'Life Finds a Way' a West End Oasis

Alexandria Times

Vol. 17, No.30 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper. JULY 29, 2021 A West End oasis Winkler Botanical Preserve is a hidden gem, providing a tranquil natural space BY OLIVIA ANDERSON

An unassuming gravel pathway at the end of a street lined with townhomes leads to the Winkler Botanical Preserve, a 44-acre park tucked away in Alexandria’s West End that also happens to be located right off of I-395. Replete with paved hiking trails, a collection of diverse plant species and an undulating waterfall pouring into a large pond, the park is the city’s second largest, yet arguably most underutilized, green space. For the first time since 2019 and the second time in its 40-year history, the secluded preserve partnered with Northern Virginia Regional Park COURTESY PHOTO Authority last weekend to provide a walking tour The Alexandria Drive-In attracted more than 20,000 people during its nearly year-long run. during which experts talked about the privately owned site’s extensive history and the details behind its native flora and fauna. The tour was part of an effort to expand aware- ‘Life finds a way’ SEE WINKLER | 6 side service, classical music concerts sprout- Alexandria Drive-In was a pandem- ed in secret gardens and, surprisingly, the ic-era community effort screen of a drive-in movie theater became a BY CODY MELLO-KLEIN beacon of hope for the city. The Alexandria Drive-In’s rise to prom- When Dr. Ian Malcolm, played by Jeff Gold- inence during the pandemic was one of the blum, famously said, “Life finds a way” in the most unexpected success stories of 2020. For 1993 classic “Jurassic Park,” he was referring almost a year, the drive-in has provided res- to the evolutionary miracle, the way that life idents with a pandemic-safe form of enter- can adapt to survive and thrive. tainment and a way to support local nonprof- During the last year of a global pandem- its through ticket sales. ic that irrevocably changed how people live, At a time when most people were lost in work and play, those words became more rel- the dark – isolated from family and friends evant than ever. Despite the darkness caused or at a loss for what to do – residents flocked by loss and uncertainty, there were glimmers to the shining silver screen of the Alexandria of light in the ways people adapted to the Drive-In like moths to a flame. “new normal.” In Alexandria, restaurants shifted to curb- SEE DRIVE-IN | 11

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It will also include to take place and will in- his second match, Round is signed with Top Rank The second annual a fashion demonstration in clude food, wine and live of 16, against Gleb Bakshi and Antonio Leonard Pro- event will take place on which local boutiques, sa- music. of Russia. motions. Sept. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 lons and area retail brands For more information, IsLey is a T.C. Williams [email protected] p.m., spanning from low- will showcase styles from visit festivalspeedstylealex. er King Street to Market the themed cars on display, com. Square. according to the release. [email protected] Cameron Station Speak Easy features city’s carjacking suspect legislative director arrested Police arrested a man on Station Boulevard. The The latest episode of politics, including the pe- the last Wednesday of ev- who is the suspect in a two victims in the vehicle Speak Easy, the Alexandria culiarities of working for a ery month and features confirmed armed carjack- did not sustain any injuries, Times’ podcast, features Democratic super minori- one on one conversations ing that occurred on Tues- according to a news release. Sarah Taylor, the city’s leg- ty in the Oklahoma state with the people who make day night, according to the A helicopter was called in to islative director. senate, the intensity of Alexandria tick. Check out Alexandria Police Depart- assist in the investigation, Taylor sat down with Virginia General Assembly the latest episode on Spoti- ment. and police took the suspect Times Editor Cody Mel- sessions and the strategy fy, Audible and Apple Pod- The incident occurred on into custody at 9:20 p.m. on lo-Klein to talk about her of state level politics. casts. Tuesday around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. career in state and local Speak Easy releases on [email protected] in the 500 block of Camer- [email protected] 4 | JULY 29, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES WEEKLY BRIEFING Alexandria nonprofits receive Heating & Air Conditioning 703-683-1996 Inova grants AInova Health Sys- powerment, The Cam- partnerships that address tem awarded $240,000 in pagna Center, Carpenter’s population health needs Community Health Fund Shelter, The Child and and promote equity, ac- grants to 14 nonprofits in Family Network Cen- cording to the release. In the DMV, including seven ters, Nueva Vida, SCAN 2021, in order to address Keeping Alexandria nonprofits, ac- of Northern Virginia and the needs of residents Alexandrians cool cording to a news release. United Community. during the pandemic, Ino- The local nonprofits The Community Health va doubled its funding for for over that received grants in- Fund is used to invest in community health grants. 40 years. clude Capital Youth Em- the community through [email protected] COVID-19 cases surge www.rbincorporated.com Alexandria is experi- ment. There were 16 new izations and deaths due to encing another surge in cases of COVID-19 report- COVID-19 are occurring COVID-19 cases caused ed on Tuesday, and the among those who are still primarily by the highly city had a seven-day mov- unvaccinated, according contagious Delta vari- ing average of 13.3 cases. to CDC Director Rochelle ant, which the Centers for The current city-wide, Walensky. Disease Control and Pre- seven-day moving average Free vaccine clinics are vention said accounts for is at its highest level since being held daily in the more than 80% of current May 4. Widespread vac- city. For more information cases nationwide. cination steadily lowered or to register for the vac- Alexandria is now in the city’s caseload this cine, visit alexandriava. the “substantial trans- spring, but 32.8% of city gov/vaccines. mission” category for residents age 12 and old- The CDC recommended COVID-19, which is the er still have not received on Tuesday that all people, second highest level, at any doses of the COVID-19 even those who are fully 56.64 cases per 100,000 vaccine, making them par- vaccinated, resume wear- residents in the last seven ticularly vulnerable to the ing masks indoors in pub- days, according to the Al- Delta variant. 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WINKLER FROM | 1 a poll asking community me,” Winkler tour guide and to 50 children per week for back in some capacity. members whether they had 37-year staff member Tom 10 weeks. “You would think Two years ago, NOVA ness and accessibility to ever visited the Winkler Bo- Sundin said, citing that for that, having all those stu- Parks approached Winkler a hidden gem with which tanical Preserve, to which 20 years the preserve of- dents, word would get out. staff about joining forces many Alexandrians might 57.6% of respondents, 223 fered school programs stu- So, when people come up to connect more citizens not be familiar. voters, answered, “I’ve nev- dents would attended three to me and say, ‘I’ve never to the natural world. Win- Local news outlet ALX- er heard of it before now.” times a year, as well as sum- heard of this’ I say ‘Why?’” kler agreed, and the result NOW recently conducted “That’s really strange to mer camps that garnered up The reason could be due was a sold-out walking in part to the fact that the tour that took place in July preserve doesn’t have much 2019. There was no hike the parking space, hence the following year due to the reason NOVA Parks shut- COVID-19 pandemic, but tled groups of people from Gilbert, who said that now the meeting spot to the pre- is the “right time” to con- serve for the July 24 tour. tinue the tours, hinted that This lack of awareness could plans for future events are also be because Winkler’s already cooking. former Executive Director “Twice makes a tradi- Jodie Smolik, who was in tion,” Gilbert said. “It’s a charge of stewarding many great partnership; this is a popular programs, retired remarkable spot to explore. three years ago. I think it works to partner In addition to the school with NOVA Parks – we’re programs and summer in the business of bringing camps, Smolik former- people into nature, and this ly oversaw the preserve’s is that.” many walking tour options, Gilbert also said that the some of which included col- collaboration was possi- laborations with the home ble because of the Winkler health care organization Foundation, without which Sunshine House, elderly the preserve would not ex- homes, birding groups and ist. nursery schools. Back in the 70s, as a way When Smolik left, so did to fulfill developer and en- the camps, but Paul Gilbert, vironmentalist Mark Win- executive director of NOVA kler’s dream of creating a Parks, said the most recent nature preserve open to collaboration with the pre- the public, his wife Cath- serve is one step toward bringing these programs SEE WINKLER | 7

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WINKLER FROM | 6 ing machines and refrigera- said. tors, to placing many stones The hike proved eluci- It was [Winkler's] vision to do this erine Winkler Herman and and constructing a waterfall dating to many attendees, preserve and his family then created daughter Tori Thomas en- by hand. whose phones were out and the foundation [that] made this all happen.” sured their land was sanc- According to Sundin, the eyes were peeled for every – Paul Gilbert, tioned, forming a founda- waterfall, which is fed using interesting factoid Sundin executive director, NOVA Parks tion in 1981 and bringing on a pump, serves several pur- staff three years later. poses. Not only was it cre- SEE WINKLER | 8 “It was [Winkler's] vi- ated for aesthetic reasons, sion to do this preserve and but it also helps to aerate his family then created the the water and mitigate pol- foundation [that] made this lution, as well as countervail all happen,” Gilbert said. the traffic sounds resonat- “There’s a lot of justified ing from I-395 that might pride in what they creat- disturb the peaceful atmo- ed, … so that’s part of what sphere. we’re trying to do in part- Even with all the mea- nering with Winkler, is help sures staff took to curate a more people see it, experi- serene oasis, Sundin said ence it.” that because of the pre- During the tour, Sundin, serve’s proximity to the who has been on staff since highway – it’s the lowest the very beginning, told at- point on the 250-acre track tendees that when he first – trash piles continue to be started working at Winkler, one of his “biggest buga- the preserve “looked noth- boos.” ing” like it does now. “Every time it rains here, There was no pond or wa- this just becomes a trash terfall, only acres upon acres dump because people are of grapevines, trash piles just throwing their things and dense, wild forest. The out the window, not think- team spent five years cleaning about it, and everything ing up the woods, a feat that gets washed around here. involved a lot of labor-inten- Every day I could be out here sive work, from carting out cleaning something because dumpsters full of old wash- it just washes in,” Sundin

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WINKLER FROM | 8 Walker, a tour participant that it would not [make it],” green space. The only larger ple as possible to the pre- and longtime city resident, Walker, who wrote a letter in green space is the 50-acre serve that he openly refers the building located adja- said she recalled the com- opposition to the develop- Dora Kelley Nature Park, to as his home. cent to the preserve, sought munity pushback well. ment, said. “This really got nestled in the Holmes Run “It’s my baby,” Sundin said. to build a parking facility “It was an outrage. It was people [going]. It was just Stream Valley Gorge and As far as the fate of envi- for it, which would have en- just an outrage, and [there a treasure; I mean there’s managed by the Virginia ronmental education oppor- croached on the preserve. was] huge support just from nothing else like it.” Department of Wildlife Re- tunities, the Winkler board Perhaps unsurprisingly, everywhere in the commu- In Alexandria, the Win- sources. is still in the process of de- the request drew ire from nity. People were just fit to kler Botanical Preserve is Although he acknowl- termining next steps, but at residents of the area. Sissy be tied about the potential the largest privately owned edged the power of grass- the end of the tour, one hiker, roots campaigns, Sundin Claudia Silvia, said she would also stressed that land de- write a letter encouraging velopment has a place. continuation of the programs. “This place wouldn’t be Silvia, who worked as a there if it wasn’t for [the science educator for 43 years, nearby Winkler-owned] stressed the importance of buildings. The money gen- learning about nature in or- erated from those buildings der to equip children with a went to fund all the school “frame of reference” when it programs, all the camps, comes to caring for the envi- my salary and everything ronment. You don't need a lot of product if you you see here. So, land devel- “It’s important for the have the right product. opment is tough but neces- survival of the planet and sary,” Sundin said. for young peoples’ aware- The next iteration of the ness,” Silvia said. “You preserve is currently un- don’t protect something clear, though Sundin em- you don’t know anything phasized that he “knows it’s about.” going to be good” and looks For more information forward to leading upcom- about the preserve, call ing hiking tours in addition 703-578-7888. to introducing as many peo- [email protected]

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DRIVE-IN FROM | 1 heart every day.” ble where I was like, ‘Or we could just open [a drive-in], Against all odds, life Humble beginnings maybe?’” found a way. Although the Alexan- Brooks eventually con- The drive-in comes to a dria Drive-In became a lo- nected with Grant, chief close on Saturday with its cal phenomenon during the operating officer at ALX final showing, “Shrek,” but pandemic, the original con- Community, who shared his it does so after making a cept for the drive-in started vision for what Alexandria’s sizable impact on the com- as nothing more than a nov- version of a drive-in could munity. More than 20,000 el idea at the dinner table. be. people attended showings In June 2020, Brooks, “It started with the of silver screen classics like chief creative officer at premise that everybodyADOPT was ABLE PET OF THE WEEK “Back to the Future,” “Star Building Momentum, and stuck home and we would Wars” and, yes, “Jurassic his wife were brainstorm- find them a safe way to find Park,” according to Kelly ing ideas for how to “change some entertainment,” Grant Grant, of ALX Community, things up” in terms of en- said. “And immediately, we who along with Building tertainment for their chil- agreed on the fact that it Momentum’s Allen Brooks, dren. Brooks suggested wasn’t going to be a venue founded the drive-in. Ticket heading to one of a number to actually earn any money. PHOTO/ALEXANDRIA DRIVE-IN sales from the drive-in pro- of drive-ins that had popped We were actually going to The 220-capacity drive in lot was more often than not full to the vided more than $150,000 in up in the region during the give all the proceeds to lo- brim with cars. support to local nonprofits. pandemic, but then he had cally loved nonprofits, and “It’s probably the finest an idea. that’s what we did.” thing I’ve ever had the op- “I kind of had this mo- From there, the duo portunity to participate in ment of realization that we quickly learned that bring- and do,” Grant said. “It’s a had a relationship at my ing this idea to life required true community effort. It company, Building Momen- more than a vision and a was made by the communi- tum, with the Stonebridge dream. The location at Ei- ty, for the community and firm, who owns 5001 Eisen- senhower Avenue was a it went back to the commu- hower Ave. So, I had this nity. It actually melts my moment at the dinner ta- SEE DRIVE-IN | 13

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DRIVE-IN FROM | 11 were restricted to their cars during screenings. start, but they still need- In the beginning, the ed to transform the empty drive-in, with all its moving lot into a drive-in theater parts, was an entirely vol- and that required finding unteer-run operation, with a screen, licensing rights about 500 volunteers lend- to play films, city permits, ing their time to help oper- food, safety protocols, re- ate the theater. strooms and signage. “A L X [Community] Grant and Brooks part- pitched in at every single nered with business own- drive-in and every nonprof- ers throughout the city and it that we supported actu- region in order to find cre- ally provided volunteers,” ative solutions and build Grant said. “Then, we just the foundation for the Al- asked people around, and exandria Drive-In. everyone wanted to help. “It really was the story of Literally, the whole drive-in all of these people coming was run by volunteers.” together with their differ- Eventually, as fall ap- ent skill sets that were com- proached and some volun- plementary to everybody teers went back to school else’s,” Brooks said. or work, Grant and Brooks Grant and Brooks part- hired staff to assist with nered with FunFlicks to rent running the drive-in. a movie screen and found a valet service that wasn’t Big screen appeal working during the pan- At the center of the demic to handle parking. drive-in were the movies More and more organi- themselves, which ranged zations rallied around the from animated, fami- drive-in. Best Impressions ly-friendly fare to superhe- donated signage, while Hel- ro and action films. biz, an e-scooter company, Early on, Brooks reached donated scooters so that out to Mark O’meara, owner drive-in staff could navi- of Cinema Arts Theatres and gate the expansive parking University Malls Theaters lot. in Fairfax, to license mov- According to Grant, pro- ies and eventually worked viding food to hungry mov- out a deal with Universal. iegoers was an interesting The drive-in later expanded challenge, but they found to include films from other a solution in the form of studios, including Disney Goodfynd, a company de- and its library of animated signed to partner event or- films and superhero block- ganizers with food trucks. busters, but jumpstarting Users could purchase food the drive-in with Universal online and contact free, films like “Jurassic Park,” and drive-in staff would run it to the attendees, who SEE DRIVE-IN | 14

It really was the story of all of these people coming together with their different skills.” – Allen Brooks, PHOTO/ALEXANDRIA DRIVE-IN chief creative officer, Building Momentum For parents throughout the city, the Alexandria Drive-In was one of the only forms of pandemic-safe entertainment. 14 | JULY 29, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

DRIVE-IN FROM | 13 needed, and we also picked “Alexandria is this per- ings quickly sold out, with some really good movies fectly knitted community the 220-car capacity drive- You could see which was the first movie those first couple of months,” where when word gets [out], in packed full of families, a movie where screened at the drive-in in Brooks said. “I mean, ‘Juras- people attend and people couples and eager movie- even if you've August 2020, and “Back to sic Park’ holds up. I could go in force,” Sean Casey, a goers. For two hours, the seen it before or the Future” resulted in im- watch it every day.” commander in the Alexan- drive-in became a balm for you could watch it mediate and startling levels In a city like Alexandria, dria Sheriff’s Office who those looking to get out of online, it recreated of success. with its tight-knit neighbor- volunteered at the drive-in, their homes at a time when “It was the right thing at hoods, word of the drive-in said. there were few forms of es- the experience of the right time that people spread quickly. The first slate of screen- capism. going out again and “You could see a movie created a sense of where even if you’ve seen it normalcy during a before or you could watch it crazy hectic time.” Security & Data Breach online, it recreated the experience of going out again – Sean Casey, volunteer, Alexandria and created this sense of Not a matter of If, but When Drive-In normalcy during a crazy, hectic time,” Casey said. For parents, the drive-in If tomorrow morning you signed into the network, was also a chance to intro- experience in a year defined and your system was locked and files encrypted: duce their children to the by isolation. magic of cinema outside of “Parents would have - What would you do? streaming a movie on Net- birthday parties there and - Who would you call? flix or Disney Plus. they would park four or five - How would the costs be covered: “Kids who had never cars in a row so that kids gone to the movies before could see other kids for a - For Restoration? had seen their very first little bit,” Brooks said. “Or, - For Business Interruption? movies at the drive-in,” neighborhoods would come Grant said. and sit before the movie But for most people outside their cars and be six who caught a screening on feet away and wear masks We can assist with: Eisenhower Avenue, the and be connected again and drive-in’s appeal was more see people they hadn’t got- Education & Planning than just two hours of entertainment – it was a social SEE DRIVE-IN | 16 Breach Response Services

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DRIVE-IN FROM | 14 ten the chance to see.” The organizers behind the drive-in aimed to foster this sense of community as a way to enhance the experience and remind people what their ticket price was going toward. “If you’ve ever been to Disneyland or Disney World, when the gates open, people are smiling, waving, jumping up and down,” Ca- sey said. “We created that atmosphere the moment the gates opened.” “Kids were jumping on roofs, being all excited. Be- fore the movies would start, we would tell the story on the major loudspeaker of why we were there and what peoples’ time and ticket price was actually doing. In- stead of clapping, it became beeping, so the entire parking lot would be beeping and cheering,” Grant said.

Ripple effect PHOTO/ALEXANDRIA DRIVE-IN Now, with COVID-19 re- A stormtrooper patrolled one of the screenings of "Star Wars." strictions easing and day- light savings time making “It was never intended to cording to Grant. the city, his experience at the coexist with this lockdown it difficult to screen family be a long-term venture. It The money raised Alexandria Drive-In became for a while and be creative friendly movies earlier than was intended to be exactly through the drive-in will more than just two hours of about some entertainment 9 p.m., the curtains are what it was, something that also provide partial schol- Hollywood escapism. experiences,” Lawson said. closing at the Alexandria was built for the communi- arships for 17 Alexandria “It was kind of a state- “That’s what I felt like: it was Drive-In, but its impact will ty, by the community and City High School students, ment that life goes on and ‘life finds a way.’” linger long after 5001 Ei- gave back to the commu- mammograms for 125 wom- we’re going to find a way to [email protected] senhower becomes an emp- nity,” Grant said. “We may en, adoptions for three lo- ty lot again. see another opportunity cal children and STEM pro- to bring it back, but at this grams for girls in the city. Handyman Services point, it has done more than “It feels pretty great that Division of Maid Services, Inc. I ever dreamed of when it we were able to make such • Bathrooms • Painting started. It’s the proudest an impact for our communi- • Plumbing • Electrical I’ve ever been of the whole ty with a crazy idea that was • Carpentry • Drywall Repair community.” cooked up at a dining room Kitchen Power Washing • • The more than $150,000 table,” Brooks said. in donations collected John Lawson was one Maid Services Inc. through ticket sales has of the first people to sign gone toward local nonprof- up for the drive-in’s initial • Weekly • Apartments • Bi-Weekly • Condominiums its including ACT for Alex- screening of “Jurassic Park” • Monthly • Townhouses andria, Volunteer Alexan- in August. At the time, he • One Time • Single Homes dria, the National Breast said it was an opportunity Cancer Foundation, Jireh’s for him and his wife to get Office: Place and ATHENA Rapid out of the house and en- 703-560-6243 Response Innovation Lab. joy a more traditional date The first few screenings night. Lawson had not been Cell and Text: alone resulted in more than to a drive-in since he was a 703 629-9977 PHOTO/ALEXANDRIA DRIVE-IN Bruce Elton $15,000 for ACT’s efforts to teenager in the 1960s. Owner maidservicesinc.com fight systemic racism, ac- Like for so many people in A DeLorean was on hand during a screening of "Back to the Future." WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 29, 2021 | 17 Bikeshare expansion planned Traffic and Parking Board expected to vote on expanding service in September BY KATHERINE HAPFOOD

Members of the Traf- fic and Parking Board and city staff discussed long- in-the-works plans for the expansion of the Capital Bikeshare program during the TPB meeting on Mon- day. An overview of the planned bikeshare expansion was previously presented to the TPB in 2017, but there were “contrac- tional delays to get things moving,” according to Alex Block, a city planner. Staff presented an update on the plan to the board on Mon- PHOTO/CITY OF ALEXANDRIA day, with a final TPB vote These proposed locations are contingent on several steps including approval from city departments. expected to occur on Sept. 27. The existing bikeshare pare for the expansion of ing grant funding, so this really happy to show this According to the pre- stations are located mostly the city’s bikeshare pro- is a window into what we chart with the ending of sentation by Vicki Caudul- in the eastern and northern gram. were working through over the story, which is that we lo, the city’s Capital Bike- regions of Alexandria, with “Things are kind of com- the last couple of years,” share program manager, plans to not only add more plicated when you’re us- Caudullo said. “I’m really, SEE BIKESHARE | 18 the Virginia Department stations in Old Town but to of Transportation, which is also add several stations in funding the Bikeshare Ex- the West End. In regard to pansion Project, approved the final seven bikeshare the city’s purchase request locations that have yet to for 26 total bikeshare sta- be determined, Casey Kane, tions. These stations will be a member of the board, en- located throughout Alexan- couraged staff to prioritize dria and will have pedal and locations around Holmes electronic bikes available for Run. use. “I hope that one or more Currently, city depart- of [the locations to be de- ments are reviewing 19 termined] can be consid- locations, and the TPB al- ered for the Holmes Run ready approved six station Trail network itself,” Kane locations in 2017 and six said. locations in 2020. There According to Caudullo, will be seven more locations the approval process took brought before the board for much longer than usual, as approval in September, and an extra layer of approvals then the final seven loca- was needed since the bike- tions are expected to begin share program is funded the determination and ap- by VDOT and not the city. proval process in September. In a diagram briefly shown Those last seven locations by Caudullo, dozens of ap- will then be approved in the provals were required over spring of 2022. the past few years to pre- 18 | JULY 29, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

BIKESHARE FROM | 17 approval. The city’s presen- tation to the board on Mon- have VDOT approval, which day involved no board ac- [then means] funding.” tion; instead, a request will Three of the 19 approved be made at the meeting on bikeshare stations will re- Sept. 27. quire public parking remov- “The Traffic and Parking al. For one bikeshare sta- Board obviously has the role tion, located at the Charles of approving locations that Barrett Branch Library, it would remove parking,” has yet to be determined Caudullo said. whether public parking will Another issue Kane need to be removed. There brought up is that five of will be public outreach and the proposed stations are input regarding the poten- located outside of the ser- tial removal of parking, ac- vice area indicated by Cap- cording to staff. ital Bikeshare. Electronic Of the seven newly pro- bikes are not allowed to be posed stations that will be stored outside of the ser- discussed more thoroughly vice area. at the September meeting, “If Capital Bikeshare only one location, at the thinks that some of our sta- intersection of Peyton and tions are outside of the ser- PHOTO/CITY OF ALEXANDRIA Map of currently existing bikeshare stations (maroon), and the 26 proposed stations funded by VDOT King streets, will require vice area, then some [e-bike (orange). the removal of two to three users] run the risk of get- parking spaces. ting charged more [mon- with Kane on the inconsis- [outside of the service area] app.” Caudullo said that bike- ey],” Kane said. tent electronic bike service are included, so that when The next Traffic and share stations that involve Caudullo said she will area. the stations expand, there Parking Board meeting will the removal of parking will be “advocating as much as “We are working are hopes that we can in- be held Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. require a community out- she can” in regard to the through protocol as to how clude more of the city and in City Council Chambers. reach process and the TPB's issue and that she agrees and why these stations e-bikes at a station docking [email protected]

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You may submit the Federal City to Alexan- chisement of American or update your registration dria and the surrounding women was regaining speed, information online through Virginia countryside, and Caroline earned a reputation the Virginia Department of 30 years prior to the start as an excellent public speak- Elections, vote.elections. of the American Civil War, er and delivered remarks at virginia.gov. Any eligible Caroline Hallowell was born several national suffrage in what was recognized as conventions. U.S. citizen who will be 18 Alexandria, D.C. on Aug. 20, In January 1883, suffrag- years old by the next general 1831. ist pioneer Susan B. Antho- election is eligible to register. 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Margaret Hallowell, at the “Mrs. Miller is about medium its intense conservatism … goods clerks, whose improp- alexandriava.gov/elections/ request of Alexandria Quak- height and over middle age. yet in that town she had seen er conduct provoked the im- info/default.aspx er Mary Stabler, opened the She was dressed with Quaker women stripped to the waist ?id=8222effb54910b8145f city’s first school for girls on simplicity [and] spoke with and brutally beaten in pub- SEE MILLER | 20 2ba507c26a79eb5a6 20 | JULY 29, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES WOMEN IMPACTED BY COVID-19 NEED YOUR HELP Alexandria The Alexandria Domestic Violence Safehouse – a place of refuge for many women impacted by the pandemic – needs your help. When women and their families are Celebrates Women able to leave the shelter, there is a need for housewares, MILLER FROM | 19 Suffrage Association. Co- distinctive location is the including silverware, pots and pans and dishes. 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“You have such a beautiful voice. I can't wait to hear it when you're older,” Prisca (Vicky Krieps) says to her young daughter, Maddox, at the beginning of “Old.” Be careful what you wish for, mom. Ever since writer-director M. Night Shyamalan made his sensational feature film debut with “The Sixth Sense” in 1999, his career has ridden wild swings of the pendulum, ranging from the brilliant and enduring – “Unbreakable,” “Signs” and “Split” – to the unspeakably awful – “The Happening,” “The Last Airbender” and “After Earth.” PHOTO/UNIVERSAL We hold our breath each Gael Garcia Bernal as Guy and Vicky Krieps as Prisca in "Old." time Shyamalan releases a new film, hoping the setup (Nolan River), arriving at a (Nikki Amuka-Bird), a psy- Trent, Thomasin McKenzie “The Missouri Breaks,” and will be tantalizing and the tropical resort for one last chologist, and her husband, as Maddox and Eliza Scanlen while it was something of a slow build will be filled with vacation. Unbeknownst to Jarin (Ken Leung), a nurse. as Kara. mess, it's clearly superior to tension and the inevitable the kids, Guy and Prisca The island is absolute- “Something is going on this near disaster. big reveal at the end will are about to separate, but ly breathtaking, with lush with time on this beach,” At times “Old” plays like leave us exhilarated. “May- they’ve agreed to withhold green foliage on one side of Jarin says, stating the obvi- an overlong episode of “The be he'll reach the heights this information from the the crystal-clear waters and ous for the audience. In an- Twilight Zone,” only with a again,” we think. children until after the trip. jagged red rocks on the other other howler of a line, Prisca much bigger budget and lo- Not this time. Not long after the family has side. But soon after the group says to her daughter, “I don't cation shooting. Perhaps it Shyamalan takes a big settled in, the resort manag- arrives, strange stuff starts know what’s happening ... might have worked better as gutsy dive off a deep dra- er (Gustaf Hammarsten) tells happening. sweetheart, but for now I an intimate psychological matic cliff in “Old,” which is them of an amazing private A naked and quite dead have another swimsuit in my set piece. based on the graphic novel beach on the other side of the blonde floats right into bag and maybe you should Shyamalan uncharac- “Sandcastle” by Pierre Oscar island that most other guests young Trent, and that change into that.” teristically has a couple of Levy and Frederik Peeters. don’t even know exists – but brings about the appearance “Old” eventually de- characters pretty much fig- But despite an intriguing he likes them, so he’s letting of Aaron Pierre as a rap- volves into scenes of gro- ure out what’s going on well premise, some Hitchcockian them in on the secret. per with the stage name of tesquery and questionable before we as the audience get camerawork and a few effec- Two other families come Mid-Sized Sedan. Mid-Sized taste, as when Trent and the “Big Reveal,” which is, tive, shocking scares, this is along on the trip. There’s Sedan parks himself with Kara, who still have the admittedly, compelling and a thudding disappointment the renowned doctor Charles the group, who can’t help emotional intelligence of makes for a better conclusion with surprisingly wooden (Rufus Sewell), his much but notice he keeps bleed- children, sleep together and than the setup. performances from fine ac- younger, selfie-obsessed ing from the nose even as Kara gets pregnant, or when Unfortunately, by the tors and some of the most ex- wife, Chrystal (Abbey Lee), he maintains he just met the another character’s bones time the twist is revealed, cruciatingly awful dialogue their 6-year-old daughter, dead woman last night be- keep cracking but heal be- it’s too late. The film has in any movie this year. Kara (Kylie Begley), Charles’ fore she was found floating fore they’ve reset. Other sunk under the weight of the “Old” kicks off with Guy aged mother, Agnes (Kath- in the ocean. elements of the script are flat performances, stilted (Gael Garcia Bernal), his leen Chalfant), and Agnes’ This is when the weird- just plain odd, such as when dialogue and the arbitrary wife, Prisca (Krieps), their dog, and really M. Night, ness really kicks in. All three Charles blurts out lines such “rules” of the island. Not 11-year-old daughter, Mad- you’re going to bring a dog kids suddenly age into ado- as, “Do you know Jack Nich- even Mid-Sized Sedan could dox (Alexa Swinton), and into this impending night- lescents and then teenagers, olson did a film with Marlon turn this gibberish into a co- their 6-year-old son, Trent mare? And we have Patricia with Alex Wolff now playing Brando?” Yes, it was called hesive hit. 22 | JULY 29, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES REAL TALK How do you know when it’s the right time to sell? In a sellers’ market, knowing when and why to sell a home is vital BY MARY ELLEN ROTONDO

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Run in Sept, Oct, Nov, and Dec 2020 26 | JULY 29, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES Our View We the people Opinion It’s easy to conflate a location with its government, implying that the government actually is the place. “Where the press is free and every man is able to read, all is safe.” For example, the City of Alexandria is a legally defined geographic entity and we do have a local government that approves ordinances pro- - Thomas Jefferson viding for public safety and regulating commerce and conduct under the larger umbrella of state and federal law. Photo of the Week But our local government is not Alexandria. Instead, we the people of Alexandria are the city. Our local ordinances emanate from our elected City Council, the members of which are, in turn, answerable to the people of this city. Not the other way around. It is important to remember, particularly in an election year, who is ultimately in charge. Each of us helps to form the whole. E pluribus unum. Two refreshing stories on the front page of this week’s Alexandria Times are prime examples of individuals and non-governmental entities making a huge difference in our city. “A West End oasis” tells the story of the Winkler Botanical Preserve, which was the brainchild of environ- mentalist and developer Mark Winkler and his family. They formed a foundation which made the still-privately owned Winkler Preserve possible. A generation of children throughout Alexandria grew up attending summer camp at Winkler. Indeed, competition was so fierce for slots in the sought-after program that, in the pre-internet era, parents would impatiently await the camp brochure in the mail, then send back a deposit registering that same day. To wait was to lose out. School children from Alexandria’s public and private schools also visited Winkler for one-day programs that enabled our urban/suburban youth to spend a day in the forest – and sometimes included an oppor- PHOTO/J.D. MADDOX Water erupts from sewer covers at Gibbon and Royal tunity to taste an insect. streets at about 8:15 p.m. on Monday during a storm It was sad to learn that these programs have been discontinued with with heavy rainfall the retirement of longtime Executive Director Jodie Smolik. Here’s hoping that they’re reinstated soon. Meanwhile, “Life finds a way” describes how residents innovated to Our politicians are inviting crime provide a COVID-19-safe entertainment venue for their fellow residents during last year’s pandemic lockdowns. To the editor: providing a permissive environment Residents Kelly Grant and Allen Brooks, like many people, lament- My opponent in the race for for crime will somehow prevent it – is a ed the socialization opportunities that vanished during the pandemic. Virginia House of Delegates’ 45th recipe for disaster. They decided to do something about it by opening a drive-in movie the- District, Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Recent data shows that Alexandria atre within the city. is known for her anti-police position. has experienced a 19% increase in As a result of the Alexandria Drive-In, families were able to get out After her aide was arrested last year crime. And we’re now seeing the of the house and view a movie together; children had a venue where so- for assaulting a police officer, it was on spread of potential MS-13 gang cially distanced birthday parties could be held; neighbors could gather full display: She publicly praised her tags. A senior police officer recently – outside and masked – then watch the flick in their own vehicles. aide instead of condemning violence complained to me that his hands are It was a creative solution that met a community need, and it took against police. tied by restrictions created by people considerable hard work and coordination to bring about. Although the Earlier this month, she confirmed like my challenger. duo worked with the city, as permits were required, the endeavor was her anti-police approach when she Removing SROs is an ideological a ground-up, citizen-led initiative rather than a taxpayer-funded, top- voted on City Council to defund School initiative with growing implications down program. Resource Officers, otherwise known for Virginia, as populist politicians The drive-in is now shutting down, having served its pandemic-era as police, in Alexandria City Public buy into the fantasy as a way to gain purpose. That, somehow, seems only natural, and is another key differ- Schools. Her vote defies common sense. votes. My opponent’s fellow council ence between private and government-led initiatives. While a private A recent Freedom of Information Act members described their decision as a initiative will wither when demand ebbs, government programs tend to request showed that in 930 school days victory for equity, but the only equity be immortal. there were 105 assaults, 127 incidents resulting from defunding police will So, an Alexandria “huzzah” for the Winkler family, who had the gen- of grand larceny and a reported rape at be the broader distribution of crime. erosity and foresight to create an urban oasis like the Winkler Botanical one school. Minorities will bear the brunt of it. Preserve, as well as Grant and Brooks, whose determination and com- As a former Central Intelligence If elected to the House of Delegates, munity spirit led them to open the Alexandria Drive-In. Agency counter-terrorism branch my opponent will take her anti- It’s nice to be reminded of the positive impact that individual Alexan- chief, I have no illusions about drians can have on life in our city. violence. My opponent’s fantasy – that SEE MADDOX | 27 WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 29, 2021 | 27 Old Town needs a quality Poor Robert's Ruminations growth plan with Rob Whittle To the editor: congestion nightmare. I’ve watched many major I don’t see any evidence ‘Hi. Where are you from?’ new housing projects in the that the administration has Everyone knows that Alexandria following us down the sidewalk. Old Town area, including the investigated the future scenarios is full of transplants from other cities Mosconi, of course, had a steel old bus terminal, Venue, Muse or developed a plan. For example, and towns. I’ve always considered this flashlight in his hand, the better to and Robinson Terminal and I the city touts the Amazon a compliment to our fair city. In some brain one of us. As we crossed the walk most days through Old headquarters win, but has had no places, they call these folks “come-her- street to granny’s, he made his move, Town, the cozy neighborhoods strategy to make all of the empty es.” I am a come-here from a place whacking my friend Tiger on the nog- and the wonderful waterfront. Old Town office buildings part of called Petersburg, Virginia, just south gin. There ensued a stand-off in gran- I’ve listened to voices on both the Amazon footprint. of Richmond. ny’s front yard as great uncles, cousins sides of the development vs. I believe the city Petersburg seems to have and granny herself peered historical conversation. And I administration is project-, data- more than its fair share of worriedly from the win- see all the empty office buildings and developer-driven. More characters for a city of about dows. Eventually, the gang throughout town. development means more tax 30,000. Some say that it’s departed, snarling insults What I see is the possibility revenue, and that’s a good thing. caused by the Kepone, a that I fervently hoped my of an Alexandria that is an even But, too much of one good thing chemical that was spewed Bible-thumping granny better place to live, with high can devalue the experience of into the local rivers, that didn’t hear. quality of life and something for living in Old Town. caused this imbalance that But it wasn’t all “mean everyone. All mixed together in a What I have not seen from created so many oddballs. In streets.” The best example walking town. Mayor Justin Wilson and his any event, it was a wonder- of a Petersburg character ROB What I don’t see is leadership administration is the necessary ful place to grow up. was a story my friend Val from the city administration to understanding of the effects Young Petersburgers WHITTLE told me about his friend develop a quality growth plan of development and growth. used to congregate on summer eve- George. The two of them were attend- for Alexandria. Development We need a set of quality nings at the public basketball/tennis ing the annual Christmas party at the is good when it adds value and growth guiding principles that courts to flirt and drink beer under the estimable Petersburg Home for Ladies compelling attraction. When it incorporates great ideas into stars. This, in fact, was the only enter- where their mothers were ensconced. adds shoddy construction and Old Town that will improve tainment in town, apart from the Blue George sidled up to Val and said, exacerbates flooding, traffic, the quality of our lives, in part Star drive-in theatre. “See that gal over there across the access and parking shortfalls – through a thoughtful mix of I once beheld the great and favored room?” (The gal in question was in well, that’s not quality growth. residences, offices and services. son of Petersburg, Moses Malone, bas- her sixties). “Yes,” Val replied. “What Our experience has been Maybe a group of residents, ketballing under the watchful eyes of about her?” George said, “When we that the city goes out of its way representing all points of such luminaries as coaching greats were young, I was hiding up in a tree on to favor and pass development, view, possessing the necessary Lefty Driesell and Dean Smith. He fin- Sycamore Street, and she came walk- no matter how poorly planned planning, quality of life, ished the game without so much as a ing down the sidewalk. As soon as she and executed, and refuses to development, environmental glance toward the coaches, got in his got beneath me, I jumped down and I step up and resolve problems its impact and business expertise, car and went home. put the Petersburg Slow Boy on her. developer-friendly stance creates ought to develop a quality growth One chap who would occasional- Val peered at his friend, bemused. for residents. plan and provide it to the city. ly grace us with his presence was an “What’s the Petersburg Slow Boy?” How many of you wonder if If we can’t depend on the city 18-year-old by the name of Mosconi. George looked back at his friend and the city administration has any to do it, maybe we need to take His patented move was to reach into answered, “You know. The Slow Boy.” idea what the population of Old responsibility for Old Town’s his trunk and find some metal object Then George walked away to refill his Town will be every weekday at 5 future and give the city the such as a tire iron so he could menace punch cup. p.m. when all the new residential guidance it needs. the rest of us. Once he chased Jimmy For some reason and for many rea- developments and the offices are -John Skibinski, Shannon with his tire iron, hurled it sons, I always thought that was a cool populated again? We could have a Alexandria at him and missed. Shannon, a start- story, so I repeated it to my friends. ing guard on the Uinversity of Virgin- Years later, I saw George at a funeral. I MADDOX FROM | 26 More toxic legislation is ia football team, wheeled around and barely knew him, but he came up to me exactly what we don’t need. proceeded to beat the crap out of his and said, “I hear you been telling the police initiatives with her. The Instead, we must prosecute would-be tormentor. Slow Boy story.” outgoing delegate, Mark Levine, crime according to the law, and My own brush with Mosconi was af- “Yes,” I replied. “What IS the Pe- recently acknowledged there’s we must ensure that our police ter the annual Petersburg High Thanks- tersburg Slow Boy?” George eyed me no difference between my officers have better training, giving Day football game. Mosconi with an enigmatic smile and strode opponent and himself, and this better pay and the resources and his boys rode by my friends and I off. should frighten Democrats and and political support to do their walking down Sycamore Street. I was Republicans alike. Legislation jobs in service to the whole headed for granny’s house for Thanks- The writer is CEO of Williams Whittle like his failed “Good Apple” bill community. giving dinner. Mosconi must have seen Advertising and is the author of two would only sow discord in the -J.D. Maddox, something in us he didn’t like, for he historical novels, “Pointer’s War” police ranks. Alexandria pulled his car over and his gang started and “Pointer and the Russian.” 28 | JULY 29, 2021 OUT OF THE ATTIC ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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Cody Mello-Klein Editor to Alexandria [email protected] Historic Alexandria was saddened to hear of the pass- Olivia Anderson Reporter ing of Gladys Davis, who was [email protected] 103, this month. Born in Alex- andria to Winnie and Ezekiel Katherine Hapgood Howard, Davis lived almost Intern the entirety of her life in the [email protected] city, with the exception of her time at Tuskegee Institute. Margaret Stevens She made a lasting impact on Sales Director [email protected] multiple generations of Alex- andrians as an employee of Patrice V. Culligan the Alexandria Public Library. Publisher Emerita In fact, she worked for the Al- [email protected] exandria Library for 61 years, making her one of the two lon- gest-serving city employees. ADVERTISING Davis was born and grew Margaret Stevens up at 1112 Queen St., in a fam- [email protected] ily of eight girls and two boys. COURTESY PHOTO Gladys Davis. Marty DeVine Education and church atten- [email protected] dance were important to her Robinson Library by librarian book that was available at the the new Charles Beatley, Jr. Patrice V. Culligan parents, and in a 2013 oral his- Sarah Murphy Carr in 1947. She Barrett Branch, but not at the Library opened in 2000, Davis [email protected] tory interview (https://www. continued to work at the Rob- Robinson Library, Davis had transferred to the Children’s youtube.com/watch?v=UF- inson Library until the library to pick up the book from the Department there. She retired sAympqCCY), Davis said with system desegregated in 1960. Barrett Branch on her way in 2008. Tina Franco pride that all of her parents’ In her oral history inter- to work. The last six months A voracious reader herself, Office Administrator [email protected] children were able to contin- view, Davis noted that while that the Robinson Library was Davis insisted in multiple in- ue their educations after high schools for African American open, Davis was its only staff terviews that her favorite book school. She attended Park- Alexandria children often only member, as Carr returned was Louisa May Alcott’s “Lit- GRAPHIC DESIGNER er-Gray High School at its received the old books from home to North Carolina. tle Women.” When asked why, Chelsea West original location. the schools for white children After the Robinson Library she said it reminded her of her [email protected] After Davis graduated from in Alexandria’s segregated closed, Davis moved to the large family and her seven sis- Tuskegee, she attended both school system, the Robinson Library Bookmobile and then ters. CONTRIBUTORS the National Institute of Prac- Library received new books. the Barrett Library. Initially, Davis’ memorial service is Alexa Epitropoulos tical Nurses in Washington, Her responsibilities at that she was stationed in the back, today at 11 a.m. at Harvest As- Kim Gilliam and then Temple Business library included working the with typing assignments. sembly Baptist Church. Allison Hageman School. It was while at Temple desk, typing out the library Eventually, she was moved out Dawn Hoiem Business School that she was cards and shelving the books. to the front, where she worked Out of the Attic is provided by Louise Krafft recruited to clerk at the Robert If a patron requested a in the children’s room. When the Office of Historic Alexandria. Sarah Liu Dr. Vivek Sinha Jordan Wright Weekly Poll

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Weekly Words DEATH NOTICES CAROLYN BAYLISS (83), formerly of Alexandria, July 22, 2021

TRACI COOK (49), of Alexandria, July 8, 2021

RICHARD FLETCHER (63), of Alexandria, July 19, 2021

JEANETTE HUSSEY (98), of Alexandria, July 3, 2021

EUGENE OLMI (53), of Alexandria, July 19, 2021 Solutions from last week last Solutions from

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Khan 56 Needing to catch up 104 "1, 2 Step" singer 15 Legendary Yankees manager 71 Shows audacity 118 Big head 30 | JULY 29, 2021 ALEXANDRIA TIMES Classifieds In accordance with section Permit request for a New Use of PUBLIC NOTICE 11-500 of the zoning ordinance, trailers to be used as elementary the above listed request may be school classrooms; zone: RB/ approved administratively by the Townhouse. Director of Planning & Zoning. If School Name: George Washing- you have any comments regard- ton Middle School ALEXANDRIA PLANNING & ing the proposal above, please Applicant: Alexandria City Pub- ZONING DEPARTMENT contact Planning & Zoning staff lic Schools NOTICE OF ADMINISTRA- at 703.746.4666 or email the plan- PLANNER: Abigail Harwell– TIVE REVIEW ner listed no later than August Abigail.Harwell@alexandriava. 12, 2021. gov The following requests have been received for administrative Special Use Permit #2021-00075 review and approval. 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