Falls Church News-Press 11-11-2021

Nov. 11 — 17, 2021

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Qualifications Expanded for Affordable Housing

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2 unanimous votes permit greater role for non-citizens in 2 places

BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON

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Two key unanimous votes by the Falls Church City Council at its meeting Monday night are opening up the City for a more diverse population makeup. The unanimous 7-0 votes will now allow a wider participation of residents, removing language that requires applicants seeking to serve on City boards and commissions and to qualify for affordable housing to be “qualified voters of the City” and at least 18 instead of 21 years of age.

There were two separate measures, the first being to remove restrictions on age and voting status within the City to qualify for appointment to volunteer boards and commissions, a move that will require a change in the City’s charter and thereby requiring a favorable vote by the state legislature.

The change to remove citizenship requirements as a condition for qualification as a recipient of affordable housing in the city was also approved unanimously as a separate agenda

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F.C. CITIZENS AND PLANNING STAFF joined at the Columbia Baptist Church last Saturday to begin sharing ideas and aspirations for the City’s East End, in anticipation of the completion of a formal small area plan for that area of the Little City (see story, elsewhere this issue). (C������� �����)

Traffic Issues on Broad Street Lead to Accidents

BY AMANDA SNEAD

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Broad Street serves as a main thoroughfare through Falls Church City, hosting traffic both from the residents who live here and those who drive through it

on their commute. While the population of the city is around 14,000, tens of thousands more make their way through Falls Church everyday.

As more people head back into the office to work and begin going out more often,

the amount of cars on the road has increased significantly but with staffing shortages throughout the Falls Church city government, including the police department, Broad Street is not actively being watched.

However, Mary Gavin, Chief

of Police in Falls Church, notes that police are monitoring the road on their way to other calls.

Although there are some measures in place, such as solar powered radar monitors, school

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The Church of the Good Shepherd in Burke is back on the stage with the early 1970s musical “Company.” The play revolves around a bachelorette whose friends are all married as she looks for love.

The Greater Falls Church Veterans Council urges citizens of the area to honor our nation’s veterans, both on holidays and every day of the year through attending events and providing opportunities.

After the unexpected situations brought on by the pandemic, folk singer Dar Williams is happy to have released a new album and prepare to go back on tour, including a performance at the Birchmere in Alexandria.

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INDEX

Editorial............................................... 6 Letters................................................. 6 Comment ...................................7,8,13 Crime Report ...................................... 8 News & Notes....................... 10,11,14 Calendar .....................................16,17 Business News ................................. 18 Classified Ads ................................... 20 Comics.............................................. 21 Critter Corner.................................... 22

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A PETITION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE, DESIGNATED RIDER GT, UNDER § 56-585.1 A 6 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CASE NO. PUR-2021-00083 •Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Company”) has filed a Petition for approval of a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider GT. •Through its Petition, the Company seeks to recover projected and actual costs related to electric distribution grid transformation projects that the Commission has approved as part of the Company’s plan to transform its electric distribution grid.

•The total revenue requirement requested for recovery in this Petition for the Rate Year beginning June 1, 2022, is $55,527,000.

•The Company states that the implementation of the proposed Rider GT on June 1, 2022, will increase a residential customer’s monthly bill, based on 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity usage per month, by $1.17.

•A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing in this case on March 22, 2022, at 10 a.m., for the receipt of public witness testimony.

•An evidentiary hearing will be held on March 23, 2022, at 10 a.m., either in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by electronic means. Further details on this hearing will be provided by subsequent Commission Order or Hearing Examiner’s Ruling.

•Further information about this case is available on the Commission website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

On August 13, 2021, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) a petition (“Petition”) for approval of a rate adjustment clause (“RAC”), designated Rider GT, pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 (“Subsection A 6”) of the Code of Virginia and the Commission’s Rules Governing Utility Rate Case Applications and Annual Informational Filings of Investor-Owned Electric Utilities, 20 VAC 5-204-5 et seq. Through its Petition, the Company seeks to recover projected and actual costs related to electric distribution grid transformation projects that the Commission has approved as part of the Company’s plan to transform its electric distribution grid (“GT Plan”). The Company states that Subsection A 6 requires it to petition for approval of a plan for electric distribution grid transformation projects, and also permits the Company to recover the costs of one or more electric distribution grid transformation projects through a RAC. In Case Nos. PUR-2018-00100 and PUR-2019-00154, the Commission approved Dominion’s investments related to eleven projects in years 2019, 2020, and 2021 (“Phase I of the GT Plan”). The Company now seeks cost recovery for these projects through a new RAC designated Rider GT. The projects include: (1) mainfeeder hardening, (2) targeted corridor improvement, (3) voltage island mitigation, (4) hosting capacity analysis, (5) the Locks Campus Microgrid, (6) physical security, (7) the Smart Charging Infrastructure Pilot Program, (8) telecommunications, (9) cyber security, and (10) customer education.

The Company states that the Commission also approved the new customer information platform as part of Phase I of the GT Plan, and recovery of those costs is currently under review in the Company’s triennial review proceeding, Case No. PUR-2021-00058.

The Company represents that the Commission approved Phase I of the GT Plan projects up to the maximum amount of investment previously deemed reasonable and prudent by the Commission (“cost caps”). The Company further represents that, should costs exceed such cost caps, those costs would be incurred at the Company’s risk; it would be the Company’s burden to demonstrate reasonableness and prudence for any such incremental investment. Dominion reports that eight of the ten projects are progressing in line with the overall budgetary plan within the cost caps. Two of the ten projects, Locks Campus Microgrid and physical security, have projected costs that exceed the cost caps; the Company asserts that these two projects are still reasonable and necessary to pursue, and the incremental costs of these projects should be approved by the Commission as reasonable and prudent.

The Company’s RAC revenue requirement includes the Projected Cost Recovery Factor. The total revenue requirement requested for recovery in this Petition for the Rate Year beginning June 1, 2022, is $55,527,000. The Company states that the implementation of the proposed Rider GT on June 1, 2022, will increase a residential customer’s monthly bill, based on 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity usage per month, by $1.17.

Interested persons are encouraged to review Dominion’s Petition and supporting documents in full for details about these and other proposals.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Petition and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Petition and supporting documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled public hearings on Dominion’s Petition. On March 22, 2022, at 10 a.m., a Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses, with no public witness present in the Commission’s courtroom. On or before March 16, 2022, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) your name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out a form on the Commission’s website at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling (804) 371-9141. This public witness hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.

On March 23, 2022, at 10 a.m., either in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by electronic means, a Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will convene a hearing to receive testimony and evidence offered by the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff on the Company’s Petition. Further details on this hearing will be provided by subsequent Commission Order or Hearing Examiner’s Ruling.

The Commission has taken judicial notice of the ongoing public health issues related to the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. In accordance therewith, all pleadings, briefs, or other documents required to be served in this matter should be submitted electronically to the extent authorized by 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”). Confidential and Extraordinarily Sensitive Information shall not be submitted electronically and should comply with 5 VAC 5-20-170, Confidential information, of the Rules of Practice. Any person seeking to hand deliver and physically file or submit any pleading or other document shall contact the Clerk’s Office Document Control Center at (804) 371 9838 to arrange the delivery.

Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, the Commission has directed that service on parties and the Commission’s Staff in this matter shall be accomplished by electronic means. Please refer to the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing for further instructions concerning Confidential or Extraordinarily Sensitive Information.

An electronic copy of the public version of the Company’s Petition may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Vishwa B. Link, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or vlink@mcguirewoods.com.

On or before March 16, 2022, any interested person may file comments on the Petition by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit Public-Comments.

Those unable, as a practical matter, to file comments electronically may file such comments by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00083.

On or before January 4, 2022, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a notice of participation electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel, if available. The respondent simultaneously shall serve a copy of the notice of participation on counsel to the Company. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5 20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00083.

On or before January 25, 2022, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case.

Any respondent unable, as a practical matter, to file testimony and exhibits electronically may file such by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents simultaneous with its filing. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, as modified herein, including, but not limited to: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR 2021-00083.

Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.

The public version of the Company’s Petition and other documents filed in this case, the Commission’s Rules of Practice, and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing may be viewed at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

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Keeping ‘Company’ With the Good Shepherds Players

by Mark Dreisonstok

“Company” is an early 1970s musical revolving around a bachelor whose friends are all married and who is interested in and resistant to marriage all at once. Coming between “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” on one spectrum and “Into the Woods” on another, Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” broke new ground in examining the complexities of contemporary relationships in vignettes, although the unconventional subject matter and the non-linear technique are placed “Side by Side” (to quote one of the song titles) with more traditional Broadway elements.

The show is being revived locally in a surprising venue: Church of the Good Shepherd in Burke, Virginia.

The Good Shepherd Players were founded in 1980 as a self-styled “outreach ministry” of the church using the yearly production of a musical to foster relationships with the community and to draw interest to the church and its mission. They have now expanded beyond one musical per year. Having produced such musicals as “The Music Man” and “Oliver” in the past, they look for-

ward to “Titanic: The Musical” for the spring.

Good Shepherd Players Publicity Manager Gregory LeNave explains to Falls Church NewsPress the unusual current choice of “Company” as this season’s production: “In early 2020, the Good Shepherd Players decided to expand their annual offerings by adding a musical in the fall to complement their big spring musical. The Board [which overseas the Players] selected “Company” as the first fall musical, scheduled for November 2020.

Rehearsals started early that fall on Zoom, but of course the pandemic forced a postponement. ‘Company’ had certain advantages as this first offering: a smaller cast, a simple set, and a focus on character work that, as it turns out, could be done virtually. In addition, ‘Company’ is a contemporary classic, a show that revolutionized musical theatre when it debuted fifty years ago. The Board felt it would be an exciting way to begin the Players’ expansion!”

Good Shepherds Players provides excellent “company” in this production which is minimalist in terms of props and set (a skyline of

New York City, with mood changes indicated by color-changing spotlights). This minimalist approach is set off by a full-sounding orchestra of nine musicians superbly conducted

by Steve McBride.

A memorable moment showing the traditional Broadway side of “Company” features bachelor Robert’s three girlfriends all of whom he is thinking of proposing to performing as the talented trio of April (Allison Meyer), Kathy (Tricia Tyrell), and Marta (Katie Weigl Strain) performing “You Could Drive a Person Crazy.” April is a flighty flight attendant, Kathy an idealized vision of a future wife, and Marta a fun-loving girl, all representing different personalities and possible futures for Robert as a husband.

Another traditional Broadwaystyle number in terms of tunefulness and choreography is when Robert (the fine voice of Chris Gray), a couple he knows, and eventually the whole cast sing “Side by Side/What Would We Do WithoutYou?” Mr. Gray also performs a moving “Being Alive,” which has become one of the well-known staples of the Sondheim songbook.

Alexia Scott’s Studio Gallery

Announcing that the following artists are open Saturdays mornings 9:30 to 12:00 through December 18th. Cheryl Bearss, Joan Bixler, Jeff Bulman Christina Blake, Elisabeth Hudgins, Scott Kaye, Matt Redfield, Ann Steele, Deborah Taylor, Two Sisters Art Glass and the Swell Candle Company.

Alexia Scott is also open by appointment.

Contact her at aj@alexiapaints.com.

The studio is located at: 106 Little Falls Street, Falls Church.

Go to: alexiaspaintingstudio.com for more information about any of the artists.

THE TRIO OF April (Allison Meyer), Kathy (Tricia Tyrell), and Marta (Katie Weigl Strain) performing “You Could Drive a Person Crazy.” (Photo Courtesy Good Shepherds Players) A harsher tone to the show is evidenced by Margaret McGarry as Joanne, performing with great style and character the cynical “Ladies Who Lunch.” Another non-typical element of a Broadway musical is the resolution of the play being left up to the audience’s own conjecture.

In addition to providing very good voices, the cast also delivers the poignant lines of the play well, such as

“I’m afraid to get married and you’re afraid not to” and “you need to marry somebody, not just some body.”

The production contains adult language and themes, and thus parental discretion is advised.

Tickets are $15. for adults and $10. for students. The play runs a little more than two hours from November 12 – 14, 2021, at Church of the Good Shepherd in Burke.

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Council Unanimously Votes to Expand Affordable Housing Applicants Continued from Page 1

item and requires only an administrative adjustment at City Hall.

In the staff report to the Council this week, it was noted that “a consistent theme from all the input received from City boards and commissions was a need to increase inclusion of diverse perspectives and experience in the participatory government.”

The report said, “The Library Board of Trustees recommended expanding representation and diversity of its membership. The Housing Commission recommended that the language requiring that board and commission applicants be qualified voters be removed because that includes a citizenship requirement for voting. Currently, the City Charter requires that members appointed by Council to serve on boards and commissions be “qualified voters of the city, actually residing within the city limits.”

This September, as part of the Housing Commission’s assessment and recommendations regarding equity in City programs, according to the staff report, “It was determined that this requirement served

as a hardship for residents who do not meet it, but who would like to participate in the program. After research and review with the City attorney, it was determined that this was a change that could be made administratively. As a result, all citizenship requirements have been removed from City affordable housing program requirements.

Applicants will still need to follow any applicable financing guidelines if needed.”

All of the affordable housing documents have been updated and a mailing was sent to residents who may be interested in the program informing them of this change.

In other developments from the Monday Council meeting: The Council voted to support the proposed naming of the City Property Yard as the “Robert L. Goff Operations Yard” as an appropriate expression of thanks and appreciation to Mr. Goff for his many years of service.

The plan to have a representative of Kettler Management, the company that owns The Fields, a subsidized affordable housing property in the City, did not materialize as no representative of the

company showed up. Councilman Letty Hardi said Kettler “bailed at the last minute” and urged health inspectors to be brought in.

The Council was encouraged to try again to get Kettler to show up for a meeting after residents of the property complained about a variety of maintenance shortcomings.

That resulted in an Oct. 12 meeting of residents with management at Berman Park adjacent the site, when they were told a new pest control company had been retained and mold was being treated in each unit. “A lot of progress has been made,” Dana Lewis of the City’s Department of Human Services told the Council.

November was declared “Live Local Falls Church” month, with representatives of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce present to promote the initiative first introduced by Councilman Ross Litkenhous. The goal, he said, is to encourage City residents to increase the proportion of their discretionary spending that occurs with City businesses by 20 percent during the month.

The Council recognized the 100th anniversary of the dedication

of the U.S. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery, as requested by the Falls Church chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The anniversary will be celebrated as part of today’s (Nov. 11) scheduled ceremony at the Veterans’ Memorial in front of the Community Center at 11 a.m.

The Council recognized November at Native American Heritage month.

Assistant City Manager Cindy Mester updated the Council on the status of no less than 25 capital improvement projects that are in various stages of completion in the Little City, beginning with the completion of the $120 million new Meridian High School, the addition of walking lanes at the W&OD trail and the expansion and renovation of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library.

All the projects are progressing under “environmental and equity lenses,” she reported. Historical panels being prepared for the South Washington multi-modal project are currently being fabricated, and streetlight conversions are underway.

“There are a lot of good things happening all around town right now,” said Mayor David Tarter, but they all need better promotion so that our citizens can appreciate all that is being done for them.”

The use of the $100,000 allocated by the City Council last spring for improved public outreach and communication has not yet occurred.

The Council began consideration of a 5 cent tax on all plastic bags with the aim that it be in conjunction with surrounding jurisdictions. Currently, the Council was told, the City is about three months behind progress on this initiative by its neighbors. The purpose of the tax is not to raise revenue but to discourage the environmentallydamaging use of the bags.

Councilman Letty Hardi said that there “must be a bold declaration by the Council with incentives aimed at retaining and bringing back City employees.”

The Council OK’d modifying its working deal with the Friends of the Falls Church Homeless Shelter to change the opening date of the shelter this year from November 15 to December 1.

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Jogger Injured on Broad Street Asks for More Police Enforcement

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bus stop arm monitoring and red light cameras, speed has still been an issue.

Jaclyn Robertson, a resident of Falls Church who lives in the residential area of Broad Street, was struck by a car in a hit and run while on a jog near her home.

Robertson has lived on Broad Street since 2019, walking and jogging on the road daily and taking her children out on their bikes.

She stated that before the pandemic, she would often see officers patrolling the street and monitoring traffic but for the past year and a half it has all but stopped.

“I’m very familiar with the traffic situation on Broad Street,” she said. “I was running, like I always do, I was running west on Broad Street— towards downtown. I was on the sidewalk and I came to the crosswalk at Fairfax, where there’s a stop sign at Fairfax but not a stop sign or light on Broad Street. There’s a crosswalk so I stopped at the corner, looked left, looked right, looked left again, didn’t see anyone and proceeded to run into the crosswalk. About halfway into the crosswalk, I saw

something out of my peripheral on my left side and the next thing I knew I was in the middle of Broad Street. It took me a second to register what happened but I did not lose consciousness. Once I realized I had been hit by a car I immediately looked for the person who hit me and I did not see them.”

According to Robertson, only two people were interviewed at the scene of the incident, neither of which saw the incident occur, and she was not interviewed until a few hours later at the hospital, despite being conscious at the scene.

Gavin stated that most of the ‘witnesses’ did not actually witness the crime and statements from Robertson and the driver conflict.

Witnesses originally called the incident into 911 as a medical emergency, unsure of how Robertson ended up in the middle of the road. EMTs arrived at the scene and after finding out what had happened, police were called to investigate further.

Due to the conflicting statements from those involved and a lack of witnesses, officers

attempted to obtain video from nearby shopping centers and red light cameras.

“We tried to collect evidence to support a statement which would show proof as to what actually happened,” said Gavin.

Ultimately, no charges were filed in this case.

In addition to Robertson’s accident, a similar incident occurred involving a cyclist being hit by a car on Broad Street.

Gavin encourages drivers to be more cognizant of all forms of transportation that may be on the road, including those walking or jogging and cycling. Solar powered radar monitors can be found on Broad Street as well, allowing drivers to see how fast they are going and slow down to the 25 mph speed limit throughout the city.

There has also been a conversation about changing the speed limit throughout the city. However, Robertson does not think this is the solution. Instead, she has been advocating for more lights on the residential end of Broad Street and more police monitoring the street and enforcing the current speed limit.

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Gavin stated that she works closely with the Department of Public Works and that those are the people who should be referred to in a conversation about a change to the speed limit.

As reported in the October 21 issue of the News-Press, the city government has lost 15 percent

of its staff— including two members of the police department.

There are currently 32 officers on the force for the city whose population is 450 times that size.

However, Gavin does not see any correlation between the loss of staff and incidents occurring on Broad.

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The Best Remedy For Extremism

The lead headline in yesterday’s Washington Post read, “U.S. School Officials Face Dark New Reality,” with the subhead, “Board Members Resign, Or Consider It, Amid Wave of Threats and Abuse.” The lengthy article by Hannah Natanson citing the patterns of intimidation and threats against school board members in Northern Virginia jurisdictions adjacent Falls Church and nationwide notes in conclusion that, “They’re not going to stop.”

The article cites “right-leaning advocacy groups and political action committees” that “dumped large sums into school board races this fall, as did some left-leaning groups such as teacher unions,” and then cites the case of Freedom Works, which it describes as “a conservative non-profit that adopted deceptive advertising in service of President Trump’s reelection campaign.”

That outfit, founded with funding from the Koch brothers, was a key player in the rise of the Tea Party following the election of Obama in 2009 and led a series of disruptions of congressional town halls that summer that were fertile ground for and morphed into the Trump movement. Freedom Works is a socalled “grasstops” effort, meaning it masquerades as a grassroots effort while in reality it is run by a political entity from the top-down. Arch-rightwinger former U.S. Rep. Dick Armey of Texas was among its earliest public faces.

Now, according to the Post article, Freedom Works “has developed a sixweek program that teaches parents how to run for the school board so they can combat mask mandates, lockdowns, or critical race theory, according to the group’s website.”

The Post article doesn’t mention the City of Falls Church’s election earlier this month, which, had it done so, would likely have been seen as reflective of its description of how the City of Alexandria, where “mask and vaccine mandates have drawn almost no opposition,” with “no organized parent group waging war against critical race theory (and) public comment portions of board meetings have generally remained short and decorous.” Although not exactly. Falls Church saw a concerted effort to upset the apple cart albeit in a low key way, fueled with a lot of outside money and Washington, D.C. Kochbacked special interest involvement.

So Falls Church did not show up in this Post article not so much because of its small size as perhaps for the anomaly it represented. In the election, the four best and most qualified candidates prevailed who exhibited consistent, thoughtful and critical support for the excellent leadership of the Falls Church Public Schools, including as coming from their superintendent, staff and teachers. While a few yard signs called for the entire school board to be removed, the excellent execution of candidate debates by the Citizens for a Better City, the PTAs, VPIS and the League of Women Voters along with published candidate statements and overall coverage by this newspaper helped keep the discourse civil while insightful.

The lesson is that an informed and committed electorate is the best remedy for extremism.

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Keeping the Little City Safe

Editor, Now that the elections are over, yard signs are pulled up and neighbor loves neighbor again, Congratulations to all the winners. Now, however, it is time for those (re)elected to get to the work of governing.

It concerns me that our police are so grossly under funded. The police give us the security to be as proud as we are about this city. There are no ‘Thank You” yard signs for them, only ‘Use of Force’ community committees to answer to and body cameras to wear. As anyone in this city who has had dealings with our police would agree, they deserve the title ‘finest’.

We have the same amount of police officers on the force now (32) as we did in 1984-yet with almost 40 percent more population?

While our population is 14,000+, an estimated 80,000 are in Falls Church City each day?

While the current city budget does have an increase for officers, Chief of Police Gavin was forced to use the new officer allocation to combat attrition?

We have a few as 3 patrol officers on staff during certain shifts, many on overtime hours? For

crying out loud, that is only one more than Mayberry!

We cannot call ourselves the Little City only when it is convenient or quaint.

When you develop, there are residual costs that need to be met. Police is first and foremost.

I remember when the police blotter in this paper was half filled with “drunk in public”. I used to laugh when I read it. Now the crime report is filled with thefts, assaults and break-ins every week. Additionally, let’s not pretend that there is an invisible force field around our city.

A murder(!) took place just steps from our utopia just last month.

If we have the money to give our town Government a new building, our students a new school and our citizens a new library, shouldn’t we give the town police the needed new staff?

Mr. Snyder, Ms. Connelly, Ms. Hiscott, Ms. Lian, once again congratulations on your victories, and thank you for your service to our community. I implore you and the rest of the existing council to allocate the funds needed to allow the police to continue to do their fine work.

John Memoli Falls Church

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Our soldiers are protectors of our democracy. But Americans honor our veterans in different ways. Ask yourself, when did you last attend a Veterans Day or Memorial Day service? Several times in recent years, at ceremonies held in Falls Church where attendance is usually above 100 persons, those attending were asked how many are veterans or members of their immediate family? Yep, all responded “YES.” Rarely can you find the non-veteran citizen who takes the time to attend ceremonies meant to honor those who gave their lives or now live their lives with the disabilities caused defending the Constitution.

Even if you do not attend a ceremony, that does not mean you do not honor the service of our troops. You honor the veteran every time they are given special treatment or opportunities. Examples partially include such benefits as health care, education, home mortgage, offsetting tax burdens, and burial. Veterans, indeed, hold a special place in our hearts for their sacrifices. They thank you for honoring them.

Veterans also remember their fellow troopers. Families who have lost a loved one in a war zone are invited to an “Honor Roll” ceremony where the name of the fallen trooper is added to the list of others. Plaques bearing the name of a fallen hero from Falls Church can be found at the entrance of the Parks and Recreation build-

ing, across from the Veterans Memorial.

Our Falls Church Veteran supports the efforts of the National League of POW/ MIA Families, which locates its national headquarters in Falls Church. Working with several government agencies, this organization is directly responsible for the repatriation of many American prisoners

“You honor the veteran every time they are given special treatment or opportunities.” of war and thousands of missing are now returned to their family.

Falls Church veterans also receive honors and support from groups like the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the Falls Church Concert Band, the US Army Band, the US Marine Band, the Northern Virginia WWII Veterans, Veterans Memorial Committee and the City of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Division.

In 2004, Falls Church members of The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Catholic War Veterans, Korean War Veterans, and the Coalition of the Republic of Vietnam, met to form the Greater Falls Church Veterans Council.

Beyond assisting with the ceremonies for Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the Council also provides manpower and eco-

nomic assistance to celebrate Flag Day, Independence Day, Patriots Day and Constitution Day. Falls Church veterans, families, and friends also enjoy the annual Picnic at Cherry Hill Park held the Sunday before Columbus Day. Members of the community and veterans are presented with awards for their support.

If you have ever watched the annual Falls Church parade on Memorial Day, the city always presents and honors our veterans to lead the march through our city streets. You may have seen the stunning photos presented often by the Falls Church News-Press.

Veterans Day was formerly known as Armistice Day, the ending of World War I. Ceremonies are regularly held throughout the world on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour. The sacrifices made by millions of Americans in that war and subsequent wars helped countries around the world enjoy freedom today.

Quite a legacy for America.

Some veterans have not experienced combat, but they share a bond with those who have. All have been willing to die for America if called upon. All were subjected to the military justice system which requires strict professionalism and obedience. All have pledged loyalty to the US Constitution. When you take a moment to thank and honor a veteran, you are offering your friendship and support for their courage and commitment on behalf of America.

Just think of it. For the veteran, America

is important enough to endure long separations from their family. Perhaps they miss the birth of a child. Of course, there is always the danger from cold weather or hot jungles or deserts where they might lose a limb or their life.

We also cannot forget the sacrifices made by the military spouse who may endure an interruption of their career, deal with frequent address changes, and be required to assume all parental responsibility. Be sure to thank them, too.

The title “veteran” can be claimed by fewer than 10 percent of Americans. Less than one-half of one percent of our population currently serves. It is important that all Americans help improve the lives of those who make these sacrifices.

We are the greatest nation on earth. We enjoy the freedom and security that our veterans give us. The price paid by the veteran is far greater than any price we pay to support the quality of life for our veteran and their family. We must remember them.

We must appreciate them.

Call 571-251-1453 if you would like to join one of the Falls Church veteran organizations or to contribute your time or money to support the programs established by our veterans.

This piece was written collaboratively by three members of the Greater Falls Church Veterans Council. For more information about the organization, visit www.gfcvcouncil.homestead.com

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Last week’s election results for Virginia statewide offices were exciting for the winners, distressing for the losers, but proved, once again, that Virginia is not the blue state that some media and political pundits claimed. Northern Virginia may be blue, but much of the Commonwealth remains solidly red. Longtime observers may remember that, in the early 1990s, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had a Republican majority. In 1995, there was a 5-5 split before my election as Mason District Supervisor turned the board “blue,” where it has remained. However, Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors only gained a Democratic majority in 2019; many of its Constitutional Officers still are Republican.

Likewise, Prince William County’s Board of Supervisors attained a Democratic majority in the 2019 election. One or two election cycles may not determine the depth of voter commitment to a political party’s platform or candidates. One or two generations probably is a better indicator.

Nonetheless, Governor-elect Youngkin’s transition from business executive to governance likely will be eye-opening. The narrow margin of the vote was not a mandate. Like most of the nation, the Commonwealth, and the General Assembly, is split right down the middle. It will take a lot of work, and a lot of persuasion, to bring various factions together if common goals are to be achieved in the legislative session that begins in January, just prior to the inauguration.

Keep a close eye on Mr. Youngkin’s campaign promises to eliminate the grocery tax, raise teacher salaries, and reduce the gasoline tax. The state sales tax in Northern Virginia is six percent; for food and personal hygiene products, the state tax is 2.5 percent. The local share of the grocery tax remitted to Fairfax County is approximately $60 million, or the equivalent of almost three cents on the real estate tax rate. Likewise, the current gasoline tax provides revenue for upkeep of highways and local roadways, which is a state, not county, responsibility. Raising teacher salaries was a hallmark of the General Assembly for Fiscal Year 2022, but the fiscal details often slip by the state lawmakers. The cost to Fairfax

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County for that five percent increase this spring was $122.9 million, but the state provided funding only for two percent of that five percent raise, or $22.4 million. Localities must provide a local fund match, which required an additional $11.4 million in local funds, or an additional four cents on the real estate tax rate, to fully fund the Commonwealth’s promised increase. To draw down on the additional state funding, Fairfax County had to provide at least an additional two percent match, which would have resulted in a net cost to our school system, and county taxpayers, of $40.2 million, with the state cost a mere $8.9 million. The governor-elect’s promises look good on a campaign mailer, but taking away the local share of state revenues, and expecting local taxpayers to make up the difference, is not the way to foster a positive relationship with Virginia’s counties.

Parking availability, or lack of it, can be a lively discussion in neighborhoods and retail areas.

The Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development, Zoning Administration Division (ZAD), will host a Parking Re-Imagined Community Engagement virtual town meeting for Mason District on Thursday, November 18, 2021, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. You can find out more about the issue at ZAD’s website, www.fairfaxcounty. gov/planning-development/zoning-ordinance/ parking-reimagined. The website also provides information about how to participate, and a meeting link will be announced soon.

My grandfather was a World War II veteran, my father was a World War II and Korean War veteran, and my husband and my brother served in peacetime, so Veterans’ Day has special significance for me. On Thursday, fly the flag, if you have one, and always remember the sacrifices our military members made long ago, and notso-long-ago, to keep our country safe, and our democracy secure. God bless America!  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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Dar Williams grew up in the 1970s, where she was encouraged to find her passion at a young age.

She picked up a guitar at the age of nine and wrote her first song at 11 with the encouragement of her family.

“I was steeped in that environment of ‘everybody is creative in some way.’ That brought me to take music lessons and keep an ear out for who I was artistically,” she said. Along with writing songs and playing music, Williams also found a creative outlet in playwriting and acting.

She grew up in a household where music was always playing, such as the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan and the Mamas & the Papas alongside Broadway musical soundtracks and classical music.

“What influenced me was this idea that making music was important,” she said. She found inspiration in Judy Collins in particular out of all of the artists she grew up listening to. “I could almost hear Judy saying that music will help to civilize the world and that there’s a lot of hope for the world in music.”

After college, she found herself in Boston where her career in music began to take off. That passion for writing music has continued throughout her life and she has now released a dozen albums, with her most recent release “I’ll Meet You Here” coming out just last month. The album was originally scheduled to release in 2020 and Williams was prepared to go on tour but plans were delayed due to the pandemic.

When asked about her new album, Williams said, “It never feels different to me. I’m happy to say that it does feel different to critics. I’m really happy when other people gauge any kind of growth.

I’m still 19 years old sitting cross-legged in my bed with a guitar.”

She says that her songwriting process involves

DAR WILLIAMS. (P����: E��� Y�����) a bit of magic after coming up with the first piece.

“Generally I’ll get a little piece of something in my brain and it’s just like a corner torn from the pageyou have to take the clues that you have and look at the words and all of the elements that have come into your head and it’s like a mystery to solve. I love the phenomenon of sitting somewhere and working on a song, surprising ourselves, and figuring out what we want to say and saying it in these infinitely beautiful and interesting ways.”

She also finds inspiration from those around her— particularly in those who attend her retreats.

“The people around me writing songs remind me that there’s infinite room for more songs,” she says.

“I’ve been really inspired by the people who attend my retreats. I really respect people writing things from their own unique perspective.”

Williams is now a mother of two children who have introduced her to a variety of new artists such as Lizzo and Kendrick Lamar.

She finds herself particularly impressed by Beyoncé— a favorite artist of her daughter who was adopted from Ethiopia.

“We were listening to something called ‘Black Parade’ by Beyonce and I was just in tears,” she said. “I’m a songwriter and I look at what she’s accomplished musically— in her performance, in her writing, in the music and she’s saying something on every level and I’m watching my daughter take in that level of pride and awareness. I can’t think of a better way for my daughter to be receiving a certain kind of education and emotional validation.”

In addition to her new album and tour, Williams is also writing a song-writing guide which takes inspiration from her retreats and will be available for purchase in 2022.

Dar Williams will be performing at the Birchmere in Alexandria on Sunday, December 5. For tickets and more information, go to https:// darwilliams.com/concerts/.

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Community News & Notes Veterans Day in Falls Church Today

Falls Church Distillers is excited to announce their 4th Annual Veterans Day Salute.

This year, they will be back in person on Tinner Hill Rd. They are also partnering with Northern Virginia Veterans Association (NoVA Vets) and George Mason University’s Veteran Initiatives to make this year’s event bigger and better. They invite all local veterans, families, community members and partners to attend this event on Saturday, November 13, 2021, from 11 a.m. — 6 p.m. Activities lined up include live music; tastings of craft beer, and spirits; food vendors and trucks; and other local vendors.

Come and write letters to veterans and celebrate the brave!

Tickets will be required for all food and alcohol vendor booths; other vendors will take payments directly. Pre-sale tickets will be available online with bulk discounts for attendees. Attendees will need to check in to collect or buy tickets to use for vendor tastings and food trucks; IDs will be checked.

For more information, visit https://www.fcdistillers.com/home.

Kids (OMK). OMK is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports military children by funding sports, art, tutoring and other enrichment activities while a parent is deployed with National Guard or with Reserves as well as veterans in recovery from severe combatrelated injuries. Due to increased need the OMK Board of Directors recently expanded the grant criteria to include ages three and four, now serving a total eligibility age range of 3—18 years, and extending support to families deployed not only overseas but also stateside. Under the new Deployed Program there is an opportunity for multiple grants: each eligible child of a deployed National Guard or Reserve service member may receive one grant for deployments 90 to 79 days and two grants if the deployment is 180 days or longer. Children with a parent who has severe post-9/11 combat injuries and is actively engaged in recovery may receive one grant every six months plus one flex grant, for a maximum of five grants per child.

“OMK implemented this important grant eligibility expansion because there is a need in the military community we knew we could meet or exceed,” said Kara Dallman, Executive Director of OMK and retired Navy Veteran. “Our families are grateful for their kids to be kids’’ in these unprecedented times, and we are humbled to connect them to friends, mentors and a community that cares through the extracurricular activities they love.” The recipients of the remaining $1,000 were: Final Salute, Jill’s House, Insight Memory Care, Second Story, McLean Fire Department, and Gary Sinise Foundation. The GMRWC’s donations were made possible by the club’s annual fundraiser held in May 2021. GMRWC has a history of supporting both military/veteran and civilian causes as well as scholarships for local aspiring college students. For more information visit the club’s website at www.gmrwc.net.

GMRWC Donates To Local Organizations

Tysons Library Friends Quarterly Book & Media Sale

The Greater McLean Women’s Republican Club (GMRWC) donated $2,000 to seven charities and organizations serving local communities including $1,000 to Our Military

The quarterly Tysons Library Book and Media sale will take place on Friday December 3, Saturday, December 4 and Sunday, December 5 from 10 a.m. — 5 p.m. with special

The City of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department will host the annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday, November 11 at 11 a.m. The keynote speaker is Jerome Gibbon, Catholic War Veterans Commander, Falls Church Veterans Council Chairman and fellow at Washington Academy of Science and Instructor at Capital Technology University.

City of Falls Church government programs and services will be closed on Veterans Day, including City Hall and the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. The Community Center will be open 8 a.m. — 10 p.m.

Falls Church Distillers 4th Annual Vets Fest

CLARE & DON’S BEACH SHACK in partnership with Avalon Rehab LLC hosted a pop up vaccine clinic. The event was hosted on Clare & Don’s Patio Monday November 8th from 4-8 pm. The event offered Pfizer and Moderna shots to kids and adults. 75 vaccines were administered.

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sales taking place on Sunday. There will be a large selection of books and media for all ages and interests.

Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library and related activities. Donations of books and media appreciated, as well as volunteers.

For more information, email tysonslibraryfriends@gmail.com or

call 703-338-3307.

VPIS Tree Fest Happening Next Month The Village Preservation Improvement Society (VPIS) announces they are sponsoring the 2021 Falls Church Tree Fest. The event will be held at Ireland’s Four

Provinces on December 3rd, 4th and 5th. They have space for a maximum of 20 trees so if you are a local charity and would like to participate in the event please contact Lorraine O’Rourke at lorourke1@cox.net as soon as possible. Spaces will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. The trees should be artificial and not over four feet in height.

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They should be fully decorated, and ready to go home with the highest bidder. Each decorated tree will have its own four-foot table to stand on.

Each charity will decorate its own tree and should supply any literature they would like displayed on their table. There will be a silent auction sheet for bidding purposes and a box for donations for each tree/charity.

The highest bid at the end of the event WINS the tree. Any donations received will be handed over to the charity.

Bull Run Plaza Fall Festival Next Friday Join Bull Run Plaza for their Fall Festival and the grand opening of Giant on Friday, November 19, from 3—6 p.m.

This event is free to the public and is sure to provide Fall fun for all ages. Enjoy music, games, inflatables, a balloon artist and more.

They will also be hosting a center wide scavenger hunt! All attendees will be able to stroll Bull Run Plaza to collect surprises from the Bull Run Plaza merchants.

All participants who turn in their completed scavenger hunt map will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize!

The first 200 attendees will receive a branded Bull Run Plaza blanket and a few surprises from Bull Run Plaza merchants.

Bull Run Festival of Lights Begins Tonight The Bull Run Festival of Lights is a 2.5 mile drive through of festive light displays, walk-through Christmas Village and Carnival. The show is open nightly from November 11, 2021 through January 2, 2022.

The hours are Monday— Thursday nights from 5:30—

9:30 p.m. and Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday nights from 5:30—10:00 p.m. Holiday nights include November 25, December 24, December 25, December 31 and January 1.

Timed entry tickets are available on Monday—Thursday nights from 5:30—7:30 p.m. and 7:30—9:30 p.m. On Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday nights, timed entry tickets are available from 5:30—7:30 p.m. and 7:30—10:00 p.m. You may arrive at any time during your ticket hours. The lights are not turned off at closing time.

You may arrive at any time during your ticket hours. The lights are not turned off at closing time.

The broad reach of interpretations gave this juror much more to ponder than the usual parameters of good art. It allowed a peek into artists who integrated their skills with personal meaning. I am pleased with the final scope and mix of media within the show and feel it represents excellence among the submissions. When you view the show, spend time thinking about each piece and how each artist interpreted the concept.” Ms. Van Dyke, former director of The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia, is an independent curator and fine arts consultant who specializes in exhibitions of fiber and fine craft, nationally and internally.

Falls Church Arts Gallery Presents New Art Exhibit

Falls Church Holiday Craft Show

Falls Church Arts (FCA) announces its new exhibit, “Line Upon Line,” opening November 6, 2021.The juried show showcases 43 emerging and established artists’ inspiration, creativity, and story-telling process through representational and abstract paintings, illustrations, collage, drawings, photographs, fiber arts, mixed media, sculpture, and assemblages. The gallery is located at 700-B Broad St. (Rte. 7), Falls Church, Virginia and is free to the public. The show will be open Wednesday-Friday from 11 am to 6 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm, and Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. For more information, see www.fallschurcharts.org or call 703-679-7881. Masks and social distancing are required.

“Sometimes the preface of a show is deliberately elusive,” said juror Trudi Van Dyke.

“The goal is to allow artists a thoughtful process delving into personal interpretations. Line upon Line did not disappoint.

Deck the halls during the holiday season with special gifts from the annual Holiday Gift and Craft Show at the Falls Church Community Center.

More than 50 crafters and merchants show their wares selling unique handmade items, baked goods and more during the first weekend in December.

The event will take place on Saturday, December 4 from 9 a.m. — 4 p.m. and Sunday, December 5 from 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. A $1 pass gets you in for both days of the Craft Show.

More details to come at http:// www.fallschurchva.gov/643/ Holiday-Craft-Show.

Alexandria Film Festival Takes Place November 11—25 The festival’s footprint is enlarging this year with the launch of “Homegrown: American Stories in Music and Film,” undertaken in partnership with the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and kick-

We give thanks for all our friends in the City of Falls Church for your support of Homestretch and our mission of empowering homeless families with children to escape homelessness and poverty forever.

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MOVING OUT OF FALLS CHURCH after 43 years of model citizen involvement here, Richard McCall and his wife are heading out to new digs in Easton, Maryland, next week. Former head of the Citizens for a Better City, McCall is shown here with its current president, Hal Lippman. A native of Nebraska, McCall was formerly chief of staff to the head of the federal Agency for International Development (AID) and held numerous highlevel positions of responsibility in the federal government.

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ing off Nov. 6.

The ASO chose six orchestral pieces while the AFF conducted a national search and both jointly selected six filmmakers to bring to life a corresponding cinematic vision of the music.

The results are extraordinary and can only be experienced in person. All filmmakers will be on hand personally to take questions from the audience. Film Festival All Fest Pass purchasers receive a code to purchase discounted tickets for this event only at AlexSym.org.

The festival film showcases

kick off on Nov. 11 and will be offered virtually, again on the Eventive platform. Tickets and passes will be available beginning Friday, October 15.

Viewers can watch the films anytime within the two-week period beginning November 11, through midnight on Thanksgiving Day. Showcase tickets are $12 while an allfestival pass is $75. Purchase tickets and All Fest Passes at AlexFilmFest.com.

For more information, visit https://alexfilmfest.com/thefestival.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A PETITION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE, DESIGNATED RIDER SNA, UNDER § 56-585.1 A 6 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CASE NO. PUR-2021-00229 •Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Company”) has petitioned for approval of a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider SNA. •The total revenue requirement requested for recovery in this Petition for the Rate Year beginning September 1, 2022, is $108,852,000.

•The Company states that the implementation of proposed Rider SNA on September 1, 2022, will increase a residential customer’s monthly bill, based on 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity usage per month, by $2.11.

•A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing in this case on April 26, 2022, at 10 a.m., for the receipt of public witness testimony.

•An evidentiary hearing will be held on April 27, 2022, at 10 a.m., either in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by electronic means. Further details on this hearing will be provided by subsequent Commission Order or Hearing Examiner’s Ruling.

•Further information about this case is available on the Commission website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

On October 5, 2021, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) a petition (“Petition”) for approval of a rate adjustment clause (“RAC”), designated Rider SNA, pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia and the Commission’s Rules Governing Utility Rate Case Applications and Annual Informational Filings of Investor-Owned Electric Utilities, 20 VAC 5-204-5 et seq. Through its Petition, the Company seeks approval of a RAC for the costs associated with preparing applications for Subsequent License Renewal (“SLR”) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) to extend the operating licenses of (the “SLR Component”), and the projects reasonably appropriate to upgrade or replace systems and equipment deemed to be necessary to operate safely and reliably, Dominion’s Surry Units 1 and 2 and North Anna Units 1 and 2 in an extended period of operation, from 60 to 80 years (the “Capital Upgrade Component”) (collectively, the SLR Component and the Capital Upgrade Component comprise the “Nuclear Life Extension Program” or the “Program”). Specifically, the Company seeks (1) a determination that it is reasonable and prudent for the Company to pursue the nuclear license extensions and related projects, with a current cost projection of up to $3.9 billion; and (2) approval of cost recovery through Rider SNA for Phase 1 of the Program totaling approximately $1.2 billion.

In its Petition, the Company explains that Surry Units 1 and 2 became eligible to apply for an SLR in 2012 and 2013, respectively, and North Anna Units 1 and 2 became eligible in 2018 and 2020, respectively. The Company asserts that it submitted its SLR Application (“SLRA”) for Surry Units 1 and 2 to the NRC on October 15, 2018. The NRC Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation issued a decision for renewed licenses for Surry Units 1 and 2 on May 4, 2021. On August 24, 2020, the Company submitted the North Anna SLRA. The Company expects the outcome on its North Anna SLRA will be similar to Surry.

The Company states that in order to maintain the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the Surry and North Anna units for up to 80 years of operation, the Company has identified 33 Capital Upgrade Component projects that must be undertaken, in addition to the SLRAs. Of the total 33 projects, the Company states that it identified 18 projects at Surry, and 15 projects at North Anna, with 12 projects common to both plants. The Company asserts that the projects identified are essential to reduce risk and ensure the units are operated in a safe and reliable manner during the extended period from 60 to 80 years.

The Company states that the Program will provide clean carbon-free baseload nuclear power with a proven track record of low operating costs and around-the-clock availability to customers and the Commonwealth for another 20 years. Dominion represents that, over the last several decades, the Company’s nuclear facilities have been a critical component of its generation portfolio, representing about 33% of the Company’s overall generation requirements.

The Company asserts that the total costs associated with the Nuclear Life Extension Program over the full lifespan of the Program are projected to be $3.9 billion, excluding financing costs. In this Petition, the Company seeks approval of cost recovery through Rider SNA for “Phase I” of the Program, which includes those investments to date and for the following three calendar years (2022-2024) totaling approximately $1.2 billion. Subject to Commission approval, the Company would plan to present a “Phase II” cost recovery proposal prior to the conclusion of the Phase I period.

The Company represents that it has used a return on equity (“ROE”) of 9.2% for purposes of calculating the Rider SNA revenue requirement, as approved in Case No, PUR-2019-00050. Dominion acknowledges that the Commission will set a new ROE in the Company’s Triennial Review, Case No. PUR-2021-00058, and the Commission approved ROE will be applicable for use in the Projected Cost Recovery Factor component of the revenue requirement ultimately approved as part of this proceeding.

The proposed rate year for this proceeding is September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023 (“Rate Year”). The three key components of the revenue requirement are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor, the Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (“AFUDC”) Cost Recovery Factor, and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. The Company is requesting recovery of a Projected Cost Recovery Factor amount of $61,232,000, and recovery of an AFUDC Cost Recovery Factor amount of $47,621,000, for a total combined revenue requirement amount of $108,852,000, for the Rate Year.

The Company states that the implementation of the proposed Rider SNA on September 1, 2022, will increase a residential customer’s monthly bill, based on 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity usage per month, by $2.11.

Interested persons are encouraged to review Dominion’s Application and supporting documents in full for details about these and other proposals.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Petition and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Petition and supporting documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled public hearings on Dominion’s Petition. On April 26, 2022, at 10 a.m., a Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses, with no public witness present in the Commission’s courtroom. On or before April 22, 2022, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) your name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out a form on the Commission’s website at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling (804) 371-9141. This public witness hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.

On April 27, 2022, at 10 a.m., either in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by electronic means, a Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will convene a hearing to receive testimony and evidence offered by the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff on the Company’s Petition. Further details on this hearing will be provided by subsequent Commission Order or Hearing Examiner’s Ruling.

The Commission has taken judicial notice of the ongoing public health issues related to the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. In accordance therewith, all pleadings, briefs, or other documents required to be served in this matter should be submitted electronically to the extent authorized by 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”). Confidential and Extraordinarily Sensitive Information shall not be submitted electronically and should comply with 5 VAC 5-20-170, Confidential information, of the Rules of Practice. Any person seeking to hand deliver and physically file or submit any pleading or other document shall contact the Clerk’s Office Document Control Center at (804) 371-9838 to arrange the delivery.

Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, of the Rules of Practice, the Commission has directed that service on parties and the Commission’s Staff in this matter shall be accomplished by electronic means.

Please refer to the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing for further instructions concerning Confidential or Extraordinarily Sensitive Information.

An electronic copy of the public version of the Company’s Petition may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa R. Crabtree, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or lcrabtree@mcguirewoods.com.

On or before April 15, 2022, any interested person may submit comments on the Petition by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit Public-Comments. Those unable, as a practical matter, to submit comments electronically may file such comments by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00229.

On or before January 3, 2022, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a notice of participation electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel, if available. The respondent simultaneously shall serve a copy of the notice of participation on counsel to the Company. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Rules of Practice, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00229.

On or before February 15, 2022, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. Any respondent unable, as a practical matter, to file testimony and exhibits electronically may file such by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents simultaneous with its filing. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, as modified herein, including, but not limited to: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00229.

Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Rules of Practice.

The public version of the Company’s Petition and other documents filed in this case, the Commission’s Rules of Practice, and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing may be viewed at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

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The Return to a Modicum of Normalcy

The best part of last week’s elections in the U.S. had a lot less to do with who actually won than with the very notion that they were normal. America went back to doing elections in the traditional manner, a great breath of fresh air in the aftermath of the suffocating atmosphere created by the relentless outrageous lying and coup designs of the repulsive orange one that came before.

As a brilliant comic skit on Saturday Night Live illustrated last weekend, the issue for the new goverFALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS nor-elect in Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, was to do his best to distance himself from Trump short of directly repudiating him. As it turned out, Trump did not set foot in Virginia during the entire campaign, even as much as Trump has subsequently tried to credit himself for the win.

It was almost worth handing a victory to a Republican if only to show how that party can get on with life without Trump. Of course, there will always be those particular sycophants in the GOP who will continue to measure themselves by a perceived standard of Trump, but increasingly irrelevantly.

Also, the Democrats in the House proved themselves far more worthy than most media pundits were willing to give them credit for, surprising them by their passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill last week, a development that is a true game changer for America.

So, while holding the orange one at bay on the one hand, the country actually took a giant leap forward reminiscent of the New Deal of FDR’s first years in office. If it can be matched with President Biden’s Build Back Better domestic legislation in the next few weeks, it will have an impact comparable to the New Deal, when Social Security and other development and job creating programs were initiated that eventually pulled the nation out of the Great Depression.

As Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg asserted on the TV blab shows last weekend, the current multi-trillion package should go down in history not as FDR’s New Deal, nor as Teddy Roosevelt’s Straight Deal, but as Biden’s Big Deal.

Yes, Mr. and Mrs. America, when it all gets done, this is a Really Big Deal.

It requires correcting a systemic problem being perpetuated by the major media, which keeps insisting on describing Biden’s withdrawal of all American troops from Afghanistan as “chaotic” at best. The reality is that Biden was able to airlift an incredible 120,000 persons safely out of the country in the face of one single terrorist incident that killed about a hundred, as bad as that was. By insisting on the characterization of the historic withdrawal as “chaotic,” thereby implying it was less than competently executed, the media has perpetuated just another unjustified slam at Biden.

There was also the critique of Biden by a member of his own party, Rep. Abigail Spanberger, to the effect that “America didn’t elect Biden to be a new FDR, but just a normal person.”

That was before, as many were shocked to learn, his epochal New Dealish infrastructure bill got passed.

In fact, what we’ve been witnessing this year in the face of the coup attempt on Jan. 6, has been a remarkable repudiation of everything that coup represented about the nation’s particularly unhappy four years leading up to it.

Yes, some Republicans got elected this November, but notably without the taint of Trump. And the man America elected to hold Trump to a single, tortured term has treated his victory as a mandate to deal with the lingering effects of Trump and of the Covid-19 pandemic by way of bold, long-overdue initiatives to put the nation back on the right track.

The aftermath of this month’s elections and the passage of the infrastructure bill has been to help lift a giant cloud off America.

Trump may not go away right away, but he is going away. The damage he did to the nation and the national psyche is unprecedented in our national history.

While no one can promise that Trump will, or won’t, wind up in jail, what’s now trending is certainly in the direction of his discrediting and humiliation.

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Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark

The county’s sleekest new school was named “Cardinal Elementary” after three years of accelerated construction and controversy over names and boundary changes affecting the greater neighborhood of Westover.

Principal Colin Brown took me on a school-day tour just weeks after the Oct. 1 ribbon-cutting assembly (attended by county brass) to show off the eager students in the 21st-century LEEDcertified building packed with clear glass and open spaces.

Its on-time opening meant the school was “fully functional” on Aug. 30, said Brown, who came to Cardinal after 11 years at nearby McKinley Elementary.

Planners did better than they did in the fall of 2015 when Discovery Elementary had to open with some components delayed, he noted.

Still ongoing at Cardinal is installation of storm drainage piping underneath the playground— a response to the July 8, 2019, floods that damaged much of the Westover Shopping Center. A more political storm unfolded in nearby subdivisions as Arlington Public Schools shuffled locations for three elementary schools, putting the countywide Arlington Traditional School in the old McKinley building and prompting complaints about the loss of a neighborhood, walking-distance institution.

The new school on what for years was the site of Walter Reed School also meant dispensing with

the name of Reed (a heroic, Virginiaborn pathologist)—though his moniker remains chiseled atop the 1938 building now part of the walled-off public library branch.

Perhaps feelings have eased now that the Cardinal student body and faculty (the vast majority from McKinley, Brown notes) are settled in. Like their old school, Cardinal is a feeder to Swanson Middle School. Its spanking modern facility swaddles the young folks in creative hallway décor— such as the three-D model of the solar system and the steep stairwell with a gauge of atmospheric altitude. There’s a plastic slide kids enjoy as a “reward,” and curved cubby chairs built into walls in which students can relax with earbuds and laptops. The kids got to choose the new mascot: “the Soaring Redbirds” who CHIRP (for cooperation, honesty, include others, respect, perseverance).

The $55 million building, with plentiful natural light and open ceiling ductwork, has capacity for 736 students, but is currently at 652 (70 percent white, 30 percent minority). It is “well thought-out,” Brown says, pointing out moveable walls that allow reconfigurations.

The hallways ease “wayfinding” with images of the continents planned by the architect: Kindergarten is Australia; 1st grade is Europe; 2nd grade is Asia; 3rd grade is South America; 4th grade is Africa; 5th grade is North America. (Antarctica gets a mural but “there’s not much going on,” Brown says. It’s the future

home of some special program or a pre-school.

Cardinal kids enjoy two music rooms and two art rooms, a spacious clinic (three beds), a library (in the former gym of the nowrelocated Children’s School used

by APS employees) with a ceiling approaching 70 feet. There’s artificial turf on the outdoor basketball court and a cafeteria “commons” with a separate room for those seeking quiet. Restrooms are open-entranced for security, with stalls but no urinals— for gender identification issues, Brown says.

During my visit, all students and staff were masked, and there was Monday Covid testing for students whose parents opt in.

“Everyone’s waiting to get that vaccine going,” says Brown.

“Everyone wants to stay open.” *** Eight months after the W&OD bicycle-pedestrian bridge opened at the Arlington-Falls Church border, members of our homeless population have gravitated there.

Though the intersection of Langston Blvd. and I-66 has long attracted panhandlers, the newcomers “are definitely on our radar,” I’m told by Kurt Larrick, assistant director of the Human Services Department. “Our outreach teams,” which include PathForward volunteers, “are making regular visits.”

On Oct. 15, they spoke to two men sleeping at the base of a footing for the bridge. They didn’t seem interested in services now but agreed to discuss the possibility when reminded of the location’s vulnerabilities. “We did not observe any violations of the law.”

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School News & Notes FCCPS School Board Office Hours FCCPS School Board Chair Shannon Litton and Vice-Chair Laura Downs will be holding “office hours” at Northside Social (205 Park Ave) on Tuesday, November 16 from 6— p.m.

Residents may drop by (no registration required) to ask questions and offer feedback in a casual environment. As this will not be a private setting, community members who prefer to have a private exchange with the School Board can locate members’ email addresses on their website: https://www.fccps.org/ page/school-board.

MUSIC Days Now Through December 5 FCCPS asks Falls Church City families to consider participating in Meridian MUSIC Days by hiring students for jobs like yard work, babysitting, dog walking, animal sitting, spreading mulch, car washing, musical performance, holiday decorating, gift wrapping, etc.

The fundraiser runs now through Dec 5th. If you have multiple jobs, please fill out this form for each one. You may submit jobs as far in advance as you’d like. We’ll confirm receipt of your job request via email, and then during the week before your job (by Thursday), you can expect another email from us with the names of the students assigned to your job. It will also include instructions on how to make your donation.

This annual fundraiser helps students pay for travel to Orlando, Florida, to perform at Walt Disney World.

For more information and to book a job, visit https://musicdays.square.site/.

Meridian PSAT This Weekend The MHS PTSA will host a practice SAT on Saturday, November 13, from 9 a.m. — 1

p.m. (check-in begins at 8:30).

This full-length, official College Board practice SAT will be proctored on-site at Meridian High School and is open to all 9th-12th graders. The cost is $25, with all money going to the MHS PTSA. (Financial assistance is available on the registration page).

Registration details can be found on https://www.novastarprep. com/.

MHS Football Concludes Season The Mustangs football team traveled down to William Monroe on Friday night and concluded their regular season with a convincing win over Monroe with a 48-17 victory. This win secures the team the number 1 seed in the region heading into the playoffs.

The Mustangs will host the first playoff game this Friday at 7 p.m. against Richmondbased Armstrong High School.

Community members are welcome to come out and support the team.

Winter Sports Fundraiser Saturday The Falls Church High School Athletics Boosters will be out again for their annual November Leaf Raking Fundraiser. Leaf raking for this year will be done on two Saturdays in November, the 13th and 20th. This is a Winter Sports fundraiser. On November 13, the Winter Sports participating are Girls & Boys Basketball and Wrestling. On November 20, the Winter Sports participating are Gymnastics, Indoor Track, Swim & Dive and Dance. Please note that while our team may be participating on a specific date, you/your family may participate on an alternative date if necessary.

Please also note that there are spots available on November 13 if you want your yard raked

by FC Athletes. They offer two options: rake to the curb and leaf bagging (you may provide paper bags or they can provide them at a cost $1 each; paper bags comply with Fairfax County’s “no plastic bags” ordinance). The minimum

ON TUESDAY MORNING, (l to r) Superintendent Peter Noonan and School Board Vice-Chair Laura Downs welcomed the four newly elected School Board members to the first of three “Orientation” sessions this week. David Ortiz, Tate Gould, Lori Silverman, & Kathleen Tysse will join the board in January.

(Photo Courtesy FCCPS)

suggested contributions based on the size of your yard are: Small yards ($100); Medium yards ($200) and Large yards ($300), plus the cost of bags if they are provided. Appointments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Please send an email to fchsleafraking@gmail.com.

School Board November Meeting Tuesday night, Oak Street Elementary Counselors Carol Seaver and Laurie Prather were featured in the #TeamFCCPS Spotlight. As students returned to in-person learning this year, the staff noticed a sense of worry among some. In a unit they call “Worry Warriors,” they taught students that feelings of worry are natural and provided strategies on how to overcome them.

The School Board received annual School Action Plan Reports from each FCCPS School and options for the 2022-23 school calendar developed by the Calendar Committee. The Board also approved a one-time $2,000 salary enhancement for FCCPS employees. A recording of the meeting can be found on the FCCPS YouTube page.

Vaccinations for Students in Sports All FCCPS students (age 12 and over) who wish to partici-

pate in FCCPS winter or spring athletic and extracurricular academic activity, including sports teams, extracurricular clubs, and indoor activities, will be required to prove they are fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus.

Fully vaccinated is defined as two weeks post-final doses of the vaccine administered. This requirement is not retroactive to the fall sports season.

Vaccination Clinic for 5—11 Year Olds In collaboration with the Fairfax County Health Department, Falls Church City Public Schools will be hosting vaccine clinics for 5—11 year old students. The first dose will be administered on Wednesday, November 17 from 1:30—7 p.m. and the second dose will be administered on Wednesday, December 8 from 1:30—7 p.m.

Both clinics will take place in the gym at Oak Street Elementary School.

Registration will be required.

More details on the clinics and registration can be found on https://www.fccps.org/news.

Field Hockey All Region Recognition FCCPS wishes congratulations to the Meridian Field Hockey players who received All-Region recognition: 1st Team — Sarah Ettinger, Eleanor Gieser and 2nd

Team — Caroline Sherard, Mia Mayer. The Mustangs season ended Tuesday with a 7-0 loss to Tabb in the VHSL Quarter Final.

FCEPTA Adult Trivia Night This Saturday, November 13, the Falls Church City Elementary PTA will host a trivia night over Zoom. Registration is required and participants can create a team of up to 6 players. Groups are invited to gather at one person’s house as they will not offer the breakout rooms this year. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.

More information and the link to register can be found online at https://fcepta.org/trivia-night/.

Approaches to Learning Days Last week students spent the day exploring activities related to International-mindedness. Some of the diverse topics included animals from around the world, what is served for lunch in different countries, what school looks like in other places, natural disasters, and the culture of foods.

One of the Approaches to Learning Day (ATL) goals is to support students of all ages to become self-regulated learners who know how to ask good questions, set practical goals, and pursue their aspirations.

The next ATL Days are Monday, January 31 and Monday, April 18

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NEWS BRIEFS F.C. School Board Votes In Favor of $2000 Salary Enhancements At Tuesday’s Falls Church School Board meeting, the board voted unanimously in favor of Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan’s initiative to enhance the compensation for all school employees, including long-term contracted employees, by a one-time $2,000 enhancement in the coming year, including by $1,000 on Dec. 15 and by $1,000 on Mar. 15, 2022.

The measure is “to help make up for lost wages due to the pandemic,” Dr. Noonan said, and the additional $1,040,000 in funds will come from a year-end budget surplus and funds allocated to Falls Church through the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Included in the board vote were hourly increases to substitute teachers from $16.50 to $19 for daily substitution work, from $19 to $23 for substitutes working 11 days or more and from $12 to $14 for substitute paraprofessionals.

Sen. Kaine Focuses on Pre-K Elements of “Build Back Better” The universal pre-K initiatives contained in the pending “Build Back Better” legislation before the U.S. Congress includes investments in child care, early childhood education and workforce development, Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine said this week while touring early childhood programs around the state.

The bill “is the most pro-child, pro-family bill that the U.S. Congress has ever put together,” Kaine said at a stop in Fredericksburg.

What is keeping labor force participation down, especially for women?” Kaine asked. “Often, it is the lack of child care.” Child care funding will “allow child care providers to pay higher salaries without passing the cost along to the parents,” he said.

Together, the investments in preschool and child care that are part of the Build Back Better bill will amount to “the biggest pro-child and pro-family investment Congress has ever made,” Kaine said.

“This will do for children what Social Security did for seniors,” he said.

Kaine also hailed elements of the just-passed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, in particular its provision to provide broadband internet service to underserved rural areas. According to the Senator, it would aid in the ability to bring educational standards up in those areas.

F.C.’s East End Plan: Coordination Cited as Key The public forum outlining the parameters of the City of Falls Church’s Small Area Plan for its east end, presented by the City Planning Department at the Columbia Baptist Church last weekend, was very preliminary, according to F.C. Councilman Phil Duncan.

“But the main thing,” he said, “is that because the City on that end abuts both Fairfax and Arlington counties,

working on the small area plan gives us an opportunity to coordinate with our neighbors to improve pedestrian accommodations (sidewalks, crossings, lighting), transit, cycling and motor vehicle flow in ways that will boost business at the Eden Center and the other commercial properties in the City’s East End.”

Comments included the need for a more direct access to the Eden Center, one of the U.S. eastern seaboard’s most abundant assemblages of Vietnamese-American businesses, from the rest of Falls Church. Alan Frank, speaking on behalf of the Eden Center ownership, assured attendees that the unique character of the Eden Center will not change in the future.

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Governor Northam Invites H.S. Essay Submissions Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, First Lady Pamela Northam, and the Virginia Council on Women yesterday issued an invitation to high school students who identify as female to enter the 11th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Healthcare essay contest.

“Every year this contest inspires young women to become the next generation of doctors, nurses, engineers, and more,” said Gov. Northam. “This is a great opportunity for students to explore their passions and open new doors in high-demand fields.”

The Virginia Council on Women launched the STEM Essay Contest in 2012 with 170 participants from across the Commonwealth submitting essays focused on their vision for pursuing a STEM career.

In the first year of the contest, the Council raised $10,000 and awarded three scholarships. Now, in its eleventh year, the Council has awarded approximately $200,000 in scholarships. In 2020, as the Council prepared to launch the 10th Annual STEM Essay Contest, it broadened the definition of STEM to STEAM-H to be more inclusive of the intersection between STEM and the Arts. Last year, the Council received more than 200 essay submissions, and thanks to the generosity of sponsors, awarded $14,250 in scholarships to ten Virginia students.

FCNP Chief Apologizes For Election Day Comments Nicholas Benton, owner of the Falls Church News-Press, issued an apology to anyone offended by his remarks during a brief incident outside the F.C. Community Center polling place on Election Day November 2.

Benton explained that he reacted to an eyewitness report that a poll worker was slandering the News-Press by claiming the newspaper is “a Lyndon LaRouche publication,” a patent lie. He said, “The fact that this defamation of my newspaper was being said to voters as they entered the polling place could only have been done for the purpose of influencing the election outcome.”

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FALLS CHURCH CALENDAR LOCALEVENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Baby Storytime. Join TysonsPimmit Library for songs, rhymes, stories and activities for you and your baby. Build an early literacy foundation while enjoying time together in your lap. Space limited to 15 children with one caregiver each. No registration, customers will be allowed in on a first come, first served basis. Check in at the Children's Information desk for tickets. This class is best for babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.(7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 10:30 — 11 a.m.

VFW Veterans Day Open House.

The Falls Church VFW Post 9274 will be hosting a Veterans Day open house. The public and local community are invited to drop by and join them for an open house featuring BBQ, networking, games and more. Come celebrate all the contributions of our Veteran Community and get an opportunity to enjoy the hospitality of their Canteen and learn more about their Post. They will be open from 2 p.m. until late serving food from 4 — 8 p.m.

(7118 Shreve Road, Falls Church) 2 — 8 p.m.

runs every Saturday at City Hall, where attendees will find fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and more. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/547/FarmersMarket-To-Go. (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 8 a.m. — 12 p.m.

Kids in the Kitchen. Come join Tysons-Pimmit Library for a fun nutrition lesson and a healthy snack. This is an interactive experience that engages kids to form healthy eating habits and learn basic cooking skills. Snack ingredients are provided (may include nuts), just come ready to learn and have fun! This is for ages 3-8 only with one parent, if you have questions about the appropriate age for a program or its content please call the branch at 703-7908088 (option 4). Due to space limitations they will only have room for one adult with each registered child. As of August 9th masks are once again required for all individuals in the library regardless of vaccination status. Registration is required and can be found at https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/8071872. (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 11 — 11:30 a.m.

American Legion Veterans Day Open House. American Legion Post 130 will be hosting an open house for Veterans Day. (400 N. Oak St., Falls Church). 2 — 6 p.m.

Paws to Read with Lucy. Read aloud to Lucy, a trained therapy dog at Thomas Jefferson Library.

Bring your own book or choose a book from the library. Walkins welcome. Ages 6—12. (1545 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 2 — 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15

Teen Volunteer Orientation at Mary Riley Styles. At orientation teen volunteers will learn about shelving procedures at the library and how to shelve, shelf read, and shelf shift (plus what those terms mean!) We will also talk about how to sign in and out for shifts and everything expected of teen volunteers at the library. To find out more about the program and to apply, please visit www.fallschurchva.gov/teenvolunteers. Ages 12—18. (120 N Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 4 — 4:30 p.m.

Storytime Fun for Preschoolers.

Children and their caregivers are welcome to join Tysons-Pimmit Library for storytime. Space limited to 15 children with one caregiver each. No registration. Check in at the Info desk for tickets.

Masks are once again required at the library regardless of vaccination status. (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 10:30 — 11 a.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Falls Church Farmers Market.

The Falls Church Farmers Market

Fall Storytime. Join Mary Riley Styles children’s librarians for songs, stories and rhymes. Ages 2-4 with a caregiver. Masks are required for all attendees and social distancing will be enforced.

If you or your child are feeling sick or having any respira-

tory symptoms, please cancel and stay home! Please be prompt; if you are more than five minutes late your space may be given to someone on the waitlist. Register online at https://mrspl.librarycalendar.com/events/fall-storytime-8. (120 N Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 — 11 a.m.

Baby Lap Time. Join Thomas Jefferson Library for stories, songs, and lapsit activities for prewalking babies. Space is limited to ticketed attendees for in-person events. Tickets are free and firstcome, first-serve at the information desk 30 minutes before each program. (1545 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1:30 — 2:30 p.m.

City Council Work Session. The City Council meets in-person in City Hall’s Council Chambers.

In-person capacity may be limited due to Covid-19 safety, and all attendees must wear a mask and stay socially distant at all times. The meeting can be viewed live online (fallschurchva.gov/ CouncilMeetings) or on FCCTV (Cox channel 11, RCN channel 2, Verizon channel 35). There is no public comment at a work session. (300 Park Ave., Falls Church).

7:30 — 11:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Pre-K Time. Join Thomas Jefferson Library for stories, songs and activities to get ready for kindergarten (age 3 — 5). Space is limited to ticketed attendees for in-person events. Tickets are free and firstcome, first-serve at the information desk 30 minutes before each program. (1545 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 10:30 — 11 a.m.

After School Activities and Adventures. Introducing After School Activities and Adventures: the after-school activity of the week at Woodrow Wilson Library.

It might be games, activities, or crafts! It's always a surprise and fun. Ages 6—12. Limited to the first 12 participants. (6101 Knollwood Dr., Falls Church). 4:30 — 5:30 p.m.

Tysons-Pimmit Teen Advisory Board. Join TAB at Tysons-Pimmit Library to share ideas to improve teen programming and earn volunteer credit. Grades 7—12. Pick

up an application at the information desk or email alisha.hasson@ fairfaxcounty.gov for more information. (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 7 — 8 p.m.

THEATER&ARTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Aesop’s Fables. Fun for the whole family! “Why do we procrastinate? What should we do when we find ourselves outfoxed? And what if the Boy Who Cried Wolf had access to a smart phone?”

All these questions and more are explored in this fresh adaptation of Aesop’s Fables, inspired by the classic morals of these stories and the troupe of student actors who will bring them to life. Catch the Ant and the Grasshopper, the Tortoise and the Hare, and the Lion and the Mouse, have weathered the test of time. Our Learning Theater crew bring them to life with a 21st century twist and their classic heart. Please note: social distancing between parties and masks will be required along with proof of vaccination, or proof of negative Covid test.

Accommodations available for students under 12. November 5 — 21, 2021. Fridays 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m. ​ & 4:00 p.m.

Adults tickets are $20. Student tickets are $18. Tickets are available on the Creative Cauldron website.

LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 The Sizemore Stetson Duo. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-858-9186.

I Am Kawehi with Waiting for Smith Live and in Concert.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $17.50 – $50. 7:30 p.m.

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Josh Allen with Garrett. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504.

Sarah Levin Jazz. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 7 p.m.

703-858-9186.

Spanish Inspirations: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $44. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1900.

10,000 Maniacs. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $55. 7:30 p.m. 703549-7500.

Kris Allen with Dylan Rockoff.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $25. 8 p.m. 703-2551566.

Brook Yoder. Ireland’s Four Provinces (105 W Broad St., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-534-8999.

The Roadducks. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Gilbert Gottfried. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $30—$40. 9 p.m.

703-237-0300.

Torrey B. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 One Third Wish. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Game Over Man. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 7 p.m.

703-858-9186.

Scott Miller. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $25. 7 p.m.

703-255-1566.

John Lloyd Young’s Broadway.

Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $37 – $47. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900.

David Bromberg and His Big Band. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.

Sol Roots Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Brook Yoder. Ireland’s Four Provinces (105 W Broad St., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-534-8999.

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Wicked Jezabel. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Groovequest. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.

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

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15

Nandan Kenkeremath. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.

S.N.R.G. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10. 10 p.m. 703255-1566.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 3 Dynamite Duo Acts. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504.

Grateful Jams. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 5 p.m.

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Tom Saputo & Friends. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Smithfield. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Rosanne Cash. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $69.50. 7:30 p.m.

703-549-7500.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Joe Henry. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $25.

7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Liz Longley. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $18—$20.

7 p.m. 703-255-1566.

John Hiatt and the Jerry Douglas Band. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $75. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.

Hiroshima. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $49.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.

Storm Large. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $52+. 8 p.m. 703255-1900.

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The Falls Church Chamber will host the annual Nonprofit Luncheon on Tuesday, November 16, 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. at The Hilton Garden Inn. Brian Creswick of Chartis Federal will speak on how the community benefits from both businesses and nonprofits. Meet local nonprofits and learn ways that businesses can support and partner. Discover organizations that match your interest, need your expertise, and provide volunteer options for you, your family or your company employees. Members and nonmembers are invited.

Alzheimer’s Disease Panel Kensington Senior Living is offering an interactive, virtual conversation with top neurologists on Alzheimer’s, November 17 at 6:00 p.m. Lauren Miller Rogen of HFC will moderate the panel discussion of new breakthroughs in research and treatment, including the controversial FDA approval of the new Biogen medication, Aduhelm. Topics will include the impact on families, lifestyle habits and more. Register under Events on the Kensington Falls Church website.

VCA-ARP (American Rescue Plan) Arts Recovery Grant Now Open The VCA-ARP (American Rescue Plan) Arts Recovery Grant officially opened on November 1, 2021. The VCA-ARP Recovery grant will provide relief funds of up to $2,500 from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) via VCA’s allocation from the National Endowment for the Arts. Funds are to support the day-to-day business and operating expenses of an arts organization. The deadline for applications to the VCA-ARP Arts Recovery Grant program is 5 p.m., December 1, 2021.

Aesop’s Fables on Stage The Creative Cauldron is presenting a fresh adaptation of Aesop’s Fables inspired by classic morals to the stories of our times such as, what if the Boy Who Cried Wolf had access to a smartphone? This show is being performed by Cauldron’s Learning Theater Ensemble, a group of student actors, anchored by two professional performers. They will bring this story to life, along with The Ant and the Grasshopper, The Tortoise and the Hare, and The Lion and the Mouse. The production runs November 5-21.  Business News & Notes is compiled by Elise Neil Bengtson, Executive Director of the Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at elise@fallschcurchchamber.org.

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Mustang Football Earns Number 1 Seed In Region

by Julie Felgar

The Mustang football team ended their regular season last Friday with a convincing 48-17 win over the William Monroe Dragons.

The team is 8-2 on the season and is seeded number 1 in the region heading into the first playoff game against Armstrong High School this Friday evening at 7 p.m. at Meridian High School.

The Mustangs showed their offensive depth on the field with four different people scoring touchdowns, Evans Rice (2), Josh Stillwagoner (1), Patrick Whitaker (2), Will Ballow (1). “ I thought we played very hard and executed well,” says offensive coordinator, P.J Anderson. “It was awesome that everyone who was called upon stepped up and played their tail off.”

Defensively, the Mustangs started off slowly as they adjusted to the Monroe offensive scheme.

The Mustangs allowed Monroe to score twice quickly, one on an interception on a pass intended for Papadopolous and another on an impressive drive by Monroe down the field. However, towards the end of the 2nd quarter the team settled down and focused on the task at hand.

The 3rd quarter began with an

88 yard kick off return by Graham Felgar which put the team up by two touchdowns and they did not look back. Defensive standout performances from George Papadolpolous (14 tackles), Seth Stillwagoner (10 tackles) and Garett Benson (10 tackles) were key in reigning in the Dragons.

The Mustangs are heading into the first playoff game focused. According to Anderson, “Armstrong is pretty big up front and is a good football team, so we are focused on executing our system and being the more physical team.”

Unfortunately, the Mustangs will have to do without Senior Josh Stillwagoner (LB, FB) who reinjured his shoulder this game. Felgar is also questionable due to a hamstring strain. With a 32 man roster, the team relies on each and every individual player to step up and do their part.

Patrick Whitaker, a senior and the team’s leading rusher with over 1,000 yards in the regular season, believes it takes patience and hard work, “We have to stay focused, stay fast and work hard to execute so we can concentrate on what we really want to achieve. Ultimately, that is to win, one bite at a time.”

Armstrong (1-7), does not have

FOOTBALL TEAM CELEBRATING after a pep talk by the athletic trainer, coach Vicki Galiher. (Photo Courtesy: Julie Felgar) .

an exceptional record, but they play in a different district where the competition is challenging. “I am really excited to play a team we haven’t met before.” said senior Graham Felgar, “It is obviously more challenging as you do not have a history with them, but I think we have what it takes to win and continue our run in the playoffs.”

The football team is one of numerous Meridian High School

fall sports teams that have had impressive seasons. The Golf Team, regional runners up, sent their first ever athletes to states. The Girl’s and Boy’s Cross Country Teams are both heading to the state meet on November 13th. The Field Hockey Team won districts, placed third in regionals and are in the state playoffs. The Cheer Team has qualified for a national competition to be held in February. In the past

eighteen months, Meridian has had 3 different people at the Athletic Director role, yet, the student athletes and their coaches continue to push through and have big seasons.

This bodes well for the winter and spring seasons.

This Friday’s football playoff home game will be at 7 p.m. and admission is six dollars at the gate.

Get there early to grab some food and support the team.

Holiday Guide November 18th - December 23rd issues Our holiday guide this year will cover everything you need for a wonderful, enjoyable holiday with your family and friends.

Included in these 6 issues: There will be gift suggestions for every budget, and many with options for you to purchase locally. We’ve found some great ideas for how to decorate both inside and outside your home. And of course – food! Recipes and preparations no matter how big or small your gathering.

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From our November 18th edition to the December 23rd edition look for our guide to provide helpful suggestions and ideas for your holiday celebrations.

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86% Voter Turnout in Falls Church Follows ‘Stay the Course’ Mandate

Slam Dunk for Holding Elections in November, Referendum Vote is 2-to-1

As has become the legacy of the City of Falls Church, a whopping 85.9% of registered voters here went to the polls to help re-elect President Bill Clinton, Senator John Warner and Congressman Jim Moran. The turnout in the City almost matched the 92.9% that voted in 1992 when Clinton was first elected.

By almost an exact two-to-one margin, voters on a hotly contested referendum on the ballot Tuesday in the City of Falls Church cast their ballots in favor of shifting the City’s municipal elections from May to November.

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Where to Pick Up The • 7 Eleven (Box), 3019 Annandale Rd • Amazing Smiles, 444 W Broad St – D • Anthony’s Restaurant, 3000 Annandale Rd. • Audacious Aleworks, 110 E Fairfax St. • Ballston Quarter (Box) 4238 Wilson Blvd. • BB&T Bank, 225 W Broad St. • Bikenetic, 201 W Jefferson St. • Bowl America, 140 S Maple Ave. • Clarendon Blvd & Courthouse Rd. Bus Stop (Box) • Broad Falls Apartments, 809 W Broad St. • Broadway Apt (in mailroom), 500 W Broad St. • Brown’s Hardware, 100 W Broad St. • Burke & Herbert Bank, 225 West Broad St. • Byron Apartments, 513 W Broad St. • Timberlane Condos Bus Stop, 7368 Lee Hwy • Lee Hwy/ Hollywood Rd. Bus Stop • Café Kindred, 450 N Washington St. • Celebrity Delly – Graham Park Plaza, 7263A Arlington Blvd. • Clarendon Metro, 3021 Wilson Blvd. • Clay Café Studios, 101 N Maple Ave. • Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N Washington St. • Courthouse Parking Lot, 2100 Wilson Blvd. • CVS, 1150 W Broad St. • CVS (Box), 134 W Broad St. • CVS (Box), 6404 N Williamsburg Blvd. • Falls Church Distillers, 442 S A. Washington St. • Across from Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center (Box), Route 7 & Rio Dr. • Differences Hair Designer, 8122 Arlington Blvd.

• Dogwood Tavern, 132 W. Broad St. • Don Beyer Volvo, 1231 W Broad St. • East Falls Church Metro (Box), 2001 N. Sycamore St • Einstein Bros. Bagels, 913 W Broad St. • El Tio Restaurant, 7630 Lee Hwy. • Elevation Burger (Box), 442 S. Washington St. • Exxon Gas Station, 400 W Broad St. • Fairfax Auto Parts, 431 S Maple Ave. • Falls Church Animal Hospital, 1249 W Broad St. • Falls Church City Government, 300 Park Ave. • Falls Church City Public Schools, 150 S. Washington Street, Suite 400 • Falls Church City Public Utilities, Gordon Rd. • Falls Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls St. • Falls Church News-Press, 105 N. Virginia Ave. Suite #310 • Falls Green Apartments (formerly Oakwood), 501 N. Roosevelt Blvd.

• Flippin’ Pizza, 800 W Broad St. • Floyd’s 99 Barbershop, 8296 Glass Alley, Fairfax • Foxcraft Design Group, 110 Great Falls St • Galleria Florist, 248 W. Broad Street • George Mason & Wilson Blvd (Box), 5015 Wilson Blvd • George Mason High School, 7124 Leesburg Pike • Giant – Graham Park Plaza, 7235 Arlington Blvd. • Giant Food, 1230 W Broad St. • Goodwin House, 3440 South Jefferson St. • Grand Hunan Restaurant, 5845 Washington Blvd. • Harris Teeter, 301 W Broad St. • Hillwood Cleaners, 165 Hillwood Ave. • Hilton Garden Inn, 706 W Broad St. • Idylwood Towers Condominium, 2300 & 2311 Pimmit Dr. • Indian Spices, 1067_B W Broad St. • Inns Virginia Hotel, 421 W. Broad St. • Ireland’s Four Provinces, 105 W Broad St. • Joe’s Place Pizza & Pasta, 5555 Lee Hwy. • Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do, 1136 W Broad St. • Kensington Falls Church, 700 W Broad St. • Lazy Mikes Deli, 7049 Leesburg Pike • Ledo Pizza, 7510 Leesburg Pike • Liberty Barbecue, 370 W Broad St. • Lil City Creamery, 114 W Broad St. • Lincoln At Tinner Hill Apartments, 455 S. Maple Ave. • Long Foster Realtors, 6299 Castle Rd. • Madison Apartments, 600 N Roosevelt Blvd. • Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, 7130 Leesburg Pike • Merrill House Apartments, 210 E Fairfax St. • Metro Diner, 4711 Lee Hwy. • Metro Dunn Loring, Gallows Rd & Belleforest Dr. • Mr Tire Auto, 105 Falls Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046 • Moby Dick House of Kabob, 444 W. Broad St. • Munson Hill Apartments, 6729 Leesburg Pike • N Virginia Av & W Broad St (Box), 105 N Virginia Ave. • N. Washington & E. Columbia St., 106 E Columbia St. • Neighborhood Barbershop, 417 W Broad St #103 • Northern Virginia Center, 7054 Haycock Rd.• Northgate Apartments (lobby), 450 N Washington St. • Northside Social, 205 Park Ave. • Original Pancake House, 7395 Lee Hwy. • Park Towers Condos, 200 N. Maple Ave. • Peach Tree Towers, 2042 Peach Orchard Dr. • Pearson Square Apartments, 410 S. Maple Ave. • Pete’s Barber Shop, 5847 Washington Blvd. • Pho 88 Restaurant, 232 W Broad St. • Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7700 Leesburg Pike • Pizzeria Orso (Tax Analysts building), 400 S. Maple Ave. • PNC Bank, 402 W. Broad St. • Point of View, 701 W. Broad St. • Professional Building, 313 Park Ave. • Providence Recreation Center, 7525 Marc Dr. • Quick Copy, 417 W. Broad St. • Rare Bird Coffee Roasters, 230 W. Broad St. • Read Apartments, 402 W Broad St. • Re/Max West End, 710 W Broad St • Roosevelt Towers, 500 N Roosevelt Blvd.• Safeway, 5101 Wilson Blvd. • Safeway, 2500 N Harrison St. • Safeway – Route 29, 7397 Lee Hwy.• Sfizi Café, 800 W Broad St. • Silver Diner, 3200 Wilson Blvd. • Sislers Stone, 7139 Lee Hwy. • Smokey’s Garage, 1105 W Broad St. • Sonic Car Wash, 1050 W Broad St. • The Spectrum, 444 W. Broad St.• Spectrum Cleaners, 444 W Broad St. • Stratford Motor Lodge, 300 W. Broad St.• Sunrise of Falls Church, 330 N. Washington St. • Super A Market, 2800 Graham Rd. • Target, 500 S Washington St. • Target – Skyline Mall (Box), 5107 Leesburg Pike • West Broad Building, 301 W Broad St. • Thomas Jefferson Library, 7415 Arlington Blvd. • Towne Place Suites – Marriot, 205 Hillwood Ave. • Unity Club, 116-B W Broad St. • UPS Store Seven Corners, 6312 Seven Corners Ctr. • US Post Office, 2045 Wilson Blvd.

• Virginia Hospital Center (Box), 1701 N George Mason Dr. • Virginia Hospital Center ER (inside), 1702 N George Mason Dr • Virginia Tech, Courthouse 7054 Haycock Rd. • Washington & S. Broad St. (Box) 101 W Broad St. • West Lee Apartments, 2200 N Westmoreland • Wendy’s – Bus Stop, 7391 Lee Hwy.• West Falls Church Metro (Box) 7040 Haycock Rd. • Woodrow Wilson Community Library, 6101 Knollwood Dr.

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