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Inside This Week Major Road Work on S. West St. Announced

A major road rebuilding effort, going far deeper than merely a repaving, will create significant disruptions on S. West St. between a mid-June and late-September time frame in the City of Falls Church.

See News Briefs, page 8

As Filing Deadline Looms, a Dearth Of F.C. Council Candidates So Far S howing the C olors

Baroukh Remains Undecided, Barry Wants Back In

by Nicholas F. Benton

Falls Church News-Press

ority over the LEED certification, which at this point would significantly slow down the completion of the project.

While everyone who spoke out on the City Council expressed disappointment at the situation, it was Council member Marybeth Connelly who reminded her colleagues that the Council failed to take the opportunity to stipulate a

Thinking of running for the Falls Church City Council? It’s not too late! All it will take is 125 valid signatures of City of Falls Church registered voters and a few other forms that need to be submitted to the City Registrar’s office by 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 9. The same goes if you want to run for a position on the F.C. School Board.

The petition signature forms are available at the Registrar’s office and on line.

One would think that with as many things as there are going on in and around Falls Church these days that there would be a robust outpouring of interest in holding a position of considerable influence on all or a number of issues.

But so far, there is little evidence of such interest. So far, only two of the three incumbents on the City Council whose seats will be subject to election this November have bothered to file.

Following the filing of Councilman Phil Duncan last week, Mayor David Tarter confirmed to the News-Press Tuesday that he, too, had completed the process and filed his paperwork to seek re-election. (Late yesterday, Duncan notified the NewsPress that he’s been officially certified for the election by the City Registrar’s office. Duncan commented on the news, “Thank you to everyone who signed my candidacy petitions. I’m looking forward to asking for your support as I wage another campaign for community, civility and progress in the City.”)

But Nader Baroukh, the former

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Lil City Creamery Brings Passion, Ice Cream to F.C. It helps to be passionate about what you’re selling and Jeff Goldberg sure is passionate about ice cream.

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Maureen Dowd: Driving Uber Mad

On a reporting expedition to Los Angeles recently, I realized I could stop renting cars.

I would never again have to brave the LA freeway behind the wheel. I had Uber.

See page 15

Press Pass with Death

Bobby Hackney, lead vocalist and bassist of the protopunk band Death, said that his band’s live shows “are rock n’ roll.”

See page 22

THE HONOR GUARD FROM American Legion Post 130 in Falls Church presented the colors at Monday’s Memorial Day service held in front of the Community Center at the site of the City’s Veterans Memorial. (Photo: Larry Golfer)

No Environmentalist Seal of Approval for New Mt. Daniel

by Nicholas F. Benton

Falls Church News-Press

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An extra $85,000 was removed from a budget supplemental by the Falls Church City Council Tuesday night when it was reported that, despite the urging in the last weeks from Council member Dan Sze, the new Mt. Daniel Elementary School construction project already in its preliminary stages will not be crafted to meet

so-called “LEED Silver” environmental certification standards.

This was what Sze reported following a four-hour conference call between himself, F.C. School Superintendent Dr. Tony Jones and the schools’ construction contractors last Friday. It was argued in that meeting, Sze reported, that the Schools’ priority of having the new expanded elementary school open in time for the beginning of the Fall 2016 school year took pri-

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New Mt. Daniel School Project Will Not Meet LEED Standard Continued from Page 1

LEED certification for the project last December when the additional $85,000 required for it was not provided in their budget deliberations.

“Poor communication” back then was then cited as a causal factor in the current predicament, which includes the fact that the Schools have a lot of autonomy on such decisions, as the Council can only appropriate money to the schools, but not dictate the use of those funds.

Sze cited one of the most important features of a LEED standing is its “third party certification” component, assuring the required environmentally-friendly components of the project are met.

On May 18, Sze and Dr. Jones clashed at a City Council work session when Sze first expressed outrage that the Mt. Daniel project would not meet LEED standards. Jones said then that the

education of children is more important than a plaque, insisting that introducing a LEED standard would delay the project past the target of September 2016.

A great effort has been put into getting the project done in the short window for construction while keeping the educational process intact. Preparatory work is already underway even as classes are still being held in order to “hit the ground running” once school lets out for the summer.

In his report, Sze said, “I was not able to convince any of those on the conference call that it (LEED certification) was the right thing to do, that it was still achievable. There were multiple reasons why it could not be done.”

Sze said that LEED certification would have provided energy modeling, compelled testing of all the systems to ensure that they would perform to the standards

defined by the modeling, given that “it is common knowledge that 15 percent of sensors and controls need to be replaced during commissioning,” and “lastly, yes, it would have given us a plaque on the wall.”

Councilman Nader Baroukh said “It is a moral obligation we have” to provide environmental standards for City building, and “I am deeply disappointed” that this cannot be done for Mt. Daniel.

City Attorney Carol McCoskrie reminded the Council of the “little authority” is has under state law in telling the Schools what to do “beyond appropriating the money.”

Councilman Connelly said “We did not act last December to add on the $85,000 for LEED. It is our fault, we cannot lay this on the School Board.”

School Board member Kieran Sharpe rose to speak about what he called as the “uncertainties then about how the budget could

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F.C. SCHOOL BOARD member Kieran Sharpe addressed the Falls Church City Council Tuesday night on the school board’s priority of having the Mt. Daniel Elementary construction and expansion completed on time for the beginning of the Fall 2016 school year over the Council’s desire that the building meet environmental LEED standards. (Photos: News-Press) be formulated” that included “a lack of communication” between the Council and School Board. “It is unfortunate that it was left in limbo for so long.” He suggested that some form of “memorandum of understanding” be used in the

future.

“I hope we will get on the same page going forward with our plans for the high school and middle school,” said Councilman Phil Duncan. “It is remarkable to not be in a better place by now.”

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Duncan, Tarter, Barry Only Ones to Take Steps So Far

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mayor and now active Council member, is saying he has yet to make up his mind about another run for the job. He confirmed this in response to a direct question from the News-Press following Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. He has not too long ago taken up the responsibilities of fatherhood.

The only other movement on this has come from former City Council member Johannah Barry, who was seen soliciting petition signatures during Monday’s Memorial Day festival. Barry won election to the Council in 2010 and chose not to run for a second term in 2014.

While she ran in tandem with Ira Kaylin for the job in 2010 and both won, Kaylin has remained active attending Council meetings as a private citizen, and during Memorial Day he gave no evidence of running again.

Another former Council member, Lawrence Webb, who now serves on the School Board, told the News-Press he was not interested in running for the Council, at least not for now.

He said he was more concerned about who might file to run

FALLS CHURCH MAYOR David Tarter (left), councilmember Phil Duncan (center) and former councilmember Johannah Barry are the only ones so far to have taken steps to run in this November’s Falls Church City Council election. (Photos: News-Press & Courtesy) for the School Board, given that one strong board member, Susan Kearney, announced last week that she would not seek re-election.

Kearney, former chair of the School Board, issued the following statement to the News-Press

last Thursday: “I want to make it official that I am not seeking re-election to the school board this year. When I was first elected almost 10 years ago I had no idea how challenging and rewarding the work would

be. I have enjoyed almost every minute and am proud of what I, my colleagues, and our staff have accomplished over the past decade. It’s time for some new blood.

“There are many smart, cre-

ative, and motivated folks of goodwill here in Falls Church. I hope some of them will consider running for the office and bringing their fresh and unique perspectives to this work. I would be happy to talk with any potential candidate about running for office and governing if elected.”

So far, only School Board chair Justin Castillo has filed his papers, and the status of Kieran Sharpe’s plans are as yet unclear.

That means at least one position on the School Board will need a new person to fill.

Meanwhile, in another June 9 inflection point, a contested Democratic primary is being held in Fairfax County’s Mason District that extends from Skyline up the Route 7 corridor to Falls Church and includes Lake Barcroft and Sleepy Hollow.

Incumbent Penelope “Penny” Gross is seeking a sixth four year term but is challenged by Jessica Swanson, a community activist seeking election to public office for the first time. In addition to that of Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Gross has enjoyed the endorsement of the News-Press (See Editorial, Page 6 of this edition).

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Coming up in less than two weeks is a Democratic primary election day on Tuesday, June 9, and the only contested race in this neighborhood is raging in adjacent Falls Church in the Mason District of Fairfax County, where veteran Mason District Supervisor Penelope A. “Penny” Gross faces a challenge from a political newcomer, Jessica Swanson.

In this election, the News-Press is in passionate support of the reelection of Penny Gross, one of most deft political leaders we’ve had the pleasure of knowing.

Ms. Gross was first elected to this post in 1995, and is now seeking a sixth four-year term. She is also vice chairman of the Fairfax Board of Supervisors.

Very hard working and diligent, Ms. Gross has spearheaded a major effort to revitalize and revamp the entire Seven Corners neighborhood with an ambitious plan that will bring the area onto the front lines of smart development in the region, including with transportation solutions that have been sorely needed for decades.

We are excited by these plans, as they dovetail and will augment efforts at the region’s wider development prospects from Tysons Corner to Skyline.

The Seven Corners plan includes solving the bottleneck problem at the complicated intersection that earned the area the name, Seven Corners. The solution proposed is truly inspired and by all measures will actually work.

When large scale developments of this kind are advanced, there are always those who will find reason to oppose them. It’s in the DNA of the political process for this to happen, and the challenge of good governing is to find ways to mitigate the concerns, to listen and to win over most, except for the hardest core among the dissenters. That is the process that goes on with almost every effort at doing something really new.

The vast majority of citizens who will be impacted by the new Seven Corners plan will be positively effected, notwithstanding the inconveniences that always accompany this scale of development. The benefits will far outweigh the negatives for the overwhelming majority.

So in this case, what has arisen is a primary challenge to Ms. Gross from Jessica Swanson, a bright former vice president of the Ravenwood Park homeowners association who is the manager of teaching and learning strategies for the Washington, D.C. public school system. And, if Ms. Gross wins the June 9 primary, as we hope she will, it has already been announced that she will face a challenger on the general election ballot in November.

Mason District residents have been enormously fortunate to have enjoyed Ms. Gross’ leadership for the past 20 years, and the best is yet to come as she will use her considerable clout on the Fairfax Board to bring the county into a seamless concurrence with the big plans for improvement that the Mason District now has before it.

Ms. Gross is a hands-on leader with the interests of her constituents at heart.

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Commercialized School Environments Aren’t ‘Risky’ Editor, I laughed at Lou Mauro’s concern (Falls Church News-Press Guest Commentary, May 21 - 27, 2015) “No Need for New City of F.C. High School Redux”) about schools in “urban commercialized environment.” Has he ever been to a big city? I attended public elementary and high school in New York City.

Brooklyn Technical High School being in urban commercial-

ized downtown Brooklyn surely didn’t bother its 6,000 students.

Many city – and some suburban – schools are in exactly the dynamic environment Mauro frets about.

Rather than being distracting and risky settings, they’re wonderful, lively, diverse, educational, realistic places for learning. That is, they mirror the greater real world – how can that be bad for students? And they provide

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GLBT People Are Not Healthier Than Rest Of the Population Editor, I am no fan of trying to change people, nor do I have any expertise in psychology. There is however, probably written in passion, an egregious error in one sentence of Wayne Besen’s column “Ban Conversion Therapy”

in the May 21-27 edition of the News-Press. It reads, “All leading mental health associations have emphatically declared that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people are mentally sound.” As a standalone sentence it is clearly in error since it means that “gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people” are mentally healthier than the rest of the population.

One could say that, “gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people” are as mentally healthy as the rest of the population or more simply that sexual orientation is not a mental disorder.

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Some of us grow increasingly concerned with what is not being discussed during open meetings and public hearings by the Spectrum Developer and/or City Staff regarding key elements of the proposed project dubbed “Mason Row” at N. West and W. Broad St. I recently attended three meetings – Planning, Economic Development and Architectural Board. I was impressed with the diligence with which our City volunteers addressed these matters. I was distressed with the attitude taken by Spectrum suggesting they know what our Commissions need to hear and what is not within their purview.

Spectrum’s attorney appears to be advising well on what to leave out of a given presentation. I submit that this developer does not want decision makers or the public to take the time required to review all materials submitted, but continues to ask for approvals to keep the process moving. Members of the Architectural Board appear to be growing frustrated as they have repeatedly asked for shadow studies and more detailed plans to evaluate. The Planning Commission requested brevity, but the developer gave an hour long presentation complete with the project’s history, but failed to inform them the trash bay was back. What is even more frustrating is the sense that Council is not hearing advisor concerns either.

After the project is approved and built it’s too late to realize what we didn’t notice or pay attention to. Significant concerns remain with design and placement of anchor concepts, and it is a shame First Reading passed with the N. West St trash bay in the drawings, after the City Council

“The proximity of this project to neighbors must not be dismissed as peripheral to the need for commercial revenues.” and public were told verbally it had been removed in response to residents. Materials continue to be added at meetings without formal submission to the City, so commissioners review different proposals. This will create confusion and complicate legal issues for the City downstream and appears to be a deliberate tactic by the developer at a critical time to get through second Reading before summer recess and fall elections. We should not feel compelled to sell out the character of our Little City to Spectrum. We must improve the financial management of

the City and Schools, to avoid falling prey to glossy numbers promised by developers.

Certainly we need to raise the commercial base but we are foolish to think this project will net 5-10 times any other in the City just because Spectrum says so.

It appears to include a residence hotel (get the school count factored in on that please), a theater, plus apartments, shops, dining and services. I am not asking to cancel the project, only for visual and functional transition from residential and for proper treatment of the W&OD so loading zones and trash bays do not invite back alley activity when the sun goes down, where trucks can pull up any time and appear routine. The solution is not a well-lit trash bay or loading zone bordering R-1 zones, but rather interior dock and trash bays. I have already heard the proposed pedestrian access called “the mugger’s tunnel.” Please think this through!

Don’t put those living next to the trail at risk or in the awkward position of having to serve as citizen patrols. Our time to act as watchdogs is now!

The proximity of this project to neighbors must not be dismissed as peripheral to the need for commercial revenues. We object to a loading/trash bay within line of sight of residential zones. We want a beautiful transition from residential and park space to a green community plaza and outdoor dining with a view of the W&OD greenspace. Let’s work to make this a brighter, less imposing

structure. A six-story building on Park and West with a tunnel to a shaded interior is not it. Interesting “rooms” within the project’s outdoor space make sense. Retail and outdoor dining that creates some courtyard effects with special lighting and an ounce of intimacy away from Broad, without being hidden from passersby, would add to what others already admire about our Little City.

Siting the buildings farther east would create less mass on West and Park. Gradual transition would enhance this large development, with height limited to 55 feet in commercial zones, higher on W. Broad for a hotel; save taller structures for the newly acquired water sale land that promises to save us all from property tax ruin if done wisely!

Create this on the right scale, with the right purpose in mind: not to make Spectrum rich, but to set our City up for the long term.

Traffic and parking need to work for visitors but the success of this project will depend on the Citizens embracing it, otherwise everyone will avoid the West End. We must get this right and make it an attractive project that makes us all proud. If City Council listens, creative minds can contribute constructively to make it 10 times better than plans submitted to date. Make Spectrum build something we will love as much as we love our schools, Cherry Hill, the Memorial Day parade – one that everyone will flock to.

Let’s do it right for the people who live and work here as well as those who visit.

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NEWS BRIEFS Major Road Work on S. West St. Announced Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields notified the F.C. City Council Tuesday that a major road rebuilding effort, going far deeper than merely a repaving, will create significant disruptions on S. West St. between a mid-June and late-September time frame.

Notices will be sent out when specific streets will be affected by construction and detours will be provided as needed. The South West Roadbed Reconstruction Project, tasked with reconstructing the infrastructure along the street in the City, is being funded through grant monies from the Revenue Sharing program administered by the Virginia Department of Transportation. The long scheduled work will go block by block and locally impacted residents will be invited to a meeting to be filled in on it.

Fairfax Water Votes to Equalize Rates for F.C. Users Six to 18 months ahead of the schedule it had promised when it acquired the Falls Church Water System last year, the Board of Directors of the Fairfax Water System voted last week to equalize water rates for customers previously served by the City of Falls Church with the rates of Fairfax Water “legacy system” customers, resulting in 20 to 40 percent savings on the water portion of a quarterly bill for customers previously served by the City. The same applied to Fairfax’s acquisition of the City of Fairfax water system. The new policy will begin with meter readings taken on or after July 1, 2015. The development was reported this Friday by the City of Falls Church’s Office of Communications. “Efforts over the last year-and-ahalf to fully integrate these systems and capture efficiencies and economies of scale have been successful to the point that rate equalization was accelerated and former City customers will enjoy lower water commodity rates accordingly,” the City statement said.

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F.C.’s Kimble, Simon Challenge LCI Funding Formula Although initiated with good intentions, Virginia’s “local composite index,” or LCI, that determines how much state revenue aid goes to the 134 school divisions around the commonwealth has become a political football, with influences in the state legislature skewing aid levels by leaving out local sources of income, such as hotel income in Virginia Beach, to gain unfair advantage.

So said Hunter Kimble, the Falls Church Schools’ chief financial officer, and F.C.’s State Del. Marcus Simon at a forum held at the F.C. American Legion hall last week. Hunter Kimble (left) and Del. Marcus Simon at an issues Proxies for wealth that determine how forum in Falls Church last week. (Photo: News-Press) much each locality gets include the value of real estate, gross income and retail sales, and these criteria differ greatly around the state, they said. The City of Falls Church is one of nine jurisdictions that receives the lowest amount per capita from the state. Vice Mayor David Snyder chimed into the debate to note that if the City’s LCI number was the same as neighboring Fairfax County’s, F.C.’s real estate tax rate would be six cents lower, and if it was the same as nearby Loudoun County it would be 12-13 cents less. He noted that for every dollar the City sends to Richmond, it gets only 21 cents back. Simon noted that if the state paid to fund 100 percent of its “standards of quality” demands, the problem of disparities in the LCI would go away instantly.

‘Topping Off’ Milestone Hit in Rushmark Project A “topping off party” was held last Friday on the first floor of the Rushmark Properties’ Harris Teeter project under construction in the 300 block of W. Broad. The celebration is in keeping with construction projects of its type marking the point, actually achieved two days before, when the roof was completed on the project. Stefan Gassner, Rushmark’s development manager on the site this morning, said that the project is proceeding on schedule with the first occupancies of the apartment component coming as early as the beginning of next year and the Harris Teeter component will be open to the public about a year from now. A full complement of Falls Church’s A List dignitaries, led by City Manager Wyatt Shields and Assistant City Manager Cindy Mester, were on hand along with Rushmark executives, architects and consultants, but the main subject of the party were the scores of construction workers who were honored during the public remarks while they enjoyed the barbecue lunch catered by Famous Dave’s Falls Church restaurant, and everyone was provided with a commemorative t-shirt.

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THERE WERE A BUNCH OF TOUGH CONTENDERS for this year’s Wacky Hat crown, but the winners are taking the title for the second year in a row! Ciara Theisz won the kids’ category for her Parisian-inspired chapeau, complete with a pink poodle and Eiffel Tower. Jimmy Jung won the adults’ category with what looked like a 10,000-gallon hat. His showdown-winning lid was so tall that his photo had to be taken outside of the News-Press booth. (P�����: N���-P����)

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Community News & Notes City of Falls Church Hosts Cable Television Open House The City of Falls Church government is hosting an open house on Monday, June 1, from 6:15 – 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the second floor of 300 Park Avenue to give local residents and businesses a chance to speak with representatives from Cox Communications, RCN and Verizon/FIOS. Also, the City is interested in getting feedback from Cox Communications and RCN customers, as the franchise agreement with those two companies are underway or set to begin.

Franchise agreements are how the City gets compensated by the cable television companies for their use of public property.

The Verizon franchise agree ment is due for renewal in a few years, but the City will accept feedback about that company as well.

Those who can not attend the open

house, but would like to submit feedback to the City can e-mail publicinfo@fallschurchva.gov.

‘Once on This Island’ Now Helen Hayes-Recommended Creative Cauldron’s production of “Once on This Island,” which has its final run of shows this weekend at ArtSpace Falls Church, has earned a recommendation from the Helen Hayes Awards.

The show, which was written by the Tony Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and is based on the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, is directed by Creative Cauldron’s associate artist Matt Conner and is choreographed by Kara-Tameika Watkins.

Walter (Bobby) McCoy is serving as musical director, Margie Jervis is the scenic and costume designer and Joseph Lovins is the lighting designer. The show will feature Tiara Whaley, Ian

Anthony Coleman, Daphne Epps, Iyona Blake and Carl Williams.

The final performances of the show are this Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30, at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, May 31, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information, visit creativecauldron.org.

Sylvan of Falls Church Hosts Teacher Job Fair on May 29 Sylvan Learning Center of Falls Church is hosting a teacher job fair this Friday, May 29, from 1 – 4 p.m. at their Falls Church location at 200 Park Avenue in suite 101. The company is hiring several part-time teachers for the Falls Church location and for two satellite locations in Woodbridge and Alexandria.

For those who can not attend the job fair, but are still interested in being considered for one of the teaching positions, resumes can be sent to center@sylvanfallschurch. com.

CIVIL WAR REENACTORS FIRE their guns during the City of Falls Church’s Civil War Day on May 16 at Cherry Hill Park. Attendees learned how the Civil War effected Falls Church City as reenactors portrayed both civilians and soldiers from the period and soldiers conducted firing and drilling exercises. There were also spy stories and letter readings from the period, along with period music and a children’s tent. (Photo: Patricia Leslie/News-Press)

Local Groups Call for Improving F.C. Environment A new report by the Village Preservation and Improvement Society and the City of Falls Church Environmental Services Council call on the City of Falls Church to expand efforts to sustain and improve environmental quality in the City.

The report, which was presented to the City Council on May 12, listed goals for improving the environment in five areas: increasing tree canopy; increasing residential solid waste recycling; reducing the release of greenhouse gases; increasing green or “permeable” surfaces; and promoting sustainable building standards.

The report, titled “Five Environmental Goals for Falls Church: Progress Report for 2015,” assesses progress under the five areas first identified in a 2009 report by the Village Preservation and Improvement Society.

The two groups that issued the report found that progress toward the goal of increased solid waste recycling has been substantial.

In three areas – tree canopy, green surfaces, and environmental building standards – progress has been moderate. In the case of the goal for reducing greenhouse gases, the groups found progress to be limited.

Long term targets for measurable improvement under each of the five goals were identified in the report, which described what steps the City should take to make further progress towards these goals.

For example, the groups recommended that the City: use stormwater funds to expand tree canopy; broaden the range of materials that are recycled; reestablish the City climate change task force; and adopt incentives for environmental building standards. For more information or to see the full report, visit vpis.org.

PART OF THE LIVELY CROWD that attended the opening reception Falls Church Arts’ Printmaking show last Thursday enjoy some of the work in the show. Falls Church City Mayor David Tarter was in attendance as he has been for every show of the arts organizations’ 2014-2015 season. The next Falls Church Arts show will be the 6th annual Plein Air Festival on June 20 at Harry Wells Park. (Photo: Courtesy of Shaun van Steyn)

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Columbia Baptist Hosts World Vision Experience

Columbia Baptist Church hosted the award-winning World Vision Experience last weekend, from May 22 – May 25, in the parking lot of the church. The multimedia exhibit, which was free, was housed in a semi-truck and aimed at transporting visitors to three areas of the world to learn about humanitarian issues up close.

The truck has since left the City and is on tour around the continental United States this summer and fall. MRA, a company that provides experiential tour equipment, partnered with World Vision to bring these stories to life inside the 1,000 square-foot truck parked in the church’s parking lot all last weekend.

MCW Spring Chorale Concert Slated for June 6 The McLean Woman’s Club is presenting its spring chorale concert “Memories,” next Saturday, June 6, from 2 – 4 p.m. at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, located at 1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.

The 35-member chorale and soloists will sing romantic and traditional songs to benefit the Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center.

The concert is free, but in kind donations will be accepted. For more information, call 703-5560197.

New MCC Governing Board Members Elected A total of 822 ballots were cast as five residents of the McLean tax zone were either elected or reelected to seats on the McLean Community Center’s governing board after voting was held from 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, at the McLean Day festival at Lewinsville Park.

Jennifer Rosman and Merrily Pierce were elected to the governing board and Laurelie Wallace was reelected to the governing board. All three will serve threeyear terms on the community center’s governing board as adult members.

Quentin Levin, a student at Langley High School, and Jenna Lebowitz, a student at McLean High School, were elected to the governing board. They will serve one-year terms as student members.

Members of the League of Women Voters acted as tellers.

McLean Community Center governing board elections and nominations committee chair Paul Kohlenberger certified the results to Dranesville district supervisor John W. Foust, who has been asked to present the successful candidates’ names to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors at its next meeting on Tuesday, June 2.

The new and reelected governing board members will take their seats on the board at its meeting next Wednesday, June 3. For more information, call 703-790-0123 or visit mcleancenter.org/2014-election-results.

Boulevard Manor Hosts Neighborhood Day The Boulevard Manor Civic Association and Arlington Community Church are hosting a neighborhood day and community yard sale next Saturday, June 6, from 8 a.m. – noon in the church’s parking lot, located at 6040 Wilson Blvd., Arlington.

In addition to over 20 vendors from the Arlington community, there will be food, raffle prizes, music and entertainment for families, including a fire truck that will be on display. Funds raised from the event will be donated to the Arlington Food Assistance Center.

Non-perishable food items will be collected for donation to the Arlington Food Assistance Center

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SOPHIA VENERO, VIRGINIA PROGRAM MANAGER of Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN), Greater DC, center, is shown with Falls Church Rotary Club Youth Service Chair, Erica Brouillette, left, and Rotary Club President Greg Viola II, right, following Sophia’s presentation to the Rotary club meeting last Thursday at the Harvest Moon Restaurant. KEEN provides free recreational opportunities for children and young adults with disabilities. (P����: C������� �� J��� C. L�)

as well. If you wish to set up a table at the yard sale, contact Jay Kang at jayk372@gmail.com. For more information, visit myarlingtoncommunity.com or boulevardmanor.org.

Frame Factory Features Lake Barcroft and McLean Artists Two artists from Lake Barcroft and two more from McLean have currently have their work on display at The Frame Factory, located at 212 Dominion Road NE, Vienna. Nancy Garcia and Bill Waslyk of Lake Barcroft and Concetta Scott and Ginger Sanaie have their paintings and drawings up in the store.

There will be a reception for the exhibit this Saturday, May 30 from 5 – 8 p.m. For more information, call 703-281-2350.

FALLS CHURCH CITY MAYOR David Tarter (left) and Falls Church Lions president Barry Buschow pose for a picture with a proclamation declaring that the Lions are the City’s oldest service organization at the Lions’ 75th anniversary dinner last Thursday at Italian Cafe. Delegate Marcus Simons, who co-sponsored the proclamation with Delegate Kory Kaye, was in attendance. (P����: C������� �� B���� B������)

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Talent Loves English

Eight hundred years ago next month, English noblemen forced King John to sign the Magna Carta. It’s still having amazing effects on the world today. The Magna Carta helped usher in government with a separation of powers. It helped create conditions in which centralized authority could not totally control fiscal, political, religious or intellectual life. It helped usher in the modern Anglo-Saxon state model, with its relative emphasis on the open movement of people, ideas and things.

The Anglo-Saxon model has its plusses and minuses, but it is very attractive to people around the world. Today, as always, immigrants flock to nations with British political heritage. Forty-six million people in the United States are foreign born, almost 1 in 6. That’s by far the highest number of immigrants in any country.

NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE Canada, Australia and New Zealand are also immigrant magnets. The British political class was a set abuzz last week by a government report showing a 50 percent increase in net immigration in 2014 compared with 2013. The government has a goal of limiting immigration to 100,000 a year, but, in 2014, net inbound migration was estimated to be 318,000. Britain has the most diverse immigrant community of any nation on earth.

Some of the those people went to Britain from outside of Europe, but a great many flow from the sclerotic economies in the European Union: Italy, Spain and France. Compared with many other European countries, Britain is a job-creating paragon.

Across the English-speaking world, immigrants are drawn by the same things: relatively strong economies, good universities, open cultures and the world’s lingua franca.

The nature of global migration is slowly evolving, too. We have an image of immigrants as the poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

According to this stereotype, immigrants are driven from their homes by poverty and move elsewhere to compete against the lowest-skilled workers.

But immigrants do not come from the poorest countries. Nations like Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger – some of the poorest countries in the world – have some of the lowest outmigration rates. Less than 3 percent of their populations live outside their borders. Their citizens don’t have the resources to move.

Instead, immigrants tend to come from middle-class countries, and they migrate to rich, open ones. You might have thought that as the world gets more middle class, global immigration would decline because of more opportunity at home. In fact, the reverse is happening. As the developing world gets more middle class, immigration has increased because educational and income gains have led to ever higher aspirations.

The situation is complex. Less than a decade ago, six Mexicans migrated to the United States for every Indian or Chinese. But as Mexico has prospered, immigration has dropped. Meanwhile, as India and China have gotten richer, the number of Indians and Chinese living abroad has doubled.

Some of the Asian immigrants are quite wealthy. According to the China International Immigration Report, among Chinese with assets of more than $16 million, 27 percent had emigrated abroad and an additional 47 percent were considering such a move. The real estate website Soufun.net surveyed 5,000 people and found that 41 percent of such people were drawn to move abroad for better living conditions, 35 percent for better educational opportunities for their children and 15 percent for better retirement conditions.

And this talent pool has barely been tapped. According to a Gallup survey in 2012, 22 million Chinese wanted to move to the United States, as did 10 million Indians, 3 million Vietnamese and a surprising 5 million Japanese.

In short, it might be time to revise our stereotypes about the immigration issue. A thousand years ago, a few English noblemen unwittingly heralded in a decentralized political and intellectual model. This model was deepened over the centuries by people ranging from Henry VIII to the American founding fathers. It’s a model that is relatively friendly to outsider talent. We didn’t earn this model; we’re the lucky inheritors.

Meanwhile, globalization, with all its stresses and strains, has created a large international class of middle-class dreamers: university graduates who can’t fulfill their aspirations at home and who would enrich whatever nation is lucky enough to have them.

In this context, Hillary Clinton’s daring approach to immigration, supporting a “path to citizenship” for undocumented immigrants already in the United States, is clearly the right one. The Republican Party is insane if it conducts a 21st-century immigration policy based on stereotypes from the 1980s.

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The Big Meh Remember Douglas Adams’ 1979 novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? It began with some technology snark, dismissing Earth as a planet whose life-forms “are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.” But that was then, in the early stages of the information technology revolution.

Since then we’ve moved on to much more significant things, so much so that the big technology idea of 2015, so far, is a digital watch. But this one tells you to stand up if you’ve been sitting too long!

OK, I’m snarking, too. But there is a real question here. Everyone knows that we live in an era of incredibly rapid NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE technological change, which is changing everything. But what if what everyone knows is wrong? And I’m not being wildly contrarian here. A growing number of economists, looking at the data on productivity and incomes, are wondering if the technological revolution has been greatly overhyped – and some technologists share their concern.

We’ve been here before. The Hitchhiker’s Guide was published during the era of the “productivity paradox,” a two-decade-long period during which technology seemed to be advancing rapidly – personal computing, cellphones, local area networks and the early stages of the Internet – yet economic growth was sluggish and incomes stagnant. Many hypotheses were advanced to explain that paradox, with the most popular probably being that inventing a technology and learning to use it effectively aren’t the same thing. Give it time, said economic historians, and computers will eventually deliver the goods (and services).

This optimism seemed vindicated when productivity growth finally took off circa 1995. Progress was back – and so was America, which seemed to be at the cutting edge of the revolution. But a funny thing happened on the way to the techno-revolution. We did not, it turned out, get a sustained return to rapid economic progress.

Instead, it was more of a one-time spurt, which sputtered out around a decade ago. Since then, we’ve been living in an era of iPhones and iPads and iDontKnows, but even if you adjust for the effects of financial crisis, growth and trends in income have reverted to the sluggishness that characterized the 1970s and 1980s.

In other words, at this point, the whole digital era, spanning more than four decades, is looking like a

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disappointment. New technologies have yielded great headlines, but modest economic results. Why? One possibility is that the numbers are missing the reality, especially the benefits of new products and services. I get a lot of pleasure from technology that lets me watch streamed performances by my favorite musicians, but that doesn’t get counted in GDP. Still, new technology is supposed to serve businesses as well as consumers, and should be boosting the production of traditional as well as new goods. The big productivity gains of the period from 1995 to 2005 came largely in things like inventory control, and showed up as much or more in nontechnology businesses like retail as in hightechnology industries themselves. Nothing like that is happening now.

Another possibility is that new technologies are more fun than fundamental. Peter Thiel, one of the founders of PayPal, famously remarked that we wanted flying cars but got 140 characters instead. And he’s not alone in suggesting that information technology that excites the Twittering classes may not be a big deal for the economy as a whole.

So what do I think is going on with technology?

The answer is that I don’t know – but neither does anyone else. Maybe my friends at Google are right, and Big Data will soon transform everything. Maybe 3-D printing will bring the information revolution into the material world. Or maybe we’re on track for another big meh.What I’m pretty sure about, however, is that we ought to scale back the hype.

You see, writing and talking breathlessly about how technology changes everything might seem harmless, but, in practice, it acts as a distraction from more mundane issues – and an excuse for handling those issues badly. If you go back to the 1930s, you find many influential people saying the same kinds of things such people say nowadays: This isn’t really about the business cycle, never mind debates about macroeconomic policy; it’s about radical technological change and a workforce that lacks the skills to deal with the new era.

And then, thanks to World War II, we finally got the demand boost we needed, and all those supposedly unqualified workers – not to mention Rosie the Riveter – turned out to be quite useful in the modern economy, if given a chance.

Of course, there I go, invoking history. Don’t I understand that everything is different now? Well, I understand why people like to say that. But that doesn’t make it true.

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Local TV Station’s ALEC Takedown

The Wolf Blitzers, Chuck Todds and their ilk of the world should take notice: real investigative journalism still exists and can not only do powerful work to expose deception in politics, but to put to shame the neutered drivel that passes for so much of what constitutes “news” these days.

The Washington, D.C.-based Media Matters for America posted onto the social media a clip from a news show aired last week by the Atlanta TV station WXIA, Channel 11, that blew the lid off the utter deception and corruption surrounding an organization known as ALEC (the socalled “American Legislative Exchange Council”) as it held a secretive national conference in Savannah.

ALEC was established in 1973 by hard-core right wing activists to “advance FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS the fundamental principles of free-market enterprise, limited government, and federalism at the state level through a nonpartisan public-private partnership of America’s state legislators, members of the private sector and the general public,” according to ALEC’s website.

It is set up as a 501c3 non profit to pay for legislators, mostly at the state level, to attend off-the-record “educational” conferences in plush resort hotels where they are set across from high-powered lobbyists from various industrial groups and effectively be given a heavy-handed pitch to sponsor bills on industry’s behalf, predominantly anti-environmental legislation that challenges prevailing views of global climate change. But meetings also advocates reducing corporate regulation and taxation, combating immigration reform, tightening voter registration rules, weakening labor unions and promoting gun rights.

ALEC came under considerable public scrutiny in 2011 and 2012 which led a number of legislators and corporations to disassociate from it, but it remains a powerful influence that specializes in crafting model legislation – including forms where legislators need only fill in the blanks of their own names – which, according to accounts, leads to around 200 such model bills becoming law every year.

Media Matters, one of the nation’s most important watchdog efforts against the excesses of right-wing news organizations, entitled its report on the WXIA investigative journalism job, “Local TV Station Airs Incredible ALEC Takedown.”

As the reporters from WXIA learned, the meetings of this group such as the one in Savannah in mid-May, are off limits to journalists. In fact, four off-duty law enforcement officers were hired to keep reporters and other undesirables out, and to forcibly escort them from the hotel if they resisted.

The WXIA reporters took out a room in the hotel so they claimed a right to be in the hallway in front of the private ALEC meeting. They came the night before and sidled up to persons in the hotel bar with cameras rolling to engage in casual conversation, where they established that numbers of them were there are lobbyists for industry, and not as legislators or a general public.

They filmed the four-man uniformed security team ordering them out of the hotel, notwithstanding their registration there (“We’ll take care of that,” one officer said, while another reminded his colleagues to “don’t say nothing” while the TV station’s cameras were rolling).

Filming included an attempt at an interview with ALEC’s media relations director, who was uncooperative, closed-mouthed and who quickly summoned the officers to kick out the reporters.

So, while the existence of ALEC has been a known entity to political professionals for years, the WXIA investigative report was an eyeopener to tens of thousands of citizens in the Atlanta area, and reaction has been predictable, and sense of disbelief and outrage.

It is sad to consider this news report in the context of so much that gets on the news every day. It reported a case of egregious denial by a private organization of the public’s right to know what elected officials are doing.

It stands in stark contrast to the on-the-record comments of Chuck Todd, the new anchor of “Meet the Press,” that journalists dare not challenge what public officials say in interviews for fear that officials would simply refuse to be interviewed in the future.

This betrays a level of media pandering that has allowed lying and deception to become the norm in politics. In short, such media contribute to the problem, not correct it.

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 Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

Driving Uber Mad WASHINGTON – On a reporting expedition to Los Angeles recently, I realized I could stop renting cars.

I would never again have to brave the LA freeway behind the wheel. I would never have to obsess, like the characters in the “Saturday Night Live” skit, “The Californians,” about taking the 101 to the 110 and Canyon View Drive over to San Vincente to the 10, then switching over to the 405 North and getting dumped out onto Mulholland.

I had Uber. Even in the land of movie stars, you could feel like a movie star when your Uber chauffeur rolled up. Standing in front of the Sunset Tower Hotel, I tapped my Uber app and saw five little cars swarming around my location. But, suddenly, they scattered in the opposite direction. I stood in the driveway, perplexed.

Finally, a car pulled up, and the driver waved me in.

“Do you know why no one wanted to pick you up?” he asked. “Because you have a low rating.”

I was shocked.

Blinded by the wondrous handiness of Uber, I had missed the fact that while I got to NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE rate them, they got to rate me back. Revealing that I had only 4.2 stars, my driver continued to school me. “You don’t always come out right away,” he said, sternly, adding that I would have to work hard to be more appealing if I wanted to get drivers to pick me up.

Uber began to feel less like a dependable employee and more like an irritated boyfriend.

I know Uber has the image of an obnoxious digital robber baron, a company that plays dirty tricks and proves that convenience “makes hypocrites of us all,” as John Naughton put it in The Guardian. But it is a boon for women out on their own – unless you get a driver who harasses you and knows where you live.

(After a driver allegedly raped a New Delhi passenger in December, Uber introduced an in-app emergency button in India.)

What I had loved about Uber was that, unlike in every other aspect of my high-tech world, I didn’t feel judged.

My worth wasn’t being measured by clicks, likes, hits, views, retweets, hashtags, Snaps, thumbs-up or repins.

Except then I learned that sitting in an Uber car was pretty much like sitting in my office: How much have you developed your audience? How much have you been shared? How much have you engaged your reader? Are you trending?

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I was trending on Uber, all right, and not in a good way. I had avoided Lyft not only because of that pink mustache but because I had heard that you were encouraged to sit up front with drivers and give them fist-bumps.

It seemed more like The Flintstones’ car than Cinderella’s pumpkin coach. But, now, instead of quietly sitting in the back seat of my Uber and checking my phone or reading the paper, I had to start working to charm.

“Your husband likes oysters?” I enthused to one woman driving me in San Francisco.

“What are the kids up to this summer?” I chirped to another. It was starting to have the vibe of friending, liking and sharing on Facebook, and that always gives me acid flashbacks to the ‘80s when I was forced to go to my brother’s house and watch slides of his wedding.

Finally, my nephew explained that I didn’t need to grovel or gush. I simply needed to say, as I got out of the car, “Five for five.” If I promised to give them five stars they would give me five stars.

Bribery. Lies. Cover-up. My Uber app turns out to have all the usual Washington vices.

An article in Business Insider advised giving an extra cash tip and not passing gas if you want a five-star rating. Enough passengers throw up that there’s an official policy. (A fine between $50 and $200.)

Coming from a family of Irish maids, I had been looking forward to the concierge democracy, where we could all be masters of Downton Abbey, butled by drones and summoning staff by just touching our smartphones.

As The Wall Street Journal recently reported, “There’s an Uber for everything now. Washio is for having someone do your laundry, Sprig and SpoonRocket cook your dinner and Shyp will mail things out so you don’t have to brave the post office. Zeel delivers a massage therapist. Heal sends a doctor on a house call, while Saucey will rush over alcohol. And by Jeeves – cutesy names are part of the schtick – Dufl will pack your suitcase and Eaze will re-up a medical marijuana supply.”

There is also Luxe, which uses GPS to offer a personal parking valet dressed in a blue uniform who will meet you at your destination and park your car for you.

But they’ll no doubt all have mutually insured destruction rating systems, too, so Saucey will reveal how politely I grab my bottle of Grey Goose.

I’ve only yanked my rating up a tenth of a point in the last two weeks. I’m hoping Uber’s self-driving cars will like me more. But somehow I think the robots will be even more judgy.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

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News of Greater Falls Church Earlier this month, this column focused on school funding, and the challenges facing both the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the School Board to provide needed services in the community. Difficult budget decisions triggered some pretty hot reactions.

Just before the holiday weekend, Chairman Sharon Bulova and School Superintendent Karen Garza met to clear the air and address mutual challenges, and issued a joint statement acknowledging that everyone cares deeply about the community, our young people, and schools.

As I pointed out in my May 7 column, the Board of Supervisors consistently has increased funding for our schools. The school transfer approved by the Board on April 28 was $66.7 million more than last year’s transfer, for a total of $2.01 billion for FY 2016. However, as the Bulova/Garza statement outlines, continued demands on our school system – enrollment growth, required increases to the state retirement system for teachers, and inequitable state education funding formulas – place serious strain on the resources needed to pay for it all.

As difficult as the FY 2016 budget was, projected shortfalls for both the county and schools make the FY 2017 budget decisions even more difficult. These shortfalls must be addressed in coming months to allow our professional budget staffs to make recommendations for how to address them. It is exceedingly important that schools and the county continue to work together to find solutions for the increasing demands to protect our quality of life, and maintain education programs and teachers, that have defined Fairfax County.

I met a young mother this weekend as I was visiting a neighborhood near Seven Corners. She was surprised to learn that more than half the county bud-

get – 53 percent – is transferred to schools. She also was surprised to learn that the Board of Supervisors has no operational or administrative authority for schools; those are the legal responsibility of the separately-elected School Board. By the time we finished our conversation, she had a much better understanding of the county/school relationship, and I was glad to correct a lot of misinformation spread during an election year. This is no time for on-the-job training, on the School Board or the Board of Supervisors.

Experience counts when faced with such serious budget challenges.

The School Board’s application to build a gym, playground, and other amenities at the Bailey’s Upper Elementary School for Arts and Sciences, at 6245 Leesburg Pike, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its meeting on June 2.

The Proffer Condition Amendment (PCA) was approved by the Planning Commission on May 21, and now moves to the Board of Supervisors for a public hearing at 3:30 p.m. The original approval of the 1980s office building contained a proffer that no changes would be made to the exterior of the building without approval by the Board of Supervisors. Since classroom seats were the priority, they were built first, so that the lengthier PCA application would not delay relieving overcrowding at Bailey’s Elementary School.

The PCA includes a bus drop off and pick up loop, and associated sidewalks and crosswalks. Once approved, construction on the play area could be accomplished this summer.

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Before anything else, we are all human.

It’s time to embrace diversity.

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The Habit of Homophobia The most revealing question of 2015: Do you support gay marriage?

At once, it divulges whether a person, nation or faith is modern, wise and decent. Those who oppose marriage equality are often vulgar and mean-spirited. It is not coincidental that moral cesspools – such as Iran, Uganda, Russia, Jamaica and ISIS – are all homophobic. You simply will not find a respectable nation where LGBT people are treated as secondclass citizens. This issue has become a contemporary mark of civilization.

It wasn’t long ago that anti-gay viciousness was considered virtuous.

It was a difficult stigma to overcome because the feelings were couched in religious indoctrination. However, experience taught thinking, civilized people that oppression of the LGBT population was a form of grave evil.

During the incendiary culture wars of the past few decades, conservative religious groups sought to destroy the nascent LGBT rights movement. They spread lies, promulgated hate and harmed countless LGBT people. These “moral authorities” abused their power and caused senseless tragedies by promoting “ex-gay” ministries, teen suicides, and opposite sex marriages that ended in painful divorces.

As more LGBT people came out – the true extent of the collateral damage became apparent. For no good reason, people saw their friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family members unjustifiably assaulted by crusaders who destroyed families in the name of family values.

About a decade ago, the American people started catching on to the divisive and vindictive charade that homophobia had always been. It was a cheap, lazy imitation form of virtue, where preachers gratuitously gaybashed to make the majority feel morally superior. After all, most people in the pews didn’t have to deal with homosexual attraction – so they could easily tut-tut and wag fingers – without having to personally sacrifice. It was a way for degenerates, such as the burglar, drunkard, and wife beater, to sit upright in the pews and say, “At least I’m not queer.”

But after decades of education – the war against LGBT people has backfired. Instead of abandoning their gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender loved ones, people are dumping the church or politicians who court “the base” through anti-gay bigotry.

Anti-gay attitudes are no longer mere “issues” that can be papered over by saying “we must agree to disagree.” To be homophobic is to be viewed as stupid, dishonest or politically opportunistic, as there is simply too much empirical evidence to continue to hold such anachronistic opinions. There is too much blood on the hands of politicians and religious institutions to continue down this destructive road.

Those who won’t evolve appear untrustworthy and instantly lose credibility, particularly among young voters. Their opposition to LGBT equality isn’t just considered wrong, it is considered wicked, and a deal breaker for involvement with such malevolent entities.

A new Pew Research Center poll confirms the self-inflicted damage done by the Christian Church. In 2007, the last time Pew conducted a similar survey, 78.4 percent of American adults called themselves Christian. In 2015, the number of Christians plunged to 70.6 percent of the population. More than one-third of millennials now say they are unaffiliated with any faith, up 10 percentage points since 2007.

No one should be surprised by these numbers, given that hate preachers like Rick Warren, Pat Robertson and Mike Huckabee have loudly waved the banner of Christianity. Who in their right mind would want to be associated with such ignorance, arrogance, and extremism?

The latest example of our new world is Ireland, where Irish voters just approved gay marriage with a whopping 62 percent of the vote.

This was a demoralizing defeat for the Vatican, and a rejection of its past intolerance and hypocrisy. Voters in this once-traditional Catholic enclave sent a barbed message to the hierarchy: Change or wither.

At the moment, the media is fawning over youngish Sen. Marco Rubio. They naively believe that his relatively “fresh face” could lure younger voters. But they are kidding themselves. Appealing to social conservatives, he claimed this week that gay marriage was a “real and present danger” to America.

With such inflammatory rhetoric, Rubio won’t get the youth vote, and his campaign theme song might as well be “Old Man River.”

Finally, Sweden’s Måns Zelmerlöw won the 60th Eurovision Song Contest, defeating a Russian artist, whose nation was showered with boos for its absurd anti-gay “propaganda law.”

While homophobia is far from over, the ability wrap the sickening habit in a shroud of morality is clearly not as easy as it once was.

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Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark

On a forested mountainside in Fauquier County, where Mosby and J.E.B. Stuart rode, I was surrounded one recent Saturday by dozens of children and adult nature lovers. The common bond?

All Arlingtonians.

Welcome to Open House Day at the Arlington Public Schoolsoperated Outdoor Lab. What for thousands is the site of their school days’ richest memories is a victim of its success: the daily busloads of field-trippers have caretakers worried about overtaxing the enclave of trails, a pond and exhibits of non-man-made relics.

“There’s too many people here already,” said Executive Director Neil Heinekamp, addressing proposals to increase summer use of the 225 acres. “The lab needs a break every year. “ I was fortunate to drive out with one of the lab’s “original gangsters,” retired Yorktown High School biology teacher Jim Allen.

He was among the Arlington science teachers led by Wakefield High instructor Phoebe Hall Knipling – Virginia’s first female science supervisor– for whom the lab is named. In 1967 they scouted for a natural wonderland for county-bound kids seeking first-hand immersion at a site more customizable than state parks.

The school board could not purchase land outside the county, so Knipling and others became came “acre-savers,” donating $450 or more for the property near Broad Run. “It had to be far

enough away for wild animals to be there,” said Allen.

With a $51,000 loan from developer Preston Caruthers, the group formed the nonprofit Arlington Outdoor Education Association. It bought, for a deeply discounted $90,000, the original 210 acres and a cottage from the Striker family.

Knipling was a tough customer who lobbied hard to make science courses a requirement rather than an elective, says her daughter Anita Knipling Scott, a retired Arlington English teacher now on the nonprofit’s board. “She drove everyone crazy.” But after 10 years the mortgage was happily burned, additional land bought in 1980.

Today, the lab hosts 9,000 students annually, from selected elementary grades through high school, many underprivileged and living surrounded by concrete.

Classes get day trips, one overnighter for older kids on a tent platform, or an (oversubscribed) three-week summer camp.

They enjoy a pond with canoes that also affords fishing (all catches must be returned). There’s a 10-inch telescope, an amphitheater and crafts table.

The rustic, cedar-shingled cottage with its deer head over a stone fireplace includes a kitchen and office lined with bird, tree and insect books. The animal lab offers displays of bone specimens, charts of animal tracks, plus aquariums and tubs with live turtles.

“I just caught an amazing green beetle,” one boy exclaimed. A 7thgrade girl deftly handled a black

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CRIME REPORT Week of May 18 - 24, 2015 Public Drunkenness, 201 S. Washington St. (7-Eleven) On May 18, a male, 29, of Falls Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness.

Malicious Wounding, 6751 Wilson Blvd. (Good Fortune Supermarket) On May 18, police responded to the report of assault. After an investigation, police later arrested a male, 43, of Annandale; and a male, 36, of Springfield, for Conspiring to Commit a Felony and Malicious Wounding by Mob. Vandalism to Vehicle, 1000 block W. Broad St. On May 19, an unknown person cut the cloth roof to a vehicle Driving Under the Influence and

Eluding, 200 block W. Broad St. On May 22, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 20, of Alexandria, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Eluding Law Enforcement.

Smoking Violation, 6757 Wilson Blvd. #17 (Hoa Vien Quan) On May 23, a male, 45, of Springfield, was cited for Smoking In a Non-Designated Area.

Driving Under the Influence, and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test, 7100 block Leesburg Pike. On May 23, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation.

The driver, a male, 36, of Sterling, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Refusal to Submit to a

snake.

At this rural Arlington “reunion,” I met caretaker Charlie Campbell, former owner of Cowboy Café, who lauded the lab’s ecological lessons and joys of night hiking. Arlington honey maker Paul Diehl was there helping with maintenance. Association president Mike Nardolilli chaired a board meeting on the cottage deck, mentioning a fundraiser concert at Barnes and Noble. He congratulated director Heinekamp, a certified botanist with a staff of four, for being nominated teacher of the year.

“There are no kids who don’t know the lab if they’ve gone through the school system,” I was told by fundraiser Paula Wolferseder Yabar. “At the Westover information booth, I meet college kids who’ve come back and say the outdoor lab was their favorite thing.” *** Rows of median signs currently dot Wilson Blvd. urging drivers to support a “Walkable Wilson.”

The Bluemont Civic Association is showing it favors an in-progress county repave and repaint plan to improve safety.

Another campaign was launched two years ago to offset neighborhood resistance to a developer’s plans to expand the nearby Safeway and add apartments. That group Bluemont Forward is separate but with some overlapping membership. It is pushing more broadly to make Wilson “a complete street,” to boost local businesses via safer sidewalks, bike lanes, new landscaping, on-street parking and speed abatement.

Blood or Breath Test.

Driving Under the Influence, 7100 block S. Washington St. On May 23, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 35, of Falls Church, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence.

Shoplifting, 1003 W. Broad St. (Rite-Aid) On May 23, a male, 18, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested and released on summons for Petit Larceny.

Driving Under the Influence, and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test, 1100 block S. Washington St. On May 23, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a female, 25, of Washington, DC, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test.

Smoking Violation, 6757 Wilson Blvd. #15 (Le Mirage) On May 23, a male, 41, of Adelphi, MD, was cited for Smoking In a Non-Designated Area.

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Warhurst Leaves Legacy of Determination, Care

by Drew Costley

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Kevin Warhurst, the youngest son of Bob Warhurst, said that his father’s life has been about making his own opportunities and creating his own destiny. Bob Warhurst, who passed away in late April, got his first job at the age of seven, Kevin recalled in a conversation with the News-Press, which was the start of his father’s journey from rural Alabama to Northern Virginia.

Bob, who grew up in the wake of the Great Depression, quit school in the eighth grade, and moved to Northern Virginia to work as a bricklayer apprentice for his older brother. Eventually, he co-founded Merrifield Garden Center with Buddy Williams, which became one of the largest gardening companies in the region, with three locations in Northern Virginia.

“Showing that kind of drive and determination really speaks volumes,” Kevin said. “If you look at his journey….he believes in the idea of hard work and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. He’s always been a man that if he wants something he would go after it and give it his all.”

Bob Warhurst’s story is wellknown in the region, especially in the business community, and was recalled in an obituary published in the May 7 edition of the NewsPress.

There’s even a biography published about him called The American Dream: The Rags to Roses Story of Bob Warhurst and the Founding of Merrifield Garden Center. But his youngest son Kevin said that beyond the business, his father was a “wonderful man.”

“He was a very kind person.

I think he lived a life of paying it forward,” Kevin said. “He was a person who was always look-

BOB WARHURST (center, wearing a hat and red shirt) with his family. Multiple generations of his family have worked at the Merrifield Garden Centers, which he co-founded in 1971. Warhust passed away late last month. (Courtesy Photo) ing out for the needs of others and helping people….He was very helpful in the community. He was very giving, with various charities and community organizations.

“He was a person who looked after people and he was a very good man.” Kevin and his siblings – Debbie, Rob, Larry and Donny – grew up working at Merrifield Garden Center and still help operate the company today, as do his siblings and the children of Buddy Williams, who died in 2011.

In this sense, Merrifield Garden Center, despite its large size, is still a family business.

Peter Hogarth, a manager at the Fair Oaks location, said that Bob

Warhurst was a father figure to a lot of people.

“He was a very caring person.

One of his real assets was knowing and connecting with people and he treated all the people who worked with him the same way,” Hogarth said. “And whether it was customers or employees, he always had this very caring, concerned approach to dealing with people.”

“So when he’s not doing that or he’s not around, you kind of miss that. He was always easy to talk to and get advice from.”

Hogarth said that Bob had an infectious personality, instilling in his employees the confidence he

had in himself and the mission of Merrifield Garden Center while allowing them to play to their strengths.

“He allowed us to grow within the company and do the things that were our strengths and he wanted that out of us,” Hogarth said. “He wanted to make sure we followed the mission of his ideals and of the Merrifield way, but he also understood that if he really wanted to get the best out of people that he needed to let them grow into the positions that they have.”

In speaking with the NewsPress, Hogarth emphasized the Warhurst’s people skills in the everyday operation of the

Merrifield Garden Centers, but Kevin Warhurst said that his father also had a deep love and appreciation for plants.

“When he grew up poor in Alabama one of his jobs was to tend to the family vegetable garden, so he grew up with his hands in the Earth and took great joy in working with plants and nature and producing the food that would sustain us,” Kevin said. “So he kind of had an affinity for plants for that reason and….when he started the nursery business, plants came so naturally to him and he loved the beauty that plants provide, aesthetically and environmentally, he just loved plants.”

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Longtime F.C. Resident, Civic Activist, Harry English Dies Harry English Jr. passed away quietly in his home in Falls Church on May 25, 2015 at age 86. Harry was born in 1928 in Washington, D.C. to Margaret and Harry English Sr. the Chief Examiner of the Washington School system and noted educator of his time.

He was raised in Langley, Virginia and graduated from American University in 1950. He followed his father’s career path to education teaching English and other subjects first in Loudoun County Schools and then in Washington. After marrying Madeline Watterson of Philadelphia in 1951, they moved to their home in the City of Falls Church in 1953.

Harry was known locally as a self-taught botanist amazing many with his knowledge of many rare and obscure plants and always calling them by their Latin names of phylum, class, genus and species.

He would treat friends to a tour of his back yard where he collected a great variety of plants that, when in bloom, were truly beautiful. He led the effort to create the West End Park and chaired the neighborhood committee that worked with the

City Arborist to plan the landscape design. For years he visited the park daily to monitor the care of the plantings and he took justifiable pride in the results. He researched and wrote a compendium of period plantings of the Victorian Period when requested by the Victorian Society at Falls Church. He was a longtime member of the Village Preservation and Improvement Society.

He loved history, documenting historical private turnpike projects, small little known place names and post offices in the region. Harry had a passion for researching

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issues in the City and reporting on the history, cause, effects and gaps in City code and state laws. He was a frequent and eloquent speaker before City bodies, and his recitations were often peppered with the irony and humor of significant deviations between our legislative intents, actual results and unanticipated outcomes. His activity on City issues waned over the past several years as he faced the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease.

He is survived by Madeline English his wife of 64 years. The visitation will be Friday, May 29th from 6 – 8 p.m. at Money and King Funeral Home, Vienna. The funeral service will be at noon on Saturday, May 30 at the Chapel of the historic Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

F.C. Native Betty Boardway Dies at Age 83 Betty Jean Boardway, 83, passed away on May 24, 2015 after a short illness. She was born and raised in Falls Church and was a longtime resident of Willow Grove. She is preceded in death by her mother, Bessie Virginia Shumate, her father, Alton Palmer Shumate and her brother Robert Alton Shumate.

She leaves behind her loving husband of 61 years, Bob, her daughter, Nancy Barton, her son, Jim (Lucy) and her sister Carol Crabbe. She also leaves behind three granddaughters, eight great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home, 701 Derstine Ave., Lansdale, Pa. on Friday, May 29. The viewing will be 9 – 10 a.m. followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. Internment is private.

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Community Events THURSDAY, MAY 28 Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play. 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. 703248-5034.

1-on-1 Computer & Internet Training. Learn how to download eBooks and eMagazines, search the internet, customize email, use social media, word process, and much more. By appointment only.

Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church).

Free. 2 – 4 p.m. 703-248-5035.

Teen Knitting Club. Children in grades 6 – 12 come together to share projects, ask advice or learn how to knit. All skill levels welcome.

Scrap yarn and needles available for beginners. Registration required.

Limited to 15 participants. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7:30 p.m. 703248-5034.

FRIDAY, MAY 29

Flower Power. Learn about bees, butterflies and other critters

that are literally powered by flowers. Beautiful in their own right, flowers support a host of other living things – whether they’re collecting pollen, sipping on nectar or hiding among the petals. Jennifer Soles, Arlington County Naturalist, will bring a few live animal guests. If the weather permits the group will take a stroll outside for a close up look at some busy blooms.

Culpepper Garden & Senior Center (4435 N. Pershing Dr., Arlington). Free. 11 a.m. – noon.

703-228-4403.

Slithering Snakes. Children ages 3 – 5 can learn all about snakes.

Parents are invited to stay and observe, or those with younger siblings may visit the rest of the building during the program.

Parents must remain on-site.

Registration required. Long Branch Nature Center (625 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington). $5. 4 – 5 p.m. 703-228-6535.

SATURDAY, MAY 30

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.

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Book Sale. Used adult’s and children’s books for sale. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Various prices.

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 703-248-5030.

Author Book Signing. Local author Shannon Morgan will sign copies of her book 100 Things to do in Washington, D.C. Before You Die. Barnes & Noble (7851L Tysons Corner Center, McLean). Free. 6 p.m. 703-506-6756.

SUNDAY, MAY 31

Book Sale. Used adult’s and children’s books for sale. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Various prices.

1 – 5 p.m. 703-248-5030.

MONDAY, JUNE 1

Open House. Join representatives from Cox Communications, RCN, and Verizon/FIOS for an open house on cable television services. The City is hosting this open house to give residents and businesses a chance to speak with local cable television providers.

Council Chambers (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 6:15 – 7 p.m.

703-248-5042.

TUESDAY, JUNE 2

Senior Books Discussion. A general

book discussion geared toward seniors. The book being discussed at this session is Out of the Woods: A Memoir of Wayfinding

by Lynn Darling. Open to all. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

703-248-5030.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3

Flickering Fireflies. Children ages 3 – 5 can learn all about fireflies.

Parents are invited to stay and observe, or those with younger siblings may visit the rest of the building during the program.

Parents must remain on-site.

Registration required. Long Branch Nature Center (625 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington). $5. 1 – 2 p.m. 703-228-6535.

Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel. Art historian Joan Hart will provide a sneak preview of an exhibition honoring Durand-Ruel, the art dealer who discovered Monet, Renoir, Degas and Cassatt, that will be on display at the the Philadelphia Museum of Art from June 24 – Sept. 13. Lee Community & Senior Center and Park (5722 Lee Hwy., Arlington). $6. 1:30 – 3 p.m. 703228-0555.

Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, MAY 28

“Jumpers for Goalposts.” Hope springs eternal in the post-game locker room of Barely Athletic, an amateur soccer team competing in the �ivea-side pub league in Hull, a Yorkshire �ishing city that’s seen better days (as have these athletes). A hilarious and heartbreaking play about romance, resilience, taking chances, and moving on by Tom Wells, the winner of Britain’s 2012 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright. Through June 21. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $72.

8 p.m. studiotheatre.org.

FRIDAY, MAY 29

“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.

“A Tale of Two Cities.” What happens if you put together an aspiring drag queen and a crying baby? Find out when Synetic Theater member Alex Mills stars in “A Tale of Two Cities,” directed

by Serge Seiden. Originally performed OffBroadway to rave reviews by Everett Quinton, this irreverent comedy tells the story of a drag queen named Jerry who �inds a baby at his door.

To calm the child down, he enacts the entirety of

Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities – playing all the characters himself. Through June 21.

Synetic Theater (1800 S. Bell St., Arlington). $20 – $95. synetictheater.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 30

“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.

This production stars Wesley Taylor of NBC’s “Smash” as The Emcee and Barrett Wilbert Weed as Sally Bowles. Through June 28. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $36.80 – $96.25. 8 p.m. signature-theatre.org.

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8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

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9 p.m. 703-241-9504.

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S�� R���� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church).

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Thursday, June 4 – League of Women Voters Forum on Redistricting Reform. The Falls Church and Arlington chapters of the League of Women Voters will co-

sponsor a forum exploring the impact of redistricting on partisan politics, ideas for reforming the process and how citizens seeking changes can get more involved. Featured speakers at the forum will be Brian Cannon, executive director of OneVirginia2001 and Sara Fitzgerald, a member of the Falls Church League who serves on the redistricting task force of the League of Women Voters of the United States. Frank Shafroth, director of GMU’s Center for State and Local Government Leadership will moderate the discussion. Registration requested. George Mason University’s Arlington Campus, Hazel Hall, Room 120 (3351 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington). Free. 6:30 – 9 p.m. eventbrite.com/e/why-redistricting-matters-tickets-16914510757.

Saturday June 13 – Farmers Market Chef Demo. Chefs Christophe and Michelle Poteaux, who own Bastille in Alexandria, which was reopened earlier

this year, 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.

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Bobby Hackney, lead vocalist and bassist of the protopunk band Death, said that his band’s live shows, one of which they’re playing tonight at Black Cat in Washington, D.C., “are rock n’ roll.”

“If you like rock n’ roll, if you like fun, then you’ll like a Death show,” he said. The group, which consists of Bobby, his brother Dannis Hackney on drums and guitarist Bobbie Duncan, is currently touring in support of their new album N.E.W., which was released in late April with TryAngle Records.

The record consists of several new songs and songs that the group wrote back in the 1970s, when they were first founded by Bobby, Dannis and their brother David Hackney, who passed away in 2000 of lung cancer.

When they were founded, Death was on the cutting edge of rock music, kicking out songs from their Detroit home like “Politicians in My Eyes,” that have since been credited as a DEATH (C������� P����) progenitor of what came to be known as punk, called “And Band Called Death,” tells it, Death though that may be a bit reductionist.

Death arose out of what Bobby Hackney nearly got signed to Columbia Records in called a “melting pot” of music. Their primor- the mid-70s when legendary record executive dial soup included, Dannis said, “heavy rock n’ Clive Davis sent word that they had to change roll, funk rock because Funkadelic was in town their name or they wouldn’t be signed.

Bobby, Dannis and David, who acted as and you’re not gonna get better funk rock than that, Motown on one side of town, Detroit Rock the leader of the group at the time, refused City on the other side of town, the blues guys.” and their collection of early songs, which was Bobby Hackney continued that their parents later titled ...For the Whole World to See, was handed down music like Chuck Berry, Etta shelved until 2008. That’s when Bobby’s sons, James, Willie Dixon and other Chess Records Julian, Urian and Bobby, Jr., started covering artists, that his brother Earl introduced Motown Death’s songs as the band Rough Francis.

Then, in 2009, Drag City Records released the to their house, David brought in James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Dannis threw some Alice Cooper previously shelved collection of songs on vinyl into the mix and that every Friday he would and CD and breathed new life into the band. A lot of press covering the resurrection of Death, even buy records “like crazy.”

All of those influences and more almost the News-Press, used the word rediscovery when weren’t heard in Death’s early songs. As the referring to how people found the group after band, and a 2012 documentary about the band 2008. Bobby Hackney sees it differently.

“Death is a story that started and was interrupted and never got a chance to finish, and it took over 35 years to really begin,” he said.

“It’s really a discovery....Our music remained buried to the public for all that time. When people discovered it in 2008, it was like the whole world was discovering this at the same time.”

Since then the group has been touring, riding that wave of discovery and have put together a collection of songs that they said they feel great about, though they left interpretation of the title of their N.E.W. record up to the listeners.

“We’ll let everybody figure that out for themselves,” Duncan said. Bobby Hackney chimed in, “It’s rock n’ roll, man! Whatever N.E.W. means to you, you make up your own acronym. And that’s what it is.”

• For more information about Death, visit deathfromdetroit.com.

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These singles whet the appetites of the FCNP editorial team this week:  Nicholas Benton – Notturno by Franz Schubert 

Jody Fellows – Creep by Radiohead 

Drew Costley – Carry On by fun.

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Goldberg Brings Ice Cream & Passion to The Little City

BY JODY FELLOWS

FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS

It helps to be passionate about what you’re selling and Jeff Goldberg sure is passionate about ice cream.

“I don’t do toppings or jimmies,” the owner of the nascent Lil City Creamery says. “I promised the farmer I wouldn’t cover up his ice cream. And I don’t.”

Lil City Creamery

114 West Broad Street, Falls Church 844-775-8743 facebook.com/lilcitycreamery Hours: Monday - Friday: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Falls Church has apparently quickly picked up on Goldberg’s passion as his barely three-week old ice cream shop on West Broad has already earned quite a following. “The reception has been unbelievable so far,” he tells the News-Press. “And I haven’t done any marketing at all, only a Facebook page.”

Despite the lack of exposure, Lil City Creamery has been so busy, Goldberg had to close two days last week so he could resupply his inventory. Now he has to make the two-hour trip to Hockessin, Delaware weekly in order to restock from Woodside

Farm Creamery. “It’s a work in progress,” he says.

The Lil City Creamery isn’t Goldberg’s first rodeo with the frozen stuff. Ten years ago he opened up an ice cream shop on Fenwick Island in Delaware just two blocks from the water. “I didn’t see the beach until the last week of summer I was so busy,” he says.

After a couple of years scooping and several more running an Internet cafe on the island, Goldberg, a 24-year resident of Lake Barcroft, returned to Falls Church year round and waited for his next opportunity.

And when a “For Rent” sign went up on Broad Street, he found it.

“I liked the funky quirkiness of the building,” he says, which includes a unique stone masonry wall that extends outside the shop.

In addition to being quirky, the space is exceedingly cozy with only around 500 total square feet and most of that is in the back. The customer-accessible front of the shop is highlighted by a 12-flavor ice cream cooler, faux-bamboo counter and small table.

“This is my place, I can do what I want,” he says of his Tiki-themed nook nestled between a beauty salon and camera store. That means decorating the shop with vintage toys and naming his flavors based on inside jokes and pop-culture references like the nod to Pulp Fiction with Vincent’s

LIL CITY CREAMERY OWNER Jeff Goldberg shows off a cone of his pink peppermint chocolate chip ice cream. (P����: J��� F������/N���-P����) chip, neon blue cotton candy and a greenand-brown mix called Steam Oil. And while it’s just cups, cones and smoothies at the present, Goldberg wants to offer up cookies, pies and cakes down the line along with catering, too.

But for now, Goldberg says, it’s all about the ice cream – toppings not included.

$5 Shake and an ice cream tribute to NBA legend Darryl Dawkins – called Chocolate Thunder, of course.

Goldberg rotates his flavor lineup every few days which includes the standard vanilla and chocolate, crowd-favorite chocolate chip cookie dough and more eclectic varieties like a bright pink peppermint chocolate

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BY MATILDA CHARLES

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A show of hands, please: How many of us want to wear an emergency-alert pendant around our necks and announce to the world that we need to be monitored by others?

Not many of us.

There is a gadget on the market that will allow us to be discreetly monitored in a number of ways.

The Lively 24/7 Emergency Medical Alert System comes as a watch that can track whether we take our medications, how often we open the refrigerator and how many steps we take (to make sure we’re moving around), along with an additional sensor that can be customized.

Miss taking a pill, and the watch will let you or your family know.

If the battery gets low, the watch will tell you.

The Lively has been around for a while, with updates added regularly. A new feature that’s coming: The watch can be paired with your cellphone if you need help 24/7 while you’re away from home.

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Call us today! 855-367-8637 www.umfs.org MASON SENIOR AVA ROTH launches a strike against William Monroe High School during the Mustangs 8-0 defeat of the Dragons in the Bull Run District postseason championship. Roth, who earned First Team All-District honors, scored a goal against the Dragons. The Mustangs led 7-0 at halftime in the match. (Photo: Courtesy of Brad Mills)

Mustangs Win Bull Run District Championship with 8-0 Victory

by Liz Lizama

Falls Church News-Press

George Mason High School’s varsity girls soccer team took out William Monroe High School 8-0 to win the Bull Run District tournament last Thursday. As the top seed advancing to the Conference 35 tournament, the Mustangs earned a bye in the conference quarterfinal and played Madison County High School in the semifinal Tuesday. The Mustangs shut out the Mountaineers 8-0 to advance to the conference final tonight against Clarke County High School.

Determined to defend their first championship for the season, Mason quickly dominated Thursday’s Bull Run District title game, scoring seven of eight goals in the first half alone. Sophomore forward/midfielder Becca Crouch, who scored a total of three goals, set Mason’s momentum scoring the team’s first two goals.

The Mustangs led 7-0 at halftime and returned for the second half with junior forward/midfielder Corinne Carson scoring her second goal of the game and Mason’s eighth just two minutes into the half. The game ended early as a

result of the slaughter rule.

Senior goalkeeper Katie Cheney played the entire game in goal and earned three saves.

Monroe had seven shots in the game.

Adding to Crouch and Carson’s goals, forward/midfielders Ava Roth (senior), Victoria Rund (freshman) and Izzy Armstrong (freshman) each contributed one goal for Mason.

The excitement and determination showed in Mason’s performance as head coach Jennifer Parsons told the News-Press the following morning. “I thought my girls did a very good job offensively of capitalizing on our goalscoring opportunities, and they worked very hard off of the ball to create options for their teammates,” said Parsons. “I thought it was a very strong team effort overall. Our defenders shut down Monroe’s offense, and we played very smart in the back. In particular our defensive center midfielder Ella Howard did a great job defending Monroe’s most dangerous player (Rachel DeMasters) and limited her to only one shot on goal in the first half.”

Following the game, the Bull Run District honored nine

Mustangs with awards, the most from any one team in the district. Crouch, Roth, Carson, junior midfielders Kate Mills and Ella Howard, and defenders Jessica Gemond (senior) and Carly Roberson (sophomore) earned First Team All-District honors. Junior midfielder Caroline Stricker and junior defender Clara Frost were named to the Second Team All-District.

Mason could not be stopped Tuesday night in the Conference 35 semifinal against Madison County as they trampled their opponents in yet another slaughter rule win.

Roth led the Mustangs in scoring with three goals. Armstrong, Rund, Mills, sophomore forward/ midfielder Megan Butler and junior midfielder Melissa Johnson followed with one goal apiece.

Tonight’s title game will not just determine the Conference 35 champions.

“The winner of the conference will get home field advantage in the regional quarterfinal next Monday,” said Parsons.

“And should the winner advance to the regional championship, they would get to host that game as well, so there is a lot of advantage at stake.”

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School News & Notes F.C. AAUW Announces 2015 Scholarship Winners

George Mason HS Students Recognized by AIAA NCS

Falls Church’s chapter of the American Association of University Women awarded eight young women, all of whom are graduating from area high schools, its 2015 scholarships, the organization announced last week.

Six of the scholarship recipients, all of whom attend either George Mason, Falls Church or J.E.B. Stuart High School, participated in the American Association of University Women’s awards ceremony on Monday, May 11.

Ashley Brooks, Jasmin Chavez Cruz, Star Danfora, Faria Fara, Tara Holman, Nathalie Nguyen, Shirley Sam and Rain Zhou were the scholarship recipients. The Falls Church chapter of the association raises funds for the scholarships through their annual book sale held at the Falls Church Community Center every April.

Noah Hayne and Wilbur Velarde, two seniors at George Mason High School, were recognized last week by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics National Capital Section for their second place recognition in this year’s Northern Virginia Regional Science and Engineering Fair.

Hayne and Velarde’s project “Solar Funnels,” was the result of their motivation to get more power from a solar cell without increasing the collection surface area of the cell itself.

“At first they used a magnifying lens to concentrate solar energy onto a small solar cell, but quickly realized that they would need a larger aperture, which would mean a large, expensive lens. Serendipitously, they found that a paper tube in front of the lens increased the output of the solar

cell,” said a newsletter released last week by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics National Capital Section.

F.C. Students Earn Academic Honors Across the Nation Several students from Falls Church earned academic honors at colleges, universities and other academic institutions across the nation during the spring 2015 semester.

Katja R. Butts was named to the president’s list at James Madison University, where students must earn at least a 3.9 grade point average to receive the honor. Marisa Sims, a sophomore communication studies major at Bridgewater College, made the dean’s list at the school, where students must earn at least a 3.4 grade point average to make the list.

Edward Joseph Connor received a Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee

ONE OF 15 STUDENTS at George Mason High School registers to vote as part of the Falls Church chapter of the League of Women Voters’ registration drive on Tuesday. (Photo: Carol Sly) University’s School of Law. Nadine Coupard, a 2011 graduate of George Mason High School, received her Master’s degree in education from Virginia Tech.

Thomas Hon graduated from York College with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. Samuel Parker graduated from Macalester College with a liberal arts degree in Media and Cultural Studies and Religious Studies.

Kara Sims graduated from Bridgewater College magna cum

laude with a Bachelor’s degree in biology and made the dean’s list at the school for the spring semester. Van Vo graduated from Troy University’s Sorrell College of Business with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in business administration.

Noah Thirkill, an eighth grader at Randolph-Macon Academy, won third place in the eighth grade division in a speech contest at the school for a speech entitled “Goldfish.”

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RICHMOND – The Virginia State Corporation Commission, in a response issued last week, warned that “unless Falls Church files an adequate response, on the record, to Virginia Power’s factual allegations, we must ultimately view the facts in the light most favorable to Virginia Power.”

The SCC’s reference was to the refusal by the City of Falls Church in April to respond to an SCC order concerning a complaint filed by Virginia Power.

Madison Homes, which has built expensive houses on Park Avenue in the City of Falls Church has put a contract on the aging Stratford Motel that sits right in the middle of the City’s downtown area in the 300 block of West Broad, and has a “by-right” capability to build something new on the property up to 115 feet high.

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Visioning Meeting Looks for Input From Business Community Falls Church City business leaders, along with residents, City employees, and community members, are invited to attend the Falls Church Community Visioning Meeting June 6 from 9 a.m. to noon to discuss the property now owned by the City near the West Falls Church Metro station. The event will be an interactive workshop to help craft the vision for the future of the George Mason High School and Mary Ellen Henderson campus and include a background on school needs and commercial development opportunities. To register for the event, go to www.fccps.org/gmvision. Input is also being solicited through a survey at www.fccps.org/gmSurvey.

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ACCOUNTING

Diener & Associates, CPA. . . . . . . . . 241-8807 Eric C. Johnson, CPA, PC . . . . . . . . 538-2394 Mark Sullivan, CPA . . . . . . . . . . . 571-214-4511 Hahn & Associates, PC, CPAs . . . . . 533-3777

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

Falls Church Antique Company . . . . 241-7074 Antique Annex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241-9642

ATTORNEYS

Mark F. Werblood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-9300 Sudeep Bose, Former Police Officer. 926-3900 Janine S. Benton, Esq. . . . . . . . . . . . .992-9255

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AUTOMOTIVE

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Beyer Volvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237-5000 Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. . . 519-1634 BB&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241-3505 TD Bank/www.TDBank.com . . . . . . . 237-2051

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CLEANING SERVICES

Maid Brigade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 823-1922 Acclaimed Carpet Cleaning . . . . . . . . 978-2270 A Cleaning Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892-8648 Excellent Cleaning Service . . . . . 571-246-6035

COLLEGES

American College of Commerce and Technology . . . . . . . 942-6200 CRJ Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571-221-2785

DENTISTS

VA Outdoor Power Equipment . . . . . 207-2000

EYEWEAR

BOOK BINDING

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FLORISTS

CHIROPRACTOR

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FRAMES

Dr. Solano, solanospine.com . . . . . . 536-4366

GIFTS

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MEDICAL

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HANDYMAN

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MUSIC

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HAULING SERVICES

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HEALTH & FITNESS

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HOME IMPROVEMENT

Family Dentistry, Nimisha V Patel . . . 533-1733 Dr. Peterson Huang, Bite Specialist . 532-7586 Dr. William Dougherty . . . . . . . . . . . . 532-3300

EQUIPMENT RENTAL/SALE

Point of View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237-6500

Stifel & Capra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-0770 Your Handyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571-243-6726

Dr Gordon Theisz, Family Medicine . 533-7555 Academy of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 938-8054 Foxes Music Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533-7393

Hauling Services.................................691-2351

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OPTOMETRIST

Vantage Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241-0565 Jazzercise Falls Church . . . . . . . . . . 622-2152

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PET SERVICES

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PHOTOGRAPHY

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REAL ESTATE

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TAILOR

FC Heating & Air Service . . . . . . . . . 534-0630 Joseph Home Improvement . . . . . . . 507-5005 Picture Perfect Home Improvements 590-3187 One Time Home Improvement . . . . . 577-9825

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INSURANCE

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LAWN CARE

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MASSAGE

Falls Church Florist, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 533-1333 Art & Frame of Falls Church . . . . . . . 534-4202

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CONCRETE

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BCR Binders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-9181

3 months - $150 6 months - $270 1 year - $450

Allstate Home Auto Life Ins. . . . . . . . 241-8100 State Farm Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . 237-5105 Lawn Enforcement Services, LLC . . . 237-0921 Gabriel Lawn & Landscape. . . . . . . . 691-2351 www.healthybyintention.com. . . . . . . 534-1321

All numbers have a ‘703’ prefix unless otherwise indicated.

Dr. Alison Sinyai, Family Eye Care . 533-3937 Feline Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920-8665 Gary Mester, Event, Portraits . . . . . . 481-0128 Mary Sandoval Photography . . . . 334-803-1742 Merelyn Kaye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .790-9090x218 www.helpfulmortgage.us . . . . . . . . . . 237-0222 Casey O’Neal - ReMax . . . . . . . . . . . 824-4196 Rosemary Hayes Jones . . . . . . . . . . .790-1990 The Young Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356-8800 Tori McKinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867-8674 Shaun Murphy, Realtor . . . . . . . . . . 868-5999 Tailor Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-8886

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