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Inside This Week Eden Center Explosion Causes $1M in Damage An accidental explosion at a jewelry store in Falls Church’s Eden Center last week resulted in more than $1 million in damages, City officals report. See News Briefs, page 9
F.C. City Resident Killed In Vehicle Crash
Lee Lawson, 61, of Falls Church died the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 15, after his van ran into a tree on Loisdale Road in the Springfield area.
F.C. Council Mulls Sorely-Needed Quick Fixes for Rt. 7 and 29 Hub A T ough B reak
Half-Million Could Integrate & Make Area Walkable by Nicholas F. Benton
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to report crimes to police is mainly experienced at the University of Virginia. “It seems to be the biggest problem at the University of Virginia,” he said. “William and Mary doesn’t have this problem. They’ve called in the police. But at U.Va., it has been 10 years and no sexual assaults have been reported from there to police. Their policy is to try to get the
By utilizing a tiny fraction of the $20 million the City of Falls Church received as the cash component of the sale of its water system to Fairfax County last year, a significant sprucing up of the area around the intersection of Routes 7 (Broad St.) and 29 (Washington Street) may be coming in the next months, if the City Council follows the guidance of City Manager Wyatt Shields. For an estimated $533,417, the project would focus on one block of N. Washington St., between W. Broad and Park Avenue, and two blocks of W. Broad St., between N. Washington and Little Falls St. City officials met with business operators and owners from that area on Jan. 9 to get feedback on the proposals. On N. Washington, improvements would involve upgrades to existing lighting, new brick sidewalks to replace the existing concrete, new accessible curb ramps, curb extensions and a marked crossing at Park Place, and an additional marked crossing at Park Avenue. On W. Broad, upgrades would include upgrades to existing lighting (by converting to LED lights and refurbishing poles), new sidewalk brick pavers as needed, replanted tree pits, refreshed crosswalks with thermoplastic markings, a new conduit for electric and fiber optics in the utility strip, sidewalk weed removal and pressure washing. Three of the signal mast arms at Washington and Broad will be replaced, as the
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Maureen Dowd: Not Just a Movie
I went Friday morning to see “Selma” and found myself watching it in a theater full of black teenagers. Thanks to donations, D.C. public school kids got free tickets to the first Hollywood movie about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday weekend. See page 13
Press Pass with Gerald Albright
Jazz musician Gerald Albright spoke to the News-Press two days after he got off the week-long Smooth Jazz Cruise, where he and the late George Duke were inducted into the Sirius XM Watercolors Hall of Fame. See page 21
A WATER MAIN BREAK early Wednesday morning shut down traffic in both directions on East Broad Street from Washington St. to Cherry St. in the City of Falls Church until well after evening rush hour. Crews from Fairfax Water, which took over the City’s water system last January, were on the scene all day working to repair the break. Late Wednesday, it was reported by City officials that eight Fairfax Water customers were without water. (Photo: Gordon Theisz)
Saslaw Still Passionate, Pushing Hard for Anti-Campus Rape Bill by Nicholas F. Benton
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State Sen. Dick Saslaw, the veteran Senate Democratic leader in Richmond, brought the same fiery rhetoric against campus rape, and what he called the “cover up” policy at the University of Virginia, back to Falls Church Saturday after similar remarks in the wake of the first release of the Rolling Stone magazine article on
the subject to the Falls Church City Council last month. Saslaw, who has served in the state legislature since 1975, said he hopes for passage of his bill, SB 734, making it a crime for any university official who is informed of an alleged felony to fail to report it to police within 24 hours. The crime would bring with it up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. Saslaw underscored his conviction that the “problem” of failing
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS TO ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATE, RIDER EDR CASE NO. PUE-2014-00119 On November 26, 2014, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application seeking approval of modifications to its Economic Development Rate, designated Rider EDR (“Application”). Dominion Virginia Power’s Rider EDR, which the Commission first approved in Case No. PUE-1996-00296, is designed to promote economic development in the Company’s Virginia service territory by providing certain reductions in billing demands to qualifying commercial and industrial retail customers. In Case No. PUE-2013-00027, the Company sought and obtained approval of certain modifications to Rider EDR to allow new customers to enroll in the Rider, which had become fully subscribed. In its Application, Dominion Virginia Power seeks approval to make the following modifications to Rider EDR: (1) prospectively eliminate the cap on the maximum amount of load per customer and instead allow the participating customer load to be mutually agreed to by the customer and the Company; (2) prospectively raise the cap on total incremental load participation from 250 megawatts (“MW”) to 500 MW; (3) add a discount for base energy as part of the potential discounts; (4) continue to offer customers alternative approaches to the discount percentage rate structure including both the flat discount option and declining discount option approved in Case No. PUE-2013-00027, which would now apply to both the proposed base demand and base energy discounts; and (5) decrease the number of employees per kilowatt requirement to qualify for the discount from .07 to .03. Dominion Virginia Power claims that these modifications are in the public interest because they would further promote economic development in the Commonwealth by allowing the Company to prospectively engage large, energy-intensive industries that are evaluating locating in the Commonwealth. The Company further claims that the modifications in its proposal do not change the fundamental characteristics of Rider EDR. The Commission issued an Order for Notice and Comment that, among other things, directed the Company to provide notice to the public and provided interested persons an opportunity to comment and/or request a hearing on the Company’s Application. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the Application and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment, at no charge, by requesting it in writing from the Company’s counsel, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Copies of the Application and documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. As provided by 5 VAC 5-20-80 C, Public witnesses, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any person desiring to file written comments shall file, on or before February 27, 2015, such comments with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218. Any person desiring to submit comments electronically may do so, on or before February 27, 2015, by following the instructions available at the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUE-2014-00119. On or before February 27, 2015, interested persons may request that the Commission convene a hearing on the Company’s Application by filing a request for hearing with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Requests for hearing must refer to Case No. PUE-2014-00119 and include: (i) a precise statement of the filing party’s interest in the proceeding; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; (iii) a statement of the legal basis for such action; and (iv) a precise statement why a hearing should be conducted in this matter. On or before February 27, 2015, any interested person may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation in accordance with 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Rules of Practice. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Any interested person also shall serve a copy of the notice of participation simultaneously upon counsel to the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Rules of Practice, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2014-00119. The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118.
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existing northeast mast arm was damaged by a vehicle and the existing mast arms on the south side of the intersection are not the City standard decorative mast arms. Also included in the cost is $150,000 for the refurbishment and conversion to stronger LED lighting of existing City streetlights along W. Broad all the way up to Haycock Road, approximately 80 streetlights. The stronger lighting, Shields told the City Council in a work session Tuesday night, will make a major difference on its own. Meeting with the Council were members of the City’s Economic Development Authority, whose chair, Mike Novotny, said the improvements “could be a big spark for the downtown.” The project, according to Shields, would take nine months to implement. The plans were discussed
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at the work session as part of longer term improvements, including plans developed by the Economic Development Authority for improving the small parcel of City-owned land between the Hunan Cafe and the Unity Club that is now totally underutilized. Longer-term visions to develop a downtown mall in the area between Park Avenue and W. Broad in the first two blocks of W. Broad would follow on, as well, possibly as a new location for the City’s popular weekly farmer’s market. Most of the land that would be used for currently constitutes “the ridiculous amount of non-functional surface parking” there, in the words of Vice Mayor David Snyder. Snyder said he wants to see participation from the business community in the area to make it work, including financial participation. Council member Phil Duncan said he’s been concerned
for safety in the area, with uneven sidewalks being potential liabilities for pedestrians. Inconsistencies in light poles, dead plants, and other things that make the area “look rinkydink” should enjoy the improvements for both safety and aesthetics, he said. Snyder said he would also be looking for a “wow factor” to the upgrades, and Shields suggested that at the Route 7 and 29 intersection, where a million cars pass through each month, at the large sidewalk area in front of the Ireland’s Four Provinces, a distinctive work of art or sculpture could help to identify the intersection as the center of Falls Church for everyone in their cars. He noted that the acquisition of the Virginia Department of Tourism’s “LOVE” signage for the New Year’s Eve “Watch Night” at that intersection made a big, if temporary, impact. The Economic Development Authority, for its pocket park concept, commissioned the firm of Olin Associates to develop conceptual plan options for the redesign of the park area. The EDA hosted a public meeting on Jan. 6 to present the plans and take feedback.
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parties in such a conflict together to work it out, instead. Can you imagine ‘getting them together?’” he exclaimed. He noted that it was pointed out in supposedly unchallenged sections of the Rolling Stone article the case of a student who had raped two women on campus and was expelled but permitted to re-enroll and was graduated because university officials said they were afraid he would sue them otherwise. He added, “I am sure that in the Yeardley Love case (involving a female U.Va. student killed in 2010), had she not died her case would never have come to light.” Saslaw added that his own daughter graduated from U.Va. in 1998, and she told him that “everyone knew the campus policy was to sweep things under the rug.” Saslaw was joined by State Del. Marcus Simon, also a Democrat, to give a brief roundup of legislative action after the first week of this year’s 45-day Richmond legisla-
tive session and to take questions from more than three dozen people attending the meeting at the Falls Church Community Center last Saturday morning. Simon said he’d wanted to introduce a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15.15 an hour (a version upping it to $8.25 failed in committee last week along straight partisan lines). He has another bill seeking to remove all references to gender in documents and forms required for marriage applications, given the state’s recent move to legalize same sex marriage. Saslaw hailed Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s achievement of $5.8 billion in new business investment in Virginia in his first year, twice the previous level. “There is stuff in the works that will make that new number seem minor,” he added. Saslaw was highly critical of Republican Senator Dick Black from Loudoun, whose bill to deny in-state tuition to children of immigrants who’ve been deemed legal failed by a single vote earlier
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this week (See story, elsewhere this edition). Saslaw said that Black’s comment during the debate on the measure that “discrimination is a minor distraction” was loathsome. “You’ve got to the brain dead to make a remark like that, Saslaw said. But he said that “nothing really scary” is going to become law from this current legislative session, because Gov. McAuliffe will veto anything that’s seriously skewed. He said that the GOP in Richmond is expected to turn only further to the right because “two Republican senators that we know of will be ‘primaried,’” a term referring to facing an opponent further to the right of an incumbent Republican in a low-turnout party primary. Saslaw said the problem of the “ideologically pure” Republican right wing will begin to fix itself as a continually growing legal immigrant population begins to impact elections. He said that the expansion of Medicaid in the state apparently
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This has been only 20 years in the making. It was about 1995 when this newspaper first editorialized about the need for inexpensive improvements to the intersection of Routes 7 and 29 that could have a transformative effect to, among other things, direct the attention of patrons of the State Theatre down toward the 7/29 intersection and the restaurants around there. Nothing changed despite the periodically repetitive editorial appeals to doing this. Meanwhile, patrons from the State, who often topped 700 on a single night, coming from everywhere in the wider D.C. region, if they did venture down toward the Ireland’s Four Provinces, Dogwood or other restaurants, did so at their peril, risking a nasty trip or stumble along the ragged and downright sketchy sidewalk. So, pardon us if we think that the current City plan for spend $533,417 on just the kind of sprucing up we’ve been advocating for 20 years is, well, better late than never. The opportunity is to make a big difference with a little money, and with something that can be done right away. The Little City can explode in the consciousness of all the one million people who travel through the Route 7 and 29 intersection every month by the identification of a signal art piece right off the intersection, in the large brick-covered open space that serves as an entrance to the interior George Mason Square. We propose a gushing fountain that people can sit around, a replica of the wonderful Bethesda Foundation in New York’s Central Park, except that the statue in its middle of this one should be of whichever City Councilman’s vote is required to achieve the majority required. (That was a joke, wasn’t it?) There is also $18,000 in the City’s kitty somewhere set aside for a clock, which could be hung over the top of the 7 and 29 intersection. Or, the whole intersection could be paved in the form of a giant compass, and allow for a periodic four-way pedestrian walk space. We propose the City conduct a contest to decide what to put on that intersection to best identify it to the wider region as the Center of the City of Falls Church. “Oh, now we’re in Falls Church!” This is what we want everyone to exclaim when they get to that intersection, for their friends, visitors from out of town, and everyone. Let’s do this without delay. The City has the money and it will take only one vote from the Council to authorize it. The worst thing now would be to get tangled in a bunch of tedious negotiations with local businesses, or whatever, to try to extract a few nominal coins from them. The plans are already developed, except for the art contest, with a doable timeline of nine months. Let’s have it all ready for Watch Night next New Year’s Eve. After all, the City got its tree lights up in no time last month.
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Editor, What a comfort it was to learn from your January 8 News Briefs that a firearms store, which was formerly located in the Bedo’s building, is once again opening on the second floor of Bedo’s in our Little City. As a frequent walker, I had missed seeing the tower of empty gun boxes piled up every Monday morning following a busy weekend at Bedo’s former tenant. It
gave me a warm and secure feeling to know that many residents and visitors had armed themselves on Saturday and Sunday. I particularly like the classy new name of the store, “Gun Dude.” Of course it is somewhat sexist, so I would advise the new owners to consider an opening gambit which would appeal to mothers of Falls Church kiddies, possibly a “Pistol Packin’ Mama” half price special. Surely some
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will welcome the gun shop’s return home. Alice Mandanis Falls Church
No Longer Dine, Shop in City of F.C. Because of Towing Editor, In her Guest Commentary in the January 8 News-Press, Susan Kearney used numerous dubious statistics including the whopper about comparing Falls Church to Fairfax County by using zip codes. The 22046 zip code is only about two-thirds in the city lim-
its. Because zip codes don’t follow political boundaries, the City does not own the 22046 zip code or the Falls Church postal addresses. They are used for lots of Fairfax County. John Hoskins Falls Church
Budget $ Should Be Put Towards Infrastructure Editor, Kudos to John Boeddeker and Duane Myers (Letters to the Editor, Dec 25-31, 2014 issue)
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Last Wednesday, the movie actor, director, and producer Tom Hanks wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times, entitled “I Owe It All to Community College,” in which he described his experience as an underachieving high school student in Oakland, California, who attended Chabot Community College in Hayward, California. He depicted a school that offered a full array of both practical and academic subjects for thousands of students of all ages and backgrounds commuting from communities throughout that region. What Mr. Hanks said he experienced were “riveting” history lectures and drama classes where he read contemporary plays that he was able to see in productions in San Francisco and Berkeley. “Those plays filled my head with expanded dreams,” he recalled. He transferred to a state university, but left after a year to go on about his life. However, he said that the classes he took at Chabot “have rippled through my professional pond.” Mr. Hanks concluded his piece by stating that he “drove past the campus a few years ago with one of my kids and summed up my two years there this way: ‘That place made me what I am today.’” I could not agree with him more because I feel the same way. I am a proud graduate of the Northern Virginia Community College and what he describes is what I, too, experienced in my life.
I did not get good grades in high school and I was not sure what I wanted to do when I graduated. After working for a year, I decided to do what my mother had encouraged me to do and go to college. I applied to and was accepted at NOVA. In high school, I usually read the Cliff’s
“Research and publications are more prized at the university level than teaching, but at community colleges, instructors do only one thing: teach.” Notes version of a literature assignment. I took an American literature class at NOVA and actually read the first assignment, a short story by Ernest Hemingway. “Wow,” I thought, “this is good stuff; I should have been reading this before.” No more Cliff’s Notes for me. NOVA helped me to become a good student. I learned how to study and how to take notes in class. I took a year of American History from a professor who was so engrossing that I could hardly wait for the next class. I took a full year of
Economics from the same professor, who opened my mind to concepts that I had never before considered. I graduated cum laude and transferred seamlessly to Virginia Tech, where I earned a bachelor’s degree and went on to graduate school. But, what I found was that I actually had better instructors at NOVA. Research and publications are more prized at the university level than teaching, but at community colleges, instructors do only one thing: teach. NOVA provided me with the skills and self-confidence to succeed academically and provided the foundation for later professional success. I am now back at NOVA, but as an employee. This year marks 50 years since the college was founded in a warehouse in Bailey’s Crossroads. Much has changed over the years. NOVA is now the largest institution of higher education in Virginia with six campuses and four centers distributed throughout the region. Almost 400 classes are also taught online. Last year, 78,000 people took a class at NOVA. We are the second largest two-year college and award more associate degrees and certificates than any other twoyear college in the country. NOVA offers two-year associate degrees designed for students to transfer to four-year institutions to earn bachelor’s degrees and, if they maintain certain grade point averages, those students are guaranteed admission to 47 colleges and universities through our Guaranteed Admission Agreements.
To prepare students directly for work, NOVA offers applied associate degrees, short career studies certificates, and one-year certificates. We also provide not-for-credit courses designed for working adults through our Workforce Development Division, which provides classes at various locations and can custom design employee training. While tuition and fees at NOVA are less than half of the in-state rate to attend a Virginia public university, we also provide quality instruction with class sizes averaging only 23 students and nine NOVA professors have received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, which is more than any other Virginia college or university. On Tuesday night during his State of the Union address, President Obama – who has visited several NOVA campuses – stated that he would like to “lower the cost of community college to zero” for all Americans. I do not know if the Congress will approve such a plan. But, I do know one thing: If it does happens, then more people’s lives will be changed for the better; just like mine was changed for the better at the Northern Virginia Community College.
Bob Hull is the Community Outreach Specialist at the Annandale Campus of the Northern Virginia Community College. He previously represented Falls Church in the Virginia House of Delegates, where he served for 17 years.
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regarding the money that the school system in the City is getting or asking for and will get. That means taxes will go up. And Shaun Dakin (Letters to the Editor, January 8-14, 2015 issue) who wrote “if we don’t like the money spent on schools…move,” are you that arrogant or abrupt with your family and friends? You do know not everyone living in the City is here for the school system. Fairfax County, Arlington County, Loudon County in Virginia and Montgomery County in Maryland have some excellent schools. It would be nice to have money put in the budget for infrastructure. The sidewalks are uneven in many places. It would be horrible if anyone trips/falls. And, with all the building going to take place, there is never a whisper of the word parking. The new light at Pennsylvania & West Broad is great. Also, with the money received last year, George Mason High School never allowed a warm coat/boots in the budget for someone to get out and change their “announcement board” in front of the school or maybe they are just so organized they are announcing next year’s holiday concert. Barb Molino Falls Church
Editor, Recently my husband and I were out of town while our 18-year-old daughter stayed home by herself for the first time, with our dog, Arlo. The first day we were gone – almost 400 miles away – we received a frantic call from our daughter who’d come home from school to find that our dog’s paw was stuck between the bars of his crate. In the 13 years we’ve had Arlo, nothing like this had ever happened before. Our daughter was terrified for him. She tried to gently push the paw out, but it was truly stuck and the poor guy was in misery. We waited on the phone while she tried unsuccessfully to soap the paw loose. I next called our vet, then the City of Falls Church Police Department, thinking perhaps they could put me in touch with Animal Control. I had barely explained the situation to the dispatcher when she immediately responded that she would send an officer to our house. Within minutes three officers arrived at the front door. They were wonderful with our daughter, and with our dog, who doesn’t generally like strangers. They kept the dog calm while they worked to bend the crate bars so he could slide his paw out. Before they left,
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they made sure the dog was okay and could put weight on his paw. (We are happy to report that Arlo is fine – no broken toes – only a bruised ego. And we’ve replaced the metal crate with plastic!) We are so grateful to live in a community where a response like this is not only possible, but standard. As emergencies go, we are thankful this was a dog-emergency and not a peopleemergency, but nonetheless we are deeply grateful to the F.C. Police Department and to the officers who assisted our family that day. Our daughter didn’t get all of their names, but she recognized Officer Steve Rau from his previous duties as School Resource Officer at George Mason High School. To Officer Rau and the other responding officers, along with the entire F.C. Police Department, we want to say thank you so very much! The Corlett Family Falls Church
Why Not a Public Swimming Pool For Falls Church? Editor, Last week I was enjoying Arlington County’s Banneker Dog Park when a Falls Church City resident recognized me and we began chatting. This mom was telling me about her 15 year old daughter who is on George Mason High’s swim team but instead of taking her daughter to a pool to swim laps she had to take her daughter to the school’s football field so she can run up and down the bleachers with her swim team since George Mason students did not have any place for the kids to practice. That conversation bothered me a lot especially since I was still debating the issue of whether or not F.C. should spend 11 million to renovate and add parking to Mary Riley Styles library. Swimming pools are a great way to get exercise for adults and for children. The added benefit of no impact exercising on the body is a plus over impact filled activities. Kids and adults alike enjoy playing and relaxing around a pool. Summer time pool parties or a late night swim is always enjoyable when your city has its own pool for its residents. Finally, I will end with a note that our city residents should not have to go looking into other counties trying to always use their facilities. We need to be more independent and to supply our own resources for our small community. Dian Parrotta Falls Church
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NEWS BRIEFS F.C. City Resident Dies in Vehicle Crash Lee Lawson, 61, of Falls Church died the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 15, after his van ran into a tree on Loisdale Road in the Springfield-area. According to Fairfax County police, Lawson was driving his 2011 Ford Van northbound on Loisdale Road at 12:15 p.m. when his vehicle left the road to the right and struck a tree and fence in front of 6999 Loisdale Road. It’s unknown why Lawson drove off the road. A motorist called the 911 and Lawson was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. There were no other vehicles or people involved in the crash.
Eden Center Explosion Causes $1 Million in Damage An explosion at a jewelery store in Falls Church’s Eden Center last week resulted in more than $1 million in damages, City officals report. City of Falls Church Fire Marshal, Tom Polera, ruled the Jan. 14 explosion at the Princess Diamond store, which sent three people to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, accidental and caused by improper use of propane and oxygen. A nearby store owner told the News-Press the explosion was caused by a soldering tool in the jewelry store.
State Senate Blocks Immigrant Denier Bill, 20-19 With the gain of one critical Republican vote and another critical Republican abstention, a bill by Sen. Dick Black (R-Loudoun) to deny in-state tuition to students deemed lawful through the federal “deferred action for childhood arrivals” (DACA) program was defeated 20-19 in Richmond Tuesday. DACA allowed undocumented students who meet certain requirements to work and educate themselves without fear of deportation. In addition to all Democrats (19) in the chamber, Republican State Sen. John Watkins (Midlothian) voted to defeat the measure, and Republican Sen. Jill Vogel (Winchester) left the floor to abstain from the vote. Among those who spoke against Black’s bill, State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) argued, “We want students with dreams and drive to get an education and contribute to our economy. We want them to improve their own lives – this makes Virginia stronger. These students are not a drain on our economy. They are a plus.” State Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield/Falls Church) said that of more than 350,000 undergraduates in Virginia public colleges and universities, only 81 have DACA status and pay in-state tuition. He said all their families are paying taxes to Virginia.
F.C. Seniors Learn of New Tax Relief Standards At a forum attended by about 30 City of Falls CHurch residents at the Community Center Tuesday, F.C. Treasurer Jody Acosta and Commissioner of the Revenue Tom Clinton outlined new more generous parameters of senior tax relief that were approved by the Falls Church City Council last spring and went into effect this Jan. 1. Under the new policy, the relief is up to $4,000 per person for those with annual incomes under $22,000 and assets under $540,000. Also, $1,000 in relief is available to households of four with annual incomes up to $68,500 and assets under $540,000.
Arlington Exxon Burglary Suspect Sought The Arlington County Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect involved in a burglary incident over the weekend at an Exxon Gas Station. The suspect broke into the gas station, located in the 4700 block of N. Lee Highway, shortly after 8 p.m. on January 18. The lone suspect was captured on surveillance video causing damage to the business before stealing the cash register from behind the counter. He fled with the register and an undisclosed amount of money. The subject is described as a black male in his 30-40s and was wearing a dark leather jacket, tan pants and black beanie skull cap. Anyone with information on the identity and/or whereabouts of this individual, is asked to contact Detective James Stone of the Arlington County Police Department’s Burglary/Larceny Unit at 703-228-4245 or at jstone@arlingtonva.us.
F.C. CIP Survey Open Until Sunday, Jan. 25 This Sunday, Jan. 25, is the deadline for a 10 minute survey Falls Church citizens are urged to take on what capital infrastructure projects are important, as well as prioritization on timing and funding for the next Capital Improvements Projects budget. The survey is available at the library, Community Center and online at surveymonkey.com/s/W33DXNS.
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Community News & Notes Eversole, Stotz Elected to Lead Shepherd’s Center Board
EWI Accepting Applications For Entrepreneur Fellowship
Last Wednesday, Shepherd’s Center of McLean-ArlingtonFalls Church’s board of directors elected its officers for the 2015 calendar year. Austine Eversole and Rob Stotz were elected as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the board of the directors and Tom Eversole and Mimi Coogin were elected treasurer and secretary, respectively. The Shepherd’s Center, which serves senior citizens in McLean, Arlington and Falls Church, provides transportation services for seniors to and from medical and therapy appointments, the pharmacy and grocery store. The center also has a Friendly Visitors program where volunteers visit lonely seniors in the Center’s service area. For more information about the Shepherd’s Center, visit scmafc.org.
Empowered Women International, a non-profit that aims to cultivate economic and social empowerment for talented, high potential and multicultural women, is accepting applications to its year-long entrepreneur fellowship, which starts in March. The fellowship program includes one-on-one mentoring with local business leaders, access to markets and capital, and highly individualized support services that help women create new livelihoods. The fellowship is comprised of the three-month Entrepreneur Training for Success course, the six-month Grow My Business program and Entrepreneur Business Clinics. The location for the class is yet to be determined, but Empowered Women International, located at 320 S.
Henry St., Alexandria, is accepting applications through the end of February. There is no application fee and scholarships and funding are available for the fellowship. For more information, visit ewint.org/#our-programs, e-mail programs@ewint.org or call 571-312-4781.
McLean Rotary Club Hosting 4th Annual Chocolate Festival The McLean Rotary Club is hosting its fourth annual chocolate festival this Sunday, Jan. 25, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, located at 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. At the festival, there will be a variety of chocolate vendors, a children’s game room featuring performances by Ukelele Phil and the Hula Kids and a demonstration of colonial chocolate making. Admission is $2, but children under age 6 are admitted for
OFFICIALLY MARRIED UNDER Virginia law earlier this month were Falls Church’s Jonathan Harper (left) and Gordon Phelps (right). They opted for no formalities this time after they held a “commitment ceremony” seven years ago to which all their family and friends were invited. Harper is a former employee of the News-Press and the author of a newly-published collection of short stories, Daydreamers. (Courtesy Photo)
free. 25 percent of all proceeds from the event will go to support local community organizations. For more information, visit mcleanchocolatefestival.org.
Vinson Hall Opens 2 New Buildings Today The Navy Marine Coast Guard Residence Foundation and Vinson Hall Retirement Community will cut the ribbon on two new buildings, an independent living apartment and community building, today at 2 p.m. at 1735 Kirby Road in McLean. Fairfax County Board Supervisor John Foust will be the guest speaker for the ribbon cutting and John Cotton, chairman of the Vinson Hall board of trustees, and Admiral Kathy Martin, CEO of Vinson Hall, along with local military veterans will be in attendance. The ribbon cutting ceremony, an invitation-only event, culmi-
nates nearly a decade of designing and planning. Board members and administration came together in May 2012 to break ground on the new addition sites which would continue under construction until the late fall of 2014. The new buildings will add 75 new apartments, 12 new shortterm rehabilitation suites, a therapy area, bistro, beauty salon, convenience store, executive offices and ballroom to the continuing care retirement community. The new $42 million independent living apartments and $14 million community building add a total of 268,000 square feet to McLean’s premier retirement community. The original Vinson Hall campus, established in 1969, includes Vinson Hall Independent Living apartments, Arleigh Burke Pavillion Assisted Living and Health Care and The Sylvestery memory support assisted living. For more information, visit vinsonhall.org.
SETH HAVERKAMP TAUGHT his popular Portait Painting Workshop over the weekend. Many fine portraits were developed with the personal instruction of the internationally-known Haverkamp. He will return to teach a Still Life and Backgrounds class for Falls Church Arts on April 11 and 12 at ArtSpace Falls Church. Architectural photographer Arthur W. Pierson is teaching Falls Church Arts’ Introduction to Photoshop class this weekend. (Photo: Barb Cram)
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MedTech Hosts ‘Souper-Bowl’ Food Drive Through Jan. 30
MedTech College Falls Church, along with the other MedTech campuses around the country, is hosting the SouperBowl, a chance for donors to cast a vote for their favorite team while giving a can of soup to a family in need, until Friday, Jan. 30. The campus, located at 6565 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, will be giving all of the cans of soup donated to the college to Arlington Food Assistance Center. For more information, visit medtech.edu.
Chita Rivera Performing for One Night Only at The Alden Broadway legend Chita Rivera is performing a solo concert at The Alden in the McLean Community Center, located at 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, on Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be her final tour stop before she returns to Broadway this spring in the new John Kander/Fred Ebb/Terrence McNally musical “The Visit” at the Lyceum Theatre in New York. The multiple Tony Award winner will recreate signature moments from her legendary career including numbers from “West Side Story;” “Sweet Charity;” “Chicago;” “Kiss of the Spider Woman;” “Bye, Bye, Birdie” and “The Rink.” In addition to a special tribute to Kander and Ebb, the timeless music of Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim will also be featured, with live accompaniment. Rivera, a native of Washington, D.C., currently has an album out called And Now I Swing. She is one Broadway’s greatest triplethreats and recreated her starring role in the “The Visit” over the summer. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in August 2009 and received a
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Kennedy Center Honor in December 2002. She is the first Hispanic woman ever chosen to receive that award. In May 2013, she was appointed to a special Kennedy Center Honors Advisory Committee. For more information or tickets to the show, call 703-790-0123 or visit aldentheatre.org.
McLean Project for the Arts Announces Winter Classes Three new titles have been added to the McLean Project for the Arts’ winter class schedule. Classes start this week and registration is open. Students can learn how to use an iPad to create traditional or abstract paintings and drawings from instructor Marise Riddell in the Drawing and Painting: the iPad as an Art Tool class, which meets from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Mondays from Jan. 26 – March 9. Instructor Theresa Martin will be teaching students how to create their own patterned papers for collage, using a wide variety of media, in the Patterned Paper and Collage class, which meets from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Fridays from Jan. 30 – March 6. And parents can explore the light-hearted, whimsical and fun endeavor of decorating rooms for children during a half-day seminar called Designing Rooms for Children, which will be taught by Granda Bonness on Friday, Jan. 23, from 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. All classes will be taught in the McLean Project for the Arts’ Susan B. DuVal Art Studio inside the McLean Community Center, located at 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. For more information, visit mcleancenter.org.
D.C. Bluegrass Festival Coming to Tysons Corner The D.C. Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Sheraton Tysons
AN OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING ceremony, led by Falls Church Mayor David Snyder and many local city government and Chamber of Commerce dignitaries, held indoors to welcome the new sports bar to the City of Falls Church, The Locker Room, at the location of the former Hoang’s Grill & Sushi Bar at 502 W. Broad Saturday. Shown in the front row of this ribbon cutting ceremony are (l to r) Chamber board member Mike Diener, Mayor David Tarter and City Council members Marybeth Connelly and Phil Duncan. Just over the mayor’s left shoulder are Council member Karen Oliver and Vice Mayor David Snyder. (Photo: News-Press) Hotel, located at 8661 Leesburg Pike, Tysons Corner, on Feb. 27 and 28 with a lineup of national and regional bluegrass outfits. Dobro legend Jerry Douglas and The Earls of Leicester are headlining the show on Saturday, Feb. 28. Also playing the festival are D.C.’s own Seldom Scene, roots powerhouse Tim O’Brien, Blue Highway and mandolin phenom Sierra Hull. Instrument workshops, music and craft vendors and lots of informal jamming will be featured at the family-friendly festival. “We’re bringing a whole outdoor bluegrass festival inside,” said Randy Barrett, president of the D.C. Bluegrass Union. “We’ve put
together a killer lineup to make this both a must-see local event and a destination festival for fans from across the country.” For more information, visit dcbluegrassfest.org.
ARMN Accepting Applications for Spring Volunteer Training Arlington Regional Master Naturalists, a corps of volunteers who provide education, outreach and service dedicated to beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas, will be holding training sessions for anyone interested in becoming a Master Naturalists volunteer. Experts in a range of disciplines related to natural history,
such as climate, ecology and forests and aquatic ecosystems, will provide training to aspiring Master Naturalists. Aspiring volunteers will learn to provide education, citizen science and outreach and manage natural resources and public lands. Applications for the program, which costs $175 for accepted applicants, are due by Feb. 1. Training classes will begin at 7 and end at 10 p.m. each Tuesday from Feb. 24 – June 9, except for March 31, at the Long Branch Nature Center, located at 625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington. There will also be four all-day field trips, which are mandatory. For more information, visit armn.org.
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All college commencements are happy, but community college commencements are the happiest of all. Many of the graduates are the first in their extended family to have earned degrees. When their name is read, big cheering sections erupt with horns and roars from the stands. Many students are older; you’ll see 50- or 60-year-old women grasping their diplomas awash in happy tears. The graduates often know exactly where they’re going to work; they walk with an extra sense of security as they head off campus. These bright days serve as evidence that America can live up to its dream of social mobility, that there is hope at a time when the ladder upward seems creaky and inadequate. So when President Barack Obama unveiled his community college plan in the State of the Union address Tuesday NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE night, it represented an opportunity – an opportunity to create days like that for more students. Obama’s headline idea is to make community college free. It would reduce two years of tuition costs to zero for students with decent grades and who graduate within three years. The evidence from a similar program in Tennessee suggests that the simple free label has an important psychological effect. Enrollment there surged when high school students learned that they could go to community college for nothing. The problem is that getting students to enroll is neither hard nor important. The important task is to help students graduate. Community college dropout rates now hover somewhere between 66 and 80 percent. Spending $60 billion over 10 years to make community college free will do little to reduce that. In the first place, community college is already free for most poor and working-class students who qualify for Pell grants and other aid. The Obama plan would largely be a subsidy for the middle- and upper-middle-class students who are now paying tuition and who could afford to pay it in the years ahead. The smart thing to do would be to scrap the Obama tuition plan. Students who go to community college free now have tragically high dropout rates. The $60 billion could then be spent on things that are mentioned in Obama’s proposal – but not prioritized or fleshed out – which would actually increase graduation rates. First, you’d focus on living expenses. Tuition represents only a fifth of the costs of community college life. The bulk is textbooks, housing, transportation and so on. Students often have to take on full-time or near-full-time jobs to cover the costs, and, once they do that, they’re much more likely to lose touch with college. You’d subsidize guidance counselors and mentors. Many students don’t have intimate relationships with anyone who can guide them through the maze of registration, who might help bond them to campus. You’d figure out the remedial education mess. Half of all community college students arrive unprepared for college work. Remedial courses are supposed to bring them up to speed, but it’s not clear they work, so some states are dropping remediation, which could leave even more students at sea. You’d focus on child care. A quarter of college students nationwide have dependent children. Even more students at community colleges do. Less than half of community colleges now have any day care facilities. Many students drop out because something happens at home and there’s no one to take care of the kids. In short, you wouldn’t write government checks for tuition. You’d strengthen structures around the schools. You’d focus on the lived environment of actual students and create relationships and cushions to help them thrive. We’ve had two generations of human capital policies. Human Capital 1.0 was designed to give people access to schools and other facilities. It was based on the 1970s liberal orthodoxy that poor people just need more money, that the government could write checks and mobility will improve. Human Capital 2.0 is designed to help people not just enroll but to complete school and thrive. It’s based on a much more sophisticated understanding of how people actually live, on the importance of social capital, on the difficulty of living in disorganized circumstances. The new research emphasizes noncognitive skills – motivation, grit and attachment – and how to use policy levers to boost these things. The tuition piece of the Obama proposal is Human Capital 1.0. It is locked in 1970s liberal orthodoxy. Congress should take the proposal, scrap it and rededicate the money toward programs that will actually boost completion, that will surround colleges, students and their families with supporting structures. We don’t need another program that will lure students into colleges only to have them struggle and drop out.
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Hating Good Government It’s now official: 2014 was the warmest year on record. You might expect this to be a politically important milestone. After all, climate change deniers have long used the blip of 1998 – an unusually hot year, mainly due to an upwelling of warm water in the Pacific – to claim that the planet has stopped warming. This claim involves a complete misunderstanding of how one goes about identifying underlying trends. (Hint: Don’t cherry-pick your observations.) But now even that bogus argument has collapsed. So will the deniers now concede that climate change is real? Of course not. Evidence doesn’t matter for the “debate” over climate policy, NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE where I put scare quotes around “debate” because, given the obvious irrelevance of logic and evidence, it’s not really a debate in any normal sense. And this situation is by no means unique. Indeed, at this point it’s hard to think of a major policy dispute where facts actually do matter; it’s unshakable dogma, across the board. And the real question is why. Before I get into that, let me remind you of some other news that won’t matter. First, consider the Kansas experiment. Back in 2012 Sam Brownback, the state’s right-wing governor, went all in on supply-side economics: He drastically cut taxes, assuring everyone that the resulting boom would make up for the initial loss in revenues. Unfortunately for his constituents, his experiment has been a resounding failure. The economy of Kansas, far from booming, has lagged the economies of neighboring states, and Kansas is now in fiscal crisis. So will we see conservatives scaling back their claims about the magical efficacy of tax cuts as a form of economic stimulus? Of course not. If evidence mattered, supply-side economics would have faded into obscurity decades ago. Instead, it has only strengthened its grip on the Republican Party. Meanwhile, the news on health reform keeps coming in, and it keeps being more favorable than even the supporters expected. We already knew that the number of Americans without insurance is dropping fast, even as the growth in health care costs moderates. Now we have evidence that the number of Americans experiencing financial distress due to medical expenses is also dropping fast.
Paul Krugman
All this is utterly at odds with dire predictions that reform would lead to declining coverage and soaring costs. So will we see any of the people claiming that Obamacare is doomed to utter failure revising their position? You know the answer. And the list goes on. On issues that range from monetary policy to the control of infectious disease, a big chunk of America’s body politic holds views that are completely at odds with, and completely unmovable by, actual experience. And no matter the issue, it’s the same chunk. If you’ve gotten involved in any of these debates, you know that these people aren’t happy warriors; they’re red-faced angry, with special rage directed at know-it-alls who snootily point out that the facts don’t support their position. The question, as I said at the beginning, is why. Why the dogmatism? Why the rage? And why do these issues go together, with the set of people insisting that climate change is a hoax pretty much the same as the set of people insisting that any attempt at providing universal health insurance must lead to disaster and tyranny? Well, it strikes me that the immovable position in each of these cases is bound up with rejecting any role for government that serves the public interest. If you don’t want the government to impose controls or fees on polluters, you want to deny that there is any reason to limit emissions. If you don’t want the combination of regulation, mandates and subsidies that is needed to extend coverage to the uninsured, you want to deny that expanding coverage is even possible. And claims about the magical powers of tax cuts are often little more than a mask for the real agenda of crippling government by starving it of revenue. And why this hatred of government in the public interest? Well, the political scientist Corey Robin argues that most self-proclaimed conservatives are actually reactionaries. That is, they’re defenders of traditional hierarchy – the kind of hierarchy that is threatened by any expansion of government, even (or perhaps especially) when that expansion makes the lives of ordinary citizens better and more secure. I’m partial to that story, partly because it helps explain why climate science and health economics inspire so much rage. Whether this is the right explanation or not, the fact is that we’re living in a political era in which facts don’t matter. This doesn’t mean that those of us who care about evidence should stop seeking it out. But we should be realistic in our expectations, and not expect even the most decisive evidence to make much difference.
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Obama Compels a Sour GOP Response
President Obama in his State of the Union message said the following early in his remarks Tuesday night that summed up a lot very succinctly: “We believed that sensible regulations could prevent another crisis, shield families from ruin, and encourage fair competition. Today, we have new tools to stop taxpayer-funded bailouts, and a new consumer watchdog to protect us from predatory lending and abusive credit card practices. And in the past year alone, about ten million uninsured Americans finally gained the security of health coverage. “At every step, we were told (by Republicans –ed.) our goals were misguided or too ambitious; that we would crush jobs and explode deficits. Instead, we’ve seen the fastest economic growth in over FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS a decade, our deficits cut by two-thirds, a stock market that has doubled and health care inflation at its lowest rate in fifty years. So the verdict is clear: middle class economics works.” He then said that any efforts by Republicans to undo any of these things will “earn my veto.” Looking to the sour faces on the Republican side of the aisle, he then broke from his script to exclaim, “This is good news, people!” Sour faces, indeed. TV cameras didn’t need to pan the audience to see them. The unavoidably expressive puss of Speaker John Boehner, sitting right behind Obama, said it all. Obama began at the outset of his remarks, “Our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis. More of our kids are graduating than ever before; more of our people are insured than ever before; we are as free from the grip of foreign oil as we’ve been in almost 30 years.” As he said this, Boehner looked like he was sucking on a lemon. It didn’t get much better as Obama went on, although there were a few lame efforts at a polite applause for comments about war veterans. The initial reaction from Republican spin-meisters after the State of the Union was predictable, more or less saying, “This is just the same old ‘tax-and-spend’ rhetoric,” and that it will all be ‘dead on arrival’ in the Republican-controlled Congress. It is hard to fathom how stupid and self-defeating this kind of response from the GOP is, how the Republicans are so tone-deaf they can’t hear how what they are saying resonates with a general public eager to hear good news. Notably, Obama’s popularity rating with the public has soared since the GOP sweep in November’s mid-term election. Since then, he said that he’d not stand by and watch Republicans tear his achievements limb from limb, and took the offensive with his own executive initiatives, beginning with immigration reform, and the public has responded increasingly favorably. It has been the bitter intractability of the GOP that has contributed so enormously to public disdain with Washington, such that Obama’s recent breakaway has led to his spectacular popularity growth. So against all the initiatives Obama outlined Tuesday, the best the GOP could say was it all boiled down to “more tax-and-spend.” How meaningless is that to the public! The obvious reaction from a struggling middle class to that? “Tax the rich and spend money on me? I’m all for that!” Obama stood strong against the war mongers of the military-industrial complex, saying, “We lead best when we combine military power with strong diplomacy; when we leverage our power with coalition building; when we don’t let our fears blind us to the opportunities that this new century presents.” The blatant GOP response came yesterday, when Boehner announced he’d invited the arch-conservative Israeli prime minister to address Congress next month after no consultation at all with the White House. Benjamin Netanyahu wants to torpedo the U.S.’s current negotiations with Iran in a way that would lead to the kind of war with that country the GOP was contemplating under George W. Bush. Does this do anything but reveal to everybody the GOP’s slavish role in service to the merchants of perpetual war? By forcing their hand Tuesday, Obama drove Republicans to reveal their true colors.
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Not Just a Movie WASHINGTON – I went Friday morning to see “Selma” and found myself watching it in a theater full of black teenagers. Thanks to donations, D.C. public school kids got free tickets to the first Hollywood movie about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday weekend – an effort that was duplicated for students around the country. The kids did plenty of talking and texting, and plenty of fighting over whether there was too much talking and texting. Slowly but surely, though, the crowd was drawn in by the Scheherazade skills of the “Selma” director, Ava DuVernay. The horrific scene of the four schoolgirls killed in the white supremacist bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama, church stunned the audience. One young man next to me unleashed a string of expletives and admitted that he was scared. When civil rights leaders are clubbed, whipped and trampled by white lawmen as feral white onlookers cheer, the youngsters seemed aghast. In a delicately wrought scene in which NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE Coretta Scott King calls out her husband about his infidelities, some of the teenage girls reacted with a chorus of “oooohs.” DuVernay sets the tone for her portrayal of Lyndon Johnson as patronizing and skittish on civil rights in the first scene between the president and King. LBJ stands above a seated MLK, pats him on the shoulder, and tells him “this voting thing is just going to have to wait” while he works on “the eradication of poverty.” Many of the teenagers by me bristled at the power dynamic between the men. It was clear that a generation of young moviegoers would now see LBJ’s role in civil rights through DuVernay’s lens. And that’s a shame. I loved the movie and find the Oscar snub of its dazzling actors repugnant. But the director’s talent makes her distortion of LBJ more egregious. Artful falsehood is more dangerous than artless falsehood, because fewer people see through it. DuVernay told Rolling Stone that, originally, the script was more centered on the LBJ-MLK relationship and was “much more slanted to Johnson.’’ “I wasn’t interested in making a white-savior movie,” she said. Hollywood has done that with films like “Mississippi Burning,” which cast white FBI agents as the heroes, or “Cry Freedom,” which made a white journalist the focus rather Denzel Washington’s antiapartheid activist, Steve Biko.
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Instead of painting LBJ and MLK as allies, employing different tactics but complementing each other, the director made Johnson an obstacle. Top Johnson aide Jack Valenti told Michael Beschloss, the presidential historian, that LBJ aspired to pass a Voting Rights Act from his first night as president. On the tape of a phone conversation between Johnson and King the week of LBJ’s 1965 inauguration, the president said that he indicated the time was not yet ripe to ask Congress for it, and he made it clear that they both needed to think of something that would move public opinion more than a presidential speech. “Johnson was probably thinking, at least in part, of the spring of ‘63, when JFK was privately saying the public wasn’t yet politically ready for a comprehensive civil rights bill,” Beschloss said. “Then came the May 1963 photograph of Birmingham police setting dogs against African-American demonstrators, which helped to move many white Americans who were on the fence about the issue.” In an interview with Gwen Ifill on PBS, DuVernay dismissed the criticism by Joseph Califano Jr. and other LBJ loyalists, who said that the president did not resist the Selma march or let J. Edgar Hoover send a sex tape of her husband to Coretta King. (Bobby Kennedy, as JFK’s attorney general, is the one who allowed Hoover to tap King.) “This is art; this is a movie; this is a film,” DuVernay said. “I’m not a historian. I’m not a documentarian.” The “Hey, it’s just a movie” excuse doesn’t wash. Filmmakers love to talk about their artistic license to distort the truth, even as they bank on the authenticity of their films to boost them at awards season. John Lewis, the Georgia congressman who was badly beaten in Selma, has said that bridge led to the Obama White House. And, on Friday night, the president offset the Oscar diss by screening “Selma” at the White House. Guests included DuVernay, Lewis and Oprah Winfrey, who acts in the film and was one of its producers. There was no need for DuVernay to diminish LBJ, given that the Civil Rights Movement would not have advanced without him. Vietnam is enough of a pox on his legacy. As I have written about “Lincoln,” “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Argo,” and as The New York Review of Books makes clear about “The Imitation Game,” the truth is dramatic and fascinating enough. Why twist it? On matters of race – America’s original sin – there is an even higher responsibility to be accurate.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
For more than a year, county staff and the Board’s Economic Advisory Commission (EAC) have been working on a strategic plan to facilitate the economic success of Fairfax County. The EAC was created several years ago to provide an opportunity for Board members and appointed business leaders from all sectors to identify common ground, opportunities, and gaps on long-term issues crucial to the county’s economic success. Working together, the Board and the business community can have sometimes difficult discussions about shared goals, identify challenges, and immediately assign the right people – from county staff and the business community – to seek resolution. Generally, most discussions end in agreement to move forward. The business community and county goals have more fully aligned over the years as we all seek to further diversify our economy, create a place where people want to be, and increase economic success through education and social equity. On the county side, the business community would like the speed, consistency, and predictability of the development review process to be improved. Ben Franklin’s warning that “time is money” certainly is true here. The longer it takes for a site or building plan to be reviewed and approved by county staff, the longer before that project will start generating revenue for the county tax base. In this effort, it will be necessary to increase the agility of county government to be responsive to industry needs. This is not to say that approval should be cursory or hasty. Oversight must be rigorous, but not delayed unreasonably. While the approval process for Rezonings and Special Exceptions by the Planning
Commission and the Board of Supervisors may take months or years, many plans and projects require only technical review by county planners and engineers. If a proposal is well-staffed on both sides – the business entity and the county – completion of the technical approval process and issuance of permits should be timely; this is one of the goals of the draft strategic plan considered by the EAC on Tuesday. The draft plan also recommends improvements to the Zoning Ordinance and the Public Facilities Manual. Of some interest is a suggestion that the process for amending the county’s Comprehensive Plan should be streamlined. The old 1980s approaches are outdated; development opportunities move at a much faster pace now, and need to be captured more quickly if improvements are to be implemented. Of specific interest to Mason District residents might be the idea of 20 Minute Neighborhoods, a concept outlined in the draft plan that would bring housing options and jobs together with high capacity transit. You could get from home to work in 20 minutes or less, dining and shopping in the same time frame, etc. The draft plan also noted that neighborhoods could be highlighted for their existing charms – Annandale as a “foodie” hub; Mosaic and Reston as arts hubs, for example. The draft plan will be presented to the Board on Jan. 27, with a vote scheduled for March 3. To review the draft plan, log on to fairfaxcounty.gov/success. Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.
Congressman Beyer’s News Commentary
My 1st 2 Weeks in Congress BY DONALD S. BEYER
My first two weeks in the U.S. House of Representatives have been challenging, interesting, busy, and fulfilling. Every day is different, and full of surprises. I loved my eight years presiding over the Senate of Virginia, and have been amazed at how differently the U.S. House works. For example, in Richmond, everyone is sitting at their desks, ready to work, at noon sharp. The Senators stay in the chamber, quiet, listening, orating, and voting until the day’s work is done. Electronic recorded votes are opened and closed in less than 30 seconds, because the Senators are expected to be paying attention and ready to vote. In contrast, votes are scheduled on the U.S. House floor for specific times. After four years in Switzerland, I had gotten used to the idea of being 15 minutes early for every event, only to discover that showing up “on time” for a Washington vote often made me one of the few people in the chamber. Voting begins, and may last 30 minutes or longer, while
leadership on both sides cajoles, persuades, and whips their own representatives. The House is none too quiet, either. This is the time for scores of small conversations, about ideas, bills, meeting schedules, and more. Little by little, I have been trying to get a sense of the culture. I started a conversation with one Congressman, who was at the very back of the House, with his arms resting on the last row of chairs. When I asked how long he had been standing there, he replied, “18 years.” On my first day, I settled into a chair next to a veteran Member from Texas. When I rose to greet someone new, I turned to discover that a hat had suddenly materialized in my chair. Getting the hint, I moved to a new row and a new friend. Rising again momentarily, I discovered a briefcase in my latest seat. I was unwittingly violating territorial imperatives established long before my arrival. I confess that I am still wandering.
I do believe I represent the best congressional district in the country. Highly educated, politically sophisticated, and socially engaged in our community, our constituents are the envy of my colleagues. They also comment, with obvious resentment, on the extreme shortness of my commute to the office. So much easier than flying home to California every weekend. I have also been moved by how many people I meet every day who have some meaningful connection with my wonderful family. Brother Mike and his wife June have been pillars of the Falls Church community for more than three decades. Our very local family business just celebrated its 41st anniversary. My Falls Church grandchildren, Ava and Will, are fifth generation Northern Virginians (perhaps the Mayflower equivalent for our transient area). We are passionate believers in loving families and strong communities, and I am honored to try to live these values on Capitol Hill.
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Senator Dick Saslaw’s
Richmond Report The General Assembly convened in Richmond for its annual legislative session on January 14. Leading up to the opening gavel, Senators and Delegates were engaged in a series of public hearings, locality and school board presentations, and many meetings with individuals and advocacy groups. This collaboration identifies the priorities for the next 45 days. In addition to necessary legislative initiatives, other critical issues have cropped up and deserve serious attention. For example, this session will deal with tougher ethics laws, health care, public education, and transportation. The needs of our Commonwealth continue to outpace available funding; however, we cannot just cut our way to prosperity. Instead, our focus must remain on rebuilding our economy so that it works for all Virginians. Sequestration cuts have hit the Commonwealth hard and are hampering our economic growth. As a result, we must try to find new ways to attract good-paying, private sector jobs. It is essential that we establish a foundation for long-term economic success because I want Virginia to be a place that welcomes entrepreneurs, and businesses big and small. Using the Governor’s Opportunity Fund, the McAuliffe administration continues to make great strides in the area of job creation. Since being sworn in, the Governor has made over 200 job announcements that will bring nearly $5 billion in investments to Virginia. I will keep working to make sure Virginia remains a top business destination so that our economic success is not shackled to federal government budget battles. I favor expanding the Governor’s Opportunity Fund and using it to diversify our economy. Recently, we have heard many hours of public testimony. Repeatedly, the number-one issue centered around our continued investment in public education. No doubt about it – our children need a world-class education to be competitive in the global economy. In our region, localities
largely supplement the cost of educating our kids through their budgets. This is not the case in many of Virginia’s rural communities, where state funding hovers between 70 – 80 percent. However, the average support from state government is about 45 percent of the actual cost of K-12 education.This remains a lingering issue we must address if we want to keep our workforce on the leading edge. You’ll also see a parallel with funding for higher education – despite the growth in students pursuing a degree. A significant impact is seen at the community college level. A quality public education system is not a luxury, but a necessity as we prepare Virginia students to reach their full potential. I want to make sure that all Virginians have a fair shot at succeeding. It’s no state secret that many citizens are concerned about the health and human services our Commonwealth can provide. Believe me, there is no shortage of heart-wrenching appeals from families with disabled loved ones. Budget constraints being what they are will force the General Assembly to make tough choices this year, and it’s our responsibility as lawmakers to reach an acceptable consensus that puts Virginia families first. As usual, the General Assembly will have a lot on its plate this year. It is my hope that this session will be productive and marked by bipartisanship. I will continue fighting for the priorities of Northern Virginia, because I believe what’s good for our region is good for the Commonwealth as a whole. During this session of the General Assembly I will do my best to keep you updated on the latest news from Richmond. My door is always open to constituents. The fastest way to contact me in Richmond is by email at district35@senate.virginia.gov or by phone at 804-698-7535.
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When the Fish are Gone
You know that phrase “there is more than one fish in the sea?” That may apply if you are looking for love on OkCupid. But if you mean actual fish in the ocean, this may no longer be true if we don’t drastically change our reckless and wasteful habits. A terrifying headline in last week’s New York Times read: “Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction.” The message is clear, if we don’t get our act together, Arthur Treachers will soon be serving hamburgers and chips, and Red Lobster will be as relevant as Dodo McNuggets. (Get ready for a future of fish flavored tofu!) According to the Times story, a team of scientists has concluded that we are, “sitting on the precipice of a major extinction event.” And, no, they weren’t referring to Mitt Romney’s political career. Malin Pinsky, a marine biologist at Rutgers University and an author of the report said: “We are lucky in many ways. The impacts are accelerating, but they’re not so bad we can’t reverse them.” Except for one problem – the scientist failed to point out that we are human beings. I have seen no evidence that we, as a species, have been able to place the common good above our private greed. We seem hardwired to cash in today at the expense of tomorrow. I’m from Florida and I grew up fishing. And when you pull your boat up to the dock, you are greeted by the pelican hoards. And if you’re in a good mood you throw fish and watch them fight over the scraps. That’s a metaphor for humanity. We will fight for the last scrap of fish until there is nothing left but skeletons. And then some bloated, conservative Republican will celebrate his “freedom” by catching the last marlin in the sea. He will cluelessly stuff it, hang it on his wall as a trophy, next to the head of an albino tiger he whacked on an African safari with the help of poachers. Progressives are the only people standing in the way of those who are determined to turn our planet into a sewer. And when we try to preserve the earth for future generations we are often derided as environmental whackos. But the facts don’t lie, and those of us who live in the reality based community are alarmed: • The report says that coral reefs have declined by 40 percent. • Bottom trawlers scraping large nets across the sea floor have already affected 20 million square-miles of ocean, turning parts of the continental sea shelf to rubble. • Contracts for seabed mining now cover 460,000 square-miles underwater, up from zero in 2000. According to one of the scientists who worked on the report: “If by the end of the century we’re not off the business as usual curve we are now, I honestly feel that there’s not hope for normal ecosystems in the ocean.” But how do we stop business as usual when our Congress is bought and controlled by the deep pockets of Big Business? If the surf crisis hasn’t persuaded you to act, perhaps the growing turf calamity will. Another headline in the New York Times read, “2014 Breaks Heat Record, Challenging Global Warming Skeptics.” What is really troublesome is that the warmest years usually occur during El Nino. For those who don’t work for the Weather Channel, El Nino is a massive weather pattern where the Pacific Ocean dumps incredible amounts of heat into the atmosphere. So it is nothing short of alarming for earth’s temperature record to be broken in a non El Nino year. It’s as rare as Congress actually doing something, or a black person getting an Oscar nomination. Here is an interesting factoid for a cocktail party. In 2014, Anchorage, Ak. never fell below zero degrees. Scientists are still trying to determine if this was due to global warming or hot air from Sarah Palin. The scientists said that global warming would get significantly worse in the coming decades. According to Michael Mann, a climatologist at Pennsylvania State University: “It is exceptionally unlikely that we would be witnessing a record year of warmth, during a record warm decade, during several decades long period of warmth that appears to be unrivaled for more than a thousand years, were it not for the rising levels of planet warming gases produced by fossil fuels.” The Republicans took over Congress last week. Their main priority was a bill for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would lead to the pumping of waste from filthy tar sands oil into the atmosphere. They also named Sen. Jim Inhofe, a climate change denier, as chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. How ironic, the party of “family values” is leading the way to ensure our children don’t have a habitable planet.
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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark
December’s announcement that the storied H-B Woodlawn “hippie high school” program will move to a new multi-story building in upper Rosslyn was greeted with relative equanimity. But high among the worries that surfaced – revealingly – is what will become of “the words of the prophets [that] are written on the H-B wall.” Among students, staff, parents and alumni, one of the gems of Arlington’s 44-yearold trust-the-student experiment has been the graffiti walls that each graduating class is allowed to paint, sloganize and memorialize in the cafeteria and hallways of the Stratford building on Vacation Lane. Swirling in glorious amateur multicolor are song lyrics from Dylan to the Beatles, poetry, and human body prints – as Woodlawn chemistry teacher Dave Soles added when he was a student. “Not all who wander are lost,” reads one testimonial. “We are the merry makers and the dreamers of the dreams.” “You can be in my dream if I can be in yours.” My daughter, class of ’06, says, “The halls are another classroom, ripe with political debate, literary analysis and impromptu song.” (Hers quoted “Hey Jude.”) As the students’ online newspaper Verbum Sap Sat explains, newcomers to the 6-12 program sometimes fixate on planning
what they might paint on the walls when their turn rolls around. Two years ago, Woodlawn’s “town hall” meeting discussed concerns about “censorship” of the wall when some contributors deploy off-color or hurtful language. The wall began, I’m informed by H-B founder Ray Anderson, when the class of ’87 balked at trying to pack the names of all classmates onto a standard-size memory book. Then the class of ’88 demanded equal opportunity, and since then additions to the wall have never flagged. One reason Anderson and current Principal Frank Haltiwanger wanted to keep the tradition alive is to “show we can make the necessary accommodations with the powers that be,” adds Anderson, who can recall the inscriptions left by his own three children. The agreement with the school board and superintendent was that students won’t deface the lockers or ceramic tile that go back to 1950. The ever-loyal Woodlawn alumni often return and ask to see the wall that, at some 75 students per class, has now expanded to more than 2,000 inscriptions. It’s easy to see how the Arlington schools’ plan to relocate the popular countywide program in a new structure on the site of the old Wilson School presents a challenge. The good news is, the powers that be are hip. Scott Prisco, Arlington schools’ director of
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CRIME REPORT Week of January 12 - 18, 2015 Hit and Run Accident and Assault, 306 Hillwood Ave. (Lesly’s Restaurant) On Jan. 12, police received a report of an assault that occurred at the restaurant. After an investigation, police later arrested a male, 27, of Falls Church. Urinating In Public, 100 block W. Broad St. On Jan. 13, a male, 33, of Arlington, was arrested and released on summons for Urinating In Public. Larceny from Building, 800 block W. Broad St. On Jan. 15, police received a report of stolen items from the victim’s residence. Larceny from Motor Vehicle, 1000 E. Broad St. (24 Hour Fitness) On Jan. 15, an unknown suspect smashed a car window and stole some of the victim’s belongings.
Driving Under the Influence, 400 block S. Maple Ave. On Jan. 17, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, no fixed address, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Smoking In a Non-Designated Area, 6795 Wilson Blvd. #2 (Café Gio) On Jan. 17, a male, 51, of Falls Church, was cited for Smoking In a Non-Designated Area. Larceny from Building, 223 Little Falls St. (Falls Church Community Center) On Jan. 17, an iPhone was reported stolen.
design and construction, told me, “It is my understanding that the paintings on the walls from students are a very important part of the school’s tradition. This tradition and important history that has been created needs to be preserved in some special way.” A most “sensitive and appropriate response” will be hammered out by students, staff and the building level policy committee. A senior in 2012 created a digital record of the graffiti (though a few have been lost to renovations). Principal Haltiwanger told me it’s not feasible to move the walls themselves, so that some form of digital reproduction – perhaps a continually rotating video – is one idea being considered. “The move won’t take place for five years,” he cautioned, “and we just got this news Dec. 18.” But the powers that be agree: the H-B wall will endure. *** The recently aborted streetcar debate brought out disagreement over whether a political-cultural gap exists between North and South Arlington. So my eyebrows were raised a few weeks ago at the Yorktown-Wakefield High School basketball game, where I noticed unusual lettering on the visiting team’s warm-up shirts. Rather than reading “Wakefield” or Warriors, the green jerseys said “South Arlington.” I later phoned Wakefield head coach Tony Bentley to gauge the significance. “Not a big message,” he told me. “The boys are just proud to be the only high school in South Arlington.” Driving Under the Influence, 400 block W. Broad St. On Jan. 18, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 32, of Sterling, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Driving Under the Influence and Narcotics Violation, 100 block S. Washington St. On Jan. 18, officers responded to the area for a report of an accident. One of the drivers, a male, 55, of Vienna, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Possession of Cocaine. Shoplifting, 1230 W. Broad St. (Giant Foods) On Jan. 18, a 17 yearold male, a 15 year old male and a male, 18, of Washington, DC, were arrested and released on summons for Shoplifting
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Community Events
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
Preschool Storytime. Stories, finger plays and songs for children ages 2 – 5 on Monday and Thursday every week. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. & 3 – 3:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday every week. This program is for ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon. & 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. F.C. Rotary Club Meeting. Harvest Moon Restaurant (7260 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). $15 dinner. 6:30 p.m. High School Book Club. Teens ages 14 – 18 will meet to discuss The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free.7:30 – 8:30 p.m. 703-248-5034.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
1-on-1 Computer Tutoring. Receive personalized assistance using
computers, internet and eBooks. Registration required and an appointment must be scheduled. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 2 – 4 p.m. 703-248-5034.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24
F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors offer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Book Sale. Used adult and children’s books for sale. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 703-248-5034. The One Man Band Peter McCory at the Library. Kids can drop in to sing, jump, stomp, dance and play hand instruments with Peter McCory, a master of musical multi-tasking. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 – 11:45 a.m. fallschurchva.gov.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
Gift Box Workshop: Recycle Gift Cards and Old Calendars. Save your holiday cards and calendars and learn how to hand craft
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them in lovely gift boxes and tags. Reservations can be made. Cherry Hill Farmhouse (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). $6. 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. cherryhillfallschurch. org. Book Sale. Used adult and children’s books for sale. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 1 – 5 p.m. 703-248-5034. Chocolate Festival. The McLean Rotary Club is hosting its fourth annual chocolate festival. There will be a variety of chocolate vendors, a children’s game room, performances by Ukelele Phil and a demonstration of colonial chocolate making. Free admission for kids under age 6. McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean). $2. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. mcleanchocolatefestival.org. Forum on Human Trafficking. The League of Women Voters of Falls Church and of Arlington and the Falls Church chapter of the American Association of University Women are hosting a forum on the problem of human trafficking in Northern Virginia. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 3 – 4:30 p.m. lwvfallschurch. org.
MONDAY, JANUARY 26 Paws to Read with Jam-Jam. Children ages 5 and up can get some reading practice with a trained therapy dog. Thomas Jefferson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 3 – 4:30 p.m. 703-573-1060.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27
Preschool Storytime. Stories, finger plays and songs for children ages 18 – 36 months every Tuesday. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. 703-248-5034. Great Books Discussion. A discussion that takes place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month focusing on modern and traditional literary classics. The groups is currently discussing The Lifted Veil by George Eliot. Open to all and no registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 9 p.m. 703-248-5034.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28
1-on-1 English Conversation Practice. Practice speaking English with a volunteer partner. Appointments necessary. TysonsPimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 1 – 2 p.m. 703-790-4031.
Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
“Choir Boy.” Tarrell Alvin McCraney wrote and Kent Gash is directing this music-�illed production about masculinity, tradition, coming of age and honesty. The school has a tradtion of preparing young black men for leadership roles in society, but times and �inances have changed, and the pressure on the school’s gospel choir is high. So when Pharus, an ambitious and talented student, is told told to ignore a gay slur to take his place as the choir’s leader, he has to decide who he is and what he’s willing to �ight for. Through Feb. 22. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C). $20 – $68. 8 p.m. studiotheatre.org.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
“Crime and Punishment in America.” The
American Century Theatre begins the new year and its �inal season with two tense one-act plays in an evening that echoes the explosive issues emanating from Ferguson, Mo., New York, Oakland and beyond. In “Cops” by Terry Curtis Fox, police �ind themselves in a shoot-out with a young African-American male, and in William Saroyan’s classic “Hello Out There,” a wrongly imprisoned young black man tries to �ind the best of humanity while trying to survive in a small Texas town. Through Jan. 31. Gunston Theatre Two (2700 S. Lang St., Arlington). $37 – $40. 8 p.m. americancentury.org.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24
“Diner.” This is the debut of nine-time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow and Academy Award winner Barry Levinson’s musical adaptation of the 1982 landmark
film about a circle of childhood friends who reunite around Christmas time in 1959 Baltimore for an upcoming wedding. Threetime Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall joins Crow and Levinson as the director and choreographer of this production. Through Jan. 25. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $29 – $80. 8 p.m. signaturetheatre.org.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
“Excuse Me.” Rodrigo Pool wrote and is directing this tongue-in-cheek look at big corporations and zombies. How big corporations experiment on us can produce bad results and Pool takes a look at these results in this zany zombie-comedy-action play. Through Feb. 1. James Lee Community Center (2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church). $12 – $18. 2 p.m. zem�irastage@gmail.com.
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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 F�����T���. Howard Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $35. 6 p.m. 202-803-2899. E���� S������� ���� R����� C��������� ��� N��� M���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $10 in advance. $13 day of the show. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. P�������� ���� T������ ��� D��� ��� ��� Z����. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $11 in advance. $14 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. T�� E������ 85�� B������� J��. Bohemian Caverns (2011 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). 7:30 p.m. 202-299-0800. D��� M����. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $45. 8 p.m. 703-2551900. A�������� ���� Y��. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. G����� A�������. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.). $50. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141. D���� K������ B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 B����� C������’ R����� B���. Howard Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $39.50 – $75. 6 p.m. 202-803-2899. T�� F������� D�������� ���� T����� D���� B���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $12 – $20 in
advance. $15 – $20 day of the show. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� S����������. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $21. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. A��� J�� P����� G����. Bohemian Caverns (2011 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $18 online. $23 at the door. 8 p.m. 202-299-0800. C���������-B���� D��. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $35. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. J����� T������ ��� ��� C����� G��� ���� B� ��� B� ��� P���� L��� I� I�. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. A���� W�������. Art’s Tavern (2190 Pimmit Dr., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-356-3822. W���� D����� ���� T���, T���������� ��� C���������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12. 9 p.m. 202-667-4490. R���-O-S����� ���� F��� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. J������� � B������� B���. Howard Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25 – $50. 11 p.m. 202-8032899.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 G����� R��� ���� M��� S�����. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4:30 p.m. 703-2419504. A�� T����� ��� T�� G���� H����������. Cassatt ’s (4536 Lee
Hwy., Arlington). Free. 7 – 9 p.m. 703-527-3330. A�� H���. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551900. A��� J�� P����� G����. Bohemian Caverns (2011 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $18 online. $23 at the door. 8 p.m. 202-299-0800. D���� ��� ��� B������ ���� D��������. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $17 in advance. $20 day of the show. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300. L������� F���� ���� C����� �� C�����. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $2. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. $40 F���. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. 703532-9283. T�� R����������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 S�� R���� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. L���� B������. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $40. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1900. T�� S������ ���� T����� W��� ��� W�����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 8 p.m. 202-667-4490. M������ G��� A�� S��� J��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd.,
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Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.
MONDAY, JANUARY 26 A���� H��� � T�� F������� E���������. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141. F��� F���. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8 p.m. 703-522-8340. W��� B���� J��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 M������ M������� ���� T�� H����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $15 – $22. 6:30 p.m. 703255-1566. H���� M�����. Bohemian Caverns (2011 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 online. $15 at the door. 7:30 p.m. 202-299-0800. M���� C������ � J��� C���. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 8 p.m. 202337-4141. S���� J����� B��� ���� B�� B�� L�����. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 C���� W�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. T��� M����� Q������. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25 8 p.m. 202337-4141.
P������� A����... Friday, January 30 – Summer Camp Expo. Get a head start on planning for the summer
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What: Evening at the Embassy of Ukraine When: Thursday, January 22, 7 p.m. Where: Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 M Street, Washington, D.C.
See thingstododc.com/events/ukraineembassyjan15 for tickets & more info
by attending the Summer Camp Expo. There will be contactors on hand with information about Falls Church’s summer camps. Falls Church Community Center Gymnasium (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 6 – 8 p.m. fallschurchva.gov.
Sunday, February 1 – Box Before the Bowl. Title Boxing Club presents “Box Before
the Bowl” to support The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Student of the Year Campaign. Receive a fabulous workout, hand wraps and prizes for a $20 donation. Title Boxing Club (450 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $20. 2:30 p.m.
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Quickway, a Japanese hibachi restaurant chain, recently set up shop in the Willston Centre II shopping plaza on Arlington Blvd. in Seven Corners. Despite several locations in Maryland and Northern Virginia, the glossy flyer left at the News-Press offices earlier this month was my first introduction to the local chain. First things first – this isn’t a modern, Americanized “hibachi” steakhouse where diners sit around a grill ogling onion volcanoes, trying to catch spatulaflipped shrimp in their mouths. Rather, Quickway is a fast food establishment that’s designed for quick (duh), grab-and-go service. It’s akin to a food court option you’d find at the mall. In fact, the hibachi grill isn’t even visible to customers – it’s hidden away behind the counter at the front of the restaurant. The menu is small, divided between hibachi and sushi dishes with bento boxes available combining the two hot and cold options with some sides. Hibachi dishes include chicken, beef, shrimp, salmon and tofu with the option to pick one, two or three per order. On the sushi front, rolls include the ubiquitous California, shrimp tempura, salmon avocado, tuna (regular or spicy), hibachi chicken, spicy crab and shrimp, avocado cucumber, salmon (regular or spicy) and salmon cream cheese. There’s also a selection of fancier, specialty rolls like the Dancing Shrimp and Green Dragon. One of the first things I noticed at Quickway (aside from the invisible hibachi) was that the food presentation was nothing like what was represented on their website or the promo menus they’ve been handing out around town. Instead of fancy plates and bento boxes, everything was served in throwaway takeout containers with plastic utensils. It was a bit of a letdown but, hey, it’s all about the food, right? If you’re looking for a variety, the bento is the way to go – plus it’s a hefty amount of food. For about ten bucks, the box comes with your choice of hibachi over rice or noodles (side note: they didn’t offer noodles during our visits, but they are available; just ask), a side of mixed vegetables plus four pieces of a California roll, two chicken dumplings and two spring rolls. And it’s all served alongside a big vat of “yum yum” sauce, a mayo-based dipping sauce popular at Japanese steakhouses like Benihana and Sakura. At the price, it really is a steal. Unfortunately, it turns out the disposable flatware wasn’t the low point of the meal. While the chicken and shrimp were adequately tasty and served piping hot fresh off the grill, the spring rolls and dumplings were decidedly more tepid, even bordering on cold. The sushi was also forgettable, chock full of imitation crab along with a tiny sliver of avocado. But it was cold, so it had that going for it, which was nice. Maybe they were out or maybe I overlooked them, but another disappointing aspect of Quickway was the lack of chopsticks. Now, it took me a full 30 years to master – ok, functionally use – chopsticks, so when dining at a sushi or hibachi establishment, I fully expect to be afforded the opportunity to struggle and incur multiple hand cramps as I wrestle with the utensils throughout my meal. At Quickway, I never had that chance. Boo. In the end, it’s best to stick to the hot options (when you can get them) here. Despite my disappointment with the sushi and side items, Quickway’s specialty – the hibachi dishes – are really quite tasty and good. The sauce on the meats is flavorful without being cloying or too salty and the portions are substantial, especially given the price. Just don’t expect any flying shrimp. Bonus: A grand opening special cuts the price of Quickway’s hibachi chicken to $3.95, down from $5.95, until January 31.
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Business News & Notes Argia’s Raising Funds for Cancer Research Today Argia’s Italian Restaurant in Falls Church is hosting a proceeds night in support of The Leukemia and Lymphoma’s Student of the Year Campaign on Thursday, January 22. Fifteen percent of all proceeds that night will benefit Team Kings for a Cure which is planning to raise $15,000 for blood cancer research in six weeks. Argia’s is located at 124 North Washington Street in the heart of Falls Church. Kings For a Cure will host other fundraising opportunities until the end of February. For more information on The Student of the Year Campaign and other upcoming events including Title Boxing Club’s First Shot Free class donations, visit lls.org/pages/ nca/SOYNCA/KingsForACure. Argia’s is located at 124 N. Washington Street in Falls Church.
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Falls Church Kiwanis Little League’s 2015 Spring season is open for registrations. Boys and girls ages 4*-12 are eligible. The Levels and registration fees are: Baseball Majors ~ages 10 - 12 $205 Baseball AAA ~ages 9 - 11 $205 Baseball AA ~ages 8 - 10 $205 Baseball Single A ~ages 6 - 9 $165 Tee-Ball Sluggers ~ages 6 - 7 $150 Tee-Ball Rookies ~ages 4* - 5 $150
City Seeks Input from Businesses on Capital Infrastructure Projects The City of Falls Church is seeking input from the business community on what capital infrastructure projects are important as well as prioritization on timing and funding for the next Capital Improvements Program. This is an important opportunity for businesses in the City of Falls Church to provide their perspective on capital infrastructure improvements. The survey is available at surveymonkey.com/s/W33DXNS. Hard copies are available at the Mary Riley Styles Library and the Falls Church Community Center. Deadline is Sunday, January 25.
Stifel & Capra Hosting F.C. Chamber Mixer Tuesday Stifel and Capra is hosting the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce’s Networking mixer on Tuesday, January 27, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Members of the Chamber and friends of the business community are invited to attend this free event which will include refreshments, networking, and the chance to shop at the eclectic gift shop knowns for bringing “art and ornament to your wonderful life.” Stifel & Capra is located at 260 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information visit www.stifelandcapra.com.
Congressional Schools of Virginia Seeks Support for 75th Anniversary The Congressional Schools of Virginia, a co-ed, independent, day school in Falls Church, is seeking support from the business community for its 75th Anniversary weekend celebration which includes a golf tournament on Friday, April 24 and their Annual Gala on Saturday, April 25. The Congressional Schools of Virginia serves 350 students and 2,000 summer campers annually from the Northern Virginia area. Those interested in promoting their businesses to this audience by sponsoring these events and donating to the auction, can contact Chris Pryor, Director of Development, at 703-533-8167 or cpryor@csov.org or visit congressionalschools.org/75.
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Jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright spoke to the News-Press two days after he got off the week-long Smooth Jazz Cruise, where he and the late George Duke were inducted into the Sirius XM Watercolors Hall of Fame. “It was just very touching and I was very honored to be recognized like that,” Albright said. “So it was a special week.” Albright spent last week on a cruise, but this week he’ll be in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 22 – 25, playing at Blues Alley. He said that the metropolitan area is one of his favorite places to play. “My records always do better in that region of the country than others, and that’s including my hometown,” Albright said. “It seems that people there run out and get the CDs a lot quicker...and I’ve always been humbled by that. So I always make it a point to get to the east coast as much as I can, especially those areas GERALD ALBRIGHT (P����: C������� �� L��� S����) like Maryland, Virginia, D.C and Baltimore. “It’s just a good place where you can just kind of a reminder of that...I’m doing flute young,” said the 57-year old Albright. “My celebrate music. People are very attentive to solos, I’m doing bass solos...and then on one older brother, who was eight years older than the music and very knowledgable about the song, “Because of You,” I’m singing all the me, he had literally every James Brown record in his collection and this is what I used to hear music.” He’ll be playing tracks from his lat- backgrounds on that.” Sure enough, the title track from the album in the house everyday, along with the gospel est, Grammy-nominated album Slam Dunk was a slam dunk – it reached number one on the music that my mom played. (August 2014) at those shows. “So when I started playing saxophone at The album starts out with the fanfare you’d Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart and is still in hear at an NBA game and goes right into the top ten, while the album reached number two about nine years old, I heard the saxophone players on James Brown records, mainly album’s title track, which is also its lead single. on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. After his D.C. Dates, Albright and his band Maceo Parker, he really struck my ear at an Albright, who grew up in Los Angeles but lives near Denver, said he’s a Lakers and Nuggets, are flying to London before coming back to early age and I really enjoyed his style of play fan, but that the album isn’t about basketball. It’s the U.S. for the Grammy Awards on Feb. 8. and the sound of his horn” He said in a video he did for Concord Music really about him making a definitive statement According to him, Heads Up, the label that released Slam Dunk, is getting ready to put out Group in support of Slam Dunk that Brown’s about what he does, and can do, as a musician. “The premise behind this project is giving the second single from the album, an instru- music was so influential he tries to channel the listener a real no-holds-barred-look at what mental cover of James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s, Brown on every one of his records. “I always seem to channel James Brown,” Albright said. Man’s, Man’s World.” I do as an artist,” Albright said. He said that the legendary soul singer and, “Because that’s what feels good and feels “A lot of people don’t know about the other instruments that I play, like bass guitar or flute, more specifically, Maceo Parker, had a major genuine to me.” • For more information about Gerald and I sing a little bit. They don’t know about influence on his career and musicianship. “I’ve the other saxophones that I play. So, this was been listening to his music since I was really Albright, visit geraldalbright.com.
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GMHS Tramples Clarke County & Manassas Park by Liz Lizama
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Last week, George Mason High School’s boys varsity basketball team captured two more Bull Run District games with double-digit wins against rival Clarke County High School on Wednesday and Manassas Park High School on Friday. Mason’s Mustangs defeated the Clarke County Eagles 70-45 and the Manassas Park Cougars 66-36. After a crucial win against Warren County the night before, the Mustangs entered last Wednesday’s game with the confidence needed to overcome their rivals. The Mustangs barely beat Clarke County earlier this season in an overtime game. Mason head coach Chris Capannola said at the time that they probably should have lost. This time around, Mason proved to be a force early on in the game with a 23-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. “We were ready to play from the tip and it showed,” Capannola said. “We completely took Clarke out of any kind of flow on offense with our pressure.”
The Mustangs held a doubledigit lead for the duration of the game with 25 steals and 19 assists on the team’s 28 baskets that night. “We were coming at them from all angles and they never got comfortable,” Capannola said. Mason also shot 10-18 from the three-point line. Junior guard Thomas Beddow, who scored a career-high of 19 points, scored five of those 3-pointers. Junior forward Robert Tartt followed up Beddow’s effort with 16 points and junior guard Josh Allen contributed 11. “Beating Clarke is always a highlight for us because it’s a rivalry game,” Capannola said. “They get up for us, and we get up for them.” While Capannola said it was a dominating win, he expressed concern over the Mustangs’ 24 turnovers. “I think we were real amped up and tried to force some things. Turnovers are usually the result when that happens, but our three-point shooting and defense covered for that,” he said.
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MASON JUNIOR GUARD JOSH ALLEN launches a three-pointer against Clarke County High School. The Mustangs went 10-18 from behind the arc against the Eagles. (Photo: Liz Lizama/News-Press)
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FALLS CHURCH’S WILL GREEN (front row, center) will travel with the 10U Arlington Buccaneers to Phoenix this weekend to compete in the NFL Flag Football Championships during Super Bowl week. The Buccaneer players in the front row of the image above (l to r) are Trevor Wilson, Danny Brien, Green, Mason Cunningham and Quinn Brennan. In the middle row (l to r) are James Tallon, Mac Marsh, Andrew Burd, Will Hock, Alan Peck. The coaches (l to r) Keil Green, Russ Burd and Pete Brien are in the back row. The championship game will be aired on Nickelodeon next Saturday, Jan. 31. (Courtesy Photo)
Mason Swim Teams Win Another Tri-Meet George Mason High School’s boys and girls swim teams had many close finishes in Saturday’s tri-meet against Manassas Park and Strasburg High Schools at the Manassas Park Community Center. Still, both Mustang squads won in grand fashion, with the boys besting Manassas Park 68-26 and Strasburg 63-29 and the girls beating Manassas Park 64-30 and Strasburg 71-23. Close finishes were the order of the night with several races too close to call until the official times were posted. For example, sophomore Nik Fickenscher pulled off a great anchor leg in the boys 400yard freestyle relay, helping the Mustangs win by .28 seconds. And freshman Cara McFall edged out a Manassas Park swimmer by .25 seconds in 100-yard breast for first place. Other notable swims were turned in by junior Ziggy Thetard, who dropped five seconds to win the 200-yard individual medley, and a trio of freshman boys. Freshman Sam Updike dropped nearly 9.5 seconds to
finish second in the 500-yard freestyle behind his freshman teammate Christian Autor. Sophomore Caelin Campbell dropped nearly five seconds in the 100-yard freestyle to move from a ninth-place seed to finish fourth. Junior Chris Markus had a great meet. He qualified for the state meet in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle and senior David Larsen qualified for the state meet in the 50-yard freestyle. On Friday night, senior Anna Rice and sophomore Manon Diz will dive in a meet with Marshall High School at the Spring Hill Recreation Center. This is one of the few chances Mustang divers have to qualify for state competition, because the Conference 35 meets do not include diving events. The next day the swim teams return to Manassas Park Community Center for the Bull Run District meet, which starts at 3 p.m. They’ll face off against Clarke County, Strasburg, William Monroe, Manassas Park and Madison County High Schools.
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MARY ELLEN HENDERSON STUDENTS in the seventh and eighth grade shared their science experiments and studies at the school science fair last Friday. Topics ranged from how ants are attracted (above) to recipes for homemade butter to purifying water using pine bark. (Photo: Marybeth Connelly/FCCPS Communications)
THE WINNERS OF THE INAUGURAL “Champions of Character” awards (except for Michaela Albright, who was absent for a basketball game) with the Falls Church City School Board. George Mason High School started the award program this year. (Photo: Courtesy of FCCPS Communications)
Mason Names Inaugural “Champions of Character” Seven George Mason High School student-athletes were named Falls Church City Public Schools’ first ever “Champions of Character” at Tuesday’s School Board meeting. The new awards being given out by Mason’s athletic department recognizes Mustang student-athletes who “represent the Mason Spirit through exceptional character,” said Mason assistant athletic director Julie Bravin in a statement announcing the new award. The winners of the inaugural Champions of
Character awards are: Michaela Albright (volleyball), Callie Gaskins (field hockey), Jonathan Gilmour (boys cross-country), Davis Hagigh (football), Natali Maher (cheer), Blaise Sevier (girls cross-country) and Danny Schlitt (golf). Mason’s athletic department and coaches worked together to create the Champion of Character award, which is named and based on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics award of the same name. The five characteristics athletes who win the award must have
STUDENTS FROM FALLS CHURCH CITY schools entered the annual Falls Church Student Art Contest and their work is currently on display at Art and Frame of Falls Church through the end of the month. The 13 winners selected from the entries will be featured in the FIRSTFriday online calendar. (Courtesy Photo)
shown over their season are integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and leadership.
F.C. Students Earn Academic Honors Across the Nation Several students from Falls Church earned academic honors at colleges, universities and other academic institutions across the nation during the fall 2014 semester. Raeford Smith graduated from Austin Peary State University in December. Leila Parsa was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Virginia Commonwealth University. Ashley Alexander was named to the dean’s list at Elon University. Elon students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average while earning no grade lower than a B-minus. Sam Cheplick, a junior majoring in Environmental Science, Kara Sims, a senior majoring in Biology, and Marisa Sims, a sophomore majoring in Communication Studies, all made the dean’s list at Bridgewater College. At Bridgewater, students must earn a 3.4 grade point average or higher to make the dean’s list. Altinay K. Karasapan, a junior at Colby College, made the dean’s list. Students at Colby have to earn a 3.68 or higher to be named to the dean’s list. Kimberly A. Kenny, a senior biology major, made the dean’s list at Oregon State University, where
students must earn a 3.5 or better to achieve the honor. Samuel Parker made the dean’s list at Macalester College. Nancy Ritter made the dean’s list at Wheaton College (Ill.). Ritter is an English major at Wheaton, where students have to earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher to make the dean’s list. Christopher Volciak made the dean’s list at Lehigh University. Students must earn a 3.6 grade point average or higher at Lehigh to make the dean’s list. Laura Watson, a junior PreK4 Elementary Education major at Grove City College, made the dean’s list last semester. Another Falls Church resident, John Davis, graduated from Wheaton during the spring 2014 semester with a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Political Science. Noah Thirkill, an eighth grader at Randolph-Macon Academy Middle School, made the principal’s list. Students at RandolphMacon have to earn between at 3.5 and 3.99 grade point average and a conduct grade of outstanding or satisfactory to make the principal’s list. The News-Press also learned of a few other Falls Church residents who earned academic honors during the spring 2014 semester. Ashlynne Sisk was named to the dean’s list at James Madison University. Students at James Madison must earn between a 3.5 and 3.899 to make the dean’s list. Michael Nunes and Tara Persson both graduated from Arizona State University during the spring 2014 semester. Thomas W. Walker earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies in interdisciplinary studies at Boston University during the spring 2014 semester. Walker earned Magna Cum Laude honors for his work at the school
Corpus Christi School Holding Open House on Jan. 26 The Corpus Christi School is hosting an open house next Monday, Jan. 26, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at both of its campuses: the Early Childhood Center at 7506 St. Philip Ct., Falls Church, and the Elementary/Middle School at 3301 Glen Carlyn Road, Falls Church. Corpus Christi offers schooling for children in preschool – eighth grade with before and after school care. The Early Childhood Center houses the school’s preschool classes. For more information, visit corpuschristischool.org.
F.C. Resident Studies in France During Interim Semester Elizabeth Rhee, a senior at Wofford College, is studying in France during the interim term at the school. At Wofford, the interim term allows students and professors to concentrate for the month of January on a single study project of his or her choosing. Interim projects are designed to move beyond traditional classroom courses and teaching methods, to consider important topics in relevant ways and places, to observe issues in action, to develop capacities for independent learning, and to encourage the responsible self-direction of educational development.
Alden Theatre Provides Scholarships for HS Artists The Alden Theatre in McLean is accepting applications until Friday, Feb. 13, for its James C. MacDonald Fine Arts Scholarship Compeition. High school students in the Dranesville 1A tax district are eligible for the competition, which seeks to aid students who wish to further their interest in the fine arts. For more information, visit aldentheatre.org.
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In the kickoff of what promises to be a lengthy and intense series of public hearings on the school budget, 17 speakers turned out last night at the School Board meeting to address proposed cuts in the superintendent’s suggested budget. All but one of the speakers either supported full or increased funding for the budget or registered concern over specific cuts and their detrimental effects on children. Several speakers urged the School Board....
Falls Church City Manager Dan McKeever told the News-Press in an interview yesterday that he’s cautiously optimistic his carefully-crafted plan to subsidize development of a senior affordable housing structure on W. Broad Street will work. Last week, the Falls Church City Council granted three required approvals for the Falls Church Housing Corporation (FCHC) to construct a scaled-back mixed use fivestory building just west of the W & OD....
F.C.’s Nancy Jean Cartwright Dies On January 8, Nancy Jean Cartwright, a resident of Falls Church passed away suddenly after a short hospital stay. A guidance counselor for over 25 years in Bridgewater-Raritan, NJ, she retired to Virginia to spend time with her family, especially her beloved daughter Jessika Cartwright. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed sing-
ing in the choir at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Falls Church. She is survived by her daughter Jessika, her grandson Daniel Duncan, her great-grandson Julian Duncan, her sisters, Marie Wanner, Ruth Yoritomo, and Dolores Sartorius, as well as two generations of nieces and nephews.
A viewing was held at Advent Funeral Home, 7211 Lee Highway in Falls Church on Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 3305 Glen Carlyn Road, Falls Church, on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 10:30 a.m. Interment at Columbia Gardens in Arlington.
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“We’re still undefeated in the Bull Run but have a long way to go to achieve our goals,” he said ahead of Friday night’s away game at Manassas Park. Mason defeated Manassas Park 70-20 in their home opener the first time they faced them this season, but the first quarter remained close with Manassas Park ahead 1-0 for the first five minutes of regulation. The Mustangs ended the quarter leading just 12-9 against the Cougars. “We started out real sluggish,” Capannola said. “When shots aren’t falling it’s hard to get into your press, and that’s what was happening. Once we found a few buckets we were fine.” Mason dominated the second quarter with a 27-8 run, followed by a 17-6 run in the third quarter. Tartt led the Mustangs with 17 points and six steals against the Cougars. Beddow scored 15 points, including four of the team’s eight 3-pointers. Junior guard Elliot Mercado also added 10 points and
seven steals for Mason. “Our constant defensive pressure wears teams out, especially teams that aren’t deep or aren’t great ball handlers,” Capannola said. “That has been the key for us all season, turning the other team over and getting easy baskets,” he
said of the team’s 29 total steals that night. Mason’s game against William Monroe High School, originally scheduled for Wednesday night, was postponed due to inclement weather. In December, the Mustangs beat the William Monroe Dragons 45-34.
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