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Inside This Week Mt. Daniel Vandalized With Swastika Vandalism over the weekend at Falls Church’s Mount Daniel Elementary School included a swastika slashed into one of the playground’s shade canopies. See News Briefs, page 9

F.C. Man Killed in Route 7 Hit & Run

A 72-year-old Falls Church man was struck and killed while crossing an on-ramp for I-495 on Route 7 Tuesday morning. Police report the driver did not stop and fled the scene.

West End Project Wins F.C. Council Preliminary ‘Special Exception’ OK All Members Art

Ambitious Plan Now Goes to Plethora of F.C. Citizen Groups

by Nicholas F. Benton

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chief architect, Derk Jeffrey of Quinn Evans, who said the latest iteration marked a significant set of improvements since the earlier draft designs were first presented to the public for review last summer. “A lot of the changes have been based on the feedback loop from

By a unanimous 6-0 vote (one member absent) the Falls Church City Council Monday gave preliminary approval of a “special exception entitlement” for the Falls Church Gateway Partners, the team of EYA, PN Hoffman and Regency that has been given interim approval to develop a dense, creative economic powerhouse on the site where George Mason High School currently sits. It’s the next big step in the multi-faceted effort to transform the 10.38 acre school site with a state-of-the-art new high school (see story, left) and 1.5 million square feet of combined commercial, retail, residential and community spaces that it is hoped will link up with redevelopment efforts on the adjacent Virginia Tech and WMATA properties to transform almost 40 acres into a powerful economic, transportation and higher education engine, complementing plans for the Amazon HQ2 campus in nearby Arlington. For the City of Falls Church’s sake it is a matter of eliciting a project from the development parties that most recently transformed the D.C. waterfront that will not only pay for the new high school, but provide the City with upwards of $5 million a year in net new revenue, over and above the calculated costs of including 1,000 new residential units at the site.

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Bank Robbed in Bailey’s Crossroads Safeway

Fairfax County police report that a man wearing sunglasss and a fake beard robbed a SunTrust Bank located inside of a Bailey’s Crossroads Safeway last week and are now asking the public to help identify the suspect. See Sports, page 14

Mason Boys Fall In Region Final

With the title of “Region B champion” on the line, George Mason High School’s boys basketball team fell just short to East Rockingham High School. See page 16

A REPORTED 600 OVER the course of the evening last Saturday packed into the opening night of the newest Falls Church Arts “All Members” exhibition. and a reported seven works of art, most by local artists, were sold. The show continues. The adjacent Famille cafe catered Saturday’s event. (Photo: Barbara Cram)

Final Conceptual Design of New High School Set Friday

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The final submission of extravagant design documents for the construction of a new George Mason High School is scheduled to be provided tomorrow, the next big benchmark development for the $120 million project that is scheduled to begin as soon as

classes let out from the current school site in mid-June. The first shovel in the ground is expected on June 15, with the projected completion date being December 2020. Over 60 citizens attending a town hall at the F.C. Community Center on Sunday were provided the latest version of the new school design by the project’s

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West End Project Now Faces Array of F.C. Citizen Groups Continued from Page 1

With the approval Monday being a certainty given how the process has evolved to this point, the project will now go before a veritable blizzard of City volunteer boards and commissions, including two that are not technically affiliated with the City government (the F.C. Chamber of Commerce and the Village Preservation and Improvement Society). Representatives of the Gateway Partners team will reprise their presentations over 14 times in the next few weeks before these groups, and take note of suggestions and fresh ideas to modify their plans before they come back for a final vote by the City Council, and the granting of a Special Exception Site Plan in late May. Meanwhile, the City Council will be fashioning its operating budget for the coming fiscal year that begins July 1. There is abundant optimism that despite all the

development in the works, there will be no real estate increase requested from City residents to keep the wheels of City government operating smoothly. Among the elements will be an official groundbreaking just days away for another major mixed-use project nearby, called Founders Row, where already underway are land clearance and sanitary sewer water upgrades at its N. West Street and West Broad location, and the completion of the F.C. City Hall renovation and expansion, with staff relocating from temporary digs beginning by the end of next month. Also by June, anyone planning to run for election to three of the seven seats on the Falls Church City Council, and other three on the School Board, will need to get signed in with requisite filings and petitions by June. “We are just beginning to embark on the most exciting imaginable decade ahead of us for the City of Falls Church,” a prominent developer told the News-Press this week.

LO CA L The Gateway Partners team at the City Council meeting Monday night did not fail to point out the benefits of a “community that is aware of the good work” of the City Council and City staff in bringing the West End project to its 6-0 approval Monday night. Evan Goldman of EYA, the chief public spokesman for the project, said his team is “very excited” to meet with the City boards and commissions in the coming period, and told the NewsPress after the vote Monday that, with all the projects that he has worked on over the years with Federal Realty and EYA, “It is great to be working with a wellinformed public, compared to land use cases that become contentious because too many citizens are not sufficiently aware of what is happening and fear getting caught off guard.” Having citizens “rowing in the same direction makes it easier to solve problems,” he said, and the fact the project is linked so intimately to the construction of a new high school has also contributed to the great public awareness of the plans. “There is no debate of too much or not enough transparency

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on this one,” Councilman Ross Litkenhous said prior to the vote. The special exception calls for heights of up to 15 stories throughout the site, but the Gateway Partners are working with a range of potential heights on most of the buildings and the parking garage that go from six or seven stories up, depending on more detailed plans. The jewel at the center of the site is a wide promenade with vehicle and bicycle traffic lanes in opposite directions on either side and a 50-foot wide space in the middle for fountains, lawns, kiosks and other gathering places. That promenade, it is envisioned, will extend north from Route 7 through the project and be extended in the redevelopment of the Virginia Tech and WMATA properties to lead directly to the door of the West Falls Church Metro station. The Gateway Partners have stressed to the City that viable retail will run the length of the entire promenade adjacent wide sidewalks on either side, including restaurants with ample outdoor dining. Other elements will include a maximum-seven story senior

housing building, a hotel, a live music venue adjacent the new high school’s planned large auditorium and black box theatres to create the potential for multi-event festivals and programs, a major grocery chain store at the West Broad-Haycock corner, Class A office spaces and ample residential components (including condos and “micro unit” options). The Gateway Partners are slated to meet this Saturday morning with the Virginia Tech redevelopment people, and it is the Rushmark-Hitt team that has been awarded the development of that project. Also, WMATA elected at a meeting two weeks ago to limit those it would ask to bid on its plans to either the RushmarkHitt team or the Gateway Partners team in order to ensure better coordination of the development of all three sites. F.C. Mayor David Tarter also noted Monday that this effort should not overlook the potential to integrate plans for Beyer Automotive and Federal Realty, with significant real estate in the City right across the street, as well. David Snyder was not present for Monday’s vote.

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many community stakeholders,” F.C. School Superintendent Peter Noonan said introducing Sunday’s presentation, showing a long list in two columns on a powerpoint screen, including parents, students, faculty, City staff, consultants, specialists and the general public. “There have been over 100 meetings,” Noonan said, in the time since the November 2017 bond referendum passed to set the process in motion. “We’re in a much stronger place now for a building that will last for the next 50 years.” He said the building will include space for collaboration with other institutions, the community and in ways to optimize the system’s International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. “The voice of the City has been heard” in the improvements to the plan, Jeffrey said, “and we’re right on schedule.” The modifications he presented Sunday include the addition of a “Mustang Way” pathway connecting parking adjacent Route 7 and at an elevated parking garage through the new campus to the football/

soccer stadium. Overall, now there will be 400 parking spaces available, 213 adjacent Route 7 and 187 in the garage. There will be 200 new trees, and no school bus parking on the site, and added buffers between the school and the adjacent 10.3 acre economic development site that include a newly-added “grove” where all the donated brick pavers from the current high school will be placed. There will be a newly-designed car loop at the west end of an eastwest so-called Street A that will lead from Haycock Road through the economic development site to where cars, including cabs, Uber or Lyft cars, can drop off students and loop back to leave without disrupting other traffic. There would be a light at the east edge of Street A on Haycock. New design of the auditorium will have an expanded capacity of 650 seats (including 50 moveable ones), more than the current auditorium’s 499 seat capacity, two cat walks and a rear projection capacity. There will also be a small “black box” theater and ample storage and preparation areas. The entry to the school will have Level 4 ballistic glass for security purposes, and the “heart

LO CA L of the school” down its center will be “simple and light,” with a second floor cafe adjacent the cafeteria and a hydroponic display. The library will hold 15,000 volumes, and there will be a “learning stair” leading to an “innovation commons” and a “genius bar” help desk for fixing student computer problems. A counseling suite will be on the third floor, and there will be included gender-neutral toilet rooms on the third and fourth floors consisting of 10 sight-proof rooms. There are two gyms in the new school design, including a 94-foot full-sized gym with an audience capacity of 1,500 (compared to 600 in the current gym used at the Henderson Middle School) qualified to host regional postseason playoff tournaments. A small but large enough to qualify for Virginia High School League competition second gym will have a capacity of 400. There will be two tunnels from the lower level of the new building leading out to the stadium, which will not change. There will be a vegetative roof, and no mechanical systems will be on any of the roof spaces of the new building, so that photovoltaic arrays can be placed there, with

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the goal being, with the inclusion of a geothermal system, that the entire campus become “net zero” in terms of energy consumption. The building will have a capacity of 1,500 in its present form, capable of considerable internal expansion for the creation of an additional 10 classrooms. Security components of the new school have been submitted for presentation at the Architects for Learning Environments conference in Austin, Texas, next week for the elements applied to vertical structures, including lockdown and evacuation components, including two high-capacity lifts used for moving equipment and capable of moving high numbers of students. Noonan said he is excited

by the prospect the new campus will provide for partnerships with other educational institutions, including with the expected expansion of Virginia Tech next door, and potential links to the projected Amazon HQ2 site in Arlington and the Virginia Tech campus adjacent it, described as an “innovation center” with different projects on each of six different floors,” Noonan said. “We hope to access and leverage each other’s strengths, including Mason High’s IB, robotics and environmental sustainability programs. While the new building will be completed for occupancy by December 2020, the completion of the entire project is slated for June 2021.

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Fixing the Regional Housing Shortage

We concur with the excited exclamation of an area developer who said last week that “the next decade in the City of Falls Church is going to be phenomenal.” The City of Falls Church is going to be remarkably fabulous after the next five years, much less 10. Then, by 2024, the state-of-the-art new high school will be well broken in, as will the 4.3-acre Founders Row with its special movie theater venue and other, including community-benefit amenities, and the first and second stages of the 10.3-acre West End Project will be up and running. The West End Project’s connection to adjacent Virginia Tech and WMATA developments will be well along, if not completed, to provide a world-class urban promenade north-south from Route 7 to the West Falls Church Metro Station, lined with remarkable retail, outdoor dining options and a 50-foot wide center space that will feature a wide array of amenities and public uses, and an array of housing types, including “micro units” for moderate income individuals and families. If you’re thinking moving somewhere else might make your life better, maybe you should reconsider, because even the real estate tax rate here should be lower by then. (It is worth noting that the tax rate in Tysons is currently at $1.41 per $100 of assessed valuation, when bills for all the special tax districts and fees are added in, compared to the $1.355 rate here.) Still, the City’s main challenge in the coming period will be in the area of providing sufficient affordable housing and demographic diversity. The rest of the region is shifting much faster than in Falls Church in its demographic makeup, especially regarding growing Hispanic and Asian-American populations, and the City’s leaders need to be mindful of adopting policies that will encourage an escalation of that component here. Regrettably, the current White House’s policies are severely intimidating especially Hispanic populations, causing their pursuit of options in this region to curtail significantly. Hopefully that will change going forward, and the City needs to adopt, and to make public, forceful actions to fill their lives with opportunity. We suggest that the term, “affordable housing,” itself might become archaic, and that the needs that the term refers to may be met in fresh, creative ways linked to the concept of “micro unit” housing, for example. Also, tax credits are applied to a lot of things in land use and urban development programs now, without carrying the stigma of the kind of social handout optics linked to the term of “affordable housing.” Still, new ideas will have to be grounded in the notion that everyone deserves to have a safe roof over their heads, no matter what. Some communities are mulling new programs to provide minimal but safe housing pods for the chronically homeless. That’s not a major problem here right now, but it is in close enough proximity to the Little City.

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a strong supporter of Senator Saslaw. Let’s be clear: this type of language has no place in Virginia. As we are seeing, the Republican Party has come to embrace candidates who otherize entire communities and believe in a racial hierarchy. Unfortunately the vestiges of this dying ideology are still infecting our politics and dividing Virginians. In fact, nearly 1.4 million Virginians voted for notorious xenophobe Corey Stewart during his run for U.S. Senate, and 1.2 million cast their ballot for Ed Gillespie in 2017 after he ran a campaign that sought to appeal to

his base through fear-mongering. The effort by advocacy groups to combat this language is deliberate. We cannot merely focus on overt acts of discrimination; we have to call out the language of bigotry. That’s because dehumanization serves as the foundation for which these elected officials use to pass discriminatory policies. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise to know that the last time the author of that hateful letter voted was in the 2016 Republican primary and falsely claimed to live in the district.

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“The amendments include money to give teachers across the commonwealth a larger than expected pay raise.” act like fertilizer causing excessive growth of algae, having negative impacts on the Bay, and $10 million to help localities install efficient and effective pollution-control measures — such as stream restorations and constructed wetlands — to combat runoff. While we have yet to provide a recurring annual source of revenue for Virginia’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund, we were able to provide an additional $1.5 million next year, bringing the total deposit to $7.0 million for the general fund annually. We also funded a study of the potential need for an eviction diversion and prevention program in response to a recent study that found Virginia has one of the highest eviction rates in the country. The budget also begins to make a down payment on the recently announced Amazon

deal. Beginning July 1, 2020, the first $40 million of sales and use taxes remitted by online retailers with a physical nexus in Virginia shall be deposited into the Major Headquarters Workforce Grant Fund. New investments in higher education will begin creating a tech talent pipeline, including new high-tech degree programs to produce more computer science bachelors and masters degrees Amazon and other tech companies desire. Redistricting Reform The House and Senate overwhelmingly voted for a resolution to amend the Virginia Constitution to create an independent redistricting commission to draw new congressional and general assembly district lines after the 2020 census is completed. The resolution will have to pass in identical form next year, and receive a majority of votes cast in a referendum in November of 2020 for the change to take effect. No Excuse Early Voting Virginian’s will finally have to stop making up excuses to vote early, if the Governor signs the bill we passed that allows any registered voter to vote absentee in person beginning on the second Saturday prior to election day without having to provide a reason. School Resource Officers The General Assembly directed the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory minimum training standards for law-enforcement officers serving as school resource officers including mediation and conflict resolution,

including de-escalation techniques; awareness of cultural diversity and implicit bias; working with students with disabilities, behavioral health or substance abuse disorders, or trauma experiences; and student behavioral dynamics, including child and adolescent development. Jacob’s Law Del. Richard P. “Rip” Sullivan championed a bill known as “Jacob’s Law” that allows unmarried and same sex couples to start families using assisted conception. His bill changes the statute to provide genderneutral terminology and allows an unmarried individual to be an intended parent, paralleling the ability of an unmarried individual to adopt under the adoption statutes. The bill also allows for the use of an embryo subject to the legal or contractual custody of an intended parent in a surrogacy arrangement. Help for Families with Autism Coverage Legislation passed this year requires health insurers to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in individuals of any age. Currently, such coverage is required to be provided for individuals from age two through age 10. Deep Fake Video Harassment Finally, my own bill updates Virginia’s anti-revenge pornography statute to include creating, adapting, or modifying a sexually explicit videographic or still image with the intent to depict an actual person. Marcus Simon represents the 53rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates.

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Virginians should evaluate candidates based on their connection to the district and understanding of policy, as well as their commitment to show up and do the work on matters of justice. I support Senator Saslaw, but we can all agree to condemn bigotry. Monique Alcala Alexandria

Being an Immigrant Candidate is Not Disqualifying Editor, The letter, “Taeb’s Passion...” [V. Arnakis, February 21-27. 2019], objects to Yasmine Taeb’s candidacy for State Senate in District 35, asserting that, somehow, her being a first-generation American is disqualifying. Fleeing Iran with her family,

Yasmine immigrated to the United States as a second-grader. Both Democratic candidates for our District 35 Senate seat have meritorious attributes. Senator Saslaw has been the Democratic leader in the Virginia Senate for many years, most recently helping to pass the Medicaid expansion. Yasmine Taeb has ably served in senior roles as a human rights lawyer and advocate for over a decade. Yasmine was elected to the Democratic National Committee from Virginia in 2016. She advocates for enlightened policies, including requiring gun owners to purchase liability insurance to help compensate victims. The News-Press purports to keep its content, “clean, fearless and fair.” Letters espousing bias based on a person’s national origin should be disqualified from publication. I am grateful for the NewsPress, but the editors missed on printing that one. Joyce Migdall Falls Church

LE TTE RS Delighted to See News-Press Keep on Truckin’ Editor, I was visiting my daughter in Falls Church on Friday, Feb. 15 and there was your newspaper, still in its wrapper, sitting on her living room table. I’m a newspaper guy, so I couldn’t resist. I had to take it out of the wrapper and look at it. I read through it, found Nicholas Benton’s column to be extremely interesting and brought the newspaper home with me to York, Pennsylvania with the intent of dropping you a line. As you can see, I move slowly these days, as it is now 10 days since I read Benton’s column, but at least my mind is still working because I hadn’t forgotten about it. Glad to see you have been able to overcome the Wells Fargos of the world. I doubt if the folks of Falls Church realize what a gem they have coming to their doorsteps once a week. I was in the newspaper business for almost 40 years, starting as a sophomore in high school

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when I was asked, by the designated senior, if I would be interested in covering the high school basketball games for the tiny daily Quakertown Free Press. Was I ever. I would even get to travel on the bus with the team to away games, come home, type my story on an old portable typewriter, then, around midnight, wander through the alleys to the back of the Free Press office where I would knock on the back door and a linotype operator would come and I would hand over my story. The next day, there it would be, in print (just as I wrote it, who needed copy editors in those days?) and I would be beaming internally for days. My original goal was to enter the ministry, but when that didn’t happen, I wandered into the office of The Daily Intelligencer in Doylestown one late summer day in 1968 and found that its only sportswriter had left. I was hired on the spot, and so my full time career began. It lasted many years. I won many awards and especially proud of some I earned for investigative reporting. I advanced through the ranks, eventually becoming the editor and publisher of the York Dispatch. It all ended very quick-

ly, here in York, after a lengthy expose and trial of a state senator, led to my termination by the national chain I worked for. I never envisioned that, but I had to accept it. Now I watch sadly, the demise of the printed newspaper all over the country. So I was delighted to see you still publishing and not letting the Wells Fargos of the world shut you down. Bravo, Nicholas. Keep on truckin’ my friend. Jim Sneddon York, Pennsylvania

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NEWS BRIEFS Mt. Daniel School Playground Vandalized with Swastika Vandalism over the weekend at Falls Church’s Mount Daniel Elementary School included a swastika slashed into one of the playground’s shade canopies. Falls Church City Public Schools’ superintendent Peter Noonan reported the vandalism in an email sent out to parents earlier Monday. According to F.C. School’s director of communications John Brett and confirmed by City of Falls Church Police, the fabric in the shade canopy was slashed with the swastika being a distinguishable emblem cut into the covering. Police believe the vandalism occurred sometime between 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22 and 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25. After the markings were discovered by a member of the school’s staff during the lunch break, the canopy was immediately removed and police were contacted soon after. Brett doesn’t believe the markings were noticed by any children. In his email to parents, Noonan said the school will install external cameras on the Mt. Daniel school building so they can monitor the school site remotely. “The City of Falls Church takes acts of anti-Semitic vandalism very seriously,” said F.C. Police Chief Mary Gavin. “Our community will not stand for this unacceptable crime of hatred. We urge anyone with information to reach out to us immediately.” Police ask anyone with information to contact them at 703-248-5053.

Falls Church Man Killed in Route 7 Hit & Run A 72-year-old Falls Church man was struck and killed while crossing an on-ramp for I-495 on Route 7 Tuesday morning. The driver did not stop and fled the scene, police report. Fairfax County Police responded to a call of an injured pedestrian before 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 and upon arriving at the scene found Chandra Bhandari of Falls Church near a crosswalk on Leesburg Pike (Route 7) near I-495. Police say they believe Bhandari was crossing the on-ramp from eastbound Leesburg Pike to southbound I-495 between 6 and 6:30 a.m. when he was hit. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said speed appears to be a factor in the crash. Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the vehicle or the driver involved in the crash and for those with information to call the crash reconstruction unit witness phone line at 703-280-0543. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org, by calling 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or via text by texting “TIP187” plus the message to CRIMES (274637).

Man Robs Bank in Bailey’s Crossroads Safeway Fairfax County police are reporting that a man robbed a SunTrust Bank located inside of a Bailey’s Crossroads Safeway last Thursday night and are now asking the public to help identify the suspect. Just before 7 p.m. on Feb. 21, a man entered the Safeway at 5821 Crossroads Center and went to the bank, implied he had a weapon and demanded money, according to the police. Police report that he was given cash before leaving the bank on foot. No one was injured. Police describe the suspect as a light-skinned black man, approximately 5’ 10”, slim build, wearing reflective sunglasses, a fake long beard and a gray hooded sweatshirt. Police ask anyone who recognizes the suspect or has information about this crime to contact the Fairfax County’s Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800. Tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by visiting fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS. They can also be sent in via text by texting “TIP187” plus the message to CRIMES (274637).

New ‘LGBTQ Space’ at State Theatre March 8 Friday, March 8, Falls Church’s live music venue, the State Theatre, will be given over as a “safe space” for LGBTQ persons to assemble, something the principal organizer of the event hopes will become a regular happening in the Little City. David Tax of Clare and Don’s Beach Shack, next door to the theater, is spearheading the organizing of a LGBTQ dance party at the State to run from 9 p.m. to midnight on March 8 called “Love Is Love.” Tax said that experiences with his LGBTQ friends has told him that it is important for that community have its own “spaces” to feel safe and better connected, and providing that for people in this region is what’s behind his effort at the State. Kathy DiToro, the lead singer of the Legwarmers, a popular group often performing at the State, will sing Madonna, Lady Gaga and Gwen Stefani songs and serve as the master of ceremonies and DJ for the event, and SamWell Norman will also sing. There will be a video screen and a light show. Admission will be $10 and a pre-party also open to the public will be held from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Beach Shack.

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CLOSE TO 1,000 people came to support Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington at the 37th Catholic Charities Ball at the Ritz-Carlton located in Tyson’s Corner. The ball raised almost $1.1 million to assist the poor and vulnerable through Catholic Charities’ essential services. In the right photo (left to right): Art Bennett, CEO and President of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington; Christine and John McLaughlin (winners of the James J. Matthews Legacy Award for dedicated longtime support of the Catholic Charities Ball); Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington. (Photos: Courtesy Jenifer Morris Photography)

Flute Ensemble Comes to St. Patrick’s Episcopal This ensemble is led by one of Odeon Chamber Music’s favorite performers, Karen Johnson, who will be performing at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church (3241 Brush Drive, Falls Church) on Sunday, March 3 at 4 p.m. This program features pieces written by women composers who have been inspired by the sound of the flute in solo performance or in ensembles, including Karen VanDyke, Lauren Panfili, Stacy Ascione, Rebecca Carey and Kathllen Jacobi. The program will include music by Catherine McMichael, Yuko Ubayashi and Ali Ryearson with Mariko Hiller

playing the piano. Admission is free, but a donation of $20 is suggested. A wine and cheese reception follows the concert. For more information, visit odeonchambermusicseries.org.

University Women Open For Book Sale Donations Any residents looking for a new home for their gently used books are encouraged to donate them toward the American Association of University Women’s annual book sale. AAUW is collecting books from March 1 – April 6 at the book collection bin at the Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Books are

for the annual book sale to be held on April 12 and 13. The book sale benefits scholarship/grant programs for women, including local Falls Church high school girls. Donating is easy. Residents can just deposit their good, clean, saleable books in the book collection bin at the Falls Church Community Center all throughout March or contact 703-966-8050, email fallschurcharea-va@aauw. net for larger donations. The AAUW is interested in receiving all kinds of books: hardcovers, paperbacks, novels, nonfiction, children’s, cookbooks, etc. that are suitable for re-sale. No magazines, encyclopedias, text books, or damaged books, please. For more infromation, contact

Mollie Jewell at 703-966-8050 or molliejewell2@cox.net.

Local Students Recognized For Academic Achievements A collection of local students earned academic honors for their respective universities for the Falls 2018 semester. University of Minnesota Twin Cities Dean’s List — Danica J Mooney-Jones, Senior, College of Biological Sciences (Falls Church); Benjamin J. Ayanian, Freshman, Col of Educ/Human Development and Alena M. Gartner, Freshman, Carlson School of Management (McLean) University of WisconsinMadison graduates — Benjamin

Cross, College of Letters and Science, Bachelor of ArtsJournalism, Journalism and Adam Imran, College of Letters and Science, Bachelor of Science, Statistics (both from McLean) Northern Vermont University has been named to the Dean’s List — Margaret Connelly (McLean) Dickinson College Dean’s list — Victoria Gralla, first year (McLean). Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science Dean’s List — Riad Abdulmoniem and Thy Ton, both pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy (both from Falls Church). Boston University Graduate degree receipient — Diala Taneeb, who received a Master

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EVEN THE ARTWORK adorning the walls of Falls Church Distillers got in the Mardi Gras mood for the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce’s festively themed mixer Tuesday night. Revelers were treated to a performance by Magnolia Blue to go with their spirits. (Photo: Courtesy Michael Paluzzi) of Science in Advertising (Falls Church). Boston University Dean’s List — Faisal F. Al-Bawardy, Nicole M. Beymer, Seyedeh Hanieh Hosseini, Alexa S. Jeffrey and Michael F. Winters Jr. (all from Falls Church). St. Lawrence University’s Dean’s List — Carolyn Holran (Falls Church).

Trinity at Meadow View Athlete Places at State Meet Falls Church resident and Trinity School at Meadow View senior athlete Noah Thirkill qualified for the VISAA meet in the boys shot put where he advanced out of preliminaries and competed in the finals finishing 9th overall in shot put. Thirkill was ranked 23rd out of a group of 38 boys going into today’s competition.This meet fielded a group of boys which combined Division 1 and Division 2 schools. This is different from the outdoor state meet which deciphers divisions. He threw a personal best today of 40 ft., three inches. This was a five-foot personal best. Noah broke the school record which

was 35 ft. Thurkill will begin practicing for the outdoor season where he throws the shot put, discus and hammer. Thurkill finished 5th last year in the Division 2 VISAA outdoor discus throw and has a goal to be in the top three this year.

at 3:15 p.m., 45 minutes prior to the start of the concert. A reception will follow the concert, at which attendees may meet and chat with the performers and fellow concert goers.

Washington Saxophone Quartet Plays at Saint Francis

The Providence Players, in partnership with the Italian Café restaurant in Falls Church (7161 Lee Highway, Falls Church), will perform a special theater engagement of David Mamet’s “Oleanna.” Originally staged during the aftermath of the Anita Hill hearings, David Mamet’s 1992 “Oleanna” electrified and enraged audiences and was described as “a buzz saw of gender, sex, and power.” “Oleanna” takes on new life in the #MeToo movement and the power of this production will be enhanced by the intimate setting of the Italian Café restaurant itself. Opens on March 7 and runs through March 16. 8 p.m. Thursday/Friday/Saturday $10 general admission seating. The play contains strong language and adult content. For tickets, call 703-425-6782 or visit providenceplayers.org or purchase them at the door.

If any locals have ever listened to National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” then they’ve heard the Washington Saxophone Quartet in the transition music. This Washington institution is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new recording centered on “Baroque and before” music and a brand-new composition by Shenandoah University composer Thomas Albert in conjuction with Amadeus Concerts on Sunday, March 10 at 4 p.m. at the Saint Francis Episcopal Church (9220 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls). Tickets are $40 and may be purchased at the door or online at amadeusconcerts.com. Students 17 and under and active military are admitted free of charge. A pre-concert lecture by Music Director A. Scott Wood will begin

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill presented his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020 last week, and noted that his proposed budget fully funds the School Board’s requested operating transfer. The proposed budget is based on maintaining the existing real estate tax rate of $1.15 per $100 of assessed valuation, but includes only a one percent Market Rate Adjustment (MRA) for county employee compensation. The county’s compensation policy indicates that, if compensation cannot be fully funded, the MRA should be adjusted first, and full funding provided for other compensation programs (merits and longevities), if funding permits. I’ve asked budget staff to estimate additional half-percent increments that might be considered to get closer to the calculated 2.51 percent MRA. County revenue is based on real estate taxes, both residential and non-residential (office, retail, industrial, and apartments), which had small, but steady increases as the county continues its slow recovery from the Great Recession and sequestration. The long-term effects of the recent 35-day government shutdown still are unclear; the lag time for state and federal reporting can be several months. The proposed Fairfax County General Fund would transfer $2.53 billion to schools, which is an increase of $86.46 million, or 3.82 percent, more than last year. School Boards in Virginia do not have taxing authority, so they must make a budget request each year to the local governing body. It’s a little like the childhood game of “Mother, May I?” as the Board of Supervisors must balance the request against available resources. County Executive Hill and Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) Superintendent Scott Brabrand have been working together to figure out that balance, and this is the second consecutive year that the schools’ full request has been recommended

for funding. The Commonwealth’s budget changes, approved by the General Assembly last weekend, include $18.7 million for compensation adjustments for instructional and support personnel in FY 2019 and FY 2020, totaling five percent over the two years. For FCPS, a five percent increase totals approximately $l16.5 million, leaving the remaining $97.8 million to be picked up by the locality. The County Executive’s budget proposal for FY 2020 fully funds the School Board’s transfer request, which includes the impact of employee compensation. The County Executive’s proposed budget includes some reorganizations and efficiencies, which are ongoing efforts by Mr. Hill to streamline some county services and programs. Moving some programs from leased space into county-owned facilities will save money on leases, and Mr. Hill also has proposed consolidation of the offices of the Clerk to the Board and the Clerk to the Planning Commission into one agency. Almost $2 million is saved in employee health care costs when employees move, voluntarily, to more effective co-insurance and consumer-directed health plans. Future columns will address other items in the proposed budget. The Mason District Budget Town Meeting will be next Thursday, March 7, at the Mason District Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale, beginning at 7 p.m. County Executive Hill and Chief Financial Officer Joe Mondoro will present the budget overview, followed by a question and answer period. I look forward to seeing you there.

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GOP Shame at Cohen Hearing

A fascinating exercise it has been of the self-immolation of Republican members of the House Oversight Committee in its hearing with former Trump fixer Michael Cohen yesterday. These overwhelmingly southern white males followed one another with an overly exercised circus-like effort to divert attention from the blistering indictment of President Trump that was the real substance of the hearing. When President Trump winds up behind bars, which will happen at some point, it will become clear that all these ridiculous Republicans will have contributed to the thorough demise of their political party, headed toward the same shameful dustbin of FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS history that will encase the sad remnants of Putin’s failed effort to undo the American democracy in this decade. Unlike what these Republicans insisted yesterday, Michael Cohen had no incentive to lie at these hearings, none. He’s looking at three years in prison, and if he’d been shown to lie in the interim, the penalties would have been only greater against him. Instead, this man who knows where all the bodies are buried, proverbially, in the organized crime world of Donald Trump, and served up enough documentation at this hearing to send Trump behind bars for many years. It was Rep. Ro Khanna of the oversight committee who nailed the core issue the most firmly yesterday, describing what Cohen presented as “a criminal conspiracy of financial fraud,” a conspiracy involving four persons — Trump, Trump Jr. and Kushner — but where only one of whom (Cohen) is going to jail, at least so far. The evidence, the exhibits of cancelled checks and financial forms, were provided to prove Cohen’s case beyond a reasonable doubt. “These Republicans are not concerned that Cohen is lying, but that he has stopped lying,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin. But despite all the evidence presented, including Cohen’s testimony concerning Trump’s relationship with convicted Russian mob figure Felix Sader in shady real estate deals in Manhattan, Cohen’s testimony of Trump’s ongoing involvement with his real estate interests in Moscow, and in making illegal payments to reimburse Cohen for the hush money he paid to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, the Republicans on the committee showed zero interest in any of that. Completely ignoring all that evidence, instead, they single-mindedly sought to discredit Cohen as a witness as a way of protecting Trump, and therefore from the charges against him. It is astonishing how lacking these Republicans are in seeing themselves accurately through the lens of American public opinion. There is only a shrinking corner of the electorate still cheering them on. Cohen was eloquent in his opening statement yesterday. “The last time I appeared before Congress, I came to protect Mr. Trump. Today, I’m here to tell the truth about Mr. Trump,” he said. “I hope my appearance here today, my guilty plea, and my work with law enforcement agencies are steps along a path of redemption that will restore faith in me and help the country.” Cohen’s profile of Trump, as a personality, as one who has known him as up close and personally as he has, was devastating. “Mr. Trump is an enigma,” he said. “He is complicated, as am I. He has both good and bad, as do we all. But the bad far outweighs the good, and since taking office, he has become the worst version of himself. He is capable of behaving kindly, but he is not kind. He is capable of committing acts of generosity, but he is not generous. He is capable of being loyal, but he is fundamentally disloyal.” Cohen added, “Donald Trump is a man who ran for office to make a brand great, not to make our country great. He had no desire or intention to lead this nation — only to market himself and to build his wealth and power.” He then provided more details on his allegation that Trump is a racist, a conman and a cheat. “The sad fact is that I never heard Mr. Trump say anything in private that led me to believe he loved our nation or wanted to make it better. In fact, he did the opposite,” Cohen said.  Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark

County Manager Mark Schwartz opened the forum with a joke. Welcoming the crowd of 200-plus gathered at soon-to-berenamed Washington-Lee High School to help re-envision Lee Highway, he pretended to offer a plan to rename it: Liberty Highway. Groans came from many neighborhood activists who turned out Feb. 12 to execute “The Arlington Way” and put in their two cents on how to create a theme for the multi-ingredient pudding that has characterized Lee Highway since it was sonamed nearly a century ago. The goal of the county’s “kickoff meeting,” after seven years of groundwork by civic associations and the nonprofit Lee Highway Alliance, is to “develop a formal framework” to upgrade, green and expand the economic pie along that 5 ¼ -mile stategoverned thoroughfare. “Lee Highway is a unique corridor with conditions very different from other corridors in the county,” I was told by Natasha Alfonso-Ahmed, principal planner of the county’s comprehensive planning team. Having lived walking distance from the highway (at two locations) for three decades, I have recently felt mystified as to how these hard-working visionaries would impose order. This road links assets as diverse as the long-empty Johnny Lange sports bar (near George Mason Dr.), the 19th-century Fenwick House at Washington

Blvd., car dealers, apartment structures and teeming shopping centers at Lyon Village and Lee-Harrison. So, after entering the W-L auditorium in view of the video of Lee Highway filmed in 1949 by the Virginia Transportation Department, attendees were greeted by the leading volunteers and county staff hoping to tap their “passion” and “engagement.” The grass-roots folks separated into breakout sessions to offer feedback on nine “key elements” assembled during the country’s 2016 “Visioning” study. Those elements: land use, housing, transportation, public spaces, building form, height and urban design, historic preservation and cultural resources, economic vitality, sustainability and public facilities. The coming vision will unfold over the next 24-36 months with help from the Arlington office of consultant AECOM. “We love Lee Highway,” its Clarendonbased representative Ryan Bouma told the audience. He promised to “map out ideas” and metrics by 2020 and draft a document for codifying by the country board in 2021. All in consultation with a “community forum” of 50 activists and a “working group” of 10 key stakeholders from residents, businesses and advocacy groups. The big-picture vision will not redo the extensive neighborhood planning efforts performed for Cherrydale in the 1990s and East Falls Church a decade ago, officials said. And “character areas” will be respected. Results of February’s ses-

sion are still being compiled. But Alfonso-Ahmed gave me preliminary takeaways. “There are still opposing views about where and how much change is desired,” she said. “The issues people raised about height and density, for example, are still there and need to be further analyzed through the study.” Attendee Bill Ross, chair of the Park and Recreation Commission, said his session mates focused on the streetscape and consistent sidewalks. “If we do nothing else,” he told me, “we need to make this corridor more attractive for residents, businesses, consumers, and pedestrians. That means landscaping and trees!” Officials called for a civil discussion, acknowledging that approaches that work in one segment may not work in another. If there is fury when the plan is finalized in two years, no one will be able to complain there was no community consultation. *** A cool jazz history factoid comes to me from Ken Avis, a British musician, researcher and lecturer who co-hosts “The Antidote” on Arlington Independent Media’s WERA-FM radio. Jelly Roll Morton, “considered by many the man who invented jazz,” traveled up from New Orleans in the mid-1930s to do gigs in Washington. At times the pianist appeared in segregated Arlington, at the rough-hewn area once-called Jackson City (near today’s 14th St. Bridge). The venue, Avis learned: was a late-night beer joint called Harry’s Blue Bird Barbecue.

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B�� N�� N�� Pro Bike FC Owner Clark Now ‘Expert Level’ Cycling Coach Nick Clark, owner of Pro Bike FC, has received the USA Cycling Level 1 coaching certificate, the highest level coaching certificate available through USA Cycling. The certification takes a minimum of five years and 200 continuing education credits to complete. It is considered the expert level coaching certificate, and allows coaches to work with the Olympic teams and their members. Clark, who also owns the Athlete Development Center in Falls Church, currently geo-coaches athletes throughout the world, as well as local clients, and Pro Bike FC’s Women’s Cycling Team. For more information, stop by the shop located at 116 E. Fairfax Street or visit www.probikefc.com.

Dogwood Tavern Hosting Mardi Gras Party Tuesday Dogwood Tavern is hosting a Mardi Gras party on Fat Tuesday, March 5 featuring Le Bon Temp Krewe from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. The event will feature a Cajun menu with jambalaya, gumbo, po’ boys, and their famous raw bar, as well as Bourbon Street beverages such as Hurricanes, Cyclones, Sazeracs, and Abita brews, and beads for everyone. Dogwood Tavern is located at 132 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit www. DogwoodTavern.com.

‘Shape of the Region’ Conference Set for March 7 in McLean The 2019 Shape of the Region Conference, The Business Case for Economic Mobility, will be held Thursday, March 7 from 8 – 11:45 a.m. at Valo Park, 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean. The event is being hosted by the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, in partnership with the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, and the Northern Virginia Technology Council. The event will address income inequality, lack of economic mobility, and strategies that each sector of society can deploy to achieve a more expanded, inclusive economy that benefits all. For more information on this event, visit www.cfnova.org.

Connect Our Kids Benefit Run Coming Next Month The 2019 Connect Our Kids 5k/10k Run will take place Sunday, March 10 at 7 a.m. at Hains Point in Washington, D.C. The event is hosted by Bishop’s Events which will donate 25 percent of the profits to the Falls Church-based nonprofit dedicated to helping foster children find families. For more information, visit www.connectourkids.org.

F.C. Arts All Member Show Runs Through March 23 Falls Church Arts All Member Show at the Falls Church Arts Gallery at The Kensington, will be on display through March 23. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday from 1 – 4 p.m. Admission is free and the artwork is available for purchase. The gallery is located at 700 W. Broad Street. For more information, visit www.FallsChurchArts.org.

F.C. Chamber Announces 2019 Sponsors The Falls Church Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its 2019 Annual Sponsors. Partner level sponsors include Diener & Associates, Eden Center, Falls Church News-Press, The Kensington and the Young Group. Gold sponsors are the Hilton Garden Inn and Sislers Stone while PNC and Staples Bailey’s Crossroads are silver sponsors and Body Dynamics, John Marshall Bank, John Rodock of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC and Tax Analysts are bronze level sponsors. Annual sponsors receive recognition at Chamber events and in Chamber communications throughout the year as well as event tickets and other benefits. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, visit www.FallsChurchChamber.org.  Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.

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Mustangs Battle Slow Start, Size in Region Final Loss by Matt Delaney

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With the title of “Region B champion” on the line, George Mason High School’s boys basketball team fell just short as East Rockingham High School snagged a 59-52 win on Saturday. Mason (18-8) had a tall task — literally — against a towering East Rock lineup throughout the championship match. Conventional wisdom would lead one to believe that the hometown Eagles would play bully ball down low against a smaller, but still scrappy Mustangs squad. But Mason held its own on the boards by often out-jumping and outmuscling its lankier opponents; instead, the Mustangs were outgunned on the perimeter, where East Rock’s early barrage of threepointers had Mason scrambling to keep pace. “I think we did [feel confident],” senior forward Hollman Smith said about coming into the game. “But that first quarter where [East Rock senior forward Dalton Jefferson] hit five threes, that got us kind of down on ourselves, so hopefully he’s not that hot if we see them again.”

MASON’S DEFENSE has been sharp ever since the calendar flipped, but the wiggle room for defensive lapses is slim once the state tournament starts tomorrow. (Photo: Carol Sly) Outside of two fast break buckets by the Eagles, Jefferson went 5-for-5 from beyond the arc to spearhead a 19-10 quarter in favor of the eventual region champs. Mason didn’t roll over though, and had its best quarter of the night to respond. Senior guard Max Ashton opened a 10-0 run by sinking a pair at the line before he followed that up with a three of his own. Senior guard Jay Nesson joined in when junior forward Daniel Miller kicked it out to Ashton on the

elbow who made the extra pass to Nesson for his own straightaway three. While East Rock was bringing the ball up, a bad dribble allowed sophomore guard Deven Martino to nab a steal and take it to the hole for an easy bucket, giving Mason a slim lead at 20-19. The Eagles went on a short 5-1 run themselves until sophomore guard Robert Asel broke their stride with a three-point play to send the game to halftime tied at 24. Mason’s narrow margin of error started to take its toll as

it gradually succumbed to East Rock’s length in the second half. Both teams traded blows early on in the third quarter, as a threepointer and a drive by the Eagles was answered by a Martino three one possession and an Asel-toSmith connection inside on another. Five consecutive points by Ashton, with an East Rock three sandwiched in between, had the Mustangs within arm’s reach entering the fourth trailing 38-35. After eclipsing the Eagles for the third time on the night with

Ashton’s midrange jumper to go up 39-38, Mason finally bent a little too far. East Rock mounted an 11-0 run that spanned the 5:55 mark down to about two and a half minutes remaining. The Mustangs needed some quick scoring, and effectively cut the lead to 54-50 with under a minute to go. But East Rock’s five straight points in response sealed the game. Despite the loss, Mason head coach Chris Capannola was chipper about the Mustangs’ performance and how the team stacks up going into the state quarterfinals tomorrow night. Still, he knows Mason’s strength in a seasoned Ashton and Smith along with a maturing Martino need performing at a high level – and in unison – to give themselves a shot in the Class 2 state tournament. “Your best have to be their best at the same time,” Capannola said. “We’re close, we’re sort of upand-down a little bit. But if those three guys make their shots on Friday, it’ll be a different story.” Mason will travel to Godwin High School tomorrow to face Region A winner Goochland High School in the state quarterfinal.

Late Game Struggles Upend Mason Girls’ Bid to Enter State Tourney by Matt Delaney

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George Mason High School’s girls basketball team had an upsetting end to a turnaround season when it lost 49-48 to Page County High School in the Region B semifinal last Friday. Mason’s (13-13) downfall and the manner in which it happened made the loss all the more painful. After holding a double-digit lead throughout most of the game, momentum began to shift to Page County in the fourth quarter. The Mustangs held a 40-31 lead entering the final frame, but an 11-2 run had the Panthers tied with Mason at 42 apiece with 4:30 to play. With the Mustangs trailing 46-44 with 26 seconds to play, freshman guard Zoraida Icabalceta nailed a three to push Mason ahead. A harried final seconds of game play saw the Mustangs miss multiple chances to clinch the win. Page County missed a three before getting its own rebound. Mason fouled a Panther on the rebound, setting the hosts up for a two free throws. However, both were missed, but a Mustang deflect-

ed the ball out of bounds. Page County missed another shot after the inbound, only for a Mason to turn the ball over and allow the Panthers to get the go-ahead layup with seven seconds remaining. “We had a difficult time rebounding and second and third chance points hurt us the entire game but definitely more in the fourth quarter,” Mason head coach Chris Carrico said. Preceding all this tumult was near perfection by Mason. The Mustangs put together a 17-0 run thanks to three buckets from beyond the arc by Icabalceta and took a 20-7 lead into the second quarter. By halftime, the Panthers had trimmed the lead to 30-18, but Mason was still responding with big shots and key stops to stem any rising tide by Page County. Although once the fourth quarter rolled around, Carrico admits that Mason stopped making shots that it was sinking throughout the game. There is a positive spin to Mason’s unwelcome end to the season — that is, there was something worth being upset about to begin with.

FRESHMAN GUARD Zoraida Icabalceta’s go-ahead three with 30 seconds left to play was followed by Page County’s game-winning layup in the game’s final seconds. (Photo: Carol Sly) The Mustangs entered January with a 3-9 record and a starting five full of freshman players logging their first varsity minutes in December. Going from there to being two points away from a Class 2 state title berth (and what would’ve been a third straight for the pro-

gram) is remarkable in itself. Expectations evolved rapidly for this young group, which is why the loss and the manner it came about will sting for a while, but Carrico was quick to point out the journey following the game. “I was proud of our effort and while we were all disappointed

they should walk out with their heads up,” Carrico added. “It was definitely a tough loss because you can think back to so many missed opportunities but we definitely came a long way to get to within one stop and rebound from playing in the regional championship and state tournament.”

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LAST WEEK George Mason High School’s robotics team hosted parents and supporters to show how they’ve been preparing for the competition season. The newest robot can climb two levels of platforms, place large acrylic disks on a tower and slot 14” balls through openings in the same tower. (P��: FCCPS P��/C�� C�� S��)

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S�� N�� N�� Grace Christian Students Receive Honors for Music Grace Christian Academy band students participated in the American Independent Music Association (AIMA) Solo/ Ensemble event in February, where students played solos for professional Band adjudicators. Grace Christian Academy students achieved the following: 1st place in percentage of students receiving Superior ranking (100 percent of Grace Christian students achieved a Superior ranking); 1st place in overall Trumpet average with performances from Matthew Vojta and Owen Falk and 2nd place in overall school average — 95/100. The following students have been inducted to the 2019 AIMA All-State Honor Band: Emily Kiesel (Flute), Beth Visscher (Saxophone), Matthew Vojta (Trumpet), Owen Falk (Trumpet) and Maxwell Falk (Trombone) Representing 50 schools and hundreds of music students from Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Tennessee and North Carolina, these students have been invited to participate in the Honor Band Tour in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, North Carolina on April 28 – 30.

Nominees for Presidential Math & Science Teachers The Virginia Department of Education is participating in

the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The program recognizes science, technology, engineering, math and computer science teachers in grades K-12. There are many worthy candidates in Falls Church City Public Schools, so parents, students and staff are instructed to nominate one by Friday, March 1 and follow up before May 1 with the completed packet. Application packets are due Wednesday, May 1. The nomination form, application packet and complete directions are on the PAEMST website (paemst.org).

Specialist of the Year Award Added for F.C. Schools In addition to the annual Support Staff of the Year Award, by popular demand the Professional Specialist of the Year Award has been created to honor employees who aren’t eligible for other awards. Nominations for both the new Professional Specialist of the Year and the Support Staff of the Year opened on Feb. 21. Submit nominations by Thursday, March 15. The recipient will receive a $1,000 award. Support Staff Employee of the Year — This award is in its 15th year and aims to recognize support staff: paraprofessionals, office staff, health aides and central office specialists and admin-

istrative assistants, as well as employees in these departments: Transportation, Food Services, Day Care, Maintenance Services and Custodial Services. Professional Specialist of the Year — This new award honors people who have never been eligible for Falls Church City Public Schools awards before. Specialists are qualified as: school social workers; school counselors; school psychologists; behavioral specialists; occupational, physical and speech therapists; academic coordinators; librarians and reading, math and technology specialists. For more information on how to nominate someone for either award, contact Amy Hall (ahall@ fccps.org) FCCPS human resources director.

5th Annual Coach CJ Celebration Falls Church High School’s Mardi Gras-themed, fifth annual Coach CJ Celebration fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 2 from 7 – 10 p.m. at the Annandale Fire Hall (7128 Columbia Pike, Annandale). All proceeds benefit the Team Joyner Foundation for the Clayton Joyner Memorial Scholarships, awarded annually to Falls Church High School seniors. Coach CJ was a beloved swim coach and FCHS graduate who made a lasting impact on the Jaguar community.

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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 African Americans and Eminent Domain in Falls Church. Using old land records and maps, historian Edwin Henderson will paint a picture of Falls Church’s African American community at the turn of the twentieth century and describe how Falls Church’s invoking of eminent domain for the construction of Lee Highway affected the community. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8 p.m. 703248-5034.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Quarterly Book Sale. TysonsPimmit Regional Library will be holding its quarterly book sale with a large selection of books

and media for all ages and interests from March 1 – 3. On March 1, the book sale will run from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; on March 2, it will run from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 3 it will run from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. On the final day of the quarterly book sale, all books and media will be half price and there is a special offer that allows customers to fill up a bag full of books for $10 per bag. TysonsPimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). For more information, call 703-7904031, 703-338-3307 or contact tysonslibraryfriends@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Farmer’s Market. The award-winning, year-round market is filled with fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and much more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5034.

MONDAY, MARCH 4 Playtime with Early Literacy Center Toys. Explore educational and manipulative items (aka toys) to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5034. ESL Conversation Group. A general conversation group (for adults) learning English as their second language meets every Monday. No registration required — dropins welcome and encouraged. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8:30 p.m. 703-248-5034.

TUESDAY, MARCH 5 National Consumer Protection Week — Get Answers to Consumer Questions. What are

residents doing to protect themselves from fraud, identity theft and scams? Do they know where to get information about tenantlandlord rights and responsibilities or how to file a consumer complaint? Interested attendees can ask a Consumer Specialist and get information and answers to questions on scams and tenantlandlord rights. All ages. Thomas Jefferson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 703-573-1060.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Wednesday Night Yoga. Interested residents can join instructor Casie Anderson for a free one hour yoga class. Attendees should wear comfortable clothes and bring a mat and towel. All levels welcome. For teens and adults. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. 703-790-8088.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 1 “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” Step into Harlem for a swinging, dancing celebration of big band and the songs of Thomas “Fats” Waller. This sultry Tony Award®winning musical tribute features all of Waller’s beloved tunes including “The Joint is Jumpin’,” “Honeysuckle Rose,” “Handful of Keys” and more. A cast of Signature favorites including Nova Y. Payton (“Jelly’s Last Jam”), Kevin McAllister (“Titanic”) and Iyona Blake (“Titanic”) strut the stage while “Jelly’s Last Jam’s” Mark G. Meadows tickles the ivories. Signature Theatre (420 Campbell Ave., Arlington) $65 – $74. 8:30 p.m. sigtheatre.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.” Three women—an art restorer, her nurse and their military captor—are trapped in a ravaged museum during a catastrophic hundred years war. Tasked with

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A Special Tribute to The Musical Genius of Dave Grohl feat. Lithium (Nirvana) + Deja Foo (Foo Fighters) + A Song For The Deaf (Queens of The Stone Age). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $20. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.

“Thunder Knocking on the Door.” This bluesy show is an intoxicating musical fable filled with humor, heart and the extraordinary music of three-time Grammy award winner Keb’Mo’. In a small Alabama town, a mysterious Blues guitarplaying stranger named Marvell Thunder arrives at the door of the Dupree family and brings a challenge for the offspring of late Jaguar Dupree, the only man who ever outplayed him in a “cutting contest.” Thunder offers Glory Dupree, Jaguar’s blind daughter, a Faustian bargain: if he wins the contest he gets Jaguar’s guitar, and if she wins she gets her sight back. Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $32. 7:30 p.m. creativecauldron.org.

Dave Chappell. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

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Swell. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-858-9186.

“Admissions.” Bill and Sherri are the white, progressive-and-proud headmaster and dean of admissions at Hillcrest, a mid-tier New Hampshire boarding school. Over the last fifteen years, they’ve worked to diversify the school’s mostly white population. But when their high-achieving son Charlie’s Ivy League dreams are jeopardized, the family’s reaction blasts open a deep rift between their public values and private decisions. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW Washington, D.C.) $20 – $101. 8 p.m. studiotheatreorg.

LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Sharif. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-237-8333. Phil Wickham (at McLean Bible Church). McLean Bible Church (8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna). $15 – $20. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Brook Yoder. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. Happy Hour: Steve Hook & Jess. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703241-9504. Ellis Paul Record Release with Eli Lev. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $22. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

The Legwarmers — D.C.’s Biggest 80s Retro Dance Party (encore performance the following night at the same time). The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $20. 9:30 p.m. 703237-0300.

CHASING AUTUMN will be at Dogwood Tavern tomorrow. (Photo: Facebook.Com/ChasingAutumnOfficial) Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.

(6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Karaoke. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-858-9186.

Open Mic. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-858-9186.

Karl Stoll & The Danger Zone. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703241-9504.

Boardwalk Karaoke. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-532-9283.

Chasing Autumn. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

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

Rebecca Loebe “Give Up Your Ghosts” Record Release Show. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 7 p.m. 703255-1566.

The Later Late Show: Main Stage Comedy Showcase. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10. 10:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Linwood Taylor. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504.

JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. An Evening with Curtis Eller’s American Circus. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.

TUESDAY, MARCH 5 Oz Noy, Dave Weckl, Jimmy Haslip: Boogaloogaloo. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $25 – $40. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Chris Brunn Duo. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

Karaoke. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.

Majestic: Weekly LGBTQ Night & Drag Show. Diva Lounge (6763 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 571-234-2045.

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More $ Than Expected Coming From State to Schools’ Budget Additional Revenue from Richmond will reduce the size of the increase in the City’s approriation for the Falls Church Public Schools’ budget, school officials learned yesterday in a communication from the Virginia State Board of Education. An increase of just over $155,000 in the State’s contribution would decrease the rise in the CIty’s appropriation.

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Narcotics Violation, 200 blk N Washington St, Feb 19, 10:56 AM, police stopped a vehicle for equipment violations. Vinh Tran, 29, of McLean, VA was issued a summons for Possession of Marijuana. A male, 25, of Vienna, VA was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Larceny – Theft from Building, 500 N Washington St, between

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Northern Virginia legislators, in a series of exclusive interviews with the News-Press yesterday, concurred with the remarks of the Virginia Gov. Time Kaine, delievered at the conclusion of the Richmond legislative session last week, that President Obama’s massive economic stimulus program has saved 7,100 state jobs in the just-adopted Fiscal Year 2010 budget.

CRIME REPORT Hit and Run, 6751 Wilson Blvd (Good Fortune Market parking lot), between 2:00 PM and 3:38 PM on Feb 18, a red Nissan was struck by an unknown vehicle which failed to stop at the scene.

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8:00AM and 11:00 AM on Feb 20, 4:00 PM, an unknown suspect took a wallet from an office. Larceny – Theft from Building, 513 W Broad St (Blue Nectar Yoga), between 9:45 AM and 11:00 AM, several purses and wallets were taken from the studio. Police recovered the property and identified a suspect. Investigation continues. Simple Assault, 100 blk Hillwood Ave (Tower Square parking lot), Feb 21, 1:24 PM, police responded for a complaint of an assault. The suspect is described as a white male, 45 to 55 years of age, approximately 6 feet tall, with a thin build and long graying

hair, wearing blue jeans and a brown windbreaker, and driving a gray Nissan Altima. Investigation continues Larceny - Shoplifting, 108 W Broad St (New to You), Feb 22, 2:07 PM, an unknown suspect took merchandise and left without paying. The suspect is described as a black male with a beard and glasses, wearing a blue puffy coat, bell-bottom jeans, brown shoes, and a gray and blue golf hat. Investigation continues. Disorderly Conduct, 127 E Broad St (Applebee’s parking lot), Feb 22, 11:12 PM, police responded for a disturbance in the parking lot. Following an investigation, prosecution was declined. Destruction of Property, 2328 N Oak St (Mt Daniel School playground), between 1:30 PM on Feb 22 and 12:30 PM on Feb 25, suspect(s) unknown tore the shape of a swastika into an umbrella canopy. Investigation continues.

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