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VOLUME 84 NO. 6 JANUARY 24-30, 2019

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CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF DR. KING

Dorsey: County Will Be Prepared, But Plenty of Unknowns Still in Play

Arlington Primed for Amazon?

SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Members of the Teen Network Board participate in the Arlington government’s annual salute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., held Jan. 20 at Wakefield High School. Find more photos on Page 13 and a slide show of photos from the celebration at www.insidenova.com/news/arlington. RELATED: See winners of the county school system’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. competition inside on Page 11.

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Arlington should be able to handle the phased-in arrival of Amazon, but “managing the unknown” will require new approaches to governance and civic engagement, the County Board chairRELATED: man said at a recent forum. Va. bill for The com- economic munity and its incentives g ov e r n m e n t to online will have to address impacts retailer from Amazon’s is moving move to Crys- forward. tal City “in a – Page 2 much more aggressive way than we have before,” Christian Dorsey said at the Leadership Center for Excellence’s annual “Meet the Chair” program, held Jan. 17 at George Mason University’s Arlington campus.

Those challenges will range from land-use decisions to transportation to housing, Dorsey said at the sixth annual event.

Amazon announced in November that it expects to move at least 12,500 employees to the Crystal City area over the next

dozen years. Perhaps the biggest immediate concern is the impact of those new arrivals on the local housing market, which already prices many people out of Arlington.

Responding to audience questions, Dorsey said that Arlington will not necessarily bear the brunt of housing problems, since workers will purchase homes spread out across the much larger metro area. But, he acknowledged, “it doesn’t mean we’re not going to have a problem – we have no idea.”

Given that the county has little open space for additional housing, the community will have to decide what it’s willing to accept, be it even more density in Metro corridors, or loosening of limitations placed on how dense development can be in singlefamily neighborhoods.

Dorsey, who rotated in for a one-year stint as board chairman on Jan. 1, said county officials needed to take the lead in promoting a “rigorous, methodological analysis” of options.

“I’m confident we can manage it,” he said.

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Economic Incentives for Amazon Pass Va. Senate 35-5 Vote Sends Measure to House of Delegates SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Legislation ratifying the Virginia government’s effort to lure online giant Amazon to Arlington and Alexandria is halfway home, with the state Senate voting 35-5 Jan. 21 on an economic-incentive package worth up to $750 million to the company.

Boosters of the bill estimate that, over 20 years, the government will net about $3 billion in tax revenue from the agreement, making it worth the outlay.

“This is a deal that wins for everybody – it is a gold mine and a huge plus,” said state Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Fairfax), the Senate minority leader.

“For every dollar invested by the state, the state will recoup six dollars,” said state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th). “The benefits will persist for years to come.”

A small cadre of conservative Republican senators opposed the measure, suggesting the funding was better spent on infrastructure and technology upgrades in distressed areas of the commonwealth.

“Investment in technology needs to be at home first,” said state Sen. Ryan McDougal (R-Hanover), who abstained on the bill in a Jan. 16 committee vote and voted against it on the Senate floor.

State Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Roanoke County) decried the package as “not a good use of tax dollars at all.”

“Of course Amazon wants to come to Northern Virginia. Lots of folks want to come to Northern Virginia. Usually, we don’t have to pay them,” he said, asking whether it was fair to have existing Virginia retailers help subsidize one of their major competitors.

But supporters, like state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st), said the entire commonwealth stands to benefit.

“We need to look at this as a catalyst – how to make the most of this opportunity,” she said. “There are direct benefits to all Virginians.”

That was a theme echoed by state Sen. Charles Carrico (R-Bristol), whose district is about as far away, geographically and politically, from Favola’s as two could be in Virginia.

The measure “makes sense for Virginians,” Carrico said.

“This investment can yield a lot of return,” he said.

Amazon announced in November that it would split its “HQ2” facilities between Northern Virginia and the New York City area. About 25,000 direct jobs are expect-

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ed to be created by the company in each region.

“A lot of work has gone into this,” Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball told members of the Senate Committee on Finance prior to its Jan. 16 vote in support of the incentive package.

“It was a lengthy negotiation,” Ball said, praising the online giant as “a wonderful partner” throughout the process.

Under the incentive package, patroned by state Sen. Frank Ruff Jr. (R-Clarksville) and backed by the Northam administration, Amazon would be eligible for state funds for the jobs it creates in its new “HQ2” facility. The cash would be disbursed after the jobs arrive, not before.

A separate piece of legislation is taking up another key part of the commonwealth’s efforts to lure Amazon: Highereducation upgrades in Northern Virginia, specifically a new Virginia Tech campus.

“We’re really excited” about the prospects of the partnership, said Holly Sullivan, who led the Amazon negotiating team that hammered out the deal.

“The leading driver of our decision [to locate in Northern Virginia] was the talent pool,” Sullivan said, touting HQ2 as a $2.5 billion investment that would augment the company’s 8,500 full-time employees and $29 billion in facilities spread across the commonwealth.

“They’re no stranger to Virginia,” Ball said.

The committee vote was 14-0, with two abstentions and one member absent. And the overall mood was jovial.

“I wonder if we were to vote this down, could we go back to the table and get a sweeter deal?” committee co-chair Sen. Emmett Hanger Jr. (R-Mount Solon) asked Amazon’s Sullivan.

“I guess I could ask the same question,” she retorted. (“She’s tough to negotiate with,” Hanger chuckled.)

But the Amazon incentives are no laughing matter to some groups, which see them as corporate welfare.

“Amazon is bad for working people, bad for immigrants and bad for democracy,” said Danny Cendejas, an organizer of the “For Us, Not Amazon” campaign.

“Instead of using the money to fund affordable housing, transit and education, Virginia is giving it right back to the company.”

Similar complaints have been raised in front of the Arlington County Board, which in coming months is set to vote on its own incentive package for Amazon.

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Links Inc. Celebrates Members Salute Founders Day

The Arlington chapter of The Links Inc. recently marked Founders Day – marking the 72nd anniversary of the organization’s creation – by celebrating two members from the local chapter who have ascended to become national president of the organization of 15,000 professional women.

At the Founders & Friendship Luncheon, current (and 17th) national presi-

dent Kimberly Jeffries Leonard was lauded along with Pauline Ellison, who served as sixth national president.

“Their reunion was electric, and their warm embrace lit up the entire room,” organizers said.

Ellison, a longtime community leader in Arlington, in 1966 was one of the founding members of the Arlington chapter of The Links. Here efforts have been

honored by the Arlington County Board and Inter-Service Club Council of Arlington, among other organizations.

More than 250 members of the organization attended the celebration, held at the Crystal City Marriott. At the event, colorized original photos of The Links founders Margaret Roselle Hawkins and Sarah Strickland Scott were unveiled in preparation for being displayed at the

organization’s national headquarters in Washington.

“This was a very emotional part of the program that captivated the entire room,” organizers said.

For information on the Arlington chapter, see the Website at www.arlingtonlinksinc.org.

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Politics

Filings Reveal Candidates’ Campaign War Chests SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

If Arlington’s County Board Chairman is planning on running for re-election – the assumption being that he is – there seems to be little worry in his camp that it’ll be tough sledding on the way to a new term.

Christian Dorsey had just $542 in his campaign coffers at the end of 2018, based on data reported in mid-January by the Virginia Department of Elections and Virginia Public Access Project.

That’s just 4 percent of the $14,043 total that his board-mate (and 2018 board chair) Katie Cristol had in her campaign fund, according to data reported Jan. 15.

Dorsey and Cristol occupy the two board seats on the November generalelection ballot, having won their first terms in 2015.

While past history would suggest relatively smooth sailing for the pair if they

opt to run, who can be sure? A number of incumbent Arlington office-holders are facing primary challengers, and even if none materializes in the County Board race, independent John Vihstadt – who lost his bid for a second term last November – could choose to run in the general election.

(Audrey Clement, who has made multiple bids for County Board and School Board in recent years, has not formally announced any plans for 2019, but does have $1,658 in residual funds in her own campaign account to draw on.)

Among Arlington incumbents facing primary challenges: • Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos reported $24,354 in her campaign account as of Dec. 31, while challenger Parisa Tafti, who kicked off a challenge and fund-raising just weeks ago, picked up $18,025.

• State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) reported $184,975 in her campaign account; challenger Nicole Merlene was not required to file any paperwork this reporting period.

• Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th), who is

If you have been awaiting arrival of the official 2019 County Board portrait – and what rightthinking Arlingtonian hasn’t? – here you go. From left: Erik Gutshall, Libby Garvey, Chairman Christian Dorsey, Katie Cristol and Matt de Ferranti. The seats of Dorsey and Cristol will be on the ballot in November.

expected to draw a challenger, has $63,394 in the bank, having picked up a number of high-dollar-value contributions in December.

Arlington’s two other state senators are sitting on mountains of cash: Janet Howell (D-32nd) reported $266,681 and Adam Ebbin (D-30th) had $101,543.

Cash totals for delegates included $55,612 for Rip Sullivan (D-48th), $29,339 for Patrick Hope (D-47th) and $13,369 for Mark Levine (D-45th).

School Board Chairman Reid Goldstein, who earlier this month announced plans to seek a second term, reported $4,473 in the bank.

Instant-Runoff Bill Awaiting Action in State Senate ALSO: Bill to Tax Single-Use Paper and Plastic Bags Doesn’t Make It Out of Senate Committee Alive SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

A bill from a local legislator aimed at providing “instant-runoff” voting for local elected offices across Virginia awaits a hearing in GENERAL a state Senate ASSEMBLY committee.

State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th) is patroning legislation that would permit localities to move to instant-runoff (or “ranked-choice”) voting for boards of supervisors and city councils, starting next year.

It’s the type of election method already used by the Arlington County Democratic Committee in its caucuses, giving voters the ability to rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate received 50 percent of the vote on the first ballot, the lowest-vote-getting candidate is eliminated and his or her votes are reallocated as directed by the voters. The process is repeated as many times as needed until the top-finishing candidate achieves more than half the votes.

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become the second (or third, or fourth) choice of voters even if they are not the first.

Ebbin’s bill – SB1731 – currently sits in the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. It would requires localities that opt for the new voting procedure to reimburse the Virginia Department of Elections for the costs involved.

Last year, Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) introduced legislation that would have brought instant-runoff voting to Arlington County Board races. The measure made it out of a House of Delegates committee with some momentum, but in the waning days of the 2018 session was effectively killed in a procedural motion by Republicans.

Bills to Tax Paper, Plastic Bags Fail: Efforts by a local state senator to tax disposable paper and plastic bags have met a traditional fate in Richmond.

State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th) introduced legislation allowing Virginia localities to impose a 5-cent-per-bag tax on single-use bags (paper or plastic). His bill was incorporated into a similar, though not identical, measure patroned by state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax), which went down to defeat on an 11-5 vote in the Senate Committee on Finance.

The lopsided nature of the vote sug-

gests that even if any similar measures make it out of the House of Delegates alive – unlikely but possible – they would not find much traction on the Senate side.

Lopez Budget Proposal Aims to Help Latino Students Get to College: A proposed state-government budget amendment would provide funding to support efforts by local Latino students to apply for colleges and universities and to seek financial aid.

Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) is asking for a $168,500 appropriation for the coming fiscal year on behalf of the Shirlington Employment & Education Center, which would administer the program.

Lopez’s measure estimates the funding would support 1,000 Latino high-schoolers in the local area in applying to colleges and to seeking out financial-aid opportunities.

Legislators will consider the proposal later in the session, which runs through late February.

Favola Measure Would Aid Youth in Foster Care: An effort to provide an additional resource to Virginia students in foster care is being patroned by state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st).

Favola is seeking $250,000 in state funding to develop and implement a pro-

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gram supporting foster children who are seeking to obtain a driver’s license. Funding would help offset driver-training and vehicle-insurance costs incurred by fostercare families.

The initiative is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth, which says that those who leave foster care without driver’s licenses are less likely to make a successful transition to adulthood.

If adopted, the effort would be overseen by the Department of Social Services.

The measure has three co-patrons – two Republican committee chairs and senior Democrat Janet Howell (D-32nd).

Del. Lopez Honored by University Professors: Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) has received the Col. Michael S. Harris Award from the Virginia Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

Lopez was lauded for his efforts supporting immigrant students and the Virginia Community College System.

The award was presented at the General Assembly during the 17th annual Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day in Richmond. It honored the late Michael Harris, a past president of the Virginia AAUP and professor of French at Virginia Military Institute.

Co. Board Seems Iffy on Plan for Big Boost in Pay SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Enthusiasm among Arlington County Board members appears tepid when it comes to substantially raising their pay.

“I don’t actually think it’s appropriate this year,” County Board Chairman Christian Dorsey said in reply to a question at the Jan. 17 “Meet the Chair” forum sponsored by the Leadership Center for Excellence.

Dorsey said that with board members tackling a host of big issues, from a looming budget shortfall to Amazon’s arrival, “it’s too much” to take on whether current salaries need to be bumped significantly higher.

“It needs to have its own space,” Dorsey said of that discussion.

Currently, County Board members earn $55,147 per year (the board chairman earns $60,662) for what officially is classified as part-time work. They have the power to take their salaries up to $59,343 ($65,278 for the chair) without triggering a provision in state law that would require a public hearing and vote.

Because of the requirements of state law, Arlington board members would have to take that vote this year, with any increases taking effect in 2020, or would have to wait four years before revisiting the issue.

County Board member Libby Garvey, who broached the subject of a major pay raise several years ago, said she was dubious that a vote on one would occur in 2019.

“I agree with Christian that it’s unlikely to happen this year,” she said. “That said, I’m still working on the idea informally.”

Whether Arlington’s five at-large board members are underpaid or not is, of course, in the eye of the beholder. Dorsey chuckled that, for most people, it would be “an extremely idiotic financial decision” to work what sometimes amounts to full-time-plus hours for part-time pay.

In neighboring Fairfax County – which has five times the population of Arlington

but splits supervisor posts into nine districts – supervisors since 2016 have earned $95,000 a year (representing a 61-percent pay increase spread out in two pieces over an eight-year period), while at-large board chairman Sharon Bulova takes home $100,000 a year.

Members of the Alexandria City Council since earlier this year have been paid $37,500, with the mayor earning $41,000. There are six at-large council members (plus the mayor) representing a city of 160,000, a population about 40 percent less than Arlington’s.

Rather than seeking higher pay, current Arlington board members might take the opposite route – start scaling back their workload.

“There is definitely a renewed emphasis on, ‘what is our role?’” Dorsey said at the Jan. 17 forum, responding to a questioner who suggested board members of recent years are more mired in the nutsand-bolts of governance than their predecessors.

Dorsey seemed to agree with that assessment. He suggested board members should stick with big-picture responsibilities and make sure other issues are delegated through the county manager to staff.

“An individual board member exceeding his responsibility is not helpful,” Dorsey said.

But if you read between the lines, it’s unlikely board members are going to give up wading into the weeds of governance entirely.

“I enjoy the wonky nature of the work we do,” Dorsey said.

Board Chair Tapped for COG Leadership Post: County Board Chairman Christian Dorsey has been tapped to be one of two vice chairs of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments for 2019.

Dorsey will join Derrick Davis of the Prince George’s County Council as vice chairs. Robert White Jr., a member of the D.C. City Council, will chair the body for 2019.

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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To Arlington school officials, for providing some early warning that there may be an issue or two with the renovation and expansion of what next fall will become the Dorothy Hamm Middle School.

The building currently houses the H-B Woodlawn and Stratford programs, and is set to revert to its original use as a neighborhood middle school.

But, as Arlington Public Schools’ construction czar John Chadwick has said at a couple of recent School Board meetings, the wet weather of 2018 has caused some problems with the construction timetable.

Chadwick says that if the work isn’t done on time, APS will have short-

term alternatives ready.

Better to know all this in advance, rather than have school officials stay mum in hopes that things get back on track in coming months.

All in all, it’s not a crisis, just a speed bump on the highways and byways of life. But it’s good that school officials are being transparent about it.

THUMBS UP: To School Board Chairman Reid Goldstein, who two weeks ago announced a bid for a second term in office.

It’s not the time to be endorsing candidates – heck, we don’t even know what the field might be – but we will not that, while he’s not been a perfect School Board member,

Goldstein has been the most likely among his colleagues to ask tough questions, particularly on issues like the still-spiraling cost of school construction.

It’s becoming apparent that, despite talking the talk, some school leaders are not yet taking seriously enough the county government’s budget pickle, or the insistence by top county officials that the school system do its part to get costs under control.

Of course, county leaders say that to the school system most years, only to cave. This year, however, might be different – and having a fiscal hawk (at least by historical standards of the School Board) in Goldstein is something to be happy about.

Will Public Hold School Board Accountable?

Editor: The School Board’s approval of Washington-Lee High School’s name change was sad, yet amusing at the same time.

It’s sad that the School Board continues to try to shamelessly rationalize a naming “process” that circumvented its own long-standing principle of ensuring community engagement.

The decision to initiate the change wasn’t made with community input, but instead was simply the result of changing the ‘naming of facilities’ policy under the cover of darkness, based on personal

agendas, and then saying that the Washington-Lee name didn’t align with policy.

Personally, I don’t have a strong opinion one way or another on a name, but I (as I believe most) do strongly believe our local government institutions must be inclusive and transparent. We’ll see if our residents want to hold the School Board accountable for their smoke-and-mirrors governing approach in future elections.

On the flip side, the “Liberty” selection is an amusing choice, given board members’ political affiliation.

If you Google “Liberty,” the first thing

that pops up is Liberty University – a conservative, Christian, mostly white college.

And it’s also amusing that an all-Democratic board chose a name that is the foundation, the core value (and literally the root word) of the Libertarian party.

I’m guessing that the School Board and its naming committee missed these.

But no worries; they can always again revise the “naming of facilities” policy when no one is looking, then change the name again.

Erik Sullivan Arlington

Still Time to Right the Wrong of Name Change Editor: When I worked for a living and had a career in corporate design and graphics, I was responsible for many redesigns and make-overs intended to communicate the qualities and mission of the organization.

I also had to consider the cost of production and signage and print materials when the new look was implemented.

Keeping this in mind, I have a solution to the Washington-Lee High School name change, even though the School Board, in its most recent meeting, settled on a “solution” – a solution I see as a copout, vapid and terribly PC. I offer this: Designate the “Lee” in Washington-Lee as Bobby’s old man: Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee. He’s

got the chops to join his contemporary George Washington as the dynamic-duo namesakes on North Quincy Street.

Both men were generals; Henry also was a hero of the Revolution, Virginia’s ninth governor and a Virginia representative to Congress.

The sports teams would then get to keep an historic and valued nickname; print and graphics costs would be minimal, since nothing really needs to created or modified, except maybe editing a few Websites; and 95 years’ worth of graduates don’t have to suffer the trauma of revisionist history.

And Bobby Lee needn’t know.

I do have a dog in this hunt. As a pupil of Fairfax High School in the late 1950s,

I remember, with delight, football games against the Generals and the success we began to have against the big boys of Arlington (and Alexandria) that foreshadowed Fairfax County’s rise to prominence in area football.

Fairfax High School also underwent an image change later when, after years of being the Rebels of the Confederacy, we were designated as Rebels against the Crown, and dropped the Stars and Bars as part of our logo.

Most of all, I’d like to see the implementation of a workable solution where everyone walks away satisfied.

Bill L’Hommedieu Arlington

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Commonwealth’s Attorney Is Lacking a Progressive Record Editor: The framing of the Sun Gazette’s coverage of the commonwealth’s attorney’s race as a contentious internal Democratic party fight based on incumbent Theo Stamos’ party credentials is woefully inaccurate.

In writing so much about the history of Democratic politics in Arlington and Falls Church and the role of the commonwealth’s attorney, your piece did not account for any actual work Stamos and her

predecessors engaged in.

Ms. Stamos went out of her way to join a lawsuit against Gov. McAuliffe’s efforts to restore voting rights to returning citizens.

She called a request by Arlington officials to use her discretion to ease cash bail for poor people “silly and misguided.”

She opposed giving people a second chance by expunging marijuana and alcohol convictions that occurred before age 21.

She further opposes decriminalizing marijuana, banning the death penalty as a punishment for people with serious mental illness, and requiring commonwealth’s attorneys to provide fair discovery to defendants.

All of these actions speak to the lack of a progressive record that Ms. Stamos has created in her tenure.

This election is important in making our community a more fair one; it is not about whether or not Ms. Stamos sup-

ported her friend John Vihstadt. It’s about stopping the mass-incarceration machine that’s set on auto-pilot that Theo Stamos and prosecutors all across the country are supporting, despite a solidly bipartisan movement for reform.

That’s the reason Parisa Tafti presents a far more progressive and just voice in this campaign.

Jisan Zaman Arlington

Editor: I’m writing in response to your recent editorial on Parisa Tafti’s primary challenge to Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos.

As a 54-year Arlington resident and as someone who cut his political teeth in the Fahey-Feeley contest that was referenced in the editorial, I disagree with your assessment that the commonwealth’s attorney’s race of 1986 when Helen Fahey defeated Brendan Feeley has parallels to

the 2019 contest.

Ms. Fahey who was an experienced prosecutor was opposed by Mr. Feeley, who had little experience in, or knowledge of, the criminal-justice system. His main recommendation to many Democrats was that he had run against Henry Hudson in the previous general election. There was little to indicate that Mr. Feeley had the knowledge or capability or interest to change the system as does Ms. Tafti.

Today we have a challenger who has

20 years in criminal justice and who understands the urgent need for reform; a position held across a broad political spectrum – not only liberals, but conservative libertarians at the Cato Institute and conservative Republicans like Ken Cuccinnelli.

Ms. Tafti favors ending cash bail; establishing diversion rather than incarceration for youth and people with disabilities, mental illness and addiction; decriminalizing marijuana; stopping civil-asset for-

feiture without conviction; restoring voting rights for returning citizens; collecting and sharing data on charging, prosecution and sentencing decisions; fighting against racial disparities; not seeking the death penalty; and supporting the criminaljustice-reform agenda of the Democratic caucus in Richmond. On every one of these issues, Ms. Stamos holds a contrary view.

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Prosecutor’s Challenger Has the Experience to Enact Reforms

Tafti Is Running on Issues; Stamos Is Running Away from Them Editor: Your coverage of the Democratic primary race between incumbent Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos and challenger Parisa Tafti reduced discussion of the issues in the campaign to a half-sentence summary of Ms. Tafti’s criticisms of current policies “ranging from bail to marijuana possession.”

As a Virginia voter who attended that gathering, I want to clarify that the word “bail” refers to the challenger’s position that cash bail for non-felonies is often a crushing burden on people (both in-

nocent and guilty) who are not wealthy.

“Marijuana possession” refers to Tafti’s position that Stamos wastes tax dollars by prosecuting minor infractions that are ignored in many other jurisdictions.

The article correctly noted that Ms. Stamos used much of her speech to discuss “her support . . . for independent County Board candidate John Vihstadt over Democratic opponents.” However, the relationship between the incumbent’s family and a defeated candidate in the last election is not really an issue.

An actual issue would be a dispute be-

tween the candidates over the policies of the commonwealth’s attorney, such as the purported misuse of prosecutorial discretion in seeking the death penalty. Or Tafti’s proposal to reduce crime and excessive incarceration by expanding treatment options for people struggling with mental illness and addiction.

Another real issue raised during the meeting was whether the prosecutor should avoid certifying children as adults, to show more concern for their future.

The widely perceived lack of care and respect by the prosecutor’s office for victims

Rent Control Brings More Minuses Than Pluses Editor: In a Jan. 3 letter to the editor, Sachi Cooper argued for rent control in Arlington, despite acknowledging that “rent control might damper Arlington’s economy” and discourage construction of new housing. She thought such harms from

rent control would be avoided if it were only “used as a temporary measure.”

But “temporary” rent control inevitably becomes permanent. In 1943, New York City adopted rent control – the “War Emergency Tenant Protection Act” – and 75 years later, it still has rent control.

Economists say rent controls are destructive. In a 1990 poll, 93 percent of them agreed that rent control “reduces the quantity and quality of housing available.”

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of sexual violence is also an issue of grave concern.

None of these matters were examined in the Sun Gazette article, apparently because incumbent Stamos refuses to discuss them.

Yet these issues were central to Tafti’s presentation at the Democratic Party meeting, and they are important to voters who will choose between the candidates in the upcoming primary.

Joseph Lowe Arlington The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of letters to the editor on topics of local interest.

Items can be sent to the editor by regular mail, e-mail or online at www.sungazette.news. We’re happy to have them, so feel free to send one in!

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as president/CEO of the Arlington Community Foundation, Jennifer Owens has a message for the local community: Consider establishing endowments to ensure the legacy of yourself and those who came before you.

But even more than that, Owens said during remarks at a local service club, local residents should work to learn more about their ancestors so they, too, can be shared with future generations.

“Those stories, when people find them later on, will be very meaningful,” said Owens, who in October took the reins of the community foundation, one of 800 such organizations across the U.S. Owens most recently served as senior vice president and chief development officer of the Central New York Community Foundation, and said she hopes to “bring some new ideas and hopefully some new energy” to the Arlington Community Foundation, which was established in 1991.

Among its functions, the local foundation serves as a clearinghouse for philanthropy in the area, providing support to non-profit organizations as well as offering college scholarships.

By working with donors to customtailor their contributions and bequests, “we allow people to tell their story the way they want to tell it,” Owens said at a Jan. 9 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Arlington.

Owens also encouraged local residents to learn more about their forebears. She noted that one-third of Americans weren’t able to name a single one of their greatgrandparents, but with the availability of modern tools, it is relatively easy to learn more about the lives of those who came before.

UPCOMING TRIVIA COMPETITION TO KICK OFF LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS’ ANNIVERSARY: The League of

Women Voters of Arlington will kick off its 75th-anniversary celebration with a special Women’s History Trivia Game (with an anniversary cake) on Monday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at Heavy Seas Alehouse, 1501 Wilson Blvd.

The event also will celebrate the 99th anniversary of the founding of the national League of Women Voters.

For information and registration, see the Website at www.lwv-arlingtonva.org.

‘GRASSES FOR THE MASSES’ INITIATIVE IS BACK FOR SPRING: The Chesa-

peake Bay Foundation will hold introductory meetings for its 2019 “Grasses for the Masses” initiative on Jan. 31 and Feb. 2 at the Fairlington Community Center.

Volunteers will grow wild celery grasses from seed in trays submerged in tubs through the late spring, when the grasses will be transported to locations near the Potomac, James, Rappahannock and Chickahominy rivers.

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“The ‘Grasses for the Masses’ program is a fun way for people of all ages to take a hands-on approach to protecting Virginia’s rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.” There is a cost of $40 per grass-growing kit; an additional introductory meeting will be held on Feb. 11 in Alexandria.

For information and registration, see the Website at www.cbf.org/grasses.

ARLINGTON PLAYERS TO PRESENT ‘ARSENIC AND OLD LACE’: The Arling-

ton Players kick of 2019 with a production of the classic dark comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” with performances Feb. 1-16 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre.

A success both on Broadway and in a 1944 film adaptation starring Cary Grant, the show features two classic spinsters with a penchant for poisoning lonely older men, and the mayhem that it causes.

Performances are Fridays and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. For tickets and information, see the Website at www.thearlingtonplayers.org.

DANCE TROUPE TO HOST FUND-RAISER: Bowen-McCauley Dance will host its

fifth annual “Sip & Sample” fund-raiser on Thursday, Feb. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grand Cru Wine Bar & Bistro, 4301 Wilson Blvd.

The event includes small plates, wine, beer, spirits, music and the chance to mingle with professional dancers, board members and guests from Ballston’s social scene. Funds raised will support the troupe’s student dance residencies and the Dance for Parkinson’s Disease program.

Tickets are $40 per person, $75 per couple in advance, $50 per person at the door. For information, see the Website at www.bmdc.org.

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Arlington Notes II STUDENTS FIND SUCCESS AT CHESS TOURNAMENT: There were 55 Arlington

County students in kindergarten through 12th grade from 20 schools who participated in the Arlington Winter Solstice Scholastic Chess Tournament on Dec. 22 at Wakefield High School.

The tournament, limited to Arlington residents, was divided into four sections: K-12, K-8, K-5 and K-2.

Veteran tournament player Roland Foster, a Gunston Middle School seventhgrader, played up in age group and coasted to his 4-0 win in the K-12 section.

Entering the final round, only Foster and Kevin Chumpitaz, an 11th-grader at the Potomac School, enjoyed 3-0 scores.

Also notable in the K-12 section was the performance of Margarita Khachunts, a Thomas Jefferson Middle School eighth-grader playing up and placing fourth.

In the K-8 and K-5 sections, brothers Caleb and Cyrus Chang emerged each went 4-0 to win their sections. Caleb is a sixth-grader at Swanson Middle and Cyrus a third grader at McKinley Elementary. K-5 was the largest section with 21 competitors.

In the K-2 section, Key Immersion Elementary School’s Sebastian Chumpitaz went 4-0 to win.

The Chumpitaz family placed a contestant in each section – Kevin in K-12, Isabella in K-8, David in K-5 and Sebas-

tian in K-2. They earned a first-place trophy, a second and a fourth. Kevin, Isabellaand David attend the Potomac School in McLean and Sebastian is a secondgrader at Key Elementary.

Tournament director Allen Chauvenet said he was gratified by the unexpectedly large turnout, and he complimented the players and their parents at the awards ceremony.

“I saw so many interesting games, and the quality of play was very high,” he said. “This tournament bodes well for the future of scholastic chess in the county. It was also a lot of fun, and we intend to make it an annual event.”

Chauvenet thanked Wakefield for hosting the tournament, singling out activities directors Noel Deskins and Bob Strauss and Wakefield librarian Dan Redmond.

Chauvenet, a retired pediatric oncologist and former tournament player, is director of instruction at Arlington Students Chess.

OPERA PROGRAM TO LOOK AT CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS:

Opera Nova will present “Celebrating African-American Opera Singers Past and Present” on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. at Reinsch Library on the main campus of Marymount University.

The program will focus on the musical careers of Marian Anderson, Coretta Scott King and Leontyne Price, and will

Award recipients in the Arlington Winter Solstice Scholastic Chess Tournament are shown with tournament director Allen Chauvenet. The tournament was held at Wakefield High School.

feature a selections of modern singers presenting favorite opera passages, art songs and inspirational works, plus Broadway show tunes.

The cost is $20 for adults, $5 for students. For information, call (703) 5367557 or see the Website at www.operanova.org.

HIKE WILL LOOK AT LOCAL TREES:

Long Branch Nature Center hosts a “Tree ID Hike” for adults on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 11:15 a.m.

Participants will learn how to identify the trees of Arlington by their bark and shape. The cost is $5. For information, call (703) 228-6535.

CHURCH HOSTS OPEN HOUSE: St. Ag-

nes Catholic School in Arlington is holding an open house for parents of prospective kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. at the school, 2024 North Randolph St. For information, see the Website at www.school.saintagnes.org.

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING TO SUPPORT NON-PROFIT: The mental-health

non-profit This Is My Brave will celebrate five years of storytelling with the debut of a new documentary short film at the Arlington Cinema-n-Drafthouse on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m.

Director Beth Murphy chronicles the experiences of co-founder Jennifer Marshall and four This Is My Brave cast members, people who are living and thriving with mental illness, as they prepare to share their personal stories live onstage for the first time.

Admission is $10. For tickets and information, see the Website at http://bit. ly/BRAVEMINIDOC. NATURE CENTER TO HOST CELEBRATION OF CHINESE NEW YEAR: Long

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Transportation Notes NO NEW RECORD COMING TO REAGAN NATIONAL FOR 2018: For seven

years in a row, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has posted consecutive records in total passenger counts.

But with just one more month to be reported to close out 2018, it’s looking unlikely there will be an eighth.

A total of 21.7 million passengers came and went through Reagan National’s terminals from January to November 2018, according to new figures from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

That’s down just under 2 percent from the same period in 2017, and may be too much of a deficit to reach the all-time passenger count of 23,905,407 set that year.

The case for a new record wasn’t helped in November, when the 1.99 million travelers at Reagan National represented a 0.4-percent decline from a year before.

The deficit was due largely to declines at American Airlines, which has nearly a 50-percent market share at Reagan National.

Over at Washington Dulles International Airport, it was a different story.

The 1.95 million passengers in November represented a boost of nearly 9 percent, due largely to increases posted by dominant carrier United. Increases posted by international carriers also helped.

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but still well behind the record of 27 million travelers set in 2005, when United was fighting off a brief, ultimately unsuccessful challenge by now-defunct Independence Air. Final 2018 figures are slated for release in early February.

SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES COMING TO DULLES: Having bounced into (and out

of) the Washington market once before, Sun Country Airlines has announced plans to begin four-times-a-week service to Washington Dulles International Airport in the spring, with a goal of making the service daily not long after.

The airline announced Jan. 8 that it would begin flights April 25 between Dulles and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, with service on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Daily service is slated to begin June 10.

Sun Country will join United Airlines and Delta Air Lines in servicing the Dulles-Minneapolis route with nonstop service. Those airlines use their regional partners for the service.

Under the announced plans, the inbound Sun Country flight would depart Minneapolis at 1:30 p.m. and arrive at Dulles at 4:55 p.m. The return flight would depart Dulles at 6 p.m., arriving at 7:45 p.m. (All times are local.) Passengers would be able to connect in Minneapolis

to Sun Country flights serving Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland (Ore.).

The new route is part of a larger expansion announced by Sun Country, which in 2017 was the nation’s 11th largest airline in terms of enplaned passengers. The expansion aims to bring Sun Country service to 86 routes across 53 airports by summer.

Sun Country previously served Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, but no longer does.

COUNTY BOARD BACKS VRE ON STATION FUNDING: Arlington County

Board members on Jan. 26 are expected to endorse a request by Virginia Railway Express (VRE) for state funding to support construction of a new Crystal City station.

The transit agency will seek grant funding from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, which if approved could cover up to 70 percent of the cost of construction. VRE will fund the rest.

The existing VRE station in Crystal City is 400 feet long and accommodates one train at a time. The relocated station will allow for longer trains and, using an “island” platform, will be able to accommodate two trains at a time.

If construction funding can be secured relatively quickly, the new station could be up and running by 2023, VRE officials said last year. Engineering and design

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The 20,000-square-foot facility, to be located adjoining Midfield Concourse C, will be available to United customers traveling internationally on high-end tickets.

United’s “Polaris” level of service debuted in 2016, and the airline already has installed custom lounges for travelers in airports in Chicago, Newark, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Houston. It focuses on those traveling trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific and some South American routes.

Under the agreement worked out between the airline and authority, United will pay construction costs, with some of them reimbursed by the authority. Reimbursement will not exceed $33.8 million.

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Realtor Q&A: Ways to Build Relationships with Clients DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

What sort of relationship building tools, approaches or techniques do local Realtors use with clients when trying to purchase or sell a property?

Some local Realtors and experts were asked that question. Here are their answers: Barbara Lewis, Washington Fine Properties: “Seems like every month there is a new technological tool to use for staying in touch with clients. I find the best one is going back to the basics and asking what the client prefers: e-mails, texts or live phone conversations. The most important thing is to stay in touch with the client and give constant updates.”

Jack Shafran, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “First, is communicating with clients by the means they are most comfortable – phone, e-mail or text – and being consistent in that form. Second, is finding a common ground and establishing some kind of bond.”

Ann Wilson, Keller Williams: “For 14 years we have been consistent about sending out notes and letters each month with items of interest that help homeowners for past, current and hopefully future clients. We also mail hot chocolate and marshmallow packages, or letters from Santa Claus.”

Casey Margenau, Casey Margenau Fine Homes & Estates: “I have been in this business a long time. I am into building relationships not a spam list. I don’t believe in junk mail or meaningless information all the time.

I am big on specific and important information with clients and I try not to be intrusive.”

Karen Briscoe, Huckaby, Briscoe, Conroy Realty Group, Keller Williams: “One is you want to provide a deep market knowledge of how an individual home fits in with the broader market. Also, stories about real-estate experiences and how they relates to them seem to help clients understand their situations.”

Laurie Mensing, Long & Foster: “There are no ‘tools’ in my toolbox except to be sincere, transparent and myself. People who work with me to list or buy a home can feel an intrinsic level of trust, confidentiality and ability to do the job, and do it well.

Quite often a relationship can start in the checkout line at the grocery store.

My relationships can span two days or 20-plus years. But all relationships are built with honesty, integrity and competency.”

Dee Murphy, Long & Foster: “It’s important for buyers and sellers to feel comfortable talking to their agent about any questions and concerns.

I always try to make sure my clients

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Casey Samson, Samson Properties: “I meet with a seller three times.

The first is to get to know the home and see if we can meet the expectations of the seller. Once they hire us, we come back for a thorough walk though and develop a ‘to do’ list and schedule. As far as pricing goes, 20 percent of a homes’ value is in condition that will dictate where we end up price wise. Our third meeting is the final walk through, pricing, showing instructions and contact strategy. Communication and being on the same page are instrumental in a successful transaction. Sixty-five percent of our homes sell in the first week, so everyone has to be ready.”

Karen Close, Century 21: “Most important for me is to let them know I care about them. The process is all about them and the wisdom and experience I have is for their benefit. I strive to make sure they know what they need to know before they need to know it. It is always about them.”

Craig Mastrangelo, Re/Max Allegiance: “I have found that by sharing every part of the process and being transparent about a home’s status and/or a contract in process, clients appreciate having a working knowledge of the transaction. They are not left wondering what could be done to sell their house, where they are in the ratified contract stages and what is expected of them. I try and build longterm relationships through transparency with current and past clientele.”

Dave Adams, Coldwell Banker: “Listen to buyers, be cognizant of their needs and opinions regarding price, schools, location etc. Be honest with sellers about the positive and negative attributes of their home. I try to remove the emotional attachment to their home. In general, my job is to ed-Continued on Page 11

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Year Over Year: How Has the N.Va. Market Grown?

The 2018 Northern Virginia real estate market showed its first year-overyear decline in overall sales in four years, but average prices hit a new record, according to new figures and a Sun Gazette analysis of the data.

With 22,140 homes going to closing during the previous year, home sales for 2018 were down 1.8 percent from 2017, according to preliminary data from the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, MarketStats by ShowingTime and Bright MLS. Figures represent sales in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax.

A still-constrained inventory for much of the year continued to push prices higher; the 2018 market saw an increase of 1.9 percent to an average price of $590,582, marking eight of the past nine years that Northern Virginia has seen higher year-over-year prices.

Adding up the sales and the prices, total market volume for the year was $13 billion, down slightly from a year before and the fourth highest total in market history. (The highest sales volume came during the pre-recession boom in 2005, when more than 29,000 homes totaling $15.7 billion changed hands.)

Looking back on more than 45 years of sales data from across the suburbs, the average price stood at $58,739 in 1975, surpassed the $100,000 mark for the first time in 1981, the $200,000 mark in 1991, the $300,000 mark in 2002 and the $400,000 mark in 2004 before peaking at just above $538,000 in 2007.

It then dropped for two years, to $431,018 in 2009, before starting another upward swing.

In the spirit of fun, here’s a trip down memory lane both at the state of the market and some of the local and national events that played a role in our lives: 1975: The average sales price is climbing close to the $60,000 mark, and more than 14,200 homes are sold in the local area. Interest rates, however, are on the rise, hovering at around 9 percent for a 30-year conventional loan. Nationally, Jerry Ford is in the White House, the Red Sox and Reds are in the World Series and NBC debuts “Saturday Night Live.”

1976: The nation’s bicentennial year is a good one for the local real estate market. Home sales increase 2.3 percent over a year before, and the average sales price is up 6.2 percent.

1977: Jimmy Carter takes the oath of office as president, Elvis “leaves the building” for the final time. The number of homes sold in Northern Virginia experiences 23-percent growth, and the average sales price is up 7 percent.

The total sales volume in Northern Virginia passes the $1 billion mark for the first time.

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1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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$58,739 $62,373 $66,722 $71,639 $79,389 $90,744 $100,050 $103,631 $105,388 $108,049 $113,120 $121,922 $142,163 $162,850 $174,975 $174,616 $204,886 $202,534 $209,381 $210,557 $211,098 $214,102 $220,932 $229,151 $238,496 $252,374 $285,159 $319,293 $364,684 $441,253 $537,116 $537,741 $538,463 $461,039 $431,018 $469,018 $483,160 $504,338 $540,034 $551,220 $558,988 $556,368 $579,694 $590,582

N/A +6.2% +7.0% +7.4% +11.4% +11.7% +10.3% +3.6% +1.7% +2.5% +4.7% +7.8% +16.6% +14.6% +7.4% -0.2% +17.3% -1.1% +3.3% +0.6% +0.3% +1.4% +3.2% +3.7% +4.1% +5.8% +13.0% +12.0% +14.2% +21.8% +21.7% +0.1% +0.1% -14.4% -6.5% +8.9% +3.0% +4.4% +7.1% +2.1% +1.4% -0.5% +4.1% +1.9%

14,260 14,593 17,953 22,802 23,043 19,527 15,155 12,435 17,877 18,093 22,422 27,052 24,128 24,879 19,780 23,278 15,761 16,818 16,287 15,747 13,783 15,289 16,795 22,264 22,715 26,062 27,741 27,936 30,580 32,735 29,235 20,753 18,042 17,400 19,035 17,858 16,704 18,623 20,355 18,696 20,309 21,097 22,555 22,140

N/A +2.3% +23.0% +27.0% +1.0% -15.3% -22.4% -18.0% +43.7% +1.2% +23.9% +20.6% -11.8% +3.1% -20.5% +17.7% -32.3% +6.7% -3.2% -3.3% -12.2% +10.9% +9.8% +32.6% +2.0% +14.7% +6.4% +0.8% +9.4% +6.6% -10.7% -29.0% -13.1% -3.5% +9.3% -6.2% -6.5% +11.6% +9.3% -8.2% +8.6% +3.7% +6.9% -1.8%

VOLUME (Billions)

$0.84 $0.91 $1.1 $1.6 $1.8 $1.7 $1.5 $1.2 $1.8 $1.9 $2.4 $3.3 $3.4 $4.0 $3.4 $4.0 $3.2 $3.4 $3.4 $3.3 $2.9 $3.2 $3.7 $5.1 $5.8 $6.5 $7.9 $8.9 $11.1 $14.4 $15.7 $11.1 $9.7 $8.0 $8.2 $8.4 $8.1 $9.4 $11.0 $10.3 $11.4 $11.7 $13.1 $13.0

HISTORICAL/CULTURAL NOTES OF INTEREST

‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts Democrat Carter wins election R.I.P. Elvis Presley John Paul II becomes pope Incident at Three Mile Island GOP’s Reagan trounces Carter Egypt’s Sadat is assassinated It’s a boy for Charles, Diana Riggins is Super Bowl MVP ‘Cosby’ is nation’s top TV show Michael Jordan’s rookie year Shuttle ‘Challenger’ explodes Iran-Contra scandal tops the news Bush manhandles Dukakis Earthquake strikes Bay Area Americans With Disabilities Act First Gulf War starts ... and ends L.A. riots after Rodney King verdict Bill Clinton is inaugurated GOP takes control of Congress O.J. Simpson found not guilty Richard Nixon dies after stroke Tiger Woods wins the Masters Monica Lewinsky in the news Clinton acquitted by Senate Supreme Court decides presidency Terror attacks strike on 9/11 New war in Iraq looms Joe Gibbs returns to Redskins Kerry falls to Bush in election Katrina swamps Gulf Coast Democrats win back Congress Oil prices through the roof Economy plunges; Obama wins Unemployment hits double digits GOP makes a comeback Economic malaise lingers ‘Derecho’ storm slams region Democrats win Va. statewide races U.S. Reps. Wolf, Moran retire Syrian civil war heats up Election stunner: Trump wins North Korea poses nuclear threat Hollywood deals with scandals

Totals are based on sales figures for Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church. Sales totals, average sales prices and volume come from data of Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, MarketStats by ShowingTime and Bright MLS, as analyzed by the Sun Gazette, and may differ from other published figures. To be consistent, figures used are the preliminary ones reported each year, not the final totals reported later. Historical notes are compiled by the Sun Gazette staff.

their best year ever. “The White Shadow” and “WKRP in Cincinnati” make their TV debuts. Despite a slightly frosty economic environment across Virginia and the nation, home sales locally are up 27 percent, and the average sales price is up 7.4 percent.

1979: The Iran hostage drama be-

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gins, and John Wayne breathes his last. Irish terrorists kill Lord Mountbatten. The federal government bails out Chrysler, and interest rates start heading upward in a hurry. Nelson Rockefeller dies, creatively. The number of homes sold increases just a bit, but the average sales price is up 11.4

percent.

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N.Va.: Market Ends 2018 on a Mostly Strong Note The Northern Virginia real estate market ended the year on a strong note, with sales up and prices higher in two of three segments of the market, and served up the possibility of a shotgun-style start to the 2019 sales season.

“We’ve seen first-time buyers who were sitting on the sidelines waiting for the right time to act,” said Christine Richardson, president of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR). “The potential for rising interest rates, combined with the Amazon announcement, has spurred many buyers into action.”

In December, a total of 1,515 properties went to closing across Northern Virginia, up 5.4 percent from 1,437 transactions a year before, according to figures reported by MarketStats by ShowingTime.

Figures represent sales in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.

“Our housing market is holding steady,” said NVAR CEO Ryan Conrad, who noted that swings in the stock market and the prospect (which became a reality) of a government shutdown didn’t derail the market at the tail end of 2018.

“People want to live in Northern Virginia,” he said.

The average sales price for December also was up, rising 0.4 percent to $593,400 – a figure that was held back due to the relatively smaller number of single-family homes in the overall sales mix than a year before.

Among the three legs of the realestate stool in the region: • The average sales price of singlefamily homes was up 2 percent to $798,633.

• The average sales price of attached homes – townhouses, rowhouses and condominiums – was up 2.2 percent to $445,101.

• The average sales price of condominiums alone was up 0.7 percent to $351,099.

Add it all up, and total sales volume for December across the region was

$899 million, up just under 5.9 percent.

Homes that went to closing the last month of the year, garnered 97.2 percent of listing price, up from 97 percent.

Conventional mortgages represented the method of transacting sales in 1,069 cases, followed by cash (202) and VA-backed mortgages (139).

At the end of the year, the total inventory of 1,910 homes on the market remained down 20 percent from a year before, although there were a reasonable number of new listings for December.

“We’re definitely starting to see more,” said Reggie Copeland of C.R. Copeland Real Estate in Fairfax.

Why hasn’t the tight inventory led to a big boost in sales prices? “Buyers – and their Realtors – are extremely well-educated about market values, and are not willing to overpay,” Richardson said.

Where is the market headed? One figure from the December data stands out: a 74-percent rise in homes “under contract,” which while not quite the same as homes that are headed to closing (since it could include multiple contingency contracts on an individual home) shows an intensity in the marketplace unusual for the winter sales period.

Copeland said some of that may be a residual impact of Amazon’s announcement that it would bring half of its “HQ2” to Northern Virginia.

“The buzz HQ2 has created with definitely impact our market for years,” he said.

Not surprisingly, Arlington and Alexandria seemed to benefit the most in any HQ2 bump, with year-over-year sales and average prices up from December 2017. Fairfax County, which is further out, saw declines in both sales and average prices from a year before.

Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary and are subject to revision.

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Virginia’s population grew at a slightly larger rate than the nation as a whole between 2010 and 2018, according to new federal data, as the South and West scored solid gains while the Northeast and Midwest saw lower growth amounts.

With an estimated 8,517,685 residents, Virginia’s population grew by 6.5 percent during the eight-year period, according to figures reported in December by the Census Bureau.

That ranked 19th in the nation and was higher than the 6-percent increase reported by the nation as a whole, where the estimated popula-

tion grew from 308,758,105 in 2010 to 327,167,434 in 2018.

Nationally, the highest growth rate recorded during the period was in the District of Columbia, which saw its population rise 16.7 percent. Rounding out the top five were Utah (up 14.4 percent), Texas (14.1 percent), Florida (13.3 percent) and Colorado (13.2 percent).

Three states – Connecticut, Illinois and West Virginia – saw population decreases.

States in the South saw a population increase of about 10.2 million to nearly 125 million, up 8.9 percent.

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f there is any single architectural style that never seems to go out of fashion in Arlington, the Arts-and-Craft motif would have

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And when you combine that informally elegant style with a location in the heart of Lyon Village, you really do have reason to stand up and cheer.

Such is the case with this gem, a custom property designed by Moore Architects and built by Old Dominion Classics. Three levels totaling more than 5,000 square feet (plus a floored attic for additional possibilities) combine with exceptional accoutrements, all designed to ensure high-gloss living and the opportunity to entertain in style.

Elegance personified on the outside, an interior tour reveals a stylish layout that works well for entertaining. And the location? Located in the heart of the urban-village corridor, closet to public transit, this is a walkable and bikeable spot close to shopping, restaurants, parks, playgrounds and more.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,075,000 by Natalie Roy and Laura Vickers of Keller Williams Realty Metro Center. Open houses are slated for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. each day.

Let’s start with curb appeal. Others may have different first impressions, but our thoughts immediately turned to a New England fishing village. The home’s elegant design springs to life even more effectively at twilight, when interior light from the large and abundant windows plays off against the highquality exterior paint.

A front porch bids us welcome and provides the first glimpse at all that will await us on our tour.

Formal rooms are amply proportioned and classic in their inspiration, with freshly refinished hardwood flooring, while the kitchen-family room combination is a study in design excellence.

The kitchen itself is a delight, ready for the gourmets among us and featuring high-end stainless steel appliances.

Two gas fireplaces on the main floor (living room and family room) are augmented by a third found in a lower-level bedroom. A bonus on the this level is the study, which if desired could serve as a main-level bedroom.

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All told, there are six spacious bedrooms, four upstairs and two down, with the unmistakable highlight being the luxurious master retreat featuring a sumptuous bath with two-person steam shower and copious closet space. A laundry center also is found upstairs.

Highlights of the walk-out lower level include a media room with 120-inch screen and projector.

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Outdoors, the highlights continue, with a flagstone patio, outdoor fireplace and hot tub.

Other features include the dual HVAC system; built-in audio surround system; and as mentioned, the attic area that provides plentiful storage and could be envisioned for other uses.

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Population: Nation, Virginia See a Modest Rise The U.S. population grew by 0.6 percent – as did Virginia’s – while Nevada and Idaho were the nation‘s fastest-growing states between July 2017 and July 2018, according to new federal data.

The year-over-year populations of Nevada and Idaho increased by about 2.1 percent. Next were Utah (1.9 percent), Arizona (1.7 percent), and Florida and Washington (1.5 percent each), according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau Washington, D.C., reached a population of 702,455 in July 2018, surpassing 700,000 for the first time since 1975.

The growth is due primarily to an influx of people from other parts of the country that began early in the 2010s. While the increase has begun to slow, the District of Columbia still grew by almost 1 percent last year.

Virginia’s population increased the national average, growing by 0.6 percent to an estimated 8,517,685. Virginia was 20th nationally in terms of percentage growth.

(Nationally, the estimated U.S. population grew to 327,167,434 for 2018.)

Nine states that lost population were New York (down 48,510), Illinois (45,116), West Virginia (11,216), Louisiana (10,840), Hawaii (3,712), Mississippi (3,133), Alaska (2,348), Connecticut (1,215) and Wyoming (1,197).

“Many states have seen fewer births and more deaths in recent years,” said Sandra Johnson, a demographer/statistician in the Population Division of the Census Bureau. “If those states are not gaining from either domestic or international migration, they will

experience either low population growth or outright decline.”

Nationally, natural increase (the excess of births over deaths) was 1.04 million last year, reflecting 3,855,500 births and 2,814,013 deaths. With fewer births in recent years and the

number of deaths increasing, natural increase has declined about 40 percent over the past decade.

As a whole, the U.S. population continues to grow due to both natural increase and international migration. Though international migration was slightly higher last year (978,826 compared to 953,233 the year before), natural increase was slightly lower last year (1,041,487 compared to 1,122,546 the year before).

Texas had the largest numeric growth over the last year, with an increase of 379,128 people. Texas grew both from having more births than deaths and from net gains in movers from within and outside the U.S. Florida had the highest level of net domestic migration in the last year, at 132,602. Since 2010, Florida has gained a total of 1,160,387 people from net domestic migration.

Growth rates were highest in the South and West (each up 0.9 percent) and lower in the Midwest (0.2 percent) and Northeast (0.1 percent).

Southern states now comprise 40 percent of the population, Western states 23 percent, Midwestern states 20 percent and Northeastern states 17 percent.

The voting-age population, those 18 years and over, increased by 0.9 percent to 253,768,092 people in 2018.

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It is on the market priced at $68 million, down $17 million from its original listing price.

Beyond her unique contralto vocals and risque stage costumes, Cher’s less heralded but equal talent is her exquisite taste in creating elegant homes with plush rusticity.

For years, these homes have graced the pages of the architectural and decor authority Architectural Digest with her style of pristine white furniture against antique wood beams and textured stucco with a touch of Moroccan influence, which catapulted into the look so replicated today.

Cher built her mansion on four acres, and eventually sold the property to comedian-actor Eddie Murphy in

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Having just announced her retirement from the “Today” franchise, Kathie Lee Gifford is asking $10.5 million for a Key Largo, Fla., home that she bought in 1998 with husband Frank Gifford.

Though listed in early 2018 and still on the market at the same listing price, Kathie Lee continues to enjoy the home with her family and friends in its exceptional laid back and enviable location.

Located in the Ocean Reef Club at the northernmost part of Key Largo, Gifford’s home is convenient to Miami, Coconut Grove and exploration of the Florida Keys.

A small island community unto itself, the Ocean Reef Club has been an exclusive getaway for the wealthy since its inception in 1948 as a fishing camp until it became the Ocean Reef Club in 1993. Today, it is home to two championship golf courses, a tidal swimming lagoon and pool, marina, fire station and fully staffed medical center. There is also a landing strip, a flying

club, restaurants ranging from casual to formal, and specialty shops. Pet owners have access to two dog parks – one for dogs under 25 pounds and the other for larger dogs. A veterinarian is also on hand.

Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford bought the new waterfront house in 1998 for $3.9 million when their children were four and eight years old.

The Giffords roamed freely about the community, always engaging with the neighbors and always approachable.

Frank had fans who would love to talk football, and the whole family enjoyed taking advantage of many of the club’s amenities. This was the place they came with an entourage of family and friends to spend Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and Easter, which Kathie Lee has kept up much of that tradition since Frank died in 2015.

At 11,400 square feet of air-conditioned space, not counting the large screened and open areas for outdoor entertaining, the three-level house has eight bedrooms and eight baths, with a main floor master suite, an elevator

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ow we love it when an architect and design team are able to achieve something special. And in this featured property, the acclaimed Starbuck building brand is evident at every turn.

Set close to parkland in 22207, with easy access to Chain Bridge and downtown Washington, this new 6-bedroom, home provides a marvelous homage to the past – but has its feet marching confidently toward the future.

Conceived in the American farmhouse style, the ambiance includes turn-of-the-century (20th century, that is) elegance combined with modern conveniences. The result is a pleasing balance between luxury and tradition.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,849,000 by Henry Hyde of RE/MAX Allegiance.

Curb appeal? This home gets an Aplus in that regard – it is charming without feeling artificial, and provides a real sense of welcome, from the lovely colors to the impressive lines to the welcoming wraparound front porch, from which we launch our inspection of the home.

As we move inside, note the abundance of natural light. It is an effect not always easy to achieve, but even in these winter months, you can see the attention that was placed on the design to ensure light always finds its way into the home.

On the main level, the rooms positively gleam, and the formal areas are willing and able to provide the perfect backdrop for entertaining a crowd in style, while not skimping on the features that provide a welcoming space for daily living.

The stone-and-stainless-steel farmstyle kitchen is a standout space, designed for the serious chefs among us.

Everything is close at hand, and there is also plenty of space to relax and enjoy friends and family.

The light-filled family room is another centerpiece of the tour, simply a beautiful spot. And a home library provides space for those more reflective moments, or can be used as a home office for those on the go.

Indoors segues seamlessly into outdoors, as you have easy access to the custom rear deck. It’s a space that expands your entertaining possibilities

exponentially.

The upper level is home to five of the six bedrooms, including the sumptuous master retreat that showcases a balcony so you have the opportunity to review your domains.

In addition to the bedrooms, the upper level also is home to a convenient laundry center.

The lower level of the home provides additional amenities that further showcase the versatility of the design. Here, you will find a recreation room, exercise room and an en-suite bedroom that would work well for guests or an au pair.

There is even a large toy closet on this

level.

Location? Pitch-perfect: You have parkland across the street, a top-quality school pyramid, a friendly neighborhood and the ability to be close to everything yet back in a world of style and serenity.

Exceptionally versatile and ready to exceed expectations, this is a home that is a delight inside and out.

If you are making out your must-see list for 2019, put this one at the top!

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Address: 3801 Ridgeview Road, Arlington (22207).

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Realtor Q&A: Ways to Build Client Relationships Continued from Page 3 ucate both buyers and sellers, offering advice to help them make informed decisions and to take the stress off.”

Jennifer Thornett, Washington Fine Properties: “It is always our goal to help our clients achieve what they believe is best for them whether that includes a transaction or not. The various relationship tools, approaches or techniques we have learned throughout the years do come into play, however, while negotiating deals on behalf of our clients.”

Eli Tucker, Eli Residential Group: “We initiate all of our client relationships with education and personalized data about the sub-market they’re entering into. Providing potential clients with up-front value before we ask for their business allows them to experience what the relationship will be like, instead of relying on a sales pitch.”

Dawn Wilson, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty: “The most important thing in either the buying or selling process is education. I want to educate clients on the entire process and answer any questions. I start with a consultation, then I send them information at each stage of the process. Education helps take the fear of the unknown out of the process. My clients know that no question is too small or unimportant. My hope is to

have a relationship with my clients for life and to be a valued resource and friend.”

Carol Ellickson, Sotheby’s International Realty: “I want to get to know the potential client. I may look on LinkedIn to see if there are any commonalities. Then I listen. Why are they thinking of buying or selling? What is their best case scenario?

Then we discuss what is doable. I was a teacher, so I have an organized approach to buying or selling. I have checklists and time lines. Once that is shared, I can see the confidence growing, as questions are asked and answered. It’s a very exciting, fluid and dynamic process.”

Lauren Kivlighan, Northern Virginia Real Estate, Inc.: “I really listen to my clients to understand their wants and needs. I care about them and become their trusted advisor. Using my vast market knowledge from decades of experience, including the cost of construction and renovation, I am able to advise my clients in purchasing their perfect home or selling their present one. Strong negotiating skills are essential in achieving these goals for my clients.”

Mike Highman, Acquest Realty: “Once I have established a client relationship, whether it’s a purchaser or seller, I immediately setup an automatic forwarding e-mail tool. These e-

mails contain “real time” market data that are specific to my client’s needs.

Using this tool, along with my visits and digital contact, helps my clients keep an accurate pulse on their real estate transaction.”

Diane Lewis, Washington Fine Properties: “We’ve found our clients prefer personal contact when working together, so we are in constant contact via phone, e-mail or text. There are many new tools that provide automatic systems to stay in touch, but we enjoy getting to know our clients, so we like to take a more personal approach.”

Rob Ferguson, ReMax Allegiance: “You try to build a personal and business relationship of trust and go at the process as a team. On my end, I have to understand buying a home is a big deal to them. We do this every day, but to them, it’s life changing.”

Cindy Kacher, Builder, Curtis Ventures: “As a builder, the best relationship is shared knowledge. I see the Arlington buyer as savvy when it comes to finishes and esthetics. But some of the home’s details can’t be readily seen. Added confidence in the purchase is knowing that the builder has given thoughtful attention to details inside the walls as well as out. It’s important to convey these details early and through presenting a real estate agent’s knowledge of the builder’s

product.”

Betsy Twigg, McEnearney Associates: “Use the mode and means of communication they want, and keep giving them market-data information. Try to keep them in touch by the means they like. Just staying in touch is the most important thing.”

Terry Belt, The Belt Team, Keller Williams: “We build trust with our clients by learning about their wants, needs, and dreams. We ask questions and actively listen in order to educate and coach them through the selling and/or buying process. We also happen to be really fun to work with.”

Joan Stansfield, Keller Williams: “We are uniquely laser focused on building life-long relationships with our clients; seeking to spoil them from our first meeting to beyond settlement. The level of communication and discretion used by our team solidifies our relationships. From gourmet chocolate business cards, to baby gifts and client appreciation parties, we stay in touch acknowledging and celebrating important milestones.

Some techniques and tools we use are our monthly newsletters, videos, social media, our Website, contests, and our database. We also offer many complimentary services.”

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Year Over Year: How Has the N.Va. Market Grown?

Continued from Page 4 the sales market (down 15.3 percent), but average sales prices are up nearly 12 percent.

1981: Assassinations and attempted assassinations make for an ugly year. “Dallas” and “Dukes of Hazzard” provide some relief on TV. Actor Jack Albertson dies. Home sales drop precipitously, down 22.4 percent, but average sales prices show double-digit increases. The average sales price rises to more than $100,000 for the first time.

1982: The Equal Rights Amendment goes down to defeat. “Gandhi” sweeps the Oscars and Toto is tops at the Grammys. After peaking at nearly 18.5 percent, interest rates are slowly declining, but total home sales are still down 18 percent. Double-digit price increases are gone, too.

1983: “The Love Boat” is still bringing in the viewers, and Sally Ride makes history in space. The U.S. invades Grenada, surprising the British (who thought it was theirs), and Carolyn Jones of “The Addams Family” fame dies. Home sales are up a whopping 43.7 percent (biggest annual increase in our survey) and the average sales price increase slightly.

1984: Walter Mondale carries Massachusetts and D.C. in the presidential election, but Ronald Reagan wins everything else. “Amadeus” is boffo at the Academy Awards. And in the local real estate market, it is a quiet year, with sales up 1.2 percent and average prices up 2.5 percent.

1985: “Live Aid” brings music and humanitarianism together. Phil Collins can do no wrong in the music world, and Miss Utah is named Miss America.

Interest rates are still high, at more than 12 percent, but sales rise a solid 23.9 percent. Average sales prices are up modestly, too.

1986: William Rehnquist is nominated chief justice, and the nation celebrates the first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Actress Donna Reed as-

cends the staircase to heaven. Home sales increase more than 20 percent, and the average sales price is up a respectable 7.8 percent.

1987: The Iran-Contra scandal dominates the headlines, followed by a stock market crash. U2’s music is the rage, Cher wins an Oscar and Sonny becomes mayor of Palm Springs.

Mortgage interest rates drop to under 10 percent for the first time since 1979. But home sales plummet more than 11 percent, even as average sales prices are up 16.6 percent.

1988: Michael Dukakis tries but fails to win the presidency, but the effort provides a career boost to comedian Jon Lovitz. The federal government gives amnesty to 1.4 million illegal aliens. Roy Orbison and his shades go to the hippest corner of rock-and-roll heaven. Interest rates spike up briefly, but both home sales and average prices increase. The total sales volume surpasses $4 billion locally.

1989: The Exxon Valdez causes a mess in Alaska, and an earthquake strikes San Francisco. U.S. troops invade Panama and arrest Manuel Noriega.

Ronald Reagan returns to California after eight years in the White House.

Home sales drop 20 percent (totaling less than 20,000 for the first time since 1984), but average sales prices rise to nearly $175,000.

1990: Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait and provokes President Bush into sending troops to Saudi Arabia.

Joe Pesci wins an Oscar for “Goodfellas.” The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series. And while home sales are up 17.7 percent, the average sales price dropped for the first time in recent memory, down 0.2 percent.

1991: Coalition troops liberate Kuwait, and President Bush’s approval rating tops 90 percent. The Senate is busy debating the appointment of Clarence Thomas, while the House of Representatives is trying to explain why members bounced more

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Continued from Page 12 than 8,000 checks at its bank. Home sales plummet more than 32 percent (worst drop in the survey), but sales prices rise 17.3 percent to more than $200,000.

1992: Bill Clinton wins the White House. Eric Clapton’s “Unplugged” is a massive hit. Notre Dame tops Florida in the Sugar Bowl, and Barry Bonds is the National League’s MVP. Interest rates continue a slow decline. Home sales are up 6.7 percent, but average sales prices drop 1.1 percent.

1993: A bomb explodes under the World Trade Center. Janet Reno becomes the first female attorney general. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” becomes military policy. The world loses a classy lady with the death of Audrey Hepburn. Home sales drop 3.2 percent, but average sales prices rise 3.3 percent.

1994: NAFTA comes into being, baseball players go on strike, Aldrich Ames is arrested for spying, and Republicans take control of Congress.

“Cats” is the Broadway musical that just won’t die. Dull year in real estate - home sales down slightly, average sales prices up a bit.

1995: A total of 168 people die in the Oklahoma City terrorist bombing.

Congress repeals the 55-mph speed limit. The Dow Jones Industrial Aver-

age tops the 5,000 mark. Mortgage money is available for about 9 percent. Home sales drop 12.5 percent, while average sales prices are up a bit.

Total sales volume drops to $2.9 billion, lowest since 1985.

1996: Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is arrested, Cuba Gooding Jr. wins an Oscar and Atlanta hosts the Olympic Games. President Clinton wins 31 states and D.C. on the way to an easy re-election. Home sales are up 10.9 percent, and the average sales price are up 1.4 percent.

1997: Madeleine Albright is sworn in as the nation’s first female secretary of state. The Dow Jones average drops more than 550 points on Oct. 27, but rebounds the next day. Fashion mogul Gianni Versace is murdered. Home sales rise 9.8 percent, and average sales prices are up 3.2 percent to more than $220,000.

1998: “Titanic” sweeps the Oscars, and Americans learn of new uses for cigars as the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal takes some unpleasant turns. Jerry Seinfeld leaves TV, Mark McGwire sets a new home-run record, and actor Jack (“Hawaii Five-O”) Lord dies. The real estate market swells, with average sales up 32.6 percent, average sales prices up 3.7 percent, and total volume surpassing $5 billion.

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2000: The presidential election essentially ends in a tie, another Summer Olympic Games comes and goes, and the Washington Redskins continue to find success elusive. Home sales rise 14.7 percent, the average sales price tops the quarter-million-dollar mark for the first time, and sales volume grows to $6.5 billion.

2001: More than 3,000 people die in terrorist bombings on Sept. 11, and the nation mobilizes for a new kind of war. While the economy suffers, the attacks don’t dampen Northern Virginia’s hot real estate market, with total sales rising 6.4 percent and the average sales price up 13 percent to $285,000. Total sales volume tops $7.9 billion.

2002: The Bush administration continues its planning to disrupt the “Axis of Evil,” and focuses on Iraq. The stock market begins to recover from its doldrums, but unemployment remains a concern. While home sales are up only slightly, the average sales price rises over $300,000 for the first time, and total sales volume is $8.9 billion.

2003: The war in Iraq seems to be going well, but cleaning up after the military victory proves to be a thorny

and deadly task. Could it be: Red Sox vs. Cubs in the World Series? (Alas, no.)

Home sales show no sign of slipping, with average prices also heading up considerably throughout the metropolitan area. Sales volume tops $10 billion for the first time.

2004: The insurgency in Iraq is all over the headlines, and becomes one of the focal points of the presidential campaign. While the national economy continues to struggle toward recovery, the local economy continues to roar along. Joe Gibbs gets off to a shaky start in his return to the Redskins, and baseball is finally set to return to D.C. RIP Rodney Dangerfield, Ronald Reagan, Julia Child and Isabel “Weezie” Sanford. The average home value continues to rise (up 21.8 percent), and sales are modestly up from a year before.

2005: All good things come to an end: Actor Eddie Albert joins Eva Gabor in a “Green Acres” heaven reunion.

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Continued from Page 13 that will be the high-water mark for the local market.

2006: The war in Iraq drags on, the Redskins continue to disappoint and the local real estate market shows the effects of slowing sales and moderating prices. Long-term, the market has proven to be a success, but for those who bought at the height of the boom, there will be challenges if they need to sell their properties in the short term. Total sales volume drops to $11.1 billion, the first decline reported since 1999.

2007: The first few months of the year see the real estate market attempting to shake off the doldrums, with inventory not so high and prices seeming to hold steady. Hopes in the real estate industry that the market would sprout to life in spring prove unfounded, as the market continues to meander generally downward. The inner suburbs hold up the best, but by mid-year, even they are flat or declining. At the end of it all, home sales are down 13.1 percent from the year before, but – for the 15th year in a row – average home sales posted an increase.

2008: Economic calamity strikes the nation late in the year, brought on in large part by what had been the overheated real estate market. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama battle it out for the presidency, and while the military surge in Iraq produces some results, there are plenty of other challenges facing U.S. foreign policy during the year. The newspaper industry continues to struggle.

Sir Edmund Hillary, Charlton Heston, Jim McKay and Suzanne Pleshette die.

Home sales across Northern Virginia are down about 4 percent, to the lowest point since 1996, and average sales prices plunges more than 14 percent, perhaps the largest drop ever in the local area.

2009: The economy remains the big story; it continues to wobble but doesn’t collapse. Meanwhile, the new Obama administration must decide what to do in Afghanistan, the latest military flashpoint. Terrorism rears its head at Christmastime, about the same time the local area is buried under a foot and a half of snow. Michael Jackson, Ed McMahon and Walter Cronkite die, and Redskins fans have almost nothing to cheer about except the arrival of yet another new coach.

Home sales rebound, increasing 9.3 percent, but average sales prices are at their lowest point since 2003.

2010: Republicans grab back control of the U.S. House of Representatives, setting up a showdown with President Obama over the nation’s priorities. Meanwhile, the economic

situation continues to wander along in the weeds, and while there is some progress in extricating U.S. forces from Iraq, Afghanistan continues to be a problem that seems to defy a solution. The local real estate market can’t seem to find its footing, although it is buoyed by federal tax credits that help a bit. Elizabeth Edwards, Gary Coleman, Lena Horne and Teddy Pendergrass were among those who left us.

In the Northern Virginia area, home sales were down 6.2 percent from 2009 figures, although they were up compared to 2008. And the average sales price saw a rebound, up 8.9 percent to $469,018.

2011: The economy continues to stumble along, and the folks in Washington seemed more interested in brinksmanship than bipartisanship.

The stock market teetered and tottered, and threats of a double-dip recession have loomed. The local real estate market continues to show both signs of progress (higher average sales prices) and areas of concern (anemic sales figures). But the full story won’t be known until January rolls around and the final figures are in.

2012: Presidential politics dominates the year, and voters in November return Barack Obama with a decisive but not overwhelming victory.

Republicans lose seats in Congress.

Economic conditions remain soft, while questions remain about the amount of U.S. debt. Whitney Houston, Neil Armstrong, Dick Clark and Andy Griffith were among those who died during the year, while Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian dominated gossip sites. “Honey Boo-Boo” became famous through cable TV. The Northern Virginia real estate market showed a rebound both in total sales (up 11.6 percent from a year before) and average sales price (up 4.4 percent and again over the half-milliondollar mark).

2013: The stock market rebounds, unemployment recedes a bit and more people are questioning why the rich got richer while everyone else didn’t during the economic rebound.

President Obama’s approval ratings decline, in part to a botched rollout of his health-care package, but Republicans didn’t benefit much. A partial shutdown of the federal government served to reinforce the view of many that the nation’s leaders seemed to either not know, or not care, what they were doing. Virginians reversed course, electing Democrat Terry McAuliffe as governor – but Republicans kept their tight grip on control of the House of Delegates. Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, Tom Clancy, James Gandolfini and Eydie Gorme were among Continued on Page 15

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Continued from Page 14 those who left us. The local real estate market continued its rebound, with average prices in the inner suburbs of Northern Virginia setting a record at $540,043 and the number of sales surpassing the 20,000 mark for the first time since 2006.

2014: The search for a missing Malaysian airliner captivated cable-TV viewers during the year, and ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine led to a Malaysian aircraft being shot out of the sky. Racial tensions ranged from a police shooting in Ferguson, Mo., to the remarks that cost an NBA owner his franchise. The economy seemed to be in two-steps-forwardone-back mode, while the potential that the Ebola virus might impact the U.S. was on the minds of many. Republicans cleaned up in the midterm elections, and prospective candidates for the 2016 presidential election started their preparations. Among those who left our midst during the year: Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, Marion Barry Jr., Shirley Temple Black and Mickey Rooney. It was a relatively soft year for local real estate, with the Northern Virginia market posting year-over-year declines every month but December, when it rebounded with a doubledigit increase. With 18,696 sales, the market was down 8.2 percent from a

year before, but the average price rose to a record $551,220.

2015: The race to succeed President Obama was in full swing, and the economy continued its gradual, if not terribly exuberant, rebound from the depths of the recession. The U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on gay marriage, legalizing it across the land, while the public’s attention often found itself focused on terrorism at home and abroad. Pope Francis came to the United States, where political battles raged on issues ranging from gun control to a nuclear deal with Iran. At the local level, the McAuliffe administration’s proposed to allow single-occupant vehicles to use Interstate 66 at rush hour, if they paid a toll, drew criticism from some quarters and support from others. Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn Jenner – perhaps the nation’s first Republican-leaning celebrity Transgender-American, while Adele came roaring back on the music scene after a break. And the Redskins, after an iffy start and (what some would call media-manufactured) complaints about the team’s name, found success with a new quarterback before falling in the first round of the playoffs. We said goodbye to a host of notables in 2015, ranging from Julian Bond and E.L. Doctorow to Ernie Banks, Moses Malone, Yogi Berra and B.B. King; Jackie Collins, Leonard Nimoy and Natalie

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2016: The presidential election’s many twists and turns – not to mention its surprise ending and the lingering animosity over the race – dominated the news in 2016. The political establishment laughed at the possibility that Donald Trump would end up president, but the voters said otherwise, a decision that also muddied the legacy of President Obama as he wrapped up two terms. The death of Antonin Scalia set off a battle in the U.S. Senate over whether to even consider President Obama’s nominee for a successor. The Zika virus had a significant impact in other parts of the world and began to make inroads in the U.S. The relationship between the police and the public further came under scrutiny, while terrorist attacks in both the U.S. and abroad continued to raise worries. In the Middle East, there was continued turmoil, and the Syrian civil war raged largely unabated. In Britain, voters narrowly opted to leave the European Union, again confounding the pollsters and pundits. Among

those who left us during the year: Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Prince, the mother/daughter team of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, Gordie Howe, Natalie Cole, Arnold Palmer, George Michael, John McLaughlin, Edward Albee, David Bowie, Zsa Zsa Gabor, John Glenn, Harper Lee, Abe Vigoda, Garry Shandling, Florence Henderson, George Kennedy, Morley Safer and Merle Haggard. The real estate market showed a 3.7-percent increase in home sales to 21,097 (the highest total since 2006) but the average sales price was relatively flat, declining 0.5 percent to $556,368. Total sales volume bumped up to $11.7 billion, the highest since the market peak of $15.7 billion in 2005.

2017: The first year of the Trump administration was a rocky road filled with highs and lows and a never-ending series of tweets. On the positive side, the economy continued to do well, with the stock market seeing big gains and unemployment continuing its decline. There were challenges, however, from racial strife at home to questions about Russian meddling with the 2016 election to increasing tensions with North Korea.

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set in 2005, according to preliminary data, while the average sales price of $579,694 was up 4.1 percent from a year before.

2018: The roller coaster that is the Trump administration was mirrored by the roller coaster on Wall Street, with stocks soft for the year but swinging up and down on an almost daily basis.

In general, the economy continued to see strength, if spread unevenly. Democrats scored a comeback in the U.S. House of Representatives but couldn’t take control of the Senate, and prospective 2020 presidential candidates bided their time before formally jumping into the race. British leaders were having a hard time figuring out how to gracefully “Brexit,” while Hollywood dealt with a host of scandals that seemed to shine a light on the industry’s selective moral indignation.

Among those dying during the year: President George H.W. Bush, John McCain, Burt Reynolds, Aretha Franklin, Penny Marshall, Bernardo Bertolucci, Stan Lee, Roy Clark, Montserrat Caballe, Anthony Bourdain, Tom Wolfe, Charles Aznavour and Eunice Johnson, the very first “Bond Girl” (in two films).

In the local real-estate market, the 22,140 sales for the year represented a decline of 1.8 percent from a year before, but the average sales price hit a record $590,582, up 1.9 percent from a year before. Total market volume of $13 billion was down slightly from a year before and was the fourth highest ever.

Celebrities: Frank Sinatra’s Hideaway in Malibu Courtesy TopTen RealEstateDeals.com The house that Frank and Barbara Sinatra built in the early 1990s on Broad Beach in Malibu is on the market for the first time. The home has been listed for $12.9 million.

Of all the beautiful homes and retreats Sinatra owned from coast to coast, it seemed that he found his true happy place when he and Barbara visited their good friends Steve and Eydie Gorme in Malibu. Enthralled with the peacefulness of the Pacific, the white-sand beach and the prospect of having close friends for neighbors, the couple bought a lot and built their home in 1992.

In addition to it being a restful beach home for Frank, who was still touring until shortly before his death at age 82, they filled the home with family and the most famous names in show business. In her book, “Lady Blue Eyes: My Life With Frank,” Barbara fondly describes their life in the beach house and their poker games where jokes and laughter flowed as fast as the

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Although the couple also owned homes in Palm Springs and Los Angeles, this was where they chose to renew their vows in 1996 with friends watching from the dunes and speeches from Don Rickles and Bob Newhart.

With Barbara’s death in 2017, her son from a former marriage has put the property on the market.

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Reminiscent of the country estates in Charlottesville, where he was born, Rob Lowe and his wife re-created a classic East Coast-style estate in 2009. Located in a celebritystudded neighborhood, the buyer will be rubbing elbows with some of the world’s biggest stars including Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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State and local leaders revel in recent commercial successes rung up by Virginia and localities across the region, but more work must be done to ensure that continued good fortune, speakers told Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce members Jan. 9 at the Tower Club in Tysons.

2018 was a banner year for Virginia’s economy and the commonwealth is wellpositioned for the future, said Jason El Koubi of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.

Key contributors to this success: outstanding public schools and universities, a central location on the East Coast, excellent airport and spaceport infrastructure, low tax burdens and one of the best regulatory environments in the country, he said.

“We have an amazing corporate roster and innovation environment,” El Koubi added.

Amazon Continued from Page 1 discussions, Dorsey said, was for the public to refrain from throwing out “amorphous desires” and instead present concrete proposals.

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s “transformational goals” include engendering robust state economic growth, making Virginia the best state for doing business and ensuring every region partakes of the success.

Half of Virginia’s regions lost jobs in the last decade, but in many cases, the addition of just a few hundred jobs would push them back into positive territory, El Koubi said.

To drive the economy forward, Virginia’s leaders should strengthen the commonwealth’s digital infrastructure (especially broadband service), better connect people with jobs, create the country’s best workforce-development program, assemble a portfolio of sites ready for commercial development, expand provision of sub-baccalaureate credentials in skilled trades and modernize the tax code, he said.

Northern Virginia continues to serve as the state’s economic engine and Fairfax County is playing a central role in that

success, said Rodney Lusk of the county’s Economic Development Authority.

With slightly more than 597,000 jobs and a 2.4-percent unemployment rate, Fairfax County accounts for 32 percent of Virginia’s office space and 24 percent of its payroll-tax revenues, Lusk said.

The Economic Development Authority is continuing its efforts to diversify the county’s economy to make it less reliant upon the federal government. The local economy took a major hit during the federal-budget sequestration in 2013 and now is undergoing the longest shutdown in the federal government’s history.

Tysons already is undergoing a transformation from a suburban office area into an urban center. County officials hope to double the number of jobs there to 200,000 by 2050 and boost the number of residents from the current 18,000 to 100,000, Lusk said.

Economic-development officials hope to increase the amount of Tysons office space from the current 29 million square

feet to 40 million square feet by 2050, he added.

A key part of that success will mean catering to young people and this requires the availability of affordable housing, Lusk said. A research university in Tysons also would improve the urban center’s prospects, he said.

“Tysons will morph and transform and become a better place,” Lusk predicted.

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ARLINGTON SALUTES THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. At left, the Inspire Arts Collective dances “Glory” at the local celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Wakefield High School.

The Hoffman-Boston Elementary School All-Star Chorus performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the county government’s tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., held Jan. 20 at Wakefield High School.

Actor Christian Keyes narrated the evening’s program, which had as its theme “A Legacy First Beings with a Dream.”

Soloist Joy Gardner performs “A Change Is Gonna Come” at the celebration.

Soloist Jackie Pate performs “Freedom” at the annual tribute.

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A Victory For W-L At Home

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Some Responses Still Lag Despite Faster Technology So what is the best way to communicate these days? Is it by phone, e-mail, text, personal visit or writing a letter? Do fax machines still exist?

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Yorktown Gymnast Finishes in Second A Staff Report

Led by third-place all-around finisher Grace Chen, the Washington-Lee Generals Blue team won the annual Barbara Reinwald Invitational on Jan. 19.

Washington-Lee Blue finished first in the 11-team girls high-school gymnastics with a GYMNASTICS event 103.85 team score. Woodgrove from Loudoun County was second at 102.6.

Chen’s all-around score was 34.85. Her highest places were a second on the vault with a 9.45 score and third on the uneven bars (8.975).

Also for W-L Blue, Sophia Bailey was fifth in the all-around (34.125), with a highest finish of fifth on the vault (9.15); Desia Sahle was ninth in the all-around (33.65) and Danne Marchese was 11th (33.3).

The Wakefield High Green team finished fourth with a 101.1 score, led by Gabby Spranger’s sixth in the all-around (34.075), with a best of fourth (8.9) on the floor exercise. Also for Wakefield Green, Gabrielle Watts was eighth in the allaround (33.75), with a fifth on the balance

Wakefield Wins Two, Remains in 2nd Place A Staff Report

With two home victories in National District boys high-school basketball games last week, the Wakefield Warriors (11-4, 6-1) remained in second place with a home showdown against the leagueleading Marshall Statesmen (11-5, 6-0) awaiting Jan. 25.

In those two wins for the Warriors last week, Wakefield downed the Edison Eagles, 73-60, then routed the Jefferson Colonials, 81-39.

Against Edison, Wakefield led 44-36 at halftime. Robbie Starkey scored 22, Xavier Evans 14, Jared Watkins 13 and Gabe Tham six for Wakefield.

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In the win over Jefferson, Starkey had 12 points and eight rebounds; Watkins

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP had 10 points and six assists; Brody Karton scored 10 and had five steals; Tham had seven points, four rebounds and three steals and Daniel Ferguson scored seven.

Marshall defeated Wakefield in overtime earlier this season at Marshall. n In Liberty District boys action last week, the Washington-Lee Generals (8-8, 2-2) fell out of first place with close losses to the McLean Highlanders, 67-62, and Herndon Hornets, 63-56.

Washington-Lee rallied from a large deficit against McLean to tie the score at

62 late in the fourth quarter, but could not get the lead.

The Generals’ Anthony Reyes scored all 23 of his points in the second half, making five three-pointers. Reyes scored 14 points in the third, when he hit four three-pointers.

Max Gieseman had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for W-L. Anzell Jones had seven points and four boards, point guard Marino Dias had four points and five assists, and center Will Reynolds had four points and four rebounds.

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Yorktown’s Julia Hays performs on the balance beam at the Barbara Reinwald Invitational. A slideshow of photos can be found at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington and a photo page at www.sungazette.news by clicking on “Recent Issues Arlington 1-24-19.” PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Sports writers are reaching out to communicate with coaches, athletes and many more in the sports world all the time. The mail takes too long, so the absolute best way is always, and always will be, a visit in person. Unfortunately, too few have enough time for that anymore. If multiple subjects need to be contacted, such visits aren’t efficient or timely.

A phone call is the next best mode of talking, but that isn’t preferred as much these days, either. Fax machines have become dinosaurs, so people would much rather receive a text or e-mail. Everything is simpler that way and talking can be avoided, which again is unfortunate.

Of the two, a text is most popular and the quickest and easiest, usually.

The preferred means from a sports writer’s standpoint is still to communicate face-to-face or by phone, and that will never change. With texts and e-mails so popular, many don’t regularly check phone messages.

(Why in the world would anyone who coaches or is in business allow their phone mailboxes to become too full so others can’t leave messages? Yet it happens.)

It’s hard to get accurate quotes via texts, and even e-mails these days, with all of those shortcuts and bizarre abbreviations so many use. Text talk has become a language of its own – some basically unintelligible. Is there a text dictionary that explains the definition of weird initials like BIL and others?

With these instant means of communication, the biggest frustrations for reporters still remains the lagging response time, if there is a response at all. For a message left today – whether a text, e-mail, fax, phone message or

by Pony Express – responding yesterday is never soon enough for any type of newspaper reporter.

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High-School Roundup W-L’S 2019 HALL OF FAMERS INDUCTED: The Washington-Lee High School

2019 Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held the night of Jan. 18 between the boys and girls varsity basketball games in the school’s gymnasium. Six new members were inducted.

The inductees were George McQuinn (1929), James Spriggs (1966), Tyrone Epperson (1967), Henry (Harry) Lee Thomas Jr. (1972), Brian Blados (Class of 1980) and Mary Lynn Clark (2013).

Of the six, McQuinn, a baseball player who died in 1968, had probably the most notable professional sports career. He played Major League Baseball for 12 seasons – for the Cincinnati Reds (1936), St. Louis Browns (1938-45), Philadelphia Athletics (1946) and New York Yankees (1947-48). He was an American League All-Star six times and retired at the end of the 1948 season.

McQuinn was on the 1947 Yankees team that won the American League pennant and World Series.

McQuinn had a career batting average of .276 with 135 home runs and 794 RBI. On July 19, 1941, he hit for the cycle playing for the St. Louis Browns.

After retiring, McQuinn was a manager for the Quebec Braves in the Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves’ farm system then scouted for the Washington Senators and Montreal Expos.

McQuinn was inducted into the Ar-

Gymnasts Continued from Page 14 beam (8.75). Sophie Gamboa was fifth on the bars (8.7), and placed 12th in the all-around (33.125).

The Yorktown Patriots were sixth (98.25) in the team scoring. The team was led by secondplace all-around finisher Julia Hays with a 35.9 total.

Hays won the floor (9.3), was second on the bars (9.15) and fourth on the vault (9.3).

For the eighth-place Washington-Lee Gray team (97.15),

SWIM AND DIVE: The Yorktown Patriots

The Wakefield Warriors are off to a 9-0 start in wrestling this season, which includes a key National District victory over the host Marshall Statesmen last week.

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Warriors defeated the Marshall Statesmen, 41-31, in a National District match to improve to 9-0 this season. Vincent Galang at 152 pounds and Loranzo Rajaonarivelo at 160 are undefeated so far.

Both won championships at the recent Tommy Legge Memorial Tournament at Atlee High School near Richmond.

Simon Enkhbold at 138 and Steven Rochard at 145 also won championships for Wakefield. Third was Kowshik Barua (113). Milo Clark (195) was fourth (195) and Badhan Barua (220) fifth. n The Washington-Lee Generals defeated Herndon, 54-27, and Langley,

Devin Namirow was 10th in the all-around (33.525), with two top-10 finishes on routines. Her highest finish was seven on the floor (8.55).

Yorktown’s Maude Sullivan was 16th (8.1) on the floor.

The Reinwald meet was the final big competition before the teams participate in their district meets coming up.

Washington-Lee hosts the Liberty District meet on Jan. 31 and will be one of the favorites to win the championship.

Wakefield competes in the National District. That meet is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 28 at Marshall High School.

Basketball Continued from Page 14 12, Patrick McGee 11, Dias nine and Gieseman eight. The Generals made seven threes. n In girls action, the Wakefield Warriors (5-10, 2-5) lost to the first-place Edison Eagles, 49-38, last week in National District play.

Leading 11-9 at the end of the first quarter, Edison then held Wakefield to only two points in the second period and was ahead 27-13 at halftime.

For the Wakefield girls, Jayela Lopez had 14 points and Taylor Thompson had 11, including three three-pointers.

66-16, in Liberty District action on Jan. 19. Double match winners for W-L were Mouhamadou Bamba Sene, Ahmad Williams, Jacob Swisher, Owen Potts, Will Murphy, Roy McCoy, Henry Bedell, Jack Myers and Greg Curtin.

O’CONNELL FOOTBALL PLAYERS ALLSTATE: Senior offensive lineman Jack

Murphy was a Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I first-team all-state football player on offense, as chosen by the coaches.

Making second-team all-state on offense from O’Connell was senior lineman Ben Jeffrey.

O’Connell freshman defensive back Bryce Jackson was second team on defense.

Wakefield High School’s s Gabby Spranger performs her floor exercise routine.

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In its second game last week, Wakefield fell to the Jefferson Colonials, 46-38, in a district contest. Lopez scored 11, Nevach Wallace seven and Thompson and Lauryn Freeman six each. n The Yorktown Patriots lost to the McLean Highlanders in boys and girls Liberty District games, Jan. 18. The boys (6-10, 1-3) fell, 62-51, and the girls (9-6, 1-2) lost 58-51.

For the Yorktown girls, Maggie Shipley had 22 points and Maddie Winer 12. McLean led 18-5 at the end of the first quarter. n The Bishop O’Connell Knights (14-4, 7-1) won their fifth game in a row last week with an 86-57 rout of St. Mary’s Ryken in Washington Catholic Athletic Conference action. Marcus Dockery had

YORKTOWN ICE HOCKEY: The York-

town High School club team blanked Centreville/Fairfax, 10-0, in league play, then lost to St. John’s, 4-0, in non-league action in recent matches.

Against Centreville/Fairfax, Ethan Davidson had two goals and two assists, Jeremy Marino had two goals and one assist, Sam Sheldon had three assists and Phil Ruta had two assists. Ricky McGolerick, Charlie Schiavo, Travis Sagusti, Dean Jones, Sam Obitts and Corey Wells each scored one goal. Blair Barta and Adam Packard each had one assist. Noah Whittington and Jack Cline were in goal.

Washington-Lee gymnasts and coaches cheer on a Wakefield participant at the meet.

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25 points and five assists for O’Connell.

Also, Brayon Freeman had 15 points and five assists, Wes Peterson had 11 points and five rebounds, Charlie Weber had nine points and eight boards, Jahmal Banks had four points and seven rebounds and Ayan Teel scored five.

O’Connell’s big rivalry game with Paul VI Catholic was postponed becasue of weather last week and will be played Feb. 7 on the road. n The Bishop O’Connell girls team (11-5, 5-4) ended a two-game losing streak with a 57-49 non-conference win over Capital Christian Academy on Jan. 20.

For O’Connell, Maikya Simmons had 23 points, Anna Hovis 13, Aaliyah Carlock nine and Maura Leverone eight.

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swept the Herndon Hornets in boys and girls action. The boys won, 187-128, and the girls, 160-155 Individual races winners for the boys were Andrew Meighan, Thomas Outlaw, Max Nagel, Daniel Brooks and diver Charles Beall. Yorktown also won all three relays.

For the Yorktown girls, winners were Torri Huske, Charlotte Thomson and diver Annika Creedon. The Patriots won two relays. The boys finished the regular season with a 4-3 record, the girls, 5-2. n The Washington-Lee Generals ended the regular season with losses to the McLean Highlanders in boys and girls action. The boys lost by a point, 158-157, with the girls fall, 171-144.

ern Virginia rivalry game with Paul VI Catholic will be played Feb. 7. It was postponed last week because of weather issues.

Earlier this season, O’Connell coach Aggie McCormack-Dix won her 200th career game. She now has 209 wins.

She has been a head high-school coach for 13 seasons overall, including seven at O’Connell, where her teams have won 99 games. Victory No. 200 came when O’Connell defeated St. James on Dec. 1.

Before O’Connell, McCormack-Dix coached for fours years at Hayfield Secondary School and for three at the Madeira School, where her teams won two Independent School League championships. She amassed 110 victories at Hayfield and Madeira.

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College Roundup MYLES HUDZICK: Bishop O’Connell High School graduate Myles Hudzick is a sophomore defensive back for the Duke University football team that will play in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 27.

In seven games, Hudzick made 14 solo tackles, including one for a loss.

JOE McBRIDE: Yorktown High School

graduate Joe McBride was a quarterback for the football team at Randolph Macon College.

The 6-foot-3 senior played in seven games and was 9 of 11 passing for 103 yards. He had two rushing touchdowns.

ADAM LUNCHER: Yorktown High School graduate Adam Luncher was a

freshman running back for the football team at Christopher Newport University. The 5-foot-9, 190-pounder played in three games and had 56 yards rushing with a longest run of 26 yards.

DENG NHIAL: Wakefield High School graduate Deng Nhial is a red-shirt freshman guard/forward on the University of West Georgia men’s basketball team this season.

The 6-foot-4 Nhial has played in 17 games with three starts.

He averages 5.3 points per game, 2.9 rebounds, has 17 assists, five blocks and 16 steals. Nhial has made 12 threepointers, fourth most on the team.

Last season Nhial played at Cheshire Academy prep school in Virginia.

OLIVIA CECCATO: Wakefield High School graduate Olivia Ceccato has played in 11 games for the women’s basketball team at Shenandoah University.

The sophomore guard has scored eight points, has six rebounds, three assists and one steal.

sophomore point guard on the women’s basketball team at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

In eight games, Matlack averages 5.6 points per game, has 21 assists and seven steals. She has 17 rebounds and has made four three-pointers.

DAVID GALLION: Arlington resident

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David Gallion is having a strong season for the men’s swimming and diving team at Gannon University.

The freshman has won multiple races, set team records, and helped the squad to a second-place finish at the recent Wooster Invitational.

SUMMER MATLACK: Wakefield High

School graduate Summer Matlack is a

GIESEMAN: Washington-Lee High School graduate Evie Gieseman is a sophomore swimmer on the team at Lehigh University. Gieseman swims on relays and the 50 freestyle.

HORSFORD: Wakefield High School graduate Ben Horsford is firstyear student at Gannon University and the 6-foot-1 guard has been red-shirted on the men’s basketball team.

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LACROSSE REGISTRATION: Spring registration for Arlington Youth Lacrosse Club is open on its Website at www.arlingtonlacrosse.org. The season begins in early March and ends in early June. The club is for girls and boys ages 5 through 15 in Arlington.

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Practices begin in early March and games in early April.

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SOFTBALL UMPIRES NEEDED: The

Northern Virginia Softball Umpires Association is seeking individuals interested in becoming certified umpires for highschool and recreational fastpitch softball in the local area. Complete training is provided and begins in February. Schedules are flexible.

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Arlington history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

January 29, 1943: n The assessed value of Arlington real estate is up 11 percent in the past year. n Arlington residents are being urged to salvage tin cans for the war effort. n Fifteen county drivers are under investigation for “pleasure driving” under war-rationing restrictions. n The County Board has OK’d the hiring of a probation officer to work directly with juvenile delinquents.

Bowl game?

SUPER BOWL

12. Last line to cross

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13. Louisiana swamp

ACROSS

14. *Home of Mercedes-Benz

1. Hose hue

Stadium

5. Flower precursor

19. *Goodell and such

8. Gershwin brother

22. “My” in French 23. Sunrise side, pl.

24. Give out

11. Scottish valley 12. After hedge or mutual

25. 1989 Civil War drama 26. *Player with most Super

13. Headquartered 15. *Cleats, helmet, pads

Bowl points scored 27. Capital territory of India 28. Alleviated 29. Window treatment 32. *Grid____ 33. Leprechaun’s gold holder 36. *Popular Super Bowl

16. Hip bones 17. Road-tripping guide 18. *Hometown of first Super Bowl winner 20. Big Bang’s original matter 21. Be

January 27, 1959: n Gov. Almond is “racing the clock” to try to maintain segregation in Virginia’s public schools, as Alexandria, Arlington, Norfolk and Charlottesville are now under court order to integrate. n Arlington officials have unveiled their first master plan for parks and recreation.

January 31, 1967: n In boys basketball, Wakefield is 9-2, Washington-Lee is 9-3 and Yorktown is 6-5.

January 29, 1971: n Gov. Holton is reacting with “dismay” over a proposal by District of Columbia officials to tax the earnings of Northern Virginians who work in D.C. January 26, 1982: n U.S. Rep. Paul Trible is the likely Republican nominee to succeed U.S. Sen. Harry Byrd Jr., I-Va., while Democrats do not have a clear front-runner. n A Sun editorial has blasted as “spineless” a proposal in Richmond to replace Columbus Day, Lee-Jackson-King Day and other potentially controversial holidays with a generic “Notables Day.” n U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-10th, is unlikely to face an intra-party challenge. n Washington-Lee’s girls basketball team routed Langley for its 10th win of the season.

22. Bygone bird

nickname 38. Pore in a leaf 40. Even ____ in golf 41. Jack be that!

44. Poetic feet 46. Flitted 48. Spoil

23. *Last year’s Super Bowl champions 26. Came around the corner 30. 100% 31. Donate, 2 words 34. Salty drop 35. #50 Down, pl.

49. Change the Constitution 50. No neatnik 51. Butcher’s piece, pl.

52. Mount Veniaminof output 53. Russian governmental agency

37. Mythical giant bird 38. Latin dance 39. A famous Amos 40. Packing a punch 42. In the know 43. Relating to River Styx 45. Sodium ____, or NaI 47. Needlefish 48. Beta’s follower 50. Phishing attack 52. *NFL Trophy name

59. Casts a ballot

DOWN

60. Barn top?

1. Bird-to-be

61. Do like exhaust pipe

2. Horsefly

62. *2019 Super Bowl

3. Infantry’s last rows

broadcasting network

4. Unwind

63. Tally

5. Precursor to #5 Across, pl.

64. *Player’s 40, e.g.

6. Uniate church member

54. Pupil controller 55. Pipe material 58. Indefinite degree

7. June 6, 1944

55. Completely or exactly

8. Small island

56. Adam and Eve’s son

9. Paper unit

57. U, on the road

10. *As entertaining as Super

55+ News ‘ART SWAP’ ON THE HORIZON: A so-

cial art swap for seniors will meet on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. Participants can buy or sell art on site. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

January 26, 1993: n Arlington’s crime rate declined 11.4 percent in 1992 from a year before. * Jerry Norris of Virginia Power is the new chairman of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Scott McGeary is chairman-elect.

PODCAST AFICIONADOS TO GATHER:

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

SPECIAL TIME ON THE ICE OFFERED LOCAL SENIORS: Seniors-only ice skat-

A new group focused on the followers of podcasts will meet on Monday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2286300.

ing will be offered on Monday, Jan. 28 from 8:10 to 9:20 a.m. at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, located atop the Ballston Public Parking Garage. The cost is $1.

Seniors-only time on the ice also is offered Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

For information, call (703) 228-4771.

MADISON CHESS CLUB MEMBERS TO MEET: The Madison Chess Club will

meet on Monday, Jan. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Madison Commu-

nity Center, and is seeking players of all skill levels. For information, call (703) 228-4878.

ONE-ON-ONE LEGAL COUNSELING OFFERED: Legal Services of Northern

Virginia will provide free, confidential legal assistance to eligible seniors on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at Walter Reed Senior Center. For an appointment, call (703) 778-6800.

4-1-1 ON HOSPICE CARE PROVIDED:

The basics of hospice care will be discussed on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 11:30 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

DISCUSSION CENTERS ON HEARING AIDS: A discussion of the types and

costs of hearing aids will be presented on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

FOOD PRESENTATION FOCUSES ON SNOW-DAY MEALS: A demonstration

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hand for snow days will be presented on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. at LangstonBrown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC OFFERED:

A class for those interested in learning Arabic meets on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 11:15 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2287369.

COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS SERVICES: Representatives from the

Arlington Department of Human Services will answer questions about county services on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

AUTHOR TO DISCUSS NEW TOME:

Charles Toftoy will share excerpts from his new book – “Blunders: Eye-Opening Mistakes in History” – on Friday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center.

For information, call (703) 228-0955.

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