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Inside This Week U.S. News & World Ranks GMHS 5th in State U.S. News and World Report has ranked Falls Church’s George Mason High School the fifth best in Virginia in its school rankings edition. Mason is also ranked by the magazine 140th out of 29,070 high schools nationally. See News Briefs, page 8

New Ice Cream Shop Opens on West Broad

Lil City Creamery, a new ice cream shop, is now open in the space of a former check-cashing store on West Broad Street in the City of Falls Church.

F.C. Council, School Board Reject Clark’s Unsolicited Development Bid Nix Lucrative Offer M i C asa, S u C asa In Favor of Opening Up Process to All by Nicholas F. Benton

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Press yesterday that the report is unconfirmed and expressed concern that such an unconfirmed report is having a negative impact among potential parties involved. In this respect, City Manager Wyatt Shields stressed to the News-Press that there was no representative from HITT at

Following their third lengthy closed session to mull the vast, unsolicited proposal from Clark Construction, also known as Edgemoor Infrastructure and Realty, to develop the 39 acres inclusive of George Mason High School, the F.C. City Council and School Board emerged back into open session at 9:50 p.m. this last Monday night. The two City bodies took a series of swift and unanimous votes to reject the Clark plan in favor of restoring their original plan to call for “requests for proposals” and thereby entertaining anyone who might wish to step forward to bid on the development of the land. The City Council first convened to pass its motions without debate, and then adjourned while the School Board took the dais and did the same. The first phrase of the first motion for both the City Council and the School Board referred to “the difficulty of revising unsolicited proposals to meet both the Falls Church City Public Schools needs for a high school as well as a middle school expansion under the existing Private Public Education Act guidelines and associated processes.” The motion was passed to reject the “unsolicited PPEA proposal delivered by Edgemoor Infrastructure and Realty on March 11, 2015.” The second motion that passed both bodies unanimously called for the City Council and School Board to adopt the process reflect-

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THE GRAND OPENING OF new digs in the City of Falls Church was celebrated yesterday morning by CASA de Virginia on S. Virginia Avenue. Lindolfo Carballo, director of Casa de Virginia, is shown speaking at an extraordinary event that required all comments to be translated into three languages – English, Spanish and Vietnamese. F.C. Mayor David Tarter and City Manager Wyatt Shields welcomed the group, which will provide citizenship qualification counselling, courses in English and legal aid for all immigrants. A first project will be to work with the Falls Church Housing Commission to limit rent hikes in some of the City’s few remaining affordable housing facilities. (Photo: News-Press)

Report: 7 & 29 Crossroads Plan To Include Flagship Whole Foods by Nicholas F. Benton

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HITT Properties, which recently acquired 2.5 acres on the northeast corner of Falls Church’s main crossroads, Broad and Washington streets, unveiled plans behind closed doors to the Falls Church City Council last week that reportedly would include a huge 75,000

square foot “flagship” Whole Foods Market. The world–class-sized store would anchor the company’s regional presence and transform Falls Church’s role as a destination location adjacent the Metro and interstate, developers say, according to News-Press sources. But City of Falls Church officials emphasized to the News-

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Monday’s closed session. Still, it has been noted that a Whole Foods Market that went into the 14th Street corridor in Washington D.C. anchored the transformation of that entire part of the nation’s capital, bringing new residents and businesses pouring in in a cascading effect that has not yet abated a decade later. Observers have noted that HITT obviously feels that having a huge market within blocks of the Harris Teeter it is now constructing in the 300 block of W. Broad will not hurt Harris Teeter business, but is on the notion of the kind of “critical mass” that attracts massive amounts of new business and dollars to the City to the benefit of every business, including retail and restaurants. Above the market, HITT wants

to build 300 apartments, and adjacent it on land partially owned by it, and partially by the City of Falls Church, to work out a private-public partnership for a major parking garage that would serve the entire downtown Falls Church area, including the already-vibrant State Theatre live music venue there. Whole Foods Markets have evolved into enormous multi-service destinations. A 64,000 square foot market in Fair Lakes, for example, that it describes as “an exciting and stimulating environment that makes food both a visual and sensory pleasure,” and adds, “In addition to the highest quality meats, seafood, fresh produce, cheese and prepared foods, the store offers five innovative restaurant venues plus a wine tasting room for a unique adventure in shopping, eating and exploring foods.”

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Stressing “an exciting dining experience,” the Fair Lakes store features a seafood option that has fresh oysters, fish and chips, poboys, ethnic and seasonal dishes and seafood soups. A smokehouse option offers pulled pork sandwiches, and Asian options include peking duck, noodle bowls, sushi and more. A Specialty eatery has artisan grilled cheeses and sandwiches, soups and cheese plates. All the eateries offer beer and wine, as well as kids’ menus. There are over 250 seats. A sports bar with 18 TVs includes one with a 90 inch LED screen, and foods are prepared for on-site dining or takeout. The Whole Foods organization is proud of being ranked by Fortune magazine as one of the top 100 to work for 14 years running, offering benefits, competitive wages, 20 percent discounts on store purchases and extensive training and opportunities for advancement. The Falls Church Whole Foods proposal comes just a week after it was confirmed that the company has signed a lease for a 70,000 square-foot store at The Boro, a new Tysons development set to open sometime over the next few years. In addition, the Washington Business Journal reports that Whole Foods recently signed a lease for a 40,000 square-foot store in Northwest Washington, D.C.

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F.C. Council, Schools Say ‘No Thanks’ to Clark Oﬀer Continued from Page 1

the time line dated May 11, 2015 to pursue the issuance of a request for proposals for development of the property,” and the third motion that passed authorized the use of the George Mason High Campus Planning funds for up to $79,000 for visioning, up to $75,000 for the services to hired an owner’s representative who specializes in school program planning, RFP development and construction, and up to $20,000 in planning funds for attorney fees. City Manager Wyatt Shields confirmed to the News-Press following these two brief public meetings that Clark Construction would be welcome to submit and RFP going forward, that the rejection of their unsolicited proposals did not suggest a rejection of the elements of their proposal. The Clark plan offered to build a new high school as the

first step in its development process for the entire parcel, the 39 acres that were moved into the City as part of the deal to have Fairfax County take over the City’s water system. The strength of Clark was reflected in its offer to build a $100 million new school ahead of its construction of profit-yielding commercial and residential components of its plan. But with that offer rejected Monday night, the time line for the RFP process, that accompanied Monday’s votes, called for a final “visioning” report by July 15, an RFP for conceptual proposals by July 15, with 90 days for responses to be due by October 15 and the selection of a finalist by May 15, 2016, in just over a year from now. The execution of the final comprehensive agreement under this time line would come on Nov. 9, 2016, following a Nov. 8, 2016 public referendum if necessary. Prior to all the actions Monday night, Mayor David

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The decisive decision by the Falls Church City Council and the School Board to reject the unsolicited proposal by Clark Construction to build a new high school, renovate the middle school and aggressively develop the portions of the 39 acres of newly-acquired City land near the West Falls Church Metro station comes with risk. On the one hand, the Council and School Board, which held three lengthy closed session discussions on all this, opted in its “no thank you” to Clark in favor of its original plan to spend more time talking about what it wants to do on the land and issuing “requests for proposals” (RFPs) in the open market to see who responds with the best plan. The Clark offer to take the land and, first of all, build at no cost to the City a $100 million new high school, was breathtaking. It still may be the plan that wins out in the end, but only after an intervening year of process. Those who insist on maximization of transparency and the elimination of even the suggestion of playing favorites are undoubtedly happy with the actions taken by the Council and board this week. But it should not be overlooked that there is another side to this. The Council and board passed up a very lucrative and veritable “sure thing,” which it would have been legal to accept, for a more extensive and time consuming process. As the saying goes, “There is many a slip between cup and lip,” suggesting that the more time and events are allowed to intercede, the greater the chances of setbacks. Another analogy is the Nationals’ shortstop, who passed up a very generous offer for a multi-year contract during the off-season, and may now be nervous that he’ll be able to command such terms as the quality of his playing begins to fall off. It’s one thing if the offer was mediocre to begin with, but that was definitely not true with the shortstop, and also was not true for the Clark proposal. It should be of great concern if the basis for the decision was counsel given the City and school bodies that they should avoid, at all cost, any perception of favoritism or conflict of interest. But there is a huge difference between a real conflict of interest, and only the perception of one. On the other hand, the decision would be justified if it was considered that the outcome will be even more favorable for the City and schools. The region as a whole has been stumbling along ever since the federal sequestration tore into the regional economy. No one knows what the future holds, especially as interest rates rise and potentials and as destabilizations of the U.S. or European economies loom. We’ll keep our fingers crossed that the outcome of the longer process that was chosen will be better, or at least equal to, what’s been turned down.

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Editor, I have to express deep appreciation for the Planning Commission and its lengthy discussion of the Spectrum Development project on Monday night. Numerous important issues and concerns were raised. I was especially pleased to hear Chair Rob Meeks focus in his conclusion on a very important issue – that although we are technically a city, we actually live in a suburban environment.

It’s true. Falls Church is a suburban community. I know of no one who wants the increased traffic and parking problems that the Spectrum Development project will going to bring to the West End. Further, Mr. Meeks and other members of the Planning Commission understood that the neighborhoods surrounding this behemoth of a development do not want something of this size and

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height. Massing and height of this magnitude simply does not fit into our environment and Little City. As Mr. Meeks said, this project should be smaller. He is correct. Mark Massey Falls Church

Assessment Update After Each Sale Is Bad Policy Editor, Regarding last week’s editorial’s call to update real estate assessments with every property sale, first, this is not permitted under Virginia law.

Second, it is bad policy. The purpose of the assessment function is to equitably distribute taxes. It would not be fair for a person who just bought a house to pay more taxes than the exact same house next door. It is not a good idea to discourage people from buying houses in Falls Church by inequitable taxation. Yes, this is what Proposition 13 did in California, but over the long haul, it means that recent purchasers pay a larger portion of the tax burden. If long-time owners have low incomes, that can be dealt with directly with targeted tax relief. Roy Relph Former City of Alexandria Assessor

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No Need for New City of F.C. High School Redux B� L�� M��

In February of this year, I sent to the responsible Falls Church City and F.C. school officials an email memorandum explaining the reasons why I believe the City should not authorize construction of a new high school to replace the existing George Mason High School. On March 5, 2015, F.C. School’s communications department addressed my memorandum by way of its morning announcements function, and on May 8, the News-Press published an article that originally appeared in the The Lasso, George Mason’s student-run digital paper, which reported the results of its investigation of the suggestions I made for converting space not used for classrooms into classrooms. My point-by-point reply to both appears as a comment on the Lasso article in the online version of the News-Press. With a few exceptions, the morning announcements feature and the Lasso investigation observed that the spaces I recommended for conversion to classroom use are currently being used for other purposes. That is not a responsive or constructive answer. In fact, that is precisely the point. Accordingly, following my suggestions could still add at least 20 classrooms to George Mason by converting space currently used for other purposes

into classrooms. These proposals should be studied honestly and objectively with a positive attitude rather than turf-protecting reflex negativity. Moreover, if supposed overcrowding is a major reason for the need for a new high school, where is the relevant data to support that assertion? For

“Construction of a new high school is a want, not a need.” example, what is the square footage per student at George Mason? And how does that compare to high schools in Fairfax and Arlington? I am not an architect or an engineer. But neither, to the best of my knowledge, are any of the council or school board members, nor the city manager or superintendent, nor any of the persons interviewed in the Lasso article. In my view, space used for something else should be converted into classrooms rather than smothering taxpayers with the estimated $105 million cost of a new school built for the convenience of developers that would put young students at risk in an urban commercial environ-

ment. (Because of the secrecy surrounding the “unsolicited” proposal by Clark Construction, it is impossible for mere citizen taxpayers to evaluate the possibility of a “free” high school. It is axiomatic that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Without knowing more, suffice to say for now that whatever the developers want in return for building a “free” school will not be worth it because we simply do not need a new high school.) At the very least, before proceeding further with any proposal, reasonable suggestions such as those I have made should be evaluated by independent professional architects and engineers with no ties to the City or the school administration, as part of an overall study comparing the costs of repairing and renovating George Mason against the costs of tearing it down (possibly along with razing a barely 10-year-old middle school!) and building a brand new high school. Construction of a new high school is a want, not a need. Considering our current fiscal situation and non-school capital improvement needs, we simply cannot afford it. Why do Arlington and Fairfax Counties, jurisdictions with far greater resources, renovate high schools (e.g., Yorktown and George C. Marshall) rather than build completely new ones? Moreover, the school administration is constantly touting how well our schools are performing

educationally. If the high school, despite its age, is still producing high quality education, why do we want a new one? Either the school performs its job superbly and we don’t need a new one, or its quality of education is adversely affected because it is not new and we need a new one for that reason. But you can’t have it both ways. If a new high school is not needed for educational reasons, all formal consideration of building a new school should cease immediately, and that time and effort should be devoted to capital improvements that are both needed and affordable. Neither the morning announcements special nor the Lasso investigation addressed the equally important problem of placing a middle school and a high school in the midst of an urban commercialized environment. Children in 6th through 12th grade are simply too young to be subjected to the myriad distractions and risks such a location would present. Would you want your child to attend a school located in the middle of Ballston? Or Tysons? I think it is derelict of the council and school officials to even be considering such a proposition. If they were to approve such a proposal for the convenience of developers I believe it would be so irresponsible as to approach misfeasance. Anything untoward that might happen to a student would be on their hands.

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NEWS BRIEFS U.S. News Report Ranks GMHS 5th in State The U.S. News and World Report has ranked Falls Church’s George Mason High School the fifth best in Virginia in its school rankings edition. Mason is also ranked by the magazine 140th out of 29,070 high schools nationally. Rankings of other area schools in Virginia include the magnet Thomas Jefferson School for Science and Technology, ranked first in the state and third in the nation, Langley High School ranked second in the state, W. T. Woodson ranked third and McLean High School fourth, Oakton high schools sixth, James Madison High School seventh, Yorktown High School 12th, and George Marshall High School 16th.

No One Home in Knollwood Ave. House Blaze No one of the Oliver family of four was home early this morning at 613 Knollwood Ave. in Falls Church when a fire broke out that gutted half of their house. That’s because the house was undergoing a major renovation that was about 10 days away from completion, according to its owners. The fire broke out sometime before 5 a.m. and was noticed by a neighbor who emerged from her home at 5 a.m., having gone into labor, to head to the hospital. She called the fire department. According to the After the fire on Knollwood Ave. (Photo: City, there were no injuries to occupants or first City of F.C.) responders. Damage was estimated at $500,000 and the City Fire Marshall Tom Polera ruled the fire as “undetermined.”

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Wash Your Car the Right Way Outdoor car washing is a common household task that results in high loads of nutrients, metals, and hydrocarbons as detergent rich water flows down the street, into the storm drain, and directly to our local watersheds and streams. Perhaps the biggest limitation to proper residential car washing is the lack of knowledge regarding impacts of polluted runoff. Many people do not associate vehicle washing with local water quality and may be unaware that the discharges that enter storm drains are not treated at wastewater plants before being discharged into local waters and other bodies of water. What can City of Falls Church residents do to help?

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The City’s Department of Public Works is dedicated to keeping pollutants from entering the City’s stormwater system. Water pollution prevention saves resources, time, and money by acting on the root cause of a problem. These actions help protect our local water bodies, Potomac River, the Chesapeake Bay, and the health of all living things that come in contact with these waters. For further information concerning stormwater runoff and pollutants, please contact Jason Widstrom, P.E., Civil Engineer with the Department of Public Works at 703-248-5350 (TTY 711) or jwidstrom@fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disability Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5350 (TTY 711).

A 66-year-old homeless man was found dead in a wooded area near South Street and Holmes Run Road Sunday at around 10:30 a.m., according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The police department said in an announcement today that two Fairfax County residents discovered the body of Robert S. Johnson lying in the wooded area and reported the discovery to the police. Police, fire and rescue units arrived a short time later and confirmed the death. Police say Johnson had recently been discharged from a local hospital, where he had been treated for an undisclosed medical issue. There were no signs of suspicious activity at the scene and the death appears to be from natural causes, police said.

F.C. Recycling Rate Up from 63 to 66 Percent Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields announced at Monday’s City Council meeting that the recycling rate in the City has grown in the last year from 63 to 66 percent as percentages of total solid waste. Shields told the News-Press that the statistics are generated by the City in conjunction with Fairfax County and are subsequently reported to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

I-66 Lane Closures Tonight, Tomorrow Night Drivers can expect multiple lane closures along westbound I-66 from Lee Highway (East Falls Church) to the Dulles Airport Access Road ramp between 10 p.m. Thursday, May 14 and 5 a.m. Friday, May 15. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, two lanes of traffic will be maintained while the traffic is shifted to the newly built left lanes from Great Falls Street to the Dulles Airport Access Road. The partial traffic switch is part of a $33 million project to improve westbound I-66 inside the Beltway by connecting the Washington Boulevard on-ramp to the off-ramp at the Dulles Airport Access Road, creating a new one-mile stretch of auxiliary lane. A new 12-foot shoulder will have full-strength pavement capable of carrying traffic during emergencies. The project is expected to be complete in August.

Correction: Lasso Byline Omitted The George Mason High School Lasso student newspaper story, “Pitfalls of Falling Ceilings,” that was reprinted in the May 7-13 edition of the News-Press was jointly authored by George Mason High School students Isabelle Feldmayer and Eva Ellis. Ellis’ byline was inadvertently omitted from the story.

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Community News & Notes Local Sorority and City Team Up for Park Beautification The Chi Beta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., which is based in Falls Church, and the City of Falls Church are partnering for an event called Restore, Refresh and Renew, which takes place this Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Big Chimneys Park at 212 W. Annandale Road. Members of the sorority and event participants will help restore the park’s stormwater absorption system, refresh the park’s plant buffer and renew the aesthetics of the park. The event will include planting shrubs, herbaceous plants, sedges and the application of leaf mulch. Water and snacks will be provided at the event and lunch will be provided at Columbia Baptist Church at 103 W. Columbia Street. Gardening tools, gloves

and other supplies will be provided, but participants are encouraged to wear gardening attire. The local sorority requests that participants sign-up for the event in advance at chibetaomega-aka.com. Restore, Refresh and Renew is the kick off for the local sorority chapter’s 2015 community service initiative, which is called the AKA 1908 Playground Project.

Chemel, Dysart to Kick Off Farmers’ Market Chef Series Bertrand Chemel, the executive chef of 2941 and corporate chef of Pizzeria Orso, and Caitlin Dysart, the pastry chef of 2941, will be the first featured chefs for the Farmers’ Market Chef Demo Series, which kicks off this Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the City Hall Parking Lot at 300 Park Avenue. The Farmers’ Market Chef

Demo Series has chefs from around the Washington, D.C. area through October, including Christophe and Michelle Poteaux, the chefs at the newly reopened Bastille, Tim Ma, the acclaimed chef at Arlington’s Water & Wall Restaurant, and Tracy O’Grady, chef/owner of Arlington’s Willow Restaurant. For more information about the Farmers’ Market Chef Series, visit fallschurchva.gov/550/ChefSeries or call 703-228-5077.

FCCPD Employees Honored for Work to Prevent DUI Four employees of the City of Falls Church Police Department were honored with awards from the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program and Mothers Against Drunk Driving earlier this month. Private first class Alex Cruzvergara and officers Joseph

THE EASTER SEALS Child Development Center of Northern Virginia, a Falls Church-based organization that offers services, education, outreach and advocacy for people living with autism and other disabilities, received the Excellence in Institutional Development award from the Urban Land Institute, the institute announced last Thursday. The recognition was part of the Urban Land Insitute’s inaugural Real Estate Trends Conference Awards Program, in which the institute highlights innovative development taking place in the Washington, D.C. region. The award was celebrated at Monday’s F.C. City Council meeting, shown here. (Photo: News-Press)

Karlinsey, Carly Lumsden and Nancy Kent were recognized at the 24th Annual Awards for Excellence in Community Service and Public Safety on Friday, May 1. The awards went to the leaders of enforcing driving under the influence laws among Northern Virginia police departments. Cruzvergara and Karlinsey’s efforts combined have totaled more than 52 percent of the department’s total arrests for driving under the influence and alcohol-related offenses this past year. They also led a project to reduce all Alcohol Beverage Control violations, such as underage drinking, serving after hours and over-serving intoxicated patrons. Lumsden and Kent provide statistical data that assists officers and the public with alcoholrelated public safety awareness and education. They review arrest

paperwork and document violations to allow for easier tracking and to inform officers of the areas that need increased patrol.

ODCS Holds Annual Mum Plant Sale The Old Dominion Chrysanthemum Society is holding its Annual Mum Plant Sale this Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Green Spring Gardens Park at 4603 Green Springs Road, Alexandria. Green Spring Gardens Park is next to the Salvation Army location on Little River Turnpike. There will be a wide variety of rooted, potted cuttings, including a complete range of Mum colors and classes (exhibition type, garden varieties and for cutting, etc.), available at the plant sale. For more information, call Jim Dunne at 703-5608776 or visit odcsmums.org.

MEMBERS OF GIRL SCOUT Troop 676 split into two groups to present findings from their community work to the City Council Monday night. Here, Camilla Hill, Caroline Sharard, Fran O’Brien, Greta Hermann, Lily Ramirez and Megan Clinton reported safety problems at crosswalks near Thomas Jefferson Elementary, especially at the Seaton and Rosemay Lane intersection. The other group of Ciara Theisz, Elle Ehrlich, Emma McDonald, Emma Ward and Mya Kezard Malzahn urged more dog waste stations be installed in the City. (Photo: News-Press)

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Arlington Artists Alliance Hosts Annual Art Show

The Arlington Artists Alliance is hosting the “It’s a Steal!” annual art show and sale May 15 – 17 at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, located at 4000 Lorcom Lane, Arlington. The show will feature 40 artists, who will show work in many media and formats: original paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolors, drawings, mixed-media works and ceramics. All of the work will be priced at $95 or less. There will also be an opportunity to meet the artists participating in the show and sale at an opening reception, where there will be light refreshments, next Friday, May 15 from 5 – 8 p.m. The show and sale hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, and 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. For more information, visit arlingtonartistsalliance.org.

American Legion Post 270 Holds Memorial Day Service American Legion Post 270 will conduct its annual Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 25, at its Memorial Garden at McLean High School, located at 1633 Davidson Road, McLean. Members of Post 270 that fought in all wars from World War II to the present will be honored at the event. Police officers, fire officials and local elected officials will attend. The service will be followed by an open house at Post 270, located at 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean. For more information, visit mcleanpost270.org.

Lynn Livengood Receives Award at White House Lynn Livengood, the sector manager for global supplier diversity for Northrop Grumman Information Systems in the McLean, received an Eisenhower

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Award for Service at the White House last Friday, May 8. Livengood was named an award recipient by Maria ContrerasSweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, in midApril during the 2015 National Small Business Week. Philanthropist, designer and entrepreneur Rachel Roy was the keynote speaker at the White House event on Friday and she and Contreras-Sweet participated in a question and answer session. For more information and a full list of the state and national Small Business Week award recipients, visit sba.gov.

Area Native Brzezinski Gives Talk at Barnes and Noble Mika Brzezinski, Tysons Corner native and co-host of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, will be appearing at Barnes & Noble’s location inside Tysons Corner Center this Saturday, May 16, at 6 p.m. Brzezinski will be discussing her new book, Grow Your Value: Living and Working to Your Full Potential, and signing copies of her book after the discussion. Brzezinski, who has been co-hosting “Morning Joe” with former Republican U.S. House Representative Joe Scarborough since the show’s creation in 2007, moved to McLean in 1976 after her father, Zbigniew Brzezinski, was named National Security Advisor by then newly-elected President Jimmy Carter. She attended The Madeira School in McLean during her high school years. Brzezinski’s new book is a follow-up to her 2011 New York Times Bestseller Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You’re Worth. For more information, call 703-506-6756.

‘The Lonely Drone’ Set to Open at NVCC on May 22 The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center,

FALLS CHURCH’S NEW Jesse Thackrey Preschool was officially opened on N. Cherry Street with a ribbon cutting featuring Falls Church A-List dignitaries, including School Board and City Council members Tuesday night. The completion of a major renovation allowed for the opening of the new facility. (Photo: News-Press) Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College features “The Lonely Drone, Oil Paintings on Aluminum” by Brian Williams Friday, May 22 – Sunday, July 12 with an opening reception and gallery talk by the artist on Saturday, May 23 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. The gallery hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday– Friday and during performances. In his work for the “The Lonely Drone,” Williams attempted to bring to mind imagery of earthly horizons that could be captured by an unmanned aerial vehicle. “I would like the viewer to imagine being in soundless flight looking at a distant horizon without complete context: knowing what is land, sea or atmosphere,” Williams said in a press release about the exhibit. For the series Williams restricted himself to a three-inch brush,

which forced him to approach detail from a different angle – painting layers upon each other with varying amount of wet-onwet painting. Williams has been working on this series for the past five years, attempting to evoke realistic dunes, seascapes, mountains or cloud formations with his intuitive painting process. Williams lives in Arlington and exhibits regularly at Studio Gallery in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood. For more information about the exhibit, visit schlesingercenter.com.

F.C.’s Ben Zorn Competes On ‘The Bachelorette’ Ben Zorn, a former Falls Church resident who graduated from George Mason High School in 2007, is competing on season 11 of ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” which premiers on Monday, May 18. Zorn is one of 25 men com-

peting for bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe’s affection this season and, according to sources online, he has already made an impression on her. According to reality TV blog Reality Steve, Zorn won the group date competition during the filming of the second episode of the show in Los Angeles. He was among eight guys who went head-to-head in a boxing ring, in a competition that was judged by Laila Ali, Bristowe and “The Bachelorette” host Chris Harrison. Zorn won two rounds and then the championship round and Bristowe gave him a rose during the competition’s after party. Before competing on the show, Zorn, 26, lived in San Jose, Calif. and was a personal trainer at Diesel Fueled Fitness and ClubSport. He was also a football player at San Jose State University before graduating in 2012.

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The Center-Right Moment

The most surprising event of this political era is what hasn’t happened. The world has not turned left. Given the financial crisis, widening inequality, the unpopularity of the right’s stances on social issues and immigration, you would have thought that progressive parties would be cruising from win to win. But, instead, right-leaning parties are doing well. In the United States, Republicans control both houses of Congress. In Israel, the Likud Party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulled off a surprising win in an election that was at least partly about economic policy. In Britain, the Conservative Party led by Prime Minister David Cameron won a parliamentary majority. What’s going on here? Well, there are some issues in each NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE election specific to that country, but there are a few broader trends to be observed. The first is that the cutting-edge, progressive economic arguments do not seem to be swaying voters. Over the past few years, left-of-center economic policy has moved from opportunity progressivism to redistributionist progressivism. Opportunity progressivism is associated with Bill Clinton and Tony Blair in the 1990s and Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago today. This tendency actively uses government power to give people access to markets, through support for community colleges, infrastructure and training programs and the like, but it doesn’t interfere that much in the market, and it hesitates before raising taxes. This tendency has been politically successful. Clinton and Blair had long terms. This year, Emanuel won by 12 percentage points against the more progressive candidate, Chuy Garcia, even in a city with a disproportionate number of union households. Redistributionist progressivism more aggressively raises taxes to shift money down the income scale, opposes trade treaties and meddles more in the marketplace. This tendency has won elections in Massachusetts (Elizabeth Warren) and New York City (Bill de Blasio) but not in many other places. The conservative victories probably have more to do with the public’s skepticism about the left than with any positive enthusiasm toward the right. Still, there are a few things that center-right parties have done successfully. First, they have loudly (and sometimes offensively) championed national identity. In this era of globalization, voters are rewarding candidates who believe in their country’s exceptionalism. Second, they have been basically sensible on fiscal policy. After the financial crisis, there was a big debate over how much governments should go into debt to stimulate growth. The two nations most associated with the “austerity” school – those who were suspicious of debtbased stimulus – were Germany and Britain. This will not settle the debate, but these two nations now have some of the strongest economies in Europe and their political leaders are in good shape. Third, these leaders did not overread their mandate. Cameron in Britain promised to cut the size of government, and he did, from 45.7 percent of GDP in 2010 to 40.7 percent today, according to The Economist. The number of public-sector jobs there has gone down by 1 million. But he made these cuts without going overboard. Public satisfaction with government services has gone up. And there have been some sensible efforts to boost those at the bottom. As The Economist pointed out, “The richest 10 percent have borne the greatest burden of extra taxes. Full-time workers earning the minimum wage pay a third as much income tax as in 2010. Overall, inequality has not widened – in contrast to America.” The British electorate and the U.S. electorate sometimes mirror each other. Trans-Atlantic voters went for Reagan and Thatcher together and Clinton and Blair together. In policy terms, Cameron is a more conservative version of President Barack Obama. Cameron’s win suggests the kind of candidate that would probably do well in a general election in this country. He is liberal on social policy, green on global warming and pragmatically conservative on economic policy. If he’s faulted for anything, it is for not being particularly ideological, although he has let his ministers try some pretty bold institutional reforms to modernize the welfare state. Globally, voters are disillusioned with large public institutions. They seem to want to reassert local control and their own particular nationalism (Scottish or anything else). But they also seem to want a slightly smaller public sector, strong welfare state reform and more open and vibrant labor markets as a path to prosperity. For some reason, U.S. politicians are fleeing from this profile, Hillary Clinton to the further left and Republicans to the right.

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Wall Street Vampires Last year the vampires of finance bought themselves a Congress. I know it’s not nice to call them that, but I have my reasons, which I’ll explain in a bit. For now, however, let’s just note that these days Wall Street, which used to split its support between the parties, overwhelmingly favors the GOP. And the Republicans who came to power this year are returning the favor by trying to kill Dodd-Frank, the financial reform enacted in 2010. And why must Dodd-Frank die? Because it’s working. This statement may surprise progressives who believe that nothing significant has been done to rein in runaway bankers. And it’s true both that NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE reform fell well short of what we really should have done and that it hasn’t yielded obvious, measurable triumphs like the gains in insurance thanks to Obamacare. But Wall Street hates reform for a reason, and a closer look shows why. For one thing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – the brainchild of Sen. Elizabeth Warren – is, by all accounts, having a major chilling effect on abusive lending practices. And early indications are that enhanced regulation of financial derivatives – which played a major role in the 2008 crisis – is having similar effects, increasing transparency and reducing the profits of middlemen. What about the problem of financial industry structure, sometimes oversimplified with the phrase “too big to fail”? There, too, Dodd-Frank seems to be yielding real results, in fact, more than many supporters expected. As I’ve just suggested, too big to fail doesn’t quite get at the problem here. What was really lethal was the interaction between size and complexity. Financial institutions had become chimeras: part bank, part hedge fund, part insurance company, and so on. This complexity let them evade regulation, yet be rescued from the consequences when their bets went bad. And bankers’ ability to have it both ways helped set America up for disaster. Dodd-Frank addressed this problem by letting regulators subject “systemically important” financial institutions to extra regulation, and seize control of such institutions at times of crisis, as opposed to simply bailing them out. And it required that financial institutions in general put up more capital, reducing

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both their incentive to take excessive risks and the chance that risk-taking would lead to bankruptcy. All of this seems to be working: “Shadow banking,” which created bank-type risks while evading bank-type regulation, is in retreat. You can see this in cases like that of General Electric, a manufacturing firm that turned itself into a financial wheeler-dealer, but is now trying to return to its roots. You can also see it in the overall numbers, where conventional banking – which is to say, banking subject to relatively strong regulation – has made a comeback. Evading the rules, it seems, isn’t as appealing as it used to be. But the vampires are fighting back. OK, why do I call them that? Not because they drain the economy of its lifeblood, although they do: There’s a lot of evidence that oversize, overpaid financial industries – like ours – hurt economic growth and stability. Even the International Monetary Fund agrees. But what really makes the word apt in this context is that the enemies of reform can’t withstand sunlight. Open defenses of Wall Street’s right to go back to its old ways are hard to find. When right-wing think tanks do try to claim that regulation is a bad thing that will hurt the economy, their hearts don’t seem to be in it. For example, the latest such “study,” from the American Action Forum, runs to all of four pages, and even its author, the economist Douglas HoltzEakin, sounds embarrassed about his work. What you mostly get, instead, is slavery-is-freedom claims that reform actually empowers the bad guys: For example, that regulating too-big-and-complex-tofail institutions is somehow doing wheeler-dealers a favor, claims belied by the desperate efforts of such institutions to avoid the “systemically important” designation. The point is that almost nobody wants to be seen as a bought and paid-for servant of the financial industry, least of all those who really are exactly that. And this in turn means that so far, at least, the vampires are getting a lot less than they expected for their money. Republicans would love to undo DoddFrank, but they are, rightly, afraid of the glare of publicity that defenders of reform like Warren – who inspires a remarkable amount of fear in the unrighteous – would shine on their efforts. Does this mean that all is well on the financial front? Of course not. Dodd-Frank is much better than nothing, but far from being all we need. And the vampires are still lurking in their coffins, waiting to strike again. But things could be worse.

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Why Jeb Defends W’s Iraq Invasion

It should come as no surprise that even before getting a presidential bid underway, Jeb Bush has soiled himself with his brother’s eight years of the worst presidency in the history of the U.S. by confessing in a Fox News interview that he, too, would have authorized the criminal and catastrophic invasion of Iraq. While an explosively negative public reaction, from both the left and the right, to Jeb’s eye-opening confession has led him to awkwardly back-pedal in more recent days, the truth associated with his remarks will now not ever go away. That’s because, if anything, Jeb Bush had more to do with promoting the invasion than his brother George W. Bush. It was Jeb, not George, who was a signatory to the founding statement FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS of principles for the Project for a New American Democracy (PNAC) in 1997, adding his name to a Who’s Who of war criminals who became the architects of the Iraq fiasco in and around George Bush’s administration. Those names include Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz, along with Fred Ikle, Norman Podhoretz, “Scooter” Libby, Midge Decter, Steve Forbes and more, 25 in all, with William Kristol of the Weekly Standard magazine as its chairman. At the time, George was being groomed for his 2000 presidential run, which failed except for the incredibly unjust majority U.S. Supreme Court decision to stop recounting votes in Florida and hand him the election. Jeb, always considered much the brighter brother, was supposed to be the candidate, but he barely lost his first run for governor of Florida in 1994 so that as the planning for the 2000 election proceeded, the mantle fell to George. But, not to worry, Jeb and his PNAC cronies were ready to run U.S. foreign policy for his brother’s regime, with Cheney and Rumsfeld taking the lead. It was pointed out then that this war-mongering PNAC crowd had been rudely dismissed by the senior George Bush when he was president in the early 1990s, especially when they clamored for extending the 1991 Desert Storm operation with a full blown invasion of Iraq and the removal of Saddam Hussein. Bush Senior had the sense to know that he ought not to run ahead of the formidable international coalition of support he’d gathered in the effort to repel Hussein’s occupation of Kuwait, and that meant not acting unilaterally in any way. Thus, no U.S. military adventurism to invade Iraq, proper, was in order. As a result, fuming, the crowd began subsequently to shape into PNAC as a Washington, D.C. “think tank,” issuing papers and working to influence the Bill Clinton administration ahead of the 2000 presidential coup. Everything associated with terms like “neo-conservative,” “American exceptionalism,” and “chicken hawks” had their roots with the warmongering initiatives PNAC, and, yes, John Ellis “Jeb” Bush was a major player. Now, while backtracking from his earlier more authentic confession of support for the Iraq invasion, Jeb Bush says that his support for the invasion was no different than Hilary Clinton’s, who voted as a U.S. Senator with many of her Democratic colleagues in the fall of 2002 to support the U.S. use of force in Iraq. It is true that many congressional Democrats made a very, very sad and poor decision in October 2002 not to fight George Bush on the war resolution. It was a cynical and reprehensible decision of about half the Democrats in the House and Senate, including Clinton, with an eye to the November 2002 mid-term elections. The argument was that Bush’s popularity on matters of defense, in the wake of 9/11, was still sky high and that it would hurt Democratic chances to stand up to him on that. They decided, therefore, to give the PNAC offensive for an invasion of Iraq a pass, in hopes of picking up seats in the November 2002 election by focusing on jobs and the economy. But that unfortunate political expediency is light years’ different from Jeb’s years of PNAC pro-invasion activism, which had accelerated right after 9/11 with a redoubled PNAC call to invade Iraq, despite the lack of any connection whatsoever between 9/11 and Iraq or Hussein.

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Of Museums and Racial Relics Recently, Rush Limbaugh lambasted the first lady, Michelle Obama, for bringing up the idea of diversity among museum visitors at the opening of the new Whitney Museum in New York. According to Limbaugh, the first lady said: “Museums and concert halls just don’t welcome nonwhite visitors – especially children – the way they welcome white people.” What the first lady actually said was: “You see, there are so many kids in this country who look at places like museums and concert halls and other cultural centers and they think to themselves, well, that’s not a place for me, for someone who looks like me, for someone who comes from my neighborhood. In fact, I guarantee you that right now, there are kids living less than a mile from here who would never in a million years dream that they would be welcome in this museum.” Then, she went on to laud the Whitney for its efforts at inclusion and diversity: “And with this inaugural exhibition, the Whitney is really sending the same message to young people and to people of every backNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE ground across this country. You’re telling them that their story is part of the American story, and that they deserve to be seen. And you’re sending that message not just with the art you display, but with the educational programming you run here. You’re reaching out to kids from all backgrounds, exposing them to the arts, showing them that they have something to contribute.” It was a rather mild, if not flattering, way to acknowledge a disparity while also encouraging efforts to counter it. And, the first lady was right. A 2010 report by the Center for the Future of Museums (an initiative of the American Association of Museums) found that: “African-Americans and Latinos have notably lower rates of museum attendance than white Americans. Why is that so? In part, it is the legacy of historic discrimination. A summary study of SPPA (Survey of Public Participation in the Arts) data from the 1980s on white and black attendance at arts events concluded that the measurable difference in participation could be tied to ‘subtle forms of exclusion.’” The report cited data that shows “historic patterns of segregation and exclusion as one reason that fewer African-American families instill museum-going habits in their young children. More recent studies have identified a distinct cultural psychology among African-

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Americans, rooted in historical and social experience, which has produced heightened sensitivity to stereotypes and real or perceived racism.” But for Limbaugh, this wasn’t about museum attendance at all. It was simply another opportunity to excrete the tired banalities about the Obamas as failed racial messiahs at best, and active racial agitators at worst. As Limbaugh put it, referencing President Barack Obama: “Everything has to be about race with these people! You know, we were supposed to be post-racial with the election of Obama. We’re supposed to have put all that behind us. His election was supposed to mean something. It was supposed to signify that we had overcome and gotten past the original sin of slavery. And instead, as I knew would be the case, it’s gotten worse by design. And this is one of the reasons why.” And this isn’t only Limbaugh’s view. This is the view of many Americans, whether they tune in to Limbaugh or not. Obama’s sin, using this line of logic, is that he failed to undo the system of oppression that he had no hand in constructing. It is that 400 years of damage was not undone in two terms. It is that he didn’t encourage silence about inequity so that its benefactors could enjoy the cumulative fruit of centuries of racial graft without current-day guilt. They wanted some mythical receipt of satisfaction of the debt. Let bygones be bygones. All is forgotten and forgiven. Clean slate. Fresh start. If only it were that simple. But it’s not. This whole line of reasoning is racial claptrap. Professorial provocateur Shelby Steele wrote in The Los Angeles Times the day after Obama was first elected in 2008: “Obama’s post-racial idealism told whites the one thing they most wanted to hear: America had essentially contained the evil of racism to the point at which it was no longer a serious barrier to black advancement.” But, Steele countered: “I don’t think whites really want change from Obama as much as they want documentation of change that has already occurred. They want him in the White House first of all as evidence, certification and recognition.” And yet, all of America must face the reality that for as much progress as has been made, much remains to be made. America must face the fact that the electorate is an of-the-moment entity, but racial oppression is an of-the-ages monstrosity. It is a resilient relic. And it was never within Obama’s capacity to dismantle it. This structure must be demolished by its architects.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

A panicked call to 911 described a residential fire with potential entrapment on the upper level. Thick black smoke poured out of the widows as the brand new tiller truck from Bailey’s Crossroads Station 10 roared up and disgorged firefighters in full turn-out gear to fight the blaze. One firefighter stood a ladder up to the second floor window, while another established a safety perimeter at the fire ground. The tiller truck extended its full 100 foot aerial ladder as a third firefighter raced up the slanted ladder to aid in the rescue of a small child, who was quickly turned over to paramedics for treatment. Firefighters on the ground laid the fire houses and raced into the burning building. In a few moments, white smoke appeared and the fire was out. Just another day in the life of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department? Well, not exactly. The incident occurred as described, but it actually was a live fire demonstration at the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Academy to celebrate and highlight Fairfax County’s Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating of Class 1, the highest rating possible. Fairfax County is the first jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the first jurisdiction in the National Capital Region, to receive such a rating. According to the Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) which is responsible for the rating system, a Class 1 rating represents “superior property fire protection.” The PPC Program reviews fire prevention and overall suppression capabilities of communities. Several primary areas are rated, including emergency communications, fire department operations, water supply, and community risk reduction (fire prevention,

fire safety education, and fire investigations). With an improved PPC rating (up from a previous urban/suburban classification of 3), the fire and rescue department gets valuable benchmarks (fire officials from Henrico County were on hand for Monday’s demonstration), helping measure program efficacy, and plan for future improvement. The new Class 1 rating means that residents and businesses may qualify for lower fire insurance premiums, but you need to check with your own insurance provider to see if you qualify. Board Chairman Sharon Bulova noted that “fast response times, equipment, and trained personnel help make Fairfax County one of the safest jurisdictions of its size.” Fire Chief Richie Bowers added that receiving a Class 1 rating was part of the department’s strategic plan and a challenging objective. Coincidentally, the celebration of the new ISO rating was planned before the department’s Virginia Task Force One urban search and rescue team was deployed to Nepal for earthquake search and rescue, and their safety was not far from everyone’s minds during the live fire exercise. The new ISO rating also reflects substantial reinvestment in public safety by the Board of Supervisors and the community – in training of personnel, equipment, and apparatus. Fairfax County is fortunate to have such an outstanding fire and rescue department serving the entire community – whether urban, suburban, or rural. When you call 911, you can be sure that well-trained, well-equipped help is on the way!  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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Business News & Notes Solarize NOVA Presentation Set for Tuesday F.C. Chamber Luncheon Bob Lazaro, director of Regional Energy Planning at Northern Virginia Regional Commission, and Tim Stevens, chairman of the Falls Church Environmental Services Council, will present on Solarize NOVA at the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce’s monthly networking luncheon on Tuesday, May 19. Solarize NOVA, a grassroots, community-based outreach initiative sponsored by the NVRC and the Local Energy Alliance Program, is a one-stop-shop for community members to learn more about solar power options for their homes and facilitate the installation and financing of their own project. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. at the Italian Café, 7161 Lee Highway in Falls Church. Tickets with advanced registration are $27 for members and $32 for nonmembers. An additional $5 will be charged for walk-ins. To register, visit FallsChurchChamber.org.

Glass Giveaway at Mad Fox Today As part of American Craft Beer Week, Mad Fox Brewing Company is offering a glass giveaway from 3 – 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. Customers can receive a limited-edition 16 oz. Mad Fox English pub glass filled with their favorite Mad Fox Beer for $7. Craft Beer Week is promoted every May by the Brewers Association, the national non-profit association representing the majority of today’s U.S. breweries and the publishers of CraftBeer.com. Mad Fox is located at 444 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information about the Falls Church gastro pub, visit madfoxbrewing.com. For information about other craft beer events, visit craftbeer.com.

EagleBank Secures Naming Rights for GMU’s Patriot Center EagleBank has entered into a multi-million dollar, multi-faceted, long term alliance with George Mason University which will result in a minimum of $6.6 million to the university over 10 years and the renaming Patriot Center to EagleBank Arena, which will be officially renamed on July 1. Headquartered in Bethesda, EagleBank is a community business bank with 22 full service branch offices including one in the Mosaic District.  Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.

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From the Front Row: Kaye Kory’s

Richmond Report The legislative year is almost over as Governor McAuliffe vetoes or approves bills that emerged from the “veto session.” As I write this column, he is preparing to sign the final transportation bill, which will facilitate a small increase in desperately needed funding. Overcoming partisan discord surrounding new transportation revenues is one of many small reasons to feel good about the session. Still, I can’t shake my strong sense of opportunities lost: failing to enact Medicaid expansion, inadequate response to the rising cost of higher education, lack of attention to criminal justice reform and other challenges. After session, the focus of my work as a Delegate shifts from Richmond to the 38th District, from legislation to governance and politics. Each year my office handles hundreds of requests from individuals, local governments, civic groups, associations, not-for –profits and businesses. My legislative assistant Elise Cleva and I respond to questions, contact state agencies, make referrals to government offices and service providers, advocate for constituents and mediate disputes. We strive to be “grease for the gears” of government when residents find other paths to be non-responsive. “Constituent services,” is how officeholders describe this activity. Though frequently challenging and frustrating, this work is the most consistently rewarding part of my job and reliably recharges the batteries depleted by the session. Most officeholders invest time and effort in constituent services, though clearly some value the activity more than others. Last week I read an article that helped me better understand my belief in the importance of this work. The article reported on a “groundbreaking” study by Harvard economists describing the “role that geography plays in shaping a poor child’s chances of future success.” (The Washington Post, p. A11, 5/8/2015.) The study reported differences in expected future incomes of poor children living in America’s hundred largest counties based on the number of years they spent growing up in each. Kids from the county with the largest negative impact – Baltimore – had earnings 1.5 percent lower than the average county studied for each year they lived there. In contrast, the article cited Fairfax County for producing

among the largest positive impacts on prospects for poor children. The enormous gap between Fairfax and Baltimore is the result of multiple factors. Educational opportunity is surely one of these, but surprisingly Baltimore, among these counties, has the third highest per pupil spending on K-12 education. Whether this is adequate or not is debatable given the challenge of educating high poverty student populations, but the sheer size of the investment forces us to look for other explanations. One of the factors the authors suggest is the difference in “social capital” among counties. This term refers to the network of private business interests, community organizations and governments representing the diverse ethnic and economic segments that make up community life, as well as the values and norms which guide their interaction and cooperation. Social capital fosters effective interdependence and joint action even among groups with vastly different priorities and beliefs. I believe the investment in social capital by generations of Fairfax County leaders has enhanced our remarkable development over the past 30+ years. However, I fear that in recent years our reservoir of social capital has been depleted, in response to demographic trends, fears of rising economic insecurity, an external environment of growing partisan discord, concerns about government competence and public distrust of officeholders as honest brokers capable of balancing community and business interests. These factors block our ability to build consensus for long term investment in solutions rather than on band aids that only address symptoms. If there is a general non-partisan prescription for these circumstances, I think it revolves around the idea of building social capital. Residents must inform themselves about what is happening in the community. Become involved in areas that interest them. Engage community leaders and officeholders and set high expectations for performance. Above all, commit to active involvement in the democratic process. Follow the candidates, understand their differences. Make a decision and “invest” in a trip to the polls on Election Day.  Delegate Kory represents the 38th District in the Virginia House of Delegates. She may be emailed at DelKKory@house.virginia.gov.

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Conservative Victory in UK In a sophistic column in USA Today headlined, “Dems should heed lessons of U.K. vote,” Michael Wolff claims that the conservative election victory in the United Kingdom is a clear warning for Democrats not to stray too far left. According to Wolff: “Rather than endorsing this leftward shift in politics – a view arguably now animating the Hillary Clinton campaign for president in the U.S. – voters returned the Conservative Party to No. 10 Downing Street with a heretofore unimaginable majority.” The fatal mistake made by Wolff is conflating England’s conservatives with those in the United States. In reality, today’s GOP has little in common with conservatives across the pond, and looks significantly more like the radical U.K. Independence Party, which Wolff describes as “far right” and “anti-immigrant.” Had the U.K. Independence Party won a smashing victory over progressives, Wolff may have had a point. But the British version of the Republican Party only won four million votes which translated into one parliamentary seat. Its leader Nigel Farage tendered his resignation, although he will now, it appears, remain head of the party. Wolff deliberately compared apples and oranges in an effort to spook Democrats away from adopting progressive positions. These underhanded scare tactics by the Big Business elite will ultimately backfire. It is because progressive issues are no longer considered fringe and shunted aside to “the left,” but occupy the dead center of the electorate. This is precisely why majorities support the decriminalization of marijuana, gay marriage, and a rise in the minimum wage. The boogieman, known as Obamacare, has ceased to be a campaign issue, as Americans have embraced the Affordable Care Act. It is Republicans, not progressives, who are badly out of step with the national mood. Wolff severely undermines his case when he claims “it was in Britain, a conservative revolt, an unwillingness to play loose with hard-won economic stability, or risk the gains, however small, that have been made over the last few years.” But isn’t that a strong argument for continued progressive leadership – and rewarding the Democrats another four years at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Under the leadership of Barack Obama, employers added 223,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported. The unemployment rate decreased to 5.4 percent, the lowest in 7 years. Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, noted that more than 200,000 jobs have been created “in thirteen of the past fourteen months, the first time that has happened since 1995.” Even as Republicans claim that Obama is socialist, the stock market remains over 18,000. So, if economic stability is the key issue then it reasons that Hillary Clinton is the obvious winner in a landslide. Who in their right mind would want to risk returning America to the financial meltdown that Republican George W. Bush inflicted on this nation? In reaction to the latest economic good news on Obama’s watch, presidential aspirant Ben Carson snorted to CNBC’s John Harwood: “I said Obama reminds you of a psychopath, because they tend to be extremely smooth, charming people who can tell a lie to your face with complete – it looks like sincerity, even though they know it’s a lie. I think he knows full well that the unemployment rate is not 5.5 percent. He knows that.” It seems that for Republicans the economy is the new climate change. The way to wipe out Obama’s economic triumph is to deny it exists. Of course, the economy is not perfect – but that has to do with foolish Republican policies and their pathological obsession with deficits. Our economy would have been back on track years ago had Republicans allowed Democrats to create jobs through much needed infrastructure projects, such as fixing bumpy roads, dilapidated schools, and crumbling bridges. Unfortunately, today’s Republican Party can even be partisan over potholes. More indicative of the upcoming presidential election than Wolff’s silly article is one that appeared on the same page under the headline, “Republicans have lots of choices to ponder in 2016’s packed field.” The USA Today article is about how the GOP Clown Bus rolled into South Carolina to attend the so-called “Freedom Summit.” The cast of clowns that spoke at this gathering included: Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal, Ben Carson, John Bolton, George Pataki, Carly Fiorina, and Donald Trump. While there may be a lot of bodies on stage – the sad reality is that they all hold the same extreme positions in their effort to appeal to white Evangelical voters. Not a single one dares deviate from the Party Line. The radicalization of the GOP and the mainstreaming of progressive issues in America is why Wolff is wrong. There is no lesson to be learned by the conservative victory in Great Britain.

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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark

I had the chance to share local history tales last month with the Woman’s Club of Arlington. Its members responded by sharing with me a rich history slice of their own. At their headquarters on South Buchanan Street (the property itself a neat strand of their story), I perused, thanks to members Ann Swain and Sandy Newton, the club’s archives dating to the 1930s. The artifacts compose a portrait of our county from an era in which, though gender roles differed, Arlington’s civic-mindedness was stronger than ever. The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (100,000 strong) has roots going back to 1868. That’s when New York journalist Jane Cunningham Croly was denied entry to a lecture by visiting author Charles Dickens, so she formed her own club. The members threw themselves into charitable work, libraries and advocacy for food safety. By 1890, women’s clubs numbered 63, and a decade later chartered the federation’s headquarters in the nation’s capital, where since 1922 it has stood at 1734 N. Street NW. The Arlington branch was born Oct 22, 1931. Surviving minutes from June 4, 1934, record “an attendance of 45 and a number of guests.” Members said the

Lord’s Prayer, sang songs, and once presented a silver platter to a retiring president. They planned bake sales, bazaars and theatrical productions for scholarships and the Red Cross. Nearly all the women went by their husband’s name. Scrapbooking, then in vogue, meant the Arlington club’s books were lovingly assembled with wholesome Dick and Jane-type drawings and “dedicated to conservation of paper and time.” Club archivists saved everything. News clips from the Washington Star, Post, TimesHerald and Northern Virginia Sun, but also some less-remembered papers: The Arlington Daily, Columbia News, the Arlington Chronicle. The Sun had a column “The Club Woman Speaks in Arlington” featuring the countywide club and counterparts in neighborhoods like Clarenford, Lyon Village, Lyon Park, Waycroft, Williamsburg and Ashton Heights. The all-Arlington club’s organization included committees (or departments) for membership, welfare, publications, publicity, programs, civic affairs, gardens, “fine arts,” “home,” and interclub relations. Perhaps its most shining time came during World War II, when the women worked on salvage campaigns and promoted war bonds – including at a big rally at the Buckingham Theater. The club’s Recreation Center at Clarendon Methodist Church

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CRIME REPORT Week of May 4 - 10, 2015 Residential Burglary, 100 block W. Greenway Blvd. On May 4, an unknown suspect forced entry into an unoccupied residence and stole various items. Trespass, 6757 Wilson Blvd. (Eden Center) On May 4, a male, 44, of Falls Church, was arrested and released on summons for Trespassing. Driving Under the Influence and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test, 600 block S. Oak St. On May 6, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 37, of Falls Church, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test.

Public Drunkenness, 900 block Ellison St. On May 6, a male, 30, no fixed address, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Driving Under the Influence, 900 block W. Broad St. On May 7, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 33, of Rockville, MD, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Public Drunkenness, 400 block S. Jackson St. On May 7, a male, 43, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Narcotics Violation, Driving Under the Influence, and Underage Possession of Alcohol, 900 block W. Broad St. On May 9, a male, 20, of the City of Falls

offered grateful troops on leave ping-pong, piano singalongs, books, refreshments and dancing. For its first quarter-century, the Woman’s Club of Arlington met at private homes, Arlington Hall and Trinity Episcopal Church. But eventually it would become the only women’s club in the county to own its headquarters. One husband deeded land at 1012 S. Walter Reed Drive, which, despite initial opposition from the planning board and neighbors, was traded in 1956 for four tracts at Buchanan and S. 7th Street. Total cost $52,000. From the new building, the women created a “Teen Town Club” for service families as well as the South Arlington Cotillion. They started a library that grew into Columbia Pike branch and in the 1970s supported Gulf Branch and Long Branch nature centers. The women later adopted Barcroft and Randolph Elementary Schools, and in 2006 provided midwife kits to Kenya. The club’s peak membership reached 167, but is about 30 today (plus 10 inactive.) It is now moving to evening events to attract working women. May their future be as bright as their past. *** Last week’s obituaries for former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright, D-Texas, did not mention that he lived in Arlington. The New York Times, but not The Washington Post, noted the names of his daughters, Virginia and Kay, who graduated from Yorktown High School.

Church, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Underage Possession of Alcohol, Possession of Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Narcotic, Possession of Cocaine, and Possession of MDMA. Narcotics Violation, 6800 block Leesburg Pike On May 9, a male, 22, of Falls Church, was arrested and released on summons for Possession of Marijuana. Public Drunkenness, 6600 block Wilson Blvd. On May 10, a male, 25, of Arlington, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Driving Under the Influence, 6600 block Wilson Blvd. On May 10, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 51, of Falls Church, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Larceny from Building, 6607 Wilson Blvd. (BJ’s Wholesale) On May 10, a customer reported a cell phone was stolen.

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Community Events

THURSDAY, MAY 14

Preschool Storytime. Stories, ﬁnger plays and songs for children ages 2 – 5 on Monday and Thursday every week. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. & 3 – 3:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday every week. This program is for ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon. & 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 703-248-5034.

FRIDAY, MAY 15

Bike to Work Day Pit Stops. The City of Falls Church is hosting an official morning pit stop and an official afternoon pit stop both for Bike to Work Day. Riders can enjoy free food, beverages, giveaways and raffles along with demonstrations and more. For more information on becoming sponsor, contact Paul Stoddard at pstoddard@fallschurchva.gov. Tricentennial Park (W&OD Trail at Grove Ave.). Free. 6:30 – 9 a.m. & 4 – 7 p.m. 703-248-5041.

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SATURDAY, MAY 16

F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors offer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Restore, Refresh and Renew. The Chi Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the City of Falls Church will be doing stormwater management restoration and park beautification as a kick-off for the chapter’s major community service initiative for 2015, the 1908 Playground Project. Registration recommended. Big Chimneys Park (212 W. Annandale Road, Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. chibetaomega-aka.com. Farmers’ Market Chef Demonstration. Pizzeria Orso Chef Bertrand Chemel and 2941 Chef Caitlin Dysart will be featured. Recipes and tastings will be available. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free admission. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. fallschurchfarmersmarketchef. com. Annual Mum Plant Sale. A wide variety of rooted, potted cuttings including a complete range

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of Mum colors and classes (exhibition type, garden varieties, and for cutting, etc.) will be available at The Old Dominion Chrysanthemum Society’s Annual Mum Plant Sale. Green Spring Gardens Park (4603 Green Springs Road, Alexandria). Prices vary. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 703-560-8776. odcsmums.org. Civil War Day. Learn how the Civil War aﬀected Falls Church as reenactors portray both civilians and soldiers from the period. Watch soldiers conduct ﬁring and drilling exercises, listen to spy stories, letter readings and period music. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 703-248-5171. Author Talk. Tysons Corner native and MSNBC television host Mika Brzezinski will discuss and sign copies of her book Grow Your Value. Barnes & Noble (7851L Tysons Corner Center, McLean). Free. 6 p.m. 703-506-6756.

SUNDAY, MAY 17

Concert. Soprano soloist Jessica Stecklein will perform with the Amadeus Orchestra in a concert that includes work by Weber, Korngold and Brahms. A preconcert lecture by music director A. Scott Wood will begin at 3:15 p.m., 45 minutes prior to the start

of the concert. St. Luke Catholic Church (7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean). $30. 4 p.m. amadeusconcerts.com.

MONDAY, MAY 18

Program on NoVa Natives. Arlington County Horticultural Extension Agent Kirsten Buhls will present a program on planting NoVA Natives based on the book Native Plants for Northern Virginia. Registration requested. Fairlington Community Center (3308 S. Staﬀord St., Arlington). Free. 7 – 8:30 p.m. 703-228-6614. mgnv.org.

TUESDAY, MAY 19

Preschool Storytime. Stories, ﬁnger plays and songs for children ages 18 – 36 months every Tuesday. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. 703-248-5034.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

Incorporating Sustainability into Your Everday Life. Barbara Englehart will present a program teaching practical ways to incorporate sustainable practices in your everyday life, at home and at work. Fairlington Community Center (3308 S. Staﬀord St., Arlington). $15 – $20. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, MAY 14

“Murder Ballad.” Sara’s life is perfect – Upper West Side husband, daughter, and life – until her irresistible past blows back into her life in the form of an old �lame, a dangerous passion, and a love triangle headed for ignition. This explosive rock musical from Jonathan Larson Grantee Julia Jordan and indie rock singer/songwriter Juliana Nash puts the audience in the middle of its action for a full immersive experience. Through May 16. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $55. 8 p.m. studiotheatre.org.

FRIDAY, MAY 15

“Once on This Island.” This is the opening night of Creative Cauldron’s production of the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty play, which

is based on Rosa Guy’s novel My Love, My Love. The show is being directed by Creative Cauldron associate artist Matt Conner. Set in the Caribbean Antilles, this enchanting musical parable tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who falls in love with the well-born Daniel and is aided by the gods of earth, water and love in her desire to be with him. Through May 31. ArtSpace Falls Church (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $22 – $25. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.

“Barefoot in the Park.” Jerry Bonnes is directing the McLean Community Players’ production of the Neil Simon’s hilarious romantic comedy, which is one of the longest running non-musical plays in Broadway history. The play centers around Corie and Paul, newlyweds who move into a rundown apartment in New York City. Besides having to cope with the state of their dwelling, they have to adjust to each other’s

different personalities. Paul is a serious, careerminded lawyer and Corie wants Paul to lighten up, be more spontaneous, like going for a run “barefoot in the park,” for example. Through May 16. The Alden Theatre (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean). $18 – $20. 8 p.m. mcleanplayers.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 16

“Cabaret.” Willkommen to the Kit Kat Club, the hottest nightclub in seedy, prewar Berlin; here, life is beautiful. American writer Cliff Bradshaw travels to Berlin searching for inspiration. He �inds it in English club performer Sally Bowles and they begin a torrid affair. However, outside their door, the Nazis’ impending rise to power heralds a brutal end to their decadent way of life. Through June 28. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $36.80 – $96.25. 8 p.m. signature-theatre.org.

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P�� A��... Monday, May 25 – Memorial Day Parade and Festival. Live music, amusement and pony rides, arts and crafts, food, civic and business booths and more. The

Don Beyer Volvo 3K Fun Run and a performance by The Charlels Parker Band will kick oﬀ the festivities at 9 a.m. Barry and Kathleen C. Buschow are serving as the grand marshals for the Memorial Day parade. Gus Constance and Sarah Miller, who won this year’s Mr. and Mrs. Mason competition, will serve as King and Queen of the parade. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 703-248-5178. fallschurchva.gov/MemorialDay.

Friday, June 12 – Sunday, 14 – The 22nd Annual Tinner Hill Blues Festival. A three-day festival of all kinds of blues for all ages, brought to you by the Tinner

Hill Heritage Foundation. This year’s festival features a documentary tribute to John Jackson and includes “Envisioning Blues,” an exhibit focusing on the meaning of “Blues” from an artistic or visual perspective. A Boogie Woogie Blast on Friday at The State Theatre will feature Deanna Bogart, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne and Daryl Davis. The festivities on Saturday include an instrument petting zoo sponsored by Foxes, a guitar workshop taught by Arlen Roth and a panel exhibit about Piedmont blues and Virginia songwriters. Various locations. $15 – $25. Times vary. tinnerhill.org/blues-festival.

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Trumps Jamba Juice by Drew Costley

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe might be best described as Jamba Juice with food, but that also might be a bit reductive. First off it might be reductive because Jamba Juice also has food, albeit less than Tropical Smoothie Cafe, and secondly because Tropical Smoothie

Tropical Smoothie Cafe 6110 Arlington Blvd. Falls Church 703-992-8004 tropicalsmoothiecafe.com Hours: Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

has a huge food menu, much larger than Jamba Juice’s. Also, this unassuming brand has much less notoriety than Jamba Juice, but Tropical Smoothie Cafe is ubiquitous in Northern Virginia. The restaurant franchise, which goes by Tropical Smoothie, has 29 locations in Northern Virginia,

and another few if you include locations in Maryland and West Virginia in the count. And, upon dining at the Falls Church location on a weekday afternoon, I found that there is a contingency of young folks (read: trendsetters) who know about this brand. It reminds me of Jamba Juice a decade ago, except that it’s much less pretentious and the customer base is much more diverse. I like diversity. Tropical Smoothie Cafe also has a diverse menu, and most of the options on the menu can be made vegan. All of the menu can be made vegetarian. Every location of the franchise serves Beyond Meat chicken, which warms my heart and fills my belly. Most of what the eatery offers in the way of food are handhelds, a recent industry buzzword which I abhor but is fitting in this case. Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s food menu is separate into the following categories: Tacos, Flatbreads, Wraps, Sandwiches, Salads, All Day Breakfast and Kids Food. The restaurant also offers seasonal specialty menu items. Currently they’ve got a trio called the Luau Sliders, the Hawaiian BBQ Pork Slider, the Caribbean Jerk Slider and the Sweet Sriracha

Chicken Slider, all of which are served on a Hawaiian-style bun. To make them vegan, the Hawaiian BBQ Pork Slider and the Sweet Sriracha Chicken Slider would have to be stripped down so much that it wouldn’t really be worth it. Out of the trio, the Caribbean Jerk Chicken Slider, with jerk sauce and a house-made pineapple and mango salsa, is the tastiest. It’s similar to the Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wrap ($6.99), but the house-made salsa sets it apart and contrasts well with the spicy bite of the jerk sauce. Speaking of the Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wrap, Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s jerk sauce is one of the most authentic-tasting attempts at emulating the popular Caribbean seasoning/sauce I’ve ever tasted. The wrap itself, with Southwestern rice with corn, black beans and asparagus, red onions and low-fat mozzarella, has enough protein to satisfy those vegans/vegetarians who prefer not to eat meat substitutes. There’s also the Hummus Veggie ($6.99), which comes with pepper jack, Southwestern rice with corn, black beans and asparagus, red onions, romaine lettuce, tomatoes and a light Southwest ranch dressing in a garlic herb tortilla, for those who

THE LUAU SLIDER trio from Tropical Smoothie Cafe.

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are looking for a vegan/vegetarian dish without the meat substitute. Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s smoothie menu has over 30 options, not including their specialty menu items. Currently, they’re offering the Cucumber Mojito Smoothie and Watermelon Mojito Smoothie to go along with the aforementioned Luau Sliders. The Watermelon Mojito Smoothie is good, but a little too light for my tastes. The Pomegranate Plunge ($5.29) from Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s Superfoods menu, with pomegranate, banana, strawberries and cranberries, is more up my alley. It’s sweet and hearty with a touch of sour. I guess the only real complaint about this

place is that it doesn’t have vegan options for their Indulgent (read: dessert) smoothies, but it might just be a matter of time considering that they serve Beyond Meat. Tropical Smoothie Cafe, which has been around for nearly 20 years, went on a mission of expanding their franchise at a clip – one new store opening every 6-7 days – as a celebration of their 10th anniversary in 2007. That might explain why the franchise has so many locations in Northern Virginia. It’s been a while since that rapid growth period. Hopefully the adage “If you build it, [they] will come,” from “Field of Dreams” is true, because this restaurant deserves it.

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Farmers Market Chef Series Starts Saturday

New Ice Cream Shop, Lil City Creamery, Opens

The Farmers Market Chef series returns to the City of Falls Church this weekend, kicking off the season with Bertrand Chemel and Caitlin Dysart from Pizzeria Orso and 2941 Restaurant at 9 a.m. Saturday. The annual program at the Falls Church Farmers market features cooking demonstrations and samples from local chefs and runs from May through October. This year’s schedule begins with Chemel and Dysart on May 16, Bastille’s Christophe and Michelle Poteaux on June 13, Great Food Starts Fresh’s Nathan Lyon on June 27, Water and Wall’s Tim Ma on July 18, Willow Restaurant’s Tracy O’Grady on August 8, Lebanese Taverna’s Grace Abi Najm Shea on September 19 and DC Central Kitchen’s Ed Kwitowski on October 17. Farmers Market Chef events run from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Lil City Creamery, a new ice cream shop, is now open in the space of a former check-cashing store on West Broad Street in the City of Falls Church. The shop opened last Saturday at 114 West Broad and serves ice cream cups, cones, fruit smoothies and frozen drinks. Owner Jeff Goldberg of Lake Barcroft formerly ran an ice cream shop in Delaware. Lil City Creamery is open 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday through Friday and open until 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Oyster Bar & Restaurant, Brine, Comes to Mosaic

opened in the bustling Merrifield development last Wednesday. The new eatery from Travis Croxton and chef John Critchley is heavy on farm-to-table dining with a menu filled with oysters (naturally), clams, ceviche, fish, regionally-sourced meats and more. The 5,000 square-foot space features a raw bar, wood-fired grill and open kitchen. Brine is open for dinner Tuesday – Thursday, 5 – 10 p.m. and on Friday from 5 – 11 p.m. Weekend service includes brunch with hours 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Sunday.

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Mosaic District added yet another restaurant to its lineup as Brine, a new seafood concept from Rappahannock Oyster Co.,

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Longtime F.C. Fast Food Spot Long John Silver’s Shutters So long, hushpuppies. Long John Silver’s, open for more than 30 years in the City of Falls Church, has shut its doors for good. The fast food seafood restaurant closed suddenly last month at 11190 West Broad St. and while initial reports from its corporate offices indicated it was shuttered temporarily for renovations, the News-Press later confirmed the closure is permanent. Prior to Long John Silver’s, the location was home to regional D.C. chain Hot Shoppes Jr. Long John Silver’s (CLOSED) 11190 W. Broad St | Falls Church ljsilvers.com

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Virginia Tech NoVa Center Opens 3D Maker Lab by Liz Lizama

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As new technologies continue to emerge, Virginia Tech’s Northern Virginia Center jumped on the opportunity to connect students, faculty and the local community with tools for 3D design and 3D printing. This spring, the Northern Virginia campus in West Falls Church launched its first Maker Lab after a yearlong effort to get the project operational. Originally the space was used as a standard computer lab for instruction. “We thought we can convert this to something else,” said Dr. Kenneth Wong, Associate Dean of Virginia Tech’s National Capital Region and Director of the Northern Virginia Center, explaining the shift as most students owned tablets or computers now. While Virginia Tech already owned one printer, the center successfully submitted a proposal to join 3D Systems Maker Lab Club, a community of institutions offering 3D design, scanning and printing. As a result, 3D Systems awarded the remaining printers. “I think it’s a very interesting technology,” said Dr. Wong of his motivation for spearheading

the initiative. “The other part was the university as a whole is interested in making a community for innovation and entrepreneurship, so we build this technology not only for our students, but the community in case someone wants to create a prototype.” The lab is equipped with a total of seven 3D printers, a laser scanner and 20 workstations that have a number of design software options. Each can convert designs into a readable input file for the 3D printers. The printers use a roll of PLA plastic material, which melts at 215 degrees Celsius and hardens in order to create the desired 3D object. The latest printing technology capabilities provide a community resource to a variety of fields. Educators particularly interested in using 3D printing for teaching math, design, arts, engineering or architecture can customize objects to use for instruction. “One of the nice things about it is if you can design it, you can print it,” said Dr. Wong, in contrast to conventional design. “Rather than have to take a block and shape it,” he explained the simplicity of modifying blades in creating wind turbine models, as one example.

VIRGINIA TECH’S Northern Virginia Center launched a 3D design and 3D printing lab this spring after a yearlong effort to get the project off the ground. (Photo: Liz Lizama/News-Press) One student also used 3D printing to create a prosthetic hand. The project seeks new approaches to learning, research and economic development but also aims to create a thriving community of inventers. As such, the lab has open hours where staff is available to walk one through the design and print-

ing process. Additionally, the center offers instructional workshops in order to learn ways to use 3D printing technology. Dr. Wong said tutorials and designs are also available online for common use should one need that option. Enabling the community access to design and printing technology

fosters the creativity Virginia Tech hopes to achieve with this initiative. According to Dr. Wong, public libraries are exploring printing services where one can send a file to be printed by staff. The Maker Lab, on the other hand, encourages more design and innovation while also offering resources for guidance and exploration.

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The Northern Virginia-based children’s music pop trio Rocknoceros has been entertaining crowds around the nation for the past decade – but they rarely play later than 8 p.m. “It was pretty good, decent turn out. It was kind of an early start to a day but 10 o’clock is about the earliest that we typically rock,” Patrick Williams, who goes by Williebob in the band, told the News-Press right after a show. “It’s pretty early for a musician, but we’ve gotten used to it. “Most of our performances by far are mornings and early afternoons. Occasionally we can rock in the evening but this band does not stay up past 8 o’clock basically.” Williams mentioned that the group will play a 7 p.m. show at Jammin’ Java on June 26 celebrating the release of their latest album, Plymouth Rockers, which is the first installment of their state-song project. He said that the idea for the album has been percolating ROCKNOCEROS (C�� P��) since the group got together in 2005. “It’s an idea that we’ve had since the begin- and recording together. Most of our records in ning of the band,” Williams said. “It started the past would be a lot more piecemeal.” Despite the different recording method, off with us thinking, hey wouldn’t be neat if we had a song for every state in the union…. which Williams admitted is unusual for the We were thinking about what subject matter band, though he said they liked it, the record we could write not just for children, but their still features Rocknoceros’ child-appropriate, parents, too. So we thought it would be easy parent-amused style of writing that follows the enough to write songs about this place or that tradition of movies like “Shrek.” “Around when we started Rocknocers, there and what celebrities come from there and a was a lot of press for children’s records and little bit of history about the place.” The album, which comes out on July 4, is children’s acts. [Like] ‘Shrek,’ that was the made up of 14 songs, each dedicated to a dif- key,” Williams said. “The ‘Shrek’ movies made ferent state in the U.S., and is a bit more rock- it seem okay to bring your kids to something where there would be some real tongue-inoriented than their previous releases. “I like it a lot. We recorded it in record time. cheek humor. Where you could slip suggestive I don’t think it sounds rushed, but it definitely adult ideas to the grown-ups right past the kids. “And then you end up with a situation has more of a live feel,” Williams said. “In fact, this is the most live recording that we’ve done where the kids are happy and the grown-ups with a bunch of players in the room playing are happy. That sort of subversive humor made

an impression on me and Coach, too.” The Coach Williams is referring to Coach Cotton, who Williams started the band with a decade ago. Boogie Woogie Bennie joined the group right after its inception, and they’ve been writing, recording and performing original children’s music ever since. Williams said that one of his favorite memories from the past decade was when the group got to play backup at the Kennedy Center for Bob Dorough, who wrote and performed many of the songs on the popular 70s children’s show “Schoolhouse Rock.” He said that he, Coach and Bennie are all children of the 70s, so it was an honor to be able to play with someone who’s created music in the same tradition as their own. • For more information about Rocknoceros, visit rocknoceros.com.

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Mason Girls Soccer Plays Final Regular Season Game Tonight by Liz Lizama

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With one regular season game remaining, the George Mason High School varsity girls soccer team remains undefeated at 15-0 after notching two more wins this past week. The Mustangs beat Manassas Park High School 9-0 last Friday and Rappahannock County High School 9-1 on Tuesday. On Friday, in their last home game of the regular season, the Mustangs dominated the Manassas Park Cougars, gaining an early lead in the first few minutes of the match. Mason continued to strike, leading 7-0 at halftime. The Mustangs scored two additional goals in the second half, which put them over the 8-goal differential to initiate the slaughter rule. The game ended 20 minutes early as a result. Forward/midfielders Ava Roth (senior), Corinne Carson (junior) and Victoria Rund (freshman) led the Mustangs in scoring with two goals apiece. Forward/midfielders Megan Butler (sophomore) and Izzy Armstrong (freshman) each scored one goal along with freshman defense Caroline Stricker, who scored her first goal this season. Sophomore forward/midfielder Becca Crouch contributed with four assists for Mason, followed by Roth with two assists. Senior defense Jessica Gemond and junior midfielders Melissa

Johnson and Ella Howard each recorded one assist. Senior Katie Cheney played goalkeeper the entire game, securing her tenth shutout of the season. On Tuesday, Mason pressed on Rappahannock County, though the Panthers’ one shot resulted in a goal to end the first half at 7-1. The game marks only the fifth time an opponent managed to score on the Mustangs this season. Crouch led the Mustangs with four of Mason’s nine goals. Roth added two goals, followed by Carson, Armstrong and Rund with one goal each. Mason will travel to Strasburg High School to play their last regular

season game tonight. The Mustangs defeated the Strasburg Rams 8-0 when they met last month. If Mason wins the last remaining game of the regular season, head coach Jennifer Parsons said the team will earn hosting rights for most of the postseason, which is a huge advantage. As the Mustangs move forward, Mason is determined to make its way to another state championship. “We are focusing on teamwork in the way we play and working for our teammates,” said Parsons. “A big focus is also on our intensity in front of the goal and focusing on our goalscoring opportunities.”

MASON FRESHMAN FORWARD/MIDFIELDER Izzy Armstrong mounts an attack against Manassas Park High School. Armstrong scored a goal in the match. (Photo: Liz Lizama/News-Press)

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PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Falls Church Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 7:45 PM in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia 22046 to consider the following: An application by Spectrum Development, LLC for a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment (Resolution TR14-29) to change the existing map designation from “Business” and “Low Density Residential (6)” to “MixedUse”; an Official Zoning Map Amendment (Ordinance TO14-28) to change the existing zoning designation from R-1B, Medium Density Residential and B-3, General Business, to B-1, Limited Business; and Special Exception(s) (Resolution TR14-28) to allow residential development within a commercially zoned B district and to allow 30 feet of height bonus as part of the proposed Broad and West (“Mason Row”) mixed-use project on 4.3 acres at the 916, 920, 922,

924, 926, 928, 930, 932 & 934 W. Broad Street; 110,112, 112A, & 212 & 212A N. West Street; 919, 921, & 925 Park Ave. The proposed mixed-use project includes a 150room hotel and 340 residential apartments above 60,500 square feet of ground level retail, and a movie theater. Application materials are available on the City’s webpage at the following link:www. fallschurchva.gov/masonrow Materials can also be viewed at the Planning Division, City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Room 300W, Falls Church, VA. 22046, M-F 8:30 am to 5 pm. 703-248-5040. This location is fully accessible to persons with physical disabilities and special services or assistance may be requested in advance. (TTY 711)

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53. “I’m game” 56. Johnson of “Laugh-In” 57. “Don’t mind ____ do!” 58. Commotion 59. Wine brand one might recommend to a reciter of the Lord’s Prayer? 63. ATM entry 64. Pete’s wife on “Mad Men” 65. 1957 hit for the Bobbettes 66. Messy spot 67. Turner on stage 68. Elves, to Santa: Abbr.

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Victoria’s Secret stores 31. In a person’s immediate vicinity 32. Mr. Peanut prop 33. Eisner’s successor at Disney 34. CD predecessors 37. Relative of beige 38. ____-Lite (band with the 1990 hit “Groove Is in the Heart”) 39. Finales 40. Pizzeria owner in “Do the Right Thing” 45. Figs. well above 100 in Mensa 46. Variety 47. “Mon Oncle” star 48. 1991 role for Geena 50. When tripled, “and so on” 52. Ocean’s motions 53. Pool activity 54. Work on copy 55. Skateboarder Hawk 59. 1951 Cooperstown inductee Mel 60. Sch. with a campus in Providence 61. Make tracks 62. Mos. and mos. Last Thursday’s Solution

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BACK IN THE DAY

20 & 10 Years Ago in the News-Press Falls Church News-Press Vol V, No. 9 • May 18, 1995

Falls Church News-Press Vol XV, No. 10 • May 12, 2005

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The Horror of Mass Genocide in Rwanda As Seen First Hand

Zachariasse: 1 Tree Theatens The Spectrum

It was a comfortably warm day under an azure sky as we travelled through the lush, green countryside southeast of Kigali, Rwanda. We stepped out of our vehicle at the gate of a small Catholic Church to the sounds of playfully chirping birds which only added to the serenity of the setting. The fields and sky were alive the wondrous sights and sounds of life – except there was very little evidence of human life.

To Steve Doudaklian, owner of Bedo’s Leatherworks on West Broad in Falls Church, it’s a matter of principle. He was threatened with jail, he said, when he wanted to cut down a tall poplar tree on his property in 1997, and he’s now being pressured by the City to cut the same tree down to allow a big developer to build next door. But developer Jan Zachariasse of Waterford Development came before the Falls Church City Council this Monday....

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School News & Notes Jefferson ES Students Medal At Science Olympiad Students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School earned medals at the regional Division A Science Olympiad in late April. 33 students from the school participated in the tournament, which was held at Lee High School in Springfield. 25 schools and 672 students from the area participated in the tournament. Jefferson students who received medals were as follows: Annika Bjorklund, Jack Castro, Mathew Downs, Thomas Downs, Audrey Dubois, Cassie Dubois, Ketevan Gallagher, Katherine Hart, Grayson Kusic, Nate Kusic, Emerson Mellon, Lauren Mellon, Bobby Miller, Audrey Morrison, Victor Pilson, Mandresy Raparaoelina, Colleen Romps, Tobias Senderowitsch, Anna Teply, Nicholas Teply, Liam Timar-Wilcox and David Ting.

Columbia Baptist CDC Wins ‘Cool School’ Contest Ledo Pizza of Falls Church and Macaroni Kid McLeanVienna-Falls Church-Merrifield partnered to thank teachers for their dedication and commitment to our students during Teacher Appreciation Week. The Cool School Contest was held on Macaroni Kid’s website during the month of April. Macaroni Kid is a free resource for families in our area providing a daily schedule of activities, articles for the family and giveaways at mclean.macaronikid.com.

THIS IS PARAPA, one of a herd of goats hired by the Anacostia Watershed Society last spring to get rid of the kudzu and other nonnative plants that grow along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia Watershed...by eating it! Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.

THE 8TH GRADE CHORUS students at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School celebrate finishing their performance at Hershey Park on Saturday. (Photo: Courtesy of FCCPS Photo/Lauren Carpel) Individuals were able to vote for their ‘Cool School’ once daily during the contest period. Columbia Baptist Child Development Center won this contest overwhelming with 90 percent of the votes cast.

F.C. Residents Earn Academic Honors Across the Nation Four residents of Falls Church earned academic honors at colleges, universities and other academic institutions across the nation recently. Jamie A. Calderon, a sophomore at McDaniel College, received the The Jean Alpaugh Award for Interdisciplinary Study at the college’s Spring Awards ceremony. Vincent Le graduated from University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in infor-

mation & operations management – management information systems during the university’s spring commencement ceremony. Elizabeth Clarke Rhee, a senior at Wofford College, received the Heart of the Terrier Award at the college’s Honors Day. The Heart of a Terrier Award recognizes students who have made a positive difference on the campus and excelled in scholarship, leadership and campus citizenship and service. Rhee is majoring in environmental studies and English. Susan Van Gelder, a retired senior vice president for strategic policy and corporate secretary for the Federation of American Hospitals and 1976 graduate of SUNY-Oneonta, was recognized as an Alumni of Distinction honoree by the university.

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