A perfect derecho?

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A perfect derecho?

Vol. 8, No. 27
Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper
JULY 5, 2012
Hotel proposed
on waterfront
Carr Hospitality submits
plans; opposition vows
to thwart development
By Derrick Perkins
Photo/Tess lally
Alexandrian Floyd York stands with Chewie, his friend’s dog, on a fallen tree in Parkfairfax on Saturday. The
city lost an estimated 100 trees to Friday night’s storms, which included a rare windstorm called a derecho.
A perfect ... derecho?
City recovers from
confluence of powerful
storm and oppressive
heat wave
By Derrick perkins
Recovery efforts continued nearly a week after sudden and powerful storms
ripped through Alexandria
and the region, toppling trees
and leaving thousands without power amid a brutal heat
wave.
Nearly half the city went
dark during Friday night’s
storms, officials estimated,
and about 5 million people
across the country lost power. Wind gusts, from a rare
windstorm called a derecho,
reached 60 mph and contributed to at least 22 deaths, with
the bulk of those in Maryland,
the District and Virginia —
though no casualties were reported in the Port City.
Around 22,600 city residents remained without electricity Sunday. Though Dominion Virginia crews worked
around the clock to repair
downed lines, nearly 11,000
were powerless Tuesday afternoon. For many, the sudden loss of electricity meant
braving multiple days of 90
degrees or higher without airconditioning.
While Alexandria weathered the storm better than other jurisdictions — residents in
Fairfax County saw their 911
service disabled by the unexpected lashing — emergency
responders coped with the
havoc wreaked by the wind
and lightning. The derecho
SEE STORM | 9
A Washington-based firm
has filed plans to transform
a riverside warehouse into a
boutique hotel despite unanswered legal questions facing the city’s controversial
waterfront redevelopment
plan.
The Alexandria Board of
Architectural Review will
examine the designs submitted by Carr Hospitality
for the Cummings property
at 220 S. Union St. — a
target for redevelopment in
the city’s vision for the Potomac shoreline — later this
month. The firm envisions
the Art League’s former
home at the corner of Duke
and Union streets as a fivestory, 121-room hotel.
Although city staff just
began examining the plans
and working with Carr Hos-
pitality, critics of the overarching redevelopment plan
are already taking aim at the
proposal.
“There just continues to
be great opposition to having that hotel down there,
or any hotel on that site or
anywhere along the waterfront,” said Berty Ely, an
Old Town resident and early
member of Citizens for an
Alternative Alexandria Waterfront Plan, which spearheaded efforts against the
city’s blueprint.
Ely questioned the timing of Carr Hospitality’s
filing. Key portions of the
city’s plan — notably density changes allowing for
boutique hotels — remain
in limbo after the board of
zoning appeals sided with
opponents earlier this year.
The city is appealing the
decision in circuit court.
Ely wants any redevelopment along the waterfront
halted until the legal quesSEE HOTEL | 8
Image/Carr Hospitality
Carr Hospitality submitted plans to the Alexandria Board of
Architectural Review depicting a five-story, 121-room hotel on the
city’s south waterfront.
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SINGING ALEXANDRIA’S PRAISES: Colombia’s Verata e Liberi choir graced Market Square with a perfor-
mance Friday, part of the weekend’s Serenade! Washington D.C. Choral Festival. Verata e Liberi shared
the stage with several other groups, braving record-breaking heat, in advance of the four-day festival’s
main events, including Australia’s Young Adelaide Voices. Other participants hailed from as far away as
South Africa and the Czech Republic.
Gorsuch, Morris re-elected to top school board posts
The Alexandria School
Board voted Tuesday to keep
Sheryl Gorsuch and Helen
Morris at the committee’s
helm for the remainder of the
year.
Gorsuch, board chairwoman, and Morris, vice chairwoman, were tapped to lead
the school board after several
rounds of voting last year.
Gorsuch, who is not seeking
re-election in November, pre-
viously served as vice chair
under former Chairwoman
Yvonne Folkerts.
“I am honored to continue
to serve as the board’s leader
during the remainder of my
term,” Gorsuch said in a statement.
Morris is running for another term on the board along
with 16 other candidates vying for nine seats. Members
Ronnie Campbell and Marc
Williams are the only other
incumbents on the November
ballot.
The board also tapped Morris to serve as its representative to the Virginia School
Boards Association.
The current board’s term
expires December 31. The new
board will take control January 1.
- Derrick Perkins
Grant fuels William Ramsay playground project
Students at William Ramsay Elementary School are
looking forward to a new playground after the school’s PTA
won a $20,000 grant for the
project in early June.
The existing playground, at
a school where more than 80
percent of students eat freeand reduced-priced lunches,
is almost 30 years old. Officials expect the project to cost
about $70,000.
Ramsay became eligible
for the financial assistance after KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit aimed at encouraging
children to play, named Alexandria a “playful city” earlier
this year. The grant dollars
come courtesy of KaBOOM!
and the Dr. Pepper Snapple
Group.
The West End elementary
school was just one of 25 to
receive funding for a project
through KaBOOM! Those interested in donating toward
the new playground can find
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- Derrick Perkins
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
CRIME
The gang’s
all here
An unknown graffiti artist covered a trash compactor and fence
near the intersection of Florence
Drive and Four Mile Road with
a gang-related message late last
month.
An anonymous tipster alerted
authorities to the graffiti at 9:06
a.m. June 25, said Ashley Hildebrandt, Alexandria Police Department spokeswoman. While Hildebrandt did not reveal the gang
connected to the vandalism, she
said the message scrawled on the
equipment referred to a specific
group.
There were no known witnesses and authorities do not have
surveillance footage of the incident. The exact time of the crime
remains unknown.
Authorities do not know the
cost of removing the graffiti. They
do not have suspect descriptions.
POLICE BEAT
The following incidents occurred between June 27 to July 3.
Man shatters
7-Eleven door
with head
Authorities do not know what
prompted a customer at the Franklin Street 7-Eleven to put his head
into the glass front door but said
he was not injured
The suspect grew agitated
at 9:18 a.m. June 25, the store
clerk told Alexandria police, and
“rammed” his head into the glass
partition, shattering it. He stayed
on scene until officers arrived and
arrested him, said Ashley Hildebrandt, department spokeswoman.
Police did not release the
man’s identity.
He did not do any other damage, Hildebrandt said, and no one
else was injured. Police do not
know of any witnesses besides the
clerk, and there is no surveillance
footage of the incident.
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crime
One or more thieves cut their
way into a locked convertible
parked on the 300 block of N. Pitt
St. last month and ransacked the
vehicle, Alexandria police say.
After slashing L-shaped openings in the convertible top, the
suspects searched the vehicle but
came away empty-handed, said
Ashley Hildebrandt, department
spokeswoman. The victim alerted
authorities at 2:24 p.m. June 25,
but the exact time and date of the
break-in remains unknown.
There was no other damage
to the car and no nearby vehicles
were targeted, Hildebrandt said.
Police did not specify the make
and model of the convertible.
Authorities recommend residents park their vehicles in welllit areas to prevent break-ins.
The Alexandria Police Department grew by 18 last month after
a class of recruits graduated from
the Northern Virginia Criminal
Justice Training Academy’s Basic
Law Enforcement School.
Alexandria’s newest officers
underwent four months of classes
— mostly field training — before
earning a state certification June
27. The lessons included law-enforcement procedures, investigation techniques, firearms training
and defensive tactics.
The recruits also got a primer
on legal and ethical issues, officials said. The program trains
deputy sheriffs as well as police
officers in the region and sends recruits to 17 area agencies, including neighboring Arlington County
and the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority Police.
- Derrick Perkins
27
Thefts
Drug Crimes
5
Vehicle
thefts
5
Breaking &
Enterings
3
17
Assaults
1
1
Assault with a
Deadly weapon
SEXUAL
OFFENSE
Source: crimereports.com
*Editor’s note: Police reports are not considered public information in Virginia.
The Alexandria Police Department is not required to supply the public at-large
with detailed information on criminal cases.
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Power donors give Romney money edge
Obama receives less from
historically blue Alexandria
By David Sachs
Alexandria’s heavyweight donors bankrolled Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
with about $407,000 in donations
so far this year — more than President Barack Obama’s $349,000
rake from the Democrat-leaning
city.
The figures, released Monday
by the Virginia Public Access
Project, don’t include donations
less than $200.
Romney’s
campaign
performed strongest in the city’s
22302 zip code, which includes
half of Beverly Hills, a slice of
Rosemont and Parkfairfax. He
raised more money than Obama
in Old Town and dominated the
city’s central and southern portions.
Residents from Del Ray and
the West End, as well as most
of Rosemont and Beverly Hills,
opened their wallets wider for
Obama.
The candidates each raised
about $2 million throughout the
state, with most of their funding
coming from Northern Virginia,
according to VPAP. Romney garnered $1.9 million — 78 percent
from the Washington area — and
Obama tallied $1.8 million, 70
Obama Raised More
Romney Raised More
percent from this region.
In May, Obama received 855
Source: Virginia Public Access Project
donations of more than $200, according to VPAP. His opponent
received 515 but still outraised
Image/Nikki Goodman
the president by about $156,000,
Republican
presidential
candidate
Mitt
Romney
has
received
more
money
than President
according to the Center for ReBarack Obama in Alexandria, but donations of $200 or less were not included in the data.
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Sterner vows to resume battle
after Stolen Valor rescinded
Supreme Court decision
protects lying about
military service
By Derrick Perkins
Doug Sterner, the local
man who has turned exposing fake military heroes into
a second job, vowed to fight
on after the Supreme Court
overturned the Stolen Valor
Act last week.
Doug Sterner and his wife
Pam have become inextricably linked with the Stolen
Valor Act, which allowed
for the prosecution of people
fraudulently claiming military honors. But lying is protected under the Constitution,
however unbecoming, according to the court’s ruling.
“Everybody expects me
to be upset and mad — I’m
not,” Doug said. “This is
our system of government,
and it worked. It didn’t work
the way I thought it should,
but it’s back to the drawing
board.”
Doug runs a database of
real award recipients for the
Military Times; Pam was behind the original 2006 legislation, which began as a
college project. His access
to credible records puts him
in prime position to investigate suspicious military service records or claims. Helping federal law enforcement
agents track down fake medal
winners wasn’t an enjoyable
task, Doug admits. Still, it became his calling card.
But that changed after the
law became controversial. A
California politician caught
lying about his military service brought the law to the
Supreme Court, which ruled
6-3 to overturn the man’s
conviction on First Amendment grounds. Justices revealed their decision June 28.
Though overshadowed by
the ruling on the Affordable
Care Act — President Barack
Obama’s health care overhaul
— the court’s Stolen Valor decision also prompted national
debate. Veterans groups argued vehemently for the law
while free speech advocates,
including the American Civil
Liberties Union, NPR and
Associated Press, lobbied
strongly against it.
Local veterans like Ret.
Rear Adm. Kleber S. Masterson Jr. believe the court
of public opinion, not criminal court, is the appropriate
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ters. Revealing and publicizing frauds — as Sterner has
done many times over — may
be the best way to deal with
them.
“I would argue that the
First Amendment is a very
valuable heritage, and I think
exposure of that sort of behavior might be a better route in
this country — a better route
HOTEL
FROM | 1
tions are answered, including
a second appeal to the state
Supreme Court by neighbors
upset with the city’s blueprint.
“The BAR hearing is
scheduled for [July 25] and
before then we will file a petition with many signatures on
it, I have no doubt, that will
ask the BAR to defer any action until the legal issues are
resolved and hopefully the
to dealing with the problem
than outlawing it,” Masterson
said.
He understands the argument that false representation of military honors might
devalue the awards and the
actions of those who earned
them. It’s a fair point, he said,
but those who lie about military service ultimately devalue themselves.
“I don’t think it takes anything away from the esteem in
which we hold somebody who
has earned a Medal of Honor
or a Navy Cross or any of the
other decorations for valor,”
Masterson said. “Not, at least,
with those who matter.”
Like Masterson, Jack Sullivan is dismayed by imposters, but the former reservist
believes lying is not a criminal offense. He supports the
court’s ruling, but it’s not an
easy position to take.
“It’s a sad commentary.
I think it’s sad for [phony
award winners] to do it,”
Sullivan said. “I would have
ruled the same way. At the
same time I find that behavior
difficult to accept.”
Though rebuffed by the
court, Doug remains optimistic for the future. Another bill
making its way through Congress criminalizes fake medal
winners caught using their
awards for monetary gain. He
believes the justices will look
more favorably on legislation
in that vein.
More importantly — to
Doug at least — the justices
noted a national database of
medal winners might be a
more tenable solution. It’s a
project Doug’s lobbied for in
the past, when he’s not working on his version of it.
“My work has not been
about Stolen Valor, it’s about
generating a database of the
men and women who did get
these awards, and such a database was cited by all nine
justices,” he said.
BAR will do just that,” Ely said.
A petition by neighbors
could force a supermajority
city council vote to approve
the hotel.
City officials described
the BAR hearing as a sort of
dry run for the project; after
a period of review and public
commentary, Carr Hospitality
likely will tweak the proposal
before requesting special zoning permits for the project.
If approved by the planning
commission and city council,
the project would head back to
the BAR one last time.
Waterfront plan adversaries did not deter Carr Hospitality. Rather, neighbors made
it clear they did not prefer
rezoning swaths of shoreline
at once, said Aistin Flajser,
company spokesman.
“We’ve heard form the
community that they actually
support reviewing these on a
case-by-case basis,” Flajser
said. “We’ve been following
the process in Alexandria for
a while and found the time
was right to finalize and submit [plans].”
Ely accuses city staff of
being in “cahoots” with Carr
Hospitality, but planning and
zoning officials already foresee problems with the proposed building’s design as
well as parking and traffic issues. But those are issues for
after the BAR hearing, which
will focus on the building’s
scale and compatibility with
the neighborhood.
Al Cox, the city’s preservationist, expects a lengthy
hearing. The warehouse is not
considered historic, but whatever comes next must fit with
Old Town’s character, he said.
“It is without question
going to be a new building
… but it absolutely has to
be compatible with the historic waterfront,” Cox said.
“You’ll not see a Frank Gehry
building on our waterfront.”
Carr Hospitality, best
known for rehabilitating
Washington’s Willard Hotel,
is no stranger to Alexandria.
The firm owns First Street’s
Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites
as well as North Fairfax
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Storm leaves thousands powerless amid heat wave
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downed as many as 100 trees,
leaving intersections blocked
into midweek.
Just two city facilities
were converted into cooling
centers for stranded residents
in the early hours after the
storm, though more opened
as power was restored. The
city opened eight of its nine
recreation centers to the public Wednesday.
Officials pushed Dominion to focus on public safety
facilities, hospitals and senior homes first, said Tony
Castrilli, spokesman for the
City of Alexandria.
For those without electricity, though, the situation
was little better Wednesday.
Temperatures hit the mid-90s
with 6,600 buildings — scattered across the Beauregard,
Foxchase
and Arlandria
neighborhoods as well as sections of Del Ray-RosemontBeverly Hills — still without power. Officials said a
Verizon bus rolled into town
to serve as a mobile Internet
café for residents.
Castrilli said crews had
begun the tough task of restoring power to individual
homes. He expected the work
to finish by the weekend. Officials hope to attach a dollar
amount to the damages —
private and public — by then
as well.
Few predicted the wild
weather,
resident
Russ
Adams among them. He
opened his back door to find
a wrecked, soggy pergola
slumped against his fence.
“None of my neighbors
own it,” Adams said. “Wonder how far it traveled.”
Alexandria Aces manager
Corey Haines saw the storm’s
wrath up close. On the road
against the Herndon Braves,
the city’s Cal Ripken baseball league team sought shelter in a dugout after intensifying winds made finishing
the game impossible.
Then the lights in the
nearby high school went out
and everybody began to panic, Haines recalled.
“We tried to hunker down
in the dugout and hold onto
anything we could, and less
than a minute later, there is no
roof on the dugout,” Haines
said. “There was no warning
whatsoever. We knew there
was a storm coming, but we
didn’t know it was going to
be a tornado.”
All major intersections
photo/Bernard kempinski
A tree punched through the back window of this car on West Alexandria Avenue during Friday night’s storms.
and roadways were reopened
by Wednesday, and police
and fire officials stepped up
their presence because of the
July 4 holiday, forecasted
storms and continued power
outages.
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10 | JULY 5, 2012
ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Obituaries
CHRISTOPHER C. DICKSON
(61), of Alexandria, June 24,
2012
CAROL H. MENSING (99),
formerly of Alexandria, June
27, 2012
PAUL E. EHLE, of Alexandria,
June 24, 2012
CAMERON J. MILLER (26),
25, 2012
WILLIAM W. HIEBERT, of
Alexandria, June 30, 2012
HERBERT R. INGRAM III,
20, 2012
JOHN W. MINIX, of Alexandria, June 30, 2012
JULIAN A. MITCHELL, formerly of Alexandria, June 27,
2012
DOROTHY E. PETRULLO, of
Alexandria, June 29, 2012
ERVIN H. PRICE SR., of Alexandria, June 25, 2012
JOYCE M. SAMPSON, of Alexandria, June 29, 2012
JOHN G. TAUSIG JR., of Alexandria, June 24, 2012
VINCENT J. ZUGAY, of Alexandria, June 18, 2012
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Sports
Malakoff brothers paddle
for outdoor revolution
COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR
ALEXANDRIA ACES
NEXT 4 HOME GAMES:
Thursday, July 5th vs Youse's
Orioles - 7 PM
Saturday, July 7th vs.
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Aces home games are played at Frank
Mann Field at Four Mile Run Park,
located at 3700 Commonwealth
Avenue in Alexandria, behind Cora
Kelly School
Eat dinner at the Ballpark!
Stop by the Union Street Public House
Concession Area at each game for
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Italian
Sausages, Chips, Drinks, and much
more!
Follow us on twitter: @Alexandria_Aces
And "like" us on facebook
Courtesy Photo
Ben Malakoff, 22, above, and brother Liam, 18, not pictured, will paddle 350 miles in Maine this summer to
raise money for a program that introduces youth to the wilderness.
Alexandria natives will
conquer Maine by canoe
Richard Louv’s “Last Child in ences, and it’s very important
the Woods” while pondering a that other kids have the opportulengthy summer expedition into nity and ability to experience that
the wilderness. Louv’s descrip- too.”
By Derrick Perkins
tion of a “nature-deficit disorder” The Malakoffs will push
spreading through the country’s off in Errol, N.H., and paddle
Ben Malakoff grew up well rural youth — essentially trading across a vast stretch of Maine
acquainted with Mother Nature, the great outdoors for television, — through Moosehead Lake
FAMILIES
STILL NEEDED TO
an advantage the 22-year-old
and computers
and video games — and parts of the Allagash and
recent college graduate believes
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ers with his brother Liam, 18, for natural environment — spending outdoors, along the way.
about three weeks while raising time with nature and connecting Ben interned with the profor
money for a program connectingcheneydave@gmail.com
with nature,” Ben said. “We were
youth with the wilderness.
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Agencies, Groups,
and Individuals
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Services, Inc. has applied for a
Capital Development Program
grant from Health Resources
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Health and Human Services
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that Alexandria Neighborhood
Health Services, Inc. proposes
to renovate their existing facility located at 2 E. Glebe Road
in Alexandria, Virginia.
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obtained by contacting: Alexandria Neighborhood Health
Services, Inc., C/O: Capital
Projects Management Firm,
LLC, Attn: Robert H. Waechter,
Owners Representative, 9208
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MD 20901, 202-207-4960,
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impacts to floodplains must
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2012: Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.,
C/O: Capital Projects Management Firm, LLC, Attn: Robert
H. Waechter, Owners Representative, 9208 Whitney Street,
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Alexandria Office of
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Carlos Painting
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Hana Tokyo
Hard Times Café
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Hoffman Center Barber
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Holiday Inn
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LeRefuge Restaurant
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St. Agnes & St. Stephen’s
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
SCENE AROUND TOWN
Calendar of
Events
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for our calendar listings, please
email events@alextimes.com.
You can also post your event
directly to our online calendar
by visiting www.alextimes.com.
Now to July 21
OUR ALEXANDRIA: AFRICANAMERICAN DOLLHOUSES
EXHIBITION Take in the memories
of the historic Parker-Gray neighborhood
with this free exhibition of miniature dollhouses by Sharon Frazier and Linwood
Smith. This local showcase features
more than a dozen buildings and rooms
in 1:12 scale, including buildings and
rooms inspired by places in Alexandria.
Suggested admission is $2.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday
Location: Alexandria Black History
Museum, 902 Wythe St.
Information: 703-746-4356
Now to December 31
MARSHALL HOUSE INCIDENT
EXHIBITION The deaths of Union
Col. Elmer Ellsworth and secessionist
James Jackson at the Marshall House
Hotel along King Street during the
Federal occupation of Alexandria on
May 24, 1861, stirred patriotic fervor in
the north and south. This exhibit at Fort
Ward features objects from the museum
collection — like a star from the flag that
flew over Marshall House and loan items
from the Mary Custis Lee chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy — to tell
this notable story about the event that
launched the Civil War in Alexandria.
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday
Location: Fort Ward Museum, 4301
W. Braddock Road
Information: 703-746-4848 or www.
fortward.org
OCCUPIED CITY: LIFE IN
CIVIL WAR ALEXANDRIA EXHIBITION This exhibition examines
life in an American town seized and
held by its federal government, following
Virginia’s decision to secede from the
Union in May 1861. Explore the experiences of Alexandrians and others who
lived here during this tumultuous time
through their words, as well as period
photographs and collections items. Suggested admission is $2.
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday
Location: The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.
Information: 703-746-4994 or
www.alexandriahistory.org
July 6
INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY
PLAYGROUP Children learn valu-
able social skills and improve their developmental skills through play. Parents
and caregivers will join their child in
stimulating activities that reinforce physical, cognitive and social development.
The playgroup is free.
Time: 10:30 a.m. to noon
Location: Cora Kelly Recreation
Center, 25 W. Reed Ave.
Information: Contact Deatrice
Williams at 703-746-3430 or deatrice.
williams@alexandriava.gov
ART RECEPTION: HOT! HOT!
HOT! What comes to mind when hear-
feature children’s activities and preshow
entertainment, exhibits by community
groups and food. In addition, the celebration includes an awards presentation,
birthday cake, musical performances
and fireworks.
Time: 4 to 10 p.m.
Location: Oronoco Bay Park, 100
Madison St.
MEET THE ARTISTS FOR
FREEDMEN’S CEMETERY
SCULPTURE Come meet the artists
ing, “Hot! Hot! Hot!”? Maybe the surface
of the sun pops up, or steamy dances
and ice melting on the sidewalk? Well
that’s just what Del Ray Artisans asked
area artists to do. No matter what the
artists cook up, this show will definitely be
hot. So enjoy some hot music while appreciating the artwork at this reception.
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.
Location: Del Ray Artisans, 2704
Mount Vernon Ave.
Information: www.thedelrayartisans.
org
who were selected by the Alexandria
Commission for the Arts and the Office
of the Arts to submit design proposals
for the Contrabands and Freedmen’s
Cemetery sculpture. The finalists are:
Erik Blome of Crystal Lake, Ill.; Mario
Chiodo of Oakland, Calif.; and Edward
Dwight of Denver.
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Location: The Lyceum, 201 S.
Washington St.
Information: Contact Alisa Carrel at
703-746-5590 or email alisa.carrel@
alexandriava.gov
JONATHAN EDWARDS The
ALEX BUGNON The Swiss jazz
American singer-songwriter has been
in the music business for five decades.
According to his website, Jonathan
Edwards performs “songs of passion,
songs of insight [and] songs of humor.”
Tickets are $29.50.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Birchmere, 3701
Mount Vernon Ave.
www.birchmere.com
July 7
OLD TOWN FARMERS MARKET The market includes local dairy,
fish, fruits and vegetables. There is free
parking in the garage during market
hours.
Time: 5:30 a.m.
Location: Market Square, 301 King St.
ALEXANDRIA ART MARKET Al-
exandria’s art market, in its third season,
will feature amazing artwork, multicultural performances and yummy food.
The original artwork — from more than
25 artists — will be on sale and includes
paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry
and glasswork. The event is free.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Nicholas A. Colasanto Park,
2704 Mount Vernon Ave.
Information: Contact Kimberley
Bush at 703-627-7656 or artmarket@
thedelrayartisans.org
KIDS’ CLASS: FUDGE
KITCHEN Children, 6 years and older,
will make miniature pans of classic
chocolate fudge and experiment with
mix-ins and toppings. In addition, kids
take home what they make. Advance
registration is required for the $40 class.
Time: 4 to 6 p.m.
Location: The Sugar Cube, 1218
King St.
Information: www.sugarcubesweets.
com
USA/ALEXANDRIA BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION This program will
pianist was a staple on the R&B charts
during the late 1980s and early ’90s.
Alex Bugnon’s latest album is “Going
Home.” Tickets are $29.50
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Birchmere, 3701
Mount Vernon Ave.
www.birchmere.com
July 8
CIVIL WAR SUNDAY Explore the
Civil War in Alexandria with Civil War
Sundays, a showcase of an original May
26, 1861, edition New York Tribune
detailing Col. Elmer Ellsworth’s death in
Alexandria; a Peeps diorama illustrating Ellsworth’s death; a TimeTravelers
Passport exhibit featuring the Civil War
drummer boy; a diorama of a heating
system constructed in Alexandria to
warm Civil War hospital tents during the
winter of 1861; a cocked-and-loaded
Wickham musket discarded in a privy
during the 1860s; and an exhibit on the
Lee Street site during the Civil War. The
event is free.
Time: 1 to 5 p.m.
Location: Alexandria Archaeology
Museum, 105 N. Union St.
July 9 - 13
THE TWO MARTHAS PRESENT CAMP OLD TOWN Camp
Old Town will run for one week only at
the historic Athenaeum. When children
arrive at Camp Old Town, they will be
immersed in 18th-century life. There will
be lots of fun activities, special guest
speakers and field trips.
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: The Athenaeum, 201
Prince St.
Information: www.nvfaa.org
July 11
LUNCH BUNCH CONCERT Lea
will give a musical performance, featuring folk and contemporary acoustic
music. The series is held in partnership
with Tishman Speyer. The event is free.
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Canal Center Plaza, 44
Canal Center Plaza
BEN BRENMAN PARK
CONCERT There will be a musical
performance by Jazz Foundry, featuring
traditional jazz. The free concert has
lawn seating, so bring a blanket or folding chair to enjoy the music.
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Ben Brenman Park, 4800
Brenman Park Drive
FORT WARD PARK AND MUSEUM ADVISORY MEETING
The group will provide city staff recommendations on the appropriate balance
of park uses, as well as implementing
education and outreach opportunities. The meeting is free and open to
everyone.
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Fort Ward Museum, 4301
W. Braddock Road
Information: Contact Laura Durham
at 703-746-5493 or laura.durham@
alexandriava.gov
July 12
SECOND THURSDAY ART
NIGHT Take a journey back in time to
learn about the history of the Torpedo
Factory. Make a mask at the do-it-yourself station and wear it to the reception
for the Masks exhibit in the Target
Gallery. Also check out the reception for
“Genius Loci” and the All-Media Membership exhibit, as well as view artwork
by trauma survivors at a reception in Site
2 and 3. The free event also will feature
refreshments, live music by Wytold Lebing and fun activities.
Time: 6 to 9 p.m.
Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center,
105 N. Union St.
www.torpedofactory.org
SECOND THURSDAY MUSIC:
GINA DESIMONE AND THE
MOANERS The Northern Virginia
Fine Arts Association and the Songwriters’ Association of Washington present
Second Thursday Music with Gina
DeSimone and the Moaners. They are
a danceable, upbeat band in which
diverse backgrounds come together
through blues, swing and fun-loving
three-part harmonies. Tickets are $10.
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Location: The Athenaeum, 201
Prince St.
www.nvfaa.org
MUSIC AT TWILIGHT CONCERT Lesson Zero will provide a musi-
cal performance featuring roots rock covers and originals. There is lawn seating,
so bring a blanket or folding chair to
enjoy the music. The event is free.
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: John Carlyle Park, 300
John Carlyle St.
July 13
STEAMY ACTION MOVIE
MARATHON Action-packed movie
night and no chick flicks in sight.
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Location: Del Ray Artisans, 2704
Mount Vernon Ave.
Information: www.thedelrayartisans.
org
ALEXANDRIA CITIZENS
BAND CONCERT The Alexandria
Citizens Band, the city’s oldest performing arts organization, is celebrating 100
years. Join the band in front of City Hall
and enjoy the wide variety of music,
including marches, jazz and classical.
The event is free.
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Market Square, 301 King
St.
July 14
FAMILY DAY — COLONIAL
CRAFTS Come bring children to the
museum to learn about the early days
of the Marine Corps. They will make tricorn hats, write with quill pens and play
colonial games. The event is free.
Time: Noon to 3 p.m.
Location: National Museum of the
Marine Corps, 18900 Jefferson Davis
Highway
www.usmcmuseum.org
RETRO TREE SKIRT WORKSHOP Why wait until the last minute to
get holiday crafts finished? Come learn
to crochet a granny square tree skirt.
Inspired by a tree skirt from a major retailer, fibre space’s clever crochet expert
Lesley has designed a pattern everyone
can create. The workshop is $60.
Time: 1 to 5 p.m.
Location: fibre space, 102 N. Fayette
St.
www.fibrespace.com
KIDS’ CLASS: TRUFFLES 2.0
Children, 8 years and older, will take basic truffle-making skills to the next level
by learning how to add flavors via purees
and mix-ins. In addition, kids take home
what they make. Advance registration is
required for the $60 class.
Time: 4 to 6 p.m.
Location: The Sugar Cube, 1218
King St.
Information: www.sugarcubesweets.
com
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Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone star in “The Amazing Spider-Man,” a reboot of the franchise directed
by Marc Webb.
We live in an age of speedup, which may explain why
the Spider-Man franchise feels
the need for a reboot only 10
years after its first picture and
five years after the most recent one. In its broad strokes,
“The Amazing Spider-Man”
is a remake of Sam Raimi’s
“Spider-Man” (2002), but it’s
not the broad strokes we care
about. This is a more thoughtful film, and its action scenes
are easier to follow in space
and time. If we didn’t really
need to be told Spidey’s origin
story again, at least it’s done
with more detail and provides
better reasons for why Peter
Parker throws himself into his
superhero role.
Parker is played by Andrew Garfield (“Never Let
Me Go”), who at 28 looks too
old to be in high school, but
then movie teenagers usually
do. His key quality is likability, which he shares with his
predecessor Tobey Maguire.
As his classmate and girlfriend, Emma Stone (“The
Help”) plays a well-grounded
girl who needs some persua- leads him to the Manhattan
sion to bond with Peter. That’s skyscraper of Oscorp, your
partly because Garfield’s take typical comic book mega-coron Spidey is sometimes a few poration with a madman at the
strands short of a web. He’s top. The screwball scientist is
not above show-off stunts in his dad’s old partner Dr. Curt
high school and takes chances Connors (Rhys Ifans). He has
lost his right arm
with his newand obsesses about
found superpowregenerating it by
ers. This is the
injecting
himself
first Spider-Man
with the genes of
who can leap off
lizards, which can
a skyscraper and
replace lost limbs
make us wonder
(almost instantly, it
if he has a plan
appears).
in mind.
Connors overdosThe
origin
es himself on lizard
story takes at
Roger Ebert
juice and expands
least an hour to
tell, and I enjoyed that, be- into the hyper-violent Lizard,
cause it seems to me that CGI who goes on rampages and
superhero films often go on au- knocks cars off bridges with
topilot during their big action its tail. Meanwhile, of course,
climaxes. We learn how Peter the cops blame a midtown
lost his parents and came into trail of destruction on Spiderthe care of Aunt May (Sally Man, and wouldn’t you know
Field) and Uncle Ben (Mar- that Gwen’s father is police
tin Sheen). Finding his dad’s Captain Stacy (Denis Leary).
old-fashioned briefcase in the This sets up various close
attic, he comes across brilliant calls and reconciliations, and
scientific work about crossspecies interbreeding and that
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gram his freshman year at
Ithaca College and saw first
hand the impact it had on participants. A supervisor recommended Louv’s book then and
though a few years passed before he got around to it, Ben’s
taken the author’s words to
heart.
“I know on average, the average 8- to 12-year-old spends
36 hours in front of a screen a
week,” he said. “You’re talking
almost a full-time job, which
is kind of astounding. And this
happens with your rural youth
as well.”
The younger Malakoff, a
veteran of the U.S. Junior Na-
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the movie’s single best action
scene, when Spidey rescues a
young boy from a burning car
dangling from a bridge. The
kid is able to assist in his own
rescue after putting on Spidey’s face mask; I doubt the
mask has magical powers but
simply provides a psychological boost.
That may also help explain
why Peter/Spider-Man spends
so much time not wearing
the mask. That, and the fact
that Andrew Garfield is very
good-looking and the mask reminds me of Hellboy wearing
tional Slalom Team, said it
didn’t take much for his brother
to convince him to tag along
on the trip, sponsored by Old
Town Canoes and Kayaks.
“It’s one of those things
that’s hard to qualify or quantify — nature’s impact on people
— but … it gives you a different sense of the world,” said
Liam. “Being away from the
conveniences of modern human life, it makes you a little
bit more creative, a little more
self reliant. You’re not being
fed stimulus and just getting
away from that can be pretty
incredible.”
And exposure to the wilderness also fosters a responsibility to preserve it, Ben
said. Conservation depends on
a relationship between people
and the natural world.
“It’s difficult to [protect the
environment] if there is a whole
generation of people who have
never even been exposed to
those places and don’t have a
connection to them,” Ben said.
The two set off Sunday and
expect to return to civilization
a few times along the way,
for food and supplies, before
finishing their trek in early
August. And though neither
brother put much thought into
it beforehand, they do hope
their trip serves as inspiration
for others.
“We would like to set an example, as sort of older youth,
that people can do this, and we
would love for other people to
follow in our steps,” Ben said.
a screen door.
The best of all the “SpiderMan” movies remains Raimi’s
“Spider-Man II” (2004), with
the best of the series’ villains,
Doc Ock. This one is probably
the second best. The Lizard
is not especially inspired, and
seems limited to the dramatic
range of a Godzilla. Luckily, the climactic battle atop
the Oscorp Tower is intercut
with parallel action involving
the plucky Gwen, who risks
her life in an attempt to immunize all New Yorkers from
becoming lizards. Director
Marc Webb is aware that effective CGI action must be slow
enough to be comprehensible,
and although the Lizard some-
times thrashes about in a rage,
Spidey’s action makes sense.
A technological footnote.
Peter/Spidey depends on cellphones, which save the day
when Spidey urges Gwen
to — quick! — find the blue
serum! Peter Parker is still a
photographer (and still using
rolls of film), but although
we see a front page proving
The Daily Bugle is still being
published, Peter doesn’t seem
to freelance for it anymore; no
doubt he’s been downsized.
The credit cookies promise a
sequel, and I suppose by the
time they make it, Peter will
have switched over to making
videos for YouTube.
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Alexandrians pull together
to weather perfect storm
As Alexandrians continue to sort through the mess left
from Friday night’s devastating storms, we can add a new
word to our vocabulary: derecho. That’s the name for the
type of fast-moving, long-living, destructive storm system
that formed near Chicago just before noon on Friday, and,
powered by record setting heat and humidity, left devastation in its wake for 600 miles before pummeling the Washington metro area that evening.
Roughly half of Alexandria’s 140,000 residents were
without power Friday evening, but miraculously no one
in the city was killed or even injured by the storm, even
though 70 mph winds abruptly struck the city at about
10:30 p.m. (An Alexandria Aces baseball player, Shelby
Dixon, suffered minor injuries when the roof was blown
off the Aces’ dugout during a game in Herndon.)
The derecho resulted in a week-long saga that is
unfortunately not over. The hottest June day on record in
Alexandria was followed by thunderstorms that knocked
out power and thus air conditioning, only to be followed by
another week of oppressive temperatures.
As a result, thousands of Alexandrians — and their
pets — have suffered in sweltering houses. Tons of food
spoiled in homes, grocery stores and restaurants. A few
traffic lights remain out and some roads are still closed.
Many buildings have suffered damage. The Times received
reports of damage ranging from falling trees smashing cars
to a section of the Alexandria Country Day School roof
landing on Russell Road.
Alexandrians, not surprisingly, met these challenges
head-on. People with power have opened their homes to
relatives and friends without electricity. Restaurants that
are open have done double-duty for those still closed — La
Bergerie hosted a rehearsal dinner for another establishment that lost power. Many city employees worked 12hour days cleaning up debris and running cooling centers
in Alexandria’s recreation centers and libraries. Dominion
Virginia Power crews toiled around the clock to restore
electricity. (As of Wednesday, around 6,600 dwellings
remained without electricity.)
The derecho of 2012 may not match last year’s earthquake for sheer drama, nor 2010’s Snowmageddon for
overall impact. But it will be remembered as a perfect
storm of unbearable summer heat coupled with a lack
of power for many. A few hours of destruction will take
months to fully repair.
Fortunate residents who could simply leave town for
cooler, or at least air-conditioned, destinations, left storm
damage to be dealt with another day. Those left behind
— residents, city employees and power company workers
alike — have worked admirably to deal with the storm’s
aftermath.
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Your Views
Warner favors polluters over clean air
To the editor:
Senators in Congress, like
Alexandria resident. Mark
Warner (D-Va.), are coming
to the rescue of big industrial
polluters, supporting the use
of the obscure Congressional
Review Act to try and kill a
new Environmental Protection Agency clean air standard that would curb mercury
and other toxic pollutants.
Created in 1996, during
the time of the Republicans’
“Contract With America,” the
act allows Congress to overrule any regulation it deems
will affect small businesses
adversely — “small businesses” like American Electric
Power.
If they succeed in this
ploy, they’ll not only kill EPA
clean air standards, they’ll indirectly be killing thousands
of Americans, particularly
children, who would otherwise be saved by this new
rule.
EPA’s mercury and air
toxins standards will save as
many as 11,000 lives, prevent
as many as 130,000 asthma
attacks among children and
stave off as many as 4,700
heart attacks each year, ac-
cording to energy officials.
We need to send a message
to Sen. Warner that health and
air quality concerns trump the
bottom line of big polluters,
especially when pollutionrelated illnesses — asthma,
heart attacks and bronchitis
— are already costing Virginia’s kids and their families so
much.
- Howard Batiste
League of Conservation
Voters
There’s nothing victorious about electing the status quo
To the editor:
Despite the claims of Mayor Bill Euille and others, the
Democratic primary result
was hardly a vindication of
the course set for Alexandria
by current and past incumbents on the city council. The
mayor is fooling himself when
he concludes that “the voters
of this great city like the direction we’re moving in and we’ll
continue moving forward.”
Instead, a broad call for
reform and new direction
from within the Democratic
Party was narrowly defeated.
City Hall insiders managed
to impose their will on their
frustrated party, again. Fourteen candidates, four or more
political action committees,
attack ads and record spending — they all indicate a party
in disarray over the direction,
the priorities and the policies
of this city council and city
government. This election and
its results indicate a mounting
demand for the return of representative, responsive government in our city. To argue
otherwise is to ignore math …
and our history.
In an election with a single party turnout of less than
15 percent, the “voters of
this great city” were barely
counted in this election. Even
within this low turnout, the
margins between winners and
losers were slim. A close look
at the winning six candidates
shows they took barely half of
the combined votes. The two
incumbents, Del Pepper and
Paul Smedberg, barely survived the primary vote, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. The one outside challenger
selected, Allison Silberberg,
earned the third-largest number of votes. Newcomer and
the mayor’s protege John
Chapman earned the sixth
and last position on the ticket,
beating the strongest voice for
change, Menjivar, by just 217
votes.
Not so long ago, Alexandria enjoyed balanced, constructive debate and far better governance at City Hall.
Those of us who have lived
here for some time remember
when habitual bipartisanship,
thoughtful planning with vision and cooperation for the
good of all Alexandria distinguished our city government. Only recently has the
city lurched into single-party
rule dominated by insiders
with a disturbing sense of entitlement. It is only recently
that decisions have appeared
predetermined, poorly sup-
ported with relevant research
and ready to be marketed to
stunned residents, seemingly
without choice or option.
We are at risk of losing our
sense of community due to
chronic, even cynical, partisanship and poor government.
It is right for Alexandrians of
all backgrounds to expect excellence in government, fiscal
prudence and good judgment.
They want respect for the
public, true leadership for the
people and trust restored. Bad
policy, poor planning and tired
strategies divide us without
reason. It need not be this way.
Alexandrians have known better government in the past. We
all love this city and we can
change things, together.
We applaud and support
those who seek to change the
direction and makeup of city
government. The meager “vic-
tory” of those protecting the
status quo is real cause for
hope. There are too many
frustrated Alexandrians demanding change to ignore
— of all parties and interest.
They have a choice of nonincumbent, alternative candidates come November: A Republican, a nonestablishment
Democrat and an Independent.
The objective is to return
balance to our governance, civility and engagement to our
dialogue, and a better, more
collective vision to our strategy for Alexandria’s future. We
can be proud of these qualities
in our city government again.
It takes your vote!
- Gant Redmon, Kathleen
Burns, Ginny Hines Parry
Alexandria
Musings on the health care ruling
No one I know was expecting the health care ruling handed down by the
Supreme Court on June 28.
Most conservatives were
quietly confident, and liberals silently fearing, that the
individual mandate would be
struck down.
The real question was
whether or not the court’s
five right-leaning justices
would leave the rest of the
Affordable Care Act intact.
Even those who thought the
law would be upheld seemed
confident it would be Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, rather than Chief Justice
John Roberts, who would
cast the deciding vote in a
5-4 ruling.
As someone who thinks
the law’s flaws far outweigh
its benefits, I admit to being
sorely disappointed upon the
ruling. The news that Roberts
cast the deciding vote was
especially baffling.
Upon further reflection, the
decision seems like more of a
the right was a stunned numbness, followed by sorrow.
Not to worry, the next stage
• The decision is a political in this recovery will be anger,
victory for President Barack followed by action. It’s now
Obama, as the signature law the right, not the left, which
has its great ralof his tenure
lying issue as we
was reaffirmed.
steam toward the
This decision
November elecgives him the
tion. Chief Justice
opportunity to
Roberts could not
campaign with
have been clearer
confidence and
in saying if people
dignity, rather
don’t like this law,
than
reactive
anger. That can
they need to elect
new leaders who
only help him
will legislatively
appear
more
Denise Dunbar
replace it: “It is
presidential.
not our job to pro• And yet, the left, which tect the people from the conhad clearly been readying sequences of their political
for a great big scream of pro- choices.” More than before,
test, has had the wind at least repeal and replace will be the
temporarily knocked out of right’s rallying cry.
its sails. Instead of “AGHHHHH,” we have “ohh.” Feels • As for Roberts, a cynic
good to have won — now would say he caved to the
very obvious campaign by
what?
the mainstream media, which
• The immediate reaction on made it clear a decision to
mixed bag and Roberts’ vote
perhaps not as surprising:
MyView
strike the law would result
in their forever condemning this court — and him as
chief justice — as partisan
and irreparably flawed. A
more generous interpretation
would be that Roberts took
a longer view and decided
the prestige of the Supreme
Court as an institution was
more important than striking down a single law, even
a monumental one that he appears to dislike.
the Constitution’s commerce
clause. Further, the decision
to strike down the law’s Medicaid expansion has the potential to greatly boost federalism and thus undermine the
federal government’s power
to the benefit of state authority. This is because the court,
by another “bipartisan” vote,
decided the federal government did not have the right
to compel states to expand
Medicaid.
• In perhaps the biggest
paradox of the decision, the
upholding of a law that constitutes a tremendous expansion of the federal government actually may constrain
federal power in the future.
This is because, in his majority opinion, Roberts based
his upholding of the individual mandate on an existing federal power — the
ability of Congress to levy
taxes — rather than a heretofore unseen power to regulate non-behavior through
So, there we are. Until
or unless a future Congress
passes legislation to the contrary, the Affordable Care
Act is the law of the land.
Right now, those on the left
are celebrating as those on
the right lament. Health care
now becomes a more prominent issue in the November
elections. What’s not apparent is which side benefits.
The writer is editorial page
editor of the Alexandria
Times.
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A home’s history at 213 S. Pitt St.
The history of a three-story
home built nearly 200 years
ago is now told on a bronze
plaque, which was displayed
for the first time this month.
According to the Historic
American Building Survey, the
house at 213 S. Pitt St. is an excellent example of residential
architecture of that time. The
design suggests the development of similar structures on
both sides was expected but
never occurred, with the north
and south lots remaining undeveloped.
Josiah Hewes Davis built
the house sometime around
1818. Davis (1783-1862) was
a rope maker and ship chandler
Photo/Alexandria Library Special
Collections
who operated a rope walk at
Jones Point. In 1847, William
Stabler (1795-1852) purchased
the property as a home for John
Leadbeater (1807-1860), his
brother-in-law and business
partner at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary on South Fairfax
Street. It remained the home of
three generations of the Leadbeater family, including Edward S. (1836-1899) and Edward S. Jr. (1869-1933), who
died at the home after suffering a stroke. He and his father
were named for their ancestor,
Edward Stabler, a Quaker and
noted abolitionist who founded
the family apothecary in 1792.
The residence was later a
popular stop on annual historic
home tours organized to benefit St. Paul’s Church, which
sits across the street. This early
1960s photograph was taken
for a historic structure survey
for the Historic Alexandria
Foundation. Today, passers-by
can see the new plaque, positioned on the east-facing corner, thanks to interest and support from a neighbor and the
homeowner.
Out of the Attic is provided by
the Office of Historic
Alexandria.
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This Week’s Poll
What’s your reaction to the hotel proposal
on the waterfront?
A. It should be built.
B. I hope it is never built.
C. I couldn’t possibly care any less.
Last Week’s Poll
Do you think the Waffle Shop — or “Wafle” Shop — in Arlandria should correct the
spelling error on its awning ?
23%
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Quick Takes
Weekly Poll
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51%
152 votes
Thumbs down to Carr Hospitality for its plan
to build a five-story
“boutique” hotel
at the foot of Duke
Street in Old Town.
While I believe commercial development is necessary along
the waterfront, a five-story
hotel is too large for that site.
Put buildings of this size at
the GenOn site or at Robinson
Terminal north, not in the heart
of residential Old Town!
Thumbs up to the PTA of William Ramsay Elementary School,
which won a
$20,000 grant for
a new playground.
About 80 percent of Ramsay
students qualify for free- or
reduced-priced lunches, so the
rejuvenation of their 30-yearold playground is greatly
appreciated. The grant money
comes from KaBOOM! and the
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group.
— Denise Dunbar
— Patrice Culligan
Thumbs up to the Washington
Nationals for sending three players —
Stephen Strasburg,
Gio Gonzalez and
Ian Desmond — to
Tuesday’s All-Star game in Kansas City. The Nats may have a
fourth player selected, as rookie
sensation Bryce Harper is one of
five finalists for the last spot on
the National League roster. Who
would have thought Washington
would have the best record in the
National League at this point in
the season?
Thumbs up to Independence
Day and Alexandria’s birthday.
July 4 is always
a fun celebration
of the birth of our
nation with fireworks, parades
and concerts, as well as family
gatherings and picnics. Alexandrians will celebrate Independence Day this weekend
alongside the city’s birthday
party. Have a safe and happy
holiday.
— Denise Dunbar
— Patrice Culligan
At Home
The well-dressed garden
makes room for roses
By Marty Ross
Every garden should be a rose
garden. Roses have a reputation as
finicky plants that need more attention than a 2-year-old. But
when you plant the right roses,
they flourish in your garden and
the care you give them is repaid
generously — with more flowers
than you can count and plenty of
old-fashioned garden romance.
“I don’t think much can match
a rose,” says Stephanie Cohen,
a garden designer and author
known for her unreserved opinions about plants.
Cohen, author of “The Nonstop Garden” (Timber Press,
$20), gave up growing needy,
disease-prone roses years ago,
but made room for roses in her
garden again when she discovered low-maintenance Knock
Out and other vigorous, hardy,
disease-resistant shrub roses.
“There’s a certain ambiance
to roses, and a good rose in a
mixed border is an asset,” she
says. One hardworking rose bush
is a good start, but you needn’t
limit yourself — it might be just
the beginning. Michael Marriott,
a garden designer with David
Austin Roses recommends making room for bold groups of roses
that will stand out in a flower
bed among annual and perennial
flowers. When he designs gardens, he might choose one spectacular rose for a small flowerbed
or a cluster of 10 roses in a very
large mixed border. Then he mixes things up.
“My golden rule is to plant
something wildish with roses,”
he says. Verbascum, foxgloves and
other tall, spiky plants are classic
Photo/David Austin Roses
companions for roses, and even
This
pink
rose
is
called
Hyde
Hall,
which
has
a fruity fragrance
though they may be very carefor all to enjoy. It’s bold attitude comes not only from its smell
SEE roses | 26 but its look.
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Beyond this impressive entry, lowmaintenance wood floors are found
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Weekly Words
88 Tennis legend Arthur
89 Subdued attention getter
90 “Merrily we roll ___”
92It’s used to row, row, row
your boat
93 Christian in fashion
94 Grammy winner India.___
95 Mideast political alliance
97 Abbr. on memos and envelopes
98 Having common ancestors
101 “A ___ the Life” (Beatles tune)
102 “___ Gold” (Fonda film)
104 Member of British nobility
106 Red tag events
110Movement concerned with
Israel
113 John Ritter sitcom
117 “Nay” sayers
118 “Alas, ___ Yorick ...”
120 Birth-related
121 “Be it ___ so humble ...”
122 Los ___, Calif.
123 “Gone with the Wind” locale
124 Steer clear of
125 Eighteen-wheeler
126 Director Oliver
127 It’s got you covered
128 Free of fat
129“___ Little Tenderness” (Otis
Redding song)
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ACROSS
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Tropical food fish
Person kicking himself, maybe
Phone in an actor’s hand, e.g.
Highest points
“How ___ to know?”
Momma’s man
Change the wallpaper, e.g.
River of Tours
Beatnik’s “Understood!”
Bar, at the bar
Cutlass maker, for short
Home of Bollywood
Yale’s Skull and Bones, for one
War room discussion topic
31 Cook crabs or clams
32 “___ we go again!”
33 Hot coal
34 R&B singer Bryson
38 Ouster
40 Yemen neighbor
44 Hot spots for the hip
48 ___ a soul (no one)
49 Load on board
50 Munched or lunched
51 Become accustomed (to)
52 Dirty dishes locale
53 Reach new heights?
54 It’s filled with ink
55 Semicircular letter
56Colorless, odorless gas used
as fuel
59 Torah copyist
61 Short-billed merganser
63 Type of friend or fund
65 Big beer glass
67 Annoy persistently
70 Despite the fact that, for short
71Aquatic South American
rodent
72 In mint condition
75 Meddle (with)
77 Gloomy atmosphere
81 Mary Lou of gymnastics fame
82 Morning sickness
84___ double take (show
surprise)
87 Gal’s counterpart
1
Cheese choice
2
West Pointer
3
“Cold ___” (Foreigner song)
4
The “th” in “the,” e.g.
5“Lady Sings the Blues” star
Diana
6
___ no good (scheming)
7
Distinctive historical period
8
Slender swords
9
For the time being
10 Depend (on)
11 Unmatched, as a sock
12 Stamp stamp
13 Girl who chased a rabbit
14Collection of people in a
study
15 Below-the-knee skirt
16 Holder in Obama’s Cabinet
17 “Sail the Seven ___”
19 Animal kept in the house
27 Ipecac, e.g.
28 “... ___ he rode out of sight ...”
30 In a competent manner
33 Disappear gradually
35 Teen skin affliction
36 Member of a colorful theater trio
37 Start of the Lord’s Prayer
39 “Come ___, the water’s fine!”
41 Chong’s buddy Cheech
42 Hacienda material
43 More current
44 Takes a siesta
45 Agenda element
46 Unit of heredity
47 Red root veggie
52 Veiled dancer of the Bible
57 Expression of disapproval
58 Laugh track repeats
59 Bashful
60 Police officer
62 Money-wiring service
64 They’re set in place settings
66‘70s Chrysler with “Corinthian leather”
68 From ___ Z (completely)
69 Composition of some cups
72“The Devil Wears ___”
(2006)
73 Take again, as an exam
74 “Some Like ___”
76 The Jack before Johnny and Jay
78 Overly eager
79 Hawaiian party
80 Early stringed instrument
83 No longer in the docks
85 Left Turn ___ (street sign)
86 Bias against the elderly
89 Appropriates
91 Terhune’s “___: A Dog”
94 Warring Olympian
95 Gland by the kidneys
96 Poetic foot
99 Iran’s largest city
100 Hearing organ
103 Crinkly gauze fabric
105 Make an exit
107Four-time Wimbledon champ
Rod
108 Opposing military force
109 Damascus is its capital
110 “Zigs” partner
111 Take ___ the waist (tailor’s job)
112 “Exodus” director Preminger
113Spelling of “Beverly Hills,
90210”
114 Greek colonnade
115 Genesis brother
116 ___ Glory (U.S. flag)
119 Acorn producer
Last Week’s Solution:
PET MATTERS
Before you judge pit bulls,
look who’s holding the leash
A few weeks ago, I had the streets, seeking out any dogs ing infant while the mother
pleasure of spending some and dog owners we could napped. His instinct had
time with local eighth-graders find. We reached the water- taken over, and he saw the
Tenesha, David and Dillon as front and met a number of in- screaming child as prey.
part of Jefferson-Houston’s teresting locals with much to We then met several people whose opinions varied
career shadow program. They share on the topic.
helped me write this column First, the proud owner of significantly. Some smiled
after expressing an interest in two very happy Yorkies said and said pit bulls are some of
he feared pit bulls. He had the sweetest dogs they knew.
animals.
spent time abroad Others said the breed made
After a short
where pits are them uneasy, mostly because
discussion
of
trained to be guard of negative press. possible topics,
dogs and can be vi- We had the pleasure of
we made it our
cious as a result. running into a local resident
mission to anHe preferred small who shared the story of her
swer the controdogs because they sweet greyhound Nestor’s
versial question:
are easier to con- encounter with an unleashed
Are pit bulls
pit bull less than a year ago.
trol.
dangerous?
We disagreed. The man knew his dog was
From
the
Just last month, a aggressive and yelled at
get-go, we deJack Russell terrier Nestor and his owner to run,
termined we did
By Isabel Alvarez
made headlines afnot buy into their
bad rap. But we wandered ter mauling his family’s crySEE PET MATTERs | 26
around Old Town in pursuit
of different perspectives.
Our journey started at a
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A visiting Chihuahua
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could be dangerous if trained
that way. Not surprisingly,
her Chihuahua was described
as quite the handful. Luckily,
her small size — less than 10
pounds — stopped her from
becoming too much of a menace, although her incessant
barking kept her from being
welcomed into pet-friendly
hotels.
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26 | JULY 5, 2012
Alexandria Board of
Architectural Review
Parker-Gray District
LEGAL NOTICE OF A
PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be
held by the Alexandria
Board of Architectural
Review on WEDNESDAY,
JULY 18, 2012 beginning
at 7:30 PM in Council
Chambers, second floor of
City Hall, 301 King Street,
Alexandria, Virginia on
the following applications:
CASE BAR2012-0207
Request to partially demolish
& capsulate at 610 N Alfred St
APPLICANT: Kristen Nespoli
CASE BAR2012-0208
Request for addition & alterations at 610 N Alfred St
APPLICANT: Kristen Nespoli
CASE BAR2012-0209
Request alterations at 421 N
Patrick St
APPLICANT: Christopher
& Molly Traci
CASE BAR2012-0210
Request for concept review
at 1501 Cameron St – Jefferson Houston School
APPLICANT: Alexandria
City Public Schools by Jay
Brinson, Brailsford & Dunlavey
Information about the above
item(s) may be obtained
from the Department of
Planning and Zoning, City
Hall, 301 King Street,
Room 2100, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314, telephone:
(703) 746-4666
ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Roses
FROM | 23
fully placed in the design,
they often look as though
they had found their own
spots in the garden naturally. Marriott also likes to
combine roses and eryngium (sometimes called “sea
holly”), which has striking
round flowers surrounded
with bristling collars.
“You want contrast,” he
says.
David Austin Roses, also
known as English roses,
caused a sensation when
they were introduced in
the United States about 20
years ago.
English roses — many
with evocative names from
the works of Shakespeare
and Chaucer — were hybridized for their voluptuous flowers, and they also
appealed to gardeners who
were disappointed by the
lack of fragrance in other
modern hybrids. Gardeners
were also frustrated by older varieties (though beautiful and sometimes fragrant)
that succumbed to every
passing bug and blight. The
time was right for a rose
revolution. “David Austin did the
rose public a service, focusing on the essential bedrock
PET MATTERS
FROM | 25
but it was too late. The dog
attacked Nestor and left him
in terrible shape. Not surprisingly, the pit’s irresponsible and cruel owner vanished, along with his pets.
After a lengthy and expensive recovery, Nestor
is once again healthy but
afraid of everything. His
owner lamented that he will
never be the same. Despite
the traumatic experience,
Nestor’s owner didn’t blame
the dog. She blamed the
owner. She recognized that,
without proper care, any
dog could be aggressive.
character of the rose,” says
Steve Hutton, president of
Conard-Pyle which introduced the prolific, nonstop
blooming Knock Out rose
about 10 years ago.
The cherry-red Knock
Out was soon followed
by a double-flowering
variety and other colors
and styles — all with the
words “Knock Out” in their
name. Then Flower Carpet groundcover roses and
French Meidiland shrub
roses swept onto the scene.
These tough shrub roses did
not lose their leaves in midsummer to mysterious diseases, and they were easy to
grow alongside cottage-garden flowers of all kinds. “That’s when I got back
into roses,” Cohen says.
“They work really well,
they do not get blackspot,
and they are tough as nails.
You could practically run
your lawnmower over
them.” In an all-rose garden,
plant diseases or an infestation of bugs can swiftly
cause serious damage, but
a garden that includes other
plants is a healthy environment in balance with nature,
says Marriott, who does not
spray the roses in his garden
in England or recommend it
for American gardeners.
When all was said and
done, our unscientific survey confirmed our initial
opinion: A good dog is the
result of proper upbringing, not breed.
Pit bulls, just like any
other animal, have needs.
They need proper care,
including a balanced nutrition, regular exercise, gentle discipline and constant
guidance.
Unfortunately,
many pit bull owners don’t
take these responsibilities
seriously. Pits are oftentimes bred to be aggressive,
trained to be violent and
highly mistreated in the process.
A mistreated animal
lives in fear and is therefore
potentially dangerous. The
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next time you see a dog on
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the other end of the leash.
Is that person guiding their
dog, paying attention to his
or her surroundings and setting that dog up for success?
Does their dog look healthy
and well cared for? If not, I
suggest you cross the street
and keep yourself and your
loved ones away.
As far as I’m concerned,
all dogs have teeth and can
bite. Approach a dog that
lives in fear or is hurt, malnourished and misguided,
and you will probably get
bit, not because that dog is
naturally mean but because
his human caregivers failed
him. The dog doesn’t know
the difference between you,
your child or your pet. All
he knows is what his home
has taught him — to fear.
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Ask us about Financing for Owner Occupants or Investors.
FOR SALE
$499,950
FOR SALE
$849,000
FOR SALE
$135,000 to $349,000
FOR SALE
$449,000
325 North
Henry Street
1,866 SF stand
alone building with
4-6 parking spaces
on site. Good street
exposure
with
windowed offices.
Convenient
to
King Street retail.
Walking distance to
King Street Metro.
6019-6021 Tower Court
3,000-SF Upscale Office Condo: Hardwood
floors, crown molding, 5 zoned HVAC,
back-up generator, full kitchen, seller
financing available.
801 North Pitt Street
Two Condo Offices available: 1,724-SF office
with 1 reserved garage space ($349,000);
or a 605-SF office with owner financing
($135,000). Close to GW Parkway & airport.
709 Pendleton Street
1,287-SF end unit, nicely finished with
two usable levels. Close to shopping and
amenities along North Washington Street.
Tom & Charles Hulfish
Mike Lucker
Ed Cave
703.683.2700
703.683.2700
mlucker@mcenearney.com
703.683.2700
ecave@mcenearney.com
thulfish@mcenearney.com
FOR LEASE
$22.00/NNN
FOR LEASE
$1,400/month
FOR SALE
703.683.2700
$1,850,000
FOR LEASE
$28.00/plus electric
315 Cameron
Street
1225 Martha Custis Drive, #C-7
Rick Sada
703.683.2700
703.683.2700
703.683.2700
rsada@mcenearney.com
LD
SO
SO
LD
!
SO
LD
!
LD
2,482-SF Professional Condo Office: T-1
& CAT 5 lines installed, 4 garage spaces,
spectacular convenience and transportation
opportunities…½ block to Metro Station.
!
Brison Rohrbach
Chuck Langdon
703.683.2700
dsappenfield@mcenearney.com
SO
525 A East Braddock Road
5,800-SF office building in professional park
with ample surface parking. New windows,
new carpet, completely renovated and ready
for move-in.
Diane Sappenfield
109 South
Columbus St
1422 Duke Street
Medical Office Space: 312 SF available
for sublet in established doctor’s office.
Professional staff support services included.
Conveniently located & plenty of free parking.
!
RETAIL/OFFICE:
2,133 SF. First
floor suitable for
retail or office.
Alley
access
to first floor.
Additional storage
space in basement.
1,276 square foot
historic property,
Retail use settled
May 2012.
3106 Colvin Street
5,300 square foot industrial building on a
14,250 square foot lot settled March 2012.
Chuck Langdon
John Ross
703.683.2700
1330 New Hampshire Avenue
734 square foot professional condo settled
May 2012.
John Quinn
Ed Cave
703.683.2700
jquinn@mcenearney.com
703.683.2700
ecave@mcenearney.com
330 North Washington Street
20,000 square foot office building on 25,673
square foot lot settled April 2012.
www.McEnearneyCommercial.com
John Quinn
Bob Swearingen
703.683.2700
510 King Street • AlexAndriA, VA 22314 • 703.683.2700

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