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Inside This Week Famille, El Patron Take Top Taste of F.C. Honors A rebranded Falls Church Festival was still buoyed by the traditional Taste of Falls Church competition this past Saturday where Famille Cafe and El Patron Bar & Grill earned the top prizes on the day. See News Briefs, page 9
F.C. Still Recycles Wide Variety of Items
It’s Official! As New High School Rises, F.C. School Board OK’s Final Terms
With some area jurisdictions ditching the one-size-fits-all mentality when it comes to recycling, the City of Falls Church is continuing to accept all kinds of items — including glass — at the curb. See page 8
Library Parking Lot to Become ‘Park’ Friday This Friday, the parking lot of Falls Church’s Mary Riley Styles Public Library will be transformed into a small park as the City participates in the worldwide event Park(ing) Day. See News Briefs, page 9
Mason Football Earns 1st Win in Almost a Year For the first time in nearly a year and after 10 straight losses, George Mason High School’s football team has snapped their losing streak. See sports, page 16
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INKING THE FINAL PACT for the construction of the new George Mason High School, currently under construction, at Tuesday’s School Board meeting were (left to right) Board members Justin Castillo, Vice Chair Greg Anderson, Chair Erin Gill and Superintendent Peter Noonan. (Courtesy Photo) by Nicholas F. Benton
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The Falls Church City Public Schools’ elected school board voted unanimously at its Tuesday night meeting to authorize Superintendent Peter Noonan to sign a watershed “Guaranteed Maximum Price 2” agreement with the Gilbane Building Company to complete the full construction of the new George Mason High School where work is already well underway. The new “GMP 2” establishes that the cost of the project will not exceed the $120 million dollar total that voters approved by a wide margin in a general referendum in November 2017. Construction has been proceeding at breakneck speed since the first shovel went into the ground in late June, and all hands are optimistic that the new school
will be ready for occupancy by December 2020 in time for students to move from the existing building to the new one by that winter break. The early deadline comes a good six months before the time such projects usually take. It helps with the process of moving to phase two of the overall plan for the school site, which is to vacate and demolish the old school in early 2021 to make way for a dense 10.3 acre mixed-use project that is projected to generate sufficient new revenues to the City to completely pay for the new high school and more. Noonan provided an upbeat update to the Falls Church City Council at its meeting Monday on the eve of the signing of the GMP2.
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City Scores $2.6 Million Surplus in Fiscal Year ‘19 by Nicholas F. Benton
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The City of Falls Church scored a whopping $2.4 million surplus over budget for the Fiscal Year 2019, which ended June 30, the City’s Director of Finance Kiran Bawa reported to the F.C. City Council at its work session Monday night. The actual numbers for the year were $92,983,636 in revenue (compared to a budgeted estimate of $91,076,688) and $89,368,305 in expenses (compared to $89,918,131 expected) for a net surplus of $2,456,774, on the
plus side by 2.1 percent. Big winners were sales taxes, which came in 11.7 percent higher than the previous year. Meals taxes were also 7.4 percent higher than Fiscal Year 2018. Licenses and permit revenues were 42.6 percent above projections due to early partial payments on the new high school, Founders Row, City Hall and the Railroad Cottages construction projects. Business “gross receipts” (BPOL) taxes were up 2.6 percent.
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School Board Inks Deal on Final Terms of H.S. Project
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“The excavation of the new Mason High building’s footprint is almost complete,” he reported. “Over 50,000 cubic yards of soil has been excavated from the building footprint and trucked offsite in over 5,000 truckloads, all without incident.” All of the temporary measures are in place (pathways, asphalt road repairs, fencing). Concrete foundation shop drawings are approved and work has started on the east side of the new building. Work on the foundation will continue into October and walls are forming at a pace of 150 linear feet per week. Steel “will be in the air” by mid or late October, an important milestone to achieve before the onset of less reliable weather in the winter. Through the FCCPS website, there are two live cameras oper-
ating 24 hours a day showing live coverage of the construction process, and Noonan said that a “hard hat” tour of the site for Council members and others will be provided before the onset of the winter season. Meanwhile, the $15.7 Virginia Department of Transportation project to upgrade the intersection of W. Broad (Route 7) and Haycock/Shreve Road is also underway, along with work on “Mustang Alley,” one of the new interior roads in the overall project extending from Haycock Road through the middle of the site to the new high school. Work on “Mustang Alley,” which is on the mixed-use development site, known as the “Little City Commons” that EYA, Hoffman & Associates and Regency will develop, is due to be completed by the end of October to make access through the whole site easier.
At this stage, there are 400 more parking spaces available to the existing high school than before, Noonan said. He quipped that the new high school “is not a Ferrari, but not a Pinto, either.” Last week, the City Council approved the sale of the bonds for the project ahead of schedule to lock in record-low interest rates that could save the City over $10 million, according to Chief Financial Officer Kiran Bawa. The sale of those bonds (originally set for two separate sales down the road) is now slated for early October, and for as long as the revenues from those sales are held, the City has been advised that they will earn the City more in interest gained than the bonds will cost the City in interest. The resolution adopted by the School Board Tuesday night states that “Whereas the Falls Church community over-
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The City Council hailed the happy results, but put off until a later date the issue of how to spend the surplus. By City policy, expenditures of such surpluses must be limited to “one-time” costs, and one option is the planned renovation and expansion of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. The surplus included a reduction in expenditures of $549,000 that Bawa attributed almost entirely to cost savings from personnel vacancies that weren’t filled during the year, as well as from facilities maintenance costs. The good news of the sales tax and meals tax boosts could be due in part to the “Buy Falls Church” campaign that the local Chamber of Commerce, in concert with the City, launched about this time a year ago to impact, especially, the holiday shopping season. Council member Ross Litkenhous made that connection in his remarks Monday, saying the
increases in those tax revenues by $780,000 added up to over two cents on the real estate tax rate, alone. On the downside of the FY19 revenue picture were decreases in cigarette, personal property (mostly cars), and hotel taxes, and Council member Letty Hardi cautioned that declines in those numbers could indicate a public concern for a coming recession. It was ironic that at Monday’s meeting the announcement of the $2.4 million surplus in the recently-completed fiscal year matched in estimated cost, almost exactly, the over-budget component of the library renovation. In a presentation that followed Bawa’s report Monday, Chief Librarian Jennifer Carroll, a full contingent of members of the Library Board and project consultants Joel Timmons and Mark Manetti indicated that the cost estimate for the project is currently $10.8 million, or $2.4 million above the $8.4 million originally budgeted, and about the same
amount above what was approved by voters in a 2016 bond referendum. With a proffer from the Mill Creek developers of Founders Row (the 4.3 acre project currently under construction at W. Broad and N. West streets) of $$297,396 added in, the budget shortfall for the library is about $2.16 million, or almost exactly mirroring the FY19 budget surplus. The coincidence was not lost on Councilman Dan Sze at the work session, who commented on it immediately, though discussion of the matter will await a future Council deliberation. Bawa suggested that other uses of the FY19 surplus could be to add to the permit and licensing reserve, to contribute to add on costs for the City Hall renovation that will be coming in October, or to cover part of the cost for a new mulch facility. She said that the library overage could be subsumed in the City’s long-term bond sale related to the high school project. However, the exact cost of the library renovation will not be known for months, when work has been completed to permit a “guaranteed maximum price” for the project.
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In a development that should be a major boon to the City of Falls Church’s economic growth potentials, 10 Northern Virginia governments came together to agree upon a memorandum of understanding to form a new Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance (NOVAEDA) needed as a vehicle to capture some funding from Richmond, but most importantly, to work in tandem to attract more major new development for the region. Rather than having the jurisdictions — the counties of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, Prince William and Fauquier and the independent cities of Falls Church, Alexandria, Fairfax, Manassas and Manassas Park — competing against each other in pursuit of new developments, they will now collaborate, with the point man for Falls Church being its Director of Economic Development Jim Snyder. While the wisdom of such a move is self-evident, in our view, for all its participants, it will achieve a number of important things for Falls Church, as the smallest of the included jurisdictions, in particular. That is, rather than being lost among the taller trees of its surrounding jurisdictions, Falls Church will now be at the table for all efforts at attracting quality new economic projects, and will be able to tout its advantages, as a piece of the regional puzzle. Such advantages include its central location, “small town” quality of life, top-shelf schools, proximity to higher education facilities and major transportation and transit corridors, equidistance between two major airports, and amenities such as a high number of fine restaurants, the unique Eden Center experience, quiet and friendly neighborhoods and one of the nation’s finest local community newspapers carrier-delivered to every household that gives anyone wanting to do business in the local Falls Church market an enormous communication and advertising advantage. We hope this combination of high-attractive factors will continue to drive new business to Falls Church even without the benefit of the new alliance, but it will help that the City will be seen as a “wingman” to its bigger Fairfax and Arlington sisters, in particular, providing specialized amenities to provide, for example, a quality of life for a quality workforce serving the wider region. Based on this, it is evident that the City needs to focus on two areas where improvements are in dire need: Class A office space and affordable housing. There is no Class A office space now, and none due until the Little City Commons project is completed in 2024. This represents a terrible lack, a potentially critical lost opportunity, something the City should move quickly to correct. The second factor is also crucial for the economic vitality of the City, though it is usually thought of as unrelated to economic growth and as limited to some obligatory “do-gooder” category. Nope. Amazon and other things coming mean for Falls Church terrific returns from “workforce” affordable housing developments of the type desperately needed across the entire U.S.
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Time for Voters to Support Candidates for Equality Editor, I was happy to read about the upcoming events in Falls Church celebrating Mattie Gundry and the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage. Her tenacity in the struggle to gain the vote for women is alive today in another women’s rights struggle in Virginia — ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972, which was introduced to Congress in 1923 by Alice Paul. Since then it has been ratified by 37 states. It needs only one more state’s ratification to bring Constitutional equality to the nation’s women. Virginia has that opportunity when a new General Assembly convenes in January 2020. But
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Can the Little City Be YIMBY Instead of NIMBY? B� L���� H����
As we celebrate Welcoming Week in Falls Church, I have been reflecting on how we can truly be “welcoming to all.” Welcoming Falls Church, a terrific grassroots organization of big-hearted citizens, has been leading the way with speakers, dinners, and service opportunities — sparking important community conversations and encouraging action. As a first generation immigrant, this cause has been close to my heart. When we talk about Falls Church’s values of being welcoming and inclusive, it’s not just a moral statement for me — it’s part of my personal story that has shaped my work ethic, ideals, and priorities. I was five years old when my family immigrated to the United States — as many immigrants and refugees do, seeking better opportunity. I took the required ESL classes in San Francisco public schools until I could prove my English was good enough. My parents worked multiple, long-hour jobs and took English classes of their own, so I was the latchkey kid who went home to our basement apartment after school. No one drove me to after school enrichment programs, sports practices, or helped me with my homework. Eventually my parents took the gamble to become small business owners and worked long enough to save up for a down payment for a two bedroom townhouse in the suburbs. We then moved to Northern Virginia in the 90s when housing prices had not yet skyrocketed. As I think about how I got from that first basement apartment my parents rented to
the home I own today — besides a lot of hard work and sacrifice by my parents, I am indebted to my public education from kindergarten to college and the types of housing in which I spent my childhood — both giving
“I wonder whether future families with a similar story as mine will have the same opportunity.” me a secure, equitable start in the U.S. I was the first in my family to go to college, and I continue to be amazed at my privilege today given my much more modest upbringing. I wonder whether future families with a similar story as mine will have the same opportunity. And I fear they won’t if we don’t open our hearts and eyes — first acknowledging our privilege and then recognizing we all have the power to do more. Falls Church is uniquely positioned to give everyone a fair chance, regardless of where you come from, because of our progressive ideals. This community has proven that we are willing to invest in public education — from the new high school we are building to the families with kids who have long graduated, yet willing to pay it forward. Our small, intimate school system is stellar as a result of this social contract. With academic performance closely tied to socioeco-
nomic status, many of our kids will be just fine. But what about the rest of our community? Kudos to my School Board colleagues and Superintendent for acknowledging that we have gaps to close with our economically disadvantaged and non-English speaking student population. Given our track record, I know we’re up to the task. As for housing — we have a bigger challenge. National wages haven’t kept pace with rents and home prices. Housing affordability and shortages are serious issues that could undermine the region’s future economic health and prosperity. The latest Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments report finds that the region needs 374,000 additional housing units by 2030. We feel the market forces acutely here in Falls Church because we are a desirable place to live with topnotch schools, convenient location, walkable suburban-urban hybrid, and unique community character — all driving up housing prices. Every year, it means more are priced out of Falls Church and we risk becoming more homogeneous. For a new immigrant, a recent college graduate, a teacher, a police officer, or a fixed income retiree — it’s difficult to afford to live here. For all the talk about walls in the national rhetoric, when will we realize the invisible wall of housing costs around our city is growing? The diversity — racial, socioeconomic, and generational — that we espouse and value is at risk. Housing is not purely a social equity issue of the haves and have-nots. Economic development, workforce hiring and retention, transportation, unsustainable sprawl,
and the environment are all interconnected with housing. As such, government and citizens can play a big role. In Falls Church, we have started by expanding our tax relief program for low income and disabled seniors, so our most vulnerable can afford to age in place. We continue to negotiate affordable units in every new development and have extended their affordability periods from 20 years to perpetuity. There is no silver bullet, but as leaders, we need political courage to be open-minded to new solutions. There is a national movement of housing zoning reforms and while exotic, we should learn what can apply in Falls Church. We need to be open to the idea of more housing and different housing. We can consider zoning that would allow more diverse housing types like cottages, microunits, accessory dwellings, condos; a reliable funding source to create more workforce and affordable housing; creative policies to incent the preservation of smaller single family homes; and address existing communities so we don’t lose what’s already here. As citizens, it is natural to be fearful of changes to our neighborhoods. But if thoughtfully tackled with the shared goal of being “welcoming to all” in mind, instead of NIMBY — can we turn into a community of YIMBY? We are a Little City with big hearts, and we have a choice to turn those big hearts into truly welcoming arms. Letty Hardi is a member of the Falls Church City Council.
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ARLINGTON COUNTY’S “PURPLE CAN CLUB” is a cheeky reference to the two public glass disposal units found on S. Taylor St. and this one here on Quincy St. The complexities involved in recycling glass pushed Arlington away from the conventional single stream system earlier this year and now has residents drop their glass at one of the locations. (Photo: News-Press)
Falls Church Holds Out on Removing Glass from Residential Recycling Bins
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With some surrounding jurisdictions ditching the one-size-fitsall mentality when it comes to recycling, the City of Falls Church is continuing to accept all kinds of
items — including glass — at the curb while joining local governments in informing residents to remove other disposables from recycle bins altogether. Items thrown into recycling bins are commodities, and those commodities’ worth go up and
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ogy to best manage the recycling plays a major role in where it goes and how much it costs to ship it to a facility. The county specific bins that residents are provided are part of a single-stream system that is intended to make it easier on residents by not having to sort items; in turn making it more likely that recyclables make it into the bin and not the trash. Although, recent news reports claim that some of the items that we are putting into our bins are not being recycled at all, and even ending up in landfills. Historically, the U.S. has exported its recycled waste to China, but because of new restrictions due to recycled waste being too contaminated, that is no longer an option. Now municipalities, and by extension its residents, are faced with new challenges on how to manage the mountains of recyclable waste that’s accumulated. Republic Services has a bird’s eye view of the problem. The waste management company handles some of the recycling stream in Northern Virginia as well as throughout a majority of the country. Earlier this year the company conducted an online survey quiz (with over a thousand people) on
what items are recyclable, and nearly half of the participants failed. 65 percent of participants thought plastic grocery bags could go in curbside bins. A slightly smaller percentage thought that clothing and aluminum foil was okay. “The reason things are changing, and why we’re improving the inbound recyclable material, is so we can do a better job at recycling, as well as educating our residents,” says Will Mayhugh, maintenance manager at Republic Services, in Manassas. “The market value on recyclable material used to be quite high, and now it is no longer that way, due to the issue of shipping it to China.” If residents do a better job of filling their bins with appropriate and clean recyclables, it will make for a much more efficient process at the facility end. As of right now, there is need for improvement, says Mayhugh. Twenty percent of Republic’s inbound volume, for example, is sent out as trash and should have never been here. In other words, all the wishful recycling done by residents at home just contaminates and causes more issues down the road.
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NEWS BRIEFS Library Parking Lot to Become ‘Parklet’ for ‘Parking Day’ Friday This Friday, the parking lot of Falls Church’s Mary Riley Styles Public Library will be transformed into a small park as the City’s participates in the worldwide event Park(ing) Day. With an aim to promote the importance of preserving and creating public green space in urban areas, F.C.s effort for Park(ing) Day will begin this Friday morning, Sept. 21, when City staff will set up a temporary “parklet” at the corner of Park and N. Virginia Avenues near the library. From 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., the public is invited to explore the new space, talk with staff from various City agencies, and enjoy activities and refreshments. Park(ing) Day is an annual international event where the public collaborates to temporarily transform parking spaces into small parks to elicit a reconsideration of the designation of public space. This global project evolved out of a local project in San Francisco in 2005, and now occurs annually on the third Friday of September.
El Patron, Famille, Kindred & Clare & Don’s Winners at ‘Taste of F.C.’ A rebranded Falls Church Festival was still buoyed by the traditional Taste of Falls Church competition this past Saturday. Famille Cafe and El Patron Bar & Grill traded places this year — with the cafe taking Best Overall Taste while the Salvadorean restaurant won with the Best Menu. A new addition to this year’s competition was the People’s Choice award, which saw a tie between Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Cafe Kindred. The 16 restaurants providing food and beverages at the festival included Audacious Aleworks, Bakeshop, Café Kindred, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack, Dogwood Tavern, El Patron Bar and Grill, Famille at The Kensington Falls Church, FC Distillers, Hot N Juicy Crawfish, Liberty Barbecue, Open Road Grill, Peet’s Coffee, Rare Bird Coffee Roasters, Robeks Fresh Juices and Smoothies, Sweet Rice Thai, and Taco Bamba.
F.C. Detective Earns ‘Under 40’ Award City of Falls Church Police Det. Sgt. Rachel Henderson will be awarded the “40 Under 40” honor by the International Association of the Chiefs of Police (IACP) at the annual conference in Chicago this October. Selected from a competitive field of applicants, Henderson embodies “the qualities inherent in excellent law enforcement personnel: leadership, dedication, and spirit of service both on and off duty.” From the IACP’s profile of Henderson: “Known among her peers for her humility and graceful presence, Detective Sergeant Rachel Henderson builds a symbiotic team environment wherever she is assigned… At Falls Church Police Department (FCPD), she quickly became an accomplished special weapons and tactical team member as well as Northern Virginia’s first female sniper… As detective sergeant, Det. Sgt. Rachel Henderson she has built a reputation as a leader with strong moral principles (Photo: F.C. Police) and tenacious investigative skill. Detective Sergeant Henderson is also a general instructor with certifications in firearms, simunitions, electronic control devices (ECD), and field training, among others. In the past, she also spent her spare time assisting with Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) classes, which teaches women how to defend themselves from attacks.” “The Falls Church Police are proud, delighted and honored that Detective Sergeant Henderson will be a recipient of this prestigious award,” said Police Chief Mary Gavin. “We look forward to celebrating all 40 recipients’ accomplishments and contributions to the profession and their respective communities.”
‘Sunset Cinemas’ Begin in F.C. Friday Night The City of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department’s annual fall outdoor movie screenings will begin this Friday with “Lilo and Stitch.” The 16th Annual Sunset Cinema in the Park featuring free screenings of family-friendly movies will be held on Sept. 20, 27, and Oct. 4 beginning at 7:45 p.m. in Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave.) The public is invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnics to the event. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase. In the event of inclement weather, the movies will take place at the Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St.). The 2019 Sunset Cinema schedule of movies is: Sept. 20: “Lilo and Stitch” (2002, PG), Sept. 27: “Hocus Pocus” (1993, PG), Oct. 4: “Back to the Future” (1985, PG).
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FALLS CHURCH ARTS’ LATEST EXIHIBIT, “Waterworks,” which highlights a variety of watercolor paintings, opened last weekend and will run through Oct. 13. Featured in photo are esteemed guests of the new show, including (from left to right) Councilwoman Letty Hardi, Mayor David P. Tarter, Councilman Phil Duncan, Simon Van Steyn, artist Fran Belle Simms, Councilman David Snyder, Artist Dory Teipel, and FCA Outreach Director, Shaun Van Steyn. (Photos: News-Press)
ON SEPT.14, Greenwich Street held its 25th annual block party. The block gathered to socialize and enjoy the beautiful weather, lots of homemade food, a bounce house, balloon animals, face painting, a scavenger hunt, biking and, most of all, the company of wonderful friends and neighbors. (Photo: Courtesy Katrina Wagner)
Zachary “Zac” Charles Taylor of Falls Church passed away Sept. 27, 2018 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Nov. 2018. Taylor was born on Feb. 5, 1997 in Fort Belvoir to Chuck and Becky Taylor and was a 2018 graduate of the University of Colorado with a BA in Astronomy. He was also a research assistant at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado during the summer of 2018. An endowment has been set up honoring his memory through the University of Colorado, Boulder called the “Bright Star.” Donations can be made online to giving. cu.edu/BrightStar. Taylor was a graduate from Annandale High School in 2015 where he played lacrosse and his nickname was “Zac Attack.” He was also an assistant coach for lacrosse at the Boys and Girls Club in Annandale. Taylor played in a rock band with his friends in Boulder and he loved all kinds of music from classical to rock. Taylor’s kindness and pursuit of knowledge made us all better. He loved looking at the mountains and the stars in Colorado. Taylor’s friends and family all miss his zeal of life and his laughter. Taylor is survived by his parents Chuck and Becky Taylor; sister Lauren Feifer and Courtney Taylor; brother in law Joseph Feifer; nephew Carson; grand parents Jess and Jean Taylor; many aunts, uncles and cousins, all his friends, and especially his black cat Leo. The Taylor family loves and misses Zac.
Fall Mah Jongg Classes Start At Temple Rodef Shalom The Women of Temple Rodef Shalom will start their Mah Jongg lessons for fall on Thursday, Sept.
26 and continue for Oct. 3 and 10 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Interested attendees for the three-session Mah Jongg class for beginners are asked not to register unless they’re prepared to play at least once a week the first few months. Plan to attend all three sessions. Enrollment is limited, so those interested in registering are encouraged to do so immediately. The lessons cost $98 (includes nine hours of lessons, the 2019 National Mah Jongg League Playing Card, player handout materials, lite refreshments and private coaching). To register, send a check made out to WoTRS, to Temple Rodef Shalom (2100 Westmoreland St., Falls Church, VA 22043), Attn: Iva Gresko. Applicants are asked to include their email address, home address and home and cell telephone numbers. A submitted check counts as registration. For more information, contact Iva Gresko at iva.gresko@gmail. com
Civil War Show at ArlingtonFairfax Elks Lodge Saturday Civil War Show and Sale will be held on Sunday, September 22 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The event will be held at the ArlingtonFairfax Elks Lodge (8421 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax). General admission is $5 per person. Call 703-389-1505 or mayo5304@cox.net for additional or vendor information.
Broadway Stars Visit McLean’s Alden Theatre The Alden (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean) begins its 20192020 Professional Series with “Broadway Princess Party” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22. The show features three critically acclaimed musical theater stars, who have performed on Broadway and who will reprise their performances and share
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ART AND FRAME OF FALLS CHURCH featured artists Lynn Nguyen (center) and Dessy Henrique (second from right) for its FIRSTfriday event a few weeks ago. They’re pictured alongside Falls Church City Mayor David Tarter (second from left), councilman Phil Duncan (right) and assistant city manager Cindy Mester. KATHY FUGON AND ANA LETONA of Diener & Associates CPAs having breakfast The two artists produced works in small sizes and are priced for gift giving, from with Congressman Don Beyer earlier in September. At the breakfast, all three abstract to anime, on two and three-dimensional canvases. (P����: C������� B�� talked about how to solve the major issues of income taxes, diversity and work place housing in Northern Virginia. (P����: C������� M������ D�����) R����) insider stories about their experiences. Tickets are $50 for the general public, $45 for students and seniors and $35 for residents of Dranesville District 1-A. Audiences can brush off their tiara and unleash their inner princess with royalty in this concert direct from New York City. Featuring Tony-nominee Susan Egan (Broadway’s original Belle in “Beauty and the Beast” and the voice of Meg in the movie “Hercules”); Grammy-nominee Courtney Reed (the original Jasmine in Disney’s “Aladdin” on Broadway) and Christy Altomare (who played the lead role in “Anastasia” on Broadway). One’s every dream will come true as knockout voices sing the petticoats off every princess song in the book, sharing hilarious and heartfelt stories of their royal
antics backstage, on stage and beyond. Tickets are on sale now. For more information visit: aldentheatre.org or call 703-790-0123, TTY: 711. For ADA accommodations, contact Patron Services Manager Evelyn Hill at evelyn.hill@fairfaxcounty.gov or call 571-2968385.
Clare & Don’s Host Arlington Free Clinic Fundraiser The 9th annual Clare & Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church) fundraiser for Arlington Free Clinic will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 5 – 9 p.m. Interested attendees can enjoy food, raffles and music with lots of friends of the Clinic. This fundraiser is appropriate for the whole
family. No tickets necessary for admission to the fundraiser. For more information, visit arlingtonfreeclinic.org or clareanddons.com.
Lane & Sidewalk Closures Begin in Tysons on Sept. 23 Beginning on or about Monday, Sept. 23, pedestrians and drivers will encounter daily lane and partial sidewalk closures along eastbound and westbound Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) and northbound and southbound Route 123 (Dolley Madison/Chain Bridge Road), along the Silver Line Phase 1 alignment in the Tysons area. Crews will repair manholes, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and ramps as part of final closeout of Phase 1 construction. Crews will work on one or two blocks at a
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time and will only close the roadway in the area of the work. Signs will be posted and advance notifications will be made to the general public, local neighborhoods and businesses. Please see detailed information below: All business entrances will remain open. When sections of sidewalks are closed in some areas, pedestrians may be directed to use sidewalks of the opposite side of Route 7. Pedestrians seeking to use the Greensboro and Spring Hill Metrorail stations or adjacent businesses also may be redirected to alternate walking patterns for short periods of time. Details of specific closings will be issued daily and will be available at: dullesmetro.com/. Drivers should exercise caution when driving in this area and remain alert for directional signs.
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THANKS TO MEMBERS of the Falls Church Garden Club, there is a Monarch Way Station on the W&OD trail, just west of the Falls Church City border. Recently, three local Scouts, Rose Watts, Jewel Mootz and Priscilla Kelly, assisted with its maintenance. The Way Station has two kinds of the necessary host plants of the monarch butterfly, which are milkweeds. The monarch butterfly can only lay eggs on any of several milkweed varieties. The Way Station has butterfly weed/ Asclepias tuberosa, and common milkweed/asclepias syriaca, plus other flowering native plants, which provide nectar for adult butterflies. (P����: C������� J��� H����)
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Local Library Holds Book Sale Next Weekend George Mason Regional Library (7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale) will be holding its four-day long Fall book sale beginning Thursday, Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. Hours are: Thursday, 3 – 9 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon – 5 p.m. The sale, which extends throughout the library, offers a variety of books and other media across a wide range of categories for all ages. On Sunday there will be half-price bargains. Details and highlights are available at GeorgeMasonFriends.blogspot. com or call 703-813-6616.
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News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
There’s a new word to describe Northern Virginia and its jurisdictions — coopetition. It’s probably not a spelling bee word yet, but if you asked for the definition and use in a sentence, the newly announced NOVA EDA, the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance, could be the answer. Ten local entities signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together on regional brand creation and activities promoting Northern Virginia as a welcoming place for business and new residents. Branding Northern Virginia has been challenging in the past. Competition and rivalries often prevented true cooperation between and among the local jurisdictions, which include the nation’s smallest county (Arlington’s 26 square miles), and one of the nation’s premier urban counties (Fairfax, with 1.2 million residents), as well as one of the fastest growing counties (Loudoun). Local jurisdictions like to tout their individual amenities over others, but many of Northern Virginia’s residents and visitors travel in and through multiple jurisdictions every day, without realizing that they’ve crossed a local border. Many don’t care, of course, as long as traffic keeps moving and they can get to their destination without delay. One easy guide about borders in the winter is that the cities and Arlington County plow their roads, while VDOT has responsibility for the other counties. Same with mowing in the summertime! The new NOVA EDA builds on the competitive advantage Northern Virginia already has when it comes to a talented and skilled workforce. Those are among the assets that led to Amazon’s selection of National Landing as its new HQ2 location. Geographically, HQ2 is in Arlington County, sharing a border with the City of Alexandria. However, those 25,000 anticipated employees, many of whom may
be here already, will contribute to the economies of multiple jurisdictions, just as we do today. It’s not unusual to live in one jurisdiction, work in another, and dine in a third, depending on preferred tastes. The NOVA EDA effort amplifies the innovation and economic development advantages we already enjoy, and will make Northern Virginia an even more desirable location for business. The new alliance hasn’t settled yet on a “brand” name, but coopetition might be the definition when you look up “Northern Virginia” in the not too distant future. Northern Virginia also is home to many talented artists. One of those is Georges Hayek, an American French Lebanese artist, whose large and colorful abstract paintings are the current show in the Art in the Mason District Governmental Center program. Hayek, an entrepreneur, athlete, and actor, discovered painting as therapy. According to Hayek, “a vortex of colors pours out of his mind” and onto large canvases. The vibrant acrylics swirl and surge; bright greens and blues could represent oceans and coastlines, while others seem influenced by Jackson Pollock or exploding fireworks. Hayek’s creations will be on display at the Mason District Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., until the end of October. The Westlawn Elementary School PTA invites you to dine with them on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m., at Dogfish Head Alehouse, 6220 Leesburg Pike in Falls Church, where 15 percent of proceeds will be donated to the school. Treat your family to dinner, enjoy a silent auction and door prizes, while supporting a worthy cause. Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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Richmond Report Last month I devoted my column to bills that the Virginia General Assembly could pass to improve life for our residents and make Virginia a better, more affordable place to work, live and safely raise a family. Passing new laws are an important part of what we do. The most important bill we consider, and the one to which the most time and resources are devoted is the state budget. The Commonwealth of Virginia operates on a biennial budget proposed by the governor and adopted by the General Assembly every other year during our “long” 60-day session. Since our governors are term-limited to a single four-year stint, they are generally sworn in a day after their predecessor introduces a new state budget. This January, though, the governor will have his one and only opportunity to introduce his own budget, developed with the input of his staff members, agency heads and the cabinet members he appointed at the beginning of his term. He’ll also be able to shepherd it through the legislative process while he continues to have the leverage of his veto pen in hand. This is the opportunity the governor has to craft a budget that is a statement of his values and priorities, hopefully with the support of a like-minded General Assembly. This is an opportunity for the governor to invest in higher education, transportation infrastructure, affordable housing and other important priorities. One area of the budget that doesn’t get as much attention is one where a relatively modest increase in funding could do immeasurable good for one of my priority issues, criminal justice reform. Earlier this month, I met with local public defenders and officials from the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. During the meeting, they told me the most impactful criminal justice reform the General Assembly could take in the upcoming session is to adequately fund indigent defense in Virginia. The Virginia Indigent Defense Commission (VIDC) is the state agency tasked with protecting the most vulnerable members of our community, those accused of a criminal offense and who are unable to afford counsel. The VIDC operates 25 public defender offices across the Com-
monwealth in furtherance of their mission to protect and defend “the rights and dignity of their clients through zealous, compassionate, high-quality legal advocacy.” Each office has a chief public defender, a deputy public defender, and assistant public defenders. The number of assistant public defenders depends on the size of the jurisdiction. Despite much higher attorney workloads as a result of an increase in the number and needs of seriously mentally ill clients, greater travel due to the increased use of remote regional detention centers, and voluminous (often electronic or forensic) evidence, including body worn cameras, the General Assembly has not authorized any new attorney positions for these public defender offices in over a decade. The Brennan Center for Justice recently released a report documenting the impact of underfunding indigent defense on the criminal justice system including mass incarceration that noted “the fiscal cost of indigent defense reform is not nearly as high when one accounts for the savings it can bring.” Issues exacerbated by defender resource disparity are extremely expensive. Of course, these issues affect prosecutors’ offices as well. The difference is, we’ve been increasing attorney staffing in the Commonwealth Attorney’s office substantially over the last ten years. As a result, it’s not uncommon for a local public defender office to have half the number attorneys as the local prosecutor. Just since 2016, there have been ten new prosecutor positions added in Fairfax County to address the issues described above. Again, no new attorney positions in public defender offices. This disparity is another driver of increases in workload for public defenders, as many of those new prosecutor positions come with the expectation that there will be increased prosecution of a particular type of case or area. Increasing funding for indigent defense will improve outcomes for the wrongfully accused, those suffering from mental illness, and for offenders working to re-enter society and return to their communities as productive and contributing citizens. This enhances public safety for everyone, while reducing so many of the ill effects of mass incarceration.
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Democracy Demands Courage
It can be instructive for the sake of illustration to compare what U.S., and the West generally, is going through politically now with earlier periods. The example that always comes up is the period following the First World War when the ruling classes realized that murdering 20 million young, mostly men, in the conflict did not stifle a rising labor movement as they’d hoped, and they resorted to installing genocidal fascist regimes where they could. But this is reality, this is today. It is not like any other period for that reason alone. The challenges facing humanity are unique. We are truly, as they say, in uncharted territory, although strangely enough, I am inclined to believe that the Founding FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS Fathers really had an idea that something like what we are encountering today was a distinct possibility. That’s because the barbarism of the autocratic regimes they were familiar with, if anything, matched or exceeded what we’ve seen since, although not on the scale of the mass genocides of the two world wars of the past century that, in total, cost over 200 million lives. And as far as crooks and traitors are concerned, they were readily present then at the highest levels. The two tools our founders built into the U.S. Constitution to redress these kinds of horrors were popular elections, on the one hand, and impeachment proceedings, on the other. Each and every election, under the Constitution they ratified, has the potential to overthrow the existing government, in an orderly and lawful fashion that would optimize the capacity of the armed forces to align with the outcome. The same is true of impeachment, set up as an orderly process that gives the lawful Congress an ability to remove a crook or a traitor in a way that keeps the enforcement arm of the government aligned with the outcome of the process. Internal insurgencies in the U.S. have always been held to a minimum for these reasons. The only serious threats to the nation have come from external interventions, in both cases by the British: the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The latter, although appearing to be an internal matter, was a proxy war that the British were careful not to be identified with too closely. Still, it took a wildly unlawful declaration of secession and armed conflict to attempt a forced change in the government. But while today’s circumstances are closer to the period that led up to the U.S Civil War, those who now hold out for a festering insurgency of angry old white men with guns unleashing an attempted coup against the lawful U.S. government, taking attempts to remove Donald Trump from the Presidency as their imagined cue, lack anything like a needed popular consensus. Unlike the Civil War, theirs would not be a declaration of war, but a coup in the likeness of a tinhorn Third World dictatorship. Those only succeed where the rule of law is weak, and that is not America. The pro-gold standard right wingers who tried a military coup against FDR shortly after his inauguration failed miserably because as much as they tried, they could not rile up any faction of the military to go along. The vast, vast majority in America holds to the rule of law. Assassinations never change much, and as for elections, well, angry old white men are on the way out, big time. The Tea Party/ Trump phenomenon is the last gasp of the old, swinish male chauvinist order that is being swept aside by the new, fresh, smart, young legions of inspired human beings of all shapes and stripes who are dedicated to realizing the American dream as the best of our Founding Fathers envisioned it. This is conditional, however, on a single main component called “courage.” The advocates for our American democracy need the steel will of an Abraham Lincoln to fight ruthlessly, inspired not by selfish self-interest or hate, but by the universal values embodied in that critical phrase in our Declaration of Independence, modernized slightly for today’s world, affirming “the inalienable rights of ALL persons.” Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.
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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark
The de-Confederatization of 21st-century Arlington proceeds. On Sept. 5, County Board Chair Christian Dorsey joined Del. Mark Levine on Route 1 in Crystal City to fold up one of the dismantled signs that for decades honored Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county Transportation Division set to work over the following days replacing all the Jeff Davis signs, the sight of which, County Manager Mark Schwartz recently confirmed to me, had irked merchants and development planners in the Crystal City area that joins with Alexandria (which earlier had also changed its Route 1 stretch to the more-neutral Richmond Highway). “Jefferson Davis had no known connection to this region,” Dorsey said at the media photo op for the change. “The very designation was a direct and antagonistic response to the proposed [nationwide] Lincoln Highway. It symbolized white supremacy in a Jim Crow South.” The defenestration of Davis, endorsed in a letter to Arlington leaders from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, cost $17,000. Though pursued for years, it occurred after only newly acquired permission from Richmond, where legislators since the 1920s had guarded their efforts to enshrine names like Davis and Robert E. Lee in conspicuous locations. Southern romantic hero Lee, of course, enjoyed special status in Arlington given his 30-year
affiliation with Arlington House—which in 1955 was officially named by Congress as The Robert E. Lee Memorial. But our patriotic local leaders in the 1920s went overboard, in my view, when they joined a southern regional push and put Lee’s name, not just on the new Lee Highway portion running through Arlington, but also on a parallel road they called Lee Boulevard. Due to easily predictable confusion, that one was renamed in 1952 as what we know today as Arlington Blvd., or Route 50. The Lost Cause crowd remained influential, you can tell, in 1935, when Arlington recast most of its street names. A comparison of old and new shows the leaders removed names of several Union officers — Grant St., Grant Ave., Sherman Ave., Sheridan St. (Because they could, they also deleted a Pocahontas St.) Speculation that the currently active Lee Highway Alliance has a name change as part of its planning for re-imagining that major road is unfounded, according to its vice president, Sandra Chesrown. Historical name changes can spawn bitter debate, so they can be slow to be accepted and implemented. This summer’s switch from Washington-Lee High School to Washington Liberty— which the school system says costs $224,300 — remains a work in progress. I still see a W-L yard sign on Washington Blvd. reading “Keep the name.” And the letter-
ing on the dugouts at the school’s baseball field at N. Quincy St. and Washington Blvd. still says Washington-Lee. The school system took funds from the Future Budget Years Reserve, I was told by spokesman Frank Bellavia. That amount “covered signage at the school as well as new materials with the new name such as uniforms, athletic equipment and music stands,” though conveniently, most existing uniforms had used the initials rather than Lee’s name. “There was also changing the URL and the name on various webpages as well as social media accounts,” Bellavia said. The school district worked with the state and colleges and universities to assure their records reflect the new name. “The biggest undertaking was re-stamping all of the library books to say WashingtonLiberty.” *** A cache of Arlington-related historical documents is making its way from Richmond back to our county. Arlington Public Library Director Diane Kresh told me that a cargo van of boxes from the Library of Virginia will arrive later this month containing “non-circuit court” material that most likely includes property tax books, teachers’ registers and election papers dating back to 1850. “Our archivist will assess them to determine their scope and significance,” she said. Results will be displayed at the library’s renovated archives at the Woodmont building.
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The need for change is pressing, but as of now Falls Church has no plans on banning any items from the recycling stream, particularly glass. However, it would like residents to make sure that the appropriate items going in the bins are clean. “Things that we see in the recycling stream that shouldn’t be there like, plastic bags, styrofoam, diapers, electronics, and a lot items that would have been recyclable if they had been cleaned properly,” said Lonnie Marquetti, the solid waste programs manager of Falls Church. “It’s very important to wash recyclables; contamination is extremely high, if you don’t clean out cans and jars, they are essentially trash.” Educating the public on how to properly recycle is of utmost importance, and the City of Falls Church ranks high on the amount of refuse that is diverted from landfills. Marquetti mentions that the City’s waste diversion rate is historically at the top five in Virginia, and she commends conscious residents for that success. Arlington County has been more proactive in revamping its recycling methods. It sent out notices to its residents saying that Aug. 1 would be the official day that it removes all glass items from its curbside bins. The reasoning is because glass is heavy and expensive to haul to recycling centers, and if it breaks it has to be hauled a second time to a landfill. A majority of glass breaks in the transport process from bin to truck, and truck to sorting facility. This broken glass is hard on the sorting machinery (it’s like pouring sand into the gears) and contaminates the other materials, i.e. the paper and plastics, which
means that other good recyclables are going to the landfill as well. There are two purple bin dropoff locations within the county specifically for glass, and residents will be encouraged to take their glass to those locations as a first step. Second, they are encouraged to reduce the amount of glass they are using. As a last resort, residents are asked to put their glass bottles and jars in the garbage as opposed to recycling stream, says Erik Grabowsky, Arlington County’s Solid Waste Bureau Chief. “This is because glass is not being recycled by way of our single stream system in the region,” Grabowsky informs. So far, Arlington has seen positive results with its affectionately titled “Purple Can Club.” This year, Arlington delivered 100 tons of glass since the end of March, which is then transported to Fairfax County to be crushed and used for landfill cover and construction purposes. Grabowsky noted the purple bin program has been effective, despite the limited amount of notice and education residents had been given prior to its commencement. Trash items from Arlington and Falls Church are taken to a Fairfax waste center facility. “Those materials are converted into electricity, so on the hierarchy of things, it’s better than landfilling as an alternative,” Grabowski said. Similar to Falls Church, Fairfax County also isn’t requiring residents to remove any of the normal recyclables at this time, but is asking for people to be more mindful of what they are putting in, and that those items are clean. Too much of the wrong plastics making its way into the recycling stream is the real problem, as it slows down the entire process. What is termed as the “Filthy
RECYCLING CANS found on the premises of City Hall in the City of Falls Church instruct residents to drop their glass bottles in them. Lonnie Marquetti, the City’s solid waste programs manager, states that Falls Church is highly ranked for the amount of refuse that it diverts from landfills. (Photo: News-Press) Five” among those in the industry are five types of trash that enter the recycling bins. Plastic bags, which get caught in sorting machines. Shredded paper, which blows around like confetti and is not recoverable. Hangers, cords and hoses get wrapped around other items as well as the getting caught in sorting machines. Most take-out containers and cups, because they are usually dirty or the material (styrofoam and plastics) has no market for it. And dirty diapers, medical waste and plastic film found in
packaging such as Amazon boxes are often found in sorting facilities. “Glass is tricky,” said Kaiser. In Fairfax County, trash is sent to the Covanta waste energy plant, and because glass has very little value, it doesn’t do any good sending it to the recycling center because it is just sorted out as a waste product and ends up in the Prince William landfill, as alternative landfill cover. “But if we ask residents not to put glass in their recycling bins anymore, and it goes in the trash;
now we are sending the glass to a furnace which ends up in the ash landfill which doesn’t do any good either,” said Kaiser Kaiser added that, at this time, the decision has been made to keep glass in the recycling bins, in the hopes that the material recovery facilities are going to be upgrading the technology. Removing glass from curbside bins in one of the most populated counties in the state, Kaiser continued, would be a behavior change that would be hard to reverse once the technology catches up.
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Pancake House Donating Proceeds to Arc of Nova on Sept. 26 The Original Pancake House in Falls Church will donate 15 percent of dining sales on Thursday, Sept. 26 to The Arc of Northern Virginia. The Arc of Northern Virginia provides supports and advocacy for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their families. The Original Pancake House, which is open from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. daily, is located at 7395 Lee Highway in Falls Church. For more information, visit www. thearcofnova.org.
Hilton Garden Inn Hosting F.C. Chamber, Merrifield Biz Assn. Mixer The Hilton Garden Inn Falls Church is hosting a networking mixer for the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Merrifield Business Association on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The free event, which will include live music and refreshments, is open to Falls Church Chamber and GMBA members, prospective members, and supporters. The Hilton Garden Inn Falls Church is located at 706 W. Broad Street in Falls Church.
Officials Welcome Tint to Falls Church Tint: A Modern Makerspace opened at 417 W. Broad Street in Falls Church on Friday, Sept. 13. The event was commemorated with a ribbon cutting with owner Carissa Englert and her family along with Mayor David Tarter, Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly, Councilmember Phil Duncan, Councilmember Letty Hardi, and members of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce, all sporting Englert’s hand knitted accessories.
Mindfulness Workshops Coming to Community Center Mindfulness in School Project certified Caroline Wu Below is hosting mindfulness workshops for children and teenagers at the Falls Church Community Center through the fall. Mindfulness for Teens (12 to 18) will take place on Fridays, Sept. 20 – Nov. 15 from 4 – 5 p.m. The nine-session course is designed to improve concentration and strengthen resilience to help teens deal with anxiety and manage their thoughts, feelings and impulses more effectively. Mindfulness for Children (ages 8 – 12) will take place Mondays, Sept. 23 – Nov. 25 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. This eight-week session will help children focus their attention, become less reactive, and be more compassionate with themselves and others. For more information, visit www.fallschurchva.gov/recreation.
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Bulkier Mustang Frontline Clears Way for 1st Win
by Natalie Heavren
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For the first time in nearly a year and after 10 straight losses, George Mason High School’s football team has snapped their losing streak. The Mustangs made a statement in their 48-6 win over Madison County High School last Friday to improve their season record to 1-2. “I think the team felt the sense of urgency of needing to finally get into the win column,” said head coach Adam Amerine. “We had a couple players volunteer to play new spots if we felt it would help the team’s performance.” This includes senior Michael Turner volunteering to move from running back to a less flashy role on the offensive line. While it may seem like a small personnel shift, Amerine believes that it significantly impacted the team’s performance Friday night. Overall Amerine noted significant improvements in the offensive line, citing Turner in his new role and junior transfer Ethan Titus who were able to handle blocking against “bigger bodies better this week.”
“With Turner and Titus getting involved in blocking downfield it allowed our backs to see the holes and get positive yards,” he added. The improved blocking allowed Mason to accumulate 451 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns, with three touchdowns of 60 or more yards. Senior running back Connor Plaks led the team with 210 yards and three touchdowns on just nine rushing attempts. Plaks had scoring runs of five, 60 and 89 yards. Junior linebacker/running back Walter Roou not only led the team on defense with 18 tackles (five for a loss) and a fumble recovery, he also had a 20-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Sophomore linebacker Joshua Stillwagoner and sophomore running back/defensive back George Papadopoulos also had doubledigit tackles with 15 and 11 respectively. Turner was also able to contribute on defense and special teams with four tackles, an interception and a thirty-yard kick return. Madison’s lone touchdown came with five minutes left in the second quarter making it 14-6. Mason would go on to score two
SENIOR MICHAEL TURNER opted to play along the offensive line instead of his natural position in the backfield, allowing Mason to run all over Madison County. (Photo: Carol Sly) more touchdowns, a 60-yard run from Plaks and a 26-yard run from Papadopoulos before halftime, and three more in the second half. Amerine hopes the main lesson the Mustangs take away from this win is that enjoyable Fridays come from a sharp week of practice leading up to it. The team was excited after the
win and the coaching staff was happy to see the team celebrate, handle the victory with class and knowledge that they still had areas they could improve on. Amerine was hesitant to declare the win a turning point, but did acknowledge that, “With a young team you have to learn to win and once again maybe some
of these underclassmen see that it takes a lot of effort to earn a victory.” Amerine’s goals for the next game are simple, “Take them one at a time and prepare for a tough Manassas Park team.” The Mustangs will face the Cougars at 7 p.m. in Manassas Park tomorrow night.
Straight Set Victory Over Cougars Has Mason on 3-Game Streak by Caitlin Butler
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George Mason High School’s volleyball team took down visiting Manassas Park High School in three sets Tuesday night for the team to claim its third straight win. The hometown Mustangs (5-3) started strong and never slowed down in a match that quickly became a blowout. “In the past years we have had problems with coming out strong,” said junior outside hitter Megan Boesen. “That has been a big focus for this year and I think we really implemented that from the get-go coming out and trying to play at our level.” Mason’s ease against the Cougars was evident in Manassas Park’s service error to open the match. The Mustangs defense didn’t allow the Cougars to get above five points the first set, while Boesen’s proficiency serving the ball helped Mason capture the first set with a 25-5 final margin. The Cougars made things a bit
JUNIOR LIBERO Caroline Poley notched two consecutive aces to seal the match against Manassas Park High School on Tuesday night. (Photo: Carol Sly) more interesting in the second set. Manassas Park was able to keep the Mustangs honest by stopping
their runs with points of their own. But multiple blocks from junior middle hitter Roza Gal
tee’d up fellow junior middle hitter Vanessa George’s set-clinching point after she was assisted by
junior setter Olivia Pilson, giving Mason the 25-11 win. The third set of the evening started out with more intensity than the first. Mason head coach Derek Baxter ensured his team wouldn’t let up on their struggling opponent. “No matter who we are playing, we have to go in strong and I made sure of that,” said Baxter. Mason responded to their coach’s call by stringing together eight consecutive points to start the set. The hands of Gal and junior setter Alexis Holewinski on the front line made it hard for the Cougars to get the ball over the net successfully. Following a Cougar shot out of bounds, junior libero Caroline Poley clinched the match for Mason by sniping back-to-back aces for the Mustangs to take set three with a 25-5 punctuating win. The Mustangs will host Skyline High School at 7 p.m. tonight before heading to Brentsville District High School to face the Tigers next week.
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OFF TO THE RACES this past Sunday were parents, teachers, administrators, residents, runners and, of course, kids, for the Falls Church Education Foundation’s 15th annual Run for the Schools 5K taking place in the City. There were some winners, yes, but those who came out for some exercise and to support a good cause were the real winners! (wink). (P����: FCCPS P����/C���� S��)
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Sept. 13 to Honor Former F.C. Teacher Hockenberry The Falls Church City Council proclaimed Sept. 13 as Lindy Hockenberry Day in the City of Falls Church in gratitude for Hockenberry’s decades of leadership. Hockenberry was a Falls Church City Public School teacher for 31 years and continues to be a substitute teacher. A loyal fan of the Mustang sports teams, she regularly attends games and wrestling matches, cheering for generations of students. Following her retirement, Hockenberry served on City Council for eight years, with two of those years as Vice Mayor.
For the past eleven years, she has been a member of the Planning Commission.
Fairfax Co. Schools to Host Mental Health Conference Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will host its sixth annual Mental Health and Wellness Conference beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Fairfax High School (3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax) in partnership with Inova and Kaiser Permanente. The morning session, which runs from 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., will focus on social and emotional learning and features a keynote address by Marc Brackett, Ph.D., founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Breakouts will include sessions on stress and anxiety, fostering resilience, healthy use of technology, self-care, communication, family mental health services, drugs and the adolescent brain, vaping and sport and performance psychology skills. Conference attendees are invited to stay for Inova’s Act on Addiction Summit, scheduled for 12:30 – 4 p.m. Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld, co-founder of SAFE Project, a national nonprofit committed to contributing in a tangible way to overcoming the addiction epidemic, will be the keynote speaker. Exhibit tables and resources will be available to all attend-
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Local High Students Named Merit Scholar Semifinalists Students from multiple area high schools were among some of the 16,000 across the nation named 2019 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Their designation is the result of 2018 Preliminary SAT scores landing among the highest in the state. The students from their respective schools are as follows Falls Church High School — Carlos Perez. George Mason High School — Isabel Davis, Helen Morris, Niharika Singhvi, Elisabeth Wells and Zoe Cunniffe. Marshall High School — Elise Ebert, Sophia Konde and Sophia Tedesco. McLean High School — Flavia Carcani, Benjamin Hacker, Hyohyun Jung, Allison Lai, Sarah Levy, Priya Shah and Ashley Xing. Beginning in April, scholarship winners will be announced based on applications, teacher and school recommendations, and scores from SATs or ACTs reinforcing the students’ performance on their PSAT.
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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Sunset Cinema: Lilo & Stich. The City’s Recreation and Parks Department will hold its Sunset Cinema program on select Fridays throughout September and October in Cherry Hill Park. Interested moviegoers are encouraged to bring blankets and picnics during the showing. Drinks, popcorn and snacks will be available for purchase. In the case of inclement weather, screenings will be moved into the Community Center as available. The Sept. 20 Sunset Cinema movie is “Lilo & Stitch” (PG, 2002). A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). 7:45 – 9:45 p.m. 703-248-5077 (TTY 711).
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Farmers Market. The award-winning, year-round market is filled with fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and much more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 8 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5034. Fit at the Farmers Market: WERQ Cardio Dance. A cardio dance class based on pop and hip-hop music routines. Free; no registration required. City Hall parking lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 – 10 a.m. 703-248-5027. Intro to Kettlebells with Functional Fitness. An introduction to Kettlebells and body weight exercises during this free class with Functional Fitness VA. Mr. Brown’s Park (100 block W. Broad St., Falls Church). Sprinkler
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Complimentary water is provided. Mr. Brown’s Park (100 block of W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9 – 10 a.m. 703-248-5210 (TTY 711).
Chess & Checkers. Interested residents that are looking for someone to play a game of chess or checkers with can join fellow attendees for either one of the games at Mr. Brown’s Park. From beginners to Grand Masters, all levels are welcome. Attendees are encouraged to bring their board as limited boards will be provided. Children must be supervised by parents. Mr. Brown’s Park (100 block W. Broad St., Falls Church). 5 – 6 p.m. 703-248-5210.
Backyard Composting Workshop. Learn how to compost at this free workshop. Topics include: leaf mulching in your yard, yard waste composting, hands-on composting demonstration, making compost tea, proper food waste composting and vermicomposting. All participants will receive a free yard waste compost bin. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). 2 – 4 p.m. 703-536-7186.
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ESL Conversation Group. A general conversation group (for adults) learning English as a second language. No registration required — all walk-ins are welcome. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Sunday Morning Yoga with Karma Yoga. Interested attendees can enjoy a free class with Karma Yoga Attendees are asked to bring their own mat if they desire.
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Olivera, Evan Casey, Bobby Smith and others explore Sondheim’s stunning music and sardonic lyrics in a fascinating examination of the twisted American Dream. Signature Theatre (420 Campbell Ave., Arlington) $56 – $95. 2 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
“Trying.” This two-hander explores the author’s real experience working for Francis Biddle at his home in Washington, DC from 1967-1968. Judge Biddle, Former Attorney General of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt and Chief Judge of the American Military Tribunal at Nuremberg is notoriously hard on his staff as he tries to cement his legacy. Can the old Philadelphia aristocrat and his young Canadian assistant bridge the generational divide and come to understand one another in this “comic and touching” play (The New York Times)? 1st Stage Theatre (1524 Spring Hill Rd.., Tysons) $42. 8 p.m. 1ststagetysons.org.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 “Shear Madness.” First seen in Boston in 1980, and opening here at the Kennedy Center in 1987, the show reinvents itself every performance— pulling from the news of the day, and on-goings of the DMV, to improvise timely witticisms and gags. Set today in the Shear Madness hairstyling salon, this record-breaking comedy is Washington’s hilarious whodunit. After more than 12,000 performances, the show has stayed in great shape. The Kennedy Center (2700 F St. NW Washington, D.C.) $50. 8 p.m. kennedy-center.org.
LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Joseph Benui. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-237-8333. An Evening with Väsen. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $22 – $30. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566. Karaoke. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste
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Bruce Katz Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Happy Hour: Mary Shaver & Mike Tash. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-241-9504. Back to The 90’s: Classic Albums feat. Lithium (Nirvana Tribute) + Getchoo (Weezer Tribute) + Future Primitive (Bush Tribute) + Back to The 90’s All-Stars. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 8 p.m. 703255-1566. Red Shoes Band. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-858-9186. Tom Principato Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-2419504. Soulfire Subset. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Robbie Fulks. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $22. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. Warehouse Descendants. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-858-9186. The Legwarmers — D.C.’s Biggest 80s Retro Dance Party. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $20. 9:30 p.m. 703237-0300. Kevin Church, Bob Cook Bluegrass Show, Texas Chainsaw Horns. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. Sad & Boujee (Emo meets Trap Party). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $20. 10 p.m. 703-255-1566.
BRUCE KATZ will be at JV’s Restaurant tonight. (Courtesy Photo) Swell. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Outdoor Dog Days Latin BBQ followed by Open Mic @ 5 p.m. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-858-9186. Sky Music Entertainment Presents Artist Showcase. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10. 1:30 p.m. 703255-1566. Dixieland Direct. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-241-9504. BG & The Mojo Hands. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504. Open Mic. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste
A Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-8589186. Michigander with Broke Royals + Luke James Shaffer. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $20. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. Carly Harvey Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504. Spirit Plots, Yes Vacancy. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703- 5258646.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Wolf Blues Jam Weekly Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. Lex, Super Smack, Wreck the System. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703525-8646.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Laughs in the Lobby Bar. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566. Sol Roots & Guests. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504. The Majestic: LGBTQ Night and Drag Show. Diva Lounge (6763 Wilson Blvd, Falls Church). 10 p.m. 571-234-2045.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 The Way Down Wanderers. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. Smylin’ Jack (Doug Belford, Steve Bray and Pauline Ansondross). JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
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The Board of Equalization for Real Estate Assessments in the City of Falls Church will hold public hearings for the purpose of equalizing 2019 real estate assessments in the City, and for the purpose of hearing complaints of inequalities wherein property owners allege a lack of uniformity in assessment or errors in property description. The Board will give consideration to and INCREASE, DECREASE OR AFFIRM such real estate assessments. Before a change can be granted, the taxpayer or his agent must overcome a clear presumption in favor of the assessment. The taxpayer or agent must prove that the property is not uniform with other similar properties, or prove that the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value as of January 1, 2019. Hearings will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays October, 2019. For specific dates, see the online Calendar on the City’s website under Events at http://www.fallschurchva. gov. Meetings will be held at 6:00 p.m. Location will be posted three days prior to the hearing date at City Hall 300 Park Ave Falls Church, Virginia 22046 and on the City’s website under Real Estate Assessment, Appeals, Board of Equalization Hearings. These hearings will conclude the appeals filed by the June 7, 2019 deadline, as established by City Code 33-48.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA A public hearing on the following is scheduled for Monday, September 23, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard. (TO19-05) ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 44, “VEGETATION,” AND CHAPTER 48, “ZONING,” OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE TREE COMMISSION TO THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION All public hearings will be held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s office at 703-248-5014 or cityclerk@fallschurchva.
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CELESTE HEATH CITY CLERK PUBLIC HEARING Oak Street Bridge Replacement City of Falls Church Monday, October 21, 2019 7:30 p.m. Planning Commission Meeting City Council Chambers, City Hall 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22046 The City will conduct a public hearing on the proposed conceptual design for a replacement bridge on South Oak Street over Tripps Run during the Planning Commission meeting. The proposed project would replace the existing Oak Street Bridge with a new steel span bridge that meets current load and safety requirements. Project schedule information will be discussed at the public hearing. Preview preliminary project information prior to the public hearing on the project webpage http://www.fallschurchva. gov/1827/Oak-Street-Bridge or the City of Falls Church Department of Public Works, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22046, telephone 571-651-0133 (TTY 711). Please call ahead for staff availability. Give your written or verbal comments at the hearing or submit them by November 6, 2019 to Ms. Susan Long, City of Falls Church Department of Public Works, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22046. You may also email your comments to SLong@ fallschurchva.gov. Please reference “Oak Street Bridge Replacement” in the subject heading. The City of Falls Church ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For information call 703-248-5004 or (TTY 711). State Project # U000-110-192 and U000-110-200, Federal Project # STP-5A01(795). ACCESSIBILITY TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, contact Ms. Kerri Oddenino, City of Falls Church Department of Public Works, 300 Park Avenue, City of Falls Church, VA 22046, tel. 571-651-0133 (TTY 711). Persons needing interpreter services for the hearing impaired or those with
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Planners OK Added Funds For School Fields Project
Strong Defense of F.C. Water Policy Wraps up Court Trial
The Falls Church Planning Commission voted 6-0 Tuesday night to recommend to the City Council approval of the expenditure of an additional $387,000 to complete the four phases of the George Mason High School fields renovation project. The matter will come back to the Council for its final vote of supplementary funds at its meeting Monday night.
It may take Fairfax Circuit Court Judge R. Terrence Ney months to make a ruling in the trial that concluded midday yesterday pitting the Fairfax Water Authority against the of the City of Falls Church. At stake for tiny Falls Church, being sued to “cease and desist” its water operations in gigantic Fairfax County, could be its ultimate viability as a jurisdiction.
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CRIME REPORT Week of Sept. 9 – 15, 2019 Arson, 300 blk Park Ave, Sept 9, 6:17 AM, a male, 23, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested for setting a Sheriff’s cruiser on fire. The cruiser was totally destroyed. Indecent Exposure, 100 blk E Jefferson St, Sept 9, 7:22 AM, unknown suspect seated in a dark SUV exposed himself to a passersby. Investigation continues. Motor Vehicle Theft, 1000 blk E Broad St, between 6 PM, Sept 5 and
1:00 PM, Sept 7, unknown suspect(s), stole two 2020 Ford Explorers which had been previously stolen and recovered. Investigation continues Graffiti, 100 blk W Broad St, Sept 9, 4:33 PM, graffiti was observed on an electrical box located in a park. Driving Under the Influence, 1000 blk E Broad St, Sept 10, 11:57 PM, a male, 54, of Alexandria, VA, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Drug/Narcotic Violation, 100 blk
S Maple Ave, Sept 11, 11:42 AM, following a traffic stop, a male, 33, of Falls Church, VA, was issued a summons for Possession of Marijuana. Burglary-Residential, 500 blk Randolph St, Sept 11, between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM, unknown suspect(s) entered an unsecured dwelling and took items of value. Investigation continues. Drug/Narcotic Violation, 900 blk W Broad St, Sept 14, 1:19 AM, following a traffic stop, a female, 19, of Oxon Hill, MD, was issued a summons for Possession of Marijuana. Fraud, 500 blk W Broad St, Sept 14, 3:30 PM, an incident of fraud was reported.
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KATIE RICE, George Mason High School Class of 2019, has started her first year at Virginia Tech. Maisy is still unclear as to why she couldn’t go, too! Walks along Forest Drive just won’t be the same. Looking forward to her return at Thanksgiving. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
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