Three Titans Vie for Olympic Gold Butts-Townsend, Lyles, Noah Lyles, Class of 2016, Will the Olympics

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Vol. 17, No.28 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper. JULY 15, 2021 Bryan ‘Bugsy’ Watson dies at 78 Former Capitals defenseman, owner of Bugsy’s Pizza left mark on Alexandria BY CODY MELLO-KLEIN

Bryan Watson, otherwise known as “Bugsy,” a relentless National Hockey League defenseman who played for the Washington Capitals and founded local pizza joint Bugsy’s Pizza, died in St. Michaels, Maryland on July 8 from pneumo- nia. He was 78. Locally, Watson was known as the hard working, hard playing former owner of Old Town standard Bugsy’s Pizza. He was described as for- ever smiling, cracking jokes and grabbing beers with his clientele at the renowned sports bar. However, most knew him for his career in professional hockey and his reputation as a de- Top left: Tynita Butts-Townsend competing in the women's high jump final at the World Athletics Championships, September 2019. (Courtesy photo) fensive terror on the ice. Throughout his 17 years Bottom left: Troy IsLey after his win at the 2020 Olympic Trials, 2021. (Courtesy photo) SEE WATSON | 9 Right: Noah Lyles at the 2018 USA Championships. (Photo/jenaragon94 via Flickr) Three Titans vie for Olympic gold Butts-Townsend, Lyles, Noah Lyles, class of 2016, will the Olympics. IsLey to represent city and contend on the track in the 200 country in Japan meters, which he won during the Tynita Butts-Townsend: BY KATHERINE HAPGOOD trials final. Troy IsLey, class of Unsigned and unbothered 2017, will duke it out in the box- For Butts-Townsend, making Three T.C. Williams High ing ring as a middleweight. this year’s Olympic team was School graduates will compete on While they all came through “nothing shy of a miracle,” she the world stage this month at the Alexandria and are representing said. 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. the U.S. at the highest level of Last year was full of chal- Tynita Butts-Townsend, class global athletic competition, all lenges for Butts-Townsend. Due of 2009, will vie for a medal in the three athletes have vastly differ- high jump. ent stories of how they arrived at SEE OLYMPIANS | 4 INSIDE Vandalism Seniors Homes

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Bryan "Bugsy" Watson brought his aggressive form Page 12 Page 18 Page 24 of defense to the NHL for 17 years. 2 |JULY 15, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 15, 2021 | 3 WEEKLY BRIEFING Alexandria Drive-In to shut down after July The Alexandria Drive-In, rise and we are, thankful- the parking lot of the Victory which has been providing a ly, able to return to our new Center. novel cinematic experience normal; celebrating in per- The $150,000 generat- to residents and families son with friends and fami- ed from more than 12,000 since its first showing of “Ju- lies, attending events, and people attending the film rassic Park” last August, will even going back to movie screenings went toward lo- be discontinued after July, theaters, we have made the cal charities and nonprofits, according to a post on the difficult decision to discon- including ATHENA Rapid drive-in’s website. tinue the Alexandria Drive- Response Innovation Lab, Founded by ALX Commu- in after July,” according to ACT for Alexandria and the nity’s Kelly Grant, the Alex- the post. Scholarship Fund of Alex- andria Drive-In will present For residents, one of the andria. Grant ultimately its final showing, “Shrek,” unintended benefits of the won Volunteer Alexandria’s on Saturday. The organizers COVID-19 pandemic was the Philanthropist of the Year behind the drive-in cite in- creation of the Alexandria Award as a result of the creasing vaccination num- Drive-In last August. Over drive-in. bers and a general return to the course of the fledgling The screening of “Shrek” normalcy, including movie event's nearly year-long run, will take place at 9 p.m. on theater viewings, as the rea- residents were able to see Saturday. Tickets are avail- son for shutting down the everything from animated able at https://www.alexan- PHOTO/ALEXANDRIA DIRVE-IN popular event. classics and superhero block- driadrivein.com/movies. The Alexandria Drive-In at the Victory Center parking lot. “As vaccination numbers busters to fright night fare in [email protected] Art on the Avenue City Council approves returns in-person new school site Art on the Avenue, Del works to reflect the differ- Ray’s annual arts festival, ent voices of the communi- During the July 6 Pub- Kelly elementary schools, lion to add an aquatics fa- will return as an in-person ty through art, according to lic Hearing, Alexandria according to a news re- cility to the Minnie How- event on Oct. 2, according the release. City Council unanimously lease. ard campus as part of the to a news release. More than 300 local and approved the $17.9 mil- The project is pegged by high school project. The The multicultural art regional artists will be fea- lion purchase of an office both the city and ACPS as a pool is designed to meet festival will return to Del tured at this year’s festival, building by Alexandria step toward addressing the competition standards, Ray’s Mount Vernon Avenue as well as live music, inter- City Public Schools. school system’s ongoing which will provide a com- for its 26th year, after shift- national food, children’s The office building, capacity challenges. How- petition-level facility for ing to a virtual festival in activities and a pie baking located adjacent to Fer- ever, if enrollment at the the school’s swim team 2020. Art on the Avenue is contest that will benefit a dinand Day Elementary new school does not reach and expand swimming volunteer run, with support local nonprofit. School in the West End, ACPS’ projections and a access for ACPS students from local businesses, and [email protected] will eventually be con- new school is not needed, and the community. verted into a permanent the site will be used as ad- This approval was out 600-capacity elementa- ministrative office space of the city’s tradition- ALIVE! food distribution ry school site, but in the for ACPS staff, according al budget approval cycle, meantime, it will be used to the release. since ACPS’ original over- now at William Ramsay to house ACPS adminis- Council’s approval aug- all capital funding request Beginning July 17, Wil- of groceries, produce, chick- trative staff. It will also ments ACPS’ capital im- of $551.5 million did not liam Ramsay Recreation en, eggs and bread two Satur- as serve as a swing space provement budget, which, include funding for an Center, 5650 Sanger Ave., days per month from 8:30 to for students and teachers after council’s approval on aquatics facility, accord- will become the third site 10:30 a.m., according to the during the rebuilding of June 9, also now includes ing to the release. for local nonprofit ALIVE!’s release. ALIVE! also plans to George Mason and Cora an additional $12.5 mil- [email protected] walk-up weekend food dis- collaborate with community tributions, according to a partners to increase pop-up news release. ALIVE! cur- food distributions during the CORRECTION: rently provides walk-up ser- summer, which will see the The July 8 Alexandria Times Foodie recipe for summer watermelon salad mistakenly included vice at Cora Kelly Elementary nonprofit bringing bags of ingredients that are not involved in the actual recipe. The recipe should include: four cups School and Northern Virgin- food to targeted neighbor- of watermelon, two kiwifruit, one cup of blueberries, 1/2 cup of feta cheese, 1/4 cup of ia Community College’s Al- hoods or apartment build- fresh basil, two teaspoons of honey and 1/2 teaspoon of pink Himalayan sea salt. The Times exandria campus. ings. regrets the error. ALIVE! distributes bags [email protected] 4 |JULY 15, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

OLYMPIANS FROM | 1 Butts-Townsend said. [her] life” going into the Olympic athletes. Since 2019, Butts- Olympics, she said. During the trials, she and gained 20 pounds. Townsend has also suf- The challenges didn’t placed 14th and did not Butts-Townsend also fered from arthritis in her stop there for Butts- make the high jump final. didn’t have a place to train. left big toe and in her left Townsend. Her qualifica- However, since the sec- “I’ve been jumping knee, as fallout from when tion for the Olympic track ond and third place high fences, I’ve been sneaking she tore her ACL at the end and field team is surround- jumpers in the trials did onto tracks, and I haven’t of her college career. Even ed by controversy as a re- not have the Olympic stan- had a consistent place to with all these challenges, sult of the convoluted rules dard, 1.96 meters, they did high jump since 2019,” she’s “in the best shape of and regulations around not qualify for the team. Based on USATF official Olympic qualifying rules and the International COURTESY PHOTO Olympic Committee, when Butts-Townsend said she is competitors qualify for the in the best shape of her life Olympic games but do not going into the Tokyo Olym- have the Olympic stan- pics. dard, the next athletes in line for the team qualify by and the inability to quali- virtue of their World Ath- fy during the usual season, letics World Ranking posi- the qualification period for tion. track and field was from There were two high June 30, 2019 to April 4, jump positions to be filled, 2020 — the original qual- so the American wom- ifying period for the 2020 en high jumpers ranked Olympics — and from Dec. one and two were offered 1, 2020 to June 29, 2021. spots on the team. Butts- The additional qualifica- Townsend is the second tion period of time was ranked American woman added due to the pandem- high jumper and is ranked ic. 21st on the 2019 World Butts-Townsend’s high Athletics World Rankings. jumping journey has been Due to the circumstances of the delayed Olympiad SEE OLYMPIANS | 5

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COURTESY PHOTO Noah Lyles (right), with T.C. Williams Coach Michael Hughes (middle) and brother Josephus Lyles (left) with one of Lyles' Diamond League trophies.

OLYMPIANS FROM | 4 She has competed in the Through all the con- 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olym- troversy, she still has tumultuous in many ways. pic Trials, and was third the support of her fami- ~ Special Needs ~ Her career at East Caroli- at the 2019 U.S. National ly and friends – and her ~ Canine Health Care ~ na University ended with meet, with a 1.92-meter high school trackExtra and patience field may be required to adopt Flash. At a second-place finish at jump. For the most part, coach, Jim Garner.agePuppies 4, he is require energetic, surgery and sometimes. needs encouragement “Sarah’s Fund” to the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Butts-Townsend has run As a track and fieldprovides ath- Shelter pets with needed procedures. Championships – and a unattached to any major lete at T.C. Williams, now re- slow down. torn ACL. At the time, Nike sponsors. She was signed named AlexandriaThis City puppy High will soon undergo an operation to repair was scouting her, but then for part of 2019 and 2020 School, Butts-Townsend was dropped her after the inju- by Puma, but she will com- trained by Coach“pulmonicHe’s Garner, lost the a stenosis”, leg, but with gained donations perspective from Alexandrians. on what’s ry, Butts-Townsend said. pete unsigned at the 2020 distance coach. important; be~ Mid-Julyhappy each day,House and love Hunting those ~ Tokyo Olympics. “If it wasn’taround Yourfor him, five-dollaryou. I Flash donationwell knows adds this to credo,Sarah’s andFund hopesand Because of these unusu- don’t think I would’ve had When asked to describe the many faces of Joel, we would say Happy, together with contributionsJoyful, of others,Elated and Ecstatic. ensures that [Coach al circumstances, Butts- the career performancefor a home of his own to share the love. Garner is] Townsend has faced back- that I did in high school,”medical This care cheerful is andthere companionable when needed.terrier mix finds the brighter side lash for her position on the Butts-Townsend said. of everything in life, and he leaves those around him smiling as team. ThroughoutFor her iNFtimeo aboutwell. Joel isalexa hunting for aN homedria’ this summerS adoptable and hopes to be happily basically like FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SARAH’Ssettled by September. FUND, PLEASE CALL “At this point, it’s be- at T.C. Williams,703-746-4774pet SButts-, plea OR VISITSe viUSS ATit www. www.alexandriaanimals.org.ALExANDRIAANIMALS .ORg/DONATE a dad to me. come a smear campaign, Townsend grew close with Meet Joel! and people are pretty up- Garner. AlexandriaAnimals.org/Adopt-By-Appointment. 703-746-4774

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OLYMPIANS FROM | 5 a couple of tears,” Butts- Townsend said. With the Olympics nearing, Butts-Townsend plans to participate in one last competition, on July 18 at the Olympic Train- ing Center in California, to “work off the cobwebs and get back in the groove of things,” she said. But, also, she hopes to achieve the Olympic standard of 1.96 meters to stop some of the talk about the controversy of her position on the team and refocus the conversa- tion on her actual athletic ability. “I just want to shut it down. I just want to shut them up,” Butts-Townsend said.

Noah Lyles: Alexan- dria’s golden boy After narrowly missing qualifications for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janei- COURTESY PHOTO ro, Lyles, a runner who has Troy IsLey at the beginning of his boxing career, as a young child. sprinted into the national spotlight in recent years, qualified for the 2020 To- ships. Lyles also broke the Lyles has been a stand- and tear from high school the high school annual- kyo Olympics. Lyles has 300-meter indoor world out track athlete since he track would “come back to ly to talk to the track and run the fastest 200-meter record in 2017, clocking in started attending Alexan- haunt [Lyles]” if he intend- field team, take pictures time of 2021, at 19.74 sec- at 21.87 seconds. dria City Public Schools as ed on continuing on as a and sign autographs. onds, according to World According to one of his an eighth grader in 2011. A college or even profession- “He’s really a kids’ Athletics. high school track and field couple of weeks after Lyles al athlete. Hughes said he hero,” Hughes said. He’s also won gold in coaches, Michael Hughes, started running in eighth formulated a special train- the outdoor 200-meter at Lyles has always wanted to grade, Hughes “knew he ing plan for Lyles and his Troy IsLey: Alexandria the 2014 Junior Olympics, be an Olympian. was special.” brother, Josephus Lyles, to Boxing Club's legacy when he was 16 years old, “I doubt Noah has As talented as Lyles was minimize burnout. After a tough loss at the won gold in the 200-meter changed his [Olympic] in high school, Hughes, as Hughes was careful not Olympic Trials in Decem- and 4x100-meter relay at dream since he was 12 a former college track and to enter Lyles in too many ber 2019, IsLey can final- the 2019 World Champion- years old,” Hughes said. field coach, knew that wear races even though “what- ly say he is an Olympian ever [race] he entered he after qualifying during would take the points in,” the Olympic Trials in June I was devastated two years Hughes said, “[It’s] tempt- 2021. ing when you get someone “I was devastated two with that kind of talent years ago when I lost at the ago when I lost at the trials, to go to every race in the trials, and I thought my country and run them un- Olympic dream was over and I thought my Olympic dream til they get hurt.” But the with and I thought I wasn’t T.C. Williams coaching going to be an Olympian,” was over with and I thought I staff was focused on the IsLey said. potential longevity for IsLey has been boxing wasn’t going to be an Olympian.” Lyles’ track and field ca- since around the age of – Troy IsLey, reer. 10, and now, at 22, he is Olympic Middleweight boxer Hughes talks to Lyles one of the first American “periodically,” and Lyles typically comes back to SEE OLYMPIANS | 8 WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 15, 2021 | 7

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OLYMPIANS FROM | 6 can make it out,” especial- ly with the encouragement professional boxers head- of family and friends, and ing to the Olympics. Some the Alexandria Boxing of his career highlights Club community, accord- include winning gold at ing to IsLey. the 2014 National Junior “I want to show the Olympics, winning gold kids that if you stick with at the 2016 and 2017 Elite something, go through National Championships, the ups and downs, don’t and coming in third at the quit, something positive 2017 Elite World Champi- is definitely going to come onships and the 2019 Pan out of it,” IsLey said. American Games. Butts-Townsend will IsLey’s roots go back compete in the qualifying to the Alexandria Boxing round of the high jump on Club, which operates out Aug. 5, and the high jump of the Charles Houston final is on Aug. 7. Lyles Recreation Center and is will compete in round one where his father suggested of the 200 meters on Aug. that he start boxing. 3, with the semifinals lat- As he often got in er that day and the final trouble at school and was on Aug. 4. IsLey will com- fighting frequently, his pete in qualifying rounds father’s suggestion was a PHOTO/INSTAGRAM starting on July 25, with way to channel some of his Even from a young age, boxing “just felt natural” and the community “felt like a family,” IsLey the quarterfinals starting energy, IsLey said. Even said. on Aug. 1 and the semi- from a young age, boxing finals starting on Aug. 5. “just felt natural” and the the Alexandria Boxing ters “ALX” proudly on his that support me,” IsLey The final middleweight community “felt like a Club and represents the shorts. said. boxing match takes place family,” he said. club and city on the world “I’m thankful for the His success is also a Aug. 7. IsLey still boxes for stage: He wears the let- people [in Alexandria] testament that “a person [email protected]

COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY PHOTO Tynita Butts-Townsend at the 2019 World Athletics Championship, where she placed 21st. Noah Lyles won the 200 meters at the New Balance Grand Prix, 2021. WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 15, 2021 | 9

WATSON FROM | 1 cursing and verbal jabs, con- first,” Watson told the Alex- tournament took place in Pe- mance, Petes’ Coach Calum tained and constrained Hull. andria Times in 2008. terborough, where the NHL’s “Baldy” MacKay took an inter- in the NHL, Watson made a Watson also managed to score Watson’s big break came Montreal Canadiens have a est in the young Watson. name for himself as a nuisance two goals in the series. at the age of 12 when his local junior hockey team, the Peter- “Baldy McKay told my for some of the league’s most “He might have been small Bancroft team came within borough Petes, from which it dad to let him know if I ever talented scorers. The Chica- in stature, but he wanted to spitting distance of an Ontar- farms players for the pros. go Blackhawks’ Bobby Hull fight everybody,” Mike Guffre, io-wide tournament win. The After seeing his perfor- SEE WATSON | 10 would, ultimately, give Wat- a close friend of Watson’s and son his nickname, “Bugsy,” the former craft beer provid- due to his needling, combative er for Bugsy’s, said. “It didn’t presence on the ice. matter who the biggest guy During the 1965-1966 sea- was in the league – he would son, Hull was riding high, hav- scrap with that guy. He wasn’t ing scored a record 54 goals scared of anything, anyone.” that season. By the time the While Watson’s tactics Blackhawks and Watson’s De- made him popular among his troit Red Wings faced off in hometown fans, they also re- the first round of the Stanley sulted in a record that is rid- Cup in 1966, Red Wings Coach dled with fouls and penalties. Sid Abel instructed Watson to During his 1971-1972 season do one thing: cover Hull. Wat- with the Pittsburgh Penguins, son did what he was told to do. Watson led the NHL in penal- Hull scored only two goals ty minutes, with 215. He later in the six-game series, and achieved a career high of 322 Detroit won four out of the six penalty minutes during his games and moved on to the 1975-1976 return to the Red next round. Wings. “He irritates me,” Hull said Born Nov. 14, 1942 in Ban- in a 1966 Sports Illustrated croft, Ontario, population profile of Watson. 1,200, Watson was on the ice “When I’m told to watch a by the age of 3. Watson’s fa- guy, I watch him,” Watson said ther created an ice rink for his in the same article. five children, and before long At 160 pounds, Watson Watson hardly ever left the was physically overshadowed ice. by the 195-pound Hull, but “Actually, I think I spent Watson’s constant physical most of the time on the ice at hounding, not to mention that age. I fell all the time at

COURTESY PHOTO Watson with one of his two grandsons. 10 |JULY 15, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WATSON FROM | 9 itals were one of the league’s During a game against his newest teams, having been former team, the Canadiens, wanted to entertain the idea founded in 1974, and “didn’t Watson, sitting on the bench, of playing hockey for Peter- have enough talent,” Watson leaned over the lip of the rink borough,” Watson said in said in a 2014 interview with and gave the Canadiens’ Yvan the 2008 interview with the the Capitals Outsider. Watson Cournoyer a “word of advice.” Times. played three seasons for the Watson’s words were enough Watson eventually left Capitals and even settled in to raise Cournoyer’s ire and home at 14 to play Junior A the area with his wife, Lindy get him to slam his stick hockey for the Petes under Wilson. against the boards near the renowned Coach Scotty Bow- The full body commitment Red Wings’ bench. Cournoyer, man in the early 1960s before Watson gave to the sport was one of the Canadiens’ biggest joining the pros at 21 and what left a lasting impression offensive weapons, received a playing for the Montreal Can- on his fans and opponents. two-minute penalty. adiens, one of the original six His single-minded focus and Watson played his final NHL teams, in 1963. During freight train momentum were NHL season with the Capitals his time with the Canadiens, an asset for his teammates during the 1978-1979 season, all stars Henri Richard and and coaches over the years. before leaving the team and Jean Béliveau led the team to “He was a tough guy, and the league to join the Cin- its 1965 Stanley Cup victory. his big thing was a lot of those cinnati Stingers in the World He would go on to play for penalties were defending his Hockey Association. the Red Wings, the Canadiens teammates,” Watson’s son After his retirement, Wat- for a second go-around, the Stephen Watson said. “He was son had a brief stint as head Oakland Seals, the Pittsburgh the toughest dude I know.” coach of the Edmonton Oil- Penguins, the St. Louis Blues, As a master provocateur ers in 1980. Although Watson the Red Wings again and, and verbal bombardier, Wat- only coached the Oilers for 18 eventually, the Washington son was often able to cripple games, he could always say he Capitals. his opponents’ offense by coached a 19-year-old Wayne Watson was traded to the pushing his opponents’ but- Gretzky, who later frequented COURTESY PHOTO Capitals during the 1976-1977 tons, forcing errors and drag- Watson (left) battles it out with the Chicago Blackhawks' Bobby Hull. season. At the time, the Cap- ging them to the penalty box. SEE WATSON | 11

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WATSON FROM | 10 just took over a room wherev- restaurant that bears his for- Watson received the Char- as many people like him any- er we were,” Stephen Watson mer boss and friend’s name lie Conacher Humanitarian more.” Bugsy’s whenever he was in said. “… It was just like, boom, ever since. Award in 1978 for his work Watson is survived by town. Bugsy’s here. Look out, it’s Despite his reputation, overseeing the Special Olym- Lindy Wilson, his childhood Post-NHL, Watson and his gonna be fun.” Stephen Watson said his fa- pics, and he was known to sweetheart and wife of 53 wife opened an Old Town lo- For those that worked with ther’s approach in the rink organize fundraisers for local years; two children, Stephen cation of Armand’s Pizzeria him, like current Bugsy’s own- was always focused on helping charities. Watson, of New Orleans, and & Grille in 1983. Watson also er Bartolo “Bart” Paz, Watson his teammates, and it was an “He was generous; he was Lisa Watson, of Los Angeles; opened a second-floor bar, was fiercely loyal and support- approach he brought to the passionate; he was one tough and his sister, brother and two which he named the Penal- ive of his employees. community in Alexandria and dude, period,” Stephen Wat- grandsons. ty Box. He later renamed the Paz left war-torn El Sal- beyond. son said. “They don’t make [email protected] restaurant Bugsy’s in 1998. vador in 1986 at the age of 16 “He didn’t ever put any- and arrived in Alexandria. A thing but 100% into some- teenager living in a foreign thing, and that was the same country, Paz said he found a thing with that place,” Ste- friendly face in Watson, who Thai Signature phen Watson said. offered him a job. Local Thai Street Food and Bar The restaurant and bar “He treated me almost as have become local institutions his son, and I had that much since opening. Guffre, who respect for him and he was called Watson “one of the best great to me,” Paz said. customers I ever had,” likened Watson was a straight Bugsy’s to the titular bar in shooter and someone who val- the sitcom “Cheers.” ued not only loyalty but hon- “You’d go into his bar at esty above all else, according the Penalty Box, and every- to Paz. When Paz came to Wat- body knew each other. He al- son in 2013 to announce that ways made it feel so special for he planned on leaving Bugsy’s people, and he was so kind and to open his own restaurant, gracious to everyone,” Guffre Watson told him to wait until said. “… He would always be he had the opportunity to talk there, and he’d come around with Lindy. Three days later, to all the tables to make sure Watson came back to Paz and everybody was having a good said, “Are you ready?” time, have a beer with you.” “I said, ‘Ready for what?’ At the center of it all was ‘To buy me out,’” Paz said. Watson himself. As much as “He said, ‘If you’re leaving, … he was a frightening physical I cannot do it without you.’ He presence on the ice, out of the always said it before, but I al- rink Watson was charismatic, ways thought it was to make fun-loving and ready to laugh. me feel comfortable, happy, “He didn’t have to try to but he proved that he meant be the life of the party. Natu- what he said before.” rally, his humor and his spirit Paz bought Bugsy’s in were really contagious, so he 2013 and has maintained the Thai Signature offers unique dishes, inspired by various types of street food in Thailand, enhanced with the freshest ingredients and paired with our craft cocktails.

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A slew of vandalism incidents has recently hit Al- exandria, evoking concerns among some residents about potential gang activity in the city. Last week, residents in Potomac Greens and Old Town reported similar details about incidents involving the marking up of property, all of which seemingly targeted homes with a one or an eight in the address. In one post to the social networking site Nextdoor, PHOTO/NEXTDOOR where neighbors buy and "Mara Salvatucho" graffittied on this sign on Portner Road. sell items as well as share tips among other communi- nization’s roots in El Salva- to the Alexandria Police De- law enforcement and non- charter and reaches out to ty members, a video shows a dor, and “trucha,” meaning partment and painting over governmental organization other organizations where it’s man, who appears to be in his “street smarts,” the BBC re- the graffiti as soon as possi- representatives who engage lacking, whether that be in 20s with dark hair, scratching ported in 2017. ble in hopes of preventing a in a four-pronged approach to resources or funding. Shiffer out the number 18 in a town- The organization, which response from other taggers. reduce gang activity, focused noted that court systems home. Another post shows a is widely known for its bru- They also discussed the im- on prevention, intervention, and law enforcement don’t photo with black symbols on tality and extreme violence, portance of elevating gang suppression and community allocate funds specifically to a home’s street number and consists of between 6,000 to awareness in the city. outreach and education. address long-term solutions, another covering a sign with 10,000 members within the “People who did not pre- With its first meeting held which is where the collabora- the words “Mara Salvatucha,” United States, and has spread viously know about this prob- on May 18, 2005, the task tion with NGOs comes in. which is associated with MS- to at least 46 different states, lem do, now. People who did, force has evolved over the “It doesn’t do any good 13, an international criminal including Virginia. but did not know how to rec- years into a 17-member group for the courts to keep some- organization with a presence As residents grappled with ognize some of the graffiti do, with the ultimate goal of in- body out of jail or divert them in the region. what the vandalism could now. People who recognized creasing youth and family from the system if there’s MS-13 first became active mean, Nextdoor posters ex- the graffiti but did not know participation in positive ac- no support that keeps them in the 1980s and was found- pressed thoughts and theo- its significance regarding tivities, decreasing gang in- from getting caught up and ed primarily by immigrants ries about possible motiva- territory, particularly as it re- cidents and increasing school brought back in, so that’s who retreated from El Salva- tions behind the incidents, lates to other gangs, do, now," attendance and graduation what this task force is for,” dor during the country’s civil which ranged from gang ac- Del Ray resident Nathan Kur- rates. Shiffer said. war. According to the police tivity to conspiracy groups to furst commented. The task force is a “collab- The overarching purpose department in Los Angeles, individual mental illness. While this particular in- oration” of sorts, according to of the task force is to both the origin city of the gang, “This is awful. Hope they vestigation remains active, Mark Shiffer, who has served keep tabs on gang activity in members use graffiti to “cre- catch the criminal(s),” Po- according to APD, the city as a member representing Al- the area and create a space for ate a sense of intimidation tomac Yard resident Darrell has taken steps during the exandria City Councilor Mo a transfer of information be- and may increase the sense Smith wrote on Nextdoor. past decade to mitigate gang Seifeldein since 2018. tween organizations with the of fear within a neighbor- “Graffiti is not normally a activity in the area, includ- A typical meeting consists intention of implementing hood.” Graffiti might be used sign of domestic terrorists ing through the implementa- of participants ranging from sustainable long-term solu- to mark the gang’s territory, ... a gang is more likely, or tion of the Alexandria Gang law enforcement to NGOs, re- tions. declare allegiance, advertise just [a] disgruntled neighbor Prevention Community Task porting on what specifically “Each of these organiza- power or status and challenge or someone with a grudge Force. they’re working on and ex- tions have a particular focus, rivals, according to LAPD. against [the] upper middle As part of the Northern amining ways they can work and each one isn’t really broad MS-13 is said to represent class?” Virginia Regional Gang Task together to bolster their indi- enough to solve the prob- “Mara,” meaning “gang,” Commenters shared tips, Force, the Alexandria chapter vidual programs. lem completely,” Shiffer said. “Salva,” a nod to the orga- such as reporting incidents consists of city, community, Each program has its own “For example, law enforce- WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 15, 2021 | 13

For many of the students, [they find identity] in places of belong-ing – you’re going to find that in the Heating & Air Conditioning family, you’re going to find that with a group of friends 703-683-1996 or within a gang that can provide that identity for you." – Adriana Schellhaas, executive director, Casa Chirilagua Keeping ment and courts have a good support you need, wheth- because then they’re going Alexandrians cool overview of the issue. They er it’s academic, social, or to be looking to find that af- for over know when there’s a prob- emotional,’” Schellhaas said. firmation. Hopefully it’s pos- lem because they’re called “The more safe adults a child itive places, but it can also be 40 years. in, but they don’t necessarily has, the higher chance that places that aren’t positive, have the resources for long- this child will grow up to be but where they’re receiving term support for kids who are a safe and emotional[ly func- affirmation,” Schellhaas said. brought into the system.” tioning] adult.” While she hasn’t seen tag- “So this is a place where According to the Virginia ging, particularly targeting www.rbincorporated.com they can collaborate with Department of Health, gang homes with ones and eights these NGOs and city staff,” members generally range in the Chirilagua community, Shiffer added. “It creates an from age 12 to 24 in Virginia, Schellhaas said she does see ecosystem where there’s a and 49% of them are Latino. many youth at risk of becom- HOMEOWNERS! full scope of knowledge and Schellhaas defined “at ing involved in gangs due to a purpose to actually solve the risk” students as those who perceived lack of belonging. problem.” come from unstable house- “That’s what we address One of the NGOs heavi- holds where there may be in our programs; we pro- Will your home need ly involved in the task force trauma, abuse or absence of vide spaces of belonging,” some exterior TLC is Casa Chirilagua, an Alex- parental figures, and there- Schellhaas said, adding that andria-based nonprofit that fore a yearning to find iden- the mentorship program fu- this year? works to support the Hispan- tity. els the organization’s five- Let us put our 34 ic/Latino community in the “This identity piece is so year vision of continuing the city. Around 17% of Alexan- key, the idea that you have pipeline of future indigenous years of experience dria’s population is Latino. value: ‘We see you, we love leaders in Alexandria. to work for you! Casa Chirilagua Executive you and you have a purpose,’” Anyone who has infor- Director Adriana Schellhaas Schellhaas said. “For many mation about the recent tag- said that within the gang of the students, [they find gings is encouraged to email prevention task force ex- identity] in places of belong- APD Detective Trevor Griffin We are booking ists a mentoring partnership ing – you’re going to find that at trevor.griffin@alexandri- summer work now. among nonprofits, which she in the family, you’re going ava.gov. called a “huge” preventative to find that with a group of [email protected] Call us today measure to risky behavior, friends or within a gang that to schedule your particularly gang activity. can provide that identity for Handyman Services The one-on-one program, you.” Division of Maid Services, Inc. free estimate! which is geared toward youth Signs or red flags that stu- • Bathrooms • Painting who are considered at risk, dents could be susceptible to • Plumbing • Electrical operates under the mantra participating in gang activity • Carpentry • Drywall Repair of “two lives transformed by include behavioral patterns • Kitchen • Power Washing 703-684-7702 one mentorship.” It matches like an aggressive defiance students from elementary to of authority, whether that is Maid Services Inc. high school-age with an adult Casa Chirilagua staff or par- • Weekly • Apartments mentor who has undergone a ents, Schellhaas said. She also • Bi-Weekly • Condominiums strenuous screening process pointed to severe unresolved • Monthly • Townhouses that includes background trauma, such as that which • One Time • Single Homes checks and training. manifests in minors making “It’s not like, ‘We’re the migration journey, or lan- Office: matching you with a mentor guage such as negative self- 703-560-6243 to not have you participate talk where students repeat- in drugs or gangs.’ It’s more edly call themselves dumb or Cell and Text: 703 629-9977 like, ‘This is a safe adult that unintelligent. Bruce Elton techpainting.com can help provide you with any “That can be dangerous Owner maidservicesinc.com 14 |JULY 15, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES Happy Birthday, ALEXANDRIA!

Alexandria celebrated its 272nd birthday on Saturday with a performance by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and a fireworks display. Residents gathered across the Port City’s waterfront to celebrate the city and watch the show, even though there was no birthday cake ceremony at this year’s post-pandemic bash.

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PHOTOS/DENISE DUNBAR 16 |JULY 15, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 15, 2021 | 17 18 |JULY 15, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES with INSIDE: Safely aging in place. BETTER AGE Pg. 20 Celebrating our centenarians With National Cente- celebrate the resilience and one of two ways. to Senior Services of Alexan- narians Day coming up, strength they and other older In option 1, they can re- dria, Attention: Centenarian honor the city’s older adults have built throughout ceive a certificate honoring Program 206 N. Washington adults their lives. lifetime achievement and an St., Suite 301 Alexandria, VA BY PAMALA AUSTIN The City of Alexandria, in Alexandria recognition coin 22314. collaboration with the Suc- or, in option 2, they can re- The Successful Aging National Centenarians cessful Aging Committee, will ceive a certificate honoring Committee includes rep- Day is on Sept. 22 and rec- celebrate the distinctive ex- lifetime achievement, an Al- resentatives from Senior ognizes individuals who periences and achievements exandria recognition coin, be Services, St. Martin de Por- PAMELA have lived a century or lon- of Alexandria centenarians recognized during the Cen- res Senior Center, Alexandria AUSTIN ger. In 2019, there were an though certificates honoring tenarian Month presentation Redevelopment and Housing estimated 100,322 centenari- lifetime achievements, Alex- and have the option to opt-in Authority, Catholic Chari- call Senior Services of Alex- ans in the United States. The andria recognition coins and to a social media recognition ties and the city’s Division andria at 703-836-4414, ex- COVID-19 pandemic im- a Centenarian Month presen- post. of Aging and Adult Services tension 110, or email admin@ posed challenges and hard- tation at the Sept. 28, 2021 Participants can sign up and the Department of Recre- seniorservicesalex.org. ships for older Americans, City Council meeting. Resi- online in English or Spanish ation, Parks and Cultural Ac- including social isolation and dents who will be 100 years at https://www.alexandriava. tivities. Join them by helping The writer is resource separation from friends and old or older by Dec. 31, 2021 gov/Aging or print and com- to honor your older loved one coordinator for the City of family. This year’s Centenar- and wish to be acknowledged plete the required forms and living in the City of Alexandria. Alexandria’s Division of ian Day is an opportunity to are invited to participate in mail them by July 30, 2021 For additional questions Aging and Adult Services.

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FILE PHOTO Technology, such as e-readers with larger text and a backlit screen, is adapting to the needs of seniors. 20 |JULY 15, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES When does your home go from safe to unsafe? Home is where the heart surprise that a 2018 AARP so wisely by taking steps one have difficulty getting Take steps and make is. This common saying survey found that nearly that will help our homes be in and out of the house, small adjustments holds true for many of us. 90% of people ages 65 and safe and supportive so we consider installing a per- to ensure your home For older adults, home is up want to age in place for can thrive as we age. The manent or temporary ramp. is safe for aging in where they have built a as long as possible. steps begin with awareness Should climbing stairs be- place. foundation of love, comfort If we desire to stay of such things as furniture come harder, put in a chair BY BRYCE SCHOLAR and happy memories. It’s no home, it’s important to do placement, faulty electrical lift or handrails on both outlets and aspects of our sides of the stairs. homes that present risks. Getting in and out of A home safety assessment the shower can pose a real by a certified aging in place risk for older adults as well, specialist is a wise first step so consider installing grab to help identify these risks. bars and a shower seat. Or These aspects may seem just convert the shower to a safe because you’ve lived in walk-in shower. your home safely so far, but Let’s do a very quick and they become problematic as simple home assessment to balance, vision and other see if your home is ready. health factors change. Does your home have the As a nonprofit organi- following? If not, these zation that has successfully are just a few inexpensive served older adults in Alex- changes that can make your andria for more than five home safer for aging in Offering support, decades, we seek to share place. what we’ve learned about • LED lightbulbs enrichment and fun to aging in place safely. throughout the house: As we age, our eyes need two What are the risks? to six times more light than our Alexandria Our balance, eyesight when we were young. LED and flexibility can reduce bulbs provide six to eight as we age, which puts older times more light than in- neighbors ages 55+ adults at a higher risk for in- candescent bulbs — they home injuries. The Centers also last about 50 times lon- for Disease Control and Pre- ger. vention reports that about • Lever style handles on 36 million older adults fall doors: Levers are easier and each year, resulting in more less painful to use as we Alexandria, VA 22307 PO Box 7464 Washington Area Villages Exchange Senior than 32,000 deaths. In ad- lose hand strength. They Villages dition, each year at least are easy to grip and do not ConnectA lifestyle with us to learn more! 300,000 older adults are require turning our wrist to movement hospitalized for hip frac- operate them. www.athomeinalexandria.orgthat’s tures, and more than 95% • Rocker style light What is the Washington Area sweeping the of hip fractures are caused switches as opposed to tog- Villages Exchange? [email protected] and The Exchange is a forum through by falling, according to the gle light switches: Rocker which nonproﬁt villages in the growing Washington area share experience 703-231-0824 CDC. style switches require less and ideas. WAVE works with senior rapidly in the serving and intergenerational or- Some basic home ele- hand pressure and are larg- ganizations and agencies, and en- Washington courages the growth and improve- Area. ments such as stairs, tubs er, which makes them easier ment of the village movement within the Washington area. and doorknobs can make to operate. Want to Learn More?

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SAFETY FROM | 20 trouble and time of search- of these simple measures TECHNOLOGY FROM | 19 general public to be patient ing for the light switch. and more substantive ren- with older customers while need them, sparing us the Recognizing the value ovations, Goodwin House safer if they live alone. There they adapt to new technol- launched a new home safe- are brain teaser games and ogy — and even help them ty assessment and modi- many entertainment options acclimate to it. When they fications service. As you on the market — not to men- call in to order food from explore such services, be tion easy apps for keeping your restaurant, don’t just sure to ask if the assessor your important information say, “We don’t take call-in is a certified aging in place organized and accessible. orders.” Simple instructions specialist. Working with a Digital picture frames can be on your website can help se- CAPS professional means a wonderful way to store and niors set up an account with working with someone who display your photos. And, of your ordering app and direct has the training in crafting course, there are food delivery them to the site. Or, if you see solutions that meet inde- programs aplenty — but they an older person standing at pendent housing needs of all require interacting online. a ParkMobile meter, down- older adults. Technology and automa- loading the app and attempt- tion are here to stay. Tele- ing to plug in their parking The writer is a Goodwin medicine will remain a part “zone” on their tiny phone House certified aging in of healthcare. We continually screen, kindly ask if you can place specialists. Scholar pick and choose which tech assist. Ask your older neigh- is trained in the needs of gadgets and apps are worth bor if there is any technolo- the aging population, and our time and effort, and we gy platform they need help he applies universal design drop those that are no longer with. After all, you’ll be one principles to create a safer, useful. And, all of us must re- of those “older” adults before more comfortable space main vigilant in our efforts you know it! that helps older adults not to fall prey to scams and live more independently. hacks by sharing accurate The writer is executive Contact Scholar for knowledge with one another director of At Home in FILE PHOTO more information at on how best to control our Alexandria, a nonprofit Rocker style switches require less hand pressure and are larger, HomeAssessment@ privacy settings. village serving most of which makes them easier to operate. goodwinhouse.org. I urge retail staff and the the City of Alexandria.

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That Pugh and their stunt doubles vision of Americana bliss is the opportunity to execute The opening to “Black interrupted when their father some whiz-bang fighting Widow” is so expertly con- (David Harbour) and mother moves. structed and so down to earth (Rachel Weisz) get the news Natasha enlists the help in more ways than one, it they knew would eventually of a comic-relief freelance feels, at first, like we might be come. contractor (O-T Fagbenle) to getting a gritty, edgy, authen- They grab their bags – hook her up with all the weap- tic Marvel Cinematic Universe and their guns – and all but ons and transpo she needs, as origin story on the level of the push their kids in the car. she and the wisecracking Ye- original “Iron Man.” After a harrowing chase and lena plot to take down the evil Alas, that hope dies quick- shootout sequence, the fam- Dreykov (the great Ray Win- ly. After a setup worthy of ily lands in Cuba, where the stone, hamming and hiss- a John le Carre adaptation, girls learn their parents are ing it up), who has created a the main storyline is an ad- not actually their parents but global army of runway-mod- mittedly well-filmed and are, in fact, Russian opera- el-looking female assassins well-acted but disappointing- tives, and everyone is to go who are powerless to disobey ly lightweight journey more their separate ways to meet his commands. akin to a lesser Bond movie. their Russian spy destinies. Natasha and Yelena then With more than one reference Flash forward years lat- rescue their Soviet super-sol- to “Moonraker” along the er, and both Natasha (now dier father-but-not-really- way, the 24th film in Disney played by Scarlett Johans- their-father, Alexei (David and Marvel’s pop culture jug- son, who it’s great to see once Harbour), from a gulag in a gernaut features a cartoon- again playing the titular Black thrilling albeit entirely im- PHOTO/DISNEY ishly forgettable villain and Widow) and Yelena (Florence plausible sequence. The trio Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff, aka Black far too much time devoted to Pugh) have been transformed makes their way to a remote Widow, and Florence Pugh as Yelena Bolova domestic soap opera antics in brutal and torturous fash- pig farm where the girls’ played for easy laughs and ion into Russian spies and mother-but-not-really-their- machines. You’d think Nata- but it’s almost as if his char- unconvincing sentimentality. fighting machines capable of mother, Melina (Rachel sha and Yelena would be just acter wandered onto the set Natasha Romanoff, aka Black disabling a dozen henchmen Weisz), is holed up, running a tad more resentful about the from a sitcom about superhe- Widow, and Scarlett Johans- at once. experiments on her pigs. whole thing. roes. Weisz does what she can son, who has played her for The screenplay by Eric This is when “Black Wid- Johannsson and Pugh are with a thinly drawn role as more than 10 years, deserved Pearson glosses over Nata- ow” really loses its footing. terrific together, as Nata- the surrogate mom trying to a higher-quality stand-alone sha’s darkest days as an ene- The hulking Alexei/Red sha and Yelena cling to each keep her faux family together. vehicle. my agent and plunges us into Guardian tries to squeeze into other and bicker with one Unfortunately, this brilliant “Black Widow,” the first a convoluted and borderline his old fighting suit, and Me- another and defend one an- quartet is nearly lost amidst new Marvel movie in the- ridiculous plot that kicks off lina fusses over Natasha and other like real sisters. Even all the gunfire and explosions aters in more than two years, when Natasha and her “sis- Yelena as if they’re her real though their bond is artifi- of the rote final act, which is opens in a sun-dappled 1995 ter” Yelena are reunited after daughters. The whole thing cial and they haven’t seen filled with action, CGI and Ohio town straight out of a all these years and greet each is ludicrous because Alexei each other since they were awesome location shots. It, Spielberg movie, where young other in a hand-to-hand com- and Melina were fake parents little girls, all they've got is ultimately, comes across as Natasha Romanoff (Ever An- bat sequence that is reminis- for a very brief time and then each other. ho hum. 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Run in Sept, Oct, Nov, and Dec 2020 26 |JULY 15, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES Our View Three cheers for three Olympians Opinion What’s better than having an athlete from your city make the “Where the press is free and every man is able to read, all is safe.” Olympic team? Having three former Titans representing Alexan- - Thomas Jefferson dria and the United States in Japan for this year’s summer Olym- pics. Photo of the Week The stories of the three graduates of T.C. Williams High School, now called Alexandria City High School, are told in today’s Times front-page story “Three Titans vie for Olympic gold.” Tynita Butts-Townsend, Noah Lyles and Troy IsLey graduated from T.C. Williams in 2009, 2016 and 2017 respectively. While they share a tie to the Port City and are American Olympians headed to the one-year-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the three athletes took very different routes to the Olympic roster. Of the three, IsLey’s ties to the city are the deepest. Although Wikipedia says IsLey was born in Washington, D.C., he grew up in Alexandria, attending the local Boys and Girls Club before gravi- tating to boxing, his Olympic sport, and he still resides and trains here. A 165-pound middleweight, IsLey and two of his teammates are the first professional boxers to be part of the U.S. Olympic team. IsLey, 22, trains with Alexandria coaches Kay Koroma and Den- nis Porter at the Alexandria Boxing Club and wears boxing trunks with ALX on the front. Lyles, who turned professional and moved to Florida to train PHOTO/DENISE DUNBAR right after graduating from T.C. Williams, was a star almost from Fireworks at the Alexandria Birthday Celebration. the moment he set foot on an Alexandria track in eighth grade. He’s ranked first in the world in the men’s 200 meters distance. Lyles, who will turn 24 on Sunday, stands a realistic chance of Pay city employees fairly winning two gold medals in Tokyo. To the editor: those hundreds of frozen vacancies did Butts-Townsend, a high jumper, has had the most circuitous, The Alexandria city government not go uncompleted. The workload was and controversial, path to the Olympic roster. A native of Hamp- has a pay philosophy for its employees instead picked up by other dedicated city ton, Virginia who attended East Carolina University after gradu- that salaries will “be competitive at employees so as to maintain seamless ating from T.C. Williams, Butts-Townsend did not perform well at a minimum with the average pay” service to Alexandria’s residents and the Olympic Trials but made the team because of her pre-pandem- of its neighboring jurisdictions.. visitors. This added work caused burn- ic performance and standing. Unfortunately, the salaries of most out and lowered morale as employees Old for an Olympian at 31, the seven-time all-American told employees do not meet this criteria. took on additional responsibilities. the Times she’s “in the best shape of [her] life.” Butts-Townsend This issue was true before FY21 and We have since learned that due holds the East Carolina records for the high jump and long jump. was exacerbated with the removal of to these necessary and appropriate While most people at least casually tune in to the Olympics, merit increases and elimination of the budget decisions, the city saved more having three athletes with strong ties to our city gives Alexan- proposed 1% raise due to the COVID-19 than anticipated. Included in those drians extra incentive to root for our hometown heroes. Though, pandemic. savings was more than $6 million that many people don’t need the push to watch, as the Olympics have An example of this pay issue: The was created through the FY21 hiring long had an allure that persists despite intermittent controversies. Alexandria Police Department is the freeze. For this reason, we respectfully That appeal stems partly from the hard training most athletes lowest paid agency in the entire region, request that City Council use money put in over many years and the incredible athleticism and fitness save for Manassas. This makes it saved in FY21 to reinstitute the FY21 that these athletes display. Olympians truly are physical superhe- extremely difficult to recruit and retain merit increases at a cost of around $3.5 roes. employees. million and the 1.5% adjustment at a The allure also has something to do with the fact that Olym- Merit increases for all city employees cost of about $3.4 million for thousands pians have set and attained what to many seem like impossible were eliminated and a hiring freeze of deserving city employees. goals. They’re living proof that seemingly far-fetched dreams can was instituted in the FY21 budget in an Merit increases, by definition, come true. And the honor attached to representing your country effort to protect funding for core city are raises provided to employees for on a world stage is part of the Olympic appeal and ideal. programs due to COVID-19. Employees performing at or above expectations; IsLey, Lyles and Butts-Townsend also seem to be genuinely understood the massive amount of the thousands of city employees good people who are easy to root for. uncertainty and we did not argue certainly did this over the last 12 As the three Alexandrians compete on the global stage in To- against the changes to the budget. months. kyo these next few weeks, the eyes of the world, not just Alex- Instead, we provided the same level of -Ben Saks, andria, will be on them. We wish them well – and hope they will high-quality service throughout the President IUPA Local 5; Stephen Mackey, come back to their hometown in the near future to show off some unprecedented, tumultuous time. President Alexandria Sheriff’s Association; hard-won medals. It is worth noting that the work of Josh Turner, President IAFF Local 2141 WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 15, 2021 | 27 Protect group homes Times poll was To the editor: to the current effort in the name of “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare “affordable housing” to change the asked. Many neighborhoods in ordinance governing congregate troubling Alexandria are about to find out. housing and allow boarding houses To the editor: library, the movies, restaurants? “Group homes” for those with and similar arrangements in I am contacting you regarding Do they have kids attending the special needs located in residential residential zones. the responses to your June 17 public schools? neighborhoods, many for decades, A recent poll conducted by the poll which posed the question: The subject of this now have been re-classified city on the issue may have revealed “Have you and your family and particular survey was far more by city staff as “congregate” considerable opposition to the idea. your close friends all received serious than the usual light- housing, a category associated In a recent communication, an the COVID-19 vaccine?” I must hearted queries with far more with boarding houses and similar official of the Alexandria Housing say, I was surprised and then significant consequences for living arrangements. Such housing Development Corporation had this dismayed to learn that 59% of all of us. COVID-19 is still with currently is prohibited by ordinance to say: “It … appears that many in respondents indicated they have us even as most businesses in all residential zones and has been the City do not want that type of not yet received any doses of the have ended restrictions on the for many years. housing in residential zones (even vaccine! basis that that most citizens When group homes were if it required a special use permit) If this is indeed true, then are vaccinated. As this survey established, the concept was that and even if the congregate housing the citizens of Alexandria need suggests otherwise, I am hopeful people with special needs would currently exists throughout more information regarding that the Alexandria Times can be helped by living in a residential residential zones in the City.” the demographics of these non- address some of these concerns setting that a single-family home This important policy decision vaccinated respondents. For in subsequent articles. and neighborhood would bring. For cannot be left to staff. It negatively example, where do they shop? -Clare Jayne, the most part that has been proven impacts the future needs for Do they go to the YMCA, the Alexandria true. Such accommodations have group homes for the vulnerable in been accepted by neighbors and Alexandria. It raises uncertainties benefited the occupants. in every neighborhood that It was assumed without further harbors such a home. Finally, the A Surfside parallel in thought that the zoning of these name change smacks of a ploy by group homes would remain city hall to “backdoor” the idea Alexandria? residential. That has been the of congregate housing to a wary To the editor: a contentious issue for some. Our case until this recent change in populace. We condo dwellers have building and others in Condo nomenclature. As “congregate,” The mayor and City Council been chilled at the collapse of Canyon are well over 40 years old. these homes now apparently have owe it to the public and our Champlain Towers in Surfside, Can our building and others been reclassified to become non- special needs population to make Florida, and the suggestion here withstand construction on conforming uses in residential it clear, possibly by amending the that nearby construction was a this scale and as aggressive as zones. Any new group homes or ordinance, that group homes as a contributory factor. this will be, requiring piledriving moves by existing ones will require category remain within residential The story has special to construct two underground re-zoning to a commercial zone. zoning. significance for those of us in the parking levels? And yes, we will How did city staff come to this -Jack Sullivan, West End section of Alexandria. A miss the 30 trees that will have conclusion? It likely can be traced Alexandria developer is proposing to convert to be destroyed for construction. the parking lot of an existing What impact that might have on building into 230 additional stormwater drainage, I do not dwellings. Our mayor is committed know. ACPS leaders should look in the mirror to maximum development, -Sandra Buerle, To the editor: As Fuller points out in her density and scale in Alexandria, Alexandria I am writing this letter in letter, this action is divisive. But response to the one written by I would like to add that it is also, Liz Fuller in the July 1 Alexandria clearly, derogatory, offensive and A glaring omission Times, “An open letter to the School contemptuous of the men, women To the editor: born and raised in the house. Board.” In it, she comments on the and children of ACPS – from the I am writing in response to The original piece on recent obsession with race by the School Board and superintendent’s your May 13 “Out of the Attic” “Colored Rosemont” was School Board of Alexandria City office, through the administrators, segment regarding “Colored methodically and meticulously Public Schools. She questions this faculty and staff, to the wonderful Rosemont.” done by Sarah Becker’s bit of tactic. majority-minority students – and In all honesty, this was an history in the Old Town Crier Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D, beyond, to the people of Alexandria. excellent segment. However, circa January 2020 and June who has been superintendent for However, if ACPS is truly racist, there was a glaring omission: 2020. some three years now, and Meagan as Hutchings and Alderton claim, the benchmark dwelling of the Please consider including Alderton, who was elected to the then they are the place to start – neighborhood, 1312 Wythe St., an editor’s note to correct this School Board in 2018 and is now after all, it is their system. where resides the sole remaining omission. chair, repeatedly and deliberately -Francis Carragher, original property owner, Stanley -Stanley R. Greenee, accuse ACPS of “systemic racism.” Alexandria R. Greene, I, who was conceived, Alexandria 28 |JULY 15, 2021 OUT OF THE ATTIC ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Denise Dunbar The schooner ‘Enterprize’ Publisher & Executive Editor [email protected] Built in Glastonbury on the Connecticut River in 1801, the Cody Mello-Klein schooner ‘Enterprize,’ some- Editor times spelled ‘Enterprise,’ was a [email protected] 63-foot-long, 20-foot-wide, 89- ton, two-masted, ocean-going Olivia Anderson Reporter vessel and was owned by several [email protected] Alexandria merchants, including Robert B. Jamesson, William Katherine Hapgood Yeaton and Robert Young. Intern It left the shipyard in Con- [email protected] necticut sometime prior to Nov. 21, 1801, and arrived in Alex- Margaret Stevens Sales Director andria by way of New York and [email protected] Philadelphia on or around Jan. 2, 1802. Captained by William Patrice V. Culligan Mitchell, the ‘Enterprize’ cleared Publisher Emerita port for the West Indies on Jan. [email protected] 30 and returned from Marti- nique more than two months COURTESY PHOTO later, on April 8. ADVERTISING The schooner 'Enterprize' arrived in Alexandria on or around Jan. 2, 1802. This voyage between these Margaret Stevens American ports and the Carib- schooner made between January the schooner’s rigging, ongoing time captured, by two French [email protected] bean was typical of the trips the 1803 and October 1804: three to ship maintenance and repair, privateer vessels, who had pa- Marty DeVine ‘Enterprize’ would make over the Caribbean under Capt. Wil- other ships sighted and rations pers from the French govern- [email protected] the next three-and-a-half years. liam Manning and one to Spain, for the crew. This document ment authorizing them to seize Patrice V. Culligan Surviving U.S. Customs mani- France and England under his provides rich historical context any ship trading with the for- [email protected] fests, newspaper advertisements successor, Ebenezer Eveleth. and detail not just for the ‘En- mer French colony of Santo Do- and court records tell us how the The logbook contains bi- terprize’, but also for similar mingo – now Haiti. schooner was loaded in Alexan- hourly entries that record the ships like the ones found during They took the ‘Enterprize’ Tina Franco dria with commodities like flour, schooner’s heading, speed and archaeological excavations to Baracoa on the neighboring Office Administrator [email protected] bread, beans, pork, beef, and, of the prevailing wind direction, along Alexandria’s waterfront island of Cuba, where it and its course, tobacco. It returned from as well as daily observations of in recent years. cargo were sold. Some of the the Caribbean with sugar, rum, the ship’s latitude and estimates The final entry in the log- cargo of sugar and logwood was GRAPHIC DESIGNER brandy, wine, coffee, oranges of its total distance traveled. book of the Schooner ‘Enter- purchased by an American mer- Chelsea West and even French passengers The logbook notes arrivals and prize’ was made on Oct. 24, chant and resold in Charleston, [email protected] fleeing the Haitian revolution. departures from ports, cargos 1804, after it had returned to South Carolina – the subject of In addition to these records bought and sold, bad weather, Alexandria from Europe. After another lawsuit – but the fate CONTRIBUTORS that help us document the ‘En- outbreaks of disease and even a a short trip to Philadelphia later of the Schooner ‘Enterprize’ Alexa Epitropoulos terprize,’ one of the schooner’s close run-in with a French pri- that autumn under a new cap- after its capture is currently un- Kim Gilliam logbooks also survives, having vateer. tain, William Lewis, it returned known. Allison Hageman been entered into evidence as It describes the daily op- to the Caribbean in the spring Dawn Hoiem part of an 1805 court case. It eration of the ship and life on of 1805. On July 19, the ‘Enter- Out of the Attic is provided by the Louise Krafft documents four voyages the board it, including entries about prize’ was boarded, and this Office of Historic Alexandria. Sarah Liu Dr. Vivek Sinha Jordan Wright Weekly Poll

ALEXTIMES LLC Last Week This Week Take the poll at alextimes.com Denise Dunbar Do you support City Council’s recent decision to What aspect of the Tokyo Olympics are you most Managing Partner allocate funds toward mental health resources instead looking forward to watching this summer? The Ariail family of keeping School Resource Officers in schools? A) Supporting Alexandrian Olympians. Suzanne Brock B) Advertisements featuring athletes. William Dunbar 61% No, funding for SROs should have remained in the budget. Mental health funding is a separate issue. C) Everything. HOW TO REACH US 110 S. Pitt St. 36% Yes, it's a better alternative to the SRO program. D) The new events like karate, skateboarding, sports Alexandria, VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 2% I don't know. climbing and surfing. 703-739-0120 (fax) www.alextimes.com 1% What's an SRO? E) I don't plan on watching. WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 15, 2021 | 29

Weekly Words DEATH NOTICES SHIRLEY CLIFFORD (100), of Alexandria, July 5, 2021

ELIZABETH CLINE (99), of Alexandria, July 3, 2021

MARY CORKERN (74), formerly of Alexandria, July 6, 2021

GARY JOHNSTON (68), formerly of Alexandria, July 2, 2021

MARY RIXEY (94), of Alexandria, July 7, 2021

VIRGINIA MASSE (86), of Alexandria, July 6, 2021 Solutions from last week last Solutions from

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