’ fall sports season, detailed inside this week’s Mason fall sports preview on page 17. (P����: B�� P�����)

Stunning Drop in Affordable Market Units in F.C. Highlights New Report

BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON

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It’s not as if no one saw it coming, but the decline in affordable market rate rental units in the City of Falls Church has been stunning, creating a veritably silent crisis in the City, except for the sounds of eviction paper deliveries, moving vans and pained, suitcase-carrying families headed elsewhere.

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Now, in just the last five years, according to a report by the Affordable Living Policy Work Group, the number of market rate

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and other data to the Council, which is expected to refer the report’s recommendations for modifications to the City’s Affordable Housing Policy out to City boards and commissions this coming Monday night, and to adopt the recommendations in November.

But the current modifications include no formal initiatives and no money. While the entire region has been burdened by a dearth of affordable housing in the last decade, the City’s considerable efforts that finally failed with a 4-3 Council vote in July 2010 to kill an exhaustively-crafted senior affordable housing plan were officially dashed with the Council’s vote that September to withdraw $2 million from its affordable housing fund.

Modifications to the City’s policy recommended by the group include changing the name of the Affordable Housing Policy to Affordable Living Policy, accept cash in lieu of affordable units as proffers from developers of new housing projects, restart the First Time Home Buyer program to offer down-payment loans, encour-

age developers to provide affordable units for the life of the property, expand the median income thresholds for rental units into two tiers, one to meet lower income needs and the other to expand the prospects for moderate-income earners, establish a higher threshold from 80 percent to 120 percent of the area median income level for ownership of units, and encourage developers to proffer increased percentages of affordable units from six to eight percent.

The report notes that while the number of market rate affordable units has shrunk from 224 to 27 from 2012 to 2017, the number of committed units — that is, maintained as affordable as a matter of policy, not market factors — has grown slightly from 221 to 239 over that period.

As the number of affordable owned, not rented, units have dropped from 25 to 21 units, the total affordable units in the City has shrunk precipitously from 470 units in 2012 to 287 units in 2017.

Now at risk of falling out of the category of affordable are 96 units at The Fields residences when tax credits are due to expire there in the next couple years. Also,

the time limit on affordable units in new projects built since 2002 are expiring, four having expired already and another two due to expire this year.

The recommendation for a two-tier approach to accommodate lower income families is in recognition of the fact that most existing affordable housing in the City is currently not affordable, at all, to those with lower incomes.

As inadequate as the number of options are now, the current dominant so-called affordable rate requires a family to have a minimum income of roughly $46,000 annually.

That is, that level of income is required to demonstrate the ability of a family to pay an average $1,324 monthly rent designated as affordable.

According to the draft policy document, “Housing is considered affordable when the household pays no more than 30 percent of gross income for all housing costs including utilities. Target income groups for affordable living are up to 80 percent of Area Median Income. Target income groups for affordable workforce living are up to 120 percent of Area Median

Income.”

By this measure, even those in the proposed lower tier of incomes would be required to prove incomes in the mid-$20,000 annual range.

(Curiously, no dollar equivalents of the percentages of median income levels were included in the working group’s draft report.)

The report includes unspecific references to the coming development of the 10 acres at the West End campus, and while it suggests that funds be deployed for a restart of the first-time home buyers program, offers no other creative options. It makes no reference to a prospective new effort at a senior affordable housing building, or to incentives to build single efficiency units or auxiliary units on existing single family home properties in the City, as Councilman Phil Duncan pointed out Monday night.

Councilman Dan Sze cited the chilling effect of having earlier project plans, beginning with the prospect for an affordable building on City-owned land adjacent the State Theatre, to a years-long effort at a project adjacent the West End Park dashed by virulent objections from neighbors,

to another years-long effort at a senior affordable housing project on S. Maple at Annandale that included millions of dollars provided by the efforts of then U.S. Rep. Jim Moran.

The dashing of that project in July 2010 led to an angry reprimand by Moran and subsequently the Council’s vote to pull $2 million from its affordable housing fund. That resulted in the effective termination of the City’s Housing Corporation and the resignation of its executive director Carol Jackson, who assumed a similar position in Alexandria and in more recent years, following a move south, her election to the City Council of Charleston, South Carolina.

The working group, which met four times to craft its recommended modifications to the current Affordable Housing Policy, included co-chair Cheney, who made the presentation at the Council Monday night, co-chair Tori McKinney, Ayan Addou, Marion Jones, Shelly Skomra, Stephen Erik, Lindy Hockenberry, Eileen Williams, Bob Young, Brenda Harrernan, Joshua Shokoor and John Williams.

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It is clearly related to Rushmark’s overture to the Virginia Tech/UVa center (which UVa is currently in the process of opting out of in favor of development at the Inova campus on Gallows Road) and to the fact that EYA, under contract to WMATA, has made a submission to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for a redesign of the West Falls Church Metro station, where WMATA controls 24 acres next to Falls Church’s 10 acres and the Virginia Tech site.

EYA, it has been learned, is also planning to make a redevelopment bid on the Virginia Tech campus site.

If developed in a combined, if uneven, way, the three contiguous sites could be a genuine regional powerhouse, sitting at a Metro station site with over 40 acres of redevelopment potential. “If it is not enough to attract Amazon, it may be for Apple, which like Amazon, wants to build a second headquarters in this area,” a knowledgeable Falls Church-based observer speculated.

The late-breaking stunning developments overshadowed the news in yesterday’s release about the detailed plans of the final two

competitors for the City’s 10-acre parcel at the intersection of W. Broad and Haycock Road.

The development would proceed in 2021 following the completion of a new George Mason High School on the location of the present baseball and softball fields on the site, and and the subsequent demolition of the old school, making way for the economic development.

Shields will present summaries of the final two plans for the 10 acres at the F.C. City Council meeting this coming Monday night, and they have already been posted in full on the City’s website.

Three finalists were asked to submit proposals, and while Rushmark and EYA did, the third, Comstock, selected as a finalist in the conceptual phase this spring, declined to make a submission.

A committee has been assembled that will evaluate the two final proposals, and make a recommendation to the Council by sometime next month. A final lease or sale agreement for the land will occur by next May, prior to the City’s issuance of bonds to finance construction of the new high school, which will commence at that time.

Rushmark, in its executive summary, states that its goal would be to “combine the attributes that have made Falls Church an outstanding place to live —

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lifestyle, education, environment, and history — with the opportunities offered by the site’s proximity to multimodal transportation facilities and highly respected educational institutions.”

It proposes for putting on the 10 acres 1.4 million square feet of new uses, including 148,000 square feet of Class A retail space, a 153room full service hotel, 151,200 square feet of Class A office space, 750 apartments of varying product types, and 120 well-equipped condominium homes. At its center would be a “vibrant, threequarter gathering place located at the confluence of multiple walking routes and streets, and designed for year-round use,” with all parking underground and featuring a plaza and park including a spray park, an outdoor movie theatre, and an ice skating rink in the winter.”

The executive summary of the EYA and friends’ plan characterized the development of the 10 acres as representing “a tremendous opportunity to expand the City’s existing reputation as a great place to live, work, and play by transforming into an 18-hour per day community...the redevelopment must strive to be more than just another ‘mixed use project,’ rather it must be transformational.”

It calls for 391,500 square feet of commercial office space, a hotel

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CONCEPT RENDERINGS of the West Falls Church Economic Development Project by Rushmark (top) and EYA submitted along with their proposals to the City of Falls Church. (I�����: R�������, EYA) “designed in tandem with a civic space or music venue that can be used to host large meetings and events,” a grocery store and restaurant-anchored retail mix making up 10 percent of the total square footage, a senior housing build-

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Once Again, Affordable Housing

The News-Press, in this editorial space, has sounded the alarm on the City of Falls Church’s melting away of any pretext to step up on the affordable housing issue innumerable times. Now comes the word, reported on Page One of this edition, that what used to be over 700 units deemed “affordable” just over a decade ago is approaching a vanishing point.

Lip service on affordable housing is just that, and how long have we been wearied by it? There is no doubt that less progressive City Councils in the past easily bent to the will of “not in my backyard” pressures from selfish citizens determined to kill efforts at addressing this increasing need. But one could argue that our current City Council is as progressive, in principle, on such issues as relates to inclusiveness and consideration of our entire demographic as any in memory.

So, will the last recommended update to the City’s Affordable Housing Policy, as presented to the Council Tuesday night, result in anything new, given the alarming trend in the vanishing of the stock as reported?

For one thing, we take issue with the recommendation that the name of the City policy be changed from “Affordable Housing Policy” to “Affordable Living Policy.” We have no doubt that there were nothing but the best of intentions in the notion of having the policy address wider needs of citizens than housing, alone.

But we fear that, in practice, the policy opens the door to a justification of continued failure to address the issue of housing affordability, making it easier to look the other way and say, well, other things matter, too. We remark only partially speaking in jest when we say that “affordable living” can include homelessness, which unfortunately is the direction the overall trend is heading toward.

Housing refers to a roof over the head. We feel everyone should be entitled to that, and it is to the nation’s great shame that in addition to withholding health care and living-wage employment, the rich and powerful are loathe to provide for the basics of dignified human survival to so many of us.

Regrettably, in addition to the really rich and powerful, even only those relatively so, including many citizens in the City of Falls Church, have demonstrated over years their willingness to pull out all the stops to preserve what they falsely believe is a self-interested need to trash and balk at any serious affordable housing efforts. This has applied even if it means their own children can’t afford to live nearby, which is now by-and-large the case.

The idea that an updated plan includes no call for money, even after the Council in 2010 stripped $2 million out of its affordable housing fund, is unacceptable, as is the notion that any money might go to a first-time home buyer fund. The new policy needs to stand up to, and not accommodate, existing prejudices.

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Northside Parking Woes A Lesson for New School

Editor, The recent letters to the editor regarding the downtown parking woes makes us wonder about the coming parking apocalypse being designed into the new high school.

The design that is being put forward appears to be seriously deficient in parking.

There is a lot of discussion about ours being an urban school and an urban walkable community, so we can get by with less

parking. But if we can’t get adults to walk a few blocks from their home to Northside Social, then why would we expect a family of five to walk a mile to go to the 1st grade concert or a rec basketball game at the high school?

Evenings at the George Mason/ Mary Ellen Henderson parking lots are just as crowded, if not more, than during the days, with concerts, plays, back to school nights, moving up ceremonies,

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and meetings. Then there are the high school sports with both home and visiting team parents as well as the recreational sports leagues in both of the schools and multiple playing fields. There is rarely a night when there are not two or three of these events competing for parking spots. It is often difficult to find a parking spot now for these events, and a new school with potentially fewer spots will make it virtually impossible. Towing is enforced just as zealously at the Giant parking lot as anywhere else.

If this truly is supposed to be a community school, we should take a lesson from the Northside Social experience and incorporate them

into the design of the new school from the beginning.

Steve and Laurie Clark Falls Church

Parking in Falls Church Has Been a Problem for Years Editor, Never have I seen multiple letters to the News-Press in one issue as in the August 30, 2018 issue of the paper regarding one subject: parking. Wow! The citizens of Falls Church

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One of the cardinal rules for Senate pages is never talk to senators unless spoken to. Never.

But Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., stepped into an elevator with me and another page. I had canvassed for him when he ran for vice president on the Democratic ticket with Sen. Hillary Clinton, who I admired. And there he was, standing mere inches in front of me.

He had greeted us so I wondered whether the page rule applied. Unsure, in a tiny high-pitched voice, I said: “I’m from Virginia.” I didn’t think he heard, but he turned around and asked my hometown. When I said Falls Church, he asked which high school I attend. He smiled and said: “I know George Mason. It’s a great school!”

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Pages do simple tasks such as opening doors for senators as they enter or leave the Senate floor, carrying bills to the desk there, or delivering messages within the Congressional complex. We get an inside look at how history is made.

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Senate floor is a genial place. Senators cross the aisle to talk — about their kids, their lives, their flights. I was surprised by the amount of laughter and gentle pats on the back or arm; I estimate a touch per minute. This past week, my last as a page,

“Pages do simple tasks such as opening doors for senators as they enter or leave the Senate �loor, carrying bills to the desk there, or delivering messages within the Congressional complex.” senators particularly came together to mourn the passing of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. At one point, they cleared the floor so his wife, Cindy McCain, could sit alone at the late senator’s desk.

Tradition lingers. Senators sit in the same small wooden desks as their prede-

cessors, as noted by inscriptions inside the drawers. For example, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sits at the same desk as former Secretary of State John Kerry, Sen. Ted Kennedy and former President John F. Kennedy. Cell phones are a general no-no. While a few senators discreetly use them, the floor is mostly phone-free.

Phone-free living is good. Pages, most of whom live in a dormitory a couple blocks from the Senate office buildings, are not allowed personal phones. While some pages struggled with this, we all saw upsides to cell-free living. During breaks from floor duties, pages played card games such as President, watched C-SPAN, read Roll Call or the New York Times, and worked jointly on the New York Times crossword puzzles. (We figured out a question — Who’s running for the Senate? — that might stump others.

Answer: Pages.)

Program fosters bipartisanship.

Without phones as a distraction, I found it easy to get to know fellow pages, and this was one of the best parts of the program.

I shared a room with girls from Utah, Michigan, and Texas — two Democrats and two Republicans. Each room had a similar mix, and we had great conversations about everything, including politics.

Oratory lives. The Senate has a reputation for soaring rhetoric, and as someone

who competes in Speech & Debate tournaments, I enjoyed listening to the speeches.

Sen.Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who is married to a journalist, passionately defended the need for a free press. Every week, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, gives his “It’s Time to Wake Up” speech to call for action on climate change.

The page program is incredible, and I felt fortunate each day to be part of it. The senators themselves made us feel welcome. On my first day, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., asked pages for jokes. I told one I learned in eighth grade math class. (What do you call an angle that got into a car crash? A rectangle.)

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., was also quite friendly. Once while talking on the floor, he introduced me to Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. who asked me where I was from. “Let me see if I can find you a senator from Virginia,” she said, scanning the floor. Upon seeing Sen. Kaine, she said: “Tim, Grace here is from Virginia.

She’s one of your constituents.”

He looked our way, and said: “I know.

We’ve met already. George Mason High School, right?”

I felt 11 feet tall.

Grace Keenan is a senior at George Mason High School.

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must really be upset. But parking has been a problem in the City for years.

In the Crime Report written each week there are multiple “hit and runs,” which are probably caused by narrow streets and, when cars are allowed to park on both sides of street, it is easy why that happens. That parking space made available at Maple and Park was an “accident waiting to happen!” Sad. The City said in an article several weeks ago that they would make 25 spaces available. When will we know where they are?

Agreeing with Mr. Kamen’s letter last week, we need a free parking garage centrally located so people can enjoy Northside Social and Sfizi and not have to walk blocks to get to either one.

The people within a half-mile of the new projects at W. Broad and Park Ave. and E. Broad & Rt. 29 are probably not going to be happy with all the parking in their neighborhoods.

Barb Molino Falls Church

Has Falls Church Declared a War on Cars?

Editor, Has the City of Falls Church declared a war on cars? It feels like it.

All over the City, streets are being narrowed and intersections are becoming choke points. Cases in point: The intersection of W. Columbia St. and N. Maple Ave has a bumped-out curb, narrowing the street only at that intersection.

Turns south onto Maple are now harder.

Roosevelt St. was rebuilt between Tuckahoe St. and its intersection with Roosevelt Blvd.

What had been three lanes, with a right turn lane onto Roosevelt Blvd. is now only two lanes; no right turn lane (or signal). While there had always been a sidewalk on the south side of the street, now there’s also one on the north side. I

LE TTE RS live a block away and I have never seen people using either sidewalk.

More traffic backs up at the light now. The turn onto Tuckahoe St. was significantly narrowed and is now more difficult. This was not occasioned by the added sidewalk.

It was a gratuitous design change.

After more than half a year of detours, Van Buren St. was recently reopened. The work was supposed to fix problems with the culvert and a collapsing sidewalk over it. Before this work was done, a temporary “sidewalk” jutted into the street, narrowing it at the culvert. Now that the culvert and sidewalk are “fixed,” that narrowing has been made permanent, the curb now jutting into the street and the sidewalk is twice as wide (at the culvert, but not elsewhere on the block).

Just to add another insult to drivers, two — not one, but two — speed humps bracket the construction site (replacing a single one further up the block). Don’t speed through the constricted area!

None of these changes will favorably affect pedestrians, but all negatively affect drivers. Why? What is the City’s agenda here — and why has it gone unvoiced thus far?

Ted White Falls Church

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City of Falls Church Police are currently investigating a case of check fraud involving the bank account of George Mason High School in F.C., it was confirmed to the News-Press Wednesday. First reported in the City’s crime report Tuesday, the mobile deposit check fraud case involves two fraudulent checks totaling $9,800, City of Falls Church Police told the News-Press. Police are working with the bank to figure out who made the mobile deposit last Friday, Aug. 28, which may have been made into a fraudulent account. Police say they do not suspect anyone at the school is involved and that George Mason’s bank account has been reimbursed for the $9,800 in checks.

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The Falls Church Fall Festival will be next Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Community Center. All the annual event’s most popular features will be there, from live music and entertainment to pony rides and other children’s amusements, local vendors, businesses and civic organizations, a beer garden, and the Taste of Falls Church.

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Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields announced at the City Council work session Monday that an arrangement has been made with the City’s Development Services General Manager Jim Snyder and the Virginia Tech graduate center on Haycock Road to have a class of graduate students study the parking situation in the City of F.C. and to come up with recommendations as their class project this fall.

Street Sweeping Resumes in F.C. Street sweeping returns to the City of Falls Church the week of Sept. 10. The City has issued a public request that citizens move vehicles off the streets from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. on the day their area is scheduled for street sweeping. Doing so helps crews do a more efficient and effective job of preventing more than 200 tons of debris from entering local waterways.

In addition to moving vehicles, residents can help by using a broom or shovel and dustpan to sweep the gutter pan in front of residences when debris accumulates -- including rocks, leaves, trash, large sticks, and sediment. This is especially helpful in areas that routinely have cars parked on the street or are under low hanging trees. The street sweeping schedule for the week of Sept. 10 is subject to change for weather: Monday, Sept. 10 and Tuesday, Sept. 11: residential areas south of Broad St.; Thursday, Sept. 13 and Friday, Sept. 14: residential areas north of Broad St.; Commercial areas and municipal parking areas will be swept in the evening and overnight. This is the final street sweeping of the year (except for emergencies). Leaf collection is scheduled to begin in mid-October. The City has contracted with Quiet Sweep, which deploys trucks that are known as “regenerative sweepers.”

Sen. Warner Opens Hearing With Tough Statement Yesterday, Virginia’s U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, participated in an open hearing with Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter Inc., on ways they are working to ensure their platforms are ready – or not – to tackle foreign influence operations ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. After Russia’s unprecedented attack on our elections, Sen. Warner will had the opportunity to hear directly from Facebook and Twitter on ways Congress can better adapt laws with the changing nature of technology. Warner stated, “The bad news, I’m afraid, is that there is a lot of work still to do. And I’m skeptical that, ultimately, tech leaders will be able to truly address this challenge on their own. Congress is going to have to take action here. First, on the disinformation front: Russia has not stopped. Russian-linked information warfare exists today on your platforms. Just recently, we saw action to take down suspected Russian operations. Microsoft also uncovered Russian attempts to hack political organizations and potentially several political campaigns. The Russians also continue to infiltrate and manipulate American social media to hijack the national conversation. I’m pleased action has begun, but the Russians are getting better. They have become harder to track. Worse, now that the Russian playbook is out there, other adversaries, like Iran, have joined the fray.”

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Community News & Notes Well-Known Cellist & Pianist Perform at St. Patrick’s Renowned cellist Amit Peled and pianist Noreen Polera will be the featured artists for a program of their recent recording of Brahms’ two cello sonatas titled: “To Brahms, with Love,” that will be performed on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 4 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church (3241 Brush Dr., Falls Church). Peled will perform with the 1733 Goffriller cello with which Pablo Casals made his famed performances.

Program: “Cello Sonata #1 in E minor, Op. 38” / J. Brahms; “Cello Sonata #2 in F Major, Op. 99” / J. Brahms.

Admission is free, but a $20

donation is suggested. A wine and cheese reception follows the concert.

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Fall Mah Jongg Lessons At Temple Rodef Shalom A three-session Mah Jongg class for beginners will be led by the Women of Temple Rodef Shalom (2100 Westmoreland St., Falls Church). Classes take place on consecutive Thursdays starting on Sept. 13 and occurring on the 20th and 27th as well, with all classes running from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Interested participants

are advised not to register unless they’re prepared to play at least once a week the first few months.

Enrollment is limited, so register now.

The cost is $85 (9 hours of lessons along with a Mah Jongg card.

To register, send a check made out to WoTRS to Iva Gresko, 120 N. Fairfax Street, Falls Church, VA 22046. Interested participants need to include their e-mail address, home address and their home and cell telephone numbers.

The submitted check will double as the consent to register.

For more information, contact Iva Gresko at iva.gresko@gmail. com or 703-328-1606.

Fall Festival Slated For Next Saturday The Falls Church Fall Festival (fallschurchva.gov/FallFestival) will be next Saturday, Sept.

ROSE AND JERRY BARRETT will celebrate 66 years of marriage on today. These two northwesterners spent most of their years together in Northern Virginia. They’ve been active on their Park Towers Condo Board, and in many City and civic affairs. In the attached photo, they are shown with their five grandchildren at their 50th anniversary celebration. (Photo: Courtesy Jerry Barrett)

15 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Even with the renaming, interested attendees will still get a chance to experience all the expected aspects of the festival from live music and entertainment to pony rides and other children’s amusements, local vendors, businesses and civic organizations, a Beer Garden and the Taste of Falls Church.

Admission to the Fall Festival is free, but amusement rides, small bite tastes, and beer require the purchase of one or more tickets.

This event is rain or shine.

Prior to the Fall Festival, interested residents can join the Recreation and Parks Department and City officials for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting and grand reopening of the Cherry Hill Park Playground. The ceremony will start at 9 a.m. in front of the play-

ground at 312 Park Ave. A full roster of restaurants are ready to satisfy the craving of every attendee with small bites during the Taste of Falls Church.

Tickets are $3 per “taste” at each restaurant (some tastes may require two tickets). Event goers can purchase individual taste tickets or 10 taste tickets for $25.

Current participating restaurants include: Art’s Tavern, Café Kindred, Clare and Don’s, Dogwood Tavern, El Patron Bar and Grill, Famile at The Kensington, Fava Pot, Hot N Juicy Crawfish, Liberty Barbecue, Mad Fox Brewing Company, Original Pancake House, Peet’s Coffee, Plaka Grill, Sfizi Cafe, Sweet Rice, Taco Bamba and Trio Grill.

The Beer Garden returns to this year’s event, with selections from Mad Fox Brewing Company and Audacious Aleworks and tast-

FORMER VIRGINIA GOVERNOR Terry McAuliffe made a guest appearance at the annual Labor Day Ice Cream Social hosted by the F.C. Democratic Committee in Cherry Hill Park Monday.

McAuliffe was joined by U.S. Rep. Don Beyer and State Del. Marcus Simon. He is shown here in one of his many poses with supporters, this one with Andrew Dolan. McAuliffe also spoke at Del. Simon’s event at the home of Nancy Scott, wife of the late Del. Jim Scott, and in Arlington and Alexandria. (Photo: News-Press)

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DEVEN HAGEN, a sixth grader at Haycock Elementary in Falls Church, was named a Virginia State Finalist for the 2018 Library of Congress’ “A Book That Shaped Me” essay contest. His essay was based on the novel “Travel Team” by Mike Lupica, and his personal experiences with his travel baseball team. Hagen is flanked in the picture here by Lola Pyne from the Library of Congress (left) and NBC4 Washington’s Eun Yang at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in D.C. on Sept. 1 (P����: C������� M��� S�����) ing from FC Distillers. The Beer Garden will be located near the entertainment stage and serve alcohol from 11:30 a.m – 3:30 p.m. Anyone can enter the Beer Garden, but only those with a valid ID 21+ can purchase and consume alcohol. Tickets are $6 for a beer.

Here is who will be performing the music on the main stage: 10 a.m. – Louis the Magician (Children’s Entertainment); 11 a.m. – Hayley Fahey Band (Singer-Songwriter); 12:15 p.m.

– 19th Street Band (Americana); 1:45 p.m. – Zakke (Latin Fusion); 2:45 p.m. – Sudden M Pack Band (R&B / Soul).

Summer Cabaret to Perform ‘Inspired By’ Creative Cauldron’s (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church) Summer Cabaret series continues this weekend with Stephen Gregory Smith in “Inspired By,” a cabaret featuring the music and stories of award winning writer and actor Stephen Gregory Smith

and award winning composer and actor Matt Conner. Friday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. Adults $22, Seniors/Military $20, Students $18. Tables for two or four with wine $55/$110. Buy tickets at www.creativecauldron. org.

September Events Debuting at One More Page Books Here’s a few events taking place at One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland St., Arlington) this week.

On Saturday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m.: Historian, novelist and teacher Dr. David Krugler (“The Dead Don’t Bleed”) shares from “Rip the Angels from Heaven,” the second book in his series of World War II spy thrillers featuring Lieutenant Ellis Voigt of the Office of Naval Intelligence. Desperate to keep the secrets that threaten his life, Lieutenant Voigt can’t escape a web of double-agents and undercover spies who follow his every move.

And later that day at 6 p.m.:

One More Page Books legend Jessica Spotswood (“The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls”) gets spooky with “Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft,” her latest anthology of a stunning, spooky and powerful stories featuring witchcraft and feminism. Robin Talley (“Pulp”) and Lindsay Smith (“Web of Frost”), both contributors in Spotswood’s previous anthology “The Radical Element,” will be in conversation with Spotswood at this event.

Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.: One More Page Books welcomes back author Jodi Meadows (“Before She Ignites”) to talk about “As She Ascends,” the second book in her Young Adult Fantasy series. A New York Times bestselling author of the “Incarnate” series and One More Page Books staff favorite “My Lady Jane,” Meadows brings attendees a night of dragons, magic and capes.

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CAPTAIN WILBUR A. VELARDE and his family celebrated his retirement from the U.S. Coast Guard on Aug. 13 following over 20 years of service to the U.S. Velarde and his family served six plus years on active duty and 14 years in the reserves. For his military service, Velarde was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Velarde will continue to serve the country at the U.S. Department of Defense Southern Command as a Political Advisor. (P����: C������� C���. W����� A. V������) Schools families are invited to come to the Boosters’ sponsored Tailgate Event on Friday, Sept. 7 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on the field behind Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (7130 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). The home football game vs. Sidwell Friends will follow. Food and drinks can be purchased from Liberty BBQ at the event. The event includes family activities, representatives from all the schools’ affiliated organizations, spirit wear sales and appearances by the schools’ mascots. The event is free and open to the entire school community.

Ed. Foundation’s Fun Run Set for Sept. 16 Interested participants can test their mettle at the Falls Church Education Foundation Run for the Schools annual 5k run/walk

on the USA Track & Field certified course that winds through the tree-lined streets of historic Falls Church City. The course is a mix of hills and flat stretches There will be a water stop along the course. The course also includes a one mile loop for runners and walkers. Strollers are welcome, but bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades and dogs are not.

Registration fees are – For 18 & Over (5k or 1 mile fun run): $35. For 17 & Under (5k or 1 mile fun run): $15. Packet pick up is Friday, Sept. 14 from 5 – 9 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and will continue the morning of the race starting at 7 a.m. The 5k takes place on Sunday, Sept. 16 and will begin outside City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church) promptly at 8 a.m.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church

By Supervisor Penny Gross

Positioned as we are in the white hot center of global politics, it’s easy to focus on national and international headlines, and forget about the local government services that we rely on every day.

Separating the responsibilities of local, state, and federal governments can be confusing to some residents, so I often advise constituents, “when you call 911, they don’t respond from across the river!”

Nearly everything we do daily has a strong connection to services provided locally, and supported by local real estate taxes and fees, not state or federal income taxes. Very little of the taxes you remit to Richmond or Washington comes back to Fairfax County to support local services.

Public safety (including police, fire and rescue, courts, and sheriff’s office), schools, parks, libraries, wastewater treatment, and a wide variety of human services are core responsibilities of local government. Ancillary services, such as water, are provided by Fairfax Water, separately authorized by the Virginia General Assembly, but a local governmental entity, not a private water supplier. Although sewer services are billed by Fairfax Water, wastewater treatment is provided by the county; the combined billing is a cost-savings measure, for the customer as well as the agencies. One bill, one check, one stamp, or maybe one website, one login, one click!

Local government is where the action is, daily.

Local elected officials generally are more accessible to their constituents, in or out of the office — at local events, the grocery store, church, sometimes even the dentist’s office. A recent caller was concerned about the condition of trees on parkland behind his home.

He loved trees, but he deemed these dangerous.

Could they be taken down? A visit by park staff and an urban forester finally resulted in tree trimming and partial removal, eliciting relief. Local governments may not get headlines, but they get the job done – every day!

The Art in the Mason District Governmental Center program features a new display of oil paintings by local artist Lydia Jechorek. Several of the subjects are old cars — once loved, but now not so gracefully aging in place, rusting and weedy. Other subjects are what I would term “double” paintings – looking over the shoulders of museum goers gazing at paintings by some well-known artists. You get two perspectives – your own and Lydia’s subject, a really interesting way to look at art. The show can be viewed weekdays, from 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., during September and October, at my office, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale.

Don’t forget — the Capitol Steps concert that was rained out in July has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Mason District Park, 6621 Columbia Pike in Annandale, weather permitting. The performance is free, but donations are welcomed. Come early to get a parking space and a seat. Bench seating is available, but many patrons bring folding chairs for more comfort. Bring a picnic dinner and friends, and enjoy the satire and humor of a home-grown troupe, with new subject matter almost daily!  Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.

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Senator Dick Saslaw’s

Richmond Report The academic year has begun for the 1.2 million public school students across the Commonwealth. As many of you know, classes resumed in our region before Labor Day. By now, many school districts have adopted a calendar that starts before the holiday. As a reminder, state law remains the same requiring 180 days of pupil instruction.

The General Assembly continues its due diligence to ensure the best education possible for Virginia’s children. I believe there is no greater value for the taxpayer than investing in public education, which has far-reaching effects for all Virginians. And I am happy to note that as I visit neighbors in the 35th District, they share this same value. The education pipeline begins in early childhood, continues through K-12 and into the handoff to post-secondary education or a workforce credential.

The fundamentals that continue to guide my votes related to education policy include equity of opportunity, an adequate supply of high quality teachers, school safety, and facilities that are clean and functional. I am a member of the Senate Finance Committee’s, Subcommittee on Education, as well as a senior member of the Education and Health Committee. As legislators, I believe that one of our primary duties is the judicious management of funding and how best to achieve and maintain a worldclass learning environment that is appropriately staffed.

Here are some of the hard facts we face when discussing education. On a statewide basis, Virginia’s average spending on K-12 education from both local and state sources is $11,383/pupil, ranking the Commonwealth 24th in the nation in this category.

If one isolates just funds from the state, that ranking drops to 40th.

There is imbalance in opportunity throughout Virginia when local governments, with varying local tax resources, are called upon to subsidize pupil funding.

In our Northern Virginia region, localities are better positioned to and do generously budget for the hundreds of thousands of K-12 students. This is not necessarily the case across Virginia, where poverty limits more than spending power. It is inescapable in the classroom and ultimately in earning power.

Make no mistake about it, NoVA has its fair share of poverty

and its challenges. For example, online textbooks require students have computer and Internet access after hours, a luxury some simply cannot afford. That is when corporations become good partners for our students. And when we need to seriously fund other sources for access to Wi-Fi, for example, we are fortunate that our community steps up to address the challenge.

Another program worth funding is an initiative to minimize hunger in the classroom. The biennial budget includes $1.1 million per year to support breakfast meals through programs like Breakfast after the Bell, Graband-Go, and Second Chance Breakfast. Serving millions of breakfasts throughout the academic year has had positive results. We have noted an increase in attendance and a decrease in tardiness and discipline referrals.

This is a positive ROI for all Virginians. I will continue to work toward ensuring funding for this program, which was most recently championed by former First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe.

Recruiting and retaining teachers remains a high priority. The average salary of K-12 teachers in Virginia is $50,834 and puts the Commonwealth at 29th in the nation. Fortunately, salaries tend to be higher in Northern Virginia and the state funding formula has a Cost of Competing Adjustment that helps retain teachers who might leave for a different state. I will continue to fight for our educators – they deserve compensation that can support themselves and their families.

Our current First Lady, Pam Northam, is a retired teacher. She knows first hand how important early learning is for long-term success. I applaud her involvement and sage input on this issue.

She is touring the Commonwealth kicking off the school year.

Governor Northam brings perspective to school safety, an initiative we are working to develop tangible action items on. His service to the country and work as a pediatric neurologist bring significant insights for creating a safe and nurturing environment where our children can learn. I look forward to supporting legislation in 2019 that begins to address the continued scourge of gun violence in the classroom.  Senator Saslaw represents the 35th District in the Virginia State Senate. He may be emailed at district35@senate.virginia.gov.

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‘Postmodernism’ Caused Trump

An academic writing in the Washington Post last weekend set out to sever the phenomenon of Trump from the rise of the “postmodernist” school of thought of the last half-century. Aaron Hanlon, an assistant professor of English at Colby College, penned the short essay, “Postmodernism Didn’t Cause Trump. It Explains Him,” in a convoluted, failed attempt to redeem “postmodernism’s” core concept.

That core concept, as identified in his very first paragraph, is that “universal truth is a myth.” But he says it is wrong to associate that view with the evolution of the Trumpian “alt right” and “posttruth” assault on rational and scientific thought.

Hanlon’s antiseptic perspective, cultivated and delivered from the pristine halls of learned discourse, comFALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS pletely avoided the cultural context of the last century, as seen from the street level, if you will, and thus contributes to the mass confusion and mental chaos that has allowed our culture to propagate a movement of mass irrationalism giving rise to fascist cults and, voila, Trump.

His academic blither-blather posits notions of “left” and “right” without attempting to understand the meaning, in real life, of those philosophical categories. This is something that the media and the culture overall have simply adopted, and to the detriment of a better, and vitally necessary, social discourse. We all seem to use that shorthand now, but should we? What do those categories really mean? If we’re talking about the vested self-interests of the “one percent” in our culture who control the wealth and power to an unprecedented degree over the 99 percent of all the rest of us, then why don’t we just say it that way?

If there is a myth afoot it’s that there is a “left” and a “right” which are unrelated to this “one percent” reality, and you can appreciate why that one percent wants us to look at the world that way.

Academia is just one of the tools this “one percent” utilizes to break up the potential of the 99 percent to destroy and subsume their power. It’s really that simple. One would think it would be far more difficult for such a tiny minority to maintain control and expand what they have.

Once the lightbulbs start going off in people’s heads concerning what this game is about, then a real social revolution will surely ensue.

Ironically, this current Trump situation is doing more to cause that to happen, in the way that earlier theorists have posited the internal cultural contradictions that are objectively bound to cause such a fundamental rupture.

This said, Hanlon’s apologia about “postmodernism” is a lame attempt to sever the academic justification for its brutal assault on the core tenets of Enlightenment thought, which unleashed the first true revolution in modern history, the American revolution that overthrew a ruling class monarchy, and its justifications, although it took until the resolution of the American Civil War to effectively finish the job almost a century later.

Yes, the first “postmodern” was Pontius Pilate, who amid the revolutionary fervor of his time, said in a cynical and nihilistic tone, “What is truth?”

Yes, the theories of all the sages and institutions since that have subordinated scientific method and truths to superstition and relativistic dissembling, have been part of a timeless struggle to control masses of human beings by repressing their potential power, through reason, to shape better lives for themselves down through the ages.

Yes, it was exploitation of the philosophies of the crazed Nietzsche to declare “God is dead,” that relativism is the proper justification for brute force and wanton cruelty of the powerful over others, that shaped the next century’s insatiable appetite for mass genocide by its fascists and the masterminds of two unthinkable World Wars that massacred the highest percentage of the most educated populations of the planet to that point.

Yes, these were all precursors to what emerged from the Second World War as more refined forms of moral and mental dissuasion, augmented by new weapons of social control, including drugs, cults and the mass media, which were fully operative in great American counter-revolution of the 1970s only to finally be labelled “postmodern,” quite tardily, in 1979.  Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

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Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark

Back-to-school rituals and football season for many hit hard this week.

The gridiron game, however, has evolved since my playing days.

Three area high schools this year canceled seasons due to low turnout, a University of Maryland player died this spring and both the NFL and NCAA have new rules on permissible helmet hits to minimize concussions.

I’ve never forgotten the blood I poured out in 1968 as a junior varsity lineman at Yorktown High School. An opposing defensive player rammed his forearm inside my facemask, breaking my nose.

The resulting deviated septum wasn’t corrected for eight years.

Surprisingly in 2018, the new fears of injury have not suppressed football turnout in Arlington.

Dave Facinoli, the ace sportswriter for the Sun-Gazette who interviews the high school coaches, told me the signup numbers “in some years are up, some years down, or pretty much unchanged.

This year, the Wakefield numbers are up, but Washington-Lee down a bit,” he said.

“Some parents do fear concussions and keep kids away from football, but I think that has leveled off. The growing knowledge of high school training staffs and the baseline testing for concussions have cooled fears a bit.”

At Yorktown, I’m told by veteran coach Bruce Hanson, signups surged to the point where he had to order 10 extra jerseys for the past two years.

“I can’t explain it,” he said, noting that school enrollment is up, alumnus M.J. Stewart was drafted by the Tampa Bay Bucs, and “we won last year at all levels.”

But five years ago, Yorktown’s recruiting numbers began declining, and he has been seeing more players from “across the spectrum” of skills and a new demographic who didn’t grow up playing football. Injuries “are not a scare story anymore,” Hanson said, praising his trainers for monitoring at-risk players along with procedures that include frequent rest breaks and hydration.

Some credit goes to Debbie DeFranco, Arlington schools’ supervisor of health and physical education. School staff have attended USA Football training for certification, she said, which means in daily practices the players “don’t hit” more than one day a week, “concentrating on fundamentals.”

Helmet design, DeFranco added, has become more concussion-resistant, and Arlington has a policy of buying the most upto-date and regularly reconditioning them. “We have no problem standing up to the families” when they get pushy. Affected players are monitored as they go through the standard concussion management system. That includes

watching their rest and homework habits, she said. “Some want their kids coming back soon, but we err on the side of caution.”

The pipeline for football’s future remains promising, said Brendan Cullinan, commissioner of the Arlington Youth Football Club. But stories of concussions in pee-wee football “hangs it in a bad light.”

His regional competition club’s numbers have dropped slightly, probably due to some administrative changes to registration that deterred some families.

But another reason may be the county-run flag football alternative that Cullinan considers perhaps more dangerous. “The time commitment of tackle football” is not always clear to families, and the three two-hour practices per week includes making sure players in their protective pads stay safe. “In an era of overscheduling and year-round sports, football as a seasonal sport is hard,” he said.

“But we deliver a product to the high schools that’s ready to go.” *** Add another to the roster of music stars who once trod the streets of Arlington.

Charlie Daniels, the ace fiddler famous for country pop hits like “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” lived here in the late 1950s.

My friend Johnathan Thomas confirmed this backstage from the man himself, who recalled his Rosslyn residence: Arlington Towers (now River Place).

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Advantage Trainers Moving, Expanding to Lily Building Eliot Corwin is expanding and moving Advantage Trainers from its current location at 450 W. Broad Street to new, larger space in Falls Church. Effective Monday, Sept. 10, the personal training studio will be open in the Southgate Shopping Center, aka the Lily Building, at 100A. E. Fairfax Street. Advantage Trainers offers personal training for people at all fitness levels and metabolism testing. The new studio will also include more cardio equipment which will enable it to provide gym memberships starting in October. For more information, visit www.advantagetrainers.com.

F.C. Chamber Adds Sponsors to Family Fun Night Family Medicine in Falls Church and Lemon Lane Children’s Consignment have joined the list of sponsors supporting the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce’s Family Fun Night scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 26, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Jefferson District Park.

Family Medicine in Falls Church will sponsor the moonbounce while Lemon Lane will sponsor face painting. The event will also include miniature golf by Jefferson Falls, a picnic dinner from The Locker Room, birds from Raptors of Virginia Conservancy sponsored

by Falls Church Animal Hospital, a fire truck courtesy of the Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department, and a hole-in-one contest sponsored by John Marshall Bank. Tickets for the popular community event are $10 for people older than 5, if purchased by Sept. 19 and $15 after that date. Tickets for kids two to five are $5 and tickets for children under 2 are free.

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Dancing Mind to Host Yoga Lecture Series Dancing Mind is hosting Yoga in Depth Series: History, Philosophy, Sutras and Limbs with Bill Abel on Sundays, Sept. 9, 16, and 23, from 6 – 7 p.m. Presented in a lecture format, attendees will study the Yoga Sutras and the Eight Limbs of Yoga and explore hundreds of years of teachings and philosophy from India to the Western World. Dancing Mind, which also offers sculpting, cycling, and yoga classes in addition to wellness focused workshops and seminars, is located at 929 W. Broad Street. For more information or for tickets, visit www.dancingmind.com.

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Quinn’s Auction Galleries is located at 360 S. Washington Street. For more information, visit www.quinnsauction.com.

Grace Christian Academy Hosts Cornhole & Beer Festival Sunday Grace Christian Academy is hosting its annual Truck & Toss food truck, cornhole, and craft beer tasting festival on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 5 – 9 p.m.. The event will also include cars from the Old Dominion Corvette Club, activities for children, and a local artisan and craft market. Grace Christian Academy is a K-8 school with more than 50 percent minority or underprivileged enrollment. The public is invited to attend this event, which will generate funds to support student scholarships. Truck & Toss will be held on the grounds of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church/Grace Christian Academy at 3233 Annandale Road in Falls Church. For more information, visit truckandtoss.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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EARLY RETURNS are promising for George Mason High School’s football team (right), who stomped Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in their opening game. Mason’s field hockey team hopes that winning mojo is contagious as they look to crack double-digit victories this season.

(Photos: Left — FCCPS Photo/Courtesy Laurie Clark; Right — Courtesy Melissa Raeder)

New Sports Season Brings Optimism for Mustangs

by Matt Delaney

With the heat subsiding and the excitement of a new school year plastered onto every teacher and student (and parent) face alike, there may be no group happier than George Mason High School’s fall sports athletes and their coaches.

This season will see some teams looking to build toward their ultimate goal of district and regional competitiveness and others looking to maintain a dominant form they’ve held for years.

It’s why this fall presents two kinds of excitement: one about making note of future potential and another of realizing potential in the field of competition.

The games for most teams have already gotten underway, so we’ll do the same by jumping right into the preview.

season — over 20 seniors from both the boys and girls teams graduated in June, leaving the team’s core relatively young and green. Mason head coach Jeff Buck is confident in the team’s talent and eagerness, but knows the leadership and cohesiveness will be a learning curve.

“This year’s real challenge with such young talent is coming together as teams,” Buck said.

“We will greatly miss the senior leadership that helped to guide our boys and girls teams to their successes. If we can work as a team, then our successes will follow out on the cross country course.”

Buck is still expecting, bare minimum, for the team to reach the same heights they did last year despite their youth. The Mustangs will begin that journey next Wednesday, Sept. 12, when they face Rappahannock County High School to start the season.

Cross Country

Field Hockey

It was a banner season for George Mason High School’s boys and girls cross country teams in 2017. The girls won districts for the fourth year in a row, won regionals and placed fourth at states — their 19th consecutive year qualifying for states and 15th consecutive year placing in the states top four. On the boys side, they finished third at both districts and regionals and took seventh at states.

However, the success of last year is met with the reality of this

Looking to climb a few more rungs on the competitive ladder is George Mason High School’s field hockey team this fall.

Last season’s 4-4-2 record was, along with some realignment procedures by the Virginia High School League, enough to earn the Mustangs a trip to the 1A-3A state quarterfinals last season. It was there that Mason duked it out with Tabb High School, which had won four straight state championships prior to the 2017 season. Tabb walked off the field with a 5-0 vic-

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tory, but the resolve shown by the Mustangs and the opportunity to test themselves against top teams gave Mason a baseline to compare themselves to entering 2018.

Even though the Mustangs graduated eight seniors and only have 14 players on the roster this year (four seniors, 10 underclassmen) they’re coming together on both offense and defense fairly quickly, according to head coach Melissa Raeder. Mason just needs to endure some iron-man games and sharpen communication.

“Our biggest obstacle this year is that we are a young team and only have 14 girls on the varsity roster, so our players will have a lot of pressure to perform at speed for an entire game with little to no rest,” Raeder said. “We are also working on communication and trust as the girls become better acquainted on the field and know to let one another play their positions instead of trying to overcompensate.”

Raeder expects the Mustangs to get 10 wins this year. A loss to Maggie Walker Governor’s School on Aug. 23 stalled that goal, but a game tonight against WashingtonLee High School gives Mason a chance to get back on track.

Football It’s been an up-and-down past couple of seasons for George Mason High School’s football team, which looks to steady the ship coming into this year.

In 2015, Mason went 8-4 and

won their first ever playoff game.

The following season, a 2-0 start spiraled into 2-8 finish and left the Mustangs on the outside looking in come the postseason. And last year, Mason compiled a 6-4 record before losing to Staunton-based Robert E. Lee (the eventual Class 2 state runner-up) in the playoffs.

With a slew of new faces and some old faces in new positions on the team, head coach Adam Amerine is looking get the team acquainted with the gridiron via baptism by fire.

“We graduated a fantastic core of seniors who wanted to be coached and bought into the system,” Amerine said. “This year we have some young players coming up from the freshmen team and older players making position changes so the transition has been tough. We hope to build some momentum early in the season and learn on the job so to speak.”

The Mustangs are off to a good start. They beat Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology 38-0 last week thanks to some hard running from senior running back Jack Felgar and junior running back Connors Plaks. But Amerine cautions that the October stretch starting with a road game against Strasburg High School followed by three straight games against Marshall High School, Central High School and Clarke County High School (who combined for a 28-2 regular season record last year) will make or break the team’s playoff chances.

Mason looks to stay on track with their second of three straight home games against Sidwell Friends School on Friday.

Volleyball After ending the following three seasons in regional home openers to underdog opponents, George Mason High School’s volleyball team is looking to leap over that hurdle this season.

Enter Derek Baxter, Mason’s new head coach and the man tasked with overcoming the obstacle that stumped the previous three iterations of Mustangs.

It wasn’t as if Mason was without success — each year they performed well enough in the regular season, and against quality teams, to earn home playoff matches — but falling victim to same okiedoke wears thin on the third year.

That’s why Baxter is looking bring it back to basics and hone the team’s technical craft so they can be able to handle any situation with confidence.

“In the game of volleyball your technique has to be spot on if you want to have a good match,” Baxter said. “If your technique is off in any way it affects how you perform, so I’m very much about harping on the basics no matter if it’s a senior player or a freshman.”

The Mustangs have treaded water so far, splitting their first four games, 2-2. Mason looks to get in the green with a game against John Paul the Great Catholic High School tonight.

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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Mason Campus Subcommittee Public Meeting. A meeting at George Mason High School for the next steps on the new building. It will include an update of the Aug. 5 meeting, and then subcommittees will have breakout sessions in classrooms. If residents have not yet signed up for a subcommittee but would like to participate, they can do so at the meeting. George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 7 p.m.

Community Meeting: Founders Row, Hosted by Mill Creek Residential. Interested residents can join their neighbors for a community meeting on the Founders Row private development project. This event is hosted by Mill Creek Residential, the developers of the mixeduse project project on 4.3 acres

at the northeast corner of W. Broad St. and N. West St. and Park Ave. Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church).

7 – 9 p.m. For more information, contact Joe Muffler at Mill Creek Residential — 301-255-6047 or jmuffler@mcrtrust.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 DMV 2 Go Bus. The full-service DMV2Go bus will be in front of the temporary City Hall to service customers this Friday. The accessible mobile office provides all DMV transactions including: Applying for and renewing driver’s licenses; purchasing EZ Passes; obtaining ID cards (including photos) and Virginia’s veterans ID cards; taking road and knowledge tests; obtaining copies of driving records, vehicle titles, license plates, decals, and transcripts; ordering disabled parking placards or plates and updating an address after a move for DMV and voter registration. Customers should

be prepared with the required documents to complete transactions. No appointments are necessary. City Hall – temporary (400 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 703248-5450.

Quarterly Book Sale. A book sale with a large selection of books and media for all ages running all weekend. On Sept.

7, the book sale will run from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; on Sept. 8, it will run from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 9 it will run from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Mary Riley Styles Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church).703-790-4031.

Mason Tailgate. Falls Church City Public Schools families are invited to come to the Boosters’ sponsored Tailgate event. The home football game vs. Sidwell Friends will follow. Food and drinks can be purchased from Liberty BBQ at the event.

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“Coco.”

Interested residents can join the City’s Recreation and Parks Department on select Fridays in September and October for the featured Sunset Cinemas in Cherry Hill Park. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring blankets and picnics. Drinks, popcorn and snacks will be available for purchase. The Sept. 7 movie is “Coco” (2017, PG). Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). 7:45 – 9:45 p.m. 703-248-5077.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Great Books Discussion. A “Great Books” discussion concentrating on literary classics (both traditional and modern) meeting on the second and fourth Tuesday most months. This meeting’s book is “Of Restraints upon the Importation from Foreign Countries” by Adam Smith. The discussion is open to all and no registration required to attend.

Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8:30 p.m.

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murderous tragedy is seen anew in Davenant’s Restoration-era adaptation, now set in London’s notorious Bedlam asylum. In this violent, tragic thriller, Macbeth achieves the power he thinks he deserves, but the price is high.

His conscience is nagging him, as is his ambitious wife. Not to mention the grim prophecy that doesn’t exactly spell out a happy ending for Macbeth. It turns out that power achieved by bloodshed can only be maintained by more bloodshed and Macbeth hurtles towards a violent confrontation that could be his doom.

Folger Theatre (201 E. Capitol St., SE Washington, D.C.) $42. 4 p.m. folger.edu.

“Don Cristobal.” Don Cristóbal is the worst hombre! His puppet show comes to the nation’s capital for one final, offensively illuminating performance. Experience the Punch and Judy tradition through the whimsically distorted lens of Pointless puppetry and an original, multilingual story!

Dance Loft on 14 (4618 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.) $18. 8 p.m. pointlesstheatre.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 “Hamilton.” The American Musical is a sung- and rapped-through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by the 2004 biography “Alexander Hamilton” by historian Ron Chernow. The National Tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway sensation finally comes to D.C. Kennedy Center (2700 F St. NW, Washington, DC) $99 – $625.

7:30 p.m. kennedy-center.org.

LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Thrillbilly’s. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Joseph Monasterial. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.

Sean Harris. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church).

6:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.

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Alanis Morrissette. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $45 – $80. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900.

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John Craigie with Special Guest Daniel Rodriguez (of Elephant Revival). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25.

8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Happy Hour: Steve Houk. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-2419504.

Son Flavor. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703532-9283.

The Stranger – A Tribute to Billy Joel. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $17 – $20. 9 p.m. 703-237-0300.

Rorie + Hayley Fahey + Throwing Plates. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 8 p.m.

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Ian Anderson presents Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $35 – $95. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900.

Shartel & Hume Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15 p.m. 703-2419504.

Dan N’ Friends. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church).

10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Big Tow. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Jeff Rozines. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.

4U – A Symphonic Celebration of Prince by the Wolf Trap Orchestra. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $30 – $70. 8 p.m.

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Gabriel Kahane featuring Drake Duffer Live and In Concert.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $30. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.

THE STRANGER (Billy Joel Tribute) will be at The State Theatre on Friday. (Photo: BillyJoelTribute.Net)

Reggie Wayne Morris Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-2419504.

JMM. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m.

703-237-8333.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 DC Rockers. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $5 – $10.

11:30 a.m. 703-255-1566.

Dixieland Direct Brunch. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-2419504.

Josh Allen Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Ramon & Kamaka. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church).

5:30 p.m. 703-532-9283.

Lucy Spraggan and Owen Danoff.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 7:30 p.m.

703-255-1566.

Jimmy Cole 9/11 Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Joshua Palace, Koshari.

Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Grace Pettis and Calloway Ritch & Pierce Pettis with Jay Byrd.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566.

Wolf Blues Jam Weekly Show.

JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m.

703-241-9504.

Comedy Night at the Hut. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-5258646.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 The Choir “Bloodshot” - Kissers and Killers Tour with The Throes.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 7:30 p.m.

703-255-1566.

Matt Kelly & Swangbang. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Majestic: Weekly LGBTQ night and Drag Show. Diva Lounge (6763 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church). 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Matt Holubowski & Vera Sola.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566.

JV’s Open Mic Night featuring Vernon Santmyer. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Arlington). 8 p.m. 703522-8340.

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Information on the above applications is available for review at: Zoning Office 400 N. Washington, Suite 101 Falls Church, VA. 703-248-5015 (option 1) zoning@fallschurchva.gov

ABC LICENSE TACO SSAM ENTERPRISES INC., Trading as: TACO SSAM, 6013 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-2237.

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine & Beer On Premises and Mixed Beverage on Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Sung Hye Lee, President. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

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School Board Names Halayco Principal At Mt. Daniel Elementary Kathleen Halayco, speech language pathologist at Mt. Daniel Elementary school for the past 10 years was named the school’s new principal at last night’s School Board meeting. Halayco will assume her new position on October 15.

Burglary, 501 Roosevelt Blvd (Oakwood Apartments), between 2:00 PM, Aug 27 and 9:00 AM, Aug 28, unknown suspect(s) broke into a maintenance trailer and removed a leaf blower. Investigation continues.

Check Fraud, 7124 Leesburg Pike (GMHS), Aug 28, 11:15 AM, unauthorized withdrawals from a checking account were discovered. Investigation continues.

Auto Theft, 1051 E Broad St (Koons Ford), between 9:00 AM, Aug 24 and 9:00AM Aug 25, unknown

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F.C. Chamber Pushes City To Launch Marketing Plan

Following on the City of Falls Church’s flurry of activity approving an array of large-scale mixed use projects in its commercially-zoned corridors, the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce took action to spur the City to fund a robust marketing effort.

CRIME REPORT Hit and Run, 6793 Wilson Blvd (Eden Center parking lot), Aug 27, 6:03 PM, a vehicle was struck by another vehicle which left the scene. Following police investigation, the driver of the striking vehicle was located, and required information was exchanged.

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suspect(s) removed a white 2018 Toyota Highlander from the sales lot.

Investigation continues.

Drug/Narcotic Violation, 2800 blk S Cherry St, Aug 28, 11:42 PM, police issued a summons to a male, 23, of Falls Church, VA, for Possession of Marijuana.

Hit and Run, 505 Roosevelt Blvd (Oakwood Apartments), between 8:30 AM and 8:50 AM on Aug 29, a silver Ford Escape was struck by an unknown vehicle which left the scene.

ATM Fraud, 1130 W Broad St (NASA Federal Credit Union), between Aug 17 and Aug 29, unknown suspect(s) installed a skimmer device on the ATM outside the building entrance.

Investigation continues Auto Theft by Bailee, 156 Hillwood Ave (Enterprise Rent-a-Car), between Aug 1 and Aug 31, a 2016 silver Nissan Sentra was rented and not returned.

Investigation continues Larceny From Vehicle, 1200 blk Ellison St, Sept 1, 10:26 AM, unknown suspect removed the spare tire and wheel key from a pickup truck.

Assault / Narcotics Violation, 706 W Broad St (Hilton Garden Inn), Sept 1, 8:24 PM, officers responded for an assault in progress. Police arrested a female, 28, of Washington, DC for Assault offenses and Possession of Marijuana.

Vandalism to Vehicle, 500 blk S Spring St, between 7:00 PM Sept 1 and 12:55 AM Sept 2, unknown suspect(s) slashed a tire on a parked vehicle.

Investigation continues.

Hit and Run, 6799 Wilson Blvd (Eden Center parking lot), between 10:30AM and 2:00 PM on Sept 2, a gray Toyota Corolla was struck by an unknown vehicle which left the scene.

OTHER ARRESTS Aug 30, 4:15 PM, a male, 32, of Washington, DC, was arrested on a Stafford County Capias for Failure to Appear in Court. Underlying charge was DUI.

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DONATELLA has mischief on her mind, but first she’s going to have a cat nap in her kitty hutch. Never mind that this hutch is actually shared with her two older brothers, Lucca and Tony.

Tonight she owns it! The Giovaniellos on Gresham Place were honored to adopt this little kitty earlier this year. She had a tough beginning, but is clearly thriving in her forever home.

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