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Va. Tech Formally OKs Next Stage

Meridian Romps The Bard

West F.C. Area Plans Align With F.C., WMATA by Nicholas F. Benton

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In a next step in the process of converting over 40 acres of land occupied by three important entities at the West Falls Church Metro station to a transformative mega-mixed use district, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at its quarterly meeting in Blacksburg Monday authorized the finalization of negotiations with the City of Falls Church that will clear the path for its next big phase of that plan. Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields told the NewsPress Tuesday that the step is a major move to bringing the integrated plan into being. He said negotiations between Virginia Tech and the City will now proceed over the summer with a number of technical steps. It involves clarifying the disposition of the relationship between the two entities that

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IT COULD BEST BE SUMMARIZED as a romp. So it was for the Meridian High School’s delightful spring play, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised],” which tirelessly makes mention of every one of the bard’s 37 plays in a 90 minute production. (See review, elsewhere this edition). (Photo: Carol Sly).

Beyer’s Central Role in U.S. Fusion’s Progress by Nicholas F. Benton Falls Church News-Press

Falls Church’s U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, founder of the bipartisan House Fusion Energy Caucus and member of the House Committee on Science,

Space, and Technology, keynoted a White House Summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy last month. Beyer told the NewsPress that he has long been a supporter of nuclear fusion

research and development and thinks that it is the most viable long-term and profoundly game-changing solution to the world’s energy needs. Unlike fission, fusion is safe and the most basic process by which the universe powers

itself. Beyer opined that commercial fusion could begin to be viable by the middle of the next decade. The White House event, hosted by the White House

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Inside This Week CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AT COLUMBIA BAPTIST CHURCH

Meridian Brings New Life to Classic Works of shakespeare

See Story, Page 11

See Review, Page 12

Expected to be completed some time next year, renovations are underway at Columbia Baptist. Currently under construction, the building will include a new worship space, a coffee shop and more.

Srudents from Meridian High School put on “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised],” which condenses all 37 plays into roughly an hour and a half with plenty of unique twists.

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Falls Church’s U.S. Rep. Don Beyer this week announced he had secured $5,431,227 for ten infrastructure and other local projects in the area of Northern Virginia that he represents in Congress. The funding came from Beyer’s Community Project Funding Requests, all of which were fully realized in the Omnibus spending bill which passed on a broad bipartisan vote in the House and Senate and is expected to be signed into law by the President soon. The funding will translate to significant, beneficial projects in Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax County. “These projects will support storm sewer and climate resilience improvements in Alexandria and Falls Church, improve IT services in Fairfax County, and fund mental health resources in Arlington,” Beyer reported. “They will support a pilot program for the deployment of body-worn cameras for the Alexandria Police Department, and help implement recommendations made by the National Park Service’s recentlycompleted safety study for GW Parkway. It will enhance pedestrian routes across our region, and expand our electric vehicle infrastructure. “I am thankful to my colleagues who enacted the legislation to fund these initiatives, and to the local leaders who worked with me to identify and develop the initial requests. These projects will make a real, positive difference in our region.” Projects include for Arlington, $325,000 for the Bluemont Junction Trail, $800,000 for the Glencarlyn Park Pedestrian Bridge, $390,000 for the Behavioral Health Crisis Care; for Alexandria, $600,000 for Pilot Deployment of Body Worn Cameras in the Alexandria Police Department, $420,000 for Clifford Ave. Fulton St. and Manning St. stormwater improvements, and $300,000 for G. Washington Memorial Parkway traffic and safety solutions from Belle Haven to Alexandria; for the City of Falls Church, $396,227 for electric school bus and charging infrastructure, and $400,000 for Lincoln Avenue stormwater project; and, for Fairfax County, $1 million for the Pohick Road Sidewalk (I-95 to Richmond Highway) and $800,000 for a regional projects data warehouse.

Del. Kory’s ‘Vision Zero’ Initiative Dies in House Committee RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia legislators tabled a bill during the regular General Assembly session that pledged to end roadway fatalities. The move disappointed road safety advocates, but supporters say they’re still committed to advancing policies to protect pedestrians and drivers. House Joint Resolution 100 was a commitment to the Vision Zero initiative, which seeks to end roadway fatalities by 2050 and cut them in half by 2030. The legislation received no support in a House subcommittee and died in the transportation committee. On average two people died and at least 18 people

were injured daily in Virginia traffic crashes in 2020, according to the bill resolution statement. Almost 850 people were killed in Virginia that year and over 110 were pedestrians. Nearly 7,000 people were seriously injured that same year due to traffic crashes and over 370 were pedestrians. Del. Kaye Kory, D-Fairfax and Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, patroned the resolution. Vision Zero originated in Sweden in 1997. The program is a strategy to achieve a transportation system with no deaths or serious injuries, through policy, equity and improved traffic death reporting data, according to the initiative’s website. It has since been adopted in several countries and 51 U.S. communities as of August 2021, including Richmond, Alexandria, Arlington and Norfolk. The proposed resolution would have adopted the safety initiative for the entire state. Traffic deaths and serious injuries can be eliminated by taking proactive and preventative measures such as proper engineering, enforcement, evaluation and education, the strategy states. By Faith Redd, Capital News Service

1992 Local High School Grad Runs 105 Miles for Scholarships Kate Fletcher, a 1992 Meridian High (then called George Mason) graduate who ran cross country and track here and is now a high school English teacher in Louisa County outside of Richmond, started running last Monday morning with a send off from her students, heading to the Lincoln Memorial for a total journey of 105 miles, all to raise money for student scholarships. Members of the Meridian High cross country and track teams were with her on the W&OD through the City of Falls Church, from near the Poplar Heights pool to Great Falls St.

Sen. Warner Expresses His Support for Judge Brown Virginia’s U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner released the following statement on his intent to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court: “Judge Jackson is a trailblazer and a highly-qualified jurist. Her wide-ranging endorsements – from conservative jurists, civil rights organizations, law enforcement groups, and through her previous bipartisan Senate confirmations – speak to her sterling credentials. “During her hearing and our meeting, Judge Jackson demonstrated a strong command of constitutional law, a patient and reasoned temperament, and a warm devotion to her family and to the United States. Her confirmation would also take a long overdue step toward making the composition of the Supreme Court better reflect the people it represents by finally including a Black woman. “After careful consideration, I believe Judge Jackson embodies the highest intellect, impartiality, and honesty, and I look forward to casting my vote in support of her nomination.”

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Va. Tech OKs Next Stage of West Falls Church Developments Continued from Page 1

began when the City back in 1992 agreed to lease the land to the school (and also the University of Virginia at that time) for $1 a year through 2035 so that a graduate center could be constructed and operated there, as it has been. As the City’s 10 acres of land is cleared for a major mixed use project, including a 15-story senior housing project by Trammel Crow in its center that will be the tallest building in the City, and WMATA is advancing its planning for its acreage immediately adjacent the Metro station, the Virginia Tech component sandwiched between them is now being scheduled for repurposing as the headquarters of a new Virginia Tech “National Institute for Smart Construction.” The land will go to that use, along with some residential units and a new headquarters for Hitt Contracting. In a statement released from Blacksburg, Virginia Tech vice president and provost Cyril Clarke stated, “We have a long history in the City of Falls Church and we are excited about this new chapter. Virginia Tech

will help create a world-class smart construction research center — and the community will benefit from a vibrant, mixed-use district that will transform the neighborhood.” Plans for the redeveloped property include a new headquarters office building for Hitt Contracting and a Virginia Tech innovation lab dedicated to applied research and accelerating change in the built environment. In addition to Hitt’s offices and the innovation center, the property would include further mixed-use residential and retail development, ample parking, and continued road networks, as contemplated by Falls Church, Fairfax County, and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Central to the road network will be a boulevard that will run through the center of the three elements of the plan from Leesburg Pike to the Metro rail station that will be called Falls Church Station Boulevard. According to Virginia Tech, “this plan provides improved neighborhood connectivity, walkability, and a vibrant setting for residents, office workers, and students, and will also include a smart mobility research

SHOWN HERE IS A RENDERING of the proposed developments at the West Falls Church metro station. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2023. (Photo: WMATA) test bed developed by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.” The university’s statement cited Virginia Tech’s “vision for the greater Washington, D.C., area that focuses on the university’s growing strengths in clustered, thematic programs in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data analytics, business information technology, quantum computing, and other disciplines that will shape the way emerging technologies influence society.” “It’s a strategy supported by the

development of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, the creation of the new National Security Institute in Arlington, the development of the Academy of Data Science, the growing stature of Virginia Tech’s MBA and MIT programs, and the Falls Church center for advances in smart building.” At its work session Monday, the Falls Church City Council reviewed the latest plan for the Trammel Crow senior housing building on its 10-acre parcel. The 15-story build-

ing has been changed from a brick facade to a more contemporary look, and will represent, by far, the tallest building in the Little City. There will be 212 apartments there, including 132 for independent living, 58 for assisted living and 22 for memory care, along with 7,200 square feet of ground floor retail. Final Council approval on that component of the overall 10-acre development is slated for August, with construction due to begin in May 2023.

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Ukraine Is the First Real World War Thomas L. Friedman NEW YORK TIMES

Almost six weeks into the war between Russia and Ukraine, I’m beginning to wonder if this conflict isn’t our first true world war — much more than World War I or World War II ever were. In this war, which I think of as “World War Wired,” virtually everyone on the planet can either observe the fighting at a granular level, participate in some way or be affected economically — no matter where they live. While the battle on the ground that triggered World War Wired is ostensibly over who should control Ukraine, do not be fooled. This has quickly turned into “the big battle” between the two most dominant political systems in the world today: free-market, “rule-of-law democracy versus authoritarian kleptocracy,” the Swedish expert on the Russian economy, Anders Aslund, remarked to me. Though this war is far from over, and Vladimir Putin may still find a way to prevail and come out stronger, if he doesn’t, it could be a watershed in the conflict between democratic and undemocratic systems. It is worth recalling that World War II put an end to fascism, and the Cold War put an end to orthodox communism, eventually even in China. So, what happens on the streets of Kyiv, Mariupol and the Donbas region could influence political systems far beyond Ukraine and far into the future. Indeed, other autocratic leaders, like China’s, are watching Russia carefully. They see its economy being weakened by Western sanctions; thousands of its young technologists fleeing to escape a government denying them access to the internet and credible news; and its inept army seemingly unable to gather, share and funnel accurate information to the top. Those leaders have to be asking themselves: “Holy cow — am I that vulnerable? Am I presiding over a similar house of cards?” Everyone is watching. In World War I and World War II, no one had a smartphone or access to social networks through which to observe and participate in the war in nonkinetic ways. Indeed, a large chunk of the world’s population was

still colonized and did not have the full freedom to express independent views, even if they had the technology. Many of those residing outside the war zones were also extremely poor subsistence farmers who were not so heavily affected by those first two world wars. There weren’t the giant connected globalized and urbanized lower and middle classes of today’s wired world. Now, anyone with a smartphone can view what is happening in Ukraine — live and in color — and express opinions globally through social media. In our post-colonial world, governments from virtually every country around the globe can vote to condemn or excuse one side or another in Ukraine through the United Nations General Assembly. While estimates vary, it appears that between 3 billion and 4 billion people on the planet — almost half — have a smartphone today, and although internet censorship remains a real problem, particularly in China, there are just so many more people able to peer deeply into so many more places. And that’s not all. Anyone with a smartphone and a credit card can aid strangers in Ukraine, through Airbnb, by just reserving a night at their home and not using it. Teenagers anywhere can create apps on Twitter to track Russian oligarchs and their yachts. And encrypted instant messaging app Telegram — which was invented by two Russian-born techie brothers as a tool to communicate outside the Kremlin’s earshot — “has emerged as the go-to place for unfiltered live war updates for both Ukrainian refugees and increasingly isolated Russians alike,” NPR reported. And it’s run out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates! Meanwhile, Ukraine’s government has been able to tap a whole new source of funding — raising more than $70 million worth of cryptocurrency from individuals around the world after appealing on social media for donations. And Tesla billionaire Elon Musk activated his SpaceX company’s satellite broadband service in Ukraine to provide high-speed internet after a Ukrainian official tweeted at him for help from Russian efforts to disconnect Ukraine from the world. Commercial U.S.-based satellite companies, like Maxar Technologies, have enabled anyone to view from

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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark

Residents in one Ballston highrise complained recently about a rise in petty crimes (bicycle theft in the parking garage among others). Alerts to the police, some bemoaned, were met with a resigned response to the effect the police currently lack the time to prioritize low-level investigations. Speculation soon turned, as it has in online discussions on Nextdoor, as to whether the “restorative justice” approach of Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti has become so lenient that criminals feel emboldened. With crimes such as carjackings and aggravated assaults rising regionwide in this pandemic climate, some Nextdoor commenters recently brought her into the discussion (Nextdoor moderators removed the politicized entries). Dehghani-Tafti also made news last month during a visit by newly installed conservative state Attorney General Jason Miyares. He blames a perceived crime surge on several elected liberal prosecutors pursuing reforms while he promotes a political fund-raising group called the Protecting Americans Action Fund. She tweeted that Arlington and Fairfax have “the “lowest crime rates of any large jurisdictions in Virginia and [the] country.” I asked her directly about any change in police priorities. “I have never requested nor indicated that the police should not investigate any crime,” she said via email. “ACPD sets its own priorities on how it allocates police resources; the common-

wealth’s attorney controls neither which crimes the police investigate, nor which ones it solves. The CA office has been supportive of criminal investigations.” The prosecutor rejected “rumors” that her office is not holding arrestees accountable when evidence supports charges. And “after two years of community planning and building, only in the last 30 days did we launch the pilot restorative justice program for people to be held accountable to those they harm in a way that promotes healing. Restorative justice comes into play only after a person is apprehended and either the Court Services Unit or the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office makes a referral,” she said. “Currently, if no arrest is made, no restorative justice can take place.” That program stressing healing, she added, has “shown extraordinary success where used.” As for police and their current priorities, Chief Andy Penn on March 29 released a statement explaining. With 86 unfilled trained positions, Arlington’s department, “like most law enforcement agencies, has experienced a significant reduction in our workforce due to attrition, retirements and officers seeking other opportunities,” I was told by communications manager Ashley Savage. “While our department’s commitment to providing professional law enforcement services and to working collaboratively with our community to support public safety remains unwavering, this reduction in officers will change the way we deliver services to the community.”

Bottom line is that reduced officer-power means targeting crimes that are most serious and solvable. That allows less time to confront such threats as vandalism, graffiti, credit card fraud and harassing phone calls. “Officers will continue responding to in-progress crimes and emergency calls for service where there is a threat to life, health or property,” the department said. But there will be less time for follow-up on petty crimes, and police will be “shifting late reports of applicable non-emergency criminal activity to the online reporting system or telephone reporting in lieu of an in-person officer response. This is a change first initiated during the pandemic and will continue to ensure the best use of available resources.” *** Toll Brothers has chosen a name for the luxury subdivision it is building on the site of the historic FebreyLothrop House, demolished one year ago. The winner? The Grove at Dominion Hills. The company was considering suggestions to name the new streets its 40 new homes will require off McKinley Rd. and Wilson Blvd. for the former landowners Febrey and Rouse. But on learning of Arlington’s street grid (new streets would have to be three-syllable “M’s” and N. 9th St.), the firm opted not to seek an exception from the county board, I’m told by Greg Leygraaf, vice president for land development, Virginia. The county Historic Preservation Program, meanwhile, is hoping to install a historic plaque nearby.

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Our Howling in 1993 & Today

The news reported on Page 1 of this edition about the action of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to “green light” movung ahead with ambitious and exciting plans for the school’s space in the larger 40 acre vision for the West Falls Church Metro Station plan is a big deal. It is a major step to realize what will become one of the wider region’s most important and impactful mega projects that will be of powerful benefit to the citizens of the Little City but also far more. It recalls the quote the News-Press in its earliest days elicited from then-City Manager David Lasso that the undeveloped area around the West Falls Church Metro, including the land upon which the City’s high school stood, constituted “some of the most valuable real estate on the entire eastern seaboard.” It was coined as part of a heated debate in that period about whether or not the City should commit a big portion of that land to a graduate center for Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia for nothing more than a dollar a year for the next three dozen years. At the time, there was virtually no opposition to this proposed arrangement except for the mighty Falls Church News-Press, which resorted to a Page 1 editorial at the time to plead against the egregious giveaway. No luck, the deal went through. (As an aside, has anybody seen those $1 checks arrive at City Hall each year since then?) It was a 6-0 vote of the F.C. City Council to approve the City’s giveaway 29 years ago this week. The Page 1 News-Press editorial the week before, in the March 25, 1993 edition, entitled, “Stop the Stampede!” was ignored. Our editor, the same one we have now who founded the newspaper in 1991, wrote, “With due respect to the good intentions of all the parties involved, we are gravely troubled by the apparent willingness of a majority on the City Council, in conjunction with its appointed School Board, to be stampeded by the University of Virginia and VPI into a premature commitment that will foreclose any potential beneficial use of the land to the City in the future.” The editorial cited the Lasso quote. As wiser minds began coming to their senses after the stampede, the extreme nature of the deal began to sink in, and we contend that the News-Press’ lonely but noisy howling at the time contributed something to a growing consciousness that developed in ensuing years, especially as an appetite for mixed use development all around the 2.2 acre Little City began to manifest. So, this is an informative look at what is now coming to pass there at long last. The vision for the 40 acres adjacent that Metro station site presently drives a process that is going to be truly transformative, combining education, science and smart development.

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Everyone Should Stop Littering Editor, We should stop littering. This is important because it can hurt you. For example, it can kill drivers and it can cause flooding by clogging drainpipes. Another reasonis it’s very dirty and unhealthy. This shows it can make people sick because it has people’s germs on it. Finally, it’s hurting the Earth. For example, litter can pollute the air and 40 percent of the world litter is burned and is poisonous. In conclusion, we should stop littering because it is hurting the Earth. Alexandra Dillard Haycock Elementary School 2nd grade

One City Center Project Editor, I oppose the proposed One City Center Project. It was touted here in February 3rd’s edition of the NewsPress. Three main reasons why it needs to be changed: 1. From the One City Center “Special Exception Viewbook” — “Atlantic requests an increase in building height to 115 feet in order to achieve a successful land use mix, underwrite the mixed-use building’s cost, and ensure the viability of the project’s commercial uses.” Less than 1 block from this proposal is the Rushmark building with Harris Teeter. Rushmark was granted a special exception height bonus of

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15 feet — for a total of 90 feet. Why should this project be even 25 feet higher, for 115 feet, than the Rushmark building that already towers over Broad Street? If their project might financially fail unless this 115 ft. height is granted, One City Center may have much more serious problems. 2. Instead of rental apartments, our city should be insisting that Atlantic construct condominiums that offer home ownership! Our city just recently approved Hoffman & Associates to build 247 “for sale” condominiums at the West Falls Project. If Hoffman & Associates can do it, why can’t Atlantic build 246 condo units too? Up to 2014, our city only had 1,696 apartments. Since 2014, the city has approved or is in the process of approving 2,105 more! More rental apartments in the last 7 years than all of the previous 67 years Falls Church has been a city! Why? With today’s mortgage interest rates, condominiums are more affordable than ever — for singles, couples, young families starting out, and “empty nesters” who are “down-sizing.” 3. Does Atlantic Realty think Falls Church needs 3 grocery stores within 2 blocks of each other? Harris Teeter, Whole Foods (soon), and now their Grocer Tenant too? A 4th grocery store — Aldi — is 3 blocks away! This is not sustainable. Conventional grocery stores have a profit margin of about 2.2% percent, making them one of the least profitable industries in the US. https://thegrocerystoreguy. com/what-is-the-profit-margin-forgrocery-stores/. More problems too — it needs to be changed. Happy to discuss this with anyone! Win Singleton Falls Church

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Facing the New Fascism With Fierce, Better Angels Nicholas F. Benton FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS

Russia’s amazingly cruel and evil invasion and slaughter in Ukraine has clarified in unusually stark fashion the parameters of the world’s newly reconstituted Fascist International that it spearheads: Putin’s Russia, Xi’s China, and anti-democratic Trumpians with their menacing Western corporate financial backers in the U.S. and abroad. Add evil Rasputins like Russia’s patriarch Krill and similar western charlatans like the proPutin Franklin Graham and other so-called evangelicals. We are challenged to look at this singular organic entity, this gray,

soulless, faceless lamprey-looking fattened reptile, through the lens of the unspeakable atrocities now being witnessed in Ukraine. This, beyond the visage of any sloppy Ted Cruz, is what we’re up against, my friends. This incarnation of angry cruelty and rage carries with it the hatred of women and any form of non-male chauvinist conformity, including homosexuality. It slithers forward with “don’t say gay” and kindred offenses to demand a creativity and joy stifling obedience. Such is this blind and devouring menace. As we join the Ukrainian people in a fierce resistance to all this, it is useful to recall strident affirmations of our core human identities from earlier times, including some of my own as one pioneer among many of the modern LGBTQ movement. Writing in 2010 from my activist experiences dating back to 1969 in my collected essays entitled “Extraordinary Hearts,” I cited a quote from my friend (now

deceased, RIP) Larry Kramer in his play, “The Normal Heart,” where his character Ned Weeks exclaims as the AIDS epidemic unfolds, “I belong to a culture that includes Proust, Henry James, Tchaikovsky, Cole Porter, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Christopher Marlowe, Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, Tennessee Williams, Byron, E.M. Forster, Lorca, Auden, Francis Bacon, James Baldwin, Harry Stack Sullivan, John Maynard Keynes, Dag Hammarskjold…The only way we’ll have real pride is when we demand recognition of a culture that isn’t just sexual. It’s all there – all through history we’ve been there, but we have to claim it, and identify who was in it, and articulate what’s in our minds and hearts and all our creative contributions to this earth… That’s how I want to be defined: as one of the men who fought the war…” Then I added on, “To my mind, such a noble and heroic breed are

homosexuals! We’ve been an indispensable glue and momentum for the maintenance and advance not only of civilization, but of civility, itself. Nature has put us here for a reason. “Strip us of our rightful role, replace a zeal to create and contribute to a more just and compassionate world, reduce us to ‘blither indifference,’ and the entire world becomes angrier, more paranoid, more selfish and cruel. “Assess the wider social impact of one hundred thousand of the most creative souls in the world, who found their way to New York, the creative capital of the globe, to make their contribution, wiped out by AIDS, most long before they’d come close to achieving their full potential. “How would the world be different today had that not happened. Would the outcome of the razorthin 2000 presidential election in the U.S. (considered by many the most significant watershed for all the chaos that’s followed) been the

same? You can’t remove that many homosexuals without making the world a less cheery place. “For too many who survived, the cynicism and indifference imbued into gay culture in the 1970s, and the unaddressed ‘post-traumatic stress’ consequences of the AIDS era, turned them away from humanitarian ideals, to parrot their straight oppressors as harsh individualist libertarians, anarchists and jaded arch-conservatives. “Gay people will never ‘fit’ in straight society. Nature provided us to transform it, not conform to it. We’re meant to be neither the mindless hedonists of the urban gay culture of the 1970s nor new Ozzie and Harriets. Nobody said this would be easy. It isn’t. “But we can speak to each other from the vantage point of, as Abraham Lincoln (one of us) put it, ‘the better angels of our nature,’ to love not lust, to urge one another to tackle fears and become important to the mending of an increasingly dysfunctional world.”

tap this money to pay reparations to rebuild the Ukrainian homes, apartment buildings, roads and government structures the Russian army destroyed in Putin’s war of choice. Message to Putin: “Thanks for banking with us. It will be legally difficult to seize your savings for reparations, but you’d better get your lawyers ready.” For all these reasons, all of those leaders around the world who have drifted toward some version or another of Putininspired authoritarian capitalism or kleptocracy have to be worried, though they will not be easily dislodged no matter what happens in Russia. These regimes have become adept at using new surveillance technologies to control political opponents and information flows and to manipulate their politics and state financial resources to keep themselves ensconced in power. We are talking about Turkey, Myanmar, China, North Korea, Peru, Brazil, the Philippines, Hungary and several Arab states. Putin was surely hoping that a second Trump term might transform

the U.S. into a version of this kind of strongman kleptocracy and tip the whole global balance his way. Then came this war. To be sure, Ukraine’s democracy is frail, and the country has had its own serious issues with oligarchs and corruption. Kyiv’s burning aspiration, though, was not to join NATO but to join the European Union, and it was in the process of cleaning itself up to do just that. That’s what really triggered this war. Putin was never going to let a Slavic Ukraine become a successful free-market democracy in the EU next door to his stagnating Slavic Russian kleptocracy. The contrast would have been intolerable for him, and that is why he is trying to erase Ukraine. But Putin, it turns out, had no clue what world he was living in, no clue about the frailties of his own system, no clue how much the whole free, democratic world could and would join the fight against him in Ukraine, and no clue, most of all, about how many people would be watching.

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space hundreds of desperate people lining up for food outside a supermarket in Mariupol — even though the Russians have the town surrounded on the ground and have banned any journalists from entering. Then there are the cyberwarriors who can jump into the fight from anywhere — and have. CNBC reported that “a popular Twitter account named ‘Anonymous’ declared that the shadowy activist group was waging a ‘cyber war’ against Russia.” The account, which has more than 7.9 million global followers — almost eight times larger than Russia’s whole army (including some 500,000 new Anonymous followers since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine) — “has claimed responsibility for disabling prominent Russian government, news and corporate websites and leaking data from entities such as Roskomnadzor, the federal agency responsible for censoring Russian media.” Such nongovernmental, superempowered global players and platforms were not present in WWI

or II. But just as so many more people can affect this war, so, too, can more be affected by it. Russia and Ukraine are key suppliers of wheat and fertilizer to the agricultural supply chains that now feed the world and that this war has disrupted. A war between just two countries in Europe has spiked the price of food for Egyptians, Brazilians, Indians and Africans. And because Russia is one of the world’s biggest exporters of natural gas, crude oil and the diesel fuel used by farmers in their tractors, the sanctions on Russia’s energy infrastructure are curbing its exports, causing gasoline pump prices to rise from Minneapolis to Mexico to Mumbai, and forcing farmers as far away as Argentina to ration their diesel-powered tractor usage or cut fossil-fuelrich fertilizer usage, jeopardizing Argentina’s agriculture exports and adding further to soaring world food prices. There’s another unexpected financial globalization angle on this war that you really need to keep your eye on: Putin saved up over $600 billion in gold, for-

eign government bonds and foreign currency, earned from all of Russia’s energy and mineral exports, precisely so he would have a cushion if he were sanctioned by the West. But Putin apparently forgot that in today’s wired world, as is standard practice, his government had deposited most of it in the banks of Western countries and China. According to the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center, the top six nations where Russian central bank foreign currency assets are stowed by percentage are: China, 17.7 percent; France, 15.6 percent; Japan, 12.8 percent; Germany, 12.2 percent; U.S., 8.5 percent; and Britain, 5.8 percent. Also, the Bank of International Settlement and the International Monetary Fund have 6.4 percent. Each of these countries, except China, has now frozen the Russian reserves it is holding — so around $330 billion is inaccessible to Putin, according to the Atlantic Council’s tracker. But not only can the Russian state not touch those reserves to prop up its crumbling economy, there will be a huge global push to

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

Doorbell cameras were a novelty when first introduced, but they have become the eyes of many neighborhoods in the past decade. Videos posted on NextDoor and other platforms capture activities, sometimes amusing but often nefarious, all hours of the day and night. Visitors, delivery persons, and the occasional animal, wild or domestic, are standard fare. A constituent once sent me a doorbell recording of a one-car accident – the driver apparently lost control and climbed the curb -- to demonstrate her complaint about speeding in the neighborhood. Also captured are “porch pirates” and midnight visitors bent on motor vehicle-related thefts – valuables inside the car, motor vehicle parts, or the vehicle itself. It doesn’t take long for a thief to check the car door handle and gain easy entry of an unlocked vehicle. In Fairfax County, one of the safest counties of its size in the nation, theft of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts, especially catalytic converters, has skyrocketed in the first few months of 2022. Chief Kevin Davis has created a full-time auto theft squad to focus exclusively on auto theft crews, trends, and patterns. Catalytic converter thefts have increased three-fold, and police officers told me that it takes less than two minutes for a crew (usually one guy with the tools and another as look-out) to cut out the part and move on to the next opportunity. The police department reports that Toyota Prius vehicles manufactured between 2004 and 2009 make up most of the national and local catalytic converter crime surge. The precious metals – platinum, palladium, rhodium, and gold -- in these particular catalytic converters now sell for more than $1000 on the black market. Quite a handsome take for a night’s work! Some simple habits can help prevent you and

your vehicles from becoming a crime statistic. Always lock your vehicle, in your driveway, in front of your house, or for a quick stop at a convenience store. Thieves are on the lookout for opportunities; don’t make it easy for them! I make it a practice to lock my car again after I’ve unloaded the shopping cart. That walk to return the cart to the corral seems short but might be just enough time for a thief to take groceries, valuables, or your car! Although exercise enthusiasts recommend parking far from the store to get in your extra steps, those far spaces can provide cover for thieves to steal parts, especially those valuable catalytic converters. Chief Davis also announced Command Staff personnel promotions, and congratulations are in order to Jane Burns, who was promoted to Captain. Mason District residents may remember Captain Burns from her service as Assistant Commander at the Mason Police Station. Subsequently, she was assistant director at the Fairfax County Police Academy. Her new assignment will be at headquarters. So proud of you, Jane! If you’ve seen little blue and silver pinwheels fluttering in the breeze at county buildings, you know that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Families and communities can work together to strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect through collaboration, prevention services, and support. More information is available on the Child Welfare Information Gateway from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, www.childwelfare.gov.  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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Larceny-Shoplifting, W Broad St, Mar 31, 10:57 PM, unknown suspect took items without paying. Suspect described as a male wearing a tan short sleeve shirt, dark pants, and dark hair worn in a bun. Fraud, Roosevelt Blvd, Apr 1, 3:52 PM, an incident of fraud was reported. Armed Robbery, W Broad St, Apr 1, 2:37 PM, two unknown suspects, one displaying a handgun, entered a business and demanded valuables. Suspects described as male

teenagers to early 20’s, thin build. The suspect displaying the handgun has brown hair and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, brown or gray shoes and a black mask. The other suspect wore a black long-sleeved shirt, gray sweatpants, white sneakers, and a black ski mask. There were no injuries. Larceny–Shoplifting, S Washington St, Apr 3, 3:33 AM, unknown suspect took items without paying. Suspect described as early 20`s, 5 feet 5 inches tall, black hair, wearing a black vest, shirt, pants, black vans sneakers with a white sole,

and a tattoo on his upper right arm. Larceny-Shoplifting, W Broad St, Apr 3, 8:30 AM, unknown suspect took items without paying. Suspect described as a black male with short hair in his 20`s wearing a black jacket, grey pants and white facemask.

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Richmond Report Once again, the work of the part-time General Assembly will stretch into spring as legislators were called back to Richmond for a Special Session that gaveled in on April 4. Nearly 50 bills remain in conference and the biennial budget must be resolved. Contrary to what some politicians would like you to believe, Virginia is a back-to-back honoree as “America’s Top State for Business” from CNBC. The rankings are derived from ten categories such as infrastructure and access to capital. The Commonwealth generally scores in the top quarter of all the categories. But what puts us over the top is scoring 3rd-best in the nation for the workforce category. Virginia, like many states, is in a long-term demographic trough when it comes to high school graduates. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) projects that while the number of VA high school graduates will grow 6 percent to 100,000 in 2025, by 2037 that number will be barely 90,000. What does this mean? The Commonwealth must do a better job of ensuring high school graduates have access to quality and affordable postsecondary opportunities, be it a traditional four-year baccalaureate degree, a two-year degree, or some combination of workforce training that leads to a certificate, credential, or licensure. Peter Blake, the director of SCHEV, also recently shared three key tactics: keep students enrolled and engaged, keep postsecondary affordable, and align programs to workforce needs. In 2021, Governor Northam and the Democratic-controlled General Assembly passed and funded legislation (SB 1405 Saslaw) that created the G3 (Get Skilled, Get a Job, Get Ahead) program to accelerate talent development in highdemand fields. G3 provides tuition assistance for qualified low and middle-income students seeking postsecondary attainment at a VA community college in the fields of IT, Public Safety, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, Construction & Manufacturing, and Early Childhood Education. The early returns on the General Assembly’s investment are positive, with the vast majority of completers seeing substantial wage gains with newly acquired credential(s). The Commonwealth should

continue its robust investment in G3 and other innovative programs. Funding paid apprenticeships is another Senate budget priority that enables Virginians to develop their skills and feed their families. Pivoting back to the budget and the Special Session, Senate Democrats continue to fight for priorities that make real differences in our daily lives. Likewise, our local governments need to know what aid to localities will look like when developing their budgets. Virginia has one of the lowest tax burdens in the nation. The reason we have record tax revenues is because business and industry are strong in Virginia… and they are strong because of sound fiscal policy and continuing investments in public K12 and higher education. Senate priorities include funding raises for teachers, law enforcement, and public employees. Virginia competes with other states in the region as well as industry sectors when attempting to attract and retain the best in public service fields. The Capitol and State Police Departments are struggling to fill their vacancies, potentially compromising public safety. Coronavirus attacked us both physically and mentally. Long before it made its presence felt, we were facing a mental health crises. It’s been exacerbated during the pandemic and manifests in many forms including an opioid epidemic. Funding social services and keeping Virginians healthy is long overdue. Another issue of contention is the gas tax. Governor Youngkin has proposed suspending the gas tax for 90 days. As someone who has been in the service station industry for decades, I can assure you that John and Jane Q. Virginian will not see significant savings. What they will see is decreased bus and rail service, more potholes, more congestion, and a generally more miserable travel experience. The Governor himself admitted on March 30 that a gas tax suspension won’t guarantee savings for consumers. This is a deal breaker in our ongoing negotiations. Completing the work of the Special Session is essential to keep Virginia functioning seamlessly.  Senator Saslaw represents the 35th District in the Virginia State Senate. He may be emailed at district35@senate.virginia.gov.

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Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Department of Energy, was held to “convene fusion energy leaders from government, industry, academia, and other stakeholder groups to showcase progress made and have inclusive conversations about an updated fusion strategy.” The following is the text of Beyer’s introductory remarks: “Genesis, Chapter 1, Verse 3: And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. And the light came from fusion energy. All of the fossil fuel we burn was created by the light from fusion. Every atom heavier than hydrogen in every cell of our bodies and our world was created by fusion. We are made of stardust. “To those skeptics who believe fusion energy impossible, there are 100 billion stars in our galaxy, and two trillion galaxies in our observable universe, and every single one of them is powered by fusion energy. Gravity gives us fusion, and fusion gives us life. We will always worry about Peak Oil, Peak Coal, Peak Natural Gas, but no one ever gets stressed about Peak Sea Water.

“Good morning and thank you for inviting me to participate in this existentially exciting summit on Commercial Fusion Energy. I am thrilled that these important discussions are happening at the top levels of government, so that we can successfully forge a path towards the commercialization of fusion energy. “Fusion is the Holy Grail of climate change and decarbonized future. Perhaps even more profoundly, fusion has the potential to lift more citizens of the world out of poverty than any idea since fire. “I started the Fusion Energy Caucus in Congress around this time last year. To date, we’ve signed on over 50 members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans – and I’m very glad my good friend and co-leader Chuck Fleischmann is here, as well. Our mission as a Caucus is to educate members and (more importantly) their staff about the breakthroughs, research, and increasing potential of fusion energy to transform the global energy sector. “But, it is important that we let the public know about this, which is why events like these are so crucial. I include fusion energy in every speech, maybe every conversation, to

continue the process of teaching the world what fusion is not (Chenobyl, Fukashima) and what it is! “Another part of our mission as a caucus is to pull any legislative levers we have at our disposal to advance progress in this arena. To that end, we’ve held a Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing on fusion energy, the Caucus has held several briefings with experts, including some here today, and we have had several iterations of funding and authorizations for fusion programs pass the House in the last year. “This includes, but isn’t limited to, historic investments in the DOE Science for the Future Act and the forthcoming innovation and competitiveness package that is being conferenced as we speak, which authorizes over $6.4 billion in critical fusion energy research and development activities over the next five years. “I’m perhaps most heartened by the historic funding we just secured for fusion programs in the FY 22 omnibus spending package, which President Biden just signed into law. With these investments, the DOE will initiate a new milestone-based public

private partnership, and continue the important research and construction work happening in the DOE’s Office of Fusion Energy Sciences. “As we turn toward crafting the FY23 budget, it is essential that we see the Administration include a strong request for the DOE Office of Science, where fusion programs are housed. I hope that this request, which will come on the heels of the event today, will reflect the robust funding that is necessary to continue U.S. leadership in fusion energy -and push forward our goal of commercialization.

“This is essential and I cannot stress this point strongly enough. Cynics have suggested that over the decades we have invested just enough to make sure successful fusion commercialization never happens. This Administration has changed that, which we must celebrate and be thankful. “I am honored to be here with the pioneers of the next great leap for humanity. Thank you for your leadership and your vision, and I look forward to hearing today’s lively discussions on the future of fusion energy.”

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School News & Notes Meridian Robotics Team Season Ends The Meridian HS Robotics Team 1418 ended its 2022 season on Saturday, March 26th. The team ranked 12th at the event and was selected to be part of an alliance with teams from Washington DC, Firebird Robotics, and Ragnarok Robotics from Ellicott City, Maryland. The robot performed as it was designed to do. The drive team had their best matches to date, most with very few mistakes. “There was a lot of hard work done and it was awesome to see it pay off with some great competitions” stated team captain and senior Bobby Miller. The team’s eleven weeks of hard work has earned them a break before starting to plan for next season. “We now can take a break and celebrate what we have accomplished. This year’s experience for this young team has positioned us for great things in future seasons,” stated the team’s coach.

Students Attend TJHSST Conference Beatrice Litkenhous and Aila Balsano were chosen to represent Henderson Middle School at Thomas Jefferson HS Middle School Conference. TJHSST SGA puts on the annual Middle School Leadership Conference in order to provide a fun and interactive way for students to enhance their leadership skills, find ways to put it into action and gain insight about what TJHSST is all about. All schools across Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and Prince William county were invited; approximately 14 schools were represented. The students gained skills in leadership and public speaking. Aila won for best speech.

Mock Trial Team Concludes Season After placing 3rd at regionals, the Meridian Mock Trial team

competed in the 2022 virtual State Tournament, where they finished 8th out of 20 teams. The tournament got off to a disappointing start as in the initial random draw for Trial 1, Meridian would face the eventual state champions, Northview Mock Trial Academy, losing both ballots by a combined 3 points. They followed that up by splitting ballots against Woodrow Wilson High School before defeating Freedom (Loudoun) and Henrico High Schools to wrap up the tournament. Senior Michael Bartholomew walked away with the tournament’s top lawyer award, earning a perfect 20 ranks as a defense attorney. FCCPS wishes congratulations to the team of Michael Bartholomew, Katherine Anderson, Maureen Tremblay, Brielle Collins, Alex Schwartz, and Olivia Wanick for a great season.

CBC Seeking Youth Representatives Are your students looking for a chance to learn about city government and civic engagement while making a difference in our Falls Church City community? Are they looking for good volunteer opportunities for CAS hours and college applications? Would a one-evening -per-month commitment work for their schedule? All High School Students are invited to apply to become Citizens for a Better City (CBC) Youth Representative to one of Falls Church City’s Boards, Commissions, or Community Organizations. This position will provide them with CAS hours and a chance to learn about and engage with our city government. More information can be found at youthrepsinitiative.net/ and applications are due Friday.

FCEF Gala is In-Person this Year The Falls Church Education Foundation “Together Again” Gala & Auction is on Friday, May 20, 2022, from 6:30-10:30

GIRL SCOUT TROOP 50066 donated over 100 boxes of cookies to Oak Street Elementary teachers as their chosen “Hometown Heroes.” (Photo: FCCPS) pm at Washington Golf & Country Club in Arlington, VA. Tickets are available to purchase now. Proceeds from the event will benefit the foundation’s teacher grant, family support, ESOL, and special education programs for FCCPS. More information and the link to buy tickets to this event can be found online at fcedf.org under the “events” tab on the top of the page.

Annual Talent Show Tonight The JV Show, a talent show which is a fundraiser for prom, will be held this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. The show promises to be an exciting night with over 14 acts of dancing, jazz, percussion, original compositions, rock bands, etc.

Football Announces New Head Coach The Meridian High School Athletic Department is proud to announce the hiring of Patrick Anderson as the Varsity Head Football Coach. PJ Anderson, entering his 6th year on staff, becomes the Head Coach of the Meridian Mustangs football program after previously serving as Special Teams Coordinator, Co-Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line coach, and Linebackers coach. In his year as the Co-Offensive Coordinator, the Mustangs

scored 63 touchdowns and turned the ball over only four times en route to the best record in school history at 11-3.

PYP Evaluation a Success The Primary Years Program has completed their five-year evaluation. This past Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the FCCPS Primary Years Program was reviewed by IB evaluators remotely. The IB visiting team had the opportunity to remotely visit classrooms and meet with various stakeholders, including parents, students, teachers, and leadership teams, to get a comprehensive view of our program. During the concluding meeting with school leadership, the evaluation team highlighted many aspects of the program, including FCCPS’ commitment to a high-quality learning environment and the strong development of internationally-minded students.

Kate Fletcher’s 105mile Charity Run/Walk Ms. Kate Fletcher, a 1992 Meridian High (formerly George Mason High) graduate, ran 105 miles to raise funds for scholarships. She ran cross country and track for the Mustangs and is now an English teacher in Louisa County, Virginia. She started

running Monday at 9 a.m. from Louisa County High School and made the 105-mile trek to the Reflecting Pool, raising money for “Lion Pride Run for Scholarships.” Since 2016 she has raised more than $70,000 to help students from Louisa County go to college. Current Meridian cross country and track team members were with her on the W&OD trail through Falls Church City. Her former French teacher, Linda Johnsen, and fellow students greeted her at the Rt 7 bridge.

Celebrating Wellness Month With FCEF With a grant steered to the FCEF by a board director, the Foundation was able to partner with FCCPS to provide teams within the system (e.g., high school math team, fourth grade team) with the opportunity to take time to engage in teambuilding, wellness, and curriculum development activities. Thirty-two teams representing 244 staff members across all schools and division-wide staff received grants to engage in various activities, such as hiking, art exhibitions, lunch, bowling, etc., that allowed them to meet outside of the school environment to bond and work. Many teams met during early release afternoons. Some of the comments from team members include: “Thank you for providing the opportunity to reconnect with each other! This was a very restorative day!” — MHS Math Team

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New Building at Columbia Baptist is a New Beginning

BY ALEX RUSSELL

FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS

Looking at Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church today, one will find a busy, expansive construction area adjacent to the original building, with myriad vehicles and a tall, operating steel crane. This work-in-progress is itself the result of over a decade of planning and fundraising carried out by Columbia Baptist with the goal of renovating the established space and creating a new, modern area for all visitors. Jim Baucom, senior pastor at Columbia, told the News-Press that they had been “working on the possibility of this building” for about 15 years, in a process that has incorporated “several different plans [and] architects.” Part of the impetus for this project was functionality. Baucom explained that Columbia had been “overcrowded,” with his duties increasing to “five times a weekend.” Brett Flanders, executive director at the church, concurred on the capacity issue, saying that this renovation is “something that’s been needed for a while.”

The church has a storied history, founded by abolitionists in rural Virginia. The current project, with the expected completion date falling somewhere in early 2023, according to Baucom, will feature “a new front door” with an entry foyer, making on-site navigation for newcomers easy. As Flanders explains, the current building has “26 doors” that have made it hard for people to tell exactly where to come in. In addition to remaking the church’s “front door,” there will be a new, extended, “state-ofthe-art worship center,” a bigger, redone parking lot, an enhanced auditorium space set to accommodate approximately 4,400 worshippers, new education areas to be used by the Child Development Center, and a new church steeple, which will be “the highest building in the City, aside from radio towers.” This new Columbia Baptist complex will also have a coffee shop, providing an added opportunity for people to meet and converse. Regarding the Covid-19 pan-

Holy Week and

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demic, Flanders shared that the biggest hurdle had to do with “supply chain issues, mostly [dealing] with steel.” Construction was “paused for two to three months” due to the hold on the necessary steel. The on-site work utilizing the crane started up early last month. Flanders reports that they are “three quarters of the way done with the steel.” The lockdown was not without its silver lining, as Baucom highlighted that the Covid-induced pause helped the overall process “when we did the site work.” During the lockdown, the church focused on making sure new parking was paved and ready, as well as accomplishing more site work — like removing old pavement — before resuming the larger work. “A lot of the facility is older,” Baucom added, so the lockdown helped set aside time to accomplish important redevelopment. As construction progresses, Flanders views many components of the work “almost like an archeological dig,” allowing people to see “what kind of changes were made” throughout the building’s

Palm Sunday April 10th Palm Sunday Liturgy with outdoor procession of palms along East Fairfax Street and Holy Eucharist, together with The Rock Christian Center 10 a.m.

beginning at the East Fairfax Street entrance to process, continuing in The Historic Church

Children’s activity and Holy Eucharist

Maundy Thursday April 14th

5 p.m. Contemporary Church

Maundy Thursday Liturgy with the washing of feet

and procession of the reserved sacrament to the Memorial Chapel

Good Friday Liturgy

Good Friday April 15th

6:30 p.m. Historic Church

8 a.m. Memorial Chapel

Outdoor Stations of the Cross A self-led activity

CHRIST CROSSMAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Where ”God Loves You!” means you & You & YOU!

HOLY WEEK & EASTER SCHEDULE MAUNDY THURSDAY, Apr. 14, 7:30pm

a joint service with Calloway, Galloway, and Dulin UMCs, hosted by Dulin (513 E. Broad St.)

GOOD FRIDAY, Apr. 15, 7:30pm

9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

a service of tenebrae (candlelight & darkness), retelling the story of Jesus’ journey from the garden to the cross (384 N. Washington St.)

12 - 3 p.m. Historic Church

EASTER SERVICE/EGG HUNT, Apr. 17, 10am/11:15am

Saturday 18th Easter Vigil with Holy Baptism

8 p.m. Historic Church

Beginning on the South Lawn

Sunday 17th Easter Celebration and Holy Eucharist

9 a.m. Contemporary Church

followed by celebratory coffee hour

followed by celebratory coffee hour with The Rock Christian Center

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into [that] social rhythm.” He acknowledges that, moving forward, “it’s going to take a while for us to recover,” but he also maintains that the church as a whole will need to adopt a new outlook when construction ends. It will be a time to “reposition.” The goal, as Baucom put it, is “growing the church that we are, as opposed to the church that we were.” “Churches can’t accommodate every purpose,” but Baucom hopes to see Columbia branch out and have their new, redeveloped auditorium space — which will be “the largest auditorium in the City, by far” — fulfill other, perhaps music or theater-focused, uses. Flanders adds that after all the planning, fundraising, construction, and renovation, he is looking forward to welcoming visitors into a new vision of Columbia that is ready for more people, more events, and greater community involvement within the Little City. “I’m excited to continue to be able to service the community… It’s been a long time coming.”

beginning at the Memorial Chapel

Church open for private prayer

Festal Eucharist

long history. During “some of the site work, we found an old septic tank from the early 1900’s.” Inside the current structure, “changes in elevation” and slight “shifts in [the] hallways” remind Flanders of the long-standing, rich history tied to the church and the surrounding area. With a construction project of this size, providing funding and decreasing future debt was one of the church’s priorities from the start. Besides donations from “longtime members,” Flanders said that “capital campaigns” made up the bulk of their funds — a process by which people commit money over an extended duration of time towards expenses incurred, in this case, through construction and renovation — eventually raising “over $11 million.” Looking ahead, Baucom reflects on the ease in Covid restrictions and how this will continue in precipitating people finding their way back to in-person worship “at their own pace.” “For some people,” Baucom adds, “it’s just hard to break back

11:15 a.m. Historic Church

The Falls Church, 115 East Fairfax Street

an Easter morning celebration, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt for families with children ages 10 & under

www.christcrossman.org ofﬁce@christcrossman.org 384 N. Washington Street, Falls Church, 22046

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MHS Students Bring New Twists to Classic Shakespeare

by Amanda Snead

Falls Church News-Press

What comes to mind when you think of Shakespeare? For me, I remember struggling to read Romeo and Juliet in high school and wishing we could study anything else. However, when I spoke to Meridian High School’s theater director, Shawn Northrip, ahead of the play, my interest was piqued. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [Revised]” was written by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, a comedy troupe composed of three men who aim to take long plays and turn them into shorter, funnier comedy pieces. This play in particular takes all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays and condenses them into 97 minutes. The play was originally set to hit the stage at the high school in 2020, but given the events of that year, it was postponed until now. To go about fitting all of these works into one short and sweet performance, multiple plays of similar themes are made into one play, the histories are simplified by being told in the form of a football game and many more interesting ways to adapt

the plays and keep the audience engaged. Modern elements can also be seen throughout the play, such as references to current pop culture, switching between modern and old English, Converse sneakers and more. Rather than using extensive amounts of props and backdrops, the show instead utilized a projector to show different scenes behind the actors. This might not work for some plays, but given the fast-paced nature of this show, it worked wonderfully! Meridian’s version of this play includes a cast of 30 students who play various roles in each play. Much of the performance involves the breaking of the fourth wall and interactions with the audience, including a call and response, bringing audience members on stage and other ways to keep the audience engaged and involved. Given the large size of the ensemble, everyone had their chance to shine on stage. The play that stood out to me in particular was the final play in the show, Hamlet. Drew Miller and Phi Oeschger did an incredible job putting on this play

STUDENTS EMMA HART (l.) and Katie Rice (r.) put on an incredible performace as Romeo and Juliet with fourth wall breaking and over the top dramatics. (Photo: Carol Sly) not once, but four times, each getting faster and ending by performing the scene backwards. Additionally, the majority of the cast and crew are made up entirely of students, including props, sound operating, light crew and more. I

was blown away by the talent of both the actors on stage and everyone behind the scenes putting on this wonderful performance. This play helped provide a new perspective on Shakespeare for me and much of the audience. While

Shakespeare had previously frustrated me, this show turned it into something fast paced and funny that kept me engaged. I loved how the audience became a part of the show and everyone involved did an incredible job.

‘Camelot’ Musical in Fredericksburg Salutes JFK ‘Camelot Era’ by Mark Dreisonstok

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The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg is currently presenting Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical “Camelot,” but with a twist: it actually tells the stories of two Camelots! The first is the story of King Arthur and his knights at the round table of medieval times, while the second is the story of the John F. Kennedy presidency. The Kennedy era is often referred to as “Camelot” due to how the young, charismatic U.S. president inspired young people with a hopeful view of the future, and how the president and his wife, Jacqueline, brought a sense of elegance and urbanity to the White House. Also, President Kennedy was also a fan of the musical “Camelot.” The scenes from the two Camelots, one medieval and the other modern, are interleaved, with most of the show given to the traditional musical. Yet as the play begins, we are treated to clips of Kennedy speeches, as well as him appearing with his wife and

children, and an on-stage prop of John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame at Arlington National Cemetery. Soon, however, we shift over to the Arthurian tale, but with occasional flash forwards to moments in Washington, D.C., of the early 1960s. This approach provides the production with a bit of an experimental feel, but tempered by traditional, and thoroughly excellent, “Camelot”-the-musical segments which make up most of the show. This production of the Arthurian tale is a royal treat! Christopher Sanders shines in authority and brandishes charisma as the legendary King Arthur, ever trying to bring civilized rule to medieval England where warfare is sadly the norm. Quinn Vogt-Welch brings charm, petulance, and engaging independence to the role of Guinevere, Arthur’s beautiful Queen and the soon-to-be lover of Lancelot. For his part, Virginia-raised Travis Keith Battle is energetic and exuberant as Lancelot, striving to balance loyalty to Arthur with his passion for Guinevere. A particularly striking and enjoyably serpent-like performance

is given by Michael Goltry as Mordred, Arthur’s illegitimate son and all-around bad seed. Of Mordred, the King says: “The adage ‘blood is thicker than water’ was invented by undeserving relatives,” reminding us of the humor of the play’s take on Arthurian legend. The singing in the production is first rate. Mr. Battle gives a powerful performance of “If Ever I Would Leave You,” the showstopper of “Camelot.” The VogtWelch vocal treatment of the Lerner-Loewe score is particularly brilliant, as the singer/actress brings wondrous vocal range to the part of Guinevere; in “The Simple Joys of Maidenhood,” she channels occasionally the cadence and R.P. accent of Julie Andrews, who originated the part on Broadway. Mr. Goltry is wickedly charming as he sings and dances “The Seven Deadly Virtues” and “Fie on Goodness.” The excellent eight-piece orchestra is conducted superbly by Carson Eubank. Perhaps the true star of the production, however, is the concept of presenting the musical “Camelot” in juxtaposition with

the Camelot vision of a young, vigorous JFK and the idealism he inspired among young people. Here the production takes a lessis-more approach: while video clips are shown from noteworthy moments of the Kennedy presidency which bring to mind the feeling of that era, it is left up to the audience members as to how to map these events onto the Arthurian story. All in all, this production offers much to enjoy. The experimentally-minded will appreciate the juxtaposition of the two visions of “Camelot,” one medieval and one modern. Purists will enjoy many things in the production as well, such as the play’s later focus on the historical Sir Thomas Malory, who will keep alive the legend of Camelot in his thick volume of Arthurian lore he is destined to write called “Le Morte d’Arthur.” Also, two productions this reviewer has seen recently of “Camelot” dropped what is arguably the wittiest song of this musical, namely “Take Me to the Fair.” Director Patrick A’Hearn retains this wonderful piece, performed with verve by Guinevere and her talented

singing and dancing knights Sir Sagramore (Jarrett Bloom), Sir Dinadin (Cooper McConnell Shaw), and Sir Lionel (Daniel Pippert). Indeed, the show is riveting, a treat for both eye and ear alike. Mr. A’Hearn’s excellent interpretation (with period costumes by Kyna Chilcot and fabulous scenic design by Frank Foster) will keep even the die-hard “Camelot” fan in suspense, while not alienating or distracting those new to the story and music of “Camelot.” Seen in the right frame of mind, the approach enhances appreciation in the public mind of both the medieval Camelot era and the JFK Camelot era. Although this ten-actor production is the so-called “small cast production” of the show, there is nothing small about the vision which connects the medieval setting with contemporary American history. The show, with optional dinner beforehand (for Riverside is a dinner theatre), is certainly worth the drive to Fredericksburg. Tickets for the production and dinner can be procured at: riversidedt.com/ box-office/

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Fa l l s C h u r c h Business News & Notes The Monroe Institute at the CSE The Center for Spiritual Enlightenment (CSE) located at 222 North Washington Street in Falls Church City is pleased to be holding a workshop on Sunday, April 10, 2022, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. featuring Allyn Evans, Executive Director of the world-renowned Monroe Institute. The Monroe Institute is known for being a leading research and education institute dedicated to the study of and furthering of human consciousness. Evans, a Monroe Trainer for over a decade as well as a Reiki Master Teacher, will lead the workshop on the Monroe Sound Science, a tool that opens a portal for the experiencer to gain confidence in one’s ability to process information gathered through intuition, which then can be moved to conscious awareness. Advance registration is required through the CSE website at https:// www.thecse.org/upcoming-events.html.

Ribbon Cutting for Borek-G Borek-G Café is known for its Turkish cuisine, but also offers Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and American dishes that are fresh and healthy. It started out as a presence in the local farmers market in 2008 and opened the Café and Market in 2020. Borek-G offers cooking lessons and catering and a small market on site. Please join us in celebrating their opening on Thursday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m. Borek-G is located at 315 S. Maple Avenue.

Bakeshop Turns Three Bakeshop is celebrating their third birthday Monday, April 11. To celebrate, they are giving customers a free cookie or cupcake between 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.

Federal Budget Distributes Millions to D.C.-area Educational Institutions. The federal government also granted Falls Church City Public Schools $396,227 for electric school buses and charging equipment, which was proposed by Rep. Don Beyer. The school system plans to use the funding to purchase two electric school buses, said spokesperson John Brett. The goal is to replace the current fleet of gas-powered school buses with four electric school buses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to release from Beyer’s office.

ViaPath Technologies Promotes Second Chances ViaPath Technologies has launched their Reentry Services program, CEO Deb Alderson is challenging businesses to hire the formerly incarcerated during the month of April, known as “Second Chance Month.” The company works with partners to provide education and job training as well as money management, self-help, and job placement assistance. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports there are over 600,000 formerly incarcerated individuals released annually, two-thirds of whom are rearrested within three years due to a lack of training, reentry skills and employment opportunities. ViaPath is working with correctional facilities to facilitate change with job placement.  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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Community News & Notes F.C. Chamber Networking Opportunities in Apr. Borek-G will be celebrating its opening on 315 S. Maple Ave on Thursday, Apr. 7, at 5:30 p.m. It started out as a presence in the local farmers market, offering Turkish, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and American cuisine. Borek-G also offers cooking lessons and catering and a small market on-site. There will also be a networking event on Thursday, Apr. 14, from 8:30 — 9:30 a.m. at the Original Pancake House, at 7395 Lee Hwy, Falls Church. No reservation required. Both events provide a great opportunity for Chamber networking over food and drinks.

Encore Learning Presents a Seminar on Climate Change Andrea McGimsey, executive director of Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions, will host an online seminar on the current state of climate change, what is being accomplished to mitigate severe environmental issues, and what can be done on the local and neighborhood level to advocate for climate change solutions and programs designed to have a definite, positive impact. Registration is not required; this is a free event open to the public. This is an online Encore Learning Presents event, cosponsored by the Arlington Public Library. Join the discussion Monday, Apr. 11, from 3:30 — 5 p.m. For more information and to participate, visit arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/8996870. For more information on Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions, visit faithforclimate.org. With questions, email info@encorelearning.net.

Fairfax Poet Laureate Project Celebrates Poetry Month ArtsFairfax as well as more than 20 representatives associated with Fairfax arts and culture celebrate National Poetry Month this April by sharing the work of contemporary American poets. Beginning with Bryan Hill, Fairfax County Executive,

who reads “Crossing” by Jericho Brown, the ArtsFairfax initiative is part of Poetry Lives Here, a community service project by inaugural Fairfax Poet Laureate, Nicole Tong. “My goal with Poetry Lives Here was to get people from all walks of life listening to each other while participating in literary arts in a personal way,” says Ms. Tong, whose Twitter account @PoetryLivesHere furthers engagement and amplifies the voices and cultures of a diverse representation of living poets. The Fairfax County Poet Laureate Program is designed to raise the visibility of poetry by supporting a leadership role for local poets to engage new audiences and create opportunities for poetry to be shared throughout the County. Applications for the next Fairfax County Poet Laureate will open this June. Celebrate National Poetry Month with Ms. Tong on Twitter or visit artsfairfax.org/poetry. Engage with ArtsFairfax on Facebook and Instagram with #NPMArtsFairfax to share your favorite poet, poem, or reader.

Proposed Budget Presented to City Council The next budget meetings are scheduled for Monday, Apr. 11 at 7:30 p.m. (City Hall and online; with opportunity for public comment), which will be a regular City Council meeting and will feature the first reading of the Budget Ordinance and Tax Rate Ordinance. There will be further sessions on Monday, Apr. 18, Thursday, Apr. 12, Monday, Apr. 25, and Monday, May 2 in relation to budgetary matters. To learn more, visit fallschurchva.gov/budget. Those interested will find videos and materials from meetings, videos of key departments presenting their budgets, and the proposed budget document.

Plant a Pinwheel to Raise Awareness of Child Abuse April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the City of Falls Church is working to

raise awareness about the safety and well-being of all children. A pinwheel garden will be planted at the entrance to Cherry Hill Park at 312 Park Ave on Monday, Apr. 11, starting at 7:00 p.m., followed by a proclamation at the City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 300 Park Ave. City residents are welcome to plant a pinwheel in their yards, flower beds, or window sill flower pots. F.C. encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making the community a better place for children and their families by ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to care for their children. The pinwheel, also called the crepe jasmine, is the symbol of child abuse prevention, reflecting childhood hope, health, and happiness. Pinwheel gardens are planted by organizations, schools, and businesses in communities throughout the nation during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Community members and businesses can show their support by purchasing and planting their own pinwheels. For additional information and resources, contact Housing and Human Services at 703-248-5005.

Kensington Senior Living Bakes for Ukraine Kensington Senior Living of Falls Church located at 700 West Broad St, Falls Church, has partnered with World Central Kitchen (WCK), an organization using the power of food to nourish communities and strengthen economies around the globe, to help support the people of Ukraine who have been affected by the recent conflict. WCK’s work advances human and environmental health, offers access to professional culinary training, creates jobs, and improves food security. The Kensington has established an online donation hub in support of the work carried out by WCK. Visit https:// thekensingtonfallschurch.com to learn more. Visit donate.wck. org/team/418496 to contribute. Contributors can RSVP to pick

HONORED THIS WEEK In Alexandria on his 100th birthday was J. David Bailey (center), the oldest surviving veteran of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, the month-long engagement that was decisive for ending the war. He is shown here with Elizabeth Bennett Parker and State Sen. Adam Ebbin. (Courtesy Photo.) up a box of homemade Ukrainian cookies at the Kensington.

Giant Basketball Academy with Gheorghe Muresan Former Washington Wizards player Gheorghe Muresan will provide a focus on the fundamentals of basketball in a fun group environment for kids ages 6 — 13. Camp will begin with a warm up of plyometrics and ball handling, then campers will go into stations where each coach will focus on a different skill. There will be daily 5v5 games and individual competitions. The camp runs Monday — Friday, Apr. 11 — Apr. 15, from 9 a.m. — 3 p.m. To find out more about the Giant Basketball Academy spring camp and to register, visit web1.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/ vafallschurchwt.wsc.

Solarize NOVA Helps Owners Decide on Solar Area residents have two options for advice, assistance and bulk purchase pricing for rooftop solar, battery storage and electric vehicle charging stations for their homes this year. Solarize NOVA,

run by the Local Energy Alliance Program for the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, and the Capital Area Solar Co-op, are non-profit organizations working with local government offices to support homeowners throughout the decision-making process involved in purchasing solar paneling. Solarize NOVA provides informative websites, free information sessions and technical assistance, as well as a list of pre-selected and vetted vendors. The Capital Area Solar Co-op offers the opportunity to be involved in the vendor selection process. Both programs launched the first of this month. Interested homeowners can sign up for both programs to learn more about renewable energy and vehicle charging options. Solarize NOVA can be found online at solarizenova.org and the Capital Area Solar Co-op can be found at solarunitedneighbors.org/capitalarea-solar-co-op.

F.C. History Room at the Library Walk-In Hours The mission of the Falls Church History Room is to collect, preserve, and promote materials with

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historical significance concerning the inhabitants, government, institutions, and environment of the City of Falls Church. Before the renovation at Mary Riley Styles Public Library, the History Room was a small room in the lower level of the library, but now the room is upstairs and can be explored without an appointment, during its open hours. The History Room is full of pictures, maps, and other artifacts. There is also a large digital history collection archive, accessible through the website. Visit fallschurchva.gov/675/Falls-ChurchHistory-Room for more information. Walk-in hours are Mondays, from 1 — 5 p.m, Tuesdays, from 5 — 9 p.m., and Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from 1 — 5 p.m. Call 703-248-5030 for information. (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church, VA.)

F.C. Easter Egg Hunt Set for Saturday, Apr. 16 This year’s Easter Egg Hunt will take place Saturday, Apr. 16. Beginning promptly at 10 a.m., this free event is geared towards children ages 1 — 11. Following the hunt, there will be a Magic Show with Mike Perello, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Visitors will also get the chance to have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Participants will need to bring their own baskets. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Avenue). The Rain Date is Monday, Apr. 18, at 4:30 p.m.

Donation Drive to Help the People of Ukraine The City joins neighboring jurisdictions to collect donations for Ukrainian refugees in Europe. Collection boxes in City Hall (300 Park Ave), the Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave), and the Community Center (223 Little Falls St) will accept

all sizes of the following through Apr. 15: New/Gently Used Coats, New Blankets, New Pairs of Sweat Socks/Heavy Socks, New Pairs of Gloves. The items will be shipped to Poland and then make their way to those in need in both Poland and Ukraine. The program is managed by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC). Visit novaregion.org for more information.

Nova Nightsky Celebrates a Fun Run of Latest Play “The Feral Child,” written by Rand Higbee, saw its last performance Saturday, Apr. 2, at 1057 West Broad St, Falls Church. The off-beat comedy, centering on a girl who believes she is a cat, was Nova Nightsky’s third show of the season. The cast and crew celebrated their successful run on social media and have thanked everyone who turned out for the show. They have also announced that rehearsals for their next show, “Proof,” are already underway. “Proof,” written by David Auburn, is directed by Ward Kay and will open Friday, Apr. 29. With future productions, “The American Plan” and Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” Nova Nightsky is calling for new talents to come out and audition. Visit novanightskytheater.com for more information, to purchase tickets, and to sign up for auditions. For questions, email novanightskytheater@ gmail.com or call 310-597-1372.

CBC Youth Reps Application Due Apr. 8 All High School students are invited to apply to become youth representatives to one of the Little City’s boards, commissions, or community organizations. The positions are organized through Citizens for a Better City (CBC) and will allow students to learn about and engage with City government while earning

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service hours. Applications are due by Monday, Apr. 8. To find out more, visit youthrepsinitiative.net.

Social Justice Committee of Falls Church and Vicinity The Social Justice Committee of F.C. and its Vicinity, an initiative of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation, is a network of community members, civic organizations, and faith groups exploring how to create a local culture united in diversity. The Committee’s mission is to “honor the diversity reflected in the many faces of our one community,” meeting virtually on the third Sunday of each month, from 3:30 — 5:30 p.m. For information, contact socialjusticefc@gmail.com or visit tinnerhill.org/social-justice-committee.

Spring Community CleanUp Apr. 9 Individuals and groups interested in participating in the Little City’s Spring Community CleanUp can register by emailing recycling@fallschurchva.gov or calling 703-248-5466. This event is suitable for volunteers of all ages, with adult supervision required for those under 18. Volunteers will meet at the Community Center (213 Little Falls St), get organized into teams, and will then be assigned to specific work areas throughout the City. City staff will distribute trash pickers, trash bags, recycling bags, gloves, and reflective vests. The Spring Clean-Up is perfect for community groups such as the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and church groups. Masks and distancing are required. The event will run from 10 a.m. — 12 p.m.

Three One-Act Plays Running Through Apr. 10 A night of one act plays, featuring “Guinea Pig Apocalypse” by Tony Pasqualini, “Wild Horses”

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GALLERIA FLORIST, located at 248 W Broad St, is a full service �lower shop with over twenty years of experience. They recently expressed support for Ukraine on Facebook, stating: “We stand with Ukraine. We stand with hope. We stand with love. We stand with spring.” The shop’s front door is also decorated with blue and yellow �lowers, symbolizing the Ukrainian �lag. For more information, visit galleria�lorist.biz. (P��: A�� S��) by Brandy Victoria Durham, and “Across a Crowded Room” by F. J. Harland, presented by the Arlington Players (TAP) in a partnership with the Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA), will showcase a variety of stories until Apr. 10 at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theater (125 S. Old Glebe Road, Arlington, VA, 22204). Friday and

Saturday performances start at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees start at 3 p.m. For information and tickets, visit thearlingtonplayers.org. The Arlington Players is a nonprofit, volunteer theater company, whose mission is to produce artistically challenging theatre for all in the communities of Arlington County, VA and the greater D.C. area.

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Mustang Baseball Falls, But Softball Wins Monday

by Ryan McCafferty Falls Church News-Press

It was a chilly evening in Falls Church as the Meridian boys baseball team took on visiting Stone Bridge on Monday night, in what would prove to quickly be a long, grueling affair. The visitors wasted no time establishing themselves on the scoreboard with three first inning runs and another in the second,

while it took the Mustangs until the third inning to counter with a tally of their own by way of a hit from senior outfielder Jack Biggs. Unfortunately, any momentum the home team may have had quickly evaporated when Stone Bridge expanded their lead to 5-1 in the fourth inning on a home run, and then broke the game open in the fifth as they tacked on no fewer than six more markers. It would

prove to be too much to overcome for Meridian despite a late rally attempt, as the Mustangs dropped the game, which lasted for more than three hours, by a final score of 11-6. Starting pitcher Grant Greiner lasted four innings before he was relieved by Alexander Gorman-Dorsey, and in spite of the undesirable result, the Mustangs battled until the final out. Meanwhile on the softball

field across the grounds, the girls varsity softball team fared a bit better in their matchup against Alexandria City. The visitors took a 1-0 lead in the second of seven innings but their tally was matched in the third by sophomore third baser Reese Mamajek. Mamajek then added another in the fifth and freshman outfielder Elena Clark-Wilson hit a home run to take a 3-1 advantage, one that the Mustangs would carry

until the end. The softball team will be back in action tonight at William Monroe before returning home on Wednesday to host Briar Woods. The baseball team’s next game also plays at Monroe tonight and then hosts Washington-Liberty on Thursday. Several games this week were initially scheduled earlier but postponed due to weather complications.

Meridian High School Names All-Decade Wrestlers Special to the Falls Church News-Press

Meridian High School wrestling coaches recently compiled an All-Decade wrestling team for the period 2010 through 2019 based on performance and accomplishments during those school years. Selections are listed below in chronological order by graduation date: Teddy Rueckert (2010) won the 4th place State Medal and All State Honors at 152 lbs. in 2010. Manuel Viega Diaz (2010) was a 2-time District and Region Medalist and State Championship Qualifier. He won the 7th Place State Medal and All State Honors at 189 lbs. in 2010. Mike Larcamp (2011) was a 2-time District and Region Medalist and State Championship Qualifier. He won the 4th Place Medal and All State Honors at the State Championship in 2011 at 285 lbs. Alborz Alaeddini (2012) was a

2-time District and Region medalist and State Championship Qualifier. He was a 2-time State Championship Medalist at 135lbs and 145lbs, earning 6th Place Medals and All State Honors both years. Ze’ev Lailari (2012) was a District and Region Medalist and State Championship Qualifier at 140 lbs. in 2011. He was the Region Champion, State Championship Runner Up (2nd Place Medal) and earned All State Honors at 160 lbs. in 2012. Danny Seidita (2012) was a 2-time District Champion, Region Champion and 2- time State Championship Medalist at 120 lbs. He earned All State honors twice winning the 6th Place Medal in 2011 and the 3rd Place Medal in 2012. Max Aifer (2014) was a Conference Champion, placed third in the Region and earned the 5th Place Medal and All State Honors at the State Championship at 138 lbs. in 2014. Grant Hagler (2014) was a 2-time Region Medalist and

2-time State Championship Qualifier. He earned the 5th Place Medal and All State Honors at the State Championship at 160 lbs. in 2014. Jack Stricker (2014) was a Region Medalist and earned the 8th Place Medal and All State Honors at 152lbs, at the State Championship in 2014. Hunter Sulc (2016) was only the fifth 3-time All State Wrestler in the seventy-year Mustang school history. He won the 6th place medal at 145 lbs. at the State Championship in 2013. Hunter’s sophomore season was pre-empted by a football injury. He also won 2nd and 3rd place State Championship Medals at 182 lbs. in 2015 and 2016. Hunter also graduated with the Mustang School records for the most “Season Wins” and “Season Pins” as well as the most “Career Wins” and “Career Pins.” Finn Roou (2018) was a District Champion, Region Medalist and earned All State Honors with a 5th Place State Championship Medal at 195 lbs. in 2018.

Jack Felgar (2019) was a District and Region Champion and earned All State Honors in 2017 and 2018. His sophomore season, Jack earned the 3rd Place Medal and his junior year the 2nd Place Medal at 145 lbs. at the State Championship. His senior wrestling season was pre-empted by a football injury. West Hagler (2019) was a 2-time District Champion, Region Medalist and State Championship Qualifier. He earned All State Honors with a 5th Place State Championship Medal at 145 lbs. in 2019. Bryan Villegas (2019) was the sixth 3-time All State Wrestler in Mustang history. He was a 3-Time District Champion and a Region Champion. He won 4th place and 3rd Place State Championship Medals in 2017 and 2018 at 106 lbs. and a 4th Place Medal at 113 lbs. in 2019. In 2019, he was the Outstanding Wrestler in the Bull Run District Tournament. Special Mention In Wrestling, girls compete “head to head” against boy wrestlers. During the decade,

two girl wrestlers had outstanding records competing directly against boys and placing well in non-VHSL sanctioned girl’s state tournaments. They were also outstanding team captains and leaders. Sarah Gompper (2014) placed 2nd in the Girls State Tournament and competed at “Nationals” in 2013. Sierra Sulc (2019) placed 3rd in the Girls State Tournament in (2018) and was the Mustang Invitational Champion in 2016. Honorable Mention Natan Lailari (2010) was a District and Region Medalist and State Championship Qualifier. Jack Dana (2016) was a District Runner-up, Region Medalist and State Championship Qualifier. Connor Murray (2019) was a District Champion and 2-time Medalist, 2-time Region Medalist and 2-time state Championship Qualifier. Nick Zaenger (2019) was a 2-time District and Region Medalist and 2-time State Championship Qualifier.

Falls Church Little League: Featured ‘Game of the Week’ by Erika Toman

Saturday, April 2nd, The Avalanche claimed victory over the Candy Canes. The Avalanche were fired up in the first inning when Luca P.

singled with one run scoring. They were then followed by a double by Rocky M. and a stolen base by James H. all in the first inning. Luca P. led the Avalanche on the mound for nearly 3 innings allowing four hits, two runs and striking out

seven. Patrick S. was the relief pitcher for the Avalanche pitching 3 innings. Aidan M. was the starting pitcher for the Candy Canes and he struck out five, and surrendered five runs over three innings. Chris C. threw three

innings out of the bullpen for the Candy Canes. William F. of the Candy Canes fired an in the park home run scoring two runs. The Avalanche finished the day with thirteen hits from James H., Rocky M., Matteo

P., Luca P. and Thomas P. The Candy Canes tallied seven hits from Xander W., Chris C. and Tommy A. Both teams are back in action this week! For a full list of all upcoming games, please check out www.fckll.org.

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FALLS CHURCH CALENDAR LOCALEVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Walk-in Tech Clinic. A tech tutor is available every Thursday at Thomas Jefferson Library to help visitors with issues and questions. 703-573-1060. (1545 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 10 — 11 a.m. Falls Church Fiber Artists. Those interested in knitting and crocheting are invited to attend a weekly knitting group at Mary Riley Styles Public Library. 703-248-5030 (120 N. Virginia Ave.) 10 a.m. — 12 p.m. Ukulele Thursday. Thomas Jefferson Library invites families to a morning of stories and music. Geared towards children up to 5 years of age. (1545 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 10:30 — 11 a.m. Toddler Storytime Fun. TysonsPimmit Regional Library has songs, rhymes, stories, and activities for toddlers and their parents/guardians. Limited to 20 children with one caregiver each. First come, first serve. 703-790-8088. (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.) 10:30 — 11 a.m. 2022 F.C. Arts All Member Show (On-going). Running through Sunday, May 8, visitors will find artwork in a variety of mediums created by 119 Falls Church Arts Gallery artists. Visit fallschurcharts. org for more information. (700 W. Broad St, Falls Church, VA.) Wednesday — Saturday, 11 a.m. — 6 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. In-person English Practice. Those looking to improve their English are welcome to take part in an informal conversation group at Thomas Jefferson Library. 703-5731060. (1545 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 12 — 1 p.m. Pastel & Gouache: Mixed Media Painting. Those interested in mixed media painting are invited for an afternoon session with instruc-

tor Richard Levine at the F.C. Art Gallery. Visit fallschurcharts.org to register. (700 W. Broad St, Falls Church.) 1 — 3 p.m. New Yorker Discussion Group. This month’s focus will be the article “Why the School Wars Still Rage” by Jill Lepore. Held online through Zoom. Email Pete Sullivan (psullivan@fallschurchva.gov) for Zoom invitation. 2 — 3 p.m. Watercolor Bookmarks and Tissue Paper Origami. Attendees will celebrate National Library Week by hand painting and folding their own personalized bookmarks. Materials provided. Suitable for ages 12 — 18. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 3 — 5 p.m. Navigating the Legal & Financial Maze of Senior Living (Online). The Kensington of Falls Church will host an interactive, virtual discussion on navigating the legal and financial aspects of senior living. Visit thekensingtonfallschurch. com/events to find out more and RSVP. 6 — 7 p.m. District Trivia. Trivia at Clare & Don’s. 703-532-9283. (130 N. Washington St, Falls Church). 7 p.m. Solace Outpost Trivia. Trivia every Tuesday and Thursday. First and second place teams win gift cards. 571-378-1469. (444 W. Broad St, Falls Church). 7 — 9 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Davis Mansion Tours (On-going). The Davis Mansion provides guests with a first-person glance at history. Registration required; tours offered weekly on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Tickets available for 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. Visit insidenovatix.com or call 703-777-2414 for information. (17269 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg, VA 20176.) AARP Tax Assistance. Free tax help will be provided at Mary Riley

Styles Public Library, presented by the AARP and IRS. By appointment only; Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, 10:30 a.m. — 2:30 p.m. Program ends April 18. 703-2485031 (120 N. Virginia Ave.) Lego Club for Kids. Geared towards kids ages 5 — 10 with one parent/ guardian. Legos provided. TysonsPimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 4:30 — 5:30 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Library Teen Advisory Board. Weekly meeting geared towards high school students to volunteer and get involved in library programming and services. (1545 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church.) 4:30 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. F.C. Community Center Open Gym. Recreation and Parks members can use the gym on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Children in grades 3 — 5 may only use the gym with parent/guardian permission. Users must sign in at the front desk. Masks not required. 703248-5077. F.C. Community Center, Kenneth R. Burnett Building (223 Little Falls St, Falls Church, VA 22046.) 5 — 10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Falls Church Farmers Market. Every Saturday, visitors will find fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers, honey, and more. Covid-19 health guidelines will be observed. (300 Park Ave, Falls Church). 8 a.m. — 12 p.m. Cherry Hill Open House Tours. Free tours available at the farmhouse, taking place Saturday mornings Apr. — Oct, provided by trained docents. Cherry Hill Farmhouse (312 Park Ave, Falls Church, VA). 10 a.m. — 12 p.m. Kids in the Kitchen: Making Healthy Snacks. An interactive experience that engages kids in learning healthy eating habits and cooking skills. Geared towards kids ages 3 — 8 with one adult. Register online

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at librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 11 — 11:30 a.m. Learn Vietnamese. Participants will have a chance to learn and practice Vietnamese with a native speaker. Walk-ins welcome. Thomas Jefferson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 12 — 1 p.m. Wine Tasting Saturdays. Dominion Wine & Beer hosts wine tasting every Saturday, conducted by an industry professional. Call 703-5333030 for information. Located in the back parking lot; no reservations required. (107 Rowell Ct, Falls Church.) 1 p.m. — 4 p.m.

Author Event with Rob Gutro, Pet Psychic. The author of “Pets and the Afterlife 3: Messages from Spirit Dogs” will explore how pet parents grieve and cope with the loss of their dogs. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 2 — 3 p.m. Paws to Read With Lucy. Read aloud to Lucy, a trained therapy dog, at Thomas Jefferson Library. Walk-ins welcome. Ages 6 — 12. (1545 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 2 — 3 p.m. Family Movie Night: The Angry Birds Movie 2. Woodrow Wilson Library will screen “The Angry Birds Movie 2”, rated PG. No food; covered drinks welcome. Masks optional. Register at librarycalendar. fairfaxcounty.gov. (6101 Knollwood Dr, Falls Church.) 3 — 6 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Palm Sunday Service. The Falls Church Episcopal along with Rock Christian Center are holding a joint Palm Sunday Service complete with the procession of Palms. The City will be closing E Fairfax St between S. Washington St. and Douglass Ave and members of both churches will process from the church entrance beside The Thrifty Church Mouse shop on E Fairfax St along E Fairfax St to the front of the Historic Church. People will be waving palms and making noise with instruments and noise makers in a reenactment of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem which takes place before the events of Holy Week in the Bible. Members of the clergy, choir and others will be robed, children and youth and members from both churches will join the procession. The procession will begin at 10 a.m. and they anticipate being inside the church by 10:20 a.m. to continue the rest of our service. All members

of the public are invited to join us and photos are welcomed by the local press.

MONDAY, APRIL 11 Parkinson's Foundation Club (Online). Hosted by the Kensington, the Parkinson’s Communication Club takes place every Monday, led by Susan I. Wranik, Board Certified Speech-Language Pathologist. Attendees practice speaking louder and clearer in a group environment. Email Kayla Peters (kpeters@kensingtonsl.com) for information. 3 — 4 p.m. Read to the Dog. Attendees will be able to read aloud to a trained therapy dog. Call 703-790-8088 or visit librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty. gov to register. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 4 — 4:15 p.m. ESOL Conversation Group. Online group for those learning English, meeting every Monday through Zoom. Email Marshall Webster (mwebster@fallschurchva.gov) for an invite. Presented by Mary Riley Styles Public Library. 7 — 8:30 p.m. Pinwheel Garden Planting for Child Abuse Prevention Month. For National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the City of Falls Church is raising awareness about the safety and well-being of children. A pinwheel garden will be planted at the entrance to Cherry Hill Park, followed by a proclamation at the City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. (312 Park Ave, Falls Church.) 7 p.m. Nonfiction Book Discussion Group. This month, the group will focus on “Hallucinations” by Oliver Sacks. Held online over Zoom. Register at mrspl.librarycalendar.com/event/ nonfiction-book-discussion-group. 7 — 8 p.m. One-on-One English Practice. Visitors will practice English with a Thomas Jefferson Library volunteer. One session per week. Register online at librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov. (7415 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church.) 7:30 — 8:30 p.m. City Council Meeting. The City Council meets the second and fourth Monday of the month, except Aug. and Dec. when only one meeting is held. The public is welcome to address the Council on any topic during the public comment period. Sign up to speak at fallschurchva.gov/publiccomment. Watch the meeting at fallschurchva. gov/councilmeetings or FCCTV (Cox

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11, RCN 2, Verizon 35). Video will be available after the meeting both online and on FCCTV. (300 Park Ave, Falls Church.) 7:30 — 11 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Trivia Tuesday at Audacious Aleworks. Weekly trivia. The winning team of 1 — 6 will receive a gift card as well as entry into online quarterly championships for $2,500. 571-303-0177. (110 E Fairfax St, Falls Church). 7 — 9 p.m. Model Investment Club. New and experienced investors will learn about stocks and portfolio management. Free and open to all. Call 703-790-8088 for information. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 7 — 9 p.m.

Ave, Falls Church). 3:30 — 4:30 p.m. Teen Art Club. Participants must be members of the teen volunteer program. Volunteers will create art displays for the children’s desk. Supplies provided. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave, Falls Church). Register at mrspl.librarycalendar.com/event/ teen-art-club. 6 — 8 p.m. Geocaching 101. Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunt. Presented by Mary Riley Styles Public Library. (120 N. Virginia Ave, Falls Church.) 7 — 8 p.m. Call 703248-5088 for more information.

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Trivia at the Casual Pint. Weekly trivia. 703-286-0995. (6410 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7 — 8 p.m.

Asleep at the Wheel. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $39.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.

Great Books Discussion Series. The group will discuss “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane over Zoom. Email Marshall Webster (mwebster@ fallschurchva.gov) for a Zoom invitation. 7 — 8:45 p.m.

Brett Newski & the No Tomorrow. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

F.C. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting. The Board of Directors Meeting will be held over Zoom. Contact Elise Neil Bengston (elise@fallschurchchamber.org) for more information. 8 — 9 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 1999 Mazda MX5 Miata Auction (Online). Quinn's Auction Galleries presents this Mazda MX5 Miata Auto Auction. Visit quinnsauction. appspot.com. for information. Personality Disorders in Older Adults. The Kensington will host an online presentation by Dr. William Mansbach focusing on how to identify, assess and support personality disorders in older adults. Visit thekensingtonfallschurch.com/events for information.. 12 — 1:30 p.m. Crafting Circle. For those interested in hands-on crafts, Thomas Jefferson Library will be hosting needlecraft lessons each Wednesday. (1545 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 – 2 p.m. Early Release Wednesday: Touch a Truck featuring the F.C. Police Department. Attendees will spend an afternoon exploring vehicles from the Police Department. All ages. Mary Riley Styles Public Library parking lot (120 N. Virginia

Dan ‘N’ Friends. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-237-8333. Reggie King Sears. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Josh Duo. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. Shartel & Hume. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N Washington St., Falls Church). 5:30 p.m. 703532-9283. Plastic Fantastics. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Medicine Wind. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. Ladywood. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N Washington St., Falls Church). 5:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. Widowspeak with Anna Fox Rochinksi. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566. Wicked Jezabel. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

CA L E NDA R Dylan Pfaff. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.

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Women of the Blues Hosted by Bad Influence. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. The Kennedys. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. Cowboy Junkies. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $65. 7:30 p.m. 703549-7500.

MONDAY, APRIL 11 The Bacon Brothers with Martin & Kelly. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $55. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. Tom Saputo Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. Bing & Ruth. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

THEATER&ARTS THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Enchanted April. Written by Matthew Barber, this romantic comedy centers on two London housewives who pool their savings and rent a villa in Italy, reluctantly recruiting a pair of difficult upperclass women to share the cost. Over time, the four women clash and eventually bond. Show dates: Thursday, Apr. 7, Friday, Apr. 8, and Saturday, Apr. 9 at 7:30 p.m. For information and tickets, visit providenceplayers.org or call 703-4256782. The James Lee Community Center Theater (2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church). She Loves Me. A romantic musical comedy from the creators of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Audiences will see two salesclerks spar endlessly, saving their sweetest words for an anonymous pen pal—while unbeknownst to them, their “dear friend” is each other. Last show: Apr. 24. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. For information and tickets, visit sigtheatre.org/events/202122/sheloves-me/. Covid protocols will be observed. (4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington, Virginia 22206.)

NATIONAL PET DAY, falling on Apr. 11 this year, celebrates cats, dogs, birds, and all sorts of other animals that people keep as pets. The day was created by Colleen Paige, an animal welfare advocate and pet and family lifestyle expert, in 2006. National Pet Day is designed to highlight the joy that pets can bring to people, as well as to underscore the continuing needs of many animals waiting for adoption in shelters. “Don’t shop! Adopt!” has become the holiday’s slogan. (Photo: News-Press.)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA The ordinance referenced below was given first reading on February 14, 2022. A public hearing, second reading, and final City Council action is scheduled for Monday, April 11, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. (TO22-02) ORDINANCE TO APPROVE CONVEYANCE OF PHASE I OF THE 9.78 ACRE HIGH SCHOOL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARCEL TO THE FALLS CHURCH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPER, IN ORDER THAT THE PROPERTY CONVEYANCES CONTEMPLATED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED The ordinance referenced below was given first reading on March 28, 2022. A public hearing, second reading, and final City Council action is scheduled for Monday, April 11, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. (TO22-03) ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND SPECIAL TAXES ON PROPERTY WITHIN THE WEST FALLS DISTRICT Public hearings are scheduled be held in City Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA. The public may sign up at the meeting or sign up to speak remotely at www.fallschurchva.gov/PublicComment before noon on the day of the meeting. Written public hearing comments may be sent until noon on the day of the meeting to cityclerk@ fallschurchva.gov. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s office at 703-248-5014 or cityclerk@ fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711).

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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. • Cuates Grill 502 W Broad #5t. • 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 • Dominion Wine and Beer, 107 Rowell Ct. • East Falls Church Metro (Box), 2001 N. Sycamore St • Elevation Burger, 442 S Washington 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 • 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 • Meridian High School, 7124 Leesburg Pike • Giant Food, 1230 W Broad St. • Goodwin House, 3440 South Jefferson St. • Happy Tart. 410 S Maple Ave. • 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. • Preservation Biscuit102 E Fairfax 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. Loehmann’s 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 Condominium 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 • Yaila Bistro, 2201 N Westmoreland St.

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