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Photo by Shirley Ruhe/The Connection
News, Page 6
Committing to More
Affordable Housing
News, Page 3
Students Learn
Global Perspective
News, Page 4
RB Young Scores
Twice in Wakefield Victory
Sports, Page 12
September 23-29, 2015
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News
Board Commits to More Affordable Housing
Local Hispanic
community urges
approval of affordable
housing plan.
By Vernon Miles
The Connection
“
i Voz Cuenta” The Arlington County Board chambers were filled beyond
capacity, to the point of
having to open a second room with livestreaming of the meeting, largely with local residents wearing black and yellow
shirts with the Spanish for “My Voice
Counts” emblazoned across the front. Many
of the residents told their stories of the
struggle to find a place to live within Arlington County, some through a Spanish
translator. It was a passionate representation of the lives affected by the County
Board vote on Sept. 19 to approve
Arlington’s first Affordable Housing Master
Plan.
“Arlington is a multicultural and economically diverse county today, it may not be so
tomorrow,” said Claudia Del Gadio, a resident from Columbia Pike. “We deserve to
live in Arlington county. We build your
houses, we take care and teach your children, we make your pupusas. Don’t push
us out.”
The Affordable Housing Master Plan includes three goals: increasing the supply of
affordable housing, ensuring access to housing, and contributing to a sustainable community.
The question of supply addressed ownership as well as rental options. Between 2000
and 2013, Arlington’s affordable rental
housing supply fell from 23,000 to 10,000.
The Affordable Housing Master Plan sets the
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County Board Chair
Mary Hynes holds a
stack of letters from
the public on the
Affordable Housing
Master Plan.
Photo contributed
target for affordable rental housing at
22,800 units by 2040.
The primary topics of discussion around
providing access and ensuring sustainability
largely centered on how to incorporate the
new affordable housing into the existing
Arlington communities. According to
Russell Danao-Schroeder, a senior housing
See Affordable Housing, Page 7
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News
Students Learn Global Perspective
Thomas Jefferson
is an International
Baccalaureate school.
Part Four
Fourth in a series of five articles
focusing on Arlington middle schools.
By Shirley Ruhe
The Connection
ulti-colored flags from
around the world line the
hallways, and a map of the
world covers one wall in
the main office at Thomas Jefferson International Baccalaureate World School at 125
South Glebe Road. The office is bustling
with activity as new teachers report in a few
days before school starts.
Keisha Boggan, principal of Thomas
Jefferson sids, “Our approach is to instill
critical thinking, strong communications,
how the students fit into a global community.”
Every student is required to have 50 hours
of a second language every year. It is not
credit bearing with the sixth graders but is
required to get the International Baccalaureate (IB). The global approach is worked
into the curriculum. For instance, last year,
“the eighth grade had a water project focusing on sustainability, shortages of water
in different parts of the world, how we can
support and help,” she said.
“Any student who walks through the
doors of our neighborhood school is automatically part of the program,” she said. In
addition, since TJ not at capacity, it can
currently accept students from outside the
neighborhood. TJ has English and Spanish
students but quite a few are Arabic and
Amharic. The newsletter is sent out in six
different languages, and parent-teacher
conferences are student-led with the stu-
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Keisha Boggan, principal at Thomas Jefferson (TJ) International
Baccalaureate World Middle School
dent translating the conversation between
teacher and parents.
“We are teaching critical-thinking skills,
problem-based learning, less of the sage on
the stage and more of the guide on the side,”
Boggan said. A big piece is also focused on
the learner profile: how to be caring, knowledgeable, thinking, inquiring and openminded. Another component of the curriculum is a community service requirement.
In today’s world Boggan points out that
learning is approached differently as more
is known about how the brain functions.
She added, “In the last 20 years things have
changed more than in previous years although in some ways students are the same
and some of the structural things like the
calendar are the same. But even though students are the same, the world around them
is changing at such a rapid pace, they may
have more stresses.” Boggan says the students need to be tech savvy because of the
world they have inherited: “Information is
Photos by Shirley Ruhe/The Connection
It is a Friday afternoon and the sixth grade watermelon social has just
ended. Eighth grade world geography classes are learning all of the
things that should be on a map. Tom Weber, 25-year world geography
teacher at TJ has just asked his class section what is T (title); what is L
(legend). “Walk from the cone and count the steps. Use symbols in your
legend and mark down landmarks such as that trash can, a really, really
big tree, or this trail — the more detail the better.” In a couple of weeks
they will move on to their first big global project, the world of water.
given more emphasis, and information is expected to be part
of decision making. In previous
years students weren’t allowed
to make decisions but today
they are expected to. At the end
of the day they are still kids.”
She says she has 17 new
teachers this year and some
have had experience with IB.
There are different levels of
teacher training to integrate the
global perspective into the core
subjects but “most folks won’t
have had it and some of the
teachers were at TJ before it
was an IB school. We have to
acclimate them and we have an
IB coordinator. The teachers are Thomas Jefferson Middle School at 125 S.
expected to acquire the train- Glebe Road is housed in a building that also
ing but it doesn’t happen over- serves as a community center with the
night.” She says IB has its own second largest gymnasium in the state and a
language. While the school ad- theatre that can hold 715 people.
heres to the district requirements for grading, they use IB criteria for Left Behind requirements. She believes “you
can do this in isolation but if we do it as a
assessing.
Boggan is beginning her fourth year as community, it is better. We are all trying to
principal at Thomas Jefferson. Previously close the achievement gap.” The building
she had been principal at Alexandria’s that houses Thomas Jefferson also serves
Francis C. Hammond since 2009 and prior as a community center with the second largto that she had been principal of George est gymnasium in the state and a theatre
Washington Middle School since 2006. She that can hold 715 people.
“We are family- and community-orihad been with Alexandria Public Schools
since 1996 and was named Alexandria’s ented.” Boggan said. The pride of the school
Principal of the Year in 2011. She says she is a community garden “which you have to
has a vision for the school, that data tells see when it is in tip top shape.” Teachers
much of what one needs to know. And a lot can use it as an outdoor classroom, and “you
depends on the superintendent and his vi- can eat from the garden. There is a special
sion, meeting the requirements and the feeling in our school. You have to be there
needs of the school system and the No Child with the energy in the halls to feel it.”
Thomas Jefferson is the only middle school in Arlington County that is
an International Baccalaureate school integrating the global perspective
in the core subjects and requiring 50 hours of a second language every
year.
Obituary
Terrance James Miller
errance
J a m e s
Miller, age
28, died Aug. 18,
2015 at Virginia Hospital Center of natural
causes. He was born
Sept.
6,
1986.
Terrance was the beloved son of the late
Linda Elaine Miller,
grandson of the late
Minnie A. Samuels
Kyle Miller and the
late James Miller. He
resided in Arlington,
but lived in Frankfort,
Ky. for several years.
He graduated from
Wakefield
High
School in Arlington in
2004 and received a Bachelor of Science
degree in 2009 from Johnson and Wales
University in Charlotte, N.C. He worked at
Northern Virginia Community College,
Loudoun Campus in the Office of Student
Life and Luther Jackson Middle School, Falls
Church, in the Office of Student Services.
He served as an Arlington County Fair
board member since 2011.
The Arlington County Fair Board of Directors will honor Terrance’s legacy of community service through a tribute at the 2016
T
Arlington County Fair.
Terrance’s was one of
the first faces people
encountered as they
arrived at the fair
through the main entrance at the shuttle
stop.
Throughout his tenure as a volunteer,
Terrance served in almost every area of the
fair including at parking lots, information
desks, t-shirt booth,
vendor set up, outdoor activities, and
more. As with many
board members, the
fair became a family
effort and Terrance’s
aunt, Janise Kyle often joined him for volunteer shifts.
He is survived by his uncle Terrance J.
Kyle of New York City, aunts Janise L. Kyle
of Arlington, Carolyn Y. Miller-Harris
(Bonnie) of Frankfort, Ky. and cousins Matthew J. Harris (Katie), Walter S. Harris, all
of Louisville, Ky., Whitney A. Harris of Beaufort, S.C., and a host of cousins and friends.
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the American Diabetes Association.
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The
Arlington
Connection
Arms reach out,
skirts swirl in
circles, bodies
crouch to the
floor at the
Nauck Civic and
Community Pride
Day Sept. 19 as
the Ebony Day
Dancers sway to
the lyrics broadcast over the
loud speakers:
“My skin is fair,
my hair is fine,
my hips invite
you.” The event
was held from
noon-6 p.m. at
Drew Model
School and
Community
Center.
Celebrating
Nauck
Community
“Sauce?” Mike
Pinckney inquires as Licia
White orders a
barbecued
chicken breast
sandwich on
Saturday afternoon at the
Nauck Civic and
Community Pride
Day. As he lifted
up the lid on the
grill, Pinckney
said he had been
barbecuing since
10 a.m.
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from the stage as a small crowd finds some shade for
their lawn chairs at the Nauck Civic and Community
Pride Day. They are listening to hip hop and R&B by
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Teacher raffle baskets, wicker basket #3 filled with
transformers, sky bounce, and DUB City diecast cars as
well as other speciality items line the raffle table at
Nauck Civic Community and Pride Day. The table is
manned by Portia Clark, chair of the Nauck Civic Association, one of the oldest in Arlington celebrating its
87th year. “We were just trying to remember how many
years this celebration has been going on — over 25 at
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Commentary
Move Forward Against Gerrymandering
By Dianne Blais
And Lois Page
League of Women Voters of Virginia
ept. 1 brought yet another reminder of
the partisan rancor that too often paralyzes the Virginia General Assembly
these days. Despite convening briefly for a special session in mid-August, that body failed to
meet the deadline imposed by a federal court
for redrawing the boundaries of the state’s 3rd
Congressional District.
To briefly recap, a three-judge panel of the
4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the
General Assembly to go back to the drawing
board after it found that its 2011 Congressional
redistricting plan sought to pack as many African-Americans as possible into the district represented by Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of
Richmond. Because African-Americans now
make up nearly 20 percent of the state’s popu-
S
lation, this approach served only to dilute their
potential political power in a state that has 10
other Congressional districts.
While the legal and political wrangling continues, the failure of the General Assembly to
address its responsibilities will likely leave the
map-drawing in the hands of the federal judiciary — a job that the League of Women Voters of Virginia (LWV-VA) suspect the judges are
not eager to take on. The LWV-VA believes that
these maps are a good place to begin, because
they were developed by persons seeking to
adhere to the redistricting requirements embedded in the Virginia Constitution, rather than
by persons seeking only to amass enough voters of the right political stripe in their districts
to assure their easy re-election.
The judges do have the opportunity to set a
very positive example for all future redistricting efforts by using as their starting point the
independent, bipartisan redistricting plans that
were developed during the last redistricting
cycle. A good redistricting plan would respect
natural geographic boundaries, the boundaries
of local jurisdictions and communities of interest. If redistricting is done in a way that is
fair and non-partisan, it will ultimately produce a result that permits democratic processes
to flourish in our state and reflects the true
political power of minorities and other ethnic
groups within our increasingly diverse Commonwealth.
The court also has the opportunity to follow
a key recommendation of Governor McAuliffe’s
bipartisan Integrity Commission. The commission recommended amending the Virginia Constitution so that future redistricting plans
would always be drawn by an independent
commission, rather than partisan politicians.
It was commendable that then-Governor Bob
McDonnell appointed an independent, biparSee Redistricting, Page 15
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Affordable Housing Plan Approved
From Page 2
planner for Arlington
County, geographic distribution was one of the
most controversial topics
during the plan’s development. The Affordable
Housing Master Plan calls
for no new affordable
housing units in existing
areas of concentrated
poverty, classified in the
document as neighborhoods with three times
the average poverty rate
for Arlington.
The geographic spread
of the new affordable
housing proved only marginally less controversial
at the County Board
meeting. While the vast
majority of public speakers who commented on the plan expressed their support, a few expressed concerns about how the plan
would affect the existing neighborhood communities.
“It’s heartening to see the opportunists here who
have taken the opportunity to get taxpayer subsidies to housing and is now taking the opportunity to
get more,” said Bernard Berne. “There’s plenty or
market rate affordable housing in Herndon. Silver
Line is going to Herndon within three years … They
have the affordable housing, they just have to commute. I have an hour and a half commute just so I
don’t have to be in a committed affordable housing
unit. What this plan says is to put affordable housing near the transit. They’ll live here and work in
D.C. Don’t put things like this near transit, you give
it to the opportunists.”
Berne emphasized that, while he said he had no
problem with the residents of affordable housing,
he had deep concerns about the density. For the most
part, however, the discussion from the County Board
tended to favor Del Gadio and the plight of Arlington residents struggling for housing options. When
discussion was raised over buffer zones between affordable housing residences and other housing,
County Board member Jay Fisette balked at the idea.
““I think the testimony we heard today from 95
percent of the people that were here was far more
compelling than the testimony you just referenced,”
said Fisette. “We saw the human side of this. What is
wrong with someone at 30 or 40 percent of median
income being in the community? We heard some incredible testimony, as compelling as anything I’ve
ever heard up here.”
While the plan itself carried no financial obligation in its passage, it did lay out options for funding
of affordable housing programs. Between 2010 and
2014, the average funding to the Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF) was $8 million. In 2015,
funding from the county increased to $13 million.
The plan’s recommendation is to maintain or increase
this level of funding to AHIF. The plan also highlights
that for every dollar of county funding, AHIF can
often leverage $3 of private funding to housing development projects.
County Board Chair Mary Hynes noted that the
plan had more feedback from commissions than any
other item she’d seen presented to the County Board.
While the plan was met with universal approval by
the commissions, it wasn’t without concerns from
some. Doris Ray from the Disability Advisory Commission expressed concerns about the lack of focus
on disability accessibility to the new affordable housing.
Kirit Mookerjee, chair of the Tenant-Landlord Commission, summarized the discussion from many members of Arlington’s various boards and commissions.
“[We’re] not pleased with every part of this plan,”
said Mookerjee, “but it’s better than not having a
plan.”
Reevesland, County Board Divided
n the bright side: the entire Reevesland
property is classified as a historic district. But for local residents who fought
for the preservation of the farmhouse as county
property, the Sept. 19 decision to divide the farmhouse and the surrounding property as two separate parcels was still a loss.
While approximately two acres of surrounding
land will remain a public park, the farmhouse will
be converted into private property with the purchasing condition that the facade be restored and
maintained. However, the County Board directed
staff to hold off on dividing the property until
instructed to do so by the board to preserve the
possibility of a private partnership on the prop-
O
erty.
The decision was opposed by County Board
member Walter Tejada, who noted the public backlash against the proposal.
“Over 600 people have signed a petition [to preserve Reevesland],” said Tejada, “many of them
are from this neighborhood. This is literally right
in their backyard.”
Members of the County Board expressed a measure of Reevesland fatigue. Exasperated, County
Board member Libby Garvey asked staff if the issue would be coming before the County Board
again, to which staff replied that it would when a
potential buyer is found.
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ONGOING
Arlington Rose Foundation, a not-for-profit organization,
will be hosting “The Best Roses for Your Garden,” 2-4
p.m. on Sept. 28 at Merrifield Garden Center- Fair Oaks,
8132 Lee Highway, Falls Church where interested parties
will learn about new rose species, and the best sources to
order from. Free. Call 703-371-9351.
weekends, will
now be open to the
public on the first
Wednesday of
every month from
12:30-3:30 p.m.
The museum
consists of exhibits
chronicling
Arlington County’s
history from its
original Native
American
settlements up to
the present day.
The museum will
continue to be
open on Saturdays
and Sundays from
1-4 p.m. Admission
is free. The
museum is located
in the former 1891
Hume School
building at 1805 S.
Arlington Ridge
Road. Contact
Garrett Peck at
571-243-1113 or
at
Americana/rockabilly musical duo Mouths of Babes will give a concert on Oct. 17 benefitgarrett.peck@arlington
ting the national non-profit, Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The duo
historicalsociety.org.
will perform at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd.
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Friends Social.
Tuesdays. Happy
1434526.
Hour, 3 p.m.-7
p.m.; Mikey’s “Bar
A” Video Wall, 7
p.m.; start time at 8 p.m. IOTA Club
program the creations are displayed
& Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. For 21
THURSDAY/SEPT. 24
for everyone to see. No registration
years and older. Free. Visit
required. Call 703-228-6548 for
“Under ONE Sky.” 3-7 p.m. at
www.iotaclubandcafe.com for more
more.
Ballston Fresh Farms Market information.
Ball-Sellers House Tours. Saturdays,
Wellburn Square, 901 N. Taylor St.
Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10
April-Oct.,1-4 p.m. at The Ball-Sellers
Join the new Arlington community
p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 Wilson
House, 1015 N. Quincy St. This year
chapter of The ONE Campaign to
Blvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. 21 and up
marks the 40th anniversary of the
celebrate the launch of the United
only. Free show, $25 cash prize for
Arlington Historical Society receiving
Nation’s Global Goals. Free. Visit
best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or visit
the house from Marian Sellers in
www.act.one.org for more.
www.RiRa.com/Arlington for more.
1975 for $1. Free. Visit
Arlington Arts Center BBQ
Food Truck Thursdays. 5:30-8:30
www.arlington historicalsociety.org.
Fundraiser. 6-8 p.m. at Stetsons
p.m. at the corner of North Irving St.,
Crystal City Sparket. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Famous Bar & Grill, 1622 U St. NW,
and Washington Blvd. Find a roundon Wednesdays at 1900 Crystal
Washington, D.C. Support Arlington
up of regional food trucks. Free to
Drive. Sparket — A Creative Market
Artists by enjoying unlimited
attend. Visit www.dmvfta.org.
is an extension of DC’s Eastern
barbeque and beer. Tickets are $50.
Invasive Plants Removal. Work
Market with arts, crafts, and
Visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org for
parties are held every month to keep
handmade goods. Free to attend.
more.
the parks free of destructive invasive
Visit www.crystalcity.org.
plants. Teens, adults and families
Open Mic Night. Wednesdays, at 8
welcome. Every second Sunday of the
FRIDAY/SEPT. 25
p.m., sign ups are at 7:30 and 10
month 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf Branch
p.m., at Iota Club & Café, 2832
Mr. Knick Knack. 10:30-11:15 a.m. at
Nature Center, 3608 Military Road;
Wilson Blvd. Free. Visit
Market Common Clarendon, 2700
call 703-228-3403. Every third
www.iotaclub andcafe.com.
Clarendon Blvd. Local children’s
Sunday of the month 2-5 p.m. at
Art for Life. Third Thursday of each
entertainer will perform familyLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.
month. The Hyatt Regency Crystal
friendly songs. Free. Visit
Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228City’s “Art for Life” Partnership with
www.marketcommonclarendon.com
6535 or visit registration.
National Kidney Foundation brings a
for more.
arlingtonva.us. Free, no registration
new artist each month to The Hyatt
USO Show. 6-9 p.m. at Freddie’s Beach
required.
for a reception. Free. Visit
Bar and Restaurant, 555 23rd St. The
Poetry Series. 6-8 p.m. second Sunday
www.torpedofactory.org.
Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance
of the month at IOTA Club & Cafe,
Brunch at Freddie’s. Third Saturday
puts on its annual USO Show
2832 Wilson Blvd. Hosted by poet
of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at
honoring military, and
Miles David Moore. Featured artists
Freddie’s Beach Bar, 555 23rd St. The
commemorating “Don’t Ask, Don’t
share their poetry followed by open
Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Tell.” The suggested donations is
readings. Free. Visit www.iotaclub
gathers for an all-you-can-eat
$10. Visit www.agla.org.
andcafe.com or call 703-522-8340.
breakfast buffet ($9.99). All are
Open Mic & Talent Showcase. 10
Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
welcome to join. No reservation is
p.m.-12 a.m. at Busboys and Poets,
every Wednesday at IOTA Club &
required. Visit www.facebook.com/
4251 S. Campbell Ave. Hosted by
Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Sign-up
events/700174390103305.
Benny Blaq. All performers welcome.
times are 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Tickets are $5. Visit
Bring instruments, fans and friends.
www.busboysandpoets.com.
Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com or
Photo Contributed
Nauck Community Portrait
Exhibition. Various times at Gallery
3700, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive.
Students from Drew Model
Elementary School display “visual
biographies.” Admission to the
gallery is free. Visit
www.arlingtonarts.org for more.
Barre in the Park. Tuesdays through
Sept., 6-7 p.m. at Gateway Park,
1300 Lee Highway. Lava Barre
provides an outdoor fitness class
focused on the ballet barre. Free.
Visit www.rosslynva.org.
Fashion Truck Fridays. Last Friday
of the month through September, 11
a.m.-2 p.m. at the corner of Lynn St.
and Wilson Blvd. or the Plaza at 19th
and N. Moore St. Fashion trucks The
G Truck, Curvy Chix Chariot, Tin
Lizzy Mobile Boutique, Zoe’s Shoe
Bar, The Board Bus, TNTN Unique
Designs, Sheyla’s Boutique, and The
Pink Armoire will rotate their
schedules to appear. Free to attend.
Visit www.rosslynva.org for more.
“PLAY: Tinker, Tech & Toy” Art
Exhibit. Through Oct. 11,
Wednesday-Sunday, 12-5 p.m. at the
Arlington Arts Center, 3500 Wilson
Blvd. “PLAY” is an exhibition that
examines games and play through
the lens of contemporary art. Free.
Visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org/
exhibitions/play for more.
“Yes, and.” Through Oct. 11, during
gallery hours at Wyatt Resident
Artists Gallery on the Upper Level at
Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson
Blvd. “Yes, and” is a group show
featuring Arlington Art Center
residents curated by Caitlin TuckerMelvin. Free. Visit
www.arlingtonartscenter.org/
exhibitions.
“Friendship Betrayed.” Through
Oct. 11 at various times, at Gunston
Theatre Two, 2700 S. Lang St. Avant
Bard presents “Friendship Betrayed,”
a comedy by 17th-century Spanish
writer María de Zayas y Sotomayor.
The play is about women in love, and
what happens to women’s friendships
in the pursuit of men. Tickets start at
$10, or pay-what-you can on select
evenings. Visit
www.wscavantbard.org for more.
“Metropolis: Perspectives of Two
Cities” Exhibition. Through Oct.
25, gallery hours at the Jenkins
Community Gallery on the Lower
Level at Arlington Arts Center, 3550
Wilson Blvd. The exhibition displays
the work of teenage photographers in
partnership with CHAW (Capitol Hill
Arts Workshop) after learning the
aspects of creativity and marketing.
Free. Visit
www.arlingtonartscenter.org/
exhibitions.
Crystal Scream. Mondays, Oct. 5-26
at sunset in the courtyard on S. Bell
Street between 18th and 20th streets.
Watch “Pet Sematary,” “Scream,”
“Poltergeist,” and “Exorcist.” Free.
Visit www.crystalcity.org for more.
“Ice and Sky: Photographs of
Antarctica by Robin Kent.”
Through Nov. 2 Monday-Thursday 10
a.m.-9 p.m.; Tuesday-Wednesday 1-9
p.m.; Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
at Cherrydale Branch Library, 2190
Military Road. Local landscape and
landmark photographer displays
work from Antarctica. Admission is
free. Call 703-228-6330 for more.
“Girlstar.” Oct. 13-Nov. 15 at various
times at Signature Theatre, 4200
Campbell Ave. “Girlstar” is a musical
combining witchcraft with pop music
to detail the journey of a young
woman who believes she is destined
for fame. Tickets start at $25. Visit
www.sigtheatre.org for more.
Arlington’s Historical Museum to
open on First Wednesdays. The
Arlington Historical Museum, which
until now was only open on
Music Duo to Give Benefit Concert
call 703-522-8340.
Karaoke. 8 p.m. on the first Sunday
every month at Galaxy Hut, 2711
Wilson Blvd. Visit
www.galaxyhut.com or call 703-5258646.
Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. every Sunday at
Whitlow’s on Wilson, 2854 Wilson
Blvd. Prizes for first place. Free. Visit
www.whitlows.com or call 703-2769693.
Storytime. Mondays and Fridays,
10:30-11 a.m. at Kinder Haus Toys,
1220 N. Fillmore St. Storytime with
Ms. Laura. Call 703-527-5929.
Lego Club. Monthly on the first
Wednesday. 4-5 p.m. Glencarlyn
Branch Library, 300 S. Kensington St.
The library provides tubs of legos and
a special challenge and after the
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 23
Author Meeting and Signing. 7 p.m.
at One More Page Books, 2200 N.
Westmoreland St. Thierry Sagnier
will discuss and sign his suspense
novel, “Thirst.” Free. Visit
www.onemorepagebooks.com.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY/SEPT. 23-24
Reel Rock 10. 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. at
Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse,
2903 Columbia Pike. The Reel Rock
Film Tour is a film festival
specifically for adventure
filmmaking. Tickets are $17. Visit
www.arlingtondrafthouse.com for
more.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 26
Affordable Housing Bike Tour.
9:30-11 a.m. starting at Clarendon
Boulevard and N. Pierce Street. The
tour begins in Rosslyn and covers
two easy miles, ending at the
Clarendon Day. Tour Parc Rosslyn
and Colonial Village Apartments.
RSVP to Eric Timar,
etimar@arlingtonva.us or 703 228
7932. Visit
www.housing.arlingtonva.us/events/
affordable-housing-bike-tour.
Clarendon Day. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at
Wilson and Clarendon Blvd. The
annual Clarendon Day Festival is
eight city blocks of live music and
other entertainment. This year, the
Entertainment
D.C. boundary stones in Arlington,
Alexandria and Fairfax County. The
event is free for members of the
Center Hiking Club, $2 for non
members. Visit
www.centerhikingclub.org for more.
Ball Sellers Antique Appraisal
Roadshow. 10-11 a.m. at BallSellers House, 5620 3rd St. S. The
Second Annual Appraisal Roadshow
is designed to raise funds for repair
and maintenance of the the BallSellers House. For a donation to BallSellers, a gemologist from Paradigm
Experts and a guest generalist
appraiser, will assess the age and
value of your antique and advise you
on how/where to sell it or where to
get it repaired or restored, if
necessary. The house will also be
open for tours starting at 12 p.m.
Donations are $25. Visit
www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org
for more.
Naturalist Guided Trail Sniff. 10-11
a.m. at Potomac Overlook Nature
Center, 2845 N. Marcey Road. Join a
naturalist for a look into the park
from a dog’s perspective. Learn about
other wildlife dog’s might encounter
in the park, and many of the scents
that attract and interest canines. Well
socialized dogs only. Free. Visit
www.parks.arlingtonva.us for more.
festival will also be home to the
Clarendon Chili Cookoff, mobile
event bars and more. General
admission is free. Visit
www.clarendonday.org.
Arlington Families Unplugged. 2-4
p.m. at Walter Reed Community
Center, 2909 16th St. Participate in a
Paint-a-Plate Creative Ceramic Art
Project. The fee is $8. Visit
www.parks.arlingtonva.us/
programs/kids/families-unplugged.
Live Music. 8-9:30 p.m. at Unitarian
Universalist Church of Arlington,
4444 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church.
Attend a performance by Seth Glier
with Lea. Tickets are $20. Visit
www.stoneroomconcerts.com.
Live Music. 9:30p.m. at Fireworks
American Pizza and Bar, 2350
Clarendon Blvd. Tony Matirano will
perform. Free. Visit
www.fireworkspizza.com or call 703527-8700.
SEPT. 27-OCT. 3
Fall for the Book Festival. Select
locations throughout Northern
Virginia, D.C., and Maryland. This
week-long regional celebration of
literature and the arts, connects
readers and authors at all levels.
Offering bookworms the chance to
meet writers. Free and open to the
public. Visit www.fallforthebook.org/
.
SUNDAY/SEPT. 27
Many Hopes 5K Run/Walk. 10:3011:30 a.m. at 4610 N. Fairfax Drive.
The Many Hopes mission is to rescue,
raise, educate, and equip vulnerable
children to make positive change in
coastal Kenya. Registration is $35
through Sept. 26, then $5. Visit
www.invest.manyhopes.org for more.
Latinoamerican Festival. 1-5 p.m. at
Kenmore Middle School, 200 S.
Carlin Springs Road. Celebrate
Hispanic Heritage month by learning
about the folk traditions, music, food
and dance of several Latin-American
countries. Free. Visit
www.parks.arlingtonva.us/events/
latinoamerican-festival.
“The Best Roses for Your Garden.”
2-4 p.m. at Merrifield Garden CenterFair Oaks, 8132 Lee Highway, Falls
Church. Arlington Rose Foundation,
a not-for-profit organization, will be
hosting “The Best Roses for Your
Garden,” where interested parties
will learn about new rose species,
and the best sources to order from.
Free. Call 703-371-9351.
Head for the Hills Performance.
7:30 p.m. at IOTA Club & Cafe, 2832
Wilson Blvd. Head for the Hills is an
acoustic band. Tickets are $12. Visit
www.iotaclubandcafe.com.
TUESDAY/OCT. 13
The Second Annual Appraisal Roadshow will raise funds for repair and maintenance of
Arlington’s oldest structure. For a donation to Ball-Sellers, a gemologist from Paradigm
Experts and a guest generalist appraiser, will assess the age and value of an antique
and advise on how/where to sell it or where to get it repaired or restored, if necessary.
Donations are $25. Visit www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org for more.
SEPT. 29-NOV. 22
“Cake Off.” Various times at Signature
Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. Watch
a satire dealing with stereotypical
gender roles. Tickets start at $72.
Visit www.sigtheatre.org.
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 30
“The Problem of Individuals and
Communities: Pragmatism
from Peirce to Present.” 12:301:30 p.m. at Lee Reception Room of
Marymount University’s Reinsch
Library, 2807 N. Glebe Road. Dr. Carl
Sachs will discuss Charles Sanders
Peirce, the founder of this school of
philosophy. Free. Visit
www.marymount.edu.
Author Event. 7 p.m. at Arlington
Central Library auditorium, 1015 N.
Quincy St. Erika Ettin will discuss
online dating through her book “Love
at First Site.” Free. Visit
www.library.arlingtonva.us/
eventscalendar.
MONDAY/SEPT. 28
“There is Nothin’ Like a Dame.” 7
p.m. at The ARK at Signature
Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. As part
of the Women’s Voices Theater
Festival, directors, writers and
prominent D.C. actresses examine
how the iconic female roles of
musical theater influenced the
musical as an American art form.
Free, but reservations required. Visit
www.sigtheatre.org for more.
Live Music. 8 p.m. at IOTA Club &
Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Herb and
Hanson will perform. Free. Visit
www.iotaclubandcafe.com or call
703-522-8340.
TUESDAY/SEPT. 29
Illustrator Panel. 7 p.m. at One More
Page Books, 2200 N. Westmoreland
St. One More Pages will host Gareth
Hinds, Kate Samworth, Theodore
Taylor II, and Rashin Kheiriyeh. Free.
Visit www.onemorepages.com.
SEPT. 30-NOV. 8
“Alice in Wonderland.” WednesdaySaturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. at
Synetic Theater, 1800 S. Bell St.
Watch Synetic’s production of the
Lewis Carroll classic. Tickets start at
$15. Call 866-811-4111 or visit
www.synetictheater.org to buy
tickets.
THURSDAY/OCT. 1
Inside Signature With Sheri
Wilner. 1 p.m. at Signature Theatre,
4200 Campbell Ave. Creator of
musical “Cake Off,” and author of the
original play, “Bake Off,” Sheri
Wilner will discuss the process of
adapting a 20-minute play into a full
length musical. Free. Visit
www.sigtheatre.org.
friendly bike ride and will give
participants a chance to experience
the paved trails that make up the
“Arlington Loop.” Registration is $10
for individuals, $25 for families (up
to four people). Visit
www.arlingtonfunride.org.
Arlington Kids’ Stuff Sale. 8 a.m.-12
p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane. The
Arlington Kids’ Stuff Sale is
celebrating 25 years. Find clothes,
toys, books, videos, games, puzzles
and more for children from birth to
teen; maternity clothes, baby gear,
strollers, bottles, and safety items,
too. Free to attend. Visit
www.kidstuffsale.com.
TEDxArlington 2015. 9:30 a.m.-5
p.m. at Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre,
1611 N. Kent St. Experts will speak
on topics including memory
problems, homeland security, gender
transition, and what it’s like to be 11
years old. Tickets are $75. Visit
www.tedxarlington.com for more.
16th Annual Mid-Atlantic
Oktoberfest. 12-7 p.m. at The
Village at Shirlington, 4000 Campbell
Ave. Breweries offer 4 oz. samples to
accompany a day of authentic
German food, music, and more.
Tickets are $30. Visit
www.facebook.com/
CapCityOktoberfest.
Organ Concert. 4 p.m. at Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church, 3022 Woodlawn
Ave., Falls Church. Stanley Thurston
will direct The Heritage Signature
Chorale, in a selection of spirituals.
The concert will be followed by a
reception in the narthex. Free. Visit
www.htluther.org.
Live Music. 9:30p.m. at Fireworks
American Pizza and Bar, 2350
Clarendon Blvd. Live music from Red
Wine Diaries. Free. Visit
www.fireworkspizza.com or call 703527-8700.
SUNDAY/OCT. 4
SATURDAY/OCT. 3
Arlington Fun Ride. 8 a.m. at 18th
Street and Crystal Drive. The
Arlington Fun Ride is a family-
The Lonely Heartstring Band. 8
p.m. at Iota Club & Cafe, 2832
Wilson Blvd. The Lonely Heartstring
Band is a quintet that plays
traditional bluegrass. Tickets are $12
at the door. Visit
www.iotaclubandcafe.com for more.
THURSDAY/OCT. 6
Arlington Community Foundation
Golf Tournament. 11:30 a.m.-6
p.m. at Washington Golf & Country
Club, 3017 N. Glebe Road. Attend
the 19th Annual Community Cup
Golf Classic benefiting the Arlington
Community Foundation. Tickets are
$375. Visit www.bit.ly/acfgolf2015.
Arlington Partnership for
Affordable Housing Annual
Fundraiser Celebration. 5-8 p.m.
at Clarendon Ballroom, 3185 Wilson
Blvd. Attend a networking event to
celebrate the nonprofit. Tickets are
$125. Visit www.apah.org.
WEDNESDAY/OCT. 7
Urban Agriculture Month: Author
Event. 7-8:30 p.m. at Arlington
Central Library Auditorium, 1015 N.
Quincy St. Author Jeff Lowenfels
visits from Alaska to discuss books
one and two of the Teaming Trilogy,
“Teaming with Microbes: The
Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil
Food Web” and “Teaming with
Nutrients: The Organic Gardeners
Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrients.”
Free. Visit www.arlingtonva.us.
THURSDAY/OCT. 8
Darlingside Performance. 8:30 p.m.
at Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson
Blvd., Arlington. Darlingside’s music
is a blend of 1960s folk, classical and
indie-rock influences. Tickets are $12
at the door. It is a 21+ show. Visit
www.iotaclubandcafe.com for more.
SATURDAY/OCT. 10
Boundary Stone Bike Tour. 9:15
a.m. at the entrance to East Falls
Church Metro Station. Travel along
the Mount Vernon Bike Trail, Four
Mile Run Bike Trail, Washington and
Old Dominion Railroad Bike Trail
and local street to see 12 historic
The Air Force Historical
Foundation’s Doolittle, Spaatz,
and Holley Awards. 4 p.m. at Air
Force Memorial and Army Navy
Country Club, Army Navy Drive. The
509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB,
MO will receive the Doolittle Award;
General (Ret.) Ronald Fogleman will
receive the Spaatz Award; and Dr.
Richard Hallion will be honored with
the Holley Award. Dr. Dennis
Okerstrom and Dr. John T. Farquhar
will also be recognized. Tickets are
$75 for members of the Air Force
Historical Foundation and $90 for
non-members. Military will be
afforded membership rates. Visit
www.afhistoricalfoundation.org for
more.
THURSDAY/OCT. 15
Harvest for Hope Breakfast. 8-9
a.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, 900 S.
Orme St. Sponsored by Volunteers of
America Chesapeake. Free; donations
accepted. Visit www.VOAches.org/
harvestforhope.
SATURDAY/OCT. 16-18
U.S. FreedomWalk Festival. 3-6
p.m. on Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.on
Saturday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. at 1900 N.
Fort Myer Drive. The FreedomWalk
Festival is a three-day long social
walking challenge meant to bring
together people of different
backgrounds. Different trails are
offered each day at a variety of
distances from 3-27 miles starting at
the Holiday Inn. Costs vary. Visit
www.usfreedomwalk.org for more.
SATURDAY/OCT. 17
Mozart and Friends. 7:30 p.m. at
Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre, 1611 N.
Kent St. The National Chamber
Ensemble will perform music
composed by Mozart, Beethoven,
Hoffmeister and more. Tickets are
$33, $15 for students. Visit
www.NationalChamberEnsemble.org.
Live Music. 8-9:30 p.m. at Unitarian
Universalist Church of Arlington,
4444 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church.
Mouth of Babes will give a concert to
benefit the efforts of Americans
United for Separation of Church &
State, which represents members and
supporters in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia. Visit
www.stoneroomconcerts.com to
purchase tickets.
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Photos Contributed
A Bingo happy hour was held Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Arlington Rooftop Bar
and Grill to help raise money for Arlington Thrive.
Kellen MacBeth, member, board of directors of Arlington Thrive, addresses those attending the event.
Raising Funds and Awareness
group of 50 young professionals gathered for a happy hour on
Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Arlington
Rooftop Bar and Grill to to test
their luck at Bingo and learn about Arlington Thrive, a local nonprofit which provides
emergency assistance to Arlington residents
who are facing a short-term crisis and cannot pay for their basic needs, such as rent
and utilities.
Hanna Eun, vice president of the Arlington Thrive board of directors and the master of ceremonies for the night, included
facts about Arlington Thrive’s programs and
the high cost of living in Arlington during
each Bingo game. The room kept quiet
when she announced at one point, that, “the
average rent for a two-bedroom apartment
was $2,114 last year.”
The Arlington Thrive’s Young Professionals Group is made up of supporters in their
20s and 30s who are working to engage
young professionals in the organization’s
mission through outreach, events, and giving. The group hosted the Bingo happy hour,
A
Hanna Eun, vice president, board
of directors of Arlington Thrive,
acted as master of ceremonies.
which raised $450 for Arlington neighbors
in need.
The Bingo cards were donated by Jamie
Nicholas Printing and Graphics. Happy hour
guests purchased additional Bingo cards,
the first was free, and raffle tickets to raise
funds for Arlington Thrive.
Winners were treated to prizes donated
by the following local businesses: Artisan
Confections, Capitol Shine, Courthaus Social, Fire Works Wood Fired American Pizzeria & Bar, Fuego Cocina y Tequileria, Delhi
Dhaba, Hard Times Café, The Liberty Tavern, Pacers Clarendon, Pete’s New Haven
Style Apizza, Arlington Rooftop Bar and
Grill, Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization Fall Fest, South Block Co., Signature
Theatre, Tupelo Honey Café, and Village
Sweet Bakery.
This year, Arlington Thrive will mark 40
years of helping neighbors in need with a
Celebration & Fundraiser on Nov. 18 at
Army Navy Country Club. Contact
info@arlingtonthrive.org for more information.
Last year, Arlington Thrive provided
$730,000 in direct emergency financial assistance to 1497 Arlington households serving 2,741 total persons. Arlington Thrive
prevented the eviction of 423 households
and most of those were families with children.
Arlington Thrive operates with four parttime staff and a group of approximately 34
volunteers who process assistance requests
from social workers.
Arlington Thrive works in collaboration
with government and private social service
agencies and relies on them to provide both
the assessment of true need for emergency
assistance and case management of clients.
The majority of referrals come from the
Department of Human Services Community
Assistance Bureau; however, Arlington
Thrive also provides assistance to clients at
Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) and The Alexandria-Arlington Coalition for the Homeless (AACH)
among other area agencies.
Visit www.arlingtonthrive.org.
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People
Hausler Honored as Visionary
The Arts Council
of Fairfax County
presents 2015
Arts Awards.
roscience, and astrophysics.
The 2015 Emerging Arts Award
will be presented to the Vienna
Jammers for providing exemplary
outreach to area youth and participating in community building
activities in the Town of Vienna
and the Washington, D.C. area.
The Jammers have expanded from
n Friday, Oct. 30, from
a small, after-school percussion
noon to 2 p.m., the Arts
ensemble to a professional percusCouncil of Fairfax Richard Hausler
sion, music education and perCounty will present the annual
forming organization for children
Arts Awards at the Fairview Park
Marriott, located at 3111 Fairview Park Drive, in Falls ages 8 through 16.
The 2015 Arts Philanthropy Award will be preChurch. Arlington businessman Richard Hausler of
Insight Property Group LLC will receive the Arts Phi- sented to Hausler for his vision, commitment, and
leadership in establishing a new arts facility, the
lanthropy Award.
The event recognizes the contributions of artists Workhouse Arts Center, in southern Fairfax County.
and arts organizations, as well as the corporations, He provided seed funding in the planning stages and
foundations, and individuals, which support the arts continues to support and fundraise for the center,
in Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls which now serves Fairfax County and the Washington metropolitan area.
Church.
Hausler is the co-founder and chief executive ofThe 2015 Arts Awards also will honor Earle C.
Williams (Jinx Hazel Arts Award); Rebecca Kamen ficer of Insight Property Group LLC, which acquires
(Arts Achievement Award); and Vienna Jammers and develops multifamily and mixed-use real estate
(Emerging Arts Award). The arts awardees were se- properties in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan relected by the Arts Council and community represen- gion.
His experience in large-scale development projects
tatives. Nominations were received from the public.
The 2015 Jinx Hazel Arts Award will be presented provided the confidence needed to secure the Fairfax
to Williams for his leadership and advocacy in the County Board of Supervisors’ support for rebuilding
arts and in the Campaign for Wolf Trap, which re- the former prison and shaping the Workhouse Arts
sulted in the development of the Center for Educa- Center to become a community asset.
Hausler continues to provide time, ingenuity, and
tion at Wolf Trap.
The 2015 Arts Achievement Award will be pre- financial support, and has inspired new board memsented to contemporary visual artist, sculptor, and bers to join him in nurturing this arts center in Fairfax
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and County.
To obtain more information on the 2015 Arts
mathematics) pioneer Kamen for her achievements
bridging the arts and education with chemistry, neu- Awards, visit http://artsfairfax.org/artsawards
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5th Annual
Golf
“FORE” the Kids Golf Tournament
OF GREATER WASHINGTON
FAIRFAX COUNTY REGION
Benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Fairfax County
International Country Club
Golf Foursomes $1,000
13200 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway
Fairfax, Virginia 22033
Includes Four Golfers
Boxed Lunch
Post Tournament Awards Banquet
Live/Silent Auctions
Raffles and Prizes
Closest to the Pin & Long Drive
Includes:
Greens Fees, Cart,
Driving Range
http://www.internationalcc.com
Monday, October 5, 2015
Registration 9:30 am
Shotgun Start: 11:00 am
Post Tournament Awards Banquet
Silent/Live Auction • Raffles and Prizes
Closest to the Pin & Long Drive
http://www.bgcgw.org/fairfax/5th-annual
-fore-the-kids-golf-tournament/
Individual Golfers $250
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Leslie Atkins – lpatkins2@aol.com
DogFest Walk ‘n Roll Tops $62,000
an’s Best Friend
took
center
stage Saturday,
Sept. 12, at the annual Canine Companions for Independence DogFest Walk ‘n
Roll at Pentagon Row in Arlington. Despite the rain,
hundreds enjoyed pet
friendly family activities,
including, food, raffles,
games, costume contest
and canine agility course.
The event was a fundraiser
sponsored by the Canine
Companions for Independence Capital Volunteer
Chapter. Canine Companions Wounded Veterans Initiative Graduate Captain Capt. Gavin White (U.S. Army) and his assistance dog Stuart
Gavin White, U.S. Army, address the crowd at the Canine Companions for Indepenand his assistance dog dence DogFest Walk ‘n Roll on Sept. 12 in Arlington. Also
Stuart were special guests pictured (fromn left) are 2015 Miss Maryland USA Amber
of honor. White was se- Schroen; Honorary Event Chair Dr. Katy Nelson of “The Pet
verely wounded in combat Show with Dr. Katy;” Canine Companions Northeast Region
in Afghanistan on Aug. 24, Executive Director Debra Dougherty; and DogFest Co-Chair
Laura Clark.
2013.
Canine Companions for
Independence is celebrating its 40th anniversary of Canine Companions has six training centers across
providing trained assistance dogs to children, adults the country and has placed nearly 5,000 assistance
and veterans with disabilities. Established in 1975, dogs. Visit www.cci.org.
M
Photo Contributed
Sports
RB Young Scores Twice in Wakefield Victory
T
Yorktown Football
Drops to 1-2
Photo by Jon Roetman/The Connection
he Wakefield football team
earned its first win of the 2015
season on Sept. 18, beating
Arlington foe Washington-Lee
13-10 at Wakefield High School.
Wakefield running back Leon Young carried 28 times for 158 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Warriors (1-2) to victory. He scored on a 2-yard run in the second quarter and a 5-yard run in
Sports the third quarter.
Wakefield rushed for 298
Briefs yards,
including 126 on eight
carries by Fred Bowles.
W-L quarterback Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. hit
Diego Orantes for a 20-yard touchdown in
the fourth quarter, cutting the Wakefield
lead to three, but the Generals (1-2) would
get no closer.
Espinoza completed 10 of 20 passes for
91 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. He also carried 25 times for 109
yards.
Friday’s win over W-L was Wakefield’s first
since 2006. It was also the first time the
Warriors had beaten the Generals at home
since 2001.
Wakefield will travel to face Falls Church
at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. W-L will travel
to face Hayfield.
The Yorktown football team lost to South
Lakes 25-14 on Sept. 18 at YHS, dropping
its record to 1-2.
The Patriots will travel to face Fairfax at
7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25.
Bishop O’Connell
Football
Beats Fork Union
One week after suffering a two-point loss
to Bishop Ireton, the Bishop O’Connell football team picked up its first win of the season, beating Fork Union Military Academy
34-15 on Sept. 19 in Arlington.
The Knights (1-2) will host Archbishop
Carroll at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Yorktown Volleyball
Beats Herndon
The Yorktown volleyball team improved
to 3-3 with a 3-0 victory over Herndon on
Wakefield football coach Wayne Hogwood, seen during an August
practice, and the Warriors won their first game of the 2015 season
Friday, beating Washington-Lee 13-10.
Monday.
The Patriots will host Thomas Jefferson
at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24.
O’Connell Girls’ XC
Places 4th at Oatlands
Bulletin Board
Email announcements to arlington@
connectionnewspapers.com. Include date,
time, location, description and contact for
event: phone, email and/or website. Photos and artwork welcome. Deadline is
Thursday at noon, at least two weeks before event.
THROUGH NOVEMBER
Borrow Gardening Tools.
Wednesdays: 5-7 p.m., Fridays: 3-5
p.m., Saturdays: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at
Arlington Central Library, 1015 N.
Quincy St. “The Shed” at Arlington
Central Library is open and lending
gardening tools to Arlington
residents and property owners. Free.
See library.arlingtonva.us for more.
“Flourishing After 55”
Gardens Apartments, 926 S.
Buchanan St. The Arlington
Partnership for Affordable Housing
welcomes the community to learn
more about affordable housing
during open houses. Free. Visit
www.apah.org/events or call 703276-7444 ext. 109.
SEEC Anniversary. The Shirlington
Employment and Education Center
(SEEC) is celebrating its 15th
anniversary 6-8 p.m. at Fairlington
Villages Community Center located at
3005 South Abingdon St. The Emily
DiCicco Huimanitarian Award will be
presented to Walter Tejada.
Donations may be made using PayPal
at the SEEC website.
THURSDAY/OCT. 1
THURSDAY/SEPT. 24
Naval Officers’ Spouses’ Club
Welcome Coffee. 10 a.m.-12:30
p.m. at The Fort Myer Officers’ Club,
214 Jackson Ave, Fort Myer. Browse
the NOSC information tables to sign
up for social and volunteer activities
such as group tours and
neighborhood coffees. Visit with
representatives from numerous nonprofit organizations serving the needs
of military members. Also browse
and shop the gift store, Temptations.
Profits from Temptations go directly
to NOSC DC charities and scholarship
funds. A $15 fee will cover a
continental breakfast. Contact
Elizabeth Shaw at
firstvp@noscdc.com.
“Simplicity Parenting.” 7-9 p.m. at
Unitarian Universalist Church of
Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. join
the Arlington/Alexandria Chapter of
Holistic Moms Network for its
monthly meeting, where members
will hear a presentation by Simplicity
Parenting coach Jenna Martin. Free.
Call 703-801-8651 for more.
WEDNESDAY/SEPT 30
Open House. 8-8:45 a.m. at Buchanan
The Bishop O’Connell girls’ cross country
team placed fourth at the Oatlands Invitational on Sept. 19, finishing with a score of
286. Walt Whitman (Md.) won the event
with a total of 183, followed by Heritage
(195) and Albemarle (238).
Isabell Baltimore was O’Connell’s top finisher, placing 22nd with a time of 20:17.
Opera NOVA Arts Forum. 7 p.m. at
Glebe Elementary School, 1770 N.
Glebe Road. The role of the arts will
be the topic of this candidates’ forum.
The free event is sponsored by Opera
NOVA. The free-for-all forum will
feature candidates running for
elective office in Arlington. To date,
Audrey Clement, Mike McMenamin
and Christian Dorsey, Steve Giballa
(for wife Katie Cristol) have
accepted. Call 703-536-757 or email
operanovacontact@gmail.com.
SATURDAY/OCT. 3
Environmental Collection &
Recycling Event (E-CARE). 8:30
a.m.-3 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson
Middle School, 125 S. Old Glebe
Road. E-CARE is an event where
residents can safely dispose of
hazardous household materials
(HHM), recycle bikes, small metal
items, shoes, clothing, and swap your
old CFL lightbulb for a new LED
bulb. Free. Visit www.arlingtonva.us/
recycle.
Urban Agriculture Symposium. 9
a.m.-2 p.m. at Fairlington
Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford
St. In recognition of National Urban
Agriculture Month, the Arlington
County Office of Virginia Cooperative
Extension is sponsoring a symposium
on urban agriculture. Dr. Marcus
Comer of the Virginia State
University Department of Agriculture
and Natural Resources will explore
the lessons learned from his work
with Petersburg’s Harding Street
Urban Agriculture Center.
Registration fee covers materials and
refreshments. $10 in advance, $12
day of the symposium. Visit
www.mgnv.org.
THURSDAY/OCT. 8
Arlington Community Foundation
Information Session. 8:30-10
a.m. at Department of Human
Services Center (conference room D,
lowel level), 2100 Washington Blvd.
This information session is designed
to help nonprofits build operating
reserves and strengthen their
financial stability through the
Foundation’s investment program.
Free. Visit www.arlcf.org for more.
FRIDAY/OCT. 9
“Fall-Risk” Assessments. 1-4 p.m. at
Carlin Springs Health Pavilion, 601
S. Carlin Springs Road. Virginia
Hospital Center and Marymount
University will provide
comprehensive examinations
measuring one’s risk for falling down.
Appointments will include a one-onone medication review, blood
pressure check, vision screening, and
six physical therapy tests to assess
balance. This is of special interest to
older patients. Free. Call 703-2379048 to schedule an appointment.
SATURDAY/OCT. 10
“Women Driving the Economy.” 8
a.m. at George Mason University
Founders Hall, 3351 Fairfax Drive.
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer has organized
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs
for Sept. 28-Oct. 3.
Senior centers: Lee, 5722 Lee
Hwy.; Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St.; Culpepper
Garden, 4435 N. Pershing Dr.;
Walter Reed, 2909 S. 16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909 S. Dinwiddie St.;
Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th St.
Senior trips: Sunday, Sept. 27,
Dover Downs, Del., $9; Tuesday,
Sept. 29, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water, Mill Run, Pa., $91;
Thursday, Oct. 1, Latshaw Pop Orchestra, Glen Burnie, Md.,
$64;Friday, Oct. 2, Waterford Homes
and Craft Fair, $27; Saturday, Oct. 3,
Graves Mountain Apple Harvest Festival, Syria, Va., $25. Call Arlington
County 55+ Travel, 703-228-4748.
Registration required.
Social painting experience,
Monday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m., $34, Arlington
Mill.
Register,
703-228-7369.
Jeopardy games, Monday,
Sept. 28, 11 a.m., Culpepper Garden.
Free. Register, 703-228-4403.
Eating seafood for a healthy
brain, Monday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m.,
Langston-Brown. Free. Register,703228-6300.
Pickleball games and instruction, Mondays, 11 a.m.,
Arlington Mill. Free. Register, 703228-7369.
Ice skating, Mondays, 8a.m. –
9:10 a.m., Kettler Capitals Iceplex,
Ballston Mall, $1. Register, 703-2284745.
Madison Chess Club, Mondays,
9:30 a.m. Games and strategies. Free.
Details, 703-534-6232.
Table tennis, Monday through
Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Arlington
Mill. Free. Register, 703-228-7369.
Volleyball, Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.,
Langston-Brown. Free. Register,
703-228-6300.
Belly dance class, Tuesdays and
Fridays, 10 a.m., Lee. Free. Register,
703-228-0555.
Beginners full fitness exercise, Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Lee. $60/15
sessions or $4 per class. Details, 703228-0555.
Arlington Mill Trekkers, Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. Free. Register,
703-228-7369.
Table tennis, Tuesdays,10 a.m.,
-12 p.m., Walter Reed. Free. Register, 703-228-0955.
Poker games, Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Lee.
Register, 703-228-0555.
What’s new in the car industry, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m.,
Langston-Brown. Free. Register, 703228-6300.
Benefits of physical therapy,
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1:30 p.m., Aurora Hills. Free. Register,
703-228-5722
Duplicate bridge, ACBL sanctioned, Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Aurora
Hills. $5. Register, 703-228-5722.
Important world history topics, Thursday, Oct. 1, 1 p.m.,
Culpepper Garden. Free. Register,
70-228-4403.
Lee Woodcarvers share
woodcarving tips, Thursdays, 1
p.m. Free. Details, 703-228-0555.
Scrabble games, Thursdays, 1
p.m., Culpepper Garden. Free. Details, 703-228-4403.
Coming to terms with mortality, Friday, Oct. 2, 1:30 p.m.,
Aurora Hills. Free. Register, 703228-5722.
Birth order psychology, Friday, Oct. 2, 11 a.m., Walter Reed.
Free. Register, 703-228-0955.
Lee Walkers, Lee Senior Center,
Fridays, 10 a.m., $3. Register, 703228-0555.
Fast-paced walking group,
Fridays, 8 a.m., Aurora Hills. Free.
Register, 703-228-5722.
See Bulletin, Page 15
Home Sales
In July 2015, 323 Arlington homes sold between $2,070,000-$115,000.
This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $2,070,000-$750,000 range.
For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
Address ..................................... BR FB HB ......... Postal City .......... Sold Price ........... Type .................. Lot AC .... PostalCode
3124 NELSON ST ................................ 6 ... 6 ... 2 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $2,070,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.29 ................. 22207
3601 NELSON ST ................................ 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $2,044,782 ............. Detached ................. 0.30 ................. 22207
3308 POCOMOKE ST .......................... 6 ... 5 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,700,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.25 ................. 22207
1924 HARVARD ST N .......................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,665,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.16 ................. 22201
2705 24TH ST N ................................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,615,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.61 ................. 22207
4884 WILLIAMSBURG BLVD ................. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,590,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.23 ................. 22207
3235 ABINGDON ST N ......................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,577,500 ............. Detached ................. 0.22 ................. 22207
645 NORTH JACKSON ST .................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,565,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22201
5709 22ND ST N ................................. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,500,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.25 ................. 22205
6126 22ND ST N ................................. 6 ... 5 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,500,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.17 ................. 22205
1113 SYCAMORE ST N ......................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,385,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22205
2621 HARRISON ST N ......................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,375,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.21 ................. 22207
5014 LITTLE FALLS RD ......................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,333,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.39 ................. 22207
6294 15TH RD N ................................ 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,300,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.20 ................. 22205
1713 22ND CT N ................................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,290,000 ............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 22209
2645 OHIO ST .................................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,250,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 22207
1508 COLONIAL TER .......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,215,000 ............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 22209
1318 21ST ST S .................................. 3 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,200,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.16 ................. 22202
3153 QUINCY ST ................................ 4 ... 4 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,185,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.25 ................. 22207
418 JACKSON ST N ............................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,180,875 ............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 22201
3917 14TH ST S .................................. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,169,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.25 ................. 22204
4020 UPLAND ST N ............................ 6 ... 3 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,150,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.31 ................. 22207
2123 SCOTT ST N ............................... 3 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,125,000 ............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 22209
5212 11TH RD N ................................ 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,105,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.24 ................. 22205
2705 11TH ST N ................................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,101,000 ............. Townhouse .............. 0.02 ................. 22201
4226 11TH ST N ................................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,085,000 ............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 22201
2521 BUCHANAN ST N ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,065,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.26 ................. 22207
800 WAKEFIELD ST N ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,029,500 ............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 22203
123 GARFIELD ST N ............................ 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $998,500 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22201
1530 KEY BLVD #1325 ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $985,000 .............. Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............................... 22209
4000 UPLAND ST N ............................ 4 ... 4 ... 3 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $975,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.24 ................. 22207
2017 GEORGE MASON DR N .............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $975,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.11 ................. 22207
4349 PERSHING DR N ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 2 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $973,982 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.00 ................. 22203
2426 13TH CT N ................................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $969,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.02 ................. 22201
2210 KENTUCKY ST ............................ 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $960,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.13 ................. 22205
3901 ROBERTS LN ............................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $950,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.31 ................. 22207
4721 WASHINGTON BLVD .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $940,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.16 ................. 22205
3741 4TH ST N .................................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $939,900 .............. Detached ................. 0.17 ................. 22203
4323 18TH ST N ................................. 5 ... 3 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $937,600 .............. Detached ................. 0.17 ................. 22207
3109 2ND RD N .................................. 3 ... 4 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $935,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.12 ................. 22201
2700 GROVE ST S ............................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $925,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.19 ................. 22202
1423 SCOTT ST .................................. 3 ... 3 ... 2 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $925,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 22209
3409 WILSON BLVD #611 ................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $920,000 .............. Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors ............................. 22201
310 GEORGE MASON DR N ................. 3 ... 3 ... 2 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $913,058 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.00 ................. 22203
2919 1ST ST N .................................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $906,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.20 ................. 22201
4005 22ND ST N ................................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $903,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.09 ................. 22207
1514 BUCHANAN ST .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $901,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.17 ................. 22205
1300 CRYSTAL DR #PH4S ................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $900,000 .............. Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............................... 22202
5312 WASHINGTON BLVD .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $900,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.26 ................. 22205
914 IVY ST N ....................................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $895,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22201
5437 22ND RD N ................................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $895,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22205
1439 SCOTT ST N ............................... 3 ... 3 ... 2 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $895,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 22209
6807 19TH RD N ................................ 4 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $890,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22205
1324 CLEVELAND ST N ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $885,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.02 ................. 22201
2312 NASH ST S ................................. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $875,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.23 ................. 22202
4347 PERSHING DR ............................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $875,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.02 ................. 22203
929 POTOMAC ST N ............................ 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $875,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22205
713 VERMONT ST ............................... 3 ... 3 ... 2 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $870,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 22203
1418 NORTH RHODES ST #B416 ........ 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $855,000 .............. Garden 1-4 Floors ............................... 22209
405 NORTH FLORIDA ST .................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $850,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22203
1301 KENMORE CIR ............................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $850,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.08 ................. 22204
1028 LIVINGSTON ST ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $850,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.15 ................. 22205
3200 GLEBE RD .................................. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $850,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.30 ................. 22207
741 BUCHANAN ST ............................ 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $849,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 22203
1007 KENSINGTON ST ......................... 2 ... 2 ... 3 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $845,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 22207
2740 FORT SCOTT DR ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $840,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.24 ................. 22202
4714 8TH ST S .................................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $830,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 22204
5623 3RD ST S .................................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $830,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22204
415 CLEVELAND ST ............................ 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $820,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 22201
2127 N. GEORGE MASON DR .............. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $820,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.11 ................. 22207
2801 LEE HWY #204 .......................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $810,000 .............. Garden 1-4 Floors ............................... 22201
1034 21ST ST S .................................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $809,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 22202
3506 DINWIDDIE ST ............................ 3 ... 1 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $808,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.23 ................. 22207
1910 VEITCH ST ................................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $805,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 22201
617 TAZEWELL ST ............................... 3 ... 2 ... 3 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $785,000 .............. Attach/Row Hse ....... 0.02 ................. 22203
430 PARK DR N .................................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $785,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 22203
2808 IVES ST S .................................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $765,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.21 ................. 22202
888 QUINCY ST N #1612 .................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $765,000 .............. Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............................... 22203
1810 24TH ST S .................................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $757,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 22202
5833 21ST ST N .................................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $754,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.11 ................. 22205
2701 LEXINGTON ST N ....................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $751,100 .............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 22207
1201 GARFIELD ST N #903 ................. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $750,000 .............. Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............................... 22201
505 MANCHESTER ST N ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ............. $750,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.15 ................. 22203
Copyright 2015 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of August 14, 2015.
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From Page 6
tisan advisory commission, which held hearings around the state before proposing three
different congressional redistricting maps.
The commission also encouraged the consideration of the winning maps that
emerged from a competition among Virginia
college teams that year.
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has
upheld the constitutionality of using such
commissions to draw the boundaries of legislative districts, we believe the current
impasse provides the appeals court with a
rare opportunity to demonstrate that this
approach can actually work in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In doing so, the court
can strike a blow for fairness, transparency
and good government — and take an important step toward promoting a healthier
democracy in our very politically polarized
state.
The League of Women Voters of Virginia
(LWV-VA), along with Leagues across the
country continue to press for redistricting
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It’s not what it was, but it is what it is: not
perfect. But neither is it worse. It’s a familiar
pattern, to be sure, so nothing really has
changed, which is a good thing; and the
kind of “good thing” which I need to
acknowledge, because cancer is a bad thing
and one needs to counterbalance that negative with any and all positives.
And for yours truly, many of those good
things involve food (you’ll note I didn’t say
revolve). I don’t eat much (variety), but I do
relish (which I don’t eat) the redundancy. As
I like to joke: I eat about 10 things – repeatedly, so if circumstances, lack of availability
or medication/side effects, prevent me from
eating normally – for me, then the consequences are as I described them last week:
unpleasant. And believe me, “unpleasant” is
all it’s cracked up to be. Not that deriving
pleasure from food is mature, advisable,
good for controlling weight and/or any other
prudent course of action, according to
health-conscious weight-watchers; nevertheless, for the rest of us down here in the eating trenches, a satisfying meal is hard to beat
and even harder to resist. It’s not exactly
“The Borg,” but when food has your name
on it – so to speak – resistance might not be
futile, but it’s certainly near impossible.
Ergo my depression, when the week
immediately after chemotherapy, the only
thing that’s futile is my attempts to find/taste
any food that does anything other than disappoint. Add in the associated fatigue, difficulty sleeping and lack of initiative, and the
week becomes a total drag, literally and
figuratively. Ah, but the next week, this week
in fact, the worm turns (no, I’ve not resorted
to drinking Tequila), there’s less drag and
more coefficient. In effect, but not in actuality, my taste buds are thrown a bone. And
once that “bone” begins to taste like something instead of nothing, my mood (but not
my clothes) improve immeasurably. (If only
the latter could improve as much as the former, how happy my wife would be). Then I
have about 10 days of my atypical “foodish”
behavior before the side effects from my
every-three-week chemotherapy infusion
begin to take their toll.
Now the challenge becomes not gorging
myself in the interim. I have to be honest,
it’s difficult. To me, it’s akin to coming up for
air after being submersed too long under
water; those first few breaths after reaching
the surface are hardly measured. Quite the
opposite, in fact. That’s how I feel, and how
I struggle to not overindulge during this next
week or so. It’s almost as if I’ve been shot
out of a cannon; I’m going fast and furious,
ravaging and rampaging innocent food victims along my way. I realize it’s not any way
for a grown man to behave, but this growing
man is a cancer survivor who gets extremely
hungry after a week of not-eating and even
less oral-fixating.
Despite these food issues, this is a more
enjoyable week, with an even better, more
normal (eating-wise) one to follow leading
up to Friday’s infusion. And I look forward
to it, mindful however of the eating/taste
challenges inevitably to occur. It’s not
exactly how I’d draw it up in the huddle,
but as I’ve said many times before: I’m just
happy to still be in the game.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative for
The Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
Letter
School Board’s
Responsibility
To the Editor:
The Arlington County School Board’s first
priority must be ensuring that it provides a
first class education to every enrolled student, “Taking care of the whole child,” while
important to enable a child to take advantage of his or her educational opportunities, is not the School Board’s responsibility. Providing “food, housing, and health
care for students outside of the classroom”
is the parents’ responsibility. ACPS, “stick
to your knitting.”
Chip Watkins
Arlington
Bulletin Board
From Page 12
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Fall 2015
The
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Arlington
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Trading Spaces
Two retirees swap townhouse for an RV.
By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
retired couple is feeling liberated
after selling their Old Town Alexandria home and buying a
Winnebago. Cathy and Mick
Hanratty, who’d been living in their
Winnebago at Fort Belvoir, left town earlier
this week to see the country.
“We have three greyhounds so we had to
have our dogs with us when we travel,” said
Cathy, a retired nurse. “With the RV, we can
go anywhere we want to go and take our
dogs with us. … We don’t have to worry
about finding a hotel when we travel that
accepts animals.”
The couple lived in Old Town for 16 years.
While they enjoyed the community, they
found the winter weather too brutal for
their liking. “When winter came, I hated it,”
said Cathy. “Now we’ll be in Florida in winter.”
The Hanrattys say the transition wasn’t
as difficult for them as it might be for some
because of their backgrounds. “We are both
Army brats so we’ve been doing this all our
lives,” said Mick, a retired Army colonel.
“It’s not like someone who lived in the same
place all our lives to all of a sudden move
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Photos courtesy of of McEnearney Associates
A
Cathy and Mick Hanratty sold their Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, home
and bought a Winnebago.
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to an RV. We’re used to a transient manner.”
The Hanrattys say their Winnebago is
comfortable. It boasts a living room with a
large-screen television, recessed lighting
and an electric fireplace. The kitchen is
equipped with a convection-microwave
oven, an apartment-sized refrigerator in
stainless steel and a propane stove. There
is a king-size bed in the bedroom and woodwork in a cherry finish.
“One thing that impressed us was all the
storage,” said Mick. “There’s even a lot of
overhead storage.”
Porcelain flooring throughout “makes it
much easier to clean,” said Cathy.
The Hanrattys, who have been married
for 42 years, say their new lifestyle offers
them flexibility. “It’s much more relaxing,”
said Cathy. “If we go someplace we don’t
like, we can pick up and go somewhere else.
When you own a house in Old Town, you
can’t just leave if you decide you don’t like
it.”
Their Old Town Alexandria home, which
was located in Old Town Village, actually
sold before it went on the market. “It’s a
really popular area,” said Lisa Groover, of
McEnearney Associates, the couple’s real
estate agent. “People are always looking for
homes there.”
The living room of
Cathy and Mick
Hanratty’s Winnebago
has an electric fireplace and largescreen television.
Mobilizing,
Downsizing
“I was thrilled to have an opportunity to work with friends and
neighbors,” said Groover. “They
were open to ideas and suggestions about marketing.”
Although the couple have yet
to decide on their final destination, they’re optimistic.
“We’re anxious to travel around
the country and to find a place
where we feel comfortable enough
to settle down,” said Mick. “We have
to find a place that affords us a home
base where we can park our RV.
We’re thinking about a house with
an RV garage, probably in Georgia,
Florida or South Carolina.”
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Connection
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BOWA kitchen renovation in Arlington features under-counter microwave and beverage center.
Photos by Bob Narod Photography and BOWA
BOWA basement renovation includes space for arts & crafts, games and
media.
Remodeling Design in 2015: It’s all about the Family
Adapting your home so it tracks your family’s
development over the years.
By Joshua Baker
BOWA
lmost every luxury remodel starts
with the same question “How can
we improve our family’s life at
home?” But this answer varies as
our families grow, age and evolve. And the
best designs consider both current and future needs.
For young families, the focus is almost
always child-centric. Kitchens are designed
with low drawers for easy access to the most
important items, like sippy cups and napkins. Refrigerator drawers installed as beverage stations and below-the-counter microwaves allow the “vertically challenged”
to help themselves. Study areas are incorporated into family spaces to allow for parent-child interaction at homework time.
A
Creative storage solutions and child-friendly
finishes, like washable wall paint, chalkboard paint in play areas, and custom ceramic tiles featuring kids’ artwork in their
bath, all lend to a successful design.
In the teen years, the question asked most
often is, “How do I create the house where
all the kids and their friends want to hang
out?” For this age group, creative basement
remodels with game areas are most popular, and perhaps not surprisingly, basement
bars are often minimized or omitted completely. As opposed to the closed-off theaters
of the past, media viewing rooms are now
open and designed as multi-purpose spaces
that also facilitate informal gatherings and
entertaining. For the ambitious, outdoor
features, such as pools, patios and fire pits,
can create a neighborhood destination.
(Though pools and water features are of-
Renovated home office by BOWA features space for the whole family.
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ten delayed until kids are old enough to be perhaps reconfiguring to minimize steps.
safe around water.)
Often, a strategy that comes up is the conTeen-friendly designs often include a fam- sideration of the installation of an elevator
ily foyer, an entrance from the garage with to facilitate long-time use.
plenty of storage for sports equipment,
The design priorities for each remodel are
coats, backpacks, etc. Other potential op- unique to the family, but thinking about all
portunities for teens include creating small, the different phases of family life is critical
fun spaces like lofts in bedrooms, themed to long-term success.
bedrooms, and making sure that there are
Josh Baker is the founder and co-chairman of
plenty of USB charging stations.
BOWA, an award-winning design and construction
For empty nesters, remodeling typically company specializing in luxury renovations,
involves “downsizing” within the home by remodels and additions in the greater Washington,
planning to use the space more efficiently. D.C. area. BOWA has more than 25 years of
and has been honored with 170 local
Often, one-level living is designed for con- experience
and national awards. Visit www.bowa.com or call
venience and to reduce energy use. Heat- 703-734-9050.
ing and cooling systems are zoned so only
the inhabited areas are fully conditioned when in use. Apartmentstyle washer and dryers are right
sized for a couple. Smaller,
drawer-style dishwashers are also
available. And, perhaps now is the
time to discuss repurposing spaces
that were previously used as game
rooms or homework stations into
areas to accommodate hobbies
and interests.
Almost all design discussions
should at least contemplate the
potential for boomerang kids
(children coming home after college), in-laws, or elderly family
members who might join the
home. For those wanting more
independence and privacy, in-law
suites sometimes include private
entrances and even a small kitchenette. Sometimes kids’ rooms are
moved to the basement to add
more privacy.
For all of us as we get older, a
house that incorporates the principles of universal design, which
allow us to live comfortably and
safely in the homes we love, is a
critical conversation. Design considerations include creating acces- Custom designed cabinetry in this renosibility-friendly baths, kitchens, vated family foyer in Great Falls keeps a
entrances and passageways and busy family organized.

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