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County Officials Go Methodically on Housing Plan
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Arlington government officials are taking it methodically, moving one step at a time as they work toward presenting the County Board with affordablehousing proposals in late spring or early summer 2015. “We’ve got a lot of conversations to have,” housing director David Cristeal told members of the Arlington County Civic Federation in outlining how far the multi-year-study process has come, and how far it has to go. County officials are anticipating 30,000 new households in Arlington by 2040, an increase of more than 30 percent from what exists now, and are working to update to government’s Comprehensive Plan to include long-range strategies to address the growth and attempt to retain affordable housing in an evermore-expensive community.
The Affordable Housing Study Working Group, chaired by Rev. Dr. Leonard Hamlin Sr., was set up by the County Board to advise on strategies and has been meeting since March 2013. But as the discussion unfolds, the clock keeps ticking: The number of rental units available to those of moderate incomes (about $60,000 or less for a family of four) in Arlington has fallen from 20,000 in 2000 to 5,000 in 2012, as rising rents continue to outpace increases in wages. “There’s a widening affordability gap,” said Russell DanaoSchroeder, a senior housing planner for the county government’s Department of Community Planning, Housing & Development. County staff aim to meet with Continued on Page 29
Fairfax Supervisors Vote to Move Forward on Streetcar
Saturday’s rain may have lessened the crowds but it couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of those who attended open houses at Arlington’s fire stations as part of National Fire Prevention Week activities. Above, Julia and Anna Patching were among PHOTO BY DEB KOLT those who visited the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Station.
The Fairfax board’s approval was required because the project will travel from Arlington into Fairfax, and the Board of Supervisors has agreed to pay about 20 percent of the project’s local cost. Read about the Fairfax action on Page 20.
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It wasn’t a unanimous vote – nothing on the issue ever seems to be – but the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors last week followed the lead of the Arlington County Board and approved moving ahead with engineering services for the Columbia Pike streetcar.
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Described as a smart and generous man, John’s devotion and loyalty to the company and its Associates, clients and customers is a testament to the major contributions and success of the firm throughout the years. Proudly named McEnearney Associates with no ampersand in the name, the firm was not built to be John and his employees but a company of like-minded professionals in which everyone is a part of the family. John was a pillar of the community, a mentor, leader and friend. The company will continue his legacy committed to the same principals and values on which it was founded. Our sympathy goes to the McEnearney family, including his six children – Sean, Sharon, Mark, Maureen, Mike and Kathy, eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. John will truly be missed by the Associates of McEnearney and all those who know and love him.
Arlington Native Saluted for Contributions to the World of Classic Music Form
OperaNova’s annual fund-raiser/ brunch served as a salute to the musical talents found at George Mason University. Patricia Miller, an Arlington native and director of vocal studies at GMU, was presented with the Outstanding Career Achievement in Opera and Excellence in Teaching award at the event, which drew about 100 opera supporters to Washington Golf & Country Club Oct. 5. “I have been blessed to live my dream,” said Miller, who also serves as a Distinguished University Professor, artist-inresidence and director of vocal studies at George Mason, while also holding down the post of director of the Mason Opera Theater. She was described by one former student as a combination life-coach, psychiatrist, mother and friend. Miller lauded her family, teachers “and especially to my students, past and present – thank you for this amazing journey.” She didn’t have to travel far to bestow those thanks: On hand were seven current GMU students and alumni, performing opera selections for the assembled crowd. Among them was baritone José Sacín, currently artistic director at OperaNova. Miller was “my first teacher when I
began to sing, when I was 18 or so – a few yars ago,” chuckled Sacín, who performed a number of works by Verdi for an appreciative audience. Also singing and paying tribute to Miller were sopranos Angela Knight, Crystal Golden and Anjanette Trebing; mezzo-sopranos Sissell Bakken and Elise Jenkins; and baritone Devanda James. They were accompanied by pianist Milena Gligic. OperaNova traces its roots to the early 1960s. Its focus is education; the organization puts on productions for children, with a goal of exposing youth of all backgrounds to opera and instilling an appreciation of the art form. “We are all planting the seeds for future generations,” Miller said. OperaNova soon will see a changing of the guard, with Paul Dolinsky set to succeed David Ryan as chairman. At the brunch, Dolinksy related how he entered college with dreams of a double major in architecture and music. One day, a professor tried to gently persuade him he should stick with architecture. It was “a little knife in my artistic heart – but he was probably right,” said Dolinsky, who suggested jokingly his musical abilities might only have taken him as far as “lounge pianist at the swinging-singles nights at the Key Bridge Marriott.” While the chairman’s post is turning
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Above, Patricia Miller of George Mason University was honored for her contributions to opera and education. At right, GMU vocal student Crystal Golden performs.
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Civic Federation Committee Raps ‘Public Lands’ Effort
Are Outsiders in Control of Arlington’s Destiny? That’s Among the Criticisms Leveled SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Is the Arlington County government’s “Public Lands for Public Good” process a case of outsiders’ hijacking a community process and trying to elbow their way into the county, pushing longtime residents out in the process? That’s one of the conclusions, or at least suggestions, in a sometimes scathing dissection of the government’s proposal to increase the stock of affordable housing, a response submitted by the revenues-andexpenditures committee of the Arlington
County Civic Federation. The eight-page, single-spaced critique was requested by the Civic Federation’s leadership, and will be part of what is likely to be a contentious discussion of the housing proposal in November. In its critique, committee members take aim at the county government’s response to Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE), which in recent years has pressed Arlington officials to use publicly owned land for the construction of housing for low-income residents. Acknowledging that the regional shortage of housing for those with low incomes
is well-documented, the revenues-and-expenditures committee suggested that Arlington couldn’t, and shouldn’t, try to solve all the region’s problems on its own – and that others should not ask it to. “It is inappropriate for the county to allow non-residents to drive significant policy-making decisions that pertain solely to Arlington,” the committee said. “The county appears to be placing greater weight on the desires of non-residents who wish to move to Arlington ahead of the needs and wishes of its own citizens.” The document smacks around the county government’s affordable-housing
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There are three key reasons I am supporting Alan Howze for Arlington County Board in the Nov. 4 election: 1) Generational investments that must be made by the County Board to keep Arlington a nationally recognized locality to live and work. 2) Needed leadership to bring the County Board together on key issues. 3) Commitment to Arlington’s nationally recognized environmental policies. I personally like John Vihstadt and appreciated his insight and service as a planning commissioner when I served on the County Board. However, I believe the main campaign issues he continues to run on are misleading. John relies on three issues: Columbia Pike/Crystal City Streetcar, Aquatics Center and “Million-Dollar Bus Stop” to imply that there are misplaced spending priorities and financial mismanagement by the Board. Not only is this misleading, it is divisive and makes it difficult to work with his colleagues in a bipartisan way. Arlington is nationally recognized as one of the best-managed localities in the country. Arlington is a low-tax jurisdiction with great schools, transportation options, quality retail and government services. Rebutting John’s claims requires some historical background. I will start with the Aquatics Center, as it is the simplest to explain. County voters approved a $50 million bond for an aquatics center after a decade long planning process with community outreach. Located on county property (outside of Pentagon City/Crystal City next to Long Bridge Park), there was no cost for land acquisition. Only one company bid on the project, citing $70 million as the cost. As a result, Arlington County has put this project on indefinite hold while trying to find potential sources, like public/private partnerships that might allow the project to be built. One idea is if the 2024 Olympics are awarded to Washington, D.C., private funding might pay for the aquatics center. The county has already pulled back on this project. This should no longer be a political issue. “Million-Dollar Bus Stop.” The county government certainly agrees it does not want to spend even the actual $965,000 cost on future stops, regardless
of enhancements and has taken steps to ensure future stops have a reasonable cost. While the Arlington County government has taken responsibility on this issue, the facts are that this project was managed by WMATA (Metro) and was funded with federal dollars. Future bus stops will be managed internally by Arlington County. Why continue to use this as a political issue? Crystal City/Columbia Pike S t r e e t c a r. We l l - i n t e n tioned people can differ on issues. There con- PAUL FERGUSON tinues to be a misperception that funds used to build a streetcar could be used for other community needs like schools. However, the large majority of the funding comes from taxes that only can be used for transportations projects. Significant contributions come from state and regional transportation funds. The state contribution is promised for the streetcar project, and could not be used for other transportation projects. It is misleading to make any inference that dedicated transportation funding could be shifted to other Arlington priorities or needs. I voted on the Columbia Pike streetcar in 2006 (it passed unanimously) after a multi-year planning process. I continue to believe that the infrastructure investments will bring additional development and increased tax revenue. The return-on-investment is estimated to be between $375 million and $735 million tax dollars and 6,600 jobs, more than three times the amount from enhanced bus service. These figures are cited by professional staff, not elected leaders. Arlington’s planning and transportation staff are nationally renowned and recognized. Arlington County has a county-manager form of government and does not have “political hires.”
Alan Howze has the ability to build bridges and consensus within the County Board and with the entire Arlington community. Alan’s tone is one of collaboration, not attack. As a former County Board member, I know that it is crucial for our community to find a way forward on difficult issues.Alan is capable and prepared to do this. Governments, like businesses, need to make sound planning decisions and then execute them. Once land-use plans have had years of review and investment, it is counterproductive to reverse course. In the years ahead, Arlington will need to devote significant resources to our school system’s infrastructure to keep pace with increasing enrollment. People want to come to Arlington because of our great schools, services, and transportation options. Alan Howze is committed to moving forward on all three. With three young children in the school system, he has good reason to do so. I am proud of Arlington’s environmental leadership. Over a decade ago, Arlington was the first locality in the Washington metropolitan area to incentivize greenbuilding practices. This policy commitment led other jurisdictions to follow. Now, green building/energy efficiency is standard practice in our region. Arlington was the first locality in the Washington metropolitan area to set carbon-reduction targets providing residents and businesses tools to reduce carbon emissions. The Sierra Club has endorsed Alan Howze. Arlington’s land-use and transportation policies are considered a national model. Alan Howze will be a great leader on these issues. Discussion of issues and debate is a good thing for Arlington, as it is for any community. Elections provide us an opportunity for this discussion. Thank you for considering my thoughts. Paul Ferguson is Clerk of the Circuit Court for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church and was a member of the Arlington County Board from 1996-2008 and its chairman in 1999, 2003 and 2007.
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efforts and other public-policy initiatives on several fronts: • Despite increasing housing funds nearly 60 percent over the course of eight years, affordable-housing stock continues to decline. “The ongoing loss of affordable housing has little to do with our spending,” the committee says. • The critique suggests the school system has no one to blame but its own leadership for the current school-capacity crisis, as the School Board approved construction of schools that were not big enough for projected enrollment. And it suggests the County Board is derelict in not asking developers for contributions to support school construction while it seeks funds for everything from utility undergrounding to public art. • Voters who supported recreation bonds to purchase open space and develop parks never expected some of those spaces to be turned over for schools and housing, the group said. • The county government asked for just $55 million in bond funds for parkland and open-space acquisition over the 20 years beginning in 1995, the same amount the county government spent on housing initiatives in a single year (fiscal 2014). • The increasing tax burden on homeowners is likely to push out older residents, and the county has no comprehensive effort in the works to house disabled residents who are being forced out of state-run residential facilities under court order, the committee says. The revenues-and-expenditures committee may be the most conservative bastion of the Civic Federation, and its membership often tangles with the county government over spending issues, so the broadside against the county government may not be entirely unexpected. The committee’s comments will not be debated or voted on by the entire Civic Federation membership, but at the organization’s Nov. 11 meeting, recommendations from four other committees on the Public Lands for Public Good initiative will be considered. In order to avoid what could be parliamentary chaos, Civic Federation president Michael McMenamin is hoping to convene a summit of the leaders of those committees in coming weeks, in an effort to find common ground that can be passed on to the rank-and-file for a vote.
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We’d like to know If it’s a fact that streetcars = economic development, then why did Jay, Mary and Walter need to spend $100,000 for a “study” to parrot their claim? And launch a PR campaign with another $650,000 of our money? Independent studies reject grandiose economic development claims for streetcars. National Academy of Sciences study: “… the literature is particularly weak on impacts of streetcars on economic development….”
Ford Foundation study: “... Bus Rapid Transit leverages more transit-oriented development investment than Light Rail or streetcars.”
Streetcars would take $264,000,000 in operating subsidies over the next 30 years away from our schools and other needs. We’re Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit. For more info on what we’re saying — and to support our efforts — please visit us at www.sensibletransit.org. www.insidenova.com
Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit, Dan Dixon, Treasurer, 3176 20th St. N., Arlington, VA 22201-5134
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Our View: It’s Not Quite Endorsement Time Just Yet
Time is ticking away, but we’re not yet ready to make an endorsement on either the County Board race that pits incumbent independent John Vihstadt against Democratic challenger Alan Howze, or the School Board race between Audrey Clement and Democratic-endorsed Barbara Kanninen. The Clement-Kanninen race largely has remained under the radar; there have been only a few candidate forums, the next one coming up this week before the Cherrydale Citizens Association. But there’s lots to hear from the candidates, as it’s the challenges facing the school system that are going to be front and center in county governance
moving forward. Where we’re going to put, and how we’re going to pay for, all the new students who are expected in coming years remains an open question, and we want to give the School Board contenders one more shot at discussing those questions before we weigh in. The situation is the reverse in the County Board race; Vihstadt and Howze have been running, first in a special election and now in the general election, for nine months straight, and while they may feel their positions on specific issues have grown and evolved, it’s been largely the same messages that have filtered down to the public.
Are we thrilled with what we’ve heard from the candidates so far? Not always: Vihstadt often appears as if he’s running for county finance director or transportation director, which are staff posts, while Howze’s focus on education leads some voters to actively wonder why he isn’t running for School Board. It’s said that “you only have one chance to make a first impression.” For Clement, Kanninen, Vihstadt and Howze, they will have one more chance – Oct. 15 at the Cherrydale forum – to leave us a lasting impression. Endorsements will then follow. And after that, “Highs & Lows” returns!
APS Proposal on Reed School Is Outrageous Editor: I’ve lived in Westover for a few months shy of 30 years. I love Arlington County and wouldn’t live anywhere else in the Washington area. So it pains me to say that our local government is veering out of control. We’ve all heard about million-dollar bus stops and plans for gazillion-dollar streetcar lines and aquatics centers. Now, Arlington Public Schools and the county government want to undo the Reed School/ Westover Library complex, just five years after they built it for $22 million. The reason they want to do that is because – in a development that surely involves planning incompetence – APS suddenly finds itself 1,300 middle- and high-school classroom seats short. APS has six proposals to fix the problem that its mis-projection created. Two
involve substantially remodeling Reed School/Westover Library. I am firmly against those two proposals because: • It is fiscally unfathomable for APS and the county government to spend $22 million of taxpayer money in 2009 and undo Reed/Westover so soon. What’s next: Tear down the beautiful new Wakefield High School and start over? • It is ecologically wasteful to build a LEED-certified complex and remodel it so soon. • The Reed/Westover complex was built as the neighborhood’s civic centerpiece. Adding a middle/high school would destroy that centerpiece. • The Reed/Westover green space is an important neighborhood park, playground and gathering space. During the run-up to the 2009 Reed/Westover re-do, APS and
county officials repeatedly assured Westover residents that the green space would be preserved. If APS and the county do anything now to shrink that green space, my neighbors and I will feel betrayed by our local government. In three decades in Arlington, I have voted for every school bond issue. But if APS and the county don’t publicly and officially rule out Reed/Westover as a possible middle/high school site before Election Day, I will vote against both the $105.8 million school-bond issue and the $39.9 million community-infrastructure bond issue. I urge all Arlingtonians to do the same. We need to let our elected officials know that fiscal, ecological and demographic planning incompetence will not be tolerated. Bill O’Brian Arlington
Additional County Planning Staff Is Necessity Editor: I keep having the same discussion with other residents: A comprehensive approach to site analysis across all county sites is sorely needed to address our school-capacity crisis. Civic-minded volunteers have devoted countless hours on committees to solve this problem, to no avail. Arlington Public Schools continues to wrangle with the community, discarding options as schoolsiting proposals are killed time and again by outraged residents. This whack-a-mole approach serves us ill. It will result in 50- to 75-year mistakes, and we will be paying off hundreds of millions of dollars in debt for years to come for the pleasure. Comprehensive analysis of all county sites has never taken place. County planning staff admit that they do not have
the capacity in-house to conduct such an analysis. Over the past decade, we have wasted untold millions on school boundary analyses that led nowhere and on school capital projects that were never built. This wasteful spending and disregard for the time of volunteers is exemplified by the debacle of the concurrent building-level planning committees for Thomas Jefferson Middle School and the Arlington Career Center in 2006 and 2007. Private architectural firms have made a lot of money off our indecision. Unfortunately, we are in just such a place again. On Sept. 4, contract awards were authorized (with recipients in parentheses) by the School Board for the following projects which may not ever be built: • Thomas Jefferson Park (VMDO), for a possible new elementary school.
• Wilson School (Leo A. Daly / BIG), for a possible new middle school. • Stratford (Quinn Evans), for a possible renovation/conversion to neighborhood middle school. • Reed (Stantec), for a possible renovation/addition to accommodate the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program. We are spending a lot of taxpayer dollars without decisions in place. It is clear that the School Board needs help. Let’s make sure we are spending our dollars on planning that will actually fix the problem and properly site new schools and additions where they are needed, without harming other community resources. The fiscally responsible thing to do is increase county planning staff so we can stop throwing good money after bad. Juliet Hiznay Arlington
Editor: While we are grateful for the work done by some of our fellow residents who participated in development of the Columbia Pike Neighborhoods Plan, we are disappointed that streetcar advocates misstate the implications of the County Board’s own documents in their letter to the editor [“Columbia Pike Plan a Net Plus for Housing,” Oct. 2]. We have substantiated the statements we made in our Sept. 17 Sun Gazette ad, as well as all our other ads, on the Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit Web site (www. sensibletransit.org). Yes, our affordable-housing ad states that the Plan calls for 1,900 affordable units at 10 apartment complexes along the Pike to be bulldozed. Importantly, even if some affordable housing were to materialize down the road, the families who lose their homes have no assurance of being able to move to other affordable units. And the “Comparative Return on Investment Study” prepared for the county government by HR&A Advisors earlier this year says there are 9,700 rental units along the Pike, and projects a “rent premium” of 10 percent from the streetcar project. While this increase is not technically mandated by the Plan, it is – according to the county government’s well-paid consultants – the explicit implication of that Plan and a key element in generating the economicdevelopment benefits the consultants and streetcar advocates claim. We agree that the Plan incentivizes significant additional housing supply at the most efficient location: along public transit. What we don’t accept is that this should involve a streetcar. We already have public transit along the Pike, and Arlington has much more cost-effective ways to make that public transit even better. Approval of the Plan indeed came at the
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Editor: It’s rare to have anyone running for Congress with as much political, community-service and business experience as Don Beyer. As we lose two senior legislators in Jim Moran and Frank Wolf, we won’t have to be concerned that Northern Virginia will suffer from a lack of leadership. Beyer will make a terrific representative, and I strongly recommend that voters in Virginia’s 8th District vote for him. Most importantly, unlike the other candidates running for office, Beyer won’t be starting from scratch. He has proven, time and time again, that he knows how to get excellent work done. He will begin working for his constituents immediately. Don is knowledgeable about current issues. He has plans to assist the unemployed in getting back to work, help fix income inequality, protect women’s rights, fight climate change, expand gun control, improve our schools and make sure everyone receives health care. He truly cares about people. Glenn Schatell Arlington
end of a public process, but as the record shows, the county government failed to provide reliable facts about costs and credible alternatives to streetcars, as we have documented on our Web site and in other recent Sun Gazette ads. We value public process, but it must be fair and comprehensive. And sometimes new facts emerge which justify updates. Here’s the bottom line. Streetcar supporters seem to want the streetcar to get credit for substantial economic development they claim wouldn’t occur otherwise, yet they don’t want the streetcar to get blamed for the adverse impact on affordable housing that is the very essence of the economic benefits they claim. Can’t have it both ways! So, rather than being “appalled at the negative and false claims propagated by this ad,” we remain confident that we have alerted citizens to some of the significant defects in the streetcar project. And just to be clear, Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit supports rational redevelopment on the Pike, including enhanced transit. There are many elements to admire in the Plan, but expensive, dysfunctional streetcars are not among them. Dan Dixon Arlington Dixon is a leader of Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit, which supports consideration of options other than a streetcar for Columbia Pike.
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monic will present “Music of Dance,” a concert featuring works by Fauré, Kodaly, Ginstera and Tchaikovsky, on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. at Washington-Lee High School. Violinist Emil Chudnovsky will be the featured performer. No tickets are required; a $20 donaton is suggested. INTERNATIONAL ART SHOW SLATED FOR MARYMOUNT: Festival des Artistes
VI, an international art show featuring works by the diplomats and volunteers of The Hospitality and Information Service for Diplomats, will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-19, from noon at 5 p.m. at the Barry Gallery on the main campus of Marymount University. Works in a wide variety of mediums will be included from artists across the globe, and there will be an original origami workshop for children (Oct. 18) and music from The Diplomats, a band from the Hungarian Embassy (Oct. 19). For information, see the Web site at www.thisfordiplomats.org. VOCAL-ARTS COMPETITION RETURNS:
The 2014 Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists will be held on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1601 13th Road South. The event is presented by the Millennium-Seat Pleasant Club of the National Capital Area of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, as well as OperaNova and the Northern Virginia chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. It will be hosted by MOBC Little Levites and the Levite Crew, and will honor Harolyn Blackwell and Charlotte Holloman. A $20 donation ($10 for ages 10 to 18) is requested to support awards presentations to participants. For information, call Darnell Wise Lightbourn at (703) 786-0786 or e-mail darnellw2000@yahoo.com. INFORMATION SESSION FOCUSES ON ‘HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMATS’: An infor-
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ment will hold a forum on “Trust and Confidence in Arlington County Criminal-Justice Agencies” on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Wakefield High School. The event will feature participants discussing issues that include the use of force, community policing and the use of police body cameras. Among those participating will be Police Chief Douglas Scott, Sheriff Beth Arthur and Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos. After the presentations, there will be a question-and-answer session with participants. WORKSHOP TO LOOK AT COLLEGE-ADMISSIONS PROCESS: Del. Alfonso Lopez
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system’s Center for Local History are planning a workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 5 for county residents interested in researching the history of their homes. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the second-floor conference room at Central Library. Participants will receive information on available resources – from maps and photo archives to building-permit data – and will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on exploration of the materials at the Center for Local History. Leading the event will be Matthew Gilmore, a longtime student of local history, and Cynthia Liccese-Torres, coordinator of historic preservation for the Arlington government. Registration is limited to 25 participants, who can register at www.ahshousehistoryworkshop.com. If there are more than 25 people wishing to register, those unable to be accommodated will receive priority at a future workshop. RABIES, MICROCHIP CLINIC SET: The
Animal Welfare League of Arlington will host a low-cost rabies and microchipping clinic on Thursday, Oct. 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the shelter, 2650 South Arlington Mill Road. The cost is $10 for a rabies shot, $30 for microchip implantation. Those attending are asked to bring cash if possible, and as waiting will take place outside, participants should dress for the weather. For information, see the Web site at www.awla.org. CHURCH TO FEATURE ARMY CHORUS:
The “Music at Resurrection” concert series will continue on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church, featuring the U.S. Army Chorus under the direction of Capt. Curtis Kinzey. The event will feature music and poetry in observance of the centennial of the beginning of World War I and the sesquicentennial of the ending of the Civil War. Admission is free; an offering will be taken to support the music program. The church is located at 6201 Washington Blvd. For information, call (703) 5325991 or see the Web site at www.relcarlington.org. ENCORE LEARNING TO LOOK AT HISTORY OF SHANGHAI: The Encore Learn-
ing “Meet the Speaker” fall lecture series continues on Monday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. at Central Library with a presentation by Dr. Lilane Willems discussing “Stateless in Shanghai.” Willems will share her eyewitness account of life in Shanghai from World War II to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. The free program is sponsored jointly by Encore Learning and the county library system. For information, call (703) 2282144. CHURCH TO HOST ANNUAL BAZAAR:
Clarendon United Methodist Church women will hold their annual bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, 606 North Irving St. The event will feature household goods, clothes, toys, handmade gifts, canned jellies and baked goods, as well as lunch.
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Home-safety tips will be offered on Monday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.
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The average SAT score for members of Arlington Public Schools’ graduating Class of 2014 was up slightly from the group that preceded it in 2013, while the overall participation rate in taking the college-entrance exam also rose, according to new figures. Arlington’s average score remained above both the state and national averages, but the school system also reported ongoing gaps in performance between different racial and ethnic groups. Among Arlington’s graduating seniors, the average score of 1653 recorded in 2014 was up from 1645 in 2013 and the highest in four years, according to figures reported Oct. 7 by the school system. The SAT test has three components – reading, writing and math – with a maximum score of 800 on each section for a to-
tal possible score of 2400. Arlington saw slight year-over-year increases in all three sections: The average countywide score in reading rose from 554 to 557, in writing from 537 to 539 and in math from 554 to 557. A total of 998 members of the Class of 2014 took the college-entrance exam, representing 75 percent of graduating seniors, up from 72 percent year before. Among members of the Class of 2014 at individual schools in Arlington: H-B Woodlawn Secondary School: The average score of 1887 (645 reading/617 writing/625 math) was up from 1807 (615/594/598) a year before. Wakefield High School: The average score of 1417 (470/463/484) was down from 1468 (492/477/499). Washington-Lee High School: The av-
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erage score of 1686 (569/549/568) was up from 1640 (554/534/552). Yorktown High School: The average score of 1724 (580/563/581) was up from 1720 (576/565/579). Among Arlington students, the average score for boys of 1663 was up from 1635, while the average score for girls of 1643 was down from 1654, according to county figures. Among various racial and ethnic groups, white students in Arlington recorded an average score of 1813 (up from 1800), Asian students 1531 (down from 1537), Hispanic students 1469 (down from 1476) and black students 1373 (up from 1363). In a statement, Arlington Superintendent Patrick Murphy focused on the increase in participation rate. “It is rewarding to see more and more of our students stretching themselves with their academic goals and moving toward future college and career pursuits,” he said, praising “the critical support that is provided by our families and administrators to ensure that all students excel and realize their full potential.” Statewide, the Virginia average SAT score of 1530 was up slightly from 1528 a year before. While those who administer the test caution against reading too much into year-over-year bobbles up or down, state education officials said that, looking more broadly, there was reason to be happy. “The long-term trend of higher achievement on the SAT is in line with other indicators of increased college and career readiness among Virginia students,” state Superintendent of Public Instruction Steven Staples said in a statement released with the results. Statewide, 69 percent of Virginia public-school graduates took the SAT in 2014, according to the College Board, which administers the program. Of Virginia test-takers, 45 percent achieved what the College Board calls its “benchmark for college readiness” of 1550 or higher, a rate slightly higher than percentage of students nationally who reached that level. But racial and ethnic disparities were on view: 61 percent of Virginia students described as Asian met or exceeded the benchmark figure, compared to 55 percent of white graduates but only 35 percent of Hispanic graduates and 15 percent of black graduates. Staples said that achievement gap was not going to be closed without first seeing it improve at the elementary- and middleschool levels. “This will require a sustained commitment to providing chronically under-performing schools and divisions with the interventions and resources required to raise student achievement far above present levels,” he said. Nationally, the average score of 1497 among the 1.7 million students who took the SAT in 2014 was down from 1498. For students who took the SAT exams more than once, the most recent score is used in reporting data. The Arlington figures only represent students in public schools, while the state and federal results reflect all test-takers, including those in private and parochial schools.
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The next generation of leaders in the Arlington business and civic community is on the rise, and the first local “40 Under 40” awards will celebrate the contributions of many of these rising stars. Leadership Arlington on Oct. 10 announced its inaugural crop of award recipients, who are being honored for the positive leadership impact they make personally and professionally in Arlington and across the region. The awards program is being produced in collaboration with the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Arlington Community Foundation, Arlington Economic Development and the Arlington Sun Gazette. Award recipients will be honored at a luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 4 at Army Navy Country Club. The lead sponsor is Technology Management Inc.; additional sponsorship opportunities are available. The inaugural “40 Under 40” recipients include Salim Adofo, National Black United Front; Nyambo Anuluoha, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union; John Ayers, REDLattice Inc.; Mike Barnes, self-employed; Sindy Benavides, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC); Katherine Bianco, DC Modern Luxury Magazine; Scott Brodbeck, Local News Now; Ginger Brown, self-employed; Billy Buck Jr., Buck & Associates; Nadia Conyers, Arlington Employment Center, Arlington County government; Jeffrey DiLisi, Virginia Hospital Center; Laura Gamse, Daydream Reels; Erikka Gleckel, Deloitte Consulting LLP; Scott Gold, IBC, a DBS Co.; Nick Gregorios, Avison Young; Chris Hamm, U.S. General Services Administration; Julia Hamm, Solar Electric Power Association; Sarah Hillware, Girls Health Ed.; Paul Holland, Marstel-Day LLC; Jennifer Hovis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Melissa Impastato, Clark Construction Group LLC . Also, Krysta Jones, office of U.S. Rep. Jim Moran; Elizabeth Jones Valderrama, Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR); Kim Klingler, ASCO; Matthew Kulkin, Squire Patton Boggs LLP; Dania Matos, Latinas Leading Tomorrow; Ann McCarty, Arlington Public Schools Ron Novak, Segue Technologies; Joseph Petty, Crystal City Business Improvement District; Mike Richardson, Chain Bridge Bank; Kate Roche, Arlington Chamber of Commerce; Andrew Schneider, College of William and Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business; Kelly Shooshan, The Shooshan Co.; Marcio Silveira, Pavlov Financial Planning; Terron Sims II, Doug Pollard LLC; Paul Singh, Disruption Corp.; Elaine Turville, Accenture Federal Services; Andy VanHorn, The JBG Cos; Kedrick Whitmore, Venable LLP; and Steven Yates, OPOWER. The Arlington Sun Gazette will publish a special section highlighting the award recipients in the Nov. 26 edition. For information on advertising opportunities, call Debbie Martin at (571) 268-5587 or e-mail dmartin@sungazette.net.
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The Arlington County Civic Federation is now on record voicing concern that the county government has abdicated its responsibility for managing growth around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and, in a lopsided vote, has called for a moratorium on future tall buildings in Rosslyn and Crystal City until what it describes as new safeguards are in place. Civic Federation delegates voted 44-10, with seven abstentions, on Oct. 7 in support of a resolution urging the Federal Aviation Administration to adopt a proposed policy change regulating development around the nation’s airports. “Nobody wants to say it, but this is an issue of safety,” said Jim Pebley, a federation delegate and retired U.S. Navy pilot who sponsored the federation’s resolution. Several local civic associations previously had taken similar stances, asking the FAA to move forward on its proposed new rules. The proposed FAA regulation, if enacted, would establish new guidelines on office-building development, aiming to ensure that pilots always have a safe route out of danger if they lose an engine on takeoff. In Arlington, the proposed rule change could impact future development in both Rosslyn and Crystal City, where building heights are growing: • When it was topped out last year, the 390-foot-tall 1812 N. Moore St. office building, developed by Monday Properties, became the tallest office building in the metro area.
office building now rising in Rosslyn, is slated to tower above its surroundings, along with an adjacent residential building. Under federal law, the FAA has authority to review development of buildings 200 feet or higher located within three miles of an airport, to determine if they pose a risk to the traveling public, and has varying degrees of responsibility for reviewing development outside that core area. The Arlington government long has relied on the FAA to provide a “letter of clearance” for proposed development projects before its zoning-approval process goes forward. The Civic Federation vote calls on county officials to augment its reliance on the FAA with a set of new zoning rules to ensure buildings do not rise too high to pose a risk to aircraft that lose engine power when departing Reagan National to the north. “Arlington’s backed into a corner: We have given the FAA the determination of whether a building is too tall in Arlington,” Pebley said. Over the summer, County Manager Barbara Donnellan wrote to FAA officials, asking them to take a longer and more comprehensive look at the agency’s proposed regulations before they are implemented. That’s a process that could take years, at which time much of the new development in Rosslyn and Crystal City could be approved and under construction. Brian Stout, the county government’s liaison on federal issues, said Donnellan’s request was prudent. “In no way is she abdicating her, or the county’s, role,” Stout said. “What we are asking for is a conversation.”
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which operates National as well Washington Dulles International Airport, generally has been supportive of the rule change, according to proponents, and has voiced concern about the impact of taller development. Stout countered that discussions between the authority, the FAA and airlines that use Reagan National did not include the county government. Despite the lopsided Civic Federation vote to support the measure, not all delegates were convinced that the resolution was the right move. Several said it was premature. “We haven’t heard an entire side of the story – there’s a lot of issues we ought to hear about,” said delegate Peter Owen. Delegates also sparred over the economic impact of restrictions on building heights. Some said further limiting building sizes would hurt Arlington’s competitiveness in keeping and retaining businesses; others countered that without restrictions, airlines would have to cut the number of passengers and reduce the amount of fuel they could load out of National, endangering the airport’s competitiveness. Will the resolution have an impact? County officials apparently fear so, as Stout brought along a lengthy rebuttal that was handed out to delegates. But the FAA comment period closed over the summer, so the Civic Federation’s resolution, at best, will be considered informally rather than made part of the official record. Constructed in 1941, long before the jet era, Reagan National’s longest runway is just 6,800 feet long – about 5,000 feet shorter than the runways at most major airports across the nation.
New development, like this JBG Cos. project in Rosslyn, has triggered an Arlington County Civic Federation resolution urging county action on building heights.
The airport handles about 185,000 takeoffs and landings per year. Much of its traffic is twin-engine jetliners most at risk of rare, but not unknown, engine failures during takeoff. If a jet lost power to one engine, pilots likely wouldn’t try to turn around and return to National, but instead fly to nearby Washington Dulles International Airport, Pebley said.
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“Balance” was the word from both County Board candidates when they were asked recently to weigh in on whether development was moving too fast, too slow or just about right in the community. “We need to take a deep breath and step back,” said County Board member John Vihstadt, who on Nov. 4 will face off against Alan Howze in rematch of the April special election. “It’s all about finding the right balance.” “What is the balance point, what is the right mix,” added Howze. “Can we balance the needs of multiple sets of stakeholders?”
The two candidates took a shot at the question at the Oct. 8 Arlington Committee of 100 debate, where the issue of maintaining the character of neighborhoods at a time when the county’s urban corridors are seeing renewed growth was brought up. Vihstadt singled out so-called “edge development,” occurring in places like the western portion of Ballston, where single-family neighborhoods directly or nearly directly abut commercial centers. Virginia law gives localities only a limited number of powers to impact development within their borders. Developers often are willing to trade community amenities in exchange for higher density on their parcels, but the
result often can be a contentious, drawn-out public process. ‘SMALL BUSINESS DAY’ TO RETURN: The third annual Ar-
lington Small Business Day has been slated for Saturday, Nov. 29, part of an effort to encourage the community to support the diverse offerings of county businesses. Participating businesses are encouraged to offer special discounts, services, contests, giveaways and in-store activities as part of the day. A special event is being planned to showcase homebased and online businesses. Last year, nearly 170 small businesses participated in the day-long event. For 2014, the effort will target locally owned
businesses in Ballston, Clarendon, Courthouse, Crystal City, Virginia Square, Lee Harrison, Cherrydale and Westover. For information on the initiative, e-mail Shana Lawlor at shanalawlor@yahoo.com. ‘SHOPCHAMBER’ INITIATIVE LAUNCHED: The Arling-
ton Chamber of Commerce is launching a new initiative – ShopChamber – designed to encourage member-to-member business, referrals and support for county businesses. “When we ‘shop’ our local community, and specifically Chamber members, we directly promote and stimulate a strong and vibrant local economy,” the
business organization said in an insert in its monthly Arlingtonian newsletter. The organization noted that for every $100 spent at a local business, $68 remains in the local community. Each month, the Chamber will feature a specific industry sector, using the social-media hashtag #ShopARL.
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Pending home sales slowed modestly in August but contract signings remained at their second-highest level over the past year, according new figures from the National Association of Realtors, as all major regions experienced declines except for the West, which rose. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, fell 1 percent to 104.7 in August from 105.8 in July, and is now 2.2 percent below August 2013 (107.1). Despite the slight decline, the index is above 100 – considered an average level of contract activity – for the fourth consecutive month and is at the second-highest level since last August. The index is based on a large national sample, typically representing about 20 percent of transactions for existing-home sales. An index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001, which was the first year to be examined. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says contract signings are holding steady and fewer distressed sales and less investor activity is likely behind August’s modest decline. “Fewer distressed homes at bargain prices and the acknowledgement we’re entering a rising interest rate environment likely caused hesitation among investors last month,” he said. “With investors pulling back, the market is shifting more towards traditional and first-time buyers who rely on mortgages to purchase a home.” Overall, first-time home-buyers have been less prevalent from the housing recovery, representing less than a third of all buyers each month for the past two years. Yun says first-time buyer participation should gradually improve despite tight credit conditions and the inevitable rise in rates. “The employment outlook for young adults is brightening and their incomes finally appear to be rising,” he said. The PHSI in the Northeast slipped 3.0 percent to 86.5 in August, but is still 1.6 percent above a year ago. In the Midwest the index fell 2.1 percent to 102.4 in August, and is 7.6 percent below August 2013. Pending home sales in the South decreased 1.4 percent to an index of 117.0 in August, unchanged from a year ago. The index in the West rose for the fourth consecutive month (2.6 percent) in August to 102.1, but still remains 2.6 percent below August 2013.
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We travel to the sought-after Woodmont neighborhood for this week’s featured property, a stylish home that made its debut in 2010 and quickly achieved a reputation for timeless elegance. Set on a level lot of one-third acre, the property was conceived and executed with an eye toward sumptuous appointments, smooth traffic flow and warmhearted public and family rooms. The result is a showstopper property that offers a welcoming nature to all who enter. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,995,000 by Kevin Love of RE/MAX Allegiance. Featuring an open floorplan and situated to take maximum advantage of natural sunlight, the home has a contemporary élan but is not without traditional touches that set it apart. From the 9-foot ceilings to the inviting screen porch, it’s a property that seamlessly blends modern living with traditional serenity. An impressive curb appeal is our first introduction to the property, and as we are ushered inside, stylish wood flooring and the open spaces showcase style as we explore 5,500 square feet of living space spread over three levels. Our welcome begins in the expansive foyer. The individual room sizes on the main level are appropriate for 21st-century living, and work well in tandem with one another. The kitchen is a standout, designed for the gourmets in each of us, with an adjacent breakfast room offering versatility and proffering views over the verdant yard. The family room is yet another picture-perfect space on the main level. Upstairs, the master retreat is a study in design excellence, with a beautiful color scheme and the feeling of serenity. The master bath also is sumptuous in nature. Three additional bedrooms are found on this level, along with a large bedroom on the walk-out lower level. That lower level also is home to a 25x25 recreation room and large den/ study area, ready for you to configure to your specifications. What a standout! Well worthy of consideration for those seeking new luxury with timeless appeal. Articles are prepared by the Sun
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This prime R-10, .32 acre lot was under contract in just days! Priced in the mid $800,000’s. If you are interested in buying or selling a lot, condo or single family home, call me for expert advice and a free consultation. I will show you how to get the most money on a property sale, or how to secure your dream home and make a solid real estate investment!
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I brought the buyer to this renovated rowhouse * Home set back off the street * Front porch * Deep, fenced backyard * Metro convenient * Spielberg tot lot across the street * EZ to Congressional Cemetery * Foyer * Sep. LR & DR plus bonus room * 3 bedroom/1 bath upstairs along with laundry * Original kitchen sink surrounded by stainless range and fridge * Loaded with upgrades * Hardwood floors * New windows * New CAC * New tankless water heater * LL includes in-law/ au pair suite with full-bath, open living area, and exit to backyard * Parking * If you are thinking of buying or selling something similar, please call for a private consultation.
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EASTVIEW at BALLSTON GORGEOUS, fully renovated 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath 634 sq ft Condo, plus Sun Room. Located just a block from the Ballston Metro, no detail has been spared in this unit - quite possibly the nicest one in the building! Features include open floor plan with Bamboo hardwood floors though out, hardwood cabinets with Bamboo fronts, silestone countertops, stainless steel appliances, elaborate shower system with porcelain tile, walk-in custom closet, and so much more. Underground garage space, plus gym, pool and sun deck.
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Perched on the 10th floor, this 1635 SF, 2 BR + den, 2.5 BA, corner unit stretches out behind floor to ceiling glass windows overlooking Georgetown, the Palisades and the National Cathedral beyond. Nine foot ceilings throughout the unit and two balconies provide additional spacial volume up and out. The master suite and second bedroom with full bath occupy opposite ends of the unit, providing privacy for each. The master suite features an expansive marble master bath and large walk-in closet. In between are the Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Den with fireplace. Platinum level finishes include a Viking wall oven and microwave, Wolf gas and electric cooktops, SubZero refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher, Miele washer/dryer, maple hardwood flooring and marble master bathroom finishes. Located just two blocks to the Courthouse Metro with close access to Route 50 and the Key/Roosevelt Bridges into WDC.
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The Brittany 4500 S. Four Mile Run Drive Arlington, VA 22204
3Bdr/2.5Ba/Detached garage Beautiful inside and out! Both kitchen and master bedroom suite have been enlarged and updated. The home features 3 living areas – formal living room with wood burning fireplace, den complete with surround sound system and screened porch surrounded by lush landscaping in the backyard. Two full baths up and room to expand too! All just minutes from Clarendon and with easy access to DC via Arlington Blvd.
Amenities include: outside pool, Tennis courts, picnic area, fitness center, media room, billiard room, YI FI area, meeting room, 24/7 front desk. Nearby two walking/biking trails, Four Mile Run Creek, bus stop, shopping & Rt. 395.
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This sun-filled home has an open, kitchen family room, 4 bedrooms 3 full and 1 half bath, laundry room upstairs, cathedral ceilings, double sinks, tons of storage and 3 fireplaces. Enjoy this FLAT backyard from a beautiful deck off the kitchen, great for entertaining or just grilling out enjoying this peaceful lot. You don’t want to miss seeing a home so lovingly cared for so thoughtfully renovated and expanded. The beautiful hardscape and landscape is from Merrifield Garden Center and a sprinkler system to keep it looking beautiful during our hot summers. Jamestown, Williamsburg,Yorktown schools. Call or Text Stacey or Pat for more details!!!
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Offered for sale at $1,200,000. 5865 26th Street, North Arlington VA 22207 mark.middendorf@LNF.com Call Mark Middendorf at 703 928-3915 Realtor®
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Amazing space inside and out in this expanded contemporary home located in the heart of North Arlington’s suburban hub. A 3-story addition created a master suite with sitting room on the upper level, a very large family room/kitchen combination on the back of the main level, a 2-car garage, and a greatly expanded lower level. The lower level features a bedroom, bath, kitchen, and large sitting room, perfect for an au pair or in-law suite. The 14,573 SF level lot provides a shaded oasis with decks, patios and walkways. An elevator accesses all three levels of the home. Williamsburg Middle School, Yorktown SUSAN JOY High School districts.
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Brand new construction from Spring Street Development. Prairie style home, beautifully designed, open interior space for everyday living & entertaining. Stunning Kitchen & Family room and extras like Butler’s pantry, mud room & bedroom level laundry. 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2 car garage. Energy efficient package. Excellent design & quality workmanship.
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This beautiful colonial sparkles with gleaming hardwoods h r2011 o u g h– oDecember ut t h e31, 2011. Stunning Transitional Style residence in quiet cul-de-sac Source: Information based on data supplied by MRIS and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace. Januaryt 1, m a i n Alll e v e l reserved. that in Nottingham, Williamsburg and Yorktown School district. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of MRIS or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. ©2012 rights lead you to a bright Meticulously designed and crafted with over 6,000 SF of white kitchen with unparalleled and exquisite architectural details throughout gorgeous granite. The Follow us on: the 4 finished levels with 6 bedrooms and 6 full baths. adjoining, oversized Breathtaking Chef’s kitchen with top-of-the-line stainless steel breakfast room opens appliances and exotic granite open to dramatic family room to the sundrenched with coffered ceilings. The luxurious owner’s suite includes family room with gas fireplace. The main a wet bar with beverage center, a sensational spa bath and level also boasts a library, powder room and separate laundry/mud 2 large walk-in closets. The daylight lower level features a This week in Arlington TH $2200 Arlington TH $3200 Arlington TH $3200 Arlington Condo room. Upstairs you will find a huge master suite with trey ceilings and media room, recreation room with wet bar, Berkshire Oakwood garden bath featuring sep. tub and glass shower and double vanity. 2 BR, 2+1/2 BA. With garage 3BR, 2 ½+1/2 BA 3BR 3 ½ BA $3300 exercise room, plus, a bedroom with a full offering a fantastic property: There are also three more sunny bedrooms and two more full baths. 2BR 2 ½ BA bath and a fabulous Moroccan Hammam The lower level has a large family room, bedroom and yet another full 5865 26th Street North. (Turkish Bath) – your very own retreat! This fabulous Energy Star Certified residence also includes a bath plus an amazing amount of storage. Five bedrooms and four and library, elegant butler’s pantry with a beverage center, 2-car garage, deck and more! a half baths in all!
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Beautiful end-unit townhome only 2 years old * Super-open main level connects kitchen, DR, and family room * Separate den * Powder room on main level * Bright * Gas cooktop*Granite counters * Stainless appliances * Double ovens * Walk-in pantry * Breakfast bar * Recessed lighting * Gas fireplace in family room * Wood floors in much of the house * Double pane windows * Security system * Huge master suite w/2 walk-ins * More! * Please call for a private showing.
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Lyon Park ParkGem: Gem:Great GreatOpportunity Opportunity own a classic Lyon toto own a classic Colonial Colonial in the lovely Park neighborhood. priced in the lovely Lyon ParkLyon neighborhood. Well pricedWell at $845K, at $845K, the home features 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, the home features 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, an updated an updated kitchen opens area, to the dining area, cozy kitchen that opens tothat the dining cozy family room, family room, downstairs recreation & finished laundry,attic, nicely downstairs recreation & laundry, nicely and finished and plenty of attic, storage space. The home also includes a wide plenty of storage home alsofront includes a wide driveway & garage,space. patio The and tree-filled and backyard. driveway & garage, patio and andlocation, backyard. Plenty of room to expand. The tree-filled home is in front a terrific Plenty of room to expand. The homeLyon is in Park a terrific just down the street from the historic Community location, just down the street from the historic Lyon Park Center & park and two blocks from Long Branch Elementary Community Centerdistance & park to and two blocks from Long School. It is walking the Metro, Clarendon, bike Branch Elementary School. It is walking distance to the trails, playgrounds, shops, nightlife, and restaurants. Metro, Clarendon, bike trails, playgrounds, shops, nightlife, OPEN HOUSES: OCTOBER 18TH & 19TH FROM 1-4 PM. and restaurants.
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The proposed Columbia Pike streetcar line got a boost Oct. 7 when the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with Arlington County to finance Fairfax County’s $4.3 million share of the project’s preliminary-engineering, planning and environmental work. Officials from both counties in August 2013 entered into an agreement to pursue the streetcar line, which will run between Pentagon City and Baileys Crossroads. Project backers hope to connect that streetcar system with one that will run between Crystal City and Potomac Yard, for a total system length of 7.4 miles. The Columbia Pike streetcar’s current estimated cost is $333 million, said Tom Biesiadny, director of the Fairfax County Department of Transportation. Arlington is covering about 80 percent of the project’s expenses, so Fairfax County’s total share is $65.2 million. The project has become extremely controversial in Arlington, with opponents attempting to wrest control of the fivemember County Board from pro-streetcar Democrats in order to kill it. The split currently is 3-2 in favor of the streetcar project, but because Arlington elects its board members for staggered terms, the earliest the anti-streetcar side could win a majority would be in the November 2015 election, when the seats of two pro-streetcar members are on the ballot. The Arlington board last month approved design and engineering work on the expected 3-2 vote. Both counties earlier applied for moneys from the federal government’s Small Starts program, but were turned down because the project would exceed that program’s threshold of $250 million. The project would qualify for funding under the federal New Starts program, but that initiative already is inundated with applications requesting about 10 times the amount of money available, Biesiadny said. Project backers from both counties now are trying to build the streetcar without federal funding, which would allow the project to be completed more quickly and keep costs from escalating further. “Time is money, and the more things are delayed, the more expensive the project will become,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D), who called the preliminary-funding agreement “a big step that moves us in a positive direction.” Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason), whose district would host the western end
of the streetcar line, said she had been working on the project’s concept since 1999. The streetcar system would correct an error made 40 years ago when the Skyline area – which since has become a high-density population center – was left off the plan for future Metrorail stations, she said. Falls Church and Alexandria officials have expressed interest in linking up with the new streetcar line, Gross said. The streetcar system, which officials now expect will begin revenue service in May 2020, will foster better cooperation between Arlington and Fairfax counties and provide a major impetus for economic development, she said. According to a return-on-investment study, the project would generate between $3.2 billion and $4.4 billion worth of net benefits along the streetcar corridor, plus between $80 million and $160 million in tax revenues to Fairfax County over three decades. Critics have challenged those numbers, and say a less-expensive, updated bus network would be preferable. Not all supervisors supported the project. Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) questioned the streetcar line’s cost, funding sources and ability to alleviate traffic congestion. Streetcars will make 19 stops along that route and take about 23 minutes to travel the corridor’s length, for an average of 13 mph, he said. “There are other options that offer more flexibility, are faster and won’t impede traffic along Columbia Pike,” Herrity said. Herrity said he early on had advocated for a special tax district along the streetcar corridor, but was told the notion was premature. Now officials are telling him it’s too late, he said. Some other U.S. jurisdictions are pursuing streetcar projects without seeking federal dollars, Biesiadny said. Cleveland, for example, is financing its streetcar system using local sales-tax revenues, he said. Supervisors voted 7-2 on the motion, with Herrity and Supervisor Michael Frey (R-Sully) voting nay. Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) recused herself from the discussion and voting because her husband’s family owns property near the proposed streetcar line. Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (DHunter Mill) said the Columbia Pike streetcar would augment Northern Virginia’s diverse menu of transportation options. “The crux of this is, we need to be a much more multi-modal community in Fairfax County,” she said. “One size doesn’t fit all.”
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Home sales across Arlington were up in September compared to a year before, but average sales prices slipped and inventory remains high as the market transitions from summer to fall. A total of 224 properties went to closing last month, up from 203 in September 2013, according to figures reported Oct. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. Average prices, however, were down about 2.8 percent, falling to $607,786 as all three segments of the market showed softness: • The average sales price of single-family homes was $845,077, up 0.1 percent. • The average sales price of attached homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, was $475,975, down 4.6 percent. • The average sales price of condominiums was $412,643, down 14.1 percent. The median price of all homes that sold during the month was unchanged at $530,000. The median is the point at which half of homes sell for more, half for less. There were 27 transactions of $1 million or more during the month. Add up the sales and the average prices, and the total volume for the Arlington real estate market in September was $136.1 million, up 7.3 percent from $126.9 million a year ago.
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pany. He was heavily involved in his community and expected employees to follow suit, Howell said. McEnearney was recognized as Businessman of the Year by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce in 2006 and served for many years as a volunteer for the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR), including a term on its board of directors. He was inducted into the NVAR Hall of Fame in 2004. “John McEnearney epitomized the term Realtor,” said Christine Todd, CEO of NVAR. “A smart and compassionate businessman, he served his profession with grace, dignity and a passion for high ethical standards.” McEnearney actively supported more than 50 organizations, including The Hopkins House, Stop Child Abuse Now, Alexandria Senior Services and Children’s National Medical Center. McEnearney was preceded in death in 2009 by his wife, Ginny, and is survived by their six children – Sean, Sharon, Mark, Maureen, Mike and Kathy – as well as 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, charitable contributions can be made to Capital Caring (formerly Capital Hospice) and So Others Might Eat. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike in McLean. Burial at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors will be scheduled for later this year.
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The two candidates for County Board used an Oct. 8 debate before the Arlington Committee of 100 to express varying degrees of concern about the proposal to have the WashPOLITICAL ington region POTPOURRI host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Independent incumbent John Vihstadt already was on record as being concerned about the potential impact on the region of hosting the Olympics. At the Committee of 100 forum, Democrat Alan Howze also shared concerns. Howze said he had a “healthy degree of skepticism” about the proposal, which has been made by a group of business leaders and has picked up the support of some elected officials across Northern Virginia, including County Board Chairman Jay Fisette. Fisette, among others, has hopes that hosting the Olympics might enable Arlington to build the proposed Long Bridge Park aquatics center, which is stalled due to funding issues. To win the right to host the 2024 Olympics, the Washington region must beat out other U.S. applicants to become the nation’s nominee, then compete against cities internationally. Also in the running are Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston.
A selection of a U.S. nominee is likely early next year. The Washington area last made a bid for the Olympics more than a decade ago, when Washington and Baltimore joined forces but were not successful. That nomination went to New York City, which lost out to London for the chance to host the 2012 Summer Games. Onward and Upward for County Board Candidates? Do either of the two County Board candidates plan to use the post as a springboard to higher office? If so, they are – perhaps prudently – not talking about it. At the Arlington Committee of 100’s candidate forum Oct. 8, incumbent independent John Vihstadt and Democratic challenger Alan Howze were asked, if they won election, where they saw themselves in five years. Vihstadt, who responded first, saw where the question was leading. “I’m staying put, folks – I love Arlington,” Vihstadt said, expressing hope he would be in the first year of his second full County Board term in 2019. “This is not a political stepping-stone for me,” Vihstadt said, tossing the hot potato to Howze. Howze, who several years ago sought the Democratic nomination for the 47th District House of Delegates seat – finishing second to Patrick Hope – was less specific about the future, although he did look at the past and the present. “I’m from Arlington,” said Howze, who
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Book Mixes Text, Photos to Tell County’s History Through the years, Arlington’s history has provided plenty of fodder for assorted historians, writers and chroniclers, both professional and amateur. Now added to the mix is Bill Hamrock, who has authored “We are Arlington,” a 184-page softcover book melding text and photos to describe Arlington’s political, economic and social history. Want to know how many fans attended the annual “Old Oaken Bucket” football showdown between Washington-Lee High School and Alexandria’s George Washington High School back in the day? The book answers it. (10,000 some years.) Eager to find out the cost of a ham sandwich and coffee at the iconic Little Tea House restaurant before it closed in the 1960s? That answer is in the book, too. (40 cents, with a side salad an extra 20 cents if desired.) Stumped by who the other president buried at Arlington National Cemetery might be? It’s answered here. (William Howard Taft, the only man to serve both as president and chief justice of the United States.) Not quite sure where the “Three Sisters Bridge” was supposed to go before the idea was scrapped under public pressure? There’s an answer to that, as well. “We are Arlington” retails for $21.95. For information, see the Web site at www. wearearlingtonva.com. It also is available at Pasha Café, 3911 Lee Highway. The Sun Gazette recently asked Hamrock to discuss the project. What was the inspiration and how long did it take you from inspiration to completed product? In January 2011, I began to research historic photographs of Arlington to display on the walls of Pasha Café in North Arlington. I am a part-owner of the res-
taurant. The research was extremely interesting. When I put the photographs up on the walls, I also added captions explaining the history and locations of each photograph. The customers absolutely loved them, and the response was overwhelming. From their response, I decided to continue on to a book, and three and a half years later, my book was published. What distinguishes “We are Arlington” from other histories of the community? Who is the target audience? My goal with “We are Arlington” was to publish a history book but keep it recognizable to people today. Let the pictures tell the story. I have been a small-business owner in Arlington since 2001, so I have a real interest in small businesses and restaurants. I wanted to include them in my book, past and present. They are a great representation of the community. The third sentence in the book is “People from Arlington love Arlington.” This is very true, but Arlington has so much to offer to so many people. The first chapter of this book is about Arlington Cemetery. This is about history that every American should be proud of and is located on our door step. Chapter 2 is about the Civil War, which greatly affected Arlington for decades after the war was over. The construction and opening of the Pentagon was a major event that had an everlasting effect on everyday life in the community. Arlington is connected with history and was a major part of Sept. 11, 2001. The Wright brothers flying at Fort Myer is a piece of history that many people don’t know about. The transformation into the community Arlington is today is a story worth tell-
ing. Part of an American story. Presidents, Hollywood, politicians, space exploration, undercover spies, Olympic gold medalists, news and media, country music, segregation and much more are all part of Arlington’s story. What was the most challenging part of bringing the book together? The most challenging part of making this book was publishing. My intention was to publish the book with a well-known publisher, but I wanted to be able to speak with someone and I did not want to blindly send the book out without knowing if I would get a response or not. I wanted to know details and be able to talk with someone early on in the process. Most publishers do not work like that. I was not impressed with any self-publishing companies that are all over the Internet. They seemed limiting and expensive. Although I did have serious talks and a verbal agreement with one larger publisher and a couple of smaller ones, I ended up opening my own publishing company, Hamrock Publishing Inc., to publish my book. What two or three fun facts did you learn while researching this book? Researching for this book was purely enjoyable. The more I learned, the more I wanted to find. I loved spending time at Arlington National Cemetery. It is a special, inspiring place. The story of 9/11 at the Pentagon was fascinating to read; I remember the day well. The quote by Rear Admiral Rixey on the back cover is classic. It seems many of those lines have been used over and over again. I wish I could have visited Arlington Beach and Luna Park. I would love to find a photograph of Potterton’s Pioneer Hall,
a 300-seat theater located in Cherrydale in the 1930s. State Sen. Frank Ball’s speech “The Arlington I Have Known” is a great description of life in old Arlington, which really wasn’t that long ago. What parts of Arlington’s history remain unexplored by historians? For the most part, I believe Arlington’s history is well documented. Eleanor Lee Templeman, Nan and Ross Netherton, C.B. Rose and Sherman Pratt have all published very informative books about Arlington’s history. The Arlington Historical Society has also published and produced some great material. The Center for Local History at the main branch of the Arlington County Public Library is also a great resource. I believe that Arlington’s real story cannot be told in one book. It would be a shame to try and do so. History needs to be kept interesting and meaningful to the current society. There is so much more to tell as the community changes and will continue to change.
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The first 24 hours of legal same-sex marriage in Virginia brought five couples to the Arlington Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office to file the requisite paperwork. A trickle? Yes. But Arlington officials are hopeful it eventually will turn into a flood of applications for marriage licenses. Circuit Court Clerk Paul Ferguson said three same-gender couples obtained licenses on Oct. 6, the day the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court’s earlier ruling invalidating Virginia’s constitutional prohibition against same-sex marriage. “We had to wait until 1:55 [p.m.] for the first applicants to come,” said Ferguson, who spent
the day presiding over something of a media frenzy that included the presence of Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. License in hand, the first couple was married at the courthouse by Rev. Linda Olson Peebles of Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. Their fee was paid by Diane Ullius and Rhonda Buckner, Arlington residents who earlier had been married in Canada. Ferguson said the second couple on the first day requested no media attention – leaving open the question why they chose that day and that place, so ringed with politicians and press, to tie the knot. They managed to slip in and out without attracting attention.
Last April, Ferguson predicted that the arrival of same-sex marriage in Virginia could produce an increase of 30 to 40 percent in the number of people filing for marriage certificates in Arlington. There were 3,744 of the $30 licenses issued in Arlington last year, with Ferguson predicting that 5,000 or more might be the new normal with the inclusion of same-sex couples in the mix. In 2012, the last year for which full records are available, Arlington ranked third among all jurisdictions in marriage licenses issued at 3,055. Only Fairfax County (5,069) and Virginia Beach (4,721) issued more. One reason for Arlington’s popularity is its location. People can take the Metro to the court-
house and file paperwork, then under state law can get married anywhere in Virginia. Ferguson, whose eight-year term runs through 2015 and who has announced plans to seek another, supports the concept of gay marriage, and for several years accepted paperwork from same-sex couples, promising to hold onto it until such unions were legalized. But he wasn’t going to take any premature steps; Virginia law made it clear that court clerks who authorized applications for same-sex couples could face jail time. According to the 2010 federal census, Virginia is home to about 14,200 same-sex couples. A study conducted earlier this year by the Williams Institute suggested that
about half would choose to marry in Virginia. Issuing additional licenses may bring some extra cash into Ferguson’s office, but boosters of same-sex nuptials say the broader economic impact could be much more significant to Virginia. Equality Virginia, which supports same-sex marriage, in April released a study concluding that direct spending on weddings of same-sex couples would add up to $50 million to the state economy during the first three years. The survey contended a samesex-marriage boom could bring in $3 million in tax dollars to state and local coffers and create 450 to 600 new jobs over the first three years. – Scott McCaffrey
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The Usual Scoreboard Was Missing at Region Tourney What, no traditional scoreboard? That was a bit bizarre and certainly different. So what was up with that?
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A wet and soggy natural-grass field and rainy conditions didn’t slow the host and high-scoring Hayfield Hawks for long in their 34-21 victory over the visiting Yorktown Patriots on Oct. 11 in high school football action.
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Hayfield has one of the few fields in Fairfax County that does not yet have synthetic turf. Yorktown’s field has been artificial for many years. “We hadn’t even practiced this season on a grass field, so we didn’t know what the wet conditions would be like,” Yorktown coach Bruce Hanson said. “We knew it could be different. Some thought it might be an advantage for us against Hayfield. It might slow them down.” Yorktown (3-3, 2-2) was executing its ball-control game plan by running the football against its National District rival. As a result, Yorktown controlled the action early to lead 7-0 late in the second quarter. Hayfield (3-3, 3-0) then exploded for three touchdowns in the final 4:46 of the first half to lead 21-7 at the break, then led 34-7 in the final period of the National District clash. Hayfield had lost the previous four Continued on Page 28
Yorktown High School running back Tayvon Brown, left, and quarterback Joe McBride helped PHOTO BY DEB KOLT their team built an early lead against Hayfield in an eventual Oct. 10 loss.
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One sideline assistant standing near second-year head coach Wayne Hogwood flashed cross fingers. The outcome rested on the laces of a sophomore back-up kicker who was promoted from the junior varsity when starting kicker David Reyes was injured two weeks ago. Between botched snaps on a pair of extra point attempts earlier against Falls Church, a kickoff attempt that went out-of-bounds, and a 34-yard field goal attempt that bounced in off the bottom upright, the Warriors’ kicking game was a nervy proposition. Those doubts were squashed when Ben Kline converted on the game-winning field goal attempt with plenty of leg to spare, making Wakefield’s walk-off,
come-from-behind victory all the more sweeter. “I knew he was going to make the kick all along,” Hogwood said. Wakefield (5-1, 2-1) rallied from as many as 15 points down in the fourth quarter. The Warriors turned over the ball on their first three offensive possessions to spot the Jaguars a 12-0 lead early in the first quarter. Then they committed another series of miscues – allowing an 84-yard kick return for a touchdown and fumbling the ball on the ensuing offensive possession – that turned a 12-10 Falls Church lead six minutes into the second Continued on Page 28
Team and individual scores are recorded and updated regularly on those traditional boards, visible for everyone to see at all times, so anyone immediately can know the status of the on-going competition. Instead of the usual hand-written, fan-friendly and popular scoreboard present and always the biggest gathering spots at golf tournaments, especially late in rounds, that was not the case last week at the 6A Region North high school tournament at Twin Lakes in Clifton. In their place was a new, modernday PowerPoint electronic system with the totals displayed on a big screen that scrolled through the scores. Problem was, not all the scores were 100 percent visible at all times. That is not satisfactory for golf tournament watchers. The new system took five or 10 minutes for particular team or individual scores to scroll up and rotate through, so they could be seen. The system didn’t sit well with many and became frustrating. It certainly wasn’t a fan-friendly arrangement. One coach complained that not being able to immediately know the scores of opponents could effect strategy and the information and advice he passed on to his players. “My complaint is we are the only sport without an updated scoreboard,” that coach said. Spectators looking for the traditional golf scoreboards became confused, and it took them a while to figure out the new system and learn the scores. In some ways, the PowerPoint system had advantages. When scores were posted electronically, it was done so quickly, with the totals being added automatically for all to watch. The biggest complaint was not all scores were visible all the time, and that continued for both round of the twoday 36-hole competition. Basically, the electronic system at this year’s region event was another example of how today’s technology drastically changes the easy-to-understand traditional norm. That might be progress, but it doesn’t always sit well.
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With three seconds left and a 24-yard field goal attempt by the Wakefield Warriors’ back-up kicker on a rainy Oct. 10 set to deFOOTBALL evening termine the outcome, a sizable contingent on the home team’s sideline couldn’t bear to watch. Junior running back Leon Young turned his head toward the stands. Senior quarterback Riley Wilson stood stoically on the opposite end of the sideline. Assistant coaches stood with bated breath, hands on their laps in host Wakefield’s 26-25 win over the visiting Falls Church Jaguars in high school football action.
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girls finished second in the seeded race with 167 points at the Glory Days Grill Invitational at Bull Run Regional Park on Oct. 11. Donia Nichols finished 10th for WL in 19:31. Jordan Grimaldi was 22nd (20:00), Kathryn Eng was 25th (20:05), Laura Ramirez was 26th (20:05) and Alice Naland was 108. For the ninth-place Washington-Lee boys, Christopher Mutty was 24th (16:51) and Patrick Odlum was 49th (17:13). Yorktown’s Kelly Hart was 59th in the girls seeded race in 20:58. VOLLEYBALL: The Bishop O’Connell Knights (17-6) defeated Good Counsel, 3-1 and Elizabeth Seton, 3-0, and lost to Paul VI Catholic, 3-0, in recent matches. GIRLS
O’Connell is ranked No. 4 in the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association’s Division I state poll. Paul VI is ranked No. 2. n The Washington-Lee Generals defeated the Yorktown Patriots, 3-1, in a recent match. YORKTOWN GOLFERS AT REGION TOURNEY: Yorktown High School senior
golfers Spencer Croft and Patrick Rita carded scores of 74-79–153 and 83-78– 161, respectively, at the 36-hole 6A North Region Golf Tournament at Twin Lakes in Clifton on the par-72 Lakes Course. Croft’s 153 total placed him 17th in the individual competition. WAKEFIELD GOLFERS AT REGION TOURNEY: Wakefield High School soph-
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years to Yorktown. One of Hayfield’s three TDs during that second-period stretch was a 12-yard interception return that propelled the Hawks to a 14-7 lead and changed the contest’s momentum. “That pick six was my fault. We shouldn’t have been throwing there,” Hanson said. The Hawks scored again with 28 seconds left in the first half on a 67-yard drive. “We played great defense early and moved the ball,” Hanson said. “After that their offense plays so fast and I think our two-way players got a little tired, and Hayfield’s offense got in a rhythm.” Hayfield, which averages 34 points per game, amassed 528 total yards. Running back Myles Ross had 256 yards rushing and two scores, and quarterback Sheldon Isaac threw for 244 and two touchdowns. He was 21 of 33 passing. Yorktown had 386 total yards. Running back Jack Storrs had 120 yards
YORKTOWN BOYS LACROSSE MULCH FUND-RAISER: The Yorktown High boys
lacrosse team is selling 3-cubic-foot bags of premium hardwood shredded mulch for $4.99 per bag. A minimum order of 10 bags includes free delivery by the team. Orders must be received by Oct. 20 and delivery will be on Saturday, Oct. 25. Visit www.yorktownlacrosse.com to place an order online.
O’CONNELL BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER: After losing its first four games, the
Bishop O’Connell girls soccer team now has a 4-6-1 record and a 4-1-1 mark in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. O’Connell blanked Elizabeth Seton, 4-0, topped Paul VI, 3-1, tied Holy Cross, 2-2, and fell to Bishop Ireton, 4-1. Amanda Green and Sofia Echeverria scored two goals each against Elizabeth Seton, and Sara Wilson had two assists. In the win over Paul VI, Kyra Alexander had two goals, and Lauren Harkes had a goal and one assist. The O’Connell boys have a 6-3-2 overall mark and a 1-2-1 WCAC record. O’Connell played DeMatha and Paul VI to scoreless ties in two recnet games, then lost to Bishop Ireton, 1-0. For more high school roundup news, visit www.insidenova.com.
the end zone to trim the 25-10 deficit to 25-16 a few minutes into the fourth quarter, the extra-point try failed. Wakefield got the ball back and scored again on the ensuing offensive possession on a five-yard run by Young with a little more than five minutes remaining to play.
That scoring drive wouldn’t have been possible if Wilson had not converted on third-and-four early in the drive with a shovel pass to Young after eluding Falls Church’s pass rush and a broken pocket. The Warriors pinned the Jaguars on their own 1-yard line on the ensuing kickoff and forced another quick three-andout. That enabled the hosts to set up the game-winning field goal with seconds to spare. “Our defense really came through,” Wilson said. “I made mistakes in the beginning of the game, but the team made
the plays to get us back in the game.” Said Kline: “It’s really fun to be a part of this. I’m just happy to have played a part.” Young finished with 178 yards rushing on 29 carries, while Wilson completed eight of 23 passes for 117 yards, two TDs and two interceptions. One of his scoring passes went to Zain Khokar, who had three catches for 41 yards. Isaiah Archer had two catches for 25. Wakefield hosts Arlington rival Yorktown on Friday, Oct. 17 in a 7:30 p.m. contest. Previously, Hogwood was an assistant coach at Yorktown and Wilson attended Yorktown before transferring to Wakefield last season. “We want to win this one for Riley,” Young said. NOTES: The last time Wakefield won five games in one season was in 1987 when the Warriors finished 5-5. That was Wakefield’s last non-losing regular season. Wakefield’s last winning season was a 6-4 mark in 1983.
rushing on 15 carries, scoring on an 11yard run with 11:23 left in the second period to give Yorktown a lead of 7-0, after Mehran Roshanaei’s extra point. He also had two catches for 41 yards. Patriot quarterback Joe McBride was 12 of 25 for 202 yards. He threw late fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Charlie Tiene for nine yards and to Parker Dean for 48 when the game was no longer in doubt. Dean had three catches for 76 yards. Ben Calvert had three catches for 26 and Tanner Patton had two for 40. Calvert also rushed for 36 yards. All three of Hayfield’s wins are against Arlington teams. In another National game Oct. 11, the Washington-Lee Generals (4-2, 3-1) led the whole way in a 38-21 victory over the winless Mount Vernon Majors (0-6). For Washington-Lee, Daquay Harris rushed for more than 100 yards and ran for two touchdowns. Solorzano Keani, Ceneca Espinoza and Nicko Patron all had touchdown runs, Bled Aliu had a two-point conversion, and Henry Casey kicked a 30-yard field goal and three extra points. On defense, Quinn Parks, Steven Dieu and Diego Orantes had interceptions for
the Generals, who led 20-14 at halftime. n The game-changing play in the host Bishop O’Connell Knights 37-31 loss to the DeMatha Stags on Oct. 11 was most likely an 87-yard, second-quarter interception return for a touchdown by Cole Williams. The score cut the Knights’ lead to 21-20 in the high school football game.. On the previous play, a holding penalty nullified an O’Connell score that would have given the Knights a two-touchdown lead. Williams then picked off Michael Galvan’s pass on the next play and headed for the end zone. DeMatha (4-3, 2-1) later took the lead for good on a field goal, then built the margin to 37-24 en route to its victory in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference contest. O’Connell fell to 52, 1-2. “No doubt: That first-half turnover in the red zone was the difference in the game,” O’Connell coach Del Smith said. Other than the turnover, Smith believed his team advanced the ball well enough to win. “We scored some points and moved the ball, and we had some big stops on defense in some spots,” he said. “If we
keep playing these tight one-touchdown games against these good teams, one will pop and we’ll get a win.” O’Connell had 246 total yards and was led by the all-around play of junior Myles Hudzick, who amassed 271 combined yards. Hudzick had 117 yards in kickoff returns, including a 93-yarder for a touchdown. He caught five passes for 96 yards, including a 57-yarder for a score. Hudzick ran the ball twice for six yards, and had a 52-yard interception return. He also punted twice for a 37.5 average. Galvan completed 16 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown of 12 yards to George Hawkins. Nick Shaw ran for 43 yards and Anthony Howard for 31, including a four-yard scoring run. John Mitchell booted a 31-yard field goal and four extra points. Drew Bonner had seven catches for 55 yards and R.J. Tolson caught three for 19. On defense, Ethan Bell had an interception for the Knights. O’Connell probably needs to win two of its final three WCAC games to earn a palyoff berth. – by Dave Facinoli
FOOTBALL ON THE WEB Among local high school football games being played this weekend that will be covered on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington: n Yorktown at Wakefield n Washington-Lee at Edison n O’Connell at Gonzaga
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Jake Karton shot 88 and 102, respectively, at the 18-hole 5A North Region Tournament at Green’s Folly Golf Course in South Boston. Neither golfer qualified to play in the 5A state tournament. “Matthew missed by a few strokes, he had a couple of bad breaks,” Wakefield coach Paul Greenfield said.
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ARMED ROBBERY: n On Oct. 3 at 2:55 a.m., a 25-year-old man allegedly was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint in the 2200 block of South Kenmore St. The first suspect is described as an Hispanic male, in his 20s, 5’10” tall. The second suspect is described as an Hispanic male, in his 20s, 5’8” tall. The third suspect is described as an Hispanic male, in his 20s, 6 feet tall. n On Oct. 4 at 3:18 a.m., a convenience store in the 3600 block of Columbia Pike was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, in his 30s, 5’6”, with an average build. ROBBERY: n On Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m., a man concealed beer in a backpack at a grocery store in the 2500 block of 9th Street South, then assaulted a security guard when confronted, before fleeing on foot.
Real Estate Continued from Page 21 mained up and it took almost a week longer, on average, for homes to find a buyer than a year before. And in news that won’t please homeowners seeking to grab a buyer quickly, the number of homes on the market across the region in September was the highest since November 2011. A total of 3,569 properties went to closing last month, down 2.3 percent from the 3,651 transactions in September 2013, according to figures reported Oct. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. The figures represent sales in the District of Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia; and the counties of Montgomery and Prince George’s in Maryland. The average sales price of $476,119 in September was down, but only slightly, declining 0.2 percent from $477,141 a year before. There was not much movement up
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ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION: n On Oct. 4 at 11:35 p.m., a 31-year-old woman was driving in the Ballston area when a vehicle pulled behind her and activated a dash-mounted rotating red light. The victim pulled over in the 4000 block of 11th Street North and the individual approached her, displaying a badge and
demanding she get into his vehicle. When the victim asked for a uniformed officer to respond to the scene, the suspect fled. The suspect is described as a black male, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds.
n On Sept. 30 at 6:50 p.m., a man was observed exposing himself at the water fountain at Gunston Middle School. The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, in his 30s, 5’3”, 140 pounds.
ATTEMPTED MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On Oct. 5 at 9:35 p.m., an individual attempted to kick in the front door of his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in the 1900 block of North Culpeper Street. After failing to gain entry, he went to the rear of the home and fired four shots at it before fleeing the scene. Warrants for four counts of attempted malicious wounding, shooting into an occupied dwelling, attempted burglary with the intent to commit murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and misdemeanor assault were issued for Jeffrey Gaskins, a 23-year-old resident of the District of Columbia.
BURGLARY: n On Sept. 28 between midnight and 1:30 a.m., a video store in the 2700 block of Wilson Boulevard was burglarized. A bicycle was taken. n Sometime between Oct. 2 at 8 a.m. and Oct. 3 at 8 a.m., a home in the 1800 block of North Columbus Street was burglarized. Radiators were taken. n Sometime between Oct. 3 at 6:30 a.m. and Oct. 4 at midnight, a home in the 3200 block of Arlington Boulevard was burglarized. Several items of value were taken. n Sometime between Oct. 6 at 5:45 p.m. and Oct. 7 at 8:20 a.m., an office suite in the 2200 block of Wilson Boulevard was burglarized. Several laptop computers were taken.
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or down in any of the three segments of the market: • The average sales price for single-family homes was $575,845, down 0.8 percent. • The average price for attached homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, was $390,989, up 1.2 percent. • The average price for condominiums was $324,399, down 0.4 percent. The median sales price for all homes that sold during the month up slightly to $390,000. The median is the point at which half of homes sell for more, half for less. There were 230 transactions of more than $1 million. Total sales volume for the month was $1.7 billion, down 2.5 percent from $1.74 billion a year before. Homes that sold during the month spent an average of 45 days between listing and ratified sales contract, compared to 39 days for homes that went to closing in August 2013. They garnered 97.2 percent of listing price, down from 98 percent. Conventional mortgages were the method of financing the transactions in 2,050 cases, followed by cash (622), FHA-backed loans (496) and VA-backed mortgage (297). The lack of available inventory for much
of 2013 gave the upper hand to sellers, but the situation this year has reversed itself. At the end of September, there were 12,164 properties on the market, an increase from 11,177 properties in August and up 30.2 percent from the 9,340 properties available a year before. Of course, things are always in the eye of the beholder: An analysis for RealEstate Business Intelligence notes that inventory remains less than half its peak level in the depths of the recession, and remains “relatively low” compared to historic norms. With both homes going under contract and pending sales lower in September compared to a year before, the market softness is unlikely to firm up in the immediate future. On the positive side: Contracts for single-family, detached homes increased for the first time in nearly a year. More worrisome: The number of new listings coming onto the market was the highest in any September since 2008. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. Year-Over-Year Median Prices Up in N.Va. Locales: Median home-sales prices recorded during the first nine months of
the year were up in Northern Virginia’s four big counties compared to a year ago, according to new figures. Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties each saw increases, according to figures reported Oct. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. The median sales price for homes that went to closing from January through September was $530,000 in Arlington, up 1 percent from the same period a year before; $462,000 in Fairfax County, up 0.5 percent; $433,750 in Loudoun County, up 3.3 percent; and $317,000 in Prince William County, up 2.3 percent. Among major jurisdictions in the Washington area, Prince George’s County saw the biggest year-over-year increase, up 15.2 percent to $220,000. Among smaller jurisdictions, the city of Falls Church posted an increase of 13 percent to $720,000 for sales during the first nine months. The median sales price for homes sold across the metro area – which includes the District of Columbia and inner suburbs – was $408,000 for the first nine months of the year, up 1.2 percent from $403,000 in 2013. – Scott McCaffrey
was prepared to deal with the possibility of a nearly one-third increase in households. “At what point do we say, ‘Arlington’s full’?” one delegate pondered aloud. Also sure to be controversial: Where should the county government’s substantial ($50-million-plus) but not unlimited annual housing funds go: to those at the lowest end of the financial scale, to those in the middle, or to those who may be earning good incomes but may still not be able to afford Arlington rents or mortgage payments? There is a constituency for each group, and there is no way to support them all. Also awaiting resolution: Whether the county government will be able to convince the broader community that its “Public Lands for Public Good” initiative – designed to place housing for low-income residents on county-owned property – is vi-
able. The concept got brushback at the Civic Federation meeting and has angered openspace and park advocates, but Cristeal said the Public Lands for Public Good proposal “would be a small part of what we’re doing” rather than a major facet. The county government held a public workshop to help shape new policy on Oct. 11. The event, building on an earlier community meeting that attracted 150 people, featured discussions on a wide array of housing issues. For information, see the Web site at www.housing.arlingtonva.us. More Houses Falling to Demolition: For the first nine months of the year, applications have been filed to demolish 25 singlefamily homes located in National Historic Register districts across Arlington, according to figures compiled by Preservation Ar-
lington. They are among 128 homes for which demolition permits were obtained between January and September, including seven last month, according to the organization. Permits to demolish 16 commercial buildings also have been filed this year. “The looming demolition of these houses and buildings represents an incredible loss of history, architecture, time, energy and materials,” Preservation Arlington said in a statement. “Many had the potential for renovation and additions or, at a bare minimum, reclamation/reuse of building materials.” The organization says it stands ready to work with property owners, architects and builders to save portions of homes, or ensure that materials are reused. For information, see the Web site at www.preservationarlington.org.
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elected officials during a work session currently slated for January. After that, the proposal will be “widely discussed in the community” through multiple outreach efforts, Danao-Schroeder said. “We’re just starting to put this out – we’re starting to get out and talk to folks,” Cristeal added. A final plan could go to the County Board in June 2015. If the Civic Federation’s discussion is any indication, there could be rocky seas throughout the public-outreach phase. Federation delegates, while attentive and engaged, voiced concerns that neither the county as a whole, nor the government,
The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, in his teens, 5’6” tall. n On Oct. 6 at 4:46 p.m., an individual was captured by security cameras concealing merchandise from a store in a mall in the 1100 block of South Hayes Street. When confronted, the suspect contended he had a knife, then attempted to flee on foot before being taken into custody and found in possession of numerous pairs of jeans. The suspect – 33-year-old James Blackmon of the District of Columbia – was arrested and charged with robbery, petty larceny and possession of burglarious tools. He was held without bond.
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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. For information on local history, see the Web site at www. arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. October 16, 1941: n A number of local civic associations are seeking abolition of the Board of Zoning Appeals. n County Board member Edmund Campbell is asking state officials to permit regional jails. n D.C. planning officials are pleading with their Arlington counterparts not to allow high-rise development adjacent to the Potomac River. n St. Thomas More Church will hold a children’s fashion show to benefit British war relief. October 16, 1944: n Cough and cold season has reduced the number of blood donors recently. October 16, 1950: n Northern Virginia’s doctors, dentists and veterinarians have been visiting the Selective Service office, as their professions no longer make them exempt from the draft. October 16, 1957: n Queen Elizabeth II flies to the local area tomorrow, where she will lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. n County Board candidate J. Maynard Magruder says he sees no hope of the General Assembly permitting a return of Arlington’s elected School Board. n Plans have been unveiled for the new, $500,000 main house of Washington Golf & Country Club. October 14, 1969: n Student protesters have temporarily blocked construction on the planned Three Sisters Bridge. October 14, 1975: n The Arlington Chamber of Commerce is opposing the county government’s $40.3 million bond package, saying the government’s indebtedness already is too high. n On the gridiron, Yorktown is 5-0, Washington-Lee is 4-1 and Wakefield is 3-2.
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