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Inside This Week New F.C. Aldi Opening in 2 Weeks

It was announced this week that Aldi, the City’s newest grocery store at 155 Hillwood Ave. in the Tower Square shopping center, is slated to open to the public on Thursday, Feb. 21. See News Briefs, page 9

Snyder Tells WMATA: Stay Within 3% Growth Falls Church City Councilman David Snyder testified at Tuesday’s monthly meeting on WMATA’s Metro budget and emphasized to Metro that it must stay within the allotted subsidy percentage increase.

Modified West End Plan Includes 150-175 Affordable, Workforce-Friendly ‘Micro Units’ More Senior, Condos Year of the Pig Appealing to ‘Empty Nesters’ Added Too

by Nicholas F. Benton

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on the original agreed-upon initial terms between the two parties in December than the series of marathon closed sessions held in January took place. For as much pride as the City took in the transparency and openness of the process leading to the December compact, nothing was public about what transpired in the

Early-stage modifications to the interim agreement for the dense economic development of the City of Falls Church’s 10.3 acres of its high school-middle school site designated for that use will, if approved by the F.C. City Council going forward, include an extra 150,000 square feet in residential density, including 50,000 square feet for senior housing and 100,000 square feet for 40 or so of the first new condominiums built in the City in over a decade, and even more notable, some 150-175 “micro unit” rentals. The modified plans of the team of EYA, PN Hoffman and Regency, operating under the moniker of the Falls Church Gateway Partners, hammered out the terms in a series of intense closed sessions with the City Council in the last month, with the final product made public for the first time this Monday night. The modifications, coming almost immediately after the terms of an original, high profile tentative agreement were struck in December, came in the context of other changes (see story, left) to address the developers’ needs to win necessary financing for the ambitious development project which will transform the west end of Falls Church adjacent the West Falls Church Metro station. With the changes in mind, the F.C. Gateway Partners announced Monday that they’d formally filed petitions for necessary zoning and special exceptions with the City

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See News Briefs, page 9

Metro’s 3T Bus Service Now Restored The 3T Metro bus service on Broad Street in the City of Falls Church has been restored. See News Briefs, page 9

Mason Boys Set Records In Regular Season Finale

A double-dose of history was made during the George Mason boys basketball regular season finale when senior forward Hollman Smith broke 1,000 career points and senior guard Max Ashton set Mason’s new alltime scoring record. See Sports, page 16

THE YEAR OF THE PIG was initiated with a celebration at Eden Center, one of the East Coast’s biggest centers of Asian-American retail commerce, on Tuesday with a traditional lion dance. Another New Year celebration is set for this Sunday at the Falls Church shopping center. (Photo: Matt Delaney)

Clues Suggest January Closed F.C. Council Sessions Involved Considerable Heartburn by Nicholas F. Benton

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Editorial................ 6 Letters..............6, 8 News & Notes.10–11 Comment...... 12–13 Business News.. 15 Sports................ 16

Calendar...... 18–19 Classified Ads.... 20 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword......... 21 Crime Report..... 22 Critter Corner..... 22

Although everyone kept their cool at Monday night’s Falls Church City Council work session when terms of a modified agreement between the City and the development team of EYA, PN Hoffman and Regency (now known as the Falls Church Gateway Partners) for develop-

ment of the 10.3 acre site on the City’s high school-middle school property designated for dense economic development were first made public, offhand remarks during the course of the discussion indicated that there was a lot more anguish involved in the four lengthy closed sessions the Council held on the subject in the last month than was being let on. No sooner had the ink dried

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Modifications to West End Plan Adds 150+ ‘Micro Units’ Continued from Page 1

this Monday. The Council will mull these, in line with what they hammered out in the sequence of lengthy and arduous closed sessions where the City’s consultants on the project, leading representatives of Alvarez and Marsal, were also present. The changes, F.C. Councilman Dan Sze noted, were “happy-happy” in nature, giving the City added revenues and providing the developers with needed real estate tax breaks at the outset of the effort, on the one hand, and greater density with added residential components on the other. The challenge will be to live up to the promise that all the new residential units will not overburden the school system with more new students than it can handle, although everyone is very sensitive to the fact that nothing can be said or done to imply that the units

will deliberately restrict school aged children (only designated “senior housing,” under the law, can do that). The position of both the City and the developers is that the nature of the units themselves will tend to attract “empty nesters” in the case of the condominiums, with children already raised and moved away, and very young tenants just or soon out of college in the case of the micro units. Overall, the denser development will increase the floor-to-area ratio (FAR) of the overall project by a factor of only 0.3 according to EYA’s Evan Goldman, who along with PN Hoffman’s Shawn Seaman, fielded questions from the City Council on Monday night. The FAR on the overall 10.3 acres will remain under 3.5 he said. There has been no interest in building residential condos, none, in the region since the housing crisis led to the Great Recession

of a decade ago. Condos were the hot commodity before that, but when the developers of F.C.’s Pearson Square were trying to move ahead with that project on S. Maple, it had to be conditioned on an agreement by the City to convert what were to be condos into rental apartments, instead. Given the larger floor plans of the rentals, then, Pearson Square became a magnet for families with school aged children to move in, making it the only new multi-family project built in the City since 2001 where the school-aged student population added significantly to the project’s net cost to the City. So, the new West End project’s proposal for 40 new condominium units in its mix marks a healthy turning point in the development of the residential mix in Falls Church. Even more significant, however, is the prospect for the micro units, which are studio and small one-bedroom apartments ranging T:9.75”

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from 370 to 600 square feet which by definition are more affordable and fit the range of so-called “workforce housing” that those entering the workforce after college and others can actually afford in an area of notoriously high rents. There has been a repetitive mantra in Falls Church for the last 30 years or longer that children who grow up in Falls Church and go through its outstanding school system from kindergarten through 12th grade cannot afford, after going off and completing college, to come back and live here. Notable recent cases of children of prominent citizens have found them locating in Arlington and Annandale, for example. But 150 to 175 micro units in the City is intended to change all that, and also ensure that the West End project would enjoy the added vibrancy of a younger and more diverse population. The micro units are a residential product that are only just beginning to catch on, Seamon told the News-Press after Monday’s meeting. He said that PN Hoffman is putting some in as part of its D.C. waterfront development, and that some are going in at the Mosaic in

Merrifield. Some of the waterfront units are so small that murphy beds are part of their makeup. That’s not planned for the Falls Church cases, however. He said that only general market studies have been applied to the decision to build the units here. Generally 20 percent or more smaller than regular one bedroom apartments, their monthly rental price could be in the range of $1,200 and up. Goldman said the micro units can work in the West End development plans because everything for someone living in one of those units will be available to them right out their front door, including shopping, restaurant, entertainment and nightlife needs. It was in the midst of the last Great Depression of the 1930s that micro units became the staple of urban centers in the U.S., many of which exist to the present day or were converted to a different use since then. Councilman Sze said Monday, “We need residential to fill this market,” adding, “It is a very exciting prospect.” The micro units will “attract the young, transit-oriented people,” Mayor David Tarter added.

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West End Closed Sessions Bring Heartburn

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January closed sessions. At the beginning of the first one, Councilman David Snyder protested that the work was having to be done in closed sessions and actually voted against going there. But he was quickly appraised of the seriousness of the matter, apparently offering no subsequent comment. On Monday night, he said only that “I commend the City Council for dealing with this difficult situation” in a manner that resulted in net additional benefits to the City. City Manager Wyatt Shields said only that there were “financial challenges” that had surfaced, requiring a “give-and-take,” with “issues having been uncovered in the developers’ assumptions.” Councilman Phil Duncan referred to “a very intense process” in the closed sessions and that “it was unfortunate that there needed to be changes so soon.” Councilman Dan Sze conceded that he was “scared” at certain points in the process but that the eventual outcome was “a pretty happy-happy compromise” that

has left him “very excited.” Councilman Ross Litkenhous referenced a “crisis that has become an opportunity,” and said, “I am hopeful the last critical crossroad has been passed.” Mayor David Tarter chimed in, “Let’s not make a habit of doing this,” referring to the process as “a blip in the road.” Having discussed the modifications in a public session for the first time Monday, the Council will vote on them this coming Monday, Feb. 11. Shields said that the project schedule, with the modifications, “remains on track. Evan Goldman of EYA, the principal spokesman for the developers, stressed Monday that “this is an incredible project that will change the west end of Falls Church for decades to come.” Shields said the new terms represent “a fair trade” that will “allow the City to build up capital reserves at the beginning.” The initial terms, including a $44.5 million price for a 99-year lease on the 10.3-acre site remain the same. The changes, according to a City staff document circulated

Monday, “Will help ensure that the development can be financed. As a successful project is a benefit to the City, City staff and the Council have worked to ensure that these changes not only improve financeability, but also improve the City’s financial position and the proposed development.” Five modifications, hammered out in five lengthy closed sessions held by the City Council during the last month, call for the following: 1. a real estate tax deferral offset by a ground rent increase; 2. an increase in residential density allowing an additional 50,000 square feet in senior housing and an additional 100,000 square feet in residential density of either condominiums or studio and one bedroom apartments; 3. profit sharing providing the City with 25 percent of any increase in land value during the financing period prior to the commencement of construction of Phase 1; 4. the establishment of a capital event fee of .25 percent applied to the sale of condos in the project; and 5. the requirement of a $1.5 million security deposit. A deferral of real estate taxes during the initial construction and

EVAN GOLDMAN OF EYA (second from right) spelled out the modifications to the agreement with the City of Falls Church for development of the 10.3 acre west end project to the City Council at its work session Monday. To his right is PN Hoffman’s Shawn Seaman. (Photo: News-Press) stabilization period will be paid back through an increase in ground lease payments starting in 2029 and continuing for the remainder of the 99-year lease, according to the modification terms. Over the deferral period, the developers are projected to pay $12 million in real estate taxes, $4.5 million less than would otherwise be due over

the period. To compensate for this deferral, there will be an increase in the ground rent of $200,000 per year escalating at two percent per year for the remainder of the 99-year lease. This stream of additional payments has a nominal value of $48 million and a present value of $7.1 million, according to the proposed modification terms.

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The Sins of Virginia

‘Let he who is without sin be the first to cast a stone at her.’ How little else than this Biblical injunction are Virginia Democrats left with after the incredible developments of these recent days. First Governor Ralph Northam, then Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, then Attorney General Mark Herring, like melting dominos, scorched under the unyielding scrutiny of angry accusers from their pasts. Others, if by association only, also lanced by opportunistic cheap shots to be piled onto a closing heap from Hamlet, or for more contemporary tastes, the infamous Red Wedding of “Game of Thrones” fame. Alas, more a day of reckoning for our sins than one of redemption from them. Yes, a day of reckoning for the collective sins of Virginia, perhaps. The racism, sexism and misogyny practiced in this state for hundreds of years has only begun to be purged from her institutions, from her culture, from her populace. The Confederacy was an incredibly evil culture rooted in a vile, murderous hatred and that unhappy fact has only barely been addressed. But consider what has brought us to this extraordinary moment in time. It was not the evil, but the growing resistance to it that has caused this. It is people not willing to accommodate it any longer, fighting back against it with increasing passion, standing up to racism in new and powerful ways, fighting to reclaim a new sense of dignity by ripping the names of Confederate generals off our high schools, demanding forgiveness for the repentant for the sins of slavery, murder, lynchings, beatings, brutal denials of human rights even to marriage and happiness, saying no more to any more of that. All along, there have been those who have resisted such change, who have fought to maintain the old culture even to this day, deadly racist rallies in Charlottesville and countless insidious ways. Then there have been those who have aligned and fought, for better or worse, with those seeking the change, those who have internalized the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other great leaders who temper words of defiance and liberation with ones appealing to a higher humanity. How ironic that for all of the ugliness of the pasts from which they may have come, our leaders of Virginia today who are being so harshly judged now all chose in their adult lives to walk the paths of equality, justice and healing. Dr. Cornel West of Harvard University, a strident civil rights activist, noted this week that Governor Northam’s life path reminded him of the one taken by President Lyndon B. Johnson, raised a racist but whose contributions to racial equality have been matched by few. Northam’s legacy should be honored and allowed to grow further whether from the governor’s office or not. Let his critics match his path, and his accomplishments, and those of the others, and cast the first stone if they be more righteous.

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It’s Time for Another School to Change Its Name Editor, There was a time when Falls Church had a centrally located

high school here, on South Cherry Street at Hillwood Avenue. It was the Falls Church High School. But we lost that school in 1948, when Falls Church became a city. In the split from Fairfax County, we lost Falls Church High School. That’s why the City built George Mason Jr.-Sr. High School — on what was then Fairfax County property. George Mason opened in 1952. There was a strange, tense rivalry between Falls Church High School and George Mason, even while there was official coop-

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This week, our Commonwealth’s legacy of racism reared its ugly head. Governor Northam’s outrageous photo is an important reminder that the past is not as distant as we often think. There are Virginians alive today whose grandparents were slaves. There are families who live in neighborhoods still scarred by segregation and red-lining. And now, we are reminded that there are powerful officials who appear to have thought it was fine to dress up in a Klan outfit or blackface, take a photo, and place it on their medical school yearbook page. In Virginia politics, the shadow of our racist past takes the form of an “old Virginia way” that still runs Richmond. It’s a politics that has tolerated confederate statues, held statehouse tributes to white supremacists, and disrespected members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus on multiple occasions. It’s a politics that has also allowed Virginia to become one of the eviction capitals of America, sat by as black Virginians were incarcerated at a rate three-fold their proportion of the population, and sided with Dominion Energy against the residents of Union Hill, a historically black neighborhood that has been fighting off a dangerous natural-gas development. This month, as many of us call for the end of Northam’s governorship, we should pair this call with a broader rallying cry for the end of this entire “old Virginia way.”

Fortunately, as the old way recedes, a new Virginia way — of racial justice, women’s rights, clean energy, people-powered government, and leadership as diverse as the Commonwealth — is rising. The 2017 gen-

“The old Virginia way isn’t just about racial insensitivity — it’s also about cronyism.”

eral assembly election — which brought the first Asian American, Latina and LGBTQ+ women to Richmond — was just the beginning. This year, we need to build on this momentum. That is why I am running for state senate — to ensure our district’s leadership in Richmond is aligned with this new Virginia way. This is a deeply personal cause for me. I came to America as a refugee from wartorn Iran and grew up undocumented — my family was only able to make it because our immigration laws at the time were more humane than they are today. This experience inspired me to become a human rights lawyer — and I have spent the past decade

working in northern Virginia to organize our immigrant communities, build interreligious understanding, and fight to stop the Trump administration’s unconscionable, discriminatory policies. To advance the fight, I got involved in politics, and became the first Muslim woman elected to the Democratic National Committee. I wouldn’t be running for this seat if I trusted my opponent, Sen. Dick Saslaw, to fight passionately for the new Virginia way. Unfortunately, his record has broken our district’s trust. When students at J.E.B. Stuart High School tried to change the name of their school, Saslaw originally said they were being overly politically correct. While racial justice groups have fought to end our state’s racially-biased death penalty, Saslaw brags about being “one of the people who helped bring capital punishment back to Virginia,” saying in 2014, “I don’t regret it for one minute.” When students at George Mason University asked Saslaw about my primary campaign against him, he told them that I could not win because our district is “60 percent white.” And when the news of Northam’s photo came out this past week, Saslaw took a boys-will-be-boys attitude, telling The Washington Post: “I would hate to have to go back and examine my two years in the Army. Trust me. I was 18 years old and I was a handful, OK?” The old Virginia way isn’t just about racial insensitivity — it’s also about crony-

ism. Saslaw has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from Dominion Energy, criticized fellow Democrats for not appreciating “how generous Dominion has been,” and done Dominion’s bidding in the legislature. When the Sierra Club criticized his climate record, he called them “crazy.” And when Virginia anti-poverty groups tried to better regulate payday lenders, Saslaw pocketed $37,000 from TitleMax and took the loan sharks’ side. When asked about Saslaw, one consumer advocate told The Washington Post in 2011: “What he did was to entrench the grip of loan sharks who are feeding off of working families.” With all eyes on Virginia this year, we need every Democrat fighting for the new Virginia way: economic policies friendly to working families, a green energy future, campaign finance laws that restrict Saslaw-style cronyism, a serious legislative response to gun violence, an unwavering backbone in defense of our public schools, and a spirit of raising up leaders who are as diverse as our Commonwealth. The primary is June 11 — whether I earn your vote or not, I look forward to continue fighting with you to turn the page on our disturbing past and build the progressive, inclusive Virginia that I know we can become. Yasmine Taeb is a candidate in the Democratic primary to represent Virginia’s 35th Senate District.

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eration. George Mason’s annual plays were performed on Falls Church High’s stage. But there were acts of vandalism (mostly against George Mason) and even violence. The only football game ever played in the ‘50s between the two schools ended in a tie — to the great relief of all the adults. Then Falls Church High School moved out of Falls Church, to its present location on Jaguar Trail (named after the school’s mascot), and that rivalry disappeared. That happened decades ago — half a century. Why is a high school located well into Fairfax County, serving Fairfax County students, still called “Falls Church High School”? It has literally nothing to do with the city of Falls Church or its citizens. Fairfax County recently renamed another of its high schools. Why not rename Falls Church High? Why

not change its deceptive name to something — anything — more appropriate? Ted White Falls Church

Remembering Former F.C. Mayor Dover

LE TTE RS the best one can; When I moved to Falls Church in 1956; A neighbor man talked proudly; Of his association with the Ku Klux Klan’s; Lynching of someone; Mayor Dover was singularly uplifting; When I met him; As a juxtaposition on the culture I saw back then; I only knew him for 20 minutes on the Metro ride to work; And he was a friend; As it seemed he would be with everyone. Kevin B. Shea Falls Church

Editor, In honor of Mayor Dover: I only met him once, on the Metro; And I could tell he was a star; Demeanor, manner, he was gracious; Like a breath of fresh air; He had played ball with the Celtics; And was a corporate lawyer; I suggested he should network with my boss; An AfricanAmerican corporate attorney who had shot hoops; At the college level; He gave me his number; He seemed to be a man for all seasons; A universal man; I’m not deifying him; But he seemed to be

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NEWS BRIEFS Valentine’s Lights, New Openings in F.C. Set Tree lighting to commemorate Valentine’s Day will be displayed on West Broad in downtown Falls Church the week of Feb. 8 – 14, the City’s Economic Development office has announced. Lights will also be on display to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in March and for Independence Day in July. It was also announced that Aldi, the City’s newest grocery store at 155 Hillwood Ave. in the Tower Square shopping center, is slated to open to the public on Thursday, Feb. 21 with a ribbon cutting set for 7:50 a.m. that morning. “Code Ninjas” will be opening soon at the Lincoln at Tinner Hill, adjacent the Target on S. Washington St., Falls Church Bakeshop at 100 E. Fairfax is currently anticipated to open its City location in mid-February and the new Italian restaurant slated to go into the space formerly occupied by Argia’s at 120 N. Washington is now expected to open in April or May.

Snyder to WMATA: Stay Within 3% Budget Growth Falls Church City Councilman David Snyder testified at Tuesday’s monthly meeting on WMATA’s Metro budget and reviewed a letter from the City of Falls Church to the WMATA board opposing funding requests above the three percent agreed to in modified terms by Virginia state law. He “urged all parties to roll up our sleeves to resolve any Metro issues but emphasized that Metro must stay within the allotted subsidy percentage increase,” he said. Snyder told the News-Press that he “commended the management, board and employees of Metro for improvements in reliability and service, stressing the importance of revamping and improving bus service, urged continued coordination for developments near the West Falls Church Metro station, and noted the need for better overall communication with riders and the public about all aspects of Metro’s operation.”

March 4 Date for Founders Row Groundbreaking The formal groundbreaking for Mill Creek’s 4.3-acre Founders Row mixed-use project is Monday, March 4. Demolition at the site is already underway at the northeast corner of W. Broad and N. West Streets. The project will include a 6-8 screen dine-in movie theater with 750-850 seats, 5,000 square feet of office and 60,000 square feet of retailrestaurant space and 72 senior and 322 market rate apartments. The project is expected to be completed in late 2021.

Metro’s 3T Bus Service Now Restored The 3T Metro bus service on Broad Street has been restored. The bus runs weekday rush hours (5:30-9:30 a.m. and 3-7 p.m.) from the McLean Metro station to the West Falls Church Metro station, then down along W. Broad Street (10 stops), and up N. Washington (four stops) to the East Falls Church Metro station.

24,000 Served by Area Community Services Board The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board handled the needs of 24,000 people in the last year, its executive director Daryl Washington told the Falls Church City Council at its work session on Monday. New challenges and initiatives have kept the organization, headquartered in Merrifield, busy, he said, including 24-7 emergency and walk-in assessment service, accommodating the state’s expansion of Medicaid to an additional 300,000 residents (a new 200 signed up here), and a “diversion first” initiative designed to steer persons away from incarceration to CSB treatment options. The opioid epidemic has presented special challenges, and the CSB is mandated to find hospital beds for patients even if located out of the state, if necessary, Washington said. There are a total of 40 CSB’s in Virginia. The local CSB’s Merrifield Crisis Response Center, open all hours, is at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, and can be reached at (703) 573-5679.

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WHEN LUNAR NEW YEAR goers weren’t watching the main attraction of dragon and lion dances, they were posing for photos at a pop-up exhibit where Eden Center supplied traditional garb, called ao dai, for patrons to use for their shoots. (Photo: Courtesy Alan Frank)

REMEMBER SATURDAY...WHEN IT WAS FREEZING? These Farmer’s Market goers do. You, however, probably forgot given the unseasonably warm temperatures we experienced the past few days. Don’t worry, the cold returns this weekend to remind you. (Photo: Courtesy David Goodwin)

Little House Studio Holds 9th Annual Recital

Upcoming Events at McLean Community Center

In 2007, Larry Rice opened Little House Studio in the City of Falls Church, where he teaches skills on instruments such as fiddle/violin, guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele and electric bass. Students from ages six to 70 will show what they’ve learned, from Bach to Bon Jovi, at the 9th annual Little House Studio Recitals on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.(ish) at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). Residents are encouraged to come cheer the students on. There will be a donation bucket out to raise funds for the strings club at Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Rice has promised that he will match all donations given at the recital. For more information, contact Rice at 703-869-1419 or Fiddler@ LarryRiceMusic.com.

The McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean) offers a variety of activities open to the public in February. Residents of the Center’s tax district, Small District 1A-Dranesville, are eligible for discounts on fees. John Eaton is a local legend: a jazz pianist, well-versed historian and funny to boot. The Alden will be hosting an afternoon of Great American Songbook tunes in Eaton’s concert, Jazz Blues and Broadway.” on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. $30 general admission, $20 for MCC district residents. Another upcoming event at MCC is “Movies for Kids and Families” on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 12:30 p.m. in the center’s Community Hall. Families are invited to bring a picnic lunch and watch the “new Disney Classics” that were made popular during the 1990s. Free admission.

Landscape Photographer Gives Lecture at F.C. Arts

BASIS McLean Student Wins History Bowl

Renowned landscape photographer Justin Black will give a free lecture on “Mastering Composition in Landscape Photography,” at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Falls Church Arts Gallery, (700 W. Broad St., Falls Church) Black, a George Mason High School graduate, is former executive director of the International League of Conservation Photographers. He has published photographs in National Geographic Adventure, Sierra, Sunset, American Photo, Outdoor Photographer, Rock & Ice and Nature Conservancy. His company, Visionary Wild, is one of the world’s leading photo workshop and travel organizers. RSVP for the lecture by contacting info@fallschurcharts.org.

BASIS Independent McLean (BIM) 10th grader Justin Ward of Vienna recently won first place in the 2019 Northern Virginia History Bowl Junior Varsity Division, as a solo competitor against teams. This advances Ward to the National History Bee and Bowl Championship in Washington, D.C. Ward is also on BIM’s Quiz Bowl team. Last year, Ward placed second in the 2018 National History Bowl for small high schools. He was a solo competitor against teams. In the junior varsity division of the National History Bee for individuals, he was a quarterfinalist, out of more than 140 national finalists. The 2019 Varsity and Junior Varsity National History Bee and Bowl Championships will be held April 26 – 28 in D.C. and

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A WEE BIT LATE ON THIS, but on Jan. 25 Mad Fox Brewing Company held a tribute night for Scotland’s national poet Robbie Burns. The place was packed to the bone, but only a handful of patrons opted to don kilts. (P��: N��-P��) Arlington. “We’re so proud of Justin’s continued hard work and focus on the History Bees,” says Tiffany Conroy, head of school for BASIS Independent McLean. “His passion and dedication for history is exceptional and we’re thrilled to have him represent BASIS Independent McLean” said Conroy. For more information on BASIS Independent McLean visit mclean.basisindependent.com.

Collection of Local Students Who Earned College Honors The following are a number of students who received Dean’s and President’s List distinctions or who completed their undergraduate degrees at their respective universities. University of Iowa — Devesh

Mohan from Falls Church received his Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering. Northeastern University Dean’s List — Camila Simons from Falls Church, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. University of Wisconsin, Madison Dean’s List — From Falls Church, Brandt Cole, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List and Katherine Mercado, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List. From McLean, Katherine Hoskins, School of Education, Dean’s List and Owen Westerheim, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List. Eastern Oregon University Dean’s List — Jacquel Lopez from McLean. College of William & Mary Dean’s List — The following students are from Falls Church:

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Milad Alibabaie; Alexander Berliner; Emily Bernhard; Jacob Brotman-Krass; Holly CabotiJones; Jin Hwi Cho; Sarah Chopko; Natalia Critchley; Samuel de Vignier-Awad; Alicia Devereaux; Joanna Di Scipio; Jackson Dillard; Manon Diz; Elizabeth Do; Stephanie Do; Zachary Ellis; Timothy Fleury; Annemarie Gregoire; Benjamin Hotchner; Mikayla Huffman; Derin Kokuuslu; Michael Li; Priscilla Mariam; Margaret McLaughlin; Lorena Meruvia; Margaret Mitchell; Olivia Mooney; Dulguun Myagmarsuren; Mahika Narula; Eric Nubbe; Madeleine Scherer; Aaron Stone; Elizabeth Thomas; Alexander Toyryla; Eleanor Vaughn and Annemarie Wolf. These William & Mary students are from McLean: Arianna

Afsari; Domenic Aulisi; Evelyn Basham; Autumn Brenner; Faith Burke; Emily Bush; Anna Campion; Alexander Camus; Brendan Capozzi; Katherine Carris; Durga Mounika Chilukuri; Abby Comey; Isabel Cooper; Clare DaBaldo; Leah Damelin; Sneha Dass; Frank Ding; Matthew Feinstein; Sunil Fontaine-Rasaiah; Ariaz Goudarzi; Prateek Govindaraj; Adam Greiner; Henry Hermens and Alexander Howe.

‘Thunder Knocking on the Door’ Comes to the Cauldron The Tony Award-nominated show, “Thunder Knocking on the Door,” is a musical fable filled with humor, heart and the music of three-time Grammy award winner Keb’Mo’. In a small Alabama town, a

mysterious Blues guitar-playing stranger named Marvell Thunder arrives at the door of the Dupree family and brings a challenge for the offspring of late Jaguar Dupree, the only man who ever outplayed him in a “cutting contest.” Thunder offers Glory Dupree, Jaguar’s blind daughter, a Faustian bargain: if he wins the contest he gets Jaguar’s guitar, and if she wins she gets her sight back. Show runs Feb. 14 – March 10 at Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Retail 116, Falls Church) on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. $32 for adults, $28 for seniors and military, $20 for students and groups. Tickets are available at CreativeCauldron.org or by calling 703-436-9948.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

The federal shutdown is over, for now, but the ramifications of a 35-day furlough for hundreds of thousands of employees still are being measured by local and state governments. The metro region stands to lose the most, since we are home to a majority of the furloughed employees. The Office of Personnel Management has assured that those employees will be receive back pay promptly, but thousands of federal contractors do not have those same assurances. In Fairfax County, health and human services agencies have identified relatively slight increases in service requests directly related to the government shutdown. Coordinated Services Planning, which operates and answers the 703-222-0880 intake phone number, received approximately 7500 calls during the shutdown, but only 84 of those calls were from residents impacted by the shutdown. Assistance with rental payments was the most significant request, with emergency food assistance running a distant second. Total leveraged dollar amount of assistance granted was less than $10,000, but some longer-term needs still are being assessed. Even without the shutdown, local food pantries need community support to continue their mission to provide rudimentary nutrition to needy residents. The annual Stuff the Bus campaign continues on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Annandale Giant, 7137 Columbia Pike, from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., benefitting the Annandale Christian Community for Action; and on Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Falls Plaza Giant, 1230 West Broad Street, from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., benefitting the Falls Church Community Service Council. Look for the FasTran bus in the parking lot. It’s easy to participate. Just buy some extra nonperishable foods during your weekly grocery shop-

ping trip, and drop off those cans and packages at the bus. Volunteers have helpful shopping lists and will accept cash donations (or checks) for the food pantries at Stuff the Bus locations. Fairfax County government is beginning a Strategic Planning process with the community to shape the future for the county. What are your hopes and aspirations for the future of our community? What challenges do we face, and what priorities must be addressed first? Where should the county be in the next five years? The next 10? The next 15? Take the survey, then plan to attend community conversations in person during the next several weeks. You also can share the survey and conversation invitation with neighbors, co-workers, family, and friends. Your input will help frame performance indicators and create a roadmap to achieve the desired outcomes identified by the community. To get started, or to register to attend the community conversation at the James Lee Center, 2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church 22042, on Wednesday, March 6, from 7 – 8:30 p.m., log on to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/strategicplan. The art featured in the Mason District Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale, is a collection of photography by Chris Fedderson, who focuses on unusual compositions of natural areas in parks, arboretums, and botanic gardens. Fedderson is a Virginia-based photographer, who captures images featuring elements of nature that are often hidden in plain view. The artwork will be on display until Thursday, Feb. 28.  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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Richmond Report This past Tuesday, Feb. 5, was crossover at the General Assembly. Crossover is the day that all Senate bills must clear the chamber and move toward consideration by the House of Delegates. Many of the bills the Senate will take on from the HOD will be companion bills to bills we have already seen. The more controversial issues will delineate the differences between the two chambers as well as the fissures within caucuses. On Sunday, both money committees revealed their spending plans for the amended budget. Both measures must be adopted by their respective chambers before additional work begins. No doubt, there will be a conference committee created to hammer out the differences between the proposals that must produce a balanced budget. The Senate Finance Committee unanimously adopted its spending plan. It will be taken up by the full committee this week. Highlights of the Senate proposed budget include: Funding to secure a longoverdue 5-percent raise for our K-12 teachers; $10 million for school counselors; $15.5 million for undergraduate needbased financial aid; $8 million for the “Tech Talent” initiative to develop a workforce with the right skills and competencies; $4 million for workforce credential grants; Full funding for Medicaid; Additional funding for permanent supportive housing for individuals with serious mental illness; $1.6 million for Naloxone kits for overdose reversal; Evaluation of improved mobility options along the Route 1 corridor; Funding for JLARC to evaluate the impact of gaming expansion in the Commonwealth Underlying the work in progress is tax policy going forward. As of this writing, no consensus exists between the two Republican majorities in either body. A common thread in this election year, however, is tax relief that mirrors the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Right now, Senate Democrats and Republicans are working toward a consensus position that we can unite on in the upcoming negotiations. In the meantime, the Tax Dept won’t be able to start processing the over

344,000 returns that have already been filed for 2018. Thousands of educators descended on the Capitol on Jan. 28. They came to represent our children. They came for their colleagues and they came to give voice as retirees. It was impressive to see the streets full of peaceful marchers delivering their message. The people we entrust our children to for most of their waking hours deserve to be able to support themselves and their families. Virginia continues to fall behind in teacher pay and ranks in the lowest third in the country. I would also like to thank the Fairfax Education Association and the VA Education Association for their endorsements. I have spent many years in the General Assembly advocating for public education and those that make a difference with our kids as they grow into productive and well-skilled providers for their future families. Quite a few bills that go contrary to gun safety and social issues promoted by the hard right have passed the Senate. I call your attention to a bill that will allow conceal carry in places of worship. SB1502 (Carrico) requires local school boards to offer as an elective in grades nine through 12 with appropriate credits toward graduation, a course on the Hebrew Scriptures/ Old Testament of the Bible or the New Testament of the Bible or a combined course on both. Metro “Back 2 Good” efforts continue. Safety has always been the top priority for the reform efforts with modernizing and upgrading service for passengers. Cell service is now available in more than half of Metro’s tunnels. 89 percent of all Metrorail rush-hour trips are arriving on time. The bar has been elevated and our delegation continues to monitor the progress. Soon work will begin on the stations leading from Alexandria to the District. This will be an inconvenience for riders but is absolutely necessary. For a deeper look at other aspects of the modernization, visit wmata.com/back2good.  Senator Saslaw represents the 35th District in the Virginia State Senate. He may be emailed at district35@senate.virginia.gov.

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A Roger Stone To Sink Trump

As the stern, unyielding noose of justice and truth tightens around the neck of Donald Trump, no amount of pomp, ceremony, lies and damn lies can protect him from the grizzly fate awaiting him in the coming weeks and months. This week’s State of the Union pageant was one of the biggest exercises of a completely fictional farce seen in these parts in many a moon. Yes, Mr. Emperor, of course you have your clothes on! Fascination is supplanting other emotions, even fear and dread of the potentially horrible consequences of this presidency, as special counsel Robert Mueller doles out his careFALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS fully calculated next moves and the Southern District Court of New York works in a disciplined tandem to ensure that a veritable threedimensional approach keeps the common crooks huddled in the White House unable to calculate where the next blow may be coming from. Ah, Vladimir Putin, you picked quite the gang of fools to align your national interest with! You’re going to be set back for decades because of this, as their hapless schemes are brought to the light of day. The latest in the parade of clowns to brandish his Nixon tattoo and mimicked victory sign, Roger Stone, arrested two weeks ago in early morning FBI raids on two of his domiciles, now leaves only three more major figures to go in the criminal roundup. Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Person of Interest No. 1 remain. Then there will be the roundup of a number of scurrying rats and related vermin, including some mild surprises to be sure. The only really sad part of all this resides in the contemplation of what was ruined by this criminal operation, a presidential election stolen, a government stressed to the max since and the countless lives, ranging from the tragic loss of her claim on national leadership by Hillary Clinton to the broken lives of separated and scattered families at the southern U.S. border. This damage done will never be recovered, but the best we should hope for is that the nation, the world’s foremost exercise of democracy and democratic values, will recover, and even move forward wiser and more resolute than ever. The Roger Stone arrest roughly coincided with an article published in Mother Jones magazine that made an important observation. Entitled, “Lyndon LaRouche is Still Alive and He’s Been Hobnobbing With Roger Stone; the International Cult Leader Has Long-Standing Ties to Russia — and Robert Mueller,” the December 2018 article by Shilpa Jindia marks one of the first cases outside of the three-part series I wrote last August that brings the “LaRouche factor” into focus as a marginal but important component in the Trump campaign’s collusion with the Russians in rigging the 2016 U.S. presidential election. My series was entitled, “The Trump Cult’s LaRouche Factor,” and focused on how the marginal political cult that’s been around since the early 1970s was named in the infamous Christopher Steele Dossier as among those invited, along with the Green Party’s Jill Stein and U.S. General Michael Flynn, to a meeting in Moscow with Putin in December 2015 on the eve of the launch of the major Russian election interference offensive. It also drew from my own experiences as one who knew the cult, recruited in the early 1970s when, as Mother Jones put it, the organization “culled supporters in the late 1960s from leftist student radicals” before it descended into intensely manipulative cult behavior. LaRouche’s ties with Soviet and Russian intelligence go back to the 1970s, and it was through them that Roger Stone was invited to forge “back channels” to the Russians for the 2016 campaign. In particular, as former Young Americans for Freedom co-founder Douglas Caddy reported in a paper he prepared to submit to Mueller last year, it was Stone’s ties with the LaRouche organization’s Harley Schlanger through which those channels were established. Caddy, in the file on Stone and LaRouche he posted to then FBI Director James Comey and subsequently the Mueller team in June 2017, suggested that the “back channel” likely facilitated the Wikileaks operations.  Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark

In Arlington, we’re lucky to be home to 10 of “the oldest federal monuments.” Those 40 oft-overlooked boundary stones were laid back in 1791 to mark borders of the spanking new District of Columbia. Arlington is also lucky to be home to a self-taught expert on the artifacts — civil engineer and ace tourguide Stephen Powers. For the past 13 years, Powers has led an annual drive-around to visit all 40 of the labeled stones in Virginia and Maryland. Personally, I have visited Arlington’s 10 in their steel cages, as well as the four in Alexandria. But not without a hesitancy to trespass on homeowners’ private property (where many of the stones sit without clear markings). And certainly I traveled without the fine-grained knowledge that Powers acquired through the years about the soft sandstone objects quarried from Aquia Creek in Stafford County. Many of them after two centuries have faded both in legibility and memory. Before he became chair of the Nation’s Capital Boundary Stones Committee, Powers was a dad at Arlington Traditional School. His kids were assigned to come up with “a fun fact about Arlington,” he told me. In 2000, he had already taken his toddlers to see the outdoor art “Party Animals” in the district. They created a photo album of 348 pan-

das and other statues. So it came naturally to take ATS kids to all 40 boundary stones. He drew maps and sketches, noting the ones hard to find or heavily damaged. Powers joined up with the Daughters of the American Revolution, the American Society of Civil Engineers, D.C. land surveyors and history groups long involved in boundary-stoneology. The creation story: After President George Washington, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and city designer Pierre L’Enfant finalized the new nation’s capital, the 10-squaremile boundaries were first surveyed in February 1791 by scientist (and African-American role model) Benjamin Banneker. Each stone a mile apart would mark a clearing 20 feet on each side of the border. But Banneker personally was present for the installation of only the first southern stone, at Jones Point in Alexandria. (That didn’t stop Arlington from naming a park for him in East Falls Church.) The rest were plotted by Maj. Andrew Ellicott, whose name graces a stone on Arizona Ave. at our Falls Church Border. The tale of who is legally responsible for the monuments gets technical. “The federal government gave up the rights to the stones in Virginia, which are actually owned by the property owners,” Powers said. The 26 in Maryland, a lawyer’s study determined,

are owned by the District’s Department of Transportation. Responsibility for restoration of the stones — many marred by the elements — has devolved to scout troops and other volunteers (Powers himself has helped repaint or replace fences on 22). Of the original 40, 36 today are in place, plus three replicas and a plaque substituting for one in Silver Spring, Md. One stone at Upton Hill disappeared but was found in the late 1990s in the basement of the Arlington courthouse. Some stones have been moved to make way for roads (if Arlington had built the Columbia Pike streetcar, the stone at South Jefferson Street would have required shifting). But that has happened before, Powers said. Most property owners, he assured me, “are proud of their stones, but prefer that visitors knock before entering.” *** Hats off to the brave Metro employees, Arlington police and firefighters for their handling of the Jan. 31 suicide on the track at Courthouse Metro stop. I was on an evening Viennabound Orange line from D.C. when word came over the loudspeaker that a “patron had been struck” at Courthouse. The train would reverse direction and single-track. Within minutes, the re-routers had us on a new train heading back to Arlington. At Courthouse, we watched the sad scene of safety officials with flashlights and a gurney continuing their sobering duties. The poor soul did not survive.

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It has been nearly 30 years since two chemists at the University of Utah announced, somewhat prematurely, that they had discovered a reaction producing so much excess heat it could only be coming from some form of nuclear fusion. For a short period, the announcement was headline news, and many rushed to repeat the experiment. Unfortunately, reproducing the reaction turned out to be far more difficult than it seemed and only a few experimenters could detect what came to be known as “anomalous heat” from their experiments. A government panel quickly produced a report saying that fusion reactions at low temperature were scientifically impossible and the excitement was over. The discoverers of the reaction, Martin Fleischman and Stanley Pons, were driven from the country in disgrace, denounced as incompetents or charlatans and the concept of “cold fusion” quickly became synonymous with junk science. However, a handful of scientists kept experimenting with the technology and in a decade or so understood the conditions needed to repeat the reaction. Ten years ago, a handful experimenters were displaying devices that could reproduce small amounts of heat on demand, but it would take another decade of experiments and engineering before practical energy producing devices based on the energy in hydrogen came onto the horizon. Among the experimenters was an Italian inventor, Andrea Rossi, who back in 2001 displayed a device to the media that could produce steam. As conventional wisdom said no such thing was possible, for the most part, the media ignored the announcement or speculated about how the parlor trick was accomplished. Last week, and eight years after his first announcement that he was making progress, Andrea Rossi streamed a presentation showing a working cold fusion (now called Low Energy Nuclear Reaction) device on a customer’s premises. He announced that he is now ready to take orders to

lease the device in the United States, Sweden and Japan. As was to be expected from the secretive Rossi, the customer was not named, and many details of the device and its capabilities have yet to be revealed. While the heat-producing device will be installed on a customer’s premises, it will be sealed and controlled remotely by Rossi’s company. The customer will pay only the installation costs and for the heat consumed. The policy of retaining ownership of the device and only selling the energy seems to be the way energy from this type of device will be marketed as Rossi’s major competitors have announced similar plans. Someday, when there are less concerns about intellectual property rights, this policy will change as the devices themselves seem to be rather easy and cheap to produce. During the recent presentation, Rossi displayed a device about the size of a bedside table that will produce 22 kilowatts of energy while consuming about 380 watts to control and cool the system. He says it will run for at least a year on a fuel load. As the device is controlled over the internet and requires a local source of power for its control and cooling systems, a customer must have a backup available in the event of internet or power failure. In return, the customer receives heat at 20 percent or more (for larger installations) below local rates. Inside the device, there is a cylindrical reactor about four inches in diameter and four inches in length which produces the energy; the rest of the three-foot cabinet is for the control and cooling systems. Input and output pipes circulate the heated fluid to heat exchangers for whatever use a customer has such as space heating, food processing, etc. If it is confirmed that Rossi’s device works as claimed, it represents the beginning of the next energy age. However, it likely will be at least a year, with reports from satisfied users of the device before we can be assured that it works as advertised and the world starts to take notice of what is happening. Rossi’s Leonardo Corp is only one of three US firms that say they are close to having a similar

energy producing device ready for market. Brillouin Energy of Berkeley, Ca. says it has developed a device with output power of 50 to 60 watts, with a coefficient of power (cop) of 2.25. Brillouin was recently awarded a patent for its “Hydrogen Hot Tube” reactor system by the European Union Patent Office. Brillouin’s COP still seems to be well behind that claimed by Rossi; however, we are only at the beginning of the next energy age and these technologies could change rapidly. Another significant competitor for Rossi is Randell Mills of Brilliant Light Power (BLP) located in Cranbury, NJ. BLP’s technology is based on its discovery of an ultra-low energy state of the hydrogen atom which BLP calls a hydrino. In theory, Mills has a far more powerful technology than does Rossi or Brillouin with energy gains on the order of 200 to 500 times the input power. Two years ago, BLP seemed close to releasing prototypes for outside testing, but ran into problems automating the device. Since then BLP has redirected its immediate goals in order to reduce the costs of production for a heat producing device and to develop a device with a magnetohydrodynamic subsystem to produce electricity efficiently. BLP is no longer making projections as to when they will have a device ready for outside testing but do release quarterly progress reports which suggest they are making good progress. Heat and electricity are simply commodities. Outside of the ability to be delivered reliably, safely, and in the necessary quantities, the only parameter for heat and electricity that counts is cost. These new technologies have trivial fuel costs and very low capital costs. Brilliant Light for example says that its capital cost estimated will be around $50 per kW versus $3,400 for solar installations and has estimated that operational costs could be as low as $0.10 per kilowatt-hour. If low capital and operating costs are coupled with zero environmental pollution, the likelihood that these technologies will replace existing means of producing energy should be unquestioned.

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B�� N�� N�� Year of the Pig Celebration at Eden Center Sunday Eden Center is honoring the Year of the Pig with a New Year celebration on Sunday, Feb. 10 starting at 11 a.m. The event will include a lion dance, entertainers, balloon sculptures, face paintings, and more. Eden Center, the Washington, D.C. metro area’s premier Vietnamese shopping center with more than 125 restaurants and businesses, is located at 6763 Wilson Boulevard in Falls Church. For more information, visit www.edencenter.com.

Singles Mixer at Breakout Games on Feb. 15 Breakout Games is hosting a singles mixer on Friday Feb. 15 between 5 – 8 p.m. Breakout Games is a five-star escape room located at 1073 W. Broad Street, Suite 201 in Falls Church. Individuals and groups are encouraged to participate in their Kidnapping Escape Room for $25 and find a “fellow adventurer to escape ordinary with.” Couples who meet at the event are invited back for their first date to receive a 50 percent discount. Reservations are required. Call 571-297-1510 or visit www.breakoutgames.com/dc.

Free Pilates Intro Workshop at Focus Physical Therapy & Wellness Mind Over Mat Pilates will offer a free introductory workshop on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. – noon at Focus Physical Therapy & Wellness, 803 W. Broad Street, Suite 330.. Mind Over Mat Pilates offers a small-group, down-to-earth atmosphere for practicing mat Pilates. Classes are held evenings and weekends and are geared toward both beginning and intermediate practitioners. The class is free but space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register for a workshop or class, contact mindovermatpilates7@gmail.com or visit www.mindovermatpilates.com.

Local Businesses Sponsoring Falls Church Home & Garden Tour Numerous local businesses have stepped up to sponsor the 2019 Falls Church Home and Garden Tour, scheduled for Sunday, April 28, from 1 – 5 p.m. The Platinum Sponsor is a joint one of Rock Star Realty Group – Tori McKinney and Cottage Street Homes. The Gold Sponsor is Moore Architects; Silver Sponsors are Coupard Architects and Builders, DuBro Architects + Builders, GTM Architects, Hemphill and Associates Architects/ Builders, and The Railroad Cottages; Bronze Sponsors are Batu Homes and Remodeling, Colin Storm/Keller Williams, and Meadow Farms Nurseries and Landscaping. Other businesses interested in sponsoring should contact fchgtour@gmail.com. Tour participants will have the opportunity to visit eight homes and gardens in Falls Church City. Proceeds from the event will support the Falls Church City Public Schools, through the Falls Church Education Foundation. Details and ticket information are available at www.fcedf.org.

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Mason Girls Reset After Strasburg Loss by Matt Delaney

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The George Mason High School wrestling team’s postseason started this past Saturday as the team traveled to Strasburg High School for the district tournament. The team was only one match away from winning a district title but fell short of its goal. The Mustangs finished 4-1 on the day with wins over Central (60-24), Madison Co. (70-12) Rappahannock Co. (71-12), and Clarke (48-33). The team’s only loss was to rival Strasbrug in a nail-biter to say the least. The dual came down to the final match where the score was tied 36-36. Strasburg ultimately prevailed and won the dual 42-36 to claim the district crown. (Photo: Carol Sly)

George Mason High School’s girls basketball team got a bit of a reality check with a 60-51 loss to Strasburg High School following a big 60-43 win over Madison County High School last week. With the win over Madison County, Mason (10-11) capped off a six-game win streak and locked up a top seed in the Bull Run District heading into the postseason tournament this upcoming week. It’s why the team was a little lax in their regular season finale against Strasburg Tuesday night. The Rams played with purpose throughout while the Mustangs didn’t find theirs until the second quarter was winding down. Still, it’s a good lesson to learn since the stakes for a loss aren’t as high as they’ll be moving forward. “We came out a bit too comfortable because we just came off our Madison [County] win and we were number one and thought we were gonna beat them, but we didn’t come out hard enough,” senior guard Maddie Lacroix said. Strasburg held a slim 3-2 lead early that grew quickly. Suddenly

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Mason was trailing 6-2, then 10-4 and then 18-8 by the end of the first quarter. Entering the second frame, freshman guard Zoraida Icabalceta found fellow freshman forward Megan Tremblay in the high-post, who fed Lacroix for a smooth midrange jumper to cut the lead to eight and sparked a little momentum in the Mustangs, But Lacroix and Tremblay’s efficiency from the field couldn’t keep pace with a Strasburg team that had no problem generating – and converting – scoring opportunities of their own. It was, as Lacroix noted, partly because the Mustangs started the game without their competitive fire burning bright. Mason played a more involved game against Strasburg in a 61-36 road win back on Jan. 11 and kept their seemingly unstoppable bigs from getting too comfortable like they did Monday night. Strasburg’s 2-3 zone also encumbered Mason’s ability to get easy buckets inside. When Icabalceta sank a quick bucket off an inbound and Lacroix hit a corner three to cut the Rams’ lead to 30-25 a few minutes into the third, the Mustangs appeared primed for

a comeback. But the 2-3 zone tightened up and cleared the way for a 12-0 Strasburg run that gave the Rams their largest lead of the night at 42-25. Mason came within eight points in the fourth quarter, but never threatened to take the lead. “We haven’t played from behind in a long time, and every possession means even more when you’re behind,” Mason head coach Chris Carrico said. “Their strengths is their bigs and we didn’t do a good job of fighting for position underneath and offensive rebounds were killing us, so if we do play them again, we gotta be ready for them and be better prepared.” The Mustangs never broke a sweat against Madison County. Holding the Mountaineers to 14 first-half points while amassing 33 in their favor put the home team in good position to win. Madison County outscored Mason 19-17 in the second half, but never got close to overcoming its 19-point halftime deficit. Mason will host its first game of the postseason against the winner of tonight’s lower-seeded match-up this Saturday, Feb 9.

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In addition to stellar team performance, the team also saw impressive individual success. Mason had eight wrestlers receive medals for placing top two in their respective weight classes. Bryan Villegas (top photo – 113), West Hagler (145), Connor Murray (160) and Carlos Shields (195) each won individual titles. While Daniel Martinez (120), Spencer Marcus (138), Nate Jaramillo (152), and Nick Zaenger (bottom photo – 170) were runner ups. The highlight of the day occurred when Bryan Villegas, a senior and team captain, won the Bull Run District Outstanding Wrestler Award. Villegas finished the tournament with four pins en route to his third district title.

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A double-dose of history was made during George Mason High School’s boys basketball team’s regular season finale when senior forward Hollman Smith broke 1,000 career points and senior guard Max Ashton set Mason’s new all-time scoring record. With the backdrop of a packed crowd and longtime Bull Run District rival Clarke County High School in the building, Smith and Ashton put on a show for the ages. A straightaway three midway through the third quarter gave Smith his moment in the sun when he crossed the 1,000 point mark. Not to be outdone, Ashton gathered an offensive rebound and put it back a quarter later for him to break Mason alum Robert Tartt’s (‘16) 1,196 point school record. With a 64-33 win over Clarke and a 10-0 district record, it’s safe to say it was a good night for the Mustangs. “I kinda knew it would come sometime this season so I didn’t rush anything, but it was awesome to get it in front of the senior

night crowd so it was pretty fun,” Smith said. Mason head coach Chris Capannola added, “There had been two in the history of this school that had made 1,000, and we have two on same team, so we’ve doubled the population of 1,000-ville, or whatever you wanna call it, this year. To have Hollman get it and Max get the all-time in the same game, it’s unheard of.” The one-two punch of milestone moments for Mason made what was an otherwise uncompetitive game interesting. Clarke County’s only lead of the night came when they scored the game’s opening bucket. After that, it was all Mason. The Mustangs ended the first quarter up 17-8 and opened the second quarter with an 11-0 run, fueled by Smith, Ashton and senior guard Jay Nesson. Sophomore guard Deven Martino hit an open shot from beyond the arc and sophomore guard Ryan Fletchall sank his own midrange jumper to go into halftime 33-10. Mason was never threatened following the break, so the whole crowd was on record-watch. Smith drove to basket for two to go up

39-17 had him on the verge of 1,000 points. The next possession he nailed his head-on three-pointer and the stands burst into cheers. Ashton hit an elbow three from the left-side and excitement began to swell once again. After hitting 2-of-3 from the line, Ashton was a bucket away from breaking the record. He followed up a missed shot with a gritty putback to seal and send the crowd into another frenzy. Now it’s on to the postseason, and with tighter rotations expected, the whole team needs to shift its attitude. Reserves will need to do their part in getting starters up to speed, while starters need to understand their limitations and how to get around them. “We gotta continue to work defensively — we’re still small,” Capannola added. “We’re going to start seeing some pressure in the postseason, which we haven’t seen in the Bull Run. Our second five has got to press our first five all practice to get ready for these region teams.” The Mustangs will play the winner of the lower-seeded winner this Saturday, Feb. 9

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STEAM NIGHT at Thomas Jefferson Elementary went off without a hitch despite some wintry weather outside. The gym had Spheros and drones along with chances to build and learn as well as a variety of activities from building a solar system to a straw rocket (Photo: FCCPS Photo/Carol Sly)

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School News & Notes Local Students Take Top Prize in Math Competition The Northern Virginia Regional MATHCOUNTS Competition was held on Saturday, Feb. 2 at George Mason University. The regional competition combines the Fairfax, George Washington and Northern Va Chapters of the Virginia Society of Professional Engineers. About 510 students in sixth through eighth grades at 57 elementary and middle schools competed at the event. They have been practicing since the fall and were selected to represent their schools at the competition. Students compete as school teams and as individuals. The top teams, team members, and coaches from the Northern Va chapter (which encompasses Falls Church and McLean) are the following: 1. BASIS Independent McLean — Students: Brian Lai, Samuel Wang, Max Yan and Ethan Zhou. Coached by Tyler Sullivan 2. James Fennimore Cooper Middle School — Students: Bradley Cao, Danniel Cao, Michael Wang and Isabella Zhu. Coached by Lisa Walsh. 3. Longfellow Middle School — Students: Ellie Chen, Michelle Kang, Alan Vladimiroff and David Wei. Coached by Patti

Freeman. The top-scoring students in the Northern Va chapter are: 1. Ethan Zhou, BASIS Independent McLean 2. Samuel Wang, BASIS Independent McLean 3. Isabella Zhu, James Fennimore Cooper Middle School 4. Alan Vladimiroff, Longfellow Middle School 5. Michelle Kang, Longfellow Middle School

Broadway Desserts Comes to Justice High School Justice High School’s (3301 Peace Valley Ln., Falls Church) Choral Department will have its Broadway Desserts on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2 and 7 p.m. This event features students singing some of their favorite Broadway songs, with guests invited to try an assortment of desserts (to include vegan and gluten-free), and coffee, tea or lemonade during intermission. This year’s show is entitled “Thank You For the Music,” and special guests from Glasgow Middle School will join the Justice HS choirs. The show is familyfriendly. $15 general admission, $10 for students, seniors and teachers and $5 for children under five. Tickets are available at the door (cash or check)

Henderson MS’s New Gym is Near Completion The replacement floor for the gym at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School is nearing completion. After the second flood in less than a year – the first from a break in the sprinkler system, the second from the high groundwater from heavy rains – the replacement this time is a laminate. Now that all the prep is complete, it’s going down in wide, long rolls and the progress is expected to be quick.

Seminar on Tech & Youth for Parents Occuring Feb. 11 The next seminar on Parenting in the Digital Age: Technology and Youth will take place on Monday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson Elementary (601 S. Oak St., Falls Church). The Health & Wellness Advisory Committee sponsors this Parent Series talk. Teens and “tweens” spend an average of more than 5 hours a day on screen time (excluding schoolwork), and devices are often used to displace emotions. Christina Frank, LMFT, will speak at length on this topic. The evening is for all K-12 parents. Frank will touch on emotional/social and brain development, inappropriate content, family contracts and more.

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Teen Volunteer Orientation. Required for new volunteers interested in earning service hours at the library this winter. For teens in grades 7-12, registration and volunteer application required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 6 – 6:30 p.m. 703248-5034.

DMV2Go. The full-service DMV2Go bus will be in front of City Hall. Find out more about the full-service DMV 2 Go and select-service DMV Connect on the program website (fallschurchva.gov/1359/DMV-2-Go-DMVConnect). City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church) 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Thursday Evening Book Group. The Thursday Evening Book Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday evening of each month in the library’s conference room. This month’s book is “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII” by Denise Kiernan. Light refreshments are served. All are welcome. Mary

Arm Chair Travel: India. Interested attendees can see the world from the comfort of a chair on the second Friday of each month to watch a video about a different part of the world. No registration required. This program is sponsored by the Falls Church Senior Center & Mary Riley Styles Public Library. F.C. Teen Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 10 –

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

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Valentine Tea. Interested attendees can bring a significant other while a costumed docent will pour the tea at the Historic Cherry Hill Farmhouse for Valentine Tea. Guests will have the option to dine on sandwiches, assorted sweets, scones and tea. Reservations are required. $33 per person. Register with the Recreation and Parks Department or online via Webtract (found on event’s page at fallschurchva.gov). Cherry Hill

Farmhouse (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). 2 – 4 p.m. 703-248-5027 (TTY 711).

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Preschool Storytime. Stories and fun for ages 0-5. Drop-in. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 – 11 a.m. 703-248-5034. Playtime with Early Literacy Center Toys. Explore toys to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 a.m. – noon. 703-2485034. ESL Conversation Group. A conversation group learning English as their second language. Dropin. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8:30 p.m. 703-248-5034.

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mostly white population. But when their high-achieving son Charlie’s Ivy League dreams are jeopardized, the family’s reaction blasts open a deep rift between their public values and private decisions. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW Washington, D.C.) $20 – $101. 8 p.m. studiotheatreorg.

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

“The Brothers Size” From the cocreator of the Academy Awardwinning film Moonlight comes a story of family, devotion, and belonging. Deep in the Louisiana bayou the hardworking and steady Ogun Size is reunited with his aimless younger brother recently released from prison. Flights of poetry, music, and West African mythology. 1st Stage Theatre (1524 Spring Hill Rd., Tysons) $39. 8 p.m. 1ststagetysons.org.

Happy Hour: Acoustic Soul. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-2419504.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 “Kleptocracy.” It is one of the most pivotal moments in history — the Soviet Union has collapsed. In the ensuing rampage of hypercapitalism, the Oligarchs, a new class of robber barons, plunge Russia into a terrifying dark age of chaos and corruption. When the richest and most ruthless Oligarch attempts to reform and open Russian markets to the world, he’s confronted by a young Vladimir Putin who is charting his own path to power. Arena Stage (1101 Sixth St. SW Washington, D.C.) $56 – $95. 2 p.m. arenastage.org.

LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Torrey B. Duo. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-237-8333. The DC Moth StorySLAM. Union Stage presents at The Miracle Theatre (535 8th St. SE Washington, D.C.). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. Bob Marley’s 74th Birthday Tribute Event feat. Adwela & The Uprising with Shamans of Sound + Space Koi. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $22. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Dan & Chuck. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.

An Evening with The Nighthawks. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566. Patty Reese. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-8589186. Bruce in the USA — The World’s #1 Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (encore performance the following night at the same price and time). The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $25. 9 p.m. 703-237-0300. Josh Christina. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. Rob Hornfeck Enterprise. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703237-8333.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Bullets. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. Eric Brace, Peter Cooper & Thomm Jutz Trio. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $22. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. Andrew Renner. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-8589186. Great Northern. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-8589186. Martin — Le Vin Herbé (The

19TH STREET BAND will be at JV’s Restaurant next Wednesday. (Photo: 19th StreetBand.Com) Love Potion) — Wolf Trap Opera (encore performance the following day at 3 p.m.). Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $35 – $75. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1900. Heady Winter Ball - A Tie Dye Formal feat. Form of Expression + The M.F.B. Live and in Concert. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $20. 9:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. Valentine’s Day Celebration at Clare and Don’s with Convertible Jerk. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703532-9283. Cactus Liquors Live and in Concert. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. Something Shiny. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:45 p.m. 703-2378333.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Dixieland Direct. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-241-9504. Josh Allen Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. Open Mic. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-858-9186. All You Need Is Love 7 — Jammin’ Java’s Songwriters’ Circle: a Tribute to The Beatles & Love Songs. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $16. 7 p.m. 703255-1566.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 This Is A Test, by Stephen Gregg. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566. Comedy Night. Galaxy Hut (2711

Wilson Blvd., Arlington). 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 The Magician’s Nephew (encore performance the following night at the same time and price). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566. Majestic: Drag Show. Diva Lounge (6763 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 571-234-2045.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Mommy and Me with Dotty Westgate – Music and Movement for babies & toddlers. Famille Cafe (700-A W. Broad St. Falls Church). 10 a.m. 703-570-8669. 19th Street Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Arlington). 8:30 p.m. 703522-8340.

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Winter Hill Resident Patricia ‘Pat’ Gaughan Dies Family and community members gathered at St. James Catholic Church on Monday, Jan. 28 to celebrate the life of Patricia Gaughan. Ms. Gaughan, “Pat,” was a long-time resident of Winter Hill who retured from her position as an account analyst at the Import Export Bank. In her retirement, she was an avid reader, belonged to a book club, and amassed enough books to stock a library. She also loved the water during the summer months and went to the Winter Hill pool every day where she basked in the sun. Fellow swimmers would have

their days brightened by her humorous and uplifting remarks. One of Pat’s favorite childhood recollections was also of summers when her mother loaded up her brothers Tom and Jim in the car and set out for the military beach where they could swim and jump the waves off Long Island. Pat was the third child of James and Virginia Lamb Gaughan. She grew up in Brooklyn, NY and attended Holy Cross Grade School and Bishop McDonnell HIgh School. She is survived by her brother, Jim, a sister-in-law, two nieces and a nephew

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CRIME REPORT Week of Jan. 28 – Feb. 3, 2019 Hit and Run, 200 blk W Annandale Rd, between Jan 26 and Jan 29, a blue Subaru was struck by an unknown vehicle which failed to stop at the scene. Drive While Intoxicated, 1000 blk Ellison St, Jan 30, 1:17 AM, police responded for a report of a suspicious person. A male, 38, of Falls Church was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence. Drive While Intoxicated, 900 blk W Broad St, Jan 30, 6:40 PM, police responded for a report of a vehicle collision. A male, 36, of Falls Church was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence, Unreasonable Refusal of Breath Test, Driving While Not Licensed, and Urinating in Public.

Hit and Run, 200 blk W Greenway Blvd, between 5:00 PM on Jan 30 and 8:54 AM on Jan 31, 1:58 PM, a black Kia was struck by an unknown vehicle which failed to stop at the scene. Larceny from Vehicle, 900 blk Ellison St, between 6:00 PM on Jan 30 and 8:00 AM on Jan 31, suspect(s) unknown forced entry to a gray Chevrolet van and removed items from inside the vehicle. Larceny from Vehicle, 900 blk Ellison St, between 9:00 PM on Jan 30 and 3:56 PM on Jan 31, suspect(s) unknown entered a white Chevrolet van and removed items from inside the vehicle. Hit and Run, 400 blk Park Ave, between 5:40 PM and 10:55 PM on Jan 31, a green Volkswagen was struck by an unknown vehicle which

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