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Inside This Week New Water Main Due on S. West St.
A week after a water main break shut down traffic all day on East Broad Street in Falls Church, City Manager Wyatt Shields announced that Fairfax Water will replace an aged cast iron water main that runs the length of South West Street in the City this spring. See News Briefs, page 9
Super Bowl Sunday In Falls Church
Find out where to watch the game, where to eat and where to buy your booze in Falls Church this Sunday for Super Bowl XLIX.
Jones Presents Stark Choices to F.C. School Board in Budget Deliberation No Salary Growth, A W inter’s C rane Teacher Layoffs in
Zero-Growth Option by Nicholas F. Benton
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Going beyond the three lowgrowth options she presented to the School Board just two weeks ago, Falls Church School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones added a grim zero growth option to her choices as the board began its deliberations with its first budget work session Tuesday. The option exhibited no salary increases for anyone in the system and the elimination of four positions that would be little short of catastrophic for the system that is primarily challenged by its need to compete with surrounding jurisdictions for the addition or retention of good teachers. Jones told the board that a math teacher she thought was set to come into the system was lost at the very last minute in September simply because the F.C. schools could not match the salary offer from neighboring Arlington. She presented a spreadsheet showing that enrollment growth continues to be expected to rise faster than for any surrounding jurisdiction, as well. The number this fall is expected to be 2,505, or 95 more than were enrolled by last September 30, and the number will consistently rise to top 3,000 by 2021, according to projections prepared by the Weldon-Cooper Center last fall. Weldon-Cooper has been effectively spot on with its growth projections for the Falls Church system over recent years. The cost-per-pupil data shows the Falls Church system, at $16,991 for 2014, is behind Arlington and even with Alexandria.
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David Brooks: How to Leave a Mark
The big debate during the 20th century was about the relationship between the market and the state. Both those institutions are now tarnished. See page 12
Press Pass with Andrea Nardello
Andrea Nardello had a case of writer’s block two years ago when a love song, inspired by her relationship with her now-wife, came to her and cut through her creative stall. See page 21
SET AGAINST A STARK winter’s sky as a backdrop, construction cranes have once again become regular features of the downtown Falls Church skyline, marking $250 million in new investment with the Lincoln and Rushmark mixed use projects for a robust 7.5 percent increase in the City’s $3.5 billion in assessed real estate values, City Manager Wyatt Shields reported last week. The projects, one anchored by a Harris Teeter and the other by a Fresh Market, are now rising out of the ground and are scheduled to be completed early next year. (Photo: News-Press)
City Council Signs City to New ‘Solarize NoVa’ Power Initiative by Nicholas F. Benton
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This Monday night the Falls Church City Council voted unanimously to sign onto a regional solar power initiative, Solarize NoVa, of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and its not-for-profit partner, the Local Energy Alliance Program or LEAP, to promote voluntary installation of energy effi-
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Superintendent Focuses on Need For Teacher Salary Competition Continued from Page 1
The City’s system has the highest average SAT scores in the region, leading in all categories and a total average of 1,773 and the system also has the highest rate of senior participation at 80 percent. The Falls Church system also has the highest graduation rate (98.4 percent) among the ten school systems in the region of four-year students, and the highest percentage of graduating students going on to post-secondary education (93.6 percent). But on the other end of the student spectrum, Jones cited efforts to meet the challenges of “special needs” students, as well, noting that “we can hold them in the program until age 22 if needed.” She added, “We’re a small system, so we literally know every student.” The teacher per class size info shows the City’s system has average sizes of 21.9 for its elementary, 24.3 for middle school and 19.5 for high school. The latter
number is the lowest in the region. Taking comparable education providers into the numbers (ESOL and ESL teachers, librarians, reading assistants, coaches, mentors, music, art and physical education personnel), the average classroom size numbers drop in Falls Church to 13 for elementary, 16.9 for middle school and 13.6 for high school, the latter again being by far the lowest in the region. Not surprisingly, most of the focus of the new data Dr. Jones and Chief Financial Officer Hunter Kimble presented to the board involved comparing existing salaries with neighboring jurisdictions, since the success of the system most fundamentally hinges on the quality of its teachers and staff. Compared to the neighboring Arlington system, Falls Church’s salary schedule is behind in almost every category, except for entry levels. The variances run as high as $17,743 for senior bachelor’s degree teachers and at many levels is more than $10,000.
The hourly rates offered by the City system for entry level support, such as in food service, is better than Alexandria and Fairfax. Fairfax offers new food service personnel only $8.94 per hour, while Falls Church offers $12.38 and is behind Arlington and Loudoun in that category. From every position from high school principal, starting salary and maximum salary, the City system is somewhere in the middle among its surrounding jurisdictions. With the limitations offered to salary growth in all the scenarios presented by Dr. Jones from the zero-growth option to one calling for a 5.9 percent increase in the City’s transfer to the schools, School Board Chair Justin Castillo quipped, “It seems like we’re confronted by ‘which flavor of bad do you want?’ “We’re happy to run as many scenarios as you want us to,” Jones said. At the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting, a brief public hearing was held, and three of the speakers
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PRESIDENT OF THE FALLS CHURCH Education Association Amanda Blanchard (right) spoke in favor of full salary and step increases for all members of the City schools’ teachers and staff in the first School Board work session on the new budget Tuesday night. (Photo: News-Press) all favored full support for salary and “step” hikes for teachers and staff. They included Amanda Blanchard of the Falls Church Education Association, Steve Padilla, director of the facilities’ security services, and Katie Clinton, the director of the day care program. Additional hearings will be
held on Feb. 7 and 10, prior to the School Board’s vote on the budget it will forward to City Manager Wyatt Shields, who will roll it into his recommended budget to the City Council in mid-March, with the Council arriving at its final overall budget, including any changes in the tax rates, before the end of April to go into effect July 1.
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F.C. City Council Signs City Up for New Solar Initiative Continued from Page 1
programs in Virginia to date include ones in Blacksburg where there were 465 sign-ups, and Richmond, with 245 sign-ups. The resolution passed 7-0 by the City Council Monday stipulates that “the City of Falls Church wishes to commend the NVRC and LEAP as they implement this program and expresses its desire that interested residents and business owners carefully consider their participation in Solarize NOVA to improve home energy efficiency and make available to residents and business owners the opportunity to purchase solar systems at reduced prices.” As of the end of 2013, there were 418 solar systems of 2,580 kilowatt hours or higher, including 15 in Falls Church, according to a Solarize NoVa report. Fairfax County had the most with 121, followed by Loudoun County with 100 and Arlington with 68. Fairfax City had 12 and Manassas six. Therefore, the 1,000 rooftop challenge is an ambitious one. It is a multi-year campaign whose residential tax credit sunsets in December 2016. LEAP’s role in pushing to reach the goal involves education and outreach, contractor and customer pre-qualification, energy efficiency consultations, and analytics and reporting.
While being self-funded, multiple funding sources have been tapped so far, including business sponsorships, contractor referral fees, in-kind support from municipal program partners, and grants and donations. A Solarize program is advantageous because it offers vetted contractors, discounted and fixed pricing, standardized systems and equipment packages, provides free energy efficient evaluations and solar site assessments. As a renewable energy resource, it has none of the negative effects of traditional fuel sources. Remarkably, according to the report, the net monthly cost of adding solar, taking the federal tax credit into account over 15 years, is only $8 for a three kilowatt system, to $6 for a 10 kilowatt system. After that time, estimated monthly savings over electricity are $54 for a three kilowatt system to $179 for a 10 kilowatt system. The F.C. Council was first introduced to the new Northern Virginia program at a Jan. 20 work session by Tim Stevens of the City’s Environmental Services Council and City Council member Dan Sze. Making the presentation Monday night were Robert Lazaro Jr., director of Regional Energy Planning for the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and Angela Hopgood, outreach coordinator of the Local Energy Alliance Program.
Local Artist Dies After YearLong Battle with Brain Cancer Local artist, loving mother and devoted wife Kasondra Kay Johnston passed away last Thursday, Jan. 22 at the age of 65. She was an active member of the community, both as an artist and volunteer. Kasondra, affectionately known as “Kas,” grew up in Michigan, later attending Long Beach City College in California where she met her husband, Steve, and married in 1972. Kas and Steve moved to Falls Church in 1981 where their children, Stefanie and Todd, were born. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from the University of Maryland in 1980 and a Masters in Transportation Policy from George Mason University in 2004. She worked as a Senior Urban Planner and Principal Realty Specialist at the Washington Metro Area Transportation
Authority from 2004 until the onset of cancer in January 2014. In addition to working for both state and regional transportation authorities and raising a family, Kasondra was an avid lover of art, rekindling her own talents in 2008. She studied with a number of professional artists and her work has been displayed and sold in local art shows at Falls Church Arts, the Torpedo Factory and Art at the Mill in Millwood, Va. Kasondra is survived by her husband, Steve; her children, Stefanie and Todd; and her sister, Marsha Reynolds and her family in Virginia Beach A celebration of life and memorial service will be held in Kasondra’s honor at Murphy Funeral Homes, 1102 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, on Friday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. Burial of her cremains will be at a later date in Iowa. Her family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in her name to charities listed in her obituary on the Murphy Funeral Homes website, murphyfuneralhomes.com.
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Thoughtful citizens in Falls Church will be called on during the upcoming annual budget deliberations to ground their preferences in some serious policy principles that border on the philosophical. In short, the alternatives are between old fashioned “bricks and mortar” capital projects and the needs of “human capital.” We favor prioritizing the latter to the former, and with the onset of the digital age, it is appropriate from more than just a moral perspective. It is increasingly cost effective, and for anyone with foresight, essential to the long-term survivability of just about everything on this planet (at least from the human point of view). The City should be learning from the private sector on this one, too. Amid all the drastic news of contractions in the regional office market comes the realization that it is partly due to all the effects of federal government sequestration and economic contraction, and partly due to the fact that even thriving businesses and non-government agencies simply don’t need the same amount of bricks-and-mortar as before because with the Internet and growing mobility and flexibility of their employees, the same amount of offices, desks, desktop computers, land line phones, fax machines, copiers, and so forth are not required. No one is arguing there is no need for office space at all, but the old fashioned slavish adherence to the inviolability of the big corner office, the big mahogany desk, the bank of filing cabinets and all that simply holds no more. It also helps that the personality profile of the “millennial generation” adheres far less to these needs. So, how does this translate into City “capital improvement project” (CIP), school budget, library, parks and recreation, police, court, public parking and other city operational policies? The CIP is almost entirely “bricks and mortar”-oriented and when issues of renovation and modernization arise, the solution is traditionally almost entirely thought of in terms of fresh brick and fresh mortar. Consider, for example, which new physical projects actually save space and which require more. Public parking is a case of the former. It is efficient to develop structured parking. For less space, you get more use by utilizing something we often forget about: the air space above. In the case of the library, we know how cherished it is by so many, but not so much for actual library uses as for the reading classes, discussion groups and other social functions it provides. We don’t think books should go away, or ever will, but there surely can be ways to enhance the benefits that people find in libraries without keeping the same old construction model. For the schools, maintaining their quality is more a matter of meeting the demands of their biggest costs – teacher and staff salaries – than physical space per se. Suffering tight spaces is far less detrimental than losing a competitive edge to attract and retain the best teachers.
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Editor, All of us who feel ownership with Falls Church also “mull sorely-needed quick fixes” that would benefit our City. The headline of the Falls Church News-Press January 22-28 issue announced a recent bright, shiny object catching an eye of our friends with influence of public spending. Now, stop and ask yourself, how many times have we read that water system
sale money has been proposed for spending? Before we do spend, remember that when we lost our water company, last year, the City retained our liability for the retirements of water system employees drawing their pensions – an amount that does not seem to be published. So, once the correct amount has been contributed to the city retirement account, satisfying
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Brick Sidewalks Pose More Danger Than Traditional Ones Editor, In the January 22-28 edition of the Falls Church News-Press,
an article on sprucing up downtown notes the real liability risk of uneven sidewalks. But the same article on the front page touts installation of new brick sidewalks. What folly – brick sidewalks are prone to quickly becoming uneven, bricks break, gaps develop, and walking becomes treacherous even for the sure footed, let alone anyone with uncertain balance or using a cane, walker, or wheelchair. Having recognized dangers of uneven sidewalks, why create more of them – and likely spend more than traditional sidewalks cost doing it? Gabriel Goldberg Falls Church
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Budgets reflect priorities, which makes the budget season a good time to reflect on and discuss the future of the City of Falls Church. When I say “The City,” I don’t distinguish between “the schools” and “the City;” we’re all in this together. As the new Chair of the School Board, I would like to discuss three issues: the budget for the next fiscal year, planning for the George Mason High School and Mary Ellen Henderson site, and how you can make your voice heard in these processes. The Budget: The Virginia Constitution requires us to provide “free public elementary and secondary schools for all children of school age” and to “seek to ensure that an educational program of high quality is established and continually maintained.” But the School Board doesn’t operate in a vacuum. The City Council must approve the amount of our proposed budget, Board members are accountable to the voters, and we pay taxes like everyone else. We strive to balance budgetary constraints with our constitutional obligations. In this age of rising enrollments and tight budgets, that means doing more with less: the FY15 perstudent City transfer (in constant dollars) is 17 percent lower than what it was in FY07. This year, the City Manager and the City Council asked us to consider a zero-growth budget, which comprises one of three budget scenarios now under consideration.
Adopting a zero-growth budget would not be possible without serious, painful and harmful cuts to programs, and/or increases in class size. This is because of the forces that now drive Falls Church City Public Schools expenditures: rising enrollments to levels not seen since the mid-‘60s, the
“Adopting a zero-growth budget would not be possible without serious, painful and harmful cuts to programs and/or increases in class size.” teacher pay gap, fixed costs, and aging facilities. First, enrollments will rise at projected rate of 4 percent annually (which translates into 100 new students next year). While enrollment growth this year was 1.4 percent, this was an anomaly (this year neighboring jurisdictions saw growth rates closer to 4 percent). Because of lower-thanexpected enrollment growth, none of the three proposed budget scenarios calls for hiring new teachers. The second budget driver is closing the teacher pay gap to within 3-5 percent of what Arlington County pays. Arlington
competes with us for teaching talent. While pay rates are relatively comparable for starting teachers, we lose experienced teachers, who can make $15-20,000 more by moving to Arlington. We need to keep these excellent, seasoned, teachers. Last year we began a four-year plan to close these pay gaps. The plan is targeted and provides increases for specific staff members in varying amounts to close the significant gaps. Implementing the second year of this effort would add an estimated $1,634,310 to the budget for our 248 teachers. The third budget element – fixed costs – include health insurance and retirement (adding $260,830 to the budget), as well as maintenance costs crucial to address aging facilities, especially at George Mason – the oldest school in our system. The George Mason/Mary Ellen Henderson Site. People often ask: “What’s going on with George Mason, and when are we going to start talking about it?” Your chance is coming soon – and I urge you to participate. In 2014, the City Council and the School Board created a George Mason High School/ Mary Ellen Henderson Steering Committee to create a process to redevelop the 34-acre site after the water system sale brought the school site within City boundaries. We have two goals: 1) replace our sprawling, 60 year-old high school; and 2) develop up to 10 acres to help pay for the school while jump-starting economic development. The
Steering Committee studied whether these two goals were feasible. The answer from experts in school and urban development was a resounding “yes.” This year, the Steering Committee plans to hold visioning sessions in the spring to get input from the entire community about their priorities for a new high school and its role in the community (including ideas such as a pool, performing arts space or other shared-use facilities.). We’ll also be issuing a Request for Proposals for consulting services to help the Steering Committee advance the process and seeking input from parties interested in participating in the development process. Community Participation and Input. So how can you make your voice heard? If you’re interested in this year’s budget, come to our meetings or send me or another Board member an email. We want input from everyone in the community about their thoughts about class size, unmet needs, teacher pay, specific programs, or facilities. As for the Mason and Henderson site, the Steering Committee meets most (but not all) Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. Check FCCPS.org for details. And look for more information about visioning sessions soon. In the meantime, the League of Women Voters of Falls Church has an excellent report from their November Mason and Henderson visioning. Justin Castillo is the chair of the Falls Church City School Board.
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At some point in our lives as seniors, someone is going to want to step in and help us with decisions, some of them financial. Perhaps we arrive at a magic number in age, and based on that number, it’s assumed we need help, especially if there’s been some cognitive decline. But it’s not necessarily so. Researchers at the Columbia Business School looked at how cognitive decline and age pair with making sound decisions. They wondered whether dealing with complex decisions for retirement plans, pensions and wealth would be difficult past a certain age. One of the measurements they used, along with tests on decisionmaking and cognitive ability, was
the everyday credit score to determine whether age alone had a bearing on it. Credit scores are one form of proof of a long period of responsible financial decisions, as well as an understanding of the benefits that come from having a high score. One test given to the participants involved the question of whether to first pay off credit cards with higher interest rates or cards with lower balances. Another test involved selecting health-care plans from a list of choices. The end result was that accumulated lifetime knowledge and experience (crystallized intelligence) has more weight than the ability to process new information and to think logically (fluid intelligence). A co-author of the study said, “An alternative route to making sound financial decisions comes from
experience – and that improves with age.” At the same time, they propose that policymakers or those who serve seniors allow fewer choices that rely on fluid (new) information and lean more heavily toward the intelligence gained over a lifetime. The bottom line for us is not to give up control too quickly. The age-related lack of decision-making ability that’s expected might never come. *** Increasing our intake of whole grains results in lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease and diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, according to two large studies reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The studies tracked 74,341 in the Nurses’ Health Study and 43,744 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Bread immediately comes to mind when we think of increasing our grain intake, but bread labels can be confusing. Here are some of the myths and truths about bread, as provided by WebMD.com. Myth: If the bread looks brown and has “wheat” in the name, it contains fiber and whole grain. Truth: The only way to tell
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what bread really contains is in the ingredients label. “Wheat flour” or “enriched wheat flour” means it was made with mostly white flour. The color might come from molasses. Myth: If the name of the bread sounds healthy, such as “grains” or “natural,” it must be healthy. Truth: Again, the ingredients label is where you’ll find the true information. A bread can be called “natural” or say how many grains it has, but the first ingredient in the label will tell you what’s really in it. How to buy the healthiest bread: • “Wheat bread” is wheat flour, not whole wheat. Look for “100
percent whole grain” or “100 percent whole wheat.” Even if you’re picking up a loaf of rye bread, don’t assume it contains rye flour as the first ingredient. • Beware the sodium level. Some breads are quite high in sodium and can become a major portion of your daily limit. • Look at the calories per serving, and don’t be fooled by the difference between “per slice” and “per serving.” • Check the grams of fiber. For more sources of whole grains, go online to www.choosemyplate.gov.
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Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields told the News-Press yesterday that he was impressed by the high number of responses to a City survey on citizen preferences for capital improvement project, or CIP, investments. A total of 875 responses were received by the City, including 320 that had written narratives. Shields said that City Hall is tabulating the responses now, and that Assistant City Manager Cindy Mester will present the results to the Planning Commission Monday night, Feb. 2. The results will also be presented for discussion at an open house on the City’s CIP priorities that will be held Sunday, Feb. 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Community Center.
New Water Main Due on S. West St. Fairfax Water will replace an aged cast iron water main that runs the length of S. West Street in Falls Church this spring, according to F.C. City Manager Wyatt Shields, who said F.C. officials requested the upgrade. The work will involve digging up the street between W. Broad and Abbott Streets and the replacement of cast iron pipe with new ductile iron pipes. Once the job is done, the City will commence to replace the roadbed on the street over the summer. Fairfax Water handled the water main break on E. Broad last week, with the City assisting with traffic control and communications. “It was done with a minimum of disruptions,” Shields said.
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7.5% Boost in F.C. Property Assessment Hailed With $250 million in new investment in real estate in the City of Falls Church over the last two years, due to the construction of the Lincoln and Rushmark large scale mixed use projects, the City has enjoyed a 7.5 percent increase in its overall real estate assessments of $3.4 billion, City Manager Wyatt Shields reported to a committee of the City Council that met last Thursday night. “With that rate of growth, we’ve outperformed the region,” Shields said.
‘Forever Loyal’ Bank Robber Sought by FBI The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force and the Fairfax County Police are searching for an unknown serial bank robber called the “Forever Loyal Bandit,” who they believe is responsible for three bank robberies and an attempted bank robbery in the Falls Church section of Fairfax County last summer. The incidents occurred between June and August 2014 at various banks along the Leesburg Pike corridor. The individual is described as a black male, approximately 30 years old, who has on two occasions worn a white T-shirt with a distinctive logo and the words “Forever Loyal” emblazoned on the chest. In addition, he wears a dark baseball hat pulled low over his face during the robberies. The word “Vibes” is printed on the hat in one robbery and it appears the lettering has been darkened in a subsequent incident to obscure his identity. The series of robberies started on Friday, June 27, 2014, at the Capital One Bank located at 5851 Crossroads Center in Falls Church. The next robbery occurred on Monday, July 21, 2014, at the Capital One Bank located at 6367 Seven Corners Center in Falls Church. The final robbery took place on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at the SunTrust Bank located at 5821 Crossroads Center in Falls Church. The individual is also alleged to have attempted a robbery of the BB&T Bank located at 5871 Leesburg Pike in Falls Church on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI’s Washington, D.C. bureau at 202-278-2000, the Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131, or Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS (8477).
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Fairfax School Employee Charged With Sexual Battery A tech support worker who worked for Fairfax County Public Schools at Bailey’s Elementary School in Falls Church since 2011 was arrested and charged with sexual battery and taking indecent liberties with a child last Tuesday. Dennis Belyea, 45, of Culpepper was taken into custody and charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and three counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. He’s currently being held without bond with a court date that’s yet to be determined. According to Prince William County Police, Belyea allegedly assaulted a teenage boy, a known acquaintance, in a Manassas home on more than one occasion between 2004 and 2010. The victim, now a 24 year-old man, disclosed the alleged abuse to his family members in September 2014. According to a spokesperson for Fairfax County Public Schools, Belyea was hired in 2003 by the school system to work at Edison Academy as a computer systems teacher. He was suspended from his job at Bailey’s without pay following his arrest last week.
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Community News & Notes Creative Cauldron Announces 2015 Camp Schedule Creative Cauldron announced its 2015 schedule of arts adventure camps last week. Children in grades pre-k – eight are eligible to enroll in the camp, though all campers must be at least age 4. The performance arts organization is kicking off its camp schedule by bringing back its Agents of Imagination: the Art and Craft of Spying camp from March 30 – April 3, during Spring Break for Falls Church City public schools. Campers will test their acting skills and learn to create new identities, play out covers using disguise techniques with costumes and make up and learn to communicate by creating works of art that contain secret code. The next camp after the Spring Break camp is the Arts Adventure Sampler Camp, which kicks off
Creative Cauldron’s summer camp schedule from June 29 – July 3. The one week camp will provide campers with a fun way to explore theater, music, movement and visual art. Nature-based themes are chosen each day and teaching artists will guide campers through the creative process of making original work. All of the camps are open from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day, with before care starting at 8 a.m. and after care ending at 5:30 p.m. Costs for each camp are on the Creative Cauldron website and scholarship assistance is available for those in financial need. For more information, visit creativecauldron.org.
Dixie Power Trio to Perform at the ‘Jazz Coffeehouse’ Dixie Power Trio, which actually features four performers, will be the featured act at the Jazz
Coffeehouse performance at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church this Saturday, Jan. 31, from 7 – 9:30 p.m. There will be music, coffee and desserts at the event, located at 3022 Woodlawn Ave., Falls Church, and donations will be accepted. For more information, visit htluther.org or call 703-5326617.
Winter Reading Program Starts at Mary Riley Styles The winter reading program “Snuggle with a Book!” at Mary Riley Styles Public Library starts next Monday, Feb. 2 and lasts through Monday, March 2. Children from birth – five years old are invited to read as many books as they can during the month. Anyone who reads at least 20 different books in the month will receive a free book.
KIM PALMESE (left), Fairfax County Director of Workforce, is shown with Falls Church Rotary Club President, Greg Viola II following her talk about the World Police and Fire Games at the Falls Church Rotary Club’s weekly meeting. 12,000 professional public safety athletes from 70 nations will participate in 1,600 sporting events at 53 venues in Fairfax County and the Washington, D.C. area from June 26 – July 5, 2015. (Courtesy Photo)
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Mt. Olivet Players Put Up Two New Shows The Mt. Olivet Players are presenting their 25th annual theater fundraiser starting tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. The performances, a Dr. Seuss showcase, will be presented every Friday and Saturday through Saturday, Feb. 14. A voluntary collection will be taken during the intermission of the shows, The Cat in the Hat and The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet, to support youth mission trips. Directed and produced in conjunction with Keegan Theatre, the shows go toward buying materials for housing projects and enabling teens to build houses side by side with owners. The Saturday shows will start with a dinner theater at 6 p.m. The cost for the dinner theater is $13
for adults and $7 for children. For more information, call 703-527-3949 or visit mountolivetumc.com.
F.C. Summer Camp Expo Set for Tomorrow Night The Falls Church Community Center at 223 Little Falls Street is hosting a summer camp expo tomorrow night from 6 – 8 p.m. in the center’s gymnasium. Children and their parents can get a head start on planning for the summer at the expo, where they’ll have a chance to meet with contractors and learn about the City’s summer camps. The City’s camp offerings include cooking, sewing, sports and strength training camps. Registration for City residents begins next Monday, Feb. 2 and begins a week later for non-residents. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov.
NOMINATED FOR A HELEN HAYES Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical this week was the cast from Creative Cauldron’s “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.” Alan Naylor from the show was also nominated for lead actor in a musical. (Photo: Creative Cauldron)
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Workhouse Arts Center Announces February Events
Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton opened its newest show, Reference, last Saturday, Jan. 24. The multi-media exhibit, in which artists explore various modes of influence that inform their work in both content and process, is one of several shows featured at the arts center in February. Montana-based utilitarian potter Julia Galloway’s work will be on display at the arts center from next Wednesday, Feb. 4 – March 8. Galloway, the director of the School of Art at the University of Montana-Missoula where she’s a professor, makes useful pottery using a combination of wheel throwing and hand building techniques. Evie Torreno, professor of art history at Randolph-Macon College, will be the next featured lecturer in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ lecture series at the Workhouse. On Thursday, Feb. 19, Torreno will present Civil War to Civil Rights – How African American Artists Engage the Past, in which she’ll examine depictions of the
multifaceted, highly politicized dimension of race and American identity in the artistic production of African-American artists. Elizabeth Catlett, Kara Walker and Hank Willis are some of the artists who will be discussed during the lecture, which costs $5 – $10. Also on the arts center’s February schedule are performances of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a ballroom social dance, and an art sale fundraiser at the end of the month. For more information, visit workhousearts.org.
Fairfax Co. Looking for Older Adult Services Volunteers The Fairfax County government is seeking volunteers for its various services available to the county’s older adults. Fairfax is looking for volunteers in McLean and Alexandria, among other places in the county. The Lewinsville Senior Center in McLean needs an office assistant and instructors for the following classes: Current Events, Knitting/Crocheting, Certified Arthritis Exercise,
LO CA L Ballroom Dance, Square Dance, and Tai Chi. In Alexandria, the Gum Springs Senior Center is looking for a Spanish teacher for a one-hour class for beginners on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. The Kingstowne Center for Active Adults needs a van driver to take participants on outings and instructors for Mosaic Art or Jewelry Making and Belly Dancing. Also, the Hollin Hall Senior Center in Alexandria needs a disc jockey, a Ballroom Dance instructor and an Italian language instructor. Fairfax County is also providing a free Family Caregiver Telephone Support Group on Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 7 – 8 p.m. for those already providing care to the elderly. The planned topic of discussion, along with care-giving, is basic tax concerns. The guest speaker for the support group is an AARP Tax Aide Program specialist, who will share basic tax information, including guidance on when to get an accountant or attorney involved. For more information, visit fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.
VINSON HALL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY opened two new buildings last Thursday. In the image above, Vinson Hall board chairman Vice Admiral John Cotton and Vinson Hall CEO Admiral Kathy Martin cut the ribbon on Vinson Hall’s new community building with John Foust, Vinson Hall senior directors and community partners. (Photo: Courtesy of Vinson Hall Retirement Community)
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Victorian Valentine’s Day Events Set for Next Weekend
Next Saturday, the Cherry Hill Farmhouse will host a Victorian Valentine Workshop for adults and children ages 10 and older. Workshop participants will learn about Valentine’s Day traditions from the 19th century at the Farmhouse at 312 Park Ave., Falls Church, while making
an old-fashioned Victorian valentine. Materials will be provided to workshop participants and admission is $6. The next day there will be a Valentine’s Day tea at the Farmhouse. A costumed guide will host the tea and give a tour of the Farmhouse. Reservations are required for the event, which costs $30. For more information, visit cherryhillfallschurch.org.
BACK IN THE HUNT, so to speak, Falls Church’s Michael S. Diener, CPA, has returned to a prominent role serving the community following a decade-long hiatus to concentrate on growing his business. Diener, two time president of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and two time winner of the City’s Businessman of the Year award, was voted back onto the Chamber board of directors this month, and then became the only non-public official to be presented an “Ambassador Award” at the recent Tinner Hill Historical Foundation banquet in F.C. (Photo: News-Press)
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The big debate during the 20th century was about the relationship between the market and the state. Both those institutions are now tarnished. The market is prone to devastating crashes and seems to be producing widening inequality. Government is gridlocked, sclerotic or captured by special interests. Government is an ever more rigid and ineffective tool to address market failures. So over the past generation many of the most talented people on earth have tried to transform capitalism itself, to use the market to solve social problems. These are people with opposable minds: part profit-oriented and part purpose-oriented. They’ve created organizations that look a little like a business, a little like a socialservice provider and a little like a charity – or some mixture of the three. NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE Hippie companies like Ben & Jerry’s ice cream led the first wave in this sector, but now you’ve got a burgeoning array of social-capitalist tools to address problems – ranging from B Corporations like Warby Parker (which gives free glasses to the poor) to social impact bonds. (For example, a private investor raises money to finance a program to reduce recidivism. If the program works and the government saves money because there are fewer prisoners to house, then the government pays back the investor, with a profit.) Impact investing is probably the most promising of these tools. Impact investing is not socially responsible investing. Socially responsible investing means avoiding certain companies, like tobacco growers. Impact investors seek out companies that are intentionally designed both to make a profit and provide a measurable and accountable social good. Impact funds are frequently willing to accept lower financial returns for the sake of doing good – say a 7 percent annual return compared with an 11 percent return. But some impact investors are seeking to deliver market-rate returns. Brian Trelstad, of Bridges Ventures, has looked at companies in early autism intervention, paid for by Medicaid, that can improve long-term educational outcomes while reducing spending on special education; affordable after-school enrichment programs that bring extra education services to charter school students; and energy efficiency companies that serve people in public housing, which saves long term heating costs. When impact funds came on the scene, seven or so years ago, there was the usual overhyping. A 2010 report by the Rockefeller Foundation and JPMorgan projected that impact investing could see new capital inflows of up to $1 trillion by 2020. That’s looking unlikely given that right now roughly something like only $40 billion has been invested through these funds. There are more roadblocks than anticipated. It’s hard to find a reliable way to measure the social impact of these dual-purpose companies. Impact investors have also had trouble finding scalable deals to invest in. It costs as much to do due diligence on a $250 million deal as on a $25 million deal, so many firms would rather skip the small stuff. The hype created skepticism and a backlash. But impact investing is now entering the mainstream. An older generation used their (rigorous) business mind in one setting and then their (often sloppy) charity mind in another. Today more people want to blend these minds. Typically a big client, or a young heir, will go to his or her investments adviser and say, “I want some socially useful investments in my portfolio.” If the adviser has nothing on offer, the client leaves the firm. New impact funds are being born. In a low-interest-rate era, they can offer comparable returns. The Obama administration has been aggressively supportive. Social stock exchanges are being founded. The big players like Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse are now in the field. I recently sat in a beautiful New York meeting room with a nicely and formally dressed banker, Andy Sieg, as he discussed the impact fund he’s helping to create at Merrill Lynch. He said his associates, especially his young associates, were extremely eager to work on the project. People are eager to have this kind of impact. Impact investing is not going to replace government or be a panacea, but it’s one of a number of new tools to address social problems. If you want to leave a mark on the world but are unsure of how to do it, I’d say take a look. If you’re a high-net-worth individual (a rich person), ask your adviser to get you involved. If you’re young and searching, get some finance and operational skills and then find a way to get involved in a socially useful investment proposition. If you’ve got a business mind, there are huge opportunities to build the infrastructure (creating measuring systems, connecting investors with deals). Someday government will get unstuck, with new programs to address this new era. But there’s no prospect of that happening soon. Right now social capitalism is a more creative and dynamic place to spend a life.
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Ending Greece’s Nightmare Alexis Tsipras, leader of the left-wing Syriza coalition, is about to become prime minister of Greece. He will be the first European leader elected on an explicit promise to challenge the austerity policies that have prevailed since 2010. And there will, of course, be many people warning him to abandon that promise, to behave “responsibly.” So how has that responsibility thing worked out so far? To understand the political earthquake in Greece, it helps to look at Greece’s May 2010 “standby arrangement” with the International Monetary Fund, under which the so-called troika – the IMF, the European Central Bank and the European Commission – extended NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE loans to the country in return for a combination of austerity and reform. It’s a remarkable document, in the worst way. The troika, while pretending to be hardheaded and realistic, was peddling an economic fantasy. And the Greek people have been paying the price for those elite delusions. You see, the economic projections that accompanied the standby arrangement assumed that Greece could impose harsh austerity with little effect on growth and employment. Greece was in recession when the deal was reached, but the projections assumed that this downturn would end soon – that there would be only a small contraction in 2011, and that by 2012 Greece would be recovering. Unemployment, the projections conceded, would rise substantially, from 9.4 percent in 2009 to almost 15 percent in 2012, but would then begin coming down fairly quickly. What actually transpired was an economic and human nightmare. Far from ending in 2011, the Greek recession gathered momentum. Greece didn’t hit the bottom until 2014, and by that point it had experienced a full-fledged depression, with overall unemployment rising to 28 percent and youth unemployment rising to almost 60 percent. And the recovery now underway, such as it is, is barely visible, offering no prospect of returning to precrisis living standards for the foreseeable future. What went wrong? I fairly often encounter assertions to the effect that Greece didn’t carry through on its promises, that it failed to deliver the promised spending cuts. Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, Greece imposed savage cuts in public services, wages of government workers and social
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benefits. Thanks to repeated further waves of austerity, public spending was cut much more than the original program envisaged, and it’s currently about 20 percent lower than it was in 2010. Yet Greek debt troubles are if anything worse than before the program started. One reason is that the economic plunge has reduced revenues: The Greek government is collecting a substantially higher share of GDP in taxes than it used to, but GDP has fallen so quickly that the overall tax take is down. Furthermore, the plunge in GDP has caused a key fiscal indicator, the ratio of debt to GDP, to keep rising even though debt growth has slowed and Greece received some modest debt relief in 2012. Why were the original projections so wildly overoptimistic? As I said, because supposedly hardheaded officials were in reality engaged in fantasy economics. Both the European Commission and the European Central Bank decided to believe in the confidence fairy – that is, to claim that the direct job-destroying effects of spending cuts would be more than made up for by a surge in private-sector optimism. The IMF was more cautious, but it nonetheless grossly underestimated the damage austerity would do. And here’s the thing: If the troika had been truly realistic, it would have acknowledged that it was demanding the impossible. Two years after the Greek program began, the IMF looked for historical examples where Greek-type programs, attempts to pay down debt through austerity without major debt relief or inflation, had been successful. It didn’t find any. So now that Tsipras has won, and won big, European officials would be well advised to skip the lectures calling on him to act responsibly and to go along with their program. The fact is they have no credibility; the program they imposed on Greece never made sense. It had no chance of working. If anything, the problem with Syriza’s plans may be that they’re not radical enough. Debt relief and an easing of austerity would reduce the economic pain, but it’s doubtful whether they are sufficient to produce a strong recovery. On the other hand, it’s not clear what more any Greek government can do unless it’s prepared to abandon the euro, and the Greek public isn’t ready for that. Still, in calling for a major change, Tsipras is being far more realistic than officials who want the beatings to continue until morale improves. The rest of Europe should give him a chance to end his country’s nightmare.
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Deflate-Gate Paled By Deflation Threat
With yet another American national Superbowl spectacle upon us, headlines dominating newspaper front pages, not only their sports pages, national TV and cable news and the glut of radio, online and other sports commentators are all focused on the latest distraction from things that matter going by the name of “deflate-gate.” It’s based on unverified allegations that one of the teams in the big game, the New England Patriots, deliberately leaked air from its game balls when the best circumstantial evidence so far is that a ball boy apparently took a different kind of leak in a men’s room for 90 seconds while transporting a dozen balls from the equipment room to the field. The team’s quarterback is known to prefer slightly squishy balls and some too-deflated ones were discovered in a game two weekends FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS ago. But of course, if someone is looking for a real scandals associated with the sport, there are overwhelming indicators of serious painkiller abuse, players charged with murder, rape and thuggery, team owners with glaring social insensitivity, and fans driven to savage extremes such as those in Kansas City who cheered when the quarterback of their own team was carried off the field on a stretcher because of they felt he was under-performing. Still, by orders of magnitude the worst of all, is the evidence of the permanent brain damage leading to dementia, and sometimes suicide, that routinely comes with 22 ever bigger and faster players crashing into each other on every play in every practice and every game, from Pee Wee football on up, and the National Football League’s extraordinary years-long efforts to cover it up. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain condition brought on by repeated even low-intensity head traumas, goes undetected until death, even when there is no clear evidence that a concussion is involved. The diagnosis can’t be confirmed until a victim is deceased and a brain subjected to examination during an autopsy. As more players die, their autopsies are revealing a staggering exposure rate. The recent $750 million NFL settlement with players was a joke, compared to the magnitude of the suffering, suicidal tendencies and early deaths experienced by players and the impacts of all that on their families and often their victims of mind-addled violence and abuse. Yet, by means of the settlement, the NFL was at least compelled to acknowledge the problem. The Washington Post’s Tom Boswell delineated a comprehensive bill of particulars of the sport’s crimes and corruptions in a now-famous 2013 column. Needless to say, all of this will be swept under the rug by all those choreographing the Superbowl this Sunday, undoubtedly including many of the readers of this piece who don’t want any rain on their Sunday fun. This is exemplary of the unfortunate symbiotic relationship between big money’s exploitation of anybody and everybody and the simple delights that its many victims are provided as consolation. For example, if there is any important news these days associated with the word, “deflate,” and there certainly is, it has to do with the potentially cataclysmic consequences of the world monetary system’s descent into an irreversible deflation, triggering conditions that will make the last Great Depression seem like a walk in the park. It will wipe out savings, pensions, jobs and access to basic goods. This is happening, though you won’t hear about it on any popular news source. One has to read between the lines of even the scant coverage of financial markets and wider economy that does exist. Occasionally someone invokes the dreaded word, deflation, as financial market trader Jeffrey Gundlach of Double Line Capital did while being interviewed from the ETF.com confab in Florida. We’re in “an obvious deflationary situation,” he leaked (uh oh, more leaking!). The comment came as the Dow nosedived over 350 points on Monday amid across-the-board poor earnings reports from major U.S. companies, lowered projections going forward and, worst of all, a huge dip in durable goods orders amid naggingly low oil prices, killing the profitability of U.S. shale oil production. In conjunction, as there are major economic downturns in China and elsewhere, the world careens toward a globally-destabilizing black swan event.
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Running for Daylight WASHINGTON – The talk up in Boston is all about deflation while the talk down here is all about inflation. Our sleek, techie president, whose battery dies faster than an iPhone’s, was fully charged last Tuesday night for the State of the Union. He was so puffed up, with such a bristling sense of self, that it was hard to believe this was the same guy who spent the last year clenched like a fist, beset by Islamic State beheadings and Ebola, shunned by his own party and slammed by the other party in the fall election. The murmur went up from grateful Democrats gathered at the Capitol: “Wow, he’s got a pulse.” Proving once again that he is a different kind of cat, Barack Obama is oddly pumped by his party’s defeat. Even in the House chamber, surrounded by hundreds of people and watched by millions, he seemed to delight in his detachment as he laid down his own markers to drive up his own numbers. NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE He doesn’t mind splendid isolation. He really thinks it’s splendid. He’s free to revert to being the consummate outsider who doesn’t see himself in the context of a system. He likes the game better when he’s up against an opposing team. To him, Harry Reid was as big a problem as Mitch McConnell. Now it’s easier for him to see who he is and where he stands vis-à-vis the Republicans because he doesn’t have to make intellectual compromises or negotiate the jagged shoals of the old-school Democratic Party. Now he can define himself against modern conservatives such as Rand Paul and Scott Walker. Obama feels he will be able to finally float above it all, more singular and more interesting and more separate, debating enlightened progressive topics like criminal justice reform and child care infrastructure while those off-kilter conservatives fight it out for 2016. Unlike FDR, Obama was not determined to give Americans heart and courage at times of crisis. Instead, his White House tended to take on the coloration of his funks and the clouds spread worldwide. He only began to really brag on the economy last Tuesday night, when he felt certain of the numbers,
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rather than before the midterms, when it might have helped his party. He could have done a better job all along explaining where we stood and where we were hopefully headed. As one top White House official says about the Obama inner circle, “They’d rather be right than win.” He’s alone on the stage - always his preferred setting. As an isolato, he can say what he thinks and define himself on his own terms. He can ascend to the mountaintop and ignore us when we pester him to come down. He doesn’t have to negotiate with Republicans anymore. He doesn’t have to stroke Democrats anymore. He doesn’t have to hawk himself to voters anymore. He isn’t concerned about Hillary, as he yanks the party to the left. He has forged no lasting links to foreign leaders. And he can have the “vacation from the press” that he told NBC News’s Chuck Todd he yearns for. “Barry got his groove back,” as Larry Wilmore, the droll host of Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show,” put it. We got the guy we’ve been yearning for only when he was able to blow us all off. He can finally do and say whatever he wants. One Democrat who saw Obama in the White House said the president was so buoyant he had an air of “senioritis.” It seemed a shame, the Democrat said, that Obama couldn’t have a third term, now that he was, at long last, fired up and ready to go. Of course, if there was a third term, he would be waiting another four years to show the mojo. Thrilled to sidestep the press, he felt liberated enough, even as Yemen spiraled, to go on YouTube and make his case to the appealing GloZell Green, a YouTube star wearing glowing green lipstick who got famous eating cereal out of a bathtub. Remarkably, The One has ended up in the same place the unpopular W. found himself at the end of his two terms: casting his lot with history. Now that it’s all about him, he doesn’t get languid and reflective. He rolls up his sleeves and crisscrosses the country. Anyone expecting Clintonesque triangulation or even a conciliatory nod to the winning team last Tuesday night was disappointed. Instead, they got the State of the Veto Threat Address. The president goaded Republicans, who chortled when he reminded them he was done running for office. He shot back with his favorite snarky rejoinder to Republicans: I won.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
Mason District is blessed with two county-designated revitalization areas – Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners. As with many older commercial areas in our region, demographic shifts, new business trends, and changing customer demands mean that the business community, including corporate offices elsewhere, constantly is seeking ways to improve and stabilize the tenant base, maximize profits, and keep up with the competition. This process is not new but, by virtue of its location inside the Beltway, Mason District is attracting a lot of attention, and the potential for significant private investment, in coming years. Every parcel of land in Fairfax County, whether a quarter-acre or hundreds of acres, is classified by its zoning category – residential (R), commercial (C), or industrial (I) – which governs how it may be developed. Within each category are density calculations: R-2, for example, means that the property may be developed with two houses to the acre. The C and I classifications also include the kinds of office, retail, or industrial uses that are deemed appropriate for the zoning category. Sometimes, the uses are no longer compatible, or the parcels are in decline, and the opportunity for a Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) change manifests itself. The Comp Plan is a guide for future use and development; when the Comp Plan language is outdated, or precludes sound land use planning, a Comp Plan Amendment may be proposed to allow new or different uses on the parcels. For many years, Fairfax County conducted reviews of the Comp Plan every five years, lumping portions of the county into North and South for purposes of the
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review. But that approach does not provide the agility needed for decision making by business owners today. The pace is faster, and the investment dollars threaten to disappear if there is too much delay. That is not to say that decisions must be made hastily. The process for a Comp Plan change can be lengthy, and involves significant staff work, many community meetings and discussions and, in Mason District depending on location of the property, considerations by the Annandale Business District Planning Committee, the Bailey’s Crossroads/Route 7 Revitalization Corporation, and the Mason District Land Use Committee. Only then Seeking a Winter wonderland? does the amendment move to public hearings and conFind it at The Omni Homestead sideration by the Planning Commission and the Board Resort, celebrating 55 seasons of Supervisors. If a rezoning is required to implement of ski and snowboarding fun. the Comp Plan requirements, that public process must come later, also necessitating the schedule outlined 540-839-1766 above. omnihotels.com/thehomestead Currently, several properties in Mason District are * Based on double occupancy. Restrictions going through the Comp Plan or rezoning process. may apply. See website for details. Last week, the Board of Supervisors approved a Comp Plan amendment for the SE Quadrant along Columbia Pike which would add an option for a possible new elementary school. Another amendment OMHS-1109-Statewide-PressSkiAd-3.22x4-BW-F.indd 1 is proposed to permit redevelopment of the office building at 5600 Columbia Pike into housing. The lengthy Seven Corners study is nearing completion, which will provide recommendations for new Comp Plan language this spring. Stay tuned… Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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Accounting Firm Celebrating Grand Opening Saturday Make My Day CPA will host a public celebration of its grand opening at 450 N. Washington Street in Falls Church on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 1 p.m. A private ribbon cutting and reception will be held at noon. Make My Day CPA offers a new approach to the way people file taxes, start new businesses, prepare financial statements and plan finances by offering open space and computers to file taxes with “Accounting Aces” standing by to provide assistance as needed. Starting spring 2015, Make My Day CPA will offer a series of free how-to workshops designed to help area residents create and manage small businesses. For more information and location hours, visit www.makemydaycpa.com or call 703-845-5900.
Merrifield Town Center Sold to Retail Properties of America Merrifield Town Center has been acquired by Retail Properties of America, Inc., a real estate investment trust. Merrifield Town Center features 85,000 square feet of retail beneath two high-rise residential buildings near the corner of Lee Highway and Gallows Road in Falls Church at the main entrance to the Mosaic District which is owned and operated by Edens. Merrifield Town Center’s tenants include XSport Fitness, Panera Bread, Noodles & Company, and Chipotle. Retail Properties of America acquired the property for $56.5 million. Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.
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Obama is back. He was supposed to be a lame duck, but instead he is soaring like a majestic eagle – unloading a barrage of bird droppings on the puny Republican congress below. The president delivered a defiant State of the Union address. He thumbed his nose at Republican lawmakers saying, “I won’t be running again for re-election.” When they appeared giddy he retorted, “That’s because I won the last two.” This punchy line reminds Republicans that Obama is the only politician with a true national mandate. Most GOP representatives in the House serve in protected gerrymandered seats in homogeneous “safe districts” with more cows than people. They hardly represent America’s ideological or demographic diversity, as the president surely does. Some have criticized the president for not groveling at the feet of Republican leaders. These critics don’t seem to understand the purpose of a State of the Union address. This speech is an opportunity to seize the bully pulpit and advocate for policies that a president believes will best advance this nation. Obama did so with a purpose and passion we haven’t seen since he first ran for president. Obama finally seemed to remember that he is the greatest orator of our generation and embraced the soaring rhetoric that originally made him a rock star. His detractors are apoplectic. They believe that Obama should have given a somber speech. They wanted to see a chastened president crying in his beer over the midterm defeats. The critics are flat out wrong. A State of the Union address is not the appropriate time to conduct negotiations with inflexible Republicans. It is not the time to offer bland, milquetoast compromises. It is the time to say, “This is who I am, what I want, and how my ideas will improve this nation.” President Obama threw down the gauntlet. America now knows what the Democratic Party stands for. He created the parameters for the 2016 race. Here is Obama’s clear vision for his Party and America: • We are about helping working people and the middle class. Our opponents are only about tax cuts for the wealthiest one percent • We believe in equal rights for all people. The president was particularly strong on LGBT issues – acknowledging transgender people for the first time in State of the Union history • The president said we believe in a fair immigration system that strengthens this nation. • We believe a healthier nation is a more productive and powerful nation. We are proud that 11 million more Americans now have access to healthcare • Obama said that he believes education should be the key to the future, not an avenue for crushing debt upon graduation • The president basically said that we should fight terror – but not live in a state of terror, as we did under the paranoid Bush/Cheney regime • We believe in a powerful military. But keeping the armed forces strong means avoiding costly quagmires that foolishly sap our strength both at home and abroad • We believe that anyone who works for a living should not have to live like a pauper. That’s why we believe in raising the minimum wage. • We believe the scientific consensus that says climate change is real and manmade. The President also reminded Americans that his policies have worked. The stock market is soaring, unemployment is down to 5.6%, gas prices are plummeting, we still have an auto industry and confidence in the economy is growing every day. Contrary to the GOP’s braying propaganda, Obama’s feisty speech was also fair and offered an olive branch: “If you disagree with parts of it, I hope you’ll at least work with me where you do agree,” the President said to Congress. “And I commit to every Republican here tonight that I will not only seek out your ideas, I will seek to work with you to make this country stronger.” Obama’s eloquence sharply contrasted with the shallow GOP response offered by Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst. She predictably bashed Obamacare to appease the Tea Baggers, and shamelessly plugged the doomed Keystone XL Pipeline to please big donors. Ernst nostalgically spoke of how she wore bread bags on her feet as a schoolgirl to keep her shoes dry in the winter. Such indignities are what happen when government doesn’t intervene to help the poor. Thanks to Obama’s speech, people now know that the Democrats have an alternative plan to bread bags, which will actually put bread in peoples’ pockets.
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If there’s a Marryin’ Sam in Arlington, that would be Gerald Williams. From his basement office in a 1940s-vintage small-practice law building on Courthouse Square, the 82-year-old Williams performs “no appointment necessary” civil weddings that take under an hour. Averaging 25-30 per week, Williams figures that since embarking on this labor of love in 1982, he has delivered the nofrills pronouncement to more than 71,000 couples. “It’s a lot of fun, and makes people happy,” says Williams on a Thursday in which he’d conducted five before this visitor arrived. “It’s reasonably steady and not a whole lot of work, though you do have to sit here all day.” Arlington attracts aspiring couples who lack the patience, money or devotion for a congregation wedding from all over the area. That’s because Virginia differs from Maryland and the District in that it requires no three-day waiting period and no blood tests, Williams explains. Also, D.C. offers no magistrates (Arlington has two others besides Williams), requiring a judge or religious celebrant.
The cost is $30 for the license and $50 for Williams’ ceremony, collectable “after they both have said `I do.’ ” The secular ceremony includes familiar phrases “to have and to hold” and “by the authority vested in me by the Commonwealth of Virginia.” He does quiz the couples briefly to gauge seriousness. But he also peppers his protocols with jokes, informing fidgeting participants that the reason he asked them to stand on a certain spot is that, should they answer questions incorrectly, there is a trap door. Many clients “tear up” during vows, Williams says, even grooms. Born in Mississippi and raised in Arkansas, Williams served in the Marines before starting a career as an auditor for the U.S. Agriculture Department. In 1959, he was offered a raise if he would transfer to Washington. Eventually he got the bug to go to law school and, like many in Arlington’s close-knit- postwar legal establishment, he went at night at George Washington University. “The all-day admissions exam cost $30, but I had missed the registration deadline,” Williams recalls. Luckily, there was a make-up, and he soon was auditing by day and going to class five nights a week for three-and-a-
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CRIME REPORT Week of January 19 - 25, 2015 Public Drunkenness, 100 block E. Broad St. On Jan. 19, a male, 51, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Stolen Vehicle, 1051 E. Broad St. (Koons Ford) On Jan. 19, police received a report of stolen vehicle by false pretenses. Larceny from Building, 1230 W. Broad St. (Giant Foods) On Jan. 20, police received a report that a wallet was stolen from a customer’s carriage. Vandalism to Vehicle, 300 block Hillwood Ave. On Jan. 20, two vehicles were found with shattered windows. Larceny from Building, 105 E. Annandale Rd. (Dunkin Donuts) On Jan. 20, an unattended wallet was reported stolen.
Larceny, 6795 Wilson Blvd. #28 (Damoa Beauty) On Jan. 21, police received a report of a stolen delivery package. Shoplifting, 1230 W. Broad St. (Giant Foods) On Jan. 21, a 17 year-old male, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested and released on summons. Counterfeiting and Possession of a False ID, 310 S. Washington St. (Vapor Solutions Store) On
half years. He was quickly in good company, partnering with Arlington judicial giant Harry Lee Thomas doing real estate and other specialties. (Williams continues to dabble in real estate law, but only for established clients.) In 1982, after his partners became judges, a deputy clerk mentioned a vacancy on the civil magistrate’s roster. Williams had done divorce work but found it distasteful. (A quickie divorce practice works right in his same building). Married to the same woman for 52 years, he has the authority to advise clients that “it gets better every day.” But his incantations haven’t prevented some clients from returning to report that the marriage didn’t take. Part of Williams’ job is to proofread marriage applications (now completed electronically), which avoids the hassle of a petition to correct. In 2010, a pair of American University students arranged with Williams to film some clients taking the plunge. Their documentary is on YouTube under “Arlington Is for Lovers.” Asked whether he performed same-sex ceremonies since they became legal in Virginia on Oct. 6, Williams said “Yes, but not many. Those couples seem to go to Magistrate Carla Ward.”
Jan. 21, a 15 year-old male, of Hickory, NC, was arrested and released on a summons for Possession of Counterfeit Currency and Possession of a False ID. Narcotics Violation, 1100 block W. Broad St. On Jan. 23, a male, 21, of McLean, was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Heroin. Shoplifting, 1230 W. Broad St. (Giant Foods) On Jan. 23, police received a report of an unknown subject shoplifting merchandise from the store sometime on Jan. 21.
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Local Beer & Wine Shops Give Game Day Prep Tips BY PATRICIA LESLIE
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For area New England and Seattle fans, the wine and beer connoisseurs at Red, White & Bleu and Dominion Wine and Beer have ideas for you and your guests’ palates for the Super Bowl. Have you ever drank beer from New England? If not, now’s the time to try it. Red, White & Bleu has “Clown Shoes” from Ipswich, Mass., which sells for less than $10 for a four-pack of 12 ounces or under $15 for 22 ounces. And if Maine tickles your tongue, the store also carries beer from Portland, Maine, called, strangely enough, “Maine Beer” which is under $10 for a 500 milliliter bottle. Washington state beer? None of it is found at either Dominion or Red, White & Bleu. However, both shops have lots of Washington wine. Afsheen Tafakor, Dominion’s owner, recommends Washington’s “Charles & Charles’ Red Blend” for $13.99 and to go with it, Olli salami from Mechanicsville, Va., grilled steak or lamb.
A Washington state wine which John Kay from Red, White & Bleu favors is a chardonnay from Jones of Washington at $17.99. “It’s dry and has no oaking which some people don’t like, but it’s got some wood and tropical fruit, which would go well with cheeses, veggies, dips, seafood and those lobster rolls from New England to bridge the gap,” he said with a laugh. For those who would drink locally (or maybe hate both teams), Dominion and Red, White & Bleu have Hardywood beer out of Richmond. Tafakor said Hardywood’s Pilsner with a 5.2 percent alcohol content is “a good, easy drinking beer to mix with different foods.” Tony LaFalle, a Red, White & Bleu manager, said Hardywood is great to start with, but he does not endorse drinking it for the whole game unless you want to be carried out. “It’s got a ‘West Coast’ style, very fresh, floral, with a grapefruit element coming out of it,” LaFalle said. (A beer? Confirmed.)
THREE CUSTOMERS AT DOMINION Wine and Beer on West Broad Street sample one of the store’s wines. Afsheen Takafor recommends “Charles & Charles’ Red Blend” from Washington state. (P����: P������� L�����/N���-P����)
ERIKA AMADOR (left) and John Kay of Red, White & Bleu duke it out over their favorite beers in the store’s indoor “beer garden.” Red, White & Bleu has “Clown Shoes” from Ipswich, Mass. for those looking to represent the New England Patriots with their adult beverage selection this Sunday. (P����: P������� L�����/N���-P����) Kay said Hardywood is one of Red, White & Bleu’s top choices. “We love it, and so do a lot of other people,” he said. Tafakor also likes “Stone Go To IPA” with a 4.5 percent alcohol content, which “you could drink throughout the whole game and not be completely trashed.” It’s a “vibrant hop-bursted session IPA” from Escondido, California. To “downshift” and get ready for the game’s ending, especially if the wrong team is winning, another regional beer to consider is the “Victory IPA” from Downingtown, Pa., LaFalle said. “It’s a perfect beer for football.” As for food, tartufo, a truffle salami, at $9.99 for six ounces, is a great meat to serve, Tafakor said, and Dominion’s got it along
with a “fantastic, perfect cheese,” Collier’s “Powerful Welsh Cheddar” which is at $7.99 for 7 ounces. Kay had some food and wine suggestions, too, available at Red, White & Bleu: A wine from Rome, Volpetti Cesanese at $12.99 which is “a great bottle of Italian red with pizza.” For chili lovers, how about Spain? Lan Rioja Crianza sells for $13.99 at Red, White & Bleu and “is wonderful with chili,” Kay said. “If you need to cool your tongue after some spicy wings,” Kay said White Knight Viognier at $12.99 is a good choice. “It’s a little bit sweet, nice, and fruity.” Both shops will be hosting wine and beer tastings on Super Bowl weekend.
Red, White & Bleu will serve Super Bowl snacks with beer and wine pairings today and tomorrow from 5 – 8 p.m., on Saturday from 12 – 8 p.m., and on Sunday, from 1 – 5 p.m. Dominion will offer beer samples to customers tomorrow from 5 – 8 p.m. and wine on Saturday from 12 – 5 p.m. For last-minute revelers, both shops will be open on the Big Day, Sunday, Feb. 1. Dominion Wine and Beer, is located at 107 Rowell Ct., Falls Church and is open Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Red, White & Bleu, located at 127 South Washington St., Falls Church, is open Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Sunday, 12 – 6 p.m.
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Where to Watch the Super Bowl in Falls Church This Sunday BY JODY FELLOWS
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Super Bowl Sunday is just about here and the big decision you’re going to have to make is where to watch the game. Fortunately, the Little City has a solid assortment of options including not one, but two, giant projection screen venues, double-digit-TV sports bars and, if crowds aren’t your thing, there’s pizza, wings and beer takeout specials, too. CLARE & DON’S BEACH SHACK 130 North Washington Street 703-532-9283 • clareanddons.com
Making its debut this Sunday is Clare & Don’s brand-new, 110-inch projection screen just in time for game. Set up in the Beach Shack’s new expansion area, known as The Swamp, the game will be broadcast on the big screen as well as on four other TVs JOB TITLEaround the FallsChurchAd restaurant. Adding to the game day fun, a veteran bookJOB ITEMie will be Ad on hand for “fantasy gambling.” Customers will receive JOB NUMBER FD8454 “Monopoly” money and have a TRIM/FLAT SIZE to 4.8"x5.7" chance make bets throughout the game with prizes awarded to NOTES the top finishers. Also Sunday,
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DOGWOOD TAVERN 132 West Broad Street 703-237-8333 • dogwoodtavern.com
The certified “Best Spot to Watch the Game” in Falls Church by News-Press readers, Dogwood Tavern hooks up both food and drink specials this Sunday including a selection of tricked-out hot dogs. Fancy wieners include the chilitopped Tavern dog, the FC Style with pepperoni, banana peppers and provolone and the pièce de résistance of the lineup, the Piggyback, a bacon-wrapped dog topped with fried pickles, fried jalapenos and a Jameson glaze. On the booze front, there’s $15 Miller Lite pitchers, $18 “Micro-of-the-Month” pitchers and buckets of PBR for $12.
potato skins, white bean dip and potato croquettes – will be on tap as well as chicken fajitas and hot dogs. And because it’s not a football game without fried chicken arms, there’s also 50-cent wings.
THE LOCKER ROOM 502 West Broad Street 703-854-1230 • thelockerroomfc.com With 16 TVs showing the action, the new Locker Room Sports Bar & Grill at the corner of Broad and Lee streets will have plenty of views of the Super Bowl this Sunday. Drink specials start at 5 p.m. and run until 9 p.m. and there’s half-price wings and nachos from 5 – 11 p.m. MAD FOX BREWING COMPANY 444 West Broad Street 703-942-6840 • madfoxbrewing.com
Sometimes you just need to watch the game in the comfort of your own home. For the stayingin crowd, Mad Fox offers up two COLORS CMYK Super Bowl take-out specials for Four P’s breaks out an on-the-couch grubbing and craft#The OF SIDES 1 assortment of game day specials beer boozing this Sunday. ThirtyDESIGNER by $3 Miller Mitchell highlighted LitesLewis and five bucks gets two 14”, twoa 10 oz. prime rib meal for $14.99. topping pizzas and two pounds A selection of $5 appetizers – of wings with two sauces which IRELAND’S FOUR PROVINCES FINISHED SIZE Street4.8"x5.7" 105 West Broad 703-534-8999 • 4psva.com
DOGWOOD TAVERN’S Super Bowl Sunday special, the Piggyback, is a bacon-wrapped hotdog topped with fried pickles, fried jalapenos and a Jameson glaze. (P����: N���-P����) should feed up to six people. To wash it all down, there’s half-price growler fills of “Seahawk” Saison DuWHA? and New England ESB. Pre-orders are recommended. THE STATE THEATRE 220 North Washington Street 703-237-0300 • thestatetheatre.com You may have a pretty big TV at home but I’m pretty sure it’s got nothing on The State Theatre’s
screen. Featuring 24-feet (that’s 288 inches) of action, you’d be hard pressed to find a bigger display of the Super Bowl around town. To go along with the screen that’s larger than my entire living room, The State will serve a special menu of appetizers, burgers, wraps and sandwiches along with 60-cent wings. And, this Sunday only, pitchers of beer will be available at the theater to wash it all down. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and admission is free.
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1216 W. Broad St., Falls Church 571-253-7337 • nativefoods.com Monday – Sunday: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. The recent expansion of Native Foods Cafe across the nation might go down in history as a tipping point in the popularity of vegan/vegetarian dietary choices. Native Foods, which started sprouting branches in this region last September, is a fast casual restaurant, which has an entirely vegan menu. The decor is, paradoxically, simultaneously hip and family-friendly. Original chalk drawings balance out and liven up the yellow and orange walls of each location. The illustrations are smart, but generally harmless. And they’re interesting to look at while you’re eating. Barring other dietary restrictions, vegan diners can eat at Native Foods worry-free, but that’s a niche marketing line that the restaurant chain doesn’t sweat. It seems the company is following the example of brands like Hampton Creek, which market vegan products to everyone, meat-eaters and vegans. And Native Foods is the perfect place to take your nonvegan friends, as there are several delicious dishes on the restaurant’s menu. Native Foods’ menu is a hybrid of American diner food, dishes from all over the world and health food. Not everything is a hit, but the menu’s size and quantity of offerings is only rivaled, in this region, by Loving Hut and Sunflower in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County, Woodlands Vegan Bistro on Georgia Avenue in Washington, D.C. and Woodlands’ predecessor Everlasting Life in Capitol Heights, Md. Out of those, Woodlands is probably the hottest vegan spot in the area, as rapper Kanye West and his wife, reality television star Kim Kardashian, visited the eatery over the weekend while they were in town for the BET Honors. But currently Woodlands is the local champ, while Native Foods is a potential national powerhouse. Out of Native Foods’ starters, the Japanese Sesame Crusted Chicken Bites ($4.95) is a personal favorite. It’s also probably one of those dishes you can give to a nonvegan and hoist a smug smirk while they eat it and realize how wrong they were for claiming that vegan food is tasteless, gross, or just “not the same” as meat. The bites, coated in Japanese togarashi spice and mango lime and sweet chili sauce, sit on top of a bed of kale and house-pickled cucumber and daikon. And they might be the best chicken nuggets I’ve ever had. Native Foods’ sandwiches are a solid buttress to the restaurant’s attempt, purposeful or accidental, to offer diner-style options. The Buffalo Twister Wrap ($9.95), Scorpion Burger ($8.95) and Chicken Run Ranch Burger ($9.95) are the most consistently good sandwiches on that portion of the menu. Most of the sandwiches are either good or great. The only real complaint is that some of them, like the Bistro Steak Sandwich ($9.95) or Super Italian Meatball Sub ($7.95) tend to fall apart and have to be finished with a fork. For those looking to start and finish their meal with a fork in hand, Native Foods’ Earth Bowls are a diverse selection of menu options. And from the Greek Gyro Bowl ($8.95) to the Soul Bowl ($9.95), they are all good. These dishes are hearty, flavorful and can be enjoyed without inducing “the itis.” Native Foods, while marketing themselves to vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters alike, have the menu, service and ambiance to convert omnivores into animal-friendly diners.
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MASON JUNIOR ELLIOT MERCADO (center) takes the baseline during the Mustangs 55-36 win over William Monroe. He led Mason with 20 points in the game. (P����: L�� L�����/N���-P����)
Mustang Boys Hoops Tops William Monroe, 55-36
BY LIZ LIZAMA
FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS
After inclement weather postponed last Wednesday’s game against William Monroe High School, the George Mason High School boys varsity basketball team returned the following day with a 55-36 home win against the Dragons last Thursday. The win marks the second time this season Mason’s Mustangs beat the Dragons, who currently stand second to Mason in the Bull Run District standings. While Mason finished with a double-digit lead, the game remained close in the first half. The first quarter ended with an 18-11 Mustang lead, and the second quarter saw eight more points for both teams. The Mustangs struggled from the field in the second quarter, making just 3 of 11 shots. Mason head coach Chris Capannola said junior guard D’Montae Noble did give the Mustangs a huge spark with two consecutive steals and layups to put the team up five points in the second quarter. Mason led by only seven points at the end of the first half, but there wasn’t any panic in the locker room during halftime, according to Capannola. “We knew if
we continued to pressure them, we would eventually be able to get the pace more to our liking,� he said. “I told them the goal at the end of the third quarter was a double-digit lead, and we wound up ahead by 12.� With a 12-7 run in the third quarter and 17-10 in the fourth quarter, Mason finished with a 19-point lead over Monroe. “We come in with fresh guys off the bench, and the other teams a lot of times just wear down,� Capannola said. Junior guard and starter Elliot Mercado led the Mustangs with a season high of 20 points against the Dragons. Expressing how proud he was of Mercado, Capannola said it was his best game of his three-year career on the team so far. “He controlled the game on offense, made his shots, got us into our plays and defended really well too,� he said. “He has the capability to be the best player in the Bull Run if he’ll play the way he did against Monroe. He was having fun out there and playing hard and being the team leader we need him to be.� Following Mercado’s efforts, junior guard Josh Allen, junior center Douglas Bossart and junior forward Robert Tartt each added eight points for the Mustangs.
Tartt played less than usual this game as a result of foul trouble but still managed eight points and six rebounds in just the first half. “It’s great that our emotional leader can be out for extended minutes and we still have the guys coming in that can do the job,� Capannola said. Mason finished the game with 16 steals, including six for Mercado. Capannola said that makes 85 steals in the last four games for the Mustangs. “Those numbers are unheard of, but our pressure defense is getting to people early and often,� he said. As playoffs quickly approach, Capannola said he is excited to see how much better the team can get though the games will get tougher. Due to inclement weather, last Friday’s game at Central Woodstock High School was rescheduled to Monday, Feb. 2 and Saturday’s game against Luray High School was cancelled. In a regularly scheduled game at home this Wednesday, Mason faced Rappahannock County High School. Results were not yet available at press time. The Mustangs are scheduled to play at Strasburg High School this Friday and at home against Madison County High School this coming Wednesday.
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New Musical ‘13’ Features All-Teenage Cast by Patricia Leslie
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Casey Cuinn, a 15-year old freshman at Langley High School in McLean, said that he’s got a lot in common with Evan Goldman, the main character of the Broadway musical “13.” And that’s good, because Cuinn’s portraying Goldman in the McLean Community Players’ production of Jason Robert Brown’s musical, which opens tomorrow, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m. at the McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre. “I understand what he’s going through,” Cuinn said. “It’s just a really relatable character for me, so it’s a great role to play.” In the play, Goldman is adjusting to life in small town Indiana, moving there from New York City after his parents’ divorce. Cuinn moved to Northern Virginia from Connecticut during the summer of 2014 with just his mother and siblings, leaving his father back in the tri-state area. And, possibly most importantly, they’re both in a double transition phase, starting a new school and beginning again in a
completely different region of the U.S. from which they came while embarking on a journey through young adulthood. Naturally, these similarities aren’t lost on Cuinn. “We both lived in the East, not too far from each other,” Cuinn said. “We both moved to a place that we’ve never known anything about. And we didn’t know anyone, so we both had to start off a new foot.” Cuinn and Goldman are starting off on a new foot with a lot of young adolescents – the cast of “13” is made up entirely of teenagers. “I love that it will bring younger audiences in because for the first time ever, we’d be featuring an all-adolescent cast. There’s not one adult in the cast,” said Laura Dailey, a co-producer of the show and McLean Community Players board member. “So it brings all these new people into community theater and to our stage and I think that the kids in the next generation are really important part of the McLean community and I’m really excited to highlight that with the show.” In the show, Goldman adjusts to life in a strange land while coping with the normal pressures
of being an adolescent – fitting in, dating, discovering identity and learning how to resolve conflicts. Jason Robert Brown’s exploration of these themes with nascent young adults as the subjects offers something for nearly everyone. Teenagers who go see the show have the opportunity to relate to something immediate, while adults can reminisce and possibly look back on their own experiences at that age with fresh eyes. “My experience with the show is that it’s a fun show, it’s a coming-of-age type of show. The music is quite enjoyable,” said director Kevin Sockwell. “And the message that I get from the show is that we all have a little more homework to do. Growing happens for pre-teens, it happens for adults and older adults. We all have things to learn from life and to learn at each step along the way.” Cuinn agrees with Sockwell that there’s something that everyone could get out of the show, which runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Feb. 15.
PATRICE (LEFT) POINTS OUT to Evan (right) why he moved to the “lamest place in the world” during the McLean Community Players’ rehearsal of “13.” Evan is played by Casey Cuinn and Patrice is played by Tori Garcia. (Photo: Courtesy of Irish Eyes Photography by Toby)
“It’s a great show for all ages, it has so many messages,” Cuinn said. “And people should just come see it.”
Tickets for “13” are $23 – $25 with group rates available. For more information, call 703-7909223 or visit mcleanplayers.org.
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Pennsylvania-based singer-songwriter Andrea Nardello had a case of writer’s block two years ago when a love song, inspired by her relationship with her now-wife, came to her and cut through her creative stall. “After I released my second album [My Aeroplane] I think I had a little bit of writer’s block,” Nardello said. “I think I was just kind of stuck a little bit and “Home to Me” was the song I used to propose to my wife. It was interesting because that was the one song that brought me out of my writer’s block so it was good to finally get something out that felt like a really good song. “It’s one of those things where she inspired the chorus, because she always says that like no matter where we are, as long we’re together, it feels like home. I live a life where I travel all the time. I’m constantly doing things and she can either come with me or she can’t. So it’s really important for us to have that kind of connection.” Nardello has a couple of road dates coming up in the next week, starting with a show she’s playing at Jammin’ Java tonight in Vienna, with Crys Matthews and Kipyn Martin. She said that once she got that first song out, it helped free her mind up to write a bunch of new material, some of which ended up on her latest album Echo, which was released last February. She also joined a songwriter’s group that challenged her to create new material. The group would send out a phrase every week and each of the songwriters in the group had to write a song that incorporated those lyrics and turn it in every Sunday. “I had never really done anything like that before...it sparks ideas that you probably aren’t really thinking of, which for me I think really helped get the creative ideas going, almost
ANDREA NARDELLO (C������� P����) like a brainstorm, so that was a great prompt,” Nardello said. “So I did that for almost a year. And sometimes I had really great songs that came out of that and sometimes I had not, you know, I didn’t write a hit song every week.” She also began co-writing songs with other musicians and said that both experiences helped her “get groove back” after breaking through that initial writer’s block. She co-wrote a song called “I Am the Water” with Matt Duke. All of Nardello’s hard work has resulted in a big year in 2014 and her success is bleeding into 2015. In addition to releasing the critically-acclaimed Echo, Nardello went on a tour last summer and got married to her “Home to Me” muse in October. This year, she’ll be playing with Brandi Carlile on March 8 at World Cafe Live, which
she touts as a personal achievement. The show will kick off a few dates she has in Georgia and the Carolinas. In May, she’ll be back on the road, touring through Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York with Matt Duke. But she’s happy to have Jammin’ Java as one of her warm up dates tonight. “I love playing at Jammin’ Java, I love Vienna and I love the people that support music in that community, so I was really excited when Crys asked me to do the show there,” Nardello said. “It seems to me that the people that go to shows there are really genuinely interested in hearing the original music and making it a listening environment, which I absolutely love.” • For more information about Andrea Nardello, visit andreanardello.com.
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Community Events
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
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. Small Wonders Storytime. Stories, songs and activities for preschoolaged children. Tysons-Pimmit Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). Free. 10:30 a.m. 703790-8088. 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. Affordable Care Act Help. A healthcare navigator will be onhand to give one-on-one help sessions signing up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Call the day of the program to schedule an appointment. Thomas Jefferson Library (7415
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Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Free. 4 – 8 p.m. 703-573-1060. F.C. Rotary Club Meeting. Harvest Moon Restaurant (7260 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). $15 dinner. 6:30 p.m. Teen Knitting Club. Children in grades 6 – 12 come together to share projects, ask advice or learn how to knit. All skill levels welcome. Scrap yarn and needles available for beginners. Registration required. Limited to 15 participants. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7:30 p.m. 703-2485034.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
Summer Camp Expo. Get a head start on planning for the summer 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.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
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. Karaoke with Babs. American Legion Post 130 is hosting a karaoke night featuring Babs. American Legion Post 130 (400 N. Oak St., Falls Church). Free. 8 p.m. – midnight. 703-533-1945. post130.org.
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.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2
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, FEBRUARY 3
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. What’s Green Isn’t Always Good. Kristen Conrad Buhis, resource agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension, will deliver this talk at the Falls Church Garden Club’s meeting, which is open to the public. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 7:30 p.m. 703-2485077.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
NARFE Meeting. George Kresslein, Jr., a certified public accountant, will talk about filing federal and Virginia tax returns for 2014 at a meeting of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. Mason District Government Center (6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale). Free. 10 a.m. 703-980-6831. Four Cornerstones to Health. Learn about the four cornerstones in obtaining quality, sustainable health and understand the barriers we face, the key component of prevention and how nutrition fits in to our overall wellness from instructor Barbara Benson. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8 p.m. 703-248-5034.
Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
“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. “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.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
“13.” The McLean Community Players present 13 – a hilarious coming-of-age rock musical with music and lyrics by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown and a book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn. When Evan Goldman is forced to move from New York City to a small town in Indiana after his
parents’ divorce, he must establish his popularity and avoid an “un-cool” label among his fellow middle school students. Even though the show features an entirely teenage cast, the stories and emotions in this memorable musical are timeless. Through Feb. 15. McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean). $23 – $25. 8 p.m. mcleanplayers.org.
“Turn of the Screw.” This is the premiere of Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith’s musical adaptation of Henry James’ gothic novella. Miss Giddens is a sensitive young governess who believes that her young charges are being manipulated by evil forces. The production is the �irst installment of a �ive-year commissioning project called “Bold New Works for Intimate Stages.” Through Feb. 22. ArtSpace Falls Church (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $22 – $25. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 C��� M������� ���� A����� N������� ��� K���� M�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $10 – $15. 6 p.m. 703-2551566. B���� M��� � P������� M���� ���� DJ Z�. Howard Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25 – $50. 6 p.m. 202-803-2899. Z��� J���� ���� D����������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15 in advance. $17 day of the show. 8 p.m. 202-667-4490. J������� E������. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $25. 8 p.m. 703255-1900. C���� H�����’ R���� B���� E���������. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141. R������� C�����. Bohemian Caverns (2011 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 online. $25 at the door. 8 p.m. 202-299-0800. T�� B���. L�������. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. R�� B��� T���3����� W���������, D.C. Q��������. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW, Washington, D.C.). Free. 9 p.m. 202-588-1880. B������ ���� O����, J��� ��� DOTCOM. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $30. 10:30 p.m. 202-265-0930. S���� J���� � F����� T���. Howard Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington,
D.C.). $12.50 – $15. 11 p.m. 202803-2899.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 D�� � C����. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. C������ M��� ���� M������ S�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $15 – $18. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. G������� B�������� ���� T�� L��� B����. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 7 p.m. 202265-0930. S�� F����� ���� ������ S����� Q������ ��� W���� H���������. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $22. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. W��� O������ B��� ���� T����� R����� ��� P����� �� C���. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8:30 p.m. 703-5228340. P��� R��� K������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $8. 9 p.m. 202-667-4490. Y���� R�����. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 V����� ��� R������ S������� ���� P������ D����. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. R����-P������ V������ S���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $10 – $15 in advance. $13 – $15 day of the show. 5 p.m. 703255-1566.
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P����� K������: T������ �� T������ H����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $12 – $18 in advance. $15 – $18 day of the show. 5:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. G������� B��������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930. S������� F���. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $27 – $32. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1900. T�� H���������� ���� K���� J���� ��� C���� T��������. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 9 p.m. 703-5228340. H������� B��� ���� S���������, A���� C���� ��� S�����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 9 p.m. 202-667-4490. G����� � T������. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-5329283. J��� S�����. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. G������� ���� S������ ��� L���������. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 10 p.m. 202-588-1880. T��� F������� ���� EU ��������� S���� B��� � DJ A�� C. Howard Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $25. 11 p.m. 202-8032899.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 D���� ���� D. C�����. Howard
Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $35 – $70. 6 p.m. 202-8032899. A��� A�����. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 7 p.m. 202265-0930. E��� D���� ���� S��� J�������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $18 in advance. $20 day of the show. 8 p.m. 202667-4490.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 S���� ���� T�� S�� T�� S��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $12 in advance. $14 day of the show. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� B���� C��������� P������. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 B��������� ���� T��� W����� ��� C������ F���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna). $15 – $18. 5:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. M�� C������ - L���� R�������. Bohemian Caverns (2011 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 online. $15 at the door. 7:30 p.m. 202-2990800. T����� W������. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 L���� T�������� ���� J����� J���� � ��� B-S����. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 7 p.m. 202265-0930.
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What: Falls Church Super Bowl Bar Crawl When: Sunday, February 1 Where: All across Falls Church
See page 17 for a full lineup of F.C. Super Bowl specials
traditions in the 19th century at Cherry Hill Farmhouse while making your loved one an old-fashioned Victorian valentine. Materials will be provided. The class is designed for adults and children age 10 and up. Cherry Hill Farmhouse (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). $6. 10 – 11 a.m. cherryhillfallschurch.org.
Sunday, February 8 – Capital Improvement Project Open House. Falls Church City
residents will get a chance to learn about the City’s Capital Improvement Program for the fiscal years 2016 – 2020. The location has yet to be determined. Free. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. fallschurchva.gov.
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(TR15-05) RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2005 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO INCORPORATE THE “PARKS FOR PEOPLE” PLAN AS AN UPDATE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE PARKS, OPEN SPACE, AND RECREATION CHAPTER
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Only in Falls Church? There’s a Time for Everything, Even a Capsule
New Middle School Named for Legendary African-American Falls Church Educator
After resting undisturbed for a half century, the time capsule lodged in the cornerstone of the old Falls Church High School (aka Whittier Intermediate School) was opened last Wednesday evening in an untimely fashion. Several students from George Mason High School who were working with their teacher to salvage anything possible before they bulldozed the school,” unlodged the cornerstone and, to their surprise, found the nine by four inch metal box inside.
In a dramatic 4-3 vote Tuesday night, the Falls Church School Board chose to name its new middle school for local African-American Falls Church educator and civil rights activist Mary Ellen Henderson. The new middle school building is currently under construction on the George Mason Middle and High School campus at 7124 Leesburg Pike and is on schedule to open next September.
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MTC Earns 21 National, State and Local Accolades Members of the McLean High School Theatre Company recently earned national,
CHARLIE, a King Charles Cavalier, spent some time with Christmas carollers over the holidays while the Kamel family of Lawson Street enjoyed a tour of the Cherry Hill Farmhouse. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
Helping People and Pets Buy and Sell Homes NEW LISTING STUDENTS IN MRS. DIXON’S second grade class at Thomas Jefferson couldn’t go outside to play in the snow on Tuesday, so Mrs. Dixon brought the snow inside. (P����: L���� D����/FCCPS P����) state and local theater recognition from the YoungArts Foundation, Virginia Thespians and DCMetrotheaterarts.com, respectively. The company earned 21 accolades in total for its work last year. The YoungArts Foundation recognized Alex Stone as one of fifteen national finalists in their Spoken and Musical Theater category. As a national finalist, Stone attended YoungArts Week in Miami from Jan. 4 – 11, performed at Miami’s New World Center and will be considered for nomination as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Five McLean students received accomplished ratings in the Individual Event competition at the Virginia Thespians’ annual conference and are eligible to appear in the National
Individual Events Showcase at the International Thespian Conference in Lincoln, Ne., June 22–27. Sam Brumbaugh, Ray Clardy, Thomas Kelty, Matt Lucero and Zoe Le Menestrel were the Highlander students recognized at the conference. The McLean Theatre company received 15 accolades from DCMetrotheaterarts.com for, among others, Best High School Production for “Catch Me If You Can” and “The Addams Family.” Nearly all of the company members who earned recognition will appear in the McLean Theatre Company’s upcoming regional premiere of Big Fish, running Feb. 16, 19 – 22 at McLean High School’s Burks Auditorium. For more information, visit mcleandrama.com.
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