Falls Church News-Press 2-3-2022

Feb. 3 - 9, 2022

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Year Of The Tiger

Center City Set To Take Off ‘One City Center’ Readied & Demolitions Commence

by Nicholas F. Benton

Falls Church News-Press

This Tuesday wasn’t the first time the innovative One City Center project came before a City of Falls Church body for consideration, this time at the meeting of the Economic Development Authority.

But the significantly-refined and stylish plan that puts over 100,000 square feet of retail and 246 residential units in the same downtown block as the popular Ireland’s Four Provinces restaurant took on major new significance this time, because it was presented at the same time work on demolition and development of the massive Broad and Washington project across the street – with its promise of a mega-Whole Foods store – is about to get underway.

Granted, the One City Center effort will not start right away.

Still awaiting final approval from City authorities, but it is

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A NEW YEAR CELEBRATION was held at Falls Church’s Eden Center Tuesday marking commencement of the Year of the Tiger.

Dignitaries included U.S. Reps Don Beyer and Gerry Connelly and F.C. Mayor David Tarter. (Photo: News-Press)

Letter of Intent Signed for Movie Complex

by Nicholas F. Benton

Falls Church News-Press

Last week, the Mill Creek developers of the 4.3-acre Founders Row project made news by announcing four of the new restaurants that will be

opening at its site later this year, including one that is Michelen rated.

This week, Joe Muffler and his Mill Creek team are back with even more important news – the fact that a “letter of intent” has been signed for an eight-

screen movie complex there.

The brand name is not yet public, but the outfit is headquartered in the D.C. area although it has no other operations in the DMV. Muffler told Phil Duncan, the chair of the Falls Church’s City Council’s Economic

Development Committee, who reported to his group’s meeting that the company “has a solid operational history” and that a dine-in feature will offer “upscale in-seat dining.”

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Inside This Week Shopping Locally This Valentine’s Day

Local Ice Skater Competes in U.S. Championship

See Valentine’s Day Guide, Pages 12 — 14

See Local, Pages 5

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and now is the time to shop locally. Whether your partner is into cooking, video games, self-care or anything in between, there is something in our gift guide for them.

Local skater from Falls Church area, 17 year old Ilia Malinin, was able to compete in the 2022 U.S. Nationals in Nashville this year after two years of being unable to compete due to injuries.

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Editorial................................................ 6 Letters.................................................. 6 Comment............................................. 7 Crime Report....................................... 8 News & Notes.............................. 10,11 Valentine’s Guide.........................12-14 Calendar......................................16,17 Business News.................................. 18 Classified Ads.................................... 20 Critter Corner..................................... 22

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NEWS BRIEFS Wizards Partner With Tinner Hill For Annual Essay Contest The Washington Wizards professional basketball team is partnering during Black History Month with the Falls Church-based Tinner Hill Foundation in its annual essay contest open to DMV and Baltimore area high school and middle school students.

In its 27th year, the contest is a continuation of Tinner Hill’s “Dear Editor” contest in honor of Dr. E. B. Henderson, a sports historian, educator, administrator, coach, athlete and civil rights activist known as the “Grandfather of Black Basketball.” Dr. Henderson, a native of Falls Church, wrote over 3,000 letters to the editor to regional newspapers on civil rights and race relations issues.

Students are urged to write essays about trailblazers who have made a difference, and winners will receive scholarship contributions and recognition from the Wizards.

Submissions should be made to nba.com/ wizards/blackhistory.

Amazon Earns Perfect Score In LGBTQ “Equality Index” Amazon earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for the fifth year in a row. The index ranked the company among the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality.”

The Human Rights Campaign is the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States, with 3 million members and supporters, and it has been working in advocacy for 40 years.

Employers were graded on workforce protections for all employees, inclusive benefits, and support for an inclusive culture and corporate social responsibility.

The “glamazon affinity group” at Amazon started two decades ago with an employee who wanted to connect the company’s LGBTQ community. There are now 60 active glamazon chapters around the world working to help create an inclusive workplace.

Georgetown Law Places Shapiro on Administrative Leave Falls Church resident Ilya Shapiro, who lost a high-profile campaign for the Falls Church School Board last fall, has been placed on administrative leave by the Georgetown Law School after he startled many by saying on Twitter last week that President Biden would nominate not “the objectively best pick” but a “lesser” Black woman to be the next Supreme Court justice.

Shapiro, considered an expert in law at the

libertarian, Cato Institute had just been hired

by Georgetown, but was placed on leave this Monday, one day before he was due to assume his role as a senior lecturer and the executive director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, which is part of its law school, According to reports, Shapiro “drew a sharp rebuke from students, faculty members and alumni with his comments about the search process for the next justice.” His Twitter posts have since been deleted.

In a tweet posted Jan. 26, Shapiro suggested that Biden should nominate Sri Srinivasan, the Indian-born chief judge on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to succeed Justice Stephen G. Breyer on the Supreme Court.

“Objectively best pick for Biden is Sri Srinivasan, who is solid prog & v smart,” Shapiro wrote. “Even has identity politics benefit of being first Asian (Indian) American.

But alas doesn’t fit into latest intersectionality hierarchy so we’ll get lesser black woman.

Thank heaven for small favors?”

Some called for the law school, which is among the most prestigious in the nation and sits within a mile of the Supreme Court, to rescind its decision to hire Mr. Shapiro.

“Over the past several days, I have heard the pain and outrage of so many at Georgetown Law, and particularly from our Black female students, staff, alumni and faculty,” said Dean William Treanor. “Shapiro’s tweets are antithetical to the work that we do here every day to build inclusion, belonging and respect for diversity.”

Beyer Reintroduces Tech Improvement Act This week, U.S. Rep Don Beyer, who represents Falls Church, joined Mark Takano (D-Ca), Sean Casten (D-Il.), Bill Foster (D-Il., to reintroduce the Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act to strengthen the existing Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) by making it more available and accessible to members’ needs.

“The Office of Technology Assessment long served Congress as a non-partisan advisory body on technology matters, which is a major need now,” said Rep. Beyer. “Today Congress is confronted by complex issues ranging from cybersecurity to AI to energy and climate, and so much more — and reconstituting OTA would provide the Legislative Branch with a crucial internal source of expertise and counsel. Our bill would restore and update this key resource and bolster Congress’ independence and knowledge in a key area for years to come.”

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‘One City Center’ Efforts Awaiting Final Approval

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down to months now, and with the long-awaited Broad and Washington effort about to launch, the look at the central intersection in the historical center to the City of Falls Church is about to undergo a massive transformation that will provide a “true mixed use community at the core of downtown, in complement with the Broad and Washington project that will establish a “walkable urban mixed use environment” making the City’s center “a regionally significant marquis sub-market.”

So contended Andrew Painter of the local Chamber of Commerce and formal spokesman for the Atlantic Realty effort to the EDA board Tuesday.

As of this week, all the tenants of the old Robertson Building across the street, including the Compleat Strategist and Toy Nest stores were evacuated from that building as the last step before Insight’s Broad and Washington project kicks off its two-year construction phase.

The old doctor’s office building and Applebees are due to be the first demolished sometime between today and early March, followed by the big white Robertson building at the corner. The demolition will be accompanied by a plan to put a left turn for southbound traffic on N. Washington to access the Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Thompson’s Italian restaurants there.

This amidst news also presented Tuesday by City Manager Wyatt Shields that the City is pressing ahead with the process for the closing on a 99-year lease with the Falls Church Gateway Partners at the City’s west end, not that far away, for the dense development of 9.78 acres there on ground prepared by the demolition of the old George Mason High School that is now flattened and awaiting another major two year development process.

The groundbreaking for that project is now set for May. And, in yet another related development, the F.C. Council’s Economic Development com-

mittee (not the same as the EDA) heard last Thursday a new report on the 4.3-acre Founder’s Row project that, even as news of four new restaurants there broke last week (reported on the front page of the News-Press), now the project has a letter of intent for the much-touted and awaited movie theater complex that will go there.

Still no name of the theater complex has yet been revealed, but it will have eight screens and 750 seats.

This also comes ahead of Mill Creek’s finalization of its submission of a “Founder’s Row 2” project at the same West Broad and N. West Street intersection that will fill the idled properties formerly home to a drug store with an oversized parking lot and the iconic carpet store on that corner which finally has a “Property Sold” sign up and announcement of a clearance sale that is now a real deal.

As Painter said in an understated way Tuesday, the City of Falls Church now has developed a reputation, regionally, “as a

good place to do business.” No kidding!

It’s been 15 years overall that Atlantic Realty has been working on the development of the main downtown block of the City that is home to the socalled George Mason Square and the Ireland’s 4Ps restaurant.

In a first go-around Adam Schulman of Atlantic worked tirelessly with the City to win approval for a massive development there that encompassed the Bowl America property and more that came to a screeching halt with the onset of the Great Recession in 2007.

But this latest iteration, replete with a “woonerf” alley that retailers and a 25,000 square foot grocery will front and will be the centerpiece of a wide array of public uses being planned, and the City’s first traffic circle that may form on the end of the block where S. Maple and Annandale Road meet, to give the area an amazing new look and feel.

With the State Theater right there, and 5,000 square feet being subsidized by the developer as a new home for the Creative

Cauldron theater in the City, the blocks around the central Broad and Washington intersection promises to morph into one of the premiere, walkable, mixed use destinations in the entire region.

It was announced Tuesday that Atlantic Realty will be giving free of charge 30 parking spaces to the City that will be available to the public 24-7. A deal had been struck for the City to buy the spaces at a cost of $10,000 per, or $300,000 total, until Schulman announced Tuesday that they would come to the City free.

Some on the EDA board are still pressing Atlantic Realty to do more to dress up the facade of the old George Mason Square building that will remain in the core of the One City Center plan, but it appears the project is well on its way.

Bob Young, the local developer re-elected as the EDA chair this week, called it “a very exciting project” and was given the OK by his board colleagues to draft a letter to the F.C. City Council expressing just that sentiment on behalf of his board.

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Movie Theater and More Coming to Founders Row Soon Continued from Page 1

Stay tuned for the name, and the nailing down of the lease terms.

Some on the Falls Church City Council have made it clear that the approval Mill Creek is seeking for a Founders Row 2, a smaller (but not by much) version of the original site where the now-vacant Rite Aid site and the just-sold rug store sits, is contingent on Mill Creek’s landing the movie theater it’s promised for years now.

Clearly, the pandemic put a huge crimp on those plans, as the movie theater market collapsed.

But it is now recovering and promises to be better than ever.

So, news of the movie theater signing will have the double benefit to all, including a final approval for Founders Row 2, which is mostly residential and promises to bring a lot of tax revenue to the City’s coffers.

Assuming things go as planned, the City Council would be set to provide a final OK to the Founders Row 2 in May. It will come to the site of the

vacant Rite Aid store in the 1000 block of West Broad, Becky Witsman, the City’s Economic Development czar, updated the committee on the progress of local establishments on a number of fronts up and down Broad Street, and among the more interesting is what’s eventually going to happen to the now-eyesore in the 400 block, site of a former florist shop.

The committee has viewed design plans for it, a site that includes the small Inns of Virginia hotel, and it is duly impressive. Across the street from Solace, the stately brewery-based restaurant, there is a link to that that will soon become clearer.

It reportedly is also going to include a fancy bakery.

A few blocks down, the former Stratford Motel is now vacant and behind a chain link fence. According to Witsman, its prospects now are deterred by a high asking price.

The Eden Center, site of Chinese New Year festivities this week, is now fully occupied with the addition of a new Iron

Gym fitness center and Martini Restaurant at its back end.

At the newly-renovated Falls Plaza, all the retail spots have now been leased but one, and the new Taco Rocks establishment

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is 90 percent complete. Other businesses, Bole, Crumbler and Aqua Tots, are in their buildout stages.

The Tropical Smoothie Cafe, going into the old bank build-

ing in the 600 block, will have a drive-through feature and is slated to open this summer.

Harvey’s restaurant in The Byron will be open “in weeks not months.”

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Ilia Malinin Dazzles at U.S. Championships

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by Lois Elfman

After missing the last two U.S. Figure Skating Championships due to injuries, 17-year-old Ilia Malinin from Marshall High School in Falls Church arrived at the 2022 U.S. Nationals in Nashville intent to show the judges and spectators what he could do. He dazzled in the short program and free skate, winning the silver medal in Senior Men behind five-time U.S. Champion Nathan Chen.

“We would skate a full run-through with all jumps every day, both short and long,” said Malinin, who was born and grew up in Northern Virginia. His family lives about 10 minutes away from his training rink, SkateQuest Reston.

Skating such a strong, quad-filled free skate felt “relieving” said Malinin, whose primary coaches are his parents, Tatyana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, both Olympians who represented Uzbekistan.

“I was a bit excited because I wasn’t expecting to do so well,” said Malinin. “I skate clean” (no mistakes) “every day in practice, both short and long, so it kind of made sense where I skate that clean, but the way I skated it, I was surprised.”

As he finished to the roar of the crowd, it felt amazing. “I couldn’t really think,” Malinin said. “I didn’t even know what just happened. I definitely thought that I impressed everyone and everyone was excited to watch.”

After the 2021 U.S. Championships were skated without an audience, all the skaters were happy to see people in the stands and hear actual applause. Malinin said it made him more determined to land all his jumps since a lot of people were watching.

Malinin landed his first quadruple jump when he was 14 or 15, becoming consistent within the past year or so. Progressing to such an extraordinary level by age 17 seems even more incredible since he didn’t really take skating that seriously until he won the bronze medal in the Novice Men’s division at the 2019 U.S. Championships.

“At first, when I started skating, we thought I was just going to skate for fun and try it out,” said Malinin. “My first year in juvenile, we qualified for Nationals. I wasn’t even that good. I skated like three times a week and I qualified for Nationals. Then the second year, I won juvenile Nationals. After that, I started progressing more and more. When I went novice, around Nationals, that was when I realized I can actually be good at this sport and I think I should put in more time and effort to see what I become.”

Coming back from injury taught Malinin to be careful when training.

“You can’t just brainlessly go jump. You have to think about your health and not just landing a jump,” he said.

As first alternate to the U.S. Olympic team in the men’s event, Malinin is the third skater named to the team who is the child of Olympians. “It’s definitely an honor. Also, now it kind of seems like it’s a family tradition. Since they both went, it makes sense if I go too,” he said.

Malinin has attended regular schools, including high school. Away from skating, he likes skateboarding.

He only took a couple of days off after the U.S. Championships because as an alternate he’s on call for the Olympic Winter Games if any of the three men named to the team cannot compete. He will likely compete at the World Championships. Malinin had solid international experience last fall, winning two Junior Grand Prix events and taking the bronze medal at Cup of Austria.

Skorniakov and Malinina are happy to see their son potentially become an Olympian. “It’s a big achievement for him,” said Skorniakov.

Sometimes there are challenges coaching their child, but most of the time it’s good. “We’ve learned how to work through that.”

Watching Malinin skate his amazing free skate in Nashville was very satisfying given all the work they put in to reach that performance.

Living in Virginia has been a great atmosphere for work, raising a family and helping their son reach his skating potential.

“We try to use all the knowledge from the experiences that we had in our training,” said Skorniakov. “We try to use that and also try to use some of the advantages you can get here. We like it very much here. We have a great staff at our rink that helps and supports us every possible way. Everybody was very excited.”

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ILIA MALININ. (Photo: U.S. Figure Skating)

Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark

So finally we say goodbye to both the Washington Redskins and the “we try harder” Washington Football Team.

As Arlingtonians hail the Commanders we can finally end the debate over our sports team’s exploitation of Native American culture, a controversy that threatened to spur barroom fights for 30 years.

But let’s apply some perspective: the Indians preceded us here for 13,000 years!

The first recorded details were supplied by Capt. John Smith during his 1608 voyage up the Potomac.

Some 10 sites have been discovered within Arlington’s borders, most on the banks of the river. Digs further inland have produced artifacts near N. Glebe and Military Roads, the southern end of Four Mile Run and along the border with Falls Church on what once was the Isaac Crossman farm. That’s according to C.B. Rose Jr.’s “The Indians of Arlington,” which she published in 1957 to mark the 350th anniversary of Virginia’s Jamestown settlement.

Their more prominent site, one that Smith—viewing the exotic peoples onshore from the safety of his canoe— was called “Nameroughquena” (opposite today’s Roosevelt Island).

Those people were known as the Necostins, likely part of the larger Piscataway nation in Maryland.

Surrounding the Necostin community of perhaps 300 (of whom 80 were able-bodied men, quoth Smith), was a settlement of people

called Nacotchtank (Anacostia).

In the 1940s, work near the mouth of Marcey Creek inserted Arlington into the annals of archaeology as a site of early Native American civilization. Major Carl Manson dug up cord-marked pottery fragments that went on display at the Smithsonian Institution (still there in the anthropology department of the National Museum of Natural History).

“The Marcey Creek site was a small village, occupied by a sedentary people for sufficient time to enable the soil to increase in thickness as much as 23 inches,” he wrote in 1948 in Cambridge University Press’s journal American Antiquity.

“The depth of the culture-bearing layers, the crudeness of the stone artifacts, the absence of organic material, and the complete absence of pipes indicates a greater antiquity for this site than for any other thus far excavated in the Potomac Valley.”

Today Arlingtonians can view locally unearthed arrowheads from the Woodland period (3,000 years ago) at the Gulf Branch Nature Center, one of only two Northern Virginia sites included on the Virginia Indian Heritage Trail. The Gulf Branch staff re-created an accurate dugout canoe. Built with modern power tools rather than the clamshells probably used by the natives, it famously sunk on its first outing. But onlookers can get the idea.

The Arlington Historical Museum displays pottery shards found near the Potomac, plus various tools found elsewhere in Arlington. A stone axe was uncov-

ered near the 16th hole of the ArmyNavy Country Club. Also exhibited is a souvenir of Arlington’s contribution to the 1957 statewide fair celebrating Jamestown, a scale model of a Potomac-side Indian village. That occasion clearly raised awareness of the native people’s heritage among the Arlington’s largely European-descended populace.

So let’s go further than simply deleting “the Skins.” When Arlington next debates street names, we should remember that nearly every main thoroughfare— from Glebe Rd. to Wilson Blvd. to Columbia Pike to the newly named Langston Blvd. — was paved on trails blazed by our Native American forebears. Let’s name one for the Necostins. *** Preservationists are watching Richmond action on a bill drafted after last year’s rushed demolition of two historic Arlington homes, the Febrey-Lothrop house and the Fellows-McGrath house.

The legislation by Del. Patrick Hope (with a Senate counterpart by Chap Petersen) would give preservation activists standing in court to challenge demolition plans and give the county board more time to weigh whether to approve local historic designation status that protects selected homes.

Activists Tom Dickinson and John Reeder say the county board, facing protests surrounding those two homes, “bowed to the wishes of the developers.” Arlington County is “following the bill through the process,” a spokeswoman said.

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Checking the two lead stories in this edition, the City of Falls Church is really on a roll when it comes to economic development.

One story touts the imminent advance of yet another mixed use project in the center of town, and the other highlights the impending opening of the long-awaited new multi-screen, dine at your seat movie complex. Both stories include lots of other things going on around these developments, as well.

Then checking the Guest Commentary by Falls Church Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan, in this same edition, the news is equally upbeat from that quarter. Who would have imagined that, just after completion of the amazing $120 million new Meridian High School facility, that the City schools would be crowing about their best budget in history, with more capacity to meet student and faculty needs than perhaps any one before?

Well, to citizens in the little City, who last year began to see their tax rates go down in the midst of all this new investment, modernization and spending, find these combinations of factors to not be odd in the least. Booming economic development and booming public education go hand in hand, and to the benefit of individual taxpayers, no less.

This is definitely at odds with popular opinion, which wrongly views of all these things as elements of a “zero sum” game. That is, out of a fixed pie, either you spend on one thing or another, but there is a finite resource pool from which to draw. If the schools are given an advantage, then it must be at the expense of local businesses or taxpayers, and also the other way around. For years, pro-education elements of the community felt themselves at war with the business community and vice versa. So it is in many places today, and so it was in Falls Church.

That was until the mighty News-Press showed up, at least. It was the passion of our founder and editor to crusade on the notion that economic development enlarges the whole economic pie that pays for schools, and that good schools spur economic development and property values. It was a hard sell for years, and it was when our chief became president of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce in the early 1990s that he was able to put his theory into practice, with the Chamber, at his initiative, stunning the local community by endorsing the School Board’s push for more funds.

It was a hard fight, but the notion began to catch on by 2000, and the rest, as they say, is history. Not a lot of people in this town are willing to give credit where it is due on such matters. But it is true nonetheless. Look at Falls Church today where it is headed. Every once in a while, it helps to remind folks that they can thank the mighty Falls Church News-Press for a good deal of it.

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In Response to Adrienne Varner’s Letter to the Editor Editor, Adrienne Varner’s letter cheering on Governor Youngkin’s dangerous and terribly timed effort to make masks optional in schools amid another spike in Covid cases reminded me of the old question, “Have not I a right to swing my arm?” and the retort, “Yes, but your right to swing your arm leaves off where my right not to have my nose struck begins.”

The same logic applies to the duty to protect oneself and others by simply wearing a high-quality mask to limit virus transmission inside shared spaces until Covid cases plummet.

Anyone who breathes outside during the winter sees how lungs push out tiny droplets that can contain the coronavirus. Masks greatly reduce the number of potentially dangerous respiratory droplets for others to breathe in, and they protect the wearer from other peoples’ respiratory droplets too.

Politics aside, let’s review a few facts: In less than two years, the global pandemic has killed more than 16,000 Virginians, more than 877,000 Americans and more than 5.6 million people globally, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Millions more suffer the debilitating effects of long Covid.

More than 150,000 Americans are hospitalized with Covid.

More than 3,000 Americans died

on both Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 — more than 9/11’s death toll each day!

When faced with more death and illness, or wearing masks inside as part of broader public health strategies that include the miraculous vaccines, why would anyone opt for more death and illness?

As this pandemic drags on, every unmasked person in a shared space creates more unnecessary risk of spreading Covid’s death and misery.

Like seat belts, stop signs and speed limits, wearing masks inside shared spaces is a perfectly reasonable practice in a civil society to protect lives during a once-in-a-century pandemic until the case rates drop significantly.

Grown-ups and kids, please wear a mask when you’re inside a shared space. Do it to protect yourself. Do it out of a sense of duty to protect your fellow citizens, including vulnerable kids, seniors, and immunocompromised people. Love thy neighbor as thyself.

Marc Robarge Falls Church

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Superintendent Gives Thanks and Shares Budget Details

By Peter Noonan

In the second “winter of our discontent,” the Falls Church City Public Schools has great news to share. This year’s budget looks really good. For those of you who were in The Little City two years ago, you will remember I proposed “the best budget I’ve had a chance to build” since my arrival in the Spring of 2017. The budget had a STEP increase for all eligible employees, a solid cost of living adjustment (COLA), and program growth that would allow us to continue building the outstanding school system our community has come to expect. I am not sure if it was the black cat that crossed my path, the ladder I walked under, or some other superstition I was jinxed by, but…a mere two months later, Covid arrived, and the local, state, and the national economy imploded. The result was millions of dollars of reductions to the Superintendent’s Proposed budget and ultimately operating with less revenue than we had the prior school year.

Today is a new day! There’s pentup demand for goods and services. Our community continues to commit to shopping locally. And the real estate market has continued to grow. This past winter and spring, it went “a little crazy.” I know because I, too, bought a house in the city. This growth has put the Schools on a path to recover from two years of budgets that haven’t fully met our needs.

Further, for the fourth year in a row, the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget falls within the guidance that the City Council deliberated and defined in meetings in December and January.

“In the past two years, the positionality of schools has never before been so apparent in a community. The symbiotic relationship between school, work, etc. has come to the fore.”

For background, four years ago, the City Manager and I looked for a way to establish a working budget relationship allowing for a more predictable process — one where the Schools and the General Government would share revenue from the City’s organic growth. Both the City Manager and I have seen the adverse effects of going through budget cycles where there isn’t revenue agreement that “pits” the General Government against the Schools and ultimately creates consternation among our residents.

We came to the table to work through the issues and, in the end, developed

a “handshake” revenue-sharing agreement by which the schools and general government will share the local organic growth. Again, this is the fourth year in a row my proposed budget meets the spirit of this agreement; the fourth year in a row, there is little news to make because of conflict in the budgeting process. That history, I hope, is in the past.

Ok…so…with fingers and toes crossed that I’m not jinxing it, this year’s budget is the best budget I’ve had the opportunity to build. In January, to our newly minted school board, I proposed a budget that includes a STEP increase for all eligible employees, a 2 percent increase in the COLA, and a “restorative STEP increase” for staff who would have received a STEP increase when the economy tanked. Also included are many supports for our teachers to ensure excellent working conditions because teacher working conditions are student learning conditions. Plus funding to keep up with inflation.

In the past two years, the positionality of schools has never before been so apparent in a community. The symbiotic relationship between school, work, economic drivers, mental health, etc., has come to the fore. We have a chance to celebrate and recognize the incredible work of those who have gone “all in” for our students in Falls Church City. I am excited for the opportunity to support our outstanding and hard-working staff for their incredible service through-

Humanity’s Enemies: Trump & Putin Nicholas F. Benton FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS

Imagine. What if? What if Donald Trump had been able to carry out the outrageous schemes we are now learning he was undertaking to keep himself in the White House despite losing the 2020 presidential election? What if Vladimir Putin carries out his current threat to invade Ukraine?

These are two “what ifs” that taken together represent the kind of world that, like a parallel universe, sits out there, just beyond our current reality, but threatening to break in on it.

This is the dual reality world we now live in, a rare moment in cosmic time when two radically different, monumental options for our future are staring us in the face at once.

On the one side, the calmly hero-

ic world that President Biden represents opens the pathway to sustained prosperity and planetary human will. On the other side, the frantic, wild-eyed world of Trump and Putin offers unbelievable chaos and suffering to millions.

Humanity faced a similar inflection point in the period following the assassination of Austian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914. At that point, the world chose a pathway of choices that resulted, before it was all over, in the obliteration of the most advanced civilization that humanity had achieved. Each and every one of the tens of millions of precious human lives lost between then and the end of World War II in 1945 – two world wars and a “long weekend” in between – saw mass slaughter on a scale no one could have imagined precipitated by the fevered egomaniacal madness of a handful of members of a single family.

Can you imagine? All the key

players in the Great War were at the same event sharing pudding at the coronation of the British King George V in 1911, because all were not hostile adversaries, but in fact closely related? George V, Czar Nicholas of Russia and German Emperor Wilhelm were cousins, in fact.

Yet because of them, Western Civilization was dealt a death blow from which to this day it has not fully recovered. Now, we’re on the brink of doing it all over again but with weapons so much more lethal now, it could result in the wiping out entirely of all human civilization as we know it.

Can you imagine? Imagine as in the John Lennon song’s vision of a world at peace? Imagine as in the kind of world that humanity’s resilience saw grow out of the excruciating pain of the two world wars to form a United Nations and its Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a commitment to peaceful

out the pandemic (Ugh…I wasn’t going to say that word in this commentary).

Further, this budget presents opportunities to support our students who have struggled academically and emotionally through additional interventionists that are experts. This budget allows us to “see the forest through the trees” and provides an opportunity to build our Secondary Campus program with a vision of becoming a recognized Governor’s School in the coming years. Again, these are all crucial steps to providing the educational quality and excellence we all expect.

I want to thank our City Manager, our City Council, our School Board, and the FCCPS staff for finding such positive ways to work in concert together and create a circumstance where we all get what we need at the time that we need it. The community’s investment in shopping and living locally, along with the agreements between the schools and the general government, have made this possible.

Let’s emerge from the fog with a renewed enthusiasm for what can be. We must remain visionary and make decisions that move our work forward as a community. Just think; four years ago, we were executing on a vision of a new high school that now shines on the western bluff as a beacon of possibility.

Peter Noonan serves as the Superintendent of School for Falls Church City Public Schools. His weekly updates on the school can be found at fccps.org

progress that was exemplified by the historic meeting at the White House last week involving President Biden and retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

It was such a moving event, as the two aging warriors for peace celebrated their decades of hard work and fondness for one another and their shared love for America and democracy. It was beautiful.

Breyer, in particular, was particularly, if softly, eloquent. “It’s kind of a miracle that people so different in what they think decide to help solve their differences under law…

People have come to accept this Constitution and to accept the importance of the rule of law.”

He then said how his wife paid their children to memorize the the Gettysburg Address its 271 words affirming that the U.S. is, as “a new nation, “conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal…He meant women, too,”

The peace and concord of that event was such a contrast to the angry and violent bile spewed from Trump’s foul mouth at yet another poisonous rally, his overt confession of his intent to overthrow the 2020 election, his utter deceit and contempt for this fellow man, and the threat by Putin that he’s willing to unleash 150,000 troops against innocents in Ukraine, spilling the blood of thousands to achieve an ego-driven military objective that would succeed only by the cruel subjugation of millions of people to tyranny and misery.

Why can’t we simply live under the rule of law evenly exercised, to grow old together amid bonds of friendship and love, caring for one another and our well being?

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church

By Supervisor Penny Gross

The debate focused on a county ordinance to add prevailing wage language for work performed under county construction contracts. In 2020, the Virginia General Assembly had passed HB833/SB8, which allowed state agencies and localities to require payment of the “prevailing wage” in public construction contracts. Governor Northam signed the bill into law, with a delayed effective date of May 1, 2021. The prevailing wage is determined by the Commonwealth’s Commissioner of Labor and Industry on the basis of applicable prevailing wage rate determinations made by the U.S. Secretary of Labor under the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act. That’s a long way of saying “construction workers should be paid wages commensurate with their skills and training.”

Seems simple enough. People who work in the construction industry, who show up for work in all kinds of weather, who go home with sore knees and sore backs, but return day after day to complete the assigned project, deserve to be paid a fair wage, and create a pathway to the middle class. Prevailing wages help create that pathway, along with benefits (annual and sick leave, health insurance, and retirement accounts) that have been important attributes for labor since the 1930s. Prevailing wage rates can increase the cost of government projects by as much as 15 percent, but a clearer estimate is that implementation would cost less than half that, closer to five to seven percent. Paying prevailing wage also has One Fairfax-related benefits to the community atlarge, including increased protection of workers’ rights and helping workers and their families live in the communities where they toil every day.

My colleague, Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), opined that prevailing wage

implementation is too hard, too complicated, and too expensive. That wasn’t surprising, considering the speaker. What stunned us was that he topped off his remarks in opposition by saying “We can’t have everyone in the middle class, or there’d be no lower class or upper class.”

What?! An elected official in Fairfax County actually said, on the record, that he doesn’t support expanding the middle class, the hallmark of success for generations of Americans.

Frankly, the problem has been that the American middle class seems to be shrinking.

Fewer families are able to purchase a home; homeownership provides a way to pass along wealth from generation to generation. Surveys of housing availability in the region reveal that there is a huge gap, the “missing middle.” As the gap between the “haves” and the “have nots” grows wider, paying a prevailing wage on construction contracts, as well as adopting policies to pay a “living wage” (currently in excess of $15 per hour) to other service workers simply is the right thing to do. Eight members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed. The prevailing wage ordinance change was adopted by a vote of 8 yeas (Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik, who supported the change, is on maternity leave); 1 nay (Herrity).

Too hard? Too complicated? Too expensive?

It may be hard, and complicated, too. In the long run, providing opportunity for people to succeed is not expensive. In fact, it may be the smartest investment we can make.  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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C RI M E R E PO RT Week of Jan. 23 - 30, 2022 There were no reported crimes in the City of Falls Church from January 23 to 30, 2022.

Status report and reminders from the City of Falls Church Police Department: Despite the extreme cold and threat of bad weather, over a dozen Police and Sheriff units assisted the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation with their annual Martin Luther King Jr. march, attended by over 100 people

to include Senator Warner, Representative Beyer, Tinner Hill Foundation chief Ed Henderson and other Community leaders.

Police (sometimes assisted by Public Works) moved over 20 vehicles stuck in the snow during multiple storms in January. This is a great reminder to stay off the roads when the weather is bad. While the Police are always happy to assist the community, their efforts could have been spent on other emergencies and issues.

Also during the multiple snow storms in January, Police officers patrolled the City to ensure that sidewalks and walkways were clear of snow and ice. The City’s snow removal policy states that businesses should clear sidewalks within 6 hours of the end of a storm, and residents should clear withing 12 hours. Being a good neighbor means clearing sidewalks for pedestrians, customers, neighbors with mobility issues, and more.

In recent months there were 15 reported instances of vehicle tampering, most for unlocked vehicles. Remember to lock your doors and don’t leave valuables in the car unattended! www.FCNP.com

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Senator Dick Saslaw’s

Richmond Report Last November, Glenn Youngkin won the gubernatorial election with a 1.9 percent margin over his opponent, Terry McAuliffe. By most standards this slim margin would not be considered a license to change the course of a well-run state rated the number one place to do business and amongst the best in the nation to raise a family. What it does reflect is a great division within our Commonwealth and our communities more than just the obvious of urban vs. rural.

On January 15, Glenn Youngkin was sworn into office as the 74th Governor of Virginia. In front of God and country, he swore to uphold the Constitution, work for all Virginians, and asked for civility in government. And now, less than three weeks in office, we are seeing what was really behind the curtain in the leadup to the current crisis at the Capitol starting with Cabinet nominees.

The Governor has the right to pick his Cabinet and the legislature has the responsibility to approve those selections based on their qualifications. Most have no experience in government and limited relationships with the legislative members. It’s time this new administration completed its civic lessons and start their jobs grounded in the governing documents.

During the gubernatorial campaign, public education became a lightning rod issue. At that time, not much was said about Mr. Youngkin’s plans to circumvent duly elected school boards empowered with the policy and oversight management for the jurisdictions they serve. Since taking office, Gov. Youngkin states he was “listening to parents” – often an unruly minority that were escorted from public meetings for inappropriate bullying and threatening school board officials.

In an attempt at political payback, he has declared war on Virginia’s children and public education, issuing executive orders to abandon CDC protocols that have kept children safe in their classrooms. This action was divisive and puts children, teachers, and working families at risk. It is being challenged in court by concerned parents who have lost their voices to the loudest speaker in the room.

It has been a very arduous couple of years for students and teachers. Most children are happy

to be back in school and wearing a face mask has enabled that in-person experience. Currently, school admittance requires proof of vaccination against many contagious diseases such as measles, mumps, tuberculosis, and polio. Sciencebased evidence shows the value of Western medicine in our society.

Borrowing a chapter from George Orwell, Youngkin has further exacerbated tension within our communities. Parents have been enlisted to be hall monitors for “divisive teaching in public schools.” A tip line for reporting professionals has been established.

No doubt about it, parents have a right to a say in their child’s education. But this is an appalling way to engage input.

It took just a couple of days before Virginia became the subject of comedy shows, with Stephen Colbert reflecting on bills intended to cleanse our school libraries from lewd and deviant books.

These attempts at literary censorship were quickly thwarted by the Senate Committee on Education and Health. For the record, a review process with specific criteria for age-appropriate reading is already in place.

The General Assembly began its work during yet another variant of Covid-19 surging. Seventeen days into the legislative session, six Senators, six Delegates, and numerous staff have become ill with the virus. Vaccines do not guarantee people won’t get sick.

Fortunately, most of the vaccinated members seem to suffer far less symptoms. Virginia’s healthcare system is again stressed with predominantly unvaccinated people.

We still have many bills in committee where most of our days are spent. Education is not the only thing in the sights of this Governor.

The environment, criminal justice, voter’s rights and the budget all have bullseyes on them. Senate Democrats are holding the line and moving the ball steadily on our side. The changeover of bills going to the House of Delegates and its new Republican majority promises to be another challenging encounter in attempts to move the Commonwealth forward.  Delegate Simon represents the 53rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. He may be emailed at DelMSimon@house.virginia.gov

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A PETITION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF ITS 2021 DSM UPDATE PURSUANT TO § 56-585.1 A 5 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CASE NO. PUR-2021-00247 •Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion”) has applied for approval to implement new demand-side management (“DSM”) programs, extend one DSM program, expand the eligibility requirements for certain previously-approved DSM programs, and revise its Riders C1A, C2A, C3A, and C4A, by which Dominion recovers the costs of its DSM programs.

•Dominion requests a total of $90,660,518 for its 2022 Riders C1A, C2A, C3A and C4A. According to Dominion, this amount would increase the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month by $0.29.

•A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing in this case on May 11, 2022, at 10 a.m., for the receipt of public witness testimony.

•An evidentiary hearing will be held on May 12, 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’s website at: www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On December 14, 2021, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) made a filing pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 5 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), the Rules Governing Utility Rate Applications and Annual Informational Filings of the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”), multiple other Commission Rules, and the directive contained in Ordering Paragraph (4) of the Commission’s September 7, 2021 Final Order in Case No. PUR-2020-00274.

Specifically, Dominion filed with the Commission its petition requesting (1) approval to implement new demand-side management (“DSM”) programs; (2) approval to increase funding for customer awareness and marketing to drive increased participation in the Company’s DSM programs; and (3) approval of an annual update to continue rate adjustment clauses designated Riders CIA, C2A, C3A, and C4A (“Petition”).

In its Petition, the Company requests approval to implement the following new programs as the Company’s “Phase X” programs, which include “energy efficiency” (“EE”) DSM programs, as those terms are defined by Code § 56-576: •Residential Income and Age Qualifying Home Energy Report (EE) •Non-residential Income and Age Qualifying Program for Health Care and Rental Property Owners (EE) •Small Business Behavioral (EE) •Non-residential Data Centers and Server Rooms (EE) •Non-residential Health Care (EE) •Non-residential Hotel and Lodging (EE) •Voltage Optimization (EE) •Enhancement of the Residential Income and Age Qualifying Home Improvement (EE) •Extension of the Non-residential Lighting Systems & Controls Program (EE) The Company proposes an aggregate total cost cap for the Phase X programs in the amount of $140 million. Additionally, the Company requests the ability to exceed the spending cap by no more than 15%.

The Company asserts that the total amount of spending proposed in this Petition on energy efficiency programs targeting low-income individuals, when combined with the Company’s prior requests for energy efficiency spending on such programs since the Virginia General Assembly passed the 2018 Grid Transformation and Security Act and the Virginia Clean Economy Act, consists of a proposal for approximately $64 million of a total proposed $605 million, excluding any amount of projected lost revenues.

The Company requests, through revised Riders C1A, C2A, and C3A, recovery of costs for September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023 (“2022 Rate Year”) associated with programs previously approved by the Commission in Case No. PUE 2011 00093 (“Phase II Programs”), Case No. PUE 2013 00072 (“Phase III Programs”), Case No. PUE 2014 00071 (“Phase IV Programs”), Case No. PUE 2015 00089 (“Phase V Program”), and Case No. PUE 2016 00111 (“Phase VI Program”), in addition to projected 2022 Rate Year financing costs on the Actual Cost True-up Factor deferred balances associated with the Case No. PUR-2018-00168 (“Phase VII Programs”) and Case No. PUR-2019-00201 (“Phase VIII Programs”). Additionally, the Company requests, through recently approved Rider C4A, to recover the projected 2022 Rate Year costs for applicable programs in the Phase VII, VIII, IX, and X Programs.

The two key components of the proposed Riders C1A, C2A, C3A and C4A are the projected revenue requirement, which includes operating expenses that are projected to be incurred during the 2022 Rate Year, and a monthly true-up adjustment, which compares actual costs for the 2020 calendar year to the actual revenues collected during the same period. In the Petition, Dominion requests the following: Rider C1A C2A C3A C4A Combined

Total Revenue Requirement $2,269,723 ($3,329,892) ($16,513,612) $108,234,299 $90,660,518

Projected Revenue Requirement $3,860,407 ($19,526) ($498,002) $108,234,299

True-up Adjustment ($1,590,684) ($3,310,366) ($16,015,609) None

For purposes of the Petition, the Company states that it calculated a margin only for purposes of the true-up and not for the projected cost recovery factor, consistent with the Commission’s September 7, 2021 Final Order in Case No. PUR2020-00274. For the 2020 calendar year true-up adjustment, the Company utilizes a general return on equity of 9.2% per the Commission’s Final Order in Case No. PUR-2019-00050.

The Company has calculated the proposed Riders C1A, C2A, C3A and C4A rates in accordance with the same methodology approved in the Commission’s September 7, 2021 Final Order in Case No. PUR-2020-00274. Dominion proposes that the revised Riders C1A, C2A, C3A and C4A be applicable for billing purposes on the latter of September 1, 2022, or the first day of the month that is at least 15 days following the issuance of an Order by the Commission approving Riders C1A, C2A, C3A and C4A. If the proposed Riders C1A, C2A, C3A and C4A for the 2022 Rate Year are approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to the Company, implementation of the proposed Riders C1A, C2A, C3A and C4A would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month by $0.29.

Interested persons are encouraged to review the Petition and supporting documents for the details of 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 May 11, 2022, at 10 a.m., the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing, with no witness present in the Commission’s courtroom, for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses. On or before May 4, 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 May 12, 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 will be convened to receive testimony and evidence from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. 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 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 May 4, 2022, any interested person may submit comments on the Petition by following the instructions found 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 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-2021-00247.

On or before February 25, 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 Rule 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 Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00247.

On or before March 22, 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, including 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-2021-00247.

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 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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Community News & Notes “Near and Far” Photo Exhibit Opens in Falls Church Thirty-six photographers will be featured in “Near and Far,” a photography show at the Falls Church Arts gallery from Feb. 5 to Mar. 20.

The show celebrates 61 images from photographers who have interpreted the world around them by capturing minute details of macro photography and scenic vistas around the globe and beyond our solar system. All artwork is for sale to the public.

The Falls Church Arts gallery is at 700-B West Broad St. (Route 7), Falls Church. Admission is free and the gallery is open Wednesdays — Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks and social distancing are required.

Constance Phelps, former design editor at National Geographic Magazine, juried the show. “This exhibit explores the heights and depths and macro world of photography. Photographers show a broad range of talent and sensitivity to their subjects. Some have taken the ‘Near and Far’ theme literally by using the method of putting the foreground as close to the lens as you can to create an almost ‘in your face’ composition adding to the impact of the photograph. Controlling the depth of field is a fine art displayed in many of the photographs in this inspiring exhibit,” Phelps said “At National Geographic Magazine, I worked with the best photographers in the world to build stories to share with armchair travelers. Their mission was to tell a story with their photographs. A successful photograph didn’t really need words.

Many of the photographs in this exhibit stand alone and tell a great story,” Phelps said.

“One photographer spent three nights shooting a subject that is invisible to human sight. Using a camera sensitive to the light of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, he photographed the Rosette Nebula, which is so immense it spans an area of five moons. He then translated these images into colors we can actually see,” Phelps said.

Pamela Huffman, exhibits coordinator for gallery, called it “a coup” to have Phelps curate the photography show. Phelps has judged photo exhibitions at the Cosmos Club

of Washington; helped National Geographic Magazine photographers select works for submission to the annual White House Press Photographers’ competition; judged shows for Communication Arts, a visual arts publication; and juried local school art contests.

Falls Church Arts is supported by funding from its members, corporate donors, and the community at large.

It has been the honored recipient of grants from the City of Falls Church’s CATCH Foundation and ArtsFairfax.

New NOVA Nightsky Play Premieres Feb. 11 Join NOVA Nightsky Theater for the premiere of “Leaving Bedrooms” and the launch of their studio series.

“Leaving Bedrooms” is a romantic comedy and a journey of romantic recovery in four scenes. PG-13.

The theater is requiring all patrons to be vaccinated for Covid-19 for their studio series. Proof of vaccination must be shown at check-in.

Please note that the studio location is not handicap accessible.

Performances will take place at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 11, Saturday, February 12, Friday, February 18 and Saturday, February 19.

Tickets are $12.30 each and can be purchased online. To buy tickets or find out more information, visit novanightskytheater.com.

Creative Cauldron’s New Play Opens Next Thursday The 2021-22 Season “Reignite, Reimagine!” continues at Creative Cauldron’s twelfth year producing and presenting live theater and music in Falls Church. “Girls of Madison Street” is a world premiere by Helen Hayes Outstanding Performer Iyona Blake. This work is presented as part of the second phase of Creative Cauldron’s “Bold New Works for Intimate Stages” program. The goal in this phase is to support the development of theater works written by women, and women-identifying writers and composers, and is sponsored by Jon Wiant. Girls of Madison Street runs from February 10 through March 6, 2022. “She Speaks,” an art exhibit featuring works by women of color will be in the gallery during the

JOIN FALLS CHURCH ARTS for their newest photography exhibit. Opening this Saturday. The exhibit features over 30 photographers showcasing over 60 images from around the world.

The exhibit will be open Wednesday through Sunday until March 20. (Photo: Willa Friedman). run of the show.

“Girls of Madison Street” centers on a tight-knit family of African American sisters confronting hidden truths and well kept secrets as they come together for their mother’s funeral. Conflicts emerge, tensions flare, but they soon learn that the bonds of sisterhood know no bounds as they unspool issues like illness, addiction, mental health, marriage, and more. This production is sponsored by Diener and Associates CPAs, and Community Engagement sponsor Tori McKinney.

Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased at www.creativecauldron.org or by calling 703- 4369948. Performances will be socially distanced for the first two weeks, or until such time as the community spread of Covid-19 is greatly reduced. Masks are required for all patrons at all times, and proof of vaccination or a negative CDC approved Covid test is required for all patrons over 5.

Winter Lanterns Return to the Kennedy Center In celebration of the Lunar New

Year, the REACH glows again with the return of the stunning Winter Lanterns! January 27 — February 6, 2022, visitors can stroll through approximately 100 lanterns made up of 10,000 colored LED lights, all crafted by Chinese artisans. Explore luminescent fields of playful pandas, butterflies and flowers, frogs and flamingos, sea creatures, and more.

Plus, visit the hot beverage station for a warm drink! It’s a special commemoration of the Year of the Tiger that is guaranteed fun for all ages.

On Thursday, February 3 at 6 p.m., The Korean Cultural Center will present the group G – Hwaja performing “Sound of Korean Soul.”

The performance will feature dancers and musicians playing various styles, including K-pop music, with traditional Korean musical instruments.

REACH Winter Lanterns PLUS Hours: Thursdays — Saturdays, 5:30 — 9:30 p.m.; Sundays, 4 — 9 p.m.

Volunteers Needed for Public Utilities Commission Volunteers needed to serve on a brand-new City commission.

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will provide advice and guidance to the City Council and City Manager about the management and operation of the City’s stormwater and sanitary sewer systems.

Learn more about the PUC and how to apply on the CIty’s website, www.fallschurchva.gov/PUC Since this is a new commission, there is no requirement to attend a meeting of the commission before applying!

Farmhouse Docent Training Next Month Cherry Hill Historic House and Farm is seeking volunteer docents to give public tours of our beloved farmhouse.

Trained docents provide guided tours of the farmhouse Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon, April through October. This opportunity is great for individuals with outgoing personalities and a love for history!

This opportunity is for age 16 & up.

Training will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, March

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19 at Cherry Hill Farmhouse (312 Park Ave., Falls Church).

Pre-registration is required, email cjannicelli@fallschurchva.gov to register.

Blood Drive in Falls Church Next Weekend Come help us support the lifesaving mission of Inova Blood Donor Services by donating blood at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints on Saturday, February 12. Sign up for an appointment at https://bit.ly/LDS0212 or come to the church between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

(2034 Great Falls St., Falls Church) Donors must be 17 or older to donate without parental consent. Donors who are 16 years old may donate with parental consent. For more information, call 1-800-BLOODSAVES or send a message to donateblood@ inova.org.

Charlie Clark Speaks on his First Full-Length Biography Join Encore Learning on Monday, February 7, 2022, from 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

George Washington Parke Custis (1781-1857) was raised at Mount Vernon by George and Martha Washington. Young “Wash” appears in Savage’s 1789 painting of the first presidential family, his small hand placed symbolically on a globe.

He would later make his mark on the national landscape by building Arlington House on the Potomac. A poor student, he emerged as an agricultural reformer and sought-after Federalist orator. He championed the plights of Irish Americans and war veterans. An important memoirist, he wrote well-received theatrical works and produced paintings rich in historical detail.

Inheriting much of the vast Custis fortune, he also became the enslaver of more than 200 people. The slow march toward their emancipation became the central struggle of his

life, particularly after his daughter’s 1831 marriage to Robert E. Lee. This first full-length biography of Custis, which includes much detail on the development of Arlington County, offers a 21st century reappraisal of a life that dramatically bridged the American Revolution and the Civil War. Charlie Clark, a retired journalist, published the first full biography of George Washington Parke Custis, an undersung “child of Mount Vernon,” with McFarland Books. His book is available through the Arlington Public Library. A native of Arlington, Va., he continues to write the weekly “Our Man in Arlington” column for the Falls Church News-Press. The group feels lucky to have him back for a timely talk during black history month.

Advance registration is not required, and this free event is open to all. You may be prompted to enter your name and email address before being admitted to the webinar.

This is an Encore Learning Presents event, cosponsored by the Arlington Public Library.

Connect to the event online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84268052749 Or dial in by phone (for audio only): 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 842 6805 2749 This event does not require registration. Simply connect to Zoom just before the event begins. We look forward to seeing you all online!

Please email questions to info@ encorelearning.net.

Woodlawn’s 2022 Needlework Show Entry Deadline Calling all stitchers! This is your last chance to register for the 2022 Needlework Show. They will be collecting pieces on-site this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Register in advance online and bring your print out with the QR code, not attached to your entry, when you come to drop

LO CA L off your piece. Register online at woodlawnpopeleighey.org/annualneedleworkshow-1. If you have any difficulties with the online registration, email woodlawnevents@savingplaces.org or call 703-570-6903.

Tickets for the event are also on sale now. The Woodlawn Needlework Show and PopeLeighey House Tours are around the corner, opening March 2. Enjoy hundreds of exquisite needlework pieces on display at Woodlawn in the 59th Annual Needlework Show.

Discover the history behind Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House from experienced guides at this midcentury modern Usonian house.

To purchase tickets or find out more, visit woodlawnpopeleighey. org.

The 59th Annual Woodlawn Needlework Show’s theme “Common Threads” focuses on the threads in life that connect us as a community and the commonalities that exist among all people, as demonstrated through the pursuit of craft.

Passed down through generations of families, heirloom embroidered work crafted by family members holds intangible value because of the craftmanship, the personal intention of the piece, and the deep memories often associated with the work. It is impossible to place a value on work created for another out of pure love and affection. When family or community members take time to pass on their learned skills in needle arts, they inspire a new generation to acquire a skill that is therapeutic, creates greater self esteem and assuredness, and develops an appreciation for the craft’s history, while creating a lasting connection between people and the art. Throughout human existence, personal stories from all over the world are woven into the fabric of each society as a result of the passion, dedication, and skill of artists who share their knowledge and expertise. Join Woodlawn & PopeLeighey House in honoring all those who share their love of the needle

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LOCAL AUTHOR and News-Press columnist, Charlie Clark, will be speaking about his new book and first full-length biography at a virtual event with Encore Learning and Arlington Public Library on Monday, February 7. (C������� P����). arts with others.

Woodlawn programs and activities spotlight all who lived and worked here, while maintaining the long tradition of the needle arts, promoting emerging needlework artists, and raising needed funds to preserve the site today.

Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House as a historic site is on a jour-

ney to discover and share the full story of our history, especially the stories of the lives of the enslaved people who lived and worked on the plantation and in the region. As we refocus on the complete and truthful histories of our past, we remain a place of community — where people can gather, learn, experience, tour, create, and explore for years to come.

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Shopping Local for Your Loved Ones This Valentine's

BY AMANDA SNEAD

FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and now is the perfect time to support your favorite local business or discover a new one. The Little City has something for every type of person.

If you’re looking for a personalized keepsake that can be cherished for years, Master Engravers has you covered. They have over 30 years of experience in engraving on a variety of materials such as glass, crystal, metal, marble, plastic and acrylic as well as bricks and swords. You can also bring in your own items for engraving to add a personalized touch to something you already own. For Valentine’s Day, you can bring in a bottle of your favorite wine, champagne or liquor for custom engraving. All bottles are depth carved with your choice of colors hand painted in the engraving.

Master Engravers is located at 121 Rowell Ct. in Falls Church. Visit yourmaster-engravers.com or call 703-5384444 for more information.

Have a sweet tooth? Nothing Bundt Cakes has a wide variety of cake flavors including their new limited edition flavor— snickerdoodle. The “Love You to Pieces” and “Yours, Mine, Ours” cakes can be customized with a special message. If you’re feeding the family or want a variety of flavors, you can try the “Love Hearts” or “White Hearts” which include a variety of their mini bundt cakes, called “bundtlets”.

Nothing Bundt Cakes is located at 6286B Arlington Blvd. To see a full menu and speciality items, visit nothingbundtcakes.com/bakery/va/arling-

ton-seven-corners. They currently offer delivery and curbside pickup as well as pickup in store.

Victory Comics is your one stop shop for everything comic book and gaming related. The store features a full line of new comics, trade paperbacks, board and card games, action figures and more. They also feature the most extensive back issue comic inventory in the Washington Metropolitan area.

Victory Comics is located at 586 S. Washington St. For more information, visit victorycomics.com or call 703241-9393.

Disturbingly Delicious Foods specializes in artisanal, locally made small batch condiments and sauces. All products are produced in their facility and free of peanuts, wheat, soy, dairy, animal meat or animal juice. They are 100 percent natural with no added sugar, they are fat free and have low sodium.

This is a great gift for the chef in your life, those with special dietary restrictions and sauce lovers. Not sure what they would like or can’t decide? Gift cards are available as well.

Disturbingly Delicious Foods is located at 455H S. Maple Ave. To see a full list of sauces and condiments or shop online, visit disturbinglydeliciousfoods.com. Disturbingly Delicious can also be found at the Farmer’s Market in Falls Church every Saturday from 9 a.m. — 12 p.m.

CDs and vinyl records are back and here to stay. CD Cellar is the perfect place to find a gift for the music lover in your life whether they’re in need of a new turntable or want some new records to play. This store features a variety of both new and used CDs and vinyls as

SATISFY YOUR SWEET TOOTH with your sweeheart and celebrate Valentines Day with a cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes, including their limited time only flavor— snickerdoodle. (P����: N������ B���� C����).

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PERSONALIZE A KEEPSAKE, such as the wine bottles shown above, with help from Master Engravers. (P����: N���-P����). well as other accessories. This business has been locally owned and operated since 1992 and in their current location since 2016. If you haven’t been in yet, now is the perfect time!

CD Cellar is located at 105

Park Ave. They currently offer in store or curbside pickup. Visit cdcellarva.com or call 703-5346318 for more information.

For fans of beers, Solace Outpost offers a wide variety of beers on tap and growlers to

fill up and take home! If you’re watching sports from home, this is a great way to bring a piece of the bar into your home. There are 18 to choose from so you’re sure to find something to fit their taste.

Solace Outpost is located at 444 W. Broad St. A full list of beers on tap can be found at solacebrewing.com.

If your partner is skincare and beauty obsessed, Skin by Karoline has a wide range of products for whatever their skin concerns are, from cleansers to masks, body washes and more.

Karoline is a licensed master esthetician and Face Reality certified acne specialist so you can also book a variety of different treatments for acne, firming, facials and more.

Skin by Karoline is located at 450 W. Broad St. More information and details on skincare and treatments can be found at skinbykaroline.com.

Self-care is for everyone and taking care of yourself is important. Neighborhood Barbershop offers a variety of services to help keep your date looking well groomed! They offer haircuts, beard trims and more.

They also have an assortment

of fun t-shirts and mugs to add onto your gift.

Neighborhood Barbershop is located at 417 W. Broad

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St. #103. Appointments are required. Book online at theneighborhoodbarbershop.com/.

Happy Valentine's Day!

TREAT YOURSELF or a loved one to the gift of gorgeous skin with a facial treatment or new skincare products from Skin

by Karoline. A full list of available treatments can be found online. (P����: S��� B� K�������).

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A romantic getaway? Yes, please!

APPETIZER PLATTER

(including) Hummus, Cacik, Htipiti, Dolma and Homemade Bread

MAIN COURSE (choose from)

MIXED GRILL PLATTER (serves two) Grilled Marinated Chicken, Filet Mignon, Adana, Kofte, with Bulgur & Rice VEGGIE PLATTER (serves two)

Turkish Ratatouille (Turlu), Spinach Pie, Falafel with Hummus

SEAFOOD PLATTER (serves two) Grilled Marinated Swordfish, Bronzino, Salmon, Shrimp (6), with Sauteed Vegetables DESSERT (choose one)

SUTLAC

Turkish rice pudding topped with currants, pistachios and cinnamon powder

CHOCOLATE TEMPTATION

Chocolate cake, chocolate & hazelnut creams, hazelnut crunch and chocolate glaze

COPPA THREE CHOCOLATES

Delicious combination of silky dark, milk, & white chocolate creams, w/layer of hazelnut crunch

COPPA PISTACHIO

Custard gelato swirled with chocolate and pistachio gelato, topped with praline pistachios

Priced at $65 for two, excluding tax & gratuity Try Our Special Wine Pairing: four 3 oz servings $32 per person

Between work, children and household cho­ res, it can sometimes be difficult to find time for each other. When did you last spend a romantic night away from home? Too long ago to remember, if you’re like most couples. This Valentine’s Day, why not break out of your daily routine by planning a ro­mantic getaway.

On these cold winter days, wouldn’t it be won­ derful to stay in a cozy inn, a comfortable hotel, a country cottage or a bed and breakfast? The first thing to do, of course, is find a place that suits you both. Tired of your tiny bathroom?

Rent a room with a huge whirlpool bath and relax together in complete privacy. Your better half dreams of spending an evening lazing in front of a crackling fire? Choose somewhere that has a fireplace where you can bask in the warmth of the flames and your love for each other.

After a good night’s sleep (and who knows what else!), visit nearby attractions — art galleries, museums, restaurants, craft shops or microbreweries. Or, if you’re both in the mood, why not spend the day in the great outdoors, skating, cross-country skiing or just going for a walk in the crisp air. It’s a great way to make the most of winter. During your stay, walk hand in hand and take lots of

photos of yourselves. Enjoy the pleasure of being together without stress, without a sched­ ule and without distractions.

Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to splurge.

Relax with an excellent bottle of wine, and eat at a five-star restaurant or get a professional massage — 90 minutes, minimum!

Sleeping away from home gives couples the time to enjoy each other’s company.

Aphrodisiac foods to put on your Valentine’s Day menu Did you know that certain foods and in­gredients stimulate the production of hor­ mones that can boost your libido? On Valentine’s Day, you and your partner might be more inclined to exchange kis­ ses and cuddles after eating some — or all — of the following items.

Cocoa. The aphrodisiac powers of cho­ co­late’s main ingredient have been known for millennia. Add a touch of co­coa to a sauce accompanying a savoury meat, such as lamb, or go wild with a de­cadent dessert. Think chocolate fondue, cake or a decadent mousse.

Asparagus. This delicious green vege­table stimulates testoste­ rone production, a hor­ mone as­ sociated with desire. Be sure to cook the spears until they are tender but still al dente. Eat them with your fingers, while gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes.

Arlington/Seven Corners • 6286B Arlington Blvd. Falls Church, VA 22044 (703) 936-2450 www.nothingbundtcakes.com/bakery/va/arlington-seven-corners

Herbs and spices. Some herbs and spices have powerful aphro­ disiac properties, as they stimu­ late blood circulation. Incor­ porate saffron, cloves, thyme, sa­­voury, cin­

namon and ca­ yenne pepper into your Valen­tine’s Day menu and see the results for yourself. Are things beginning to warm up?

Oysters. These mollusks are rich in zinc and also help to boost testosterone produc­ tion. What’s more, some women report fee­ling more aroused after eating oysters.

If you don’t like the taste, or the cost, of oysters, most other seafood will have a similar effect.

Have a great evening, all you lovers out there!

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A HEARING ON PETITION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF ITS MULTI-FAMILY SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES, CASE NO. PUR-2020-00124 As required by Code § 56-585.1:12, the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) has established the Multi-Family Shared Solar Program (“Program”). This Program applies to eligible customers of Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) that live in multi-family dwellings (such as an apartment complex). The Program provides an opportunity for such customers to participate in shared solar projects. Generally speaking, a multi-family customer would purchase one or more subscriptions in a solar facility that qualifies as a “shared solar facility.” In return, the customer would receive credit on their utility bill equal to the dollar value of the electricity, in kilowatt-hours (“kWh”), for the portion of that facility’s electricity generation represented by the subscription(s) the customer owns.

The Commission’s Rules Governing Multi-Family Shared Solar Program (“Shared Solar Rules”) require Dominion to file with the Commission any tariffs, agreements, or forms necessary to implement the Program. A utility participating in the Program is allowed to recover reasonable costs to administer the Program; under the Shared Solar Rules the Commission must deem any administrative charge necessary. This notice is to alert the public that Dominion has requested Program administrative charges to be included in its Program tariffs, to advise the public that the Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Dominion’s proposed administrative charges, and to provide the opportunity for public witness testimony on these proposed charges.

Dominion’s proposed administrative charges are described in a Petition filed on September 1, 2021, with the Commission in Case No. PUR-2020-00124. There is one administrative charge applicable to shared solar facility subscribers, as set forth in Schedule Multi-Family Shared Solar (“Schedule MFSS”), and one administrative charge applicable to subscriber organizations that own or operate the shared solar facilities, as set forth in Schedule Subscriber Organization – Multi-Family Shared Solar (“Schedule SO-MSS”). These schedules are part of Dominion’s Petition. A description of these administrative charges follows: Schedule MFSS The proposed administrative charge for Schedule MFSS (the schedule applicable to subscribers) is the sum of four components: the Distribution Service Charge, Transmission Service Charge, Generation Balancing Service Charge, and Program Billing Charge. The proposed Program Billing Charge would be a flat monthly rate. The other three components would vary by month and would be calculated by multiplying the subscriber’s portion of the electricity production for a particular month from the shared solar facility (in kWh).

Transmission and Distribution Service Charges. Using data from Dominion’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Form 1, the Company proposes that the transmission and distribution components of the administrative charge be based on a cost per kWh that is determined by taking each component’s (transmission or distribution) total revenue for the residential class divided by the sales of the class. The proposed Transmission Service Charge is 1.993¢/kWh, and the proposed Distribution Service Charge is 2.722¢/kWh. Generation Balancing Service Charge. Dominion proposes to calculate the Generation Balancing Service Charge as the higher of (i) the sum of the Generation Service Charge and the Avoided Cost Credit (called the Net Generation Service Charge) and (ii) the sum of all the Company’s Non-bypassable Charges.

As to (i) above, using FERC Form 1 data the Company would base the Generation Service Charge on a cost per kWh that is derived by taking the generation service total revenue for the residential class divided by the sales of the class. Dominion represents that the Avoided Cost Credit would be the average value of the energy in the regional transmission market (PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.) for a typical shared solar facility for the same time period as the Generation Service Charge component. The Generation Service Charge and the Avoided Cost Credit would be added together to determine the Net Generation Service Charge.

Dominion’s Non-bypassable Charges are not specific to Schedule MFSS. Rather, they are charges that all customers of Dominion pay regardless of who supplies the customer’s generation service unless specifically exempted by statute. Currently, the Non-bypassable Charges for Dominion consist of Rider CE, Rider RPS and Rider PIPP, which were approved by the Commission in prior cases. These rider rates are subject to change on an annual basis, and Dominion may in the future receive Commission approval of other riders that are also Non-bypassable charges.

For the Generation Balancing Service Charge, Dominion would add all the Non-bypassable Charges together and then compare this sum to the Net Generation Service Charge. The higher number would be used to calculate the Administrative Charge.

Currently, Dominion’s proposed Generation Service Charge is 7.050¢/kWh, and the proposed Avoided Cost Credit is (4.337¢/kWh), which equates to a Net Generation Service Charge of 2.713ȼ/kWh. The sum of the applicable Commission-approved Non-bypassable Charges is 0.0399¢/kWh. Thus, at present, the Generation Balancing Service Charge would be 2.713¢/kWh, which is the higher of 2.713ȼ/kWh and 0.0399¢/kWh. Program Billing Charge. The fourth component of the Administrative Charge is the Program Billing Charge. This charge includes a variety of costs Dominion claims it expects to incur to administer the Program, including technology development, workforce expansion, and billing services, among others. Dominion states that other costs unknown at this time will be included in the future once they are known and determined to be incremental Program costs. Dominion states that it intends to use its forthcoming customer information platform to automate Program billing, but in the meantime, the Company has estimated the costs of doing the manual billing for customers who are Program subscribers. The Company proposes a flat rate for the Program Billing Charge of $13.40 per billing month.

Schedule MFSS Administrative Charge Summary. To summarize, Dominion requests that the Commission approve the following proposed components of the administrative charge for Schedule MFSS. Component Distribution Service Charge Transmission Service Charge Generation Balancing Charge Program Billing Charge TOTAL Monthly Rate

Cost 2.722ȼ/kWh 1.993ȼ/kWh Higher of 2.713ȼ/kWh and 0.0399¢/kWh $13.40 7.428ȼ/kWh + $13.40

Under Schedule MFSS, the administrative charge would be offset by a monthly bill credit that the Commission already has determined to be 11.765ȼ/kWh. Schedule SO-MSS Dominion requests Commission approval of a proposed administrative charge in Schedule SO-MSS (applicable to subscriber organizations). Dominion states that Schedule SO-MSS is designed to be a companion schedule established under any non residential, non-lighting rate schedule (e.g., Schedule GS-1, Schedule GS-2, Schedule GS-3, Schedule GS-4).

The administrative charge for this tariff includes three components: a one-time set-up charge as well as monthly charges related to meter reading and processing and Program administration.

To summarize, Dominion requests that the Commission approve the following proposed components of the administrative charge for Schedule SO-MSS: Component One-time set-up fee Meter reading and processing: Program Administration Charge TOTAL

Cost $700/facility $5.25 to $96.88/month, depending on type of meter $95 flat rate/month/facility $700 once plus $100.25 to $191.88/month

Further details about the Schedule MFSS and Schedule SO MSS administrative charges are included in the Company’s September 1, 2021 Petition. Interested persons are strongly encouraged to review the Petition for further details on the administrative charges. TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may design the administrative charges in a manner differing from that shown in the Petition and thus may adopt administrative charges that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Petition.

Electronic copies of the Petition may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Timothy D. Patterson, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or tpatterson@mcguirewoods.com.

A hearing to consider the need for and amount of Dominion’s proposed administrative charges has been scheduled for March 25 and 28, 2022. On March 25, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., the Commission will receive testimony from public witnesses telephonically (“Public Witness Session”), with no witnesses present in the Commission’s courtroom. On or before 5:00 p.m. on March 22, 2022, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) his or her name, and (b) the telephone number that he or she wishes the Commission to call during the Public Witness Session to receive his or her testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out the Public Witness Form on the Commission’s website at https://scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by sending a PDF copy of a completed Public Witness Form obtained from https://scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling 804-371-9141 during normal business hours.

On March 28, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., by electronic means, the remainder of the hearing will be convened to receive testimony and evidence from the Company, respondents, and the Commission’s Staff.

Both the Public Witness Session on March 25, 2022, and the remainder of the hearing on March 28, 2022, will be webcast at https://scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.

The Company’s Petition containing information on the proposed administrative charges; pleadings, testimony, orders and rulings pertaining to the Petition; and the Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

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FALLS CHURCH CALENDAR LOCALEVENTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 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.

Five and Under Storytime. Join Thomas Jefferson Library for stories, songs, and activities that build early literacy skills.

Ages 0 — 5. Space is limited to ticketed attendees for in-person events. Tickets are free and first-come, first-serve at the information desk 30 minutes before each program. (1545 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church).

10:30 — 11 a.m.

Woodrow Wilson Preschool Storytime. Prepare your preschooler for the classroom at Woodrow Wilson Library.

Attendees will read stories, move their feet and have fun.

They will also be learning Spanish and/or Sign Language words as they fit with the theme of each program. This program is for children ages 3 — 5 years old with an adult.

Siblings are welcomed. Please note masks are required for all people ages 2 and up. This program is limited to the first 15 people total. (6101 Knollwood Dr., Falls Church). 10:30 — 11 a.m.

Woodrow Wilson Toddler Storytime. Ready to socialize your toddler in a fun and inviting environment? This program is for ages 18 months — 2 years old with an adult. Attendees will read stories, move our feet and have fun. They will also be learning Spanish and/or Sign Language words as they fit with the theme of each program.

Please note masks are required

for all people ages 2 and up.

This program is limited to the first 15 people total. (6101 Knollwood Dr., Falls Church).

11:30 a.m. — 12 p.m.

Solace Outpost Trivia Night.

Join Solace Outpost for live trivia every Tuesday and Thursday presented by Pour House Trivia.

Come drink, eat and win. First place teams win a $30 gift card.

Second place teams win a $20 gift card. (444 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 7 — 9 p.m.

District Trivia. Trivia is back at Clare & Don’s every Thursday night. Bring your friends and show off your trivia chops.

(130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Make Your Own Birdfeeder.

Food is harder to come by for birds in the winter. Help them out by making a birdfeeder with us! Participants will be using peanut butter to act as an adhesive.

Please be mindful of allergies when registering. Register online on Tysons-Pimmit Library’s website. (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 4 — 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Farmers Market.

Every Saturday, every week, you'll find fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, and so much more! Please review and abide by the Covid19 guidelines. (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m. — 12 p.m.

UNICEF Fundraiser.

The Meridian High School UNICEF Club will be holding a Valentine's Day fundraiser at the Falls Church Farmers Market on Saturday, Feb 5 from 9 am to 12 pm. Look for their table and receive a free Valentine's Day goodie bag with your donation.

If you can't make it and would like to make a donation to the UNICEF Club please email Sherardk@fccps. org. Thank you for your support.

“Near and Far” Photography Exhibit. Thirty-six photographers will be featured in “Near and Far,” a photography show at the Falls Church Arts gallery from Feb. 5 to Mar. 20. The

show celebrates 61 images from photographers who have interpreted the world around them by capturing minute details of macro photography and scenic vistas around the globe and beyond our solar system. All artwork is for sale to the public. Admission is free and the gallery is open WednesdaysSaturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks and social distancing are required. (700 B. W. Broad St., Falls Church). 11 a.m.

— 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.

Walk-ins welcome. Ages 6—12.

(1545 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 2 — 3 p.m.

Movie Night: Jumanji: The Next Level. Bring in the New Year at Woodrow Wilson Library's showing of the 2019 movie "Jumanji: The Next Level."

This movie is rated PG-13. This program is for ages 13 and up. No food or drink will be allowed during the movie to ensure safety. Per county standards all library visitors ages 2 and up must wear a mask while in county buildings. (6101 Knollwood Dr., Falls Church).

3 — 6 p.m.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 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.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Baby Lapsit Storytime. Books, songs and bounces for TysonsPimmit Library’s littlest friends.

Babies will be in their caregiver’s lap while the grownup actively

participates. Birth to 18 months.

(7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church).

10:30 — 11 a.m.

Trivia Tuesday at Audacious Aleworks.

Join Audacious Aleworks every Tuesday for trivia at 7 p.m. The winning team of 1 to 6 receives a $25 gift card to the brewery as well as entry into online quarterly championships for $2500. (110 E Fairfax St., Falls Church). 7 — 9 p.m.

Trivia Night at the Casual Pint.

Do you know that the capital of Virginia is Falls Church? Do you know that Elvis was a member of the Beatles? If you know these things you should come to trivia Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Casual Pint. As always trivia is outside in a covered breezeway and is contact free. Just download TrivNow on your phone and play along. (6410 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7 — 8 p.m.

Solace Outpost Trivia Night. Join Solace Outpost for live trivia every Tuesday and Thursday presented

by Pour House Trivia. Come drink, eat and win. First place teams win a $30 gift card. Second place teams win a $20 gift card. (444 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 7 — 9 p.m.

Black Falls Church & Fairfax County: A Black History Month Event. Join Tysons-Pimmit Library for a presentation by Edwin Henderson of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation on the history of Black Falls Church and Fairfax County. Registration is requested on the library website. (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 7 — 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Pre-K Time. Join Thomas Jefferson Library for stories, songs, and activities to get ready for kindergarten. Ages 3—5. Space is limited to ticketed attendees for in-person events. Tickets are free and first-come, first-serve at the information desk 30 minutes before each program. (1545 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church).

10:30 — 11 a.m.

Needlecraft Circles. Want to get crafty? Each Wednesday Thomas Jefferson Library teaches a new

needlecraft. Supplies provided.

This event is for adults. (1545 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 — 2 p.m.

Afterschool 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.

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). 6:30 — 7:30 p.m.

Pajama Storytime. Come in your pajamas and bring your teddy bear for a bedtime story at Tysons-Pimmit Library. Ages 0 to 6 and their families. (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 7 — 7:30 p.m.

LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Edgar Meyer & George Meyer. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $77+.

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Brien with Non Pareil, TJ the Artist and Keith Anthoni. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

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

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Brook Yoder. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Adam K Music. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N Washington St., Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-5329283.

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Collective. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $10. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300.

Shartel & Hume Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

DBX with Doug Belford. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Brad Rhodes. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church).

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Groovequest. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Friday Night Flicks with Spark Isle and Caitlin Schniederman.

Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $25. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566.

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Daryl Davis Presents: Thanks for the Memories. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703549-7500.

Ivy & Cramer. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

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

Will Downing. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $79.50. 7:30 p.m.

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Grateful Dead Night with On the Bus. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $13. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.

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Fa l l s C h u r c h Business News & Notes New Nursing School Opens

The Arizona College of Nursing opened a Falls Church campus on January 3 with its first class of 22 nursing students. This comes at a time when there is a shortage of nurses in the metropolitan area and nation-wide. The college reports that the expansion gives them the capacity to admit top-notch students they’ve had to turn away. The 22 students will focus first on general education courses, then add nursing coursework. The inaugural class will graduate after the spring 2024 semester.

Tax Workshops for Businesses The Small Business Administration – Virginia District Office, in collaboration with the IRS, will host a series of workshops this month. These workshops could be beneficial to members who are just starting out in business. February 9 addresses Federal Taxes and Your Business; February 17 addresses Schedule C for Sole Proprietors; and February 25 addresses Deductions for Home Office Use. The events are free, and participants need to register to attend at www.sba.gov/events.

Spotlight on ViaPath Technologies The Washington Business Journal published a spotlight on ViaPath Technologies of Falls Church which provides communications products and services for people who are incarcerated. Formerly called Global Tel Link, ViaPath started over 30 years ago providing phones at corrections facilities to be used by incarcerated people to call home. On Jan. 4, the company underwent a major rebranding spearheaded by CEO Deb Alderson, entailing a new $5 million focus on reentry education and workforce training and connections for incarcerated people. ViaPath Technologies started offering computer tablets in 2013, and the pandemic brought a skyrocketing need for such products to facilitate video calls, since many facilities closed for in-person visitors. The company offers them for free to 99 percent of its clients, and it’s preparing to deploy 600,000 more through the end of 2022.

BAE Systems, Inc. Earns Top Score BAE Systems, Inc. announced that it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. This is the third consecutive year and fifth time overall that the company has earned the top score and been designated as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality. BAE Systems, Inc. joins the ranks of more than 840 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.

Cognosante President James Gordon Named to 2022 Wash100 James Gordon, president of Cognosante, has been selected to receive Executive Mosaic’s 2022 Wash100 Award for his efforts to steward the company’s pursuit of contract opportunities in the federal sector and offering thought leadership in the customer experience framework. He joined Cognosante, a health technology company, in March 2019 to hold the newly created role of president and works alongside founder and CEO Michele Kang. In his capacity, Gordon spearheads the Falls Church, Virginia-based contractor’s overall strategic direction and growth as well as oversees the day-to-day operations of the company.  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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School News & Notes Scholastic Bowl Ties For Season Champs Scholastic Bowl took on William Monroe this week for 1st place. Meridian split matches with their opponents leading to co-regular season champions.

The team is scheduled to compete in the Regional VHSL tournament tonight at Maggie Walker HS.

Meridian Wrestling Celebrates Seniors This year the team graduated eight seniors who are an important part of the wrestling team.

Edward Kennedy is 22-1, and Justin Cerullo is 9-4 this season and are both captains and excellent leaders of the wrestling team. In addition on the team: Jackson Reitmeyer 12-9, Jason Mcinerney 9-7, Emmett Wood 9-6, Tobias Senderowitsch 1-4, Jose Giovanni Castaneda Solis 7-8, and Alex Rios 12-9.

MHS is sending big congratulations to the senior wrestlers.

The program is proud of all their accomplishments for their entire time on the wrestling team but especially this season: “We appreciate your time and dedication to the sport and wish you all the best for the remainder of this season and postseason. Go Mustangs!”

Boys Hoops Win Big Over Warren County The Mustangs crushed Warren County 64-30 to improve to 3-2 in the district, led by Duncan Miller with 16 and Wyatt Trundle with 13.

MHS Cyber Patriot Team Season Ends On Friday, January 21, the Cyber Patriot Competition Ended for Meridian students. Before the session ended, two teams competed in the Gold and Sliver TIERs

of the National Semifinals. The teams had to defend and virtual network and find/fix security risks on Windows and Linux systems. Although these two teams are new to the Cyberpatriots club, their hard work helped them advance. MHS wishes congratulations to Team Mario Kart with juniors — Annalise Levitt, Clara Kasik, Chloe Calabrese, Isabel Costa, Anna Dickson, Mia Mayer, and Team Super Mario with juniors — Nate Berol, Jaden Shin, Rani Altarazi, Thomas Gallaway, Yuancheng Lin, and sophomore Will Kroboth.

Division-Wide GIVE Day Recap For the first time in FCCPS history, students K-12 participated in GIVE Day, all together on the secondary campus! Students got to choose GIVE Day as their Approaches to Learning “Service as Action” lesson for the day.

200 elementary students packed 1096 Power Packs for Food for Others (cumulative total more than 10,000 Power Packs since the inception of GIVE Day), while also organizing a children’s book drive for immigrants and recent Afghan refugee families, creating community art (look out for painted rocks throughout the community) and making animal chew toys for Lost Dog and Cat Animal Rescue.

300 middle schoolers and high schoolers packed 30,000 meals headed to Haiti with Rise Against Hunger. Since the start of this partnership in 2017, Henderson Middle School has packed 164,000 meals – the most meals packed of any school in Virginia!

Meridian GIVE Day Club hosted an “Ignite: Service as Action” panel with distinguished non-profit leaders Max Levitt of Leveling the Playing Field, Mel Gold of DC Central Kitchen, and Falls Church residents Maralee Gutiérrez of Comunidad, and Rebecca Tax with Food Justice DMV inspiring over 60 students in grades 8-12 29 students, parents, and community members came by to donate blood with INOVA’s Bloodmobile. Each unit donated

EIGHT SENIORS celebrated their last wrestling match of the season and their high school careers this week. (Photo: Kish Rafique)

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All the GIVE Day participants are grateful for the generosity of our many individual donors as well as corporate sponsors: Badd Pizza, Baroody Camps, Chipotle, Clare and Don’s, Clark Construction, Focal Point Homes, Parabilis, Scramble and Zimmerman Homes.

Stay Up To Date with FCCPS Via Podcast FCCPS has added podcast streaming services to the list of ways to stay connected and informed with the school system. Falls Church City School Board Meetings, presentations and performances will now be available for you to stream from your podcast service of choice: Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, RadioPublic, and Castbox, and as an RSS feed. Subscribe today to listen to recordings directly in your podcast app at your convenience.

Henderson 8th Grader Community Projects 8th graders have been working on the MYP Community Project in FleX during the fall semester.

Students have engaged in a sustained, in-depth inquiry approach focused on service and action to develop an awareness of needs in the community and address them through service learning. Some of the projects have included raising money for various charitable organizations by holding bake

sales and other fundraisers, running a collection drive for toiletries for the homeless, cleaning up parks and streams, raising awareness about LGBTQ+ needs in the community, organizing and supporting the transition of 5th graders to middle school and raising awareness about mental health issues for teens. Students will share their projects in a virtual showcase and the Husky Herald.

Creating Electronic Music Thanks to Grant Guitar and IB Music students are creating music in digital audio workstations (DAW) as part of their new curriculum.

The Falls Church Education Foundation has graciously funded several stations in the MHS music technology lab utilizing the software Ableton with microphones, speakers, electric guitars, drumset, amplifiers and Apple computers. Students are learning production and composition techniques which include performing, composing and recording their own contemporary music styles.

MHS IB Visual Artists Light Box Creations In the IB Visual Arts class at Meridian, students learned about the history of the art of paper cutting, originating back to the 2nd century CE China, and the different cultures that have incorporated cut paper artwork into their celebrations. Ms. Sarah Gurgo then challenged the students to

create celebratory cut paper lightboxes. They were required to use three layers, to show movement, pattern, or repetition and focus on the celebration theme. As this was a new form and technique, the students were knowledgeable, open-minded, and risk-takers. IB student Adin Smith said of the project: “I’ve often explored new 2D mediums to include in my artworks, but 3D forums have been foreign to me for quite some time. With the Layers of Light project, I not only experienced a new artistry technique but also discovered a fresh way to tell stories through my artwork. As a writer, it is one of the most important aspects of art to me. With my paper box, I was able to convey a tale of desperation, one of longing between star-crossed— quite literally— lovers: the moon and the water.”

Learning About Skeletal Systems In Ms. Kish Rafique’s IB Biology Year 2 class, students dissected sheep hearts as one of the required skills to be able to recognize the valves, chambers, and blood vessels of the heart.

Students use the sheep heart and pipe cleaners to show the circulation of blood from various vessels to valves and chambers.

This hands-on experience makes it easier to grasp the circulatory system mechanics. The chicken wing lab is the first of many in Human Anatomy and Physiology class. The chicken wings are used to comprehend antagonist muscle groups.

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Variance application V1630-22 by Priya Krishnan, applicant and owner, for a variance to Sections 48-238(3)a. to allow a rear setback of 19 feet instead of 40 feet for the purpose of constructing a new signal family dwelling on premises known as 608 Laura Drive, RPC #52-605-005 of the Falls Church Real Property Records, zoned R-1A, Low Density Residential.

Public hearing on the above matter is scheduled for February 17, 2022, 7:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the item may be heard.

All participating members of Board of Zoning Appeals will be present at this meeting through electronic means. Public comment and questions may be submitted to zoning@ fallschurchva.gov until 4:30 pm on January 13, 2022. Virtual meeting link, agenda and application materials will be available the week prior to the scheduled hearing at: http://www. fallschurchva.gov/BZA Information on the above application is also available for review upon request to staff at zoning@fallschurchva.gov.

Volunteers who live in the City of Falls Church are needed to serve on the boards and commissions listed below. Contact the City Clerk’s Office (703-248-5014, cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov, or www.fallschurchva.gov/BC) for an application form or more information.

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22. Model 23. Play practice 24. Hither and ____ 26. Mowed 28. Linger 29. Picks 31. Neither’s mate 32. Ruled 34. Mama’s fellow 35. Guy

37. Occupies 38. United Kingdom region 39. Air pollution 40. Get sleepy 41. Hang fire 43. Large scarf 45. Corn spike 46. Cain’s mother 47. Dawn moisture

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ACROSS 1. Face shape 5. Tease 9. Duo 12. Line 13. Adept 14. Word of inquiry 15. Bleaters 16. Dampness 18. Whisk 20. Employed 21. Canyon sounds 24. Wordplay 26. Plain-spoken 27. Color again 31. Hair knot 32. Eye drops

34. Dove call 35. Section 37. Doglike mammal 39. Auction buy 40. Composed 41. Graceful bird 44. Peeved 46. Dali’s boards 48. Etna output 52. Become sick 53. Pub offerings 54. Hid the gray 55. Hog enclosure 56. Printer’s term 57. Garden starter DOWN 1. Colliery find

2. Pledge 3. Chimpanzee 4. Instruction 5. Actor Dean 6. A woodwind 7. Ballet ____ 8. Stags 9. Therefore 10. Deteriorated 11. Unpaid 17. Albacore 19. More damp 21. Diminishes 22. Hint 23. Suspended 25. Outcome 27. Lab animal 28. Sorbets

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SPORTS QUIZ

By Ryan A. Berenz 1. What city in Norway hosted the 1994 Winter Olympic Games?

2. At the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, what U.S. snowboarder blew a three-second lead and settled for the silver medal in the snowboard cross final after a method grab caused her to fall?

3. East Germany’s Ulrich Wehling won three consecutive Olympic gold medals from 1972-80 competing in what sport?

4. At the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, South Korean short track speed skater Kim DongSung was disqualified in the men’s 1,500-meter final. What U.S. Olympian won the gold medal as a result?

5. Name the Heisman Trophy winner who competed for the U.S. bobsled team at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics.

6. In 2000, NHL and U.S. Olympic hockey player Bret Hedican married what U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist?

7. As of the 2018 Winter Olympics, what country has won the most total medals in skeleton?

Last Week’s Answers 1. Wendell Scott • 2. Laffit Pincay Jr. • 3. The New Orleans Saints.

4. Dave Righetti • 5. The Chicago Packers • 6. Chess 7. Doug Moe (c) 2022 King Features Syndicate, Inc

ACROSS 1. Molecule part 5. To’s opposite 8. Wound covering 12. Baby’s father 13. Small boy 14. Record 15. Discontinues 16. Not deserved 18. Tease 20. Hazel and Alice 21. Ranch 24. Evergreen shrubs 25. Removers of weeds 26. Swindle 27. Duet number 30. Pale

31. “The Flying ____” 32. Gather crops 33. Gosh!

34. Cooking vessel 35. Worth 36. Out of range 38. Midriffs 39. Undress 41. Ache 42. Tag incorrectly 44. Urgent want 48. Verbal 49. United 50. Roofline detail 51. Hair products 52. TV promos

53. Attracted DOWN 1. Summer cooler 2. Light brown 3. Different 4. Command 5. Liquid 6. Go on and on 7. Verse form 8. Drinking aid 9. Flour holders 10. Imitated 11. River bottoms 17. Pulpit word 19. Used to be 21. Rug style

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BACK IN THE DAY

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Falls Church News-Press Vol. XXI, No. 46 • February 2, 2012

Local Police Apprehend Suspect in Sunday Killing at Eden Center

N. Va. Dem Lawmakers Mobilize to Assail GOP Extremism in Richmond

Falls Church Police moved swiftly to arrest a suspect in the fatal shooting that occured Sunday afternoon at the Eden Center in the City.

Police say they have not determined a motive, the shooting had the earmarks of a gang-related incident.

Northern Virginia’s Democratic state legislative leaders are playing a major role in calling out a wide range of laws that have passed both chambers in Republican-controlled General Assembly. State Sen. Dick Saslaw, State Del. Mark Sickles were slated to lead a press conference in Richmond today.

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NEIGHBORS PUPPY TUPPER and Senior Bailey enjoy a romp in Tupper’s first snow.

Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.

I MET ASHIDDA, a 2 year resident of Falls Church, at the bus stop outside the 4 P’s in the middle of her day of job hunting.

Though many ‘Help Wanted’ signs adorn store fronts along West Broad Street, she has been frustrated about the lack of call backs she hasn’t gotten. Still she remains optimistic with her parting words, “Prayer is your most powerful weapon no matter what happens.”(P����: J. M������ W�����)

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Where to Pick Up The • 450 W Broad St. Lobby Building • 7 Eleven (Box), 3019 Annandale Rd • Amazing Smiles, 444 W Broad St – D • Anthony’s Restaurant, 3000 Annandale Rd. • Arlington Hospital Center (Box), 1701 N George Mason Dr. • Arlington Hospital Center ER (inside), 1702 N George Mason Dr • Bakeshop. E Fairfax St • Bikinetik. 201 W Jefferson St • Birch and Broad Plaza (Box) • Borek G Turkish Mom’s Cooking. 315 S Maple Ave. • Bowl America, 140 S Maple Ave. • Across from Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center (Box), Route 7 & Rio Dr. • Clarendon Blvd & Courthouse Rd. Bus Stop (Box) • Broad Falls Apartments, 809 W Broad St. • Brown’s Hardware, 100 W Broad St. • Burke & Herbert Bank, 225 West Broad St. • Timberlane Condos Bus Stop, 7368 Lee Hwy • Café Kindred, 450 N Washington St. • Celebrity Dely – Graham Park Plaza, 7263A Arlington Blvd. • Central Library. 1015 North Quincy Street. • City Hall. 300 Park Ave • Clay Café Studios, 101 N Maple Ave. • Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N Washington St. • 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. • Dogwood Tavern, 132 W. Broad St. • Don Beyer Volvo, 1231 W Broad St. • East Falls Church Metro (Box), 2001 N. Sycamore St • Eaves Fairfax Towers, 2251 Pimmit Dr. • El Tio Restaurant, 7630 Lee Hwy. • 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 Public Schools, 800 W Broad St. • 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 Church News-Press, 105 N. Virginia Ave. Lobby • Famille Coffee Shop, 700 W Broad St. • Flippin’ Pizza, 800 W Broad St. • Modera Founders Row. 110 Founders Avenue.

• Floyd’s 99 Barbershop, 8296 Glass Alley, Fairfax • Fox craft Design Group, 110 Great Falls St • George Mason High School, 7124 Leesburg Pike • Giant Food, 1230 W Broad St. • Goodwin House, 3440 South Jefferson St. • 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. • Ireland’s Four Provinces, 105 W Broad St. • Java Loco Coffee & Tea. • Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do, 1136 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 • Mary Riley Styles Library, 120 N. Virginia Ave. • Merril House Apartments, 210 E Fairfax St. • Metro Diner, 4711 Lee Hwy. • Dunn Loring Metro, Gallows Rd & Belleforest Dr • Moby Dick House of Kabob, 444 W. Broad St. • Munson Hill Apartments, 6729 Leesburg Pike • Multicultural Center. 701 W Broad St • N Virginia Av & W Broad St (Box), 105 N Virginia Ave. • N. Washington & E. Columbia St., 106 E Columbia St. • Northern Virginia Center, 7054 Haycock Rd. • Northgate Apartments (lobby), 450 N Washington St. • Northside Social, 205 Park Ave. • Falls Green Apartments (formerly Oakwood), 501 N. Roosevelt Blvd. • 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. • 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. • Solace Outpost. 444 W Broad St • Sonic Car Wash, 1050 W Broad St. • The Spectrum, 444 W. Broad St. • The 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. • Super Giant. Loehman Plaza • Target, 500 S Washington St. • Target – Skyline Mall (Box), 5107 Leesburg Pike • The Broad St Building 301 W Broad St. • The Broadway Apt (in mailroom), 500 W Broad St. • The Byron Apartments, 513 W Broad St. • The Kensington Falls Church, 700 W Broad St. • The Neighborhood Barbershop, 417 W Broad St #103 • The Original Pancake House, 7395 Lee Hwy. • 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 Tech, 7054 Haycock Rd. • Washington & S. Broad St. (Box) 101 W Broad St. • Westlee Condominiun 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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