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Office of 55+ Programs Arlington County 55+ Travel, 703-228- 9:25 a.m. Details, 703-228-4771. Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 Department of Parks and Recreation, 3829 4748. Registration required. 55+ Biking Group seeking rotating N. Culpeper St.; Walter Reed, 2909 S. Arlington N. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22207, NEW PROGRAMS: leaders for trips on bike paths/trails in 16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909 S. 703-228-4747, option 3 Overview of Phillips Collection, Arlington. Details, 703-228-4771. Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. “Flourishing After 55” from Arlington D.C., featuring French artists, Genealogy 101, basic research tips, 18th St. Changes Bonus Office of 55+ Programs 11/25-30/19 Monday, Nov. .25, 130 p.m., $6. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 11:30 a.m., Lee. Arlington County 55+ Centers will be Register, 703-228-5722. Details, 703-228-0555. 55+ Travel American Holiday closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Ballroom Dance instruction, Let’s keep on smiling, Tuesday, Nov. Festival, DAR, D.C., Army Band, Density Rules to Nov. 29 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Monday, Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m., $49/7 26, 10 a.m., Walter Reed. Details, 703- Sunday, Dec. 8, $5; Festival of Lights, 55+ Centers: Lee, 5722 Lee Hwy.; sessions, Walter Reed. Register early, 228-0955. Upper Marlboro, MD, Tuesday, Dec. Spur Affordable Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 703-228-0955. Is soy good for you? Tuesday, Nov. 26, 10, $12; Riverside Christmas N. Culpeper St.; Walter Reed, 2909 S. Country musicians and singers 11 a.m., Langston-Brown. Details, 703- Spectacular, Fredericksburg, 16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909 S. needed first and third Mondays, 11:15 228-6300. Wednesday, Dec. 11, $59 (includes Housing Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th a.m., Lee. Details, 703-228-0555. Arlington Walking Club members will lunch); National Museum of African St. Line dancing, absolute beginners, travel to Oxon Hill Farm, MD, American History and Culture, D.C., he Arlington County Mondays, 10:30 a.m., TJ Community Wednesday, Nov. 27, 9:30 a.m., $4. Friday, Dec. 13, $6; National Theatre, Board on Saturday, Nov. 55+ Travel Metropolitan Museum of Center. Details, 703-228-4771. Register, 703-228-4771. D.C., “Fiddler on the Roof,” Saturday, T 16, moved to spur the Art, NY, NY, Monday, Nov. 25, $83; Senior ice skating, MedStar Capitals Dec. 14, $110. Call Arlington County Thanksgiving Dinner at Dutch’s Iceplex, Ballston Quarter, Mondays, Programs 12/8-14/19 55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. creation of more affordable hous- Daughter, Frederick, MD, $75. Call 8:10-9:20 a.m.; Wednesdays, 8:25- 55+ Centers: Lee, 5722 Lee Hwy.; Registration required. ing and meet public infrastructure and facility needs by revising bonus density maximums for site plan projects that would provide those public benefits. The Board also approved a redefinition of “low or moderate income” to allow the Board the flexibility to consider a higher affordability income range. “In keeping with the goals of our Affordable Housing Master Plan and our Housing Arlington Initia- tive, the Board’s action today gives us flexibility to approve additional density above the 25 percent maximum we now allow,” Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey said. “Bonus density has allowed us to build hundreds of units of affordable housing across Arlington, and particularly in the transit-rich Metro corridors, without relying on County funding. We believe this new flexibility will encourage developers to add more affordable homes in their projects.” Bonuses are a land use tool that allow for additional density and height above the level indicated on the General Land Use Plan and applicable zoning district stan- dards when the Board makes certain findings about the proposed development.The Board voted unanimously to amend the Zoning Ordinance to remove the current maximum combined bonus of 25 percent above that allowed in the respective zoning district for residential projects, or an additional 0.25 FAR for office projects in re- turn for providing affordable housing and community facilities. The Board voted instead to give itself the flexibility to consider more density, within the heights specified for each zoning district, for residential, commercial or hotel developments that propose to contribute affordable housing or community facilities. The Board also approved changes to the Gen- eral Land Use Plan. The Board’s actions followed a staff zoning study on bonus pro- visions for special exception site plans. The changes will allow the County to consider what bonus density is appropriate for a special exception site plan development See Housing, Page 5 2 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ November 20-26, 2019 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Puwen Gleans Vegetables and Friendships at AFAC Retiring after 13 years building the Plot Against Hunger Program. By Shirley Ruhe

uwen Lee walks into her office at the Arlington Food Assistance PCenter (AFAC) on Nelson Street, a little dusty from four hours of gleaning turnips, mustard greens and collards at USDA Beltsville Agricultural Re- search Station. She says, “We couldn’t see the end of the field of turnips.” Today she and eight volunteers had spent the morning gleaning 1,396 pounds of turnips and collard greens. Lee says a native of Arlington is an ento- mologist at the Agricultural Research Sta- tion who does research on bugs and has given AFAC access to the fields of vegetables. “Every time we go, we get a biol- ogy lesson.” AFAC is an independent, community- based non-profit food pantry that provides

dignified access to nutritious supplemental Photos by Shirley Ruhe groceries to over 2,400 families each week. With limited incomes, they often choose less expensive and less nutritious options than fresh produce. Lee is currently retiring as Volunteer Man- ager and as Associate Director of Programs and Plot Against Hunger at AFAC. This program relies on partnerships with local and regional farms, Arlington urban gardeners, Puwen Lee just returned from helping to glean AFAC truck loaded and ready for delivery to one of grocery stores, congregations, schools and 1,396 pounds of turnips and collard greens. their 13 sites. government agencies to increase the avail- ability of fresh fruits and vegetables for a while we were able to give people one Lee says Charlie did a large reorganiza- the gleaning concept. They had one school families in need. apple, one grapefruit. It was hit or miss. I tion of the system. “Things regularized, so and one farmer’s market the first year, and Lee remembers when she started as a said ‘can we ask gardeners if they will share helpful.” Rock Spring UCC was the first church to volunteer 13 years ago and the staff was their produce.’” Then one day she came in and found a participate a short while later. much smaller at six paid positions where it Lee started working at AFAC at the be- big box on her desk. It was full of seed In the beginning it was only the farmers has now grown to 20. A year or so after she ginning of the recession so she says they packets. “They told me, ‘you’re the gar- market at Courthouse and now there are volunteered, AFAC had a part time open- realized they had to tighten their belts. In- dener; you figure out what to do.’” She said eight or nine farmers markets that donate ing for a staff member, and Lee took off stead of buying cans of black beans, they she was lucky she had a boss in the volun- their produce. “Farmers are happy to do that running. Charles Meng, CEO of AFAC says, started buying large quantities of black teer department who gave her the flexibil- and sometimes it is easier for them because “Puwen has the distinction of being the beans wholesale. “People weren’t taking the ity to go beyond. “I started talking to the by the time they get the produce back home longest tenured employee of AFAC.” cans but when we started giving bags of community, to farmers and had a board from the market, it isn’t good anymore, ex- Lee remembers in the beginning, “I no- black beans they liked it because they could member who was very interested.” cept maybe for the hogs.” She said they can ticed there was no produce when people season them the way they liked, and we Lee says she very quickly identified two get maybe 15,000 pounds over the summer came to pick up, only frozen. Every once in were saving money.” major strengths, the Farmer’s Market and See Puwen Gleans, Page 10 Local Residents Gobble Up Free Thanksgiving Dinner By Shirley Ruhe double check about two weeks ahead of Arlington Connection time.” She said they have thank you cards for everyone to sign for Harris Teeter on “ et me take water out of the fridge each table that were designed by their own Land we’ll be ready.” The mashed stampers at Lee. potatoes come out first. Mona Chattering fills the room as old time at- Farah checks the potatoes with a thermom- tendees catch up and new ones find a spot eter to be sure they are at least 140 degrees. at a table. A glass bowl with numbers sits Farah has been in the kitchen with Anne by the paper plates at the beginning of the

Peret at Lee Community Center heating up Photos by Shirley line. “We’ll be calling the tables up by num- the traditional Thanksgiving dinner donated bers.” Lucky number 4 is the first to load once again by Harris Teeter. Soon the up their plates. “We always have plenty of mashed potatoes are joined by cornbread food.” Some of the people are already look- dressing, green bean casserole, turkey and ing forward to their second helping. Every- steaming gravy. one has a favorite. “White meat only for me Myrna Manolis says she has been work- please.” “Extra mashed potatoes.” “I never ing on these dinners for 20 years since she Lucky table 4 is the first to eat at the annual Thanksgiving lunch. eat cranberry sauce.” first went to Harris Teeter with the idea. The lunch is sponsored each year by the Usually they have about 80 people for the “The manager told me to write down a for it all so I included cokes, rolls, cranberry Lee Advisory Committee and the Alliance free lunch. letter of what we wanted. I decided to ask sauce. And he said ‘fine.’ So now I just for Arlington Senior Programs. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Arlington Connection ❖ November 20-26, 2019 ❖ 3 News

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Before and after tree demolition in Chain Bridge Forest. If a Tree Falls in the Forest and Everyone Is There to Hear It is a Zoning Board problem; there is Chain Bridge For- nothing we can do.” So Pommer wrote to the Zoning Board but says he doesn’t est loses over 200 expect a response. In early November MacCurdy fol- trees to developers. lowed up with a series of questions to the Arlington County Manager’s office ne day in early fall, about legal rights against developers heavy equipment came who killed two large trees on her prop- and “just started pull O erty, refusal to protect trees on neigh- ing out the trees on a boring property and responsibility for large wooded lot in Chain Bridge For- dead trees or property damage. The est.” Russ Pommer says, “We always County responded on Nov. 7, “The knew the property owned by one guy County cannot provide you with legal since 1987 would be developed.” advice and any impact to trees be- Then it went up for sale in early tween private properties should be 2018. Carol Lynn MacCurdy who lives resolved between owners. We recom- at 3853 N. River Street remembers her mend getting an estimate from a pri- husband wrote to County Manager vate arborist.” Mark Schwartz on Sept. 8, 2018 high- Kit Norland, a core member of the lighting his concern with the need to Arlington Tree Action Group, points protect diminishing forest and the out that the County has given free rein County’s lack of innovative and flex- to developers on the same day the Eco- ible approach to development. She Action hosts a talk on biophilia (the says he received no response. premise that humans possess an innate Pommer says, “One day in mid-sum- connection to the natural world)— mer a nice developer came by and said with the Board planning a resolution he was going to do a high end devel- on becoming a biophilic city by the end opment, wanted it to look nice, would of the year. “Pretty rich juxtaposition.” keep the trees to the extent he could.” Chain Bridge Forest residents (from left) Russ Pommer, Carol Lynn Pommer says there was never a red MacCurdy, Jerry Feinberg, Sunita DMonte and Russ Travers. County Board member Libby Garvey alert. visited Chain Bridge Forest on Nov. 9 Then one day Pommer noticed a County background and timeline on this project. liberal view of setback.” He said he was told at the neighbor’s request to view the dev- Land Disturbing Activity permit on the prop- Greg Emanuel, Director of the Department there is a lot of creativity allowed. astation. County Board Member Matt De erty posted on June 28. Soon after heavy of Environmental Services, and Claude MacCurdy says, “There are setbacks of equipment came and in a few days had Williamson, Director of the Department of only 8 feet from our houses. No trees or Ferranti has also visited the site. pulled out everything including 10-12 trees Community Planning, Housing and Devel- privacy for anyone.” She continues, “Our After her visit, Garvey sent out the pic- that were 100 years old near their house. opment, signed it. It concluded, “We are neighborhood is ruined forever by complete ture of Chain Bridge Forest residents with McCurdy who lives next door to Pommer balancing those concerns with our obliga- outsiders have no ties to Arlington. They the following comment, “Saw by-right de- and has been leading the neighborhood ef- tion to enforce the relevant ordinances that took down over 200 trees to build four velopment that clear cut large lot and is forts drafted a petition Sept. 15 and sent it govern the situation.” McMansions. Their principal investor grew harming trees near site. Need to examine to the County Board members. The neighbors thought these setbacks up in Argentina but lives in Bethesda. The regs that can discourage such projects.” Pommer says, “We didn’t know what to seemed out of compliance with the Arling- two developers are from Romania — one Pommer concludes, “My biggest disap- do. “All our trees were down.” ton Zoning Code, which Pommer says re- of whom has a financial services firm tied pointment is that I have lived in Arlington Sept. 19 Phillip French, another neigh- quires a 25-foot setback in rear. “I thought to investors in Transylvania, Romania. The a long time, paid taxes and been satisfied bor, followed with a letter. they would have to apply for a variance and irony is not lost on us.” with the schools, services. I was surprised They received a detailed response on Oct. we would have a chance to object. But I French appeared before the County Board that this whole process is skewed. It is de- 15 outlining the County’s complex and chal- learned that wasn’t the case after the fact on Oct. 19 representing the residents. Ac- signed to help developers build more lenging review and approval process with because people who approve it have a very cording to Pommer, Dorsey said, “Sorry, this houses.” 4 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ November 20-26, 2019 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Arlington to Regulate Scooters Largely Like Bicycles The Arlington County Board multi-layered transportation net- on pilot feedback and evaluation contact information in Braille. ture improvements to support the adopted regulations for e-scooters work, in keeping with our goal of data, which sidewalks should be Staff is identifying areas to in- program. and other shared micro-mobility encouraging those who live and excluded from sidewalk riding and stall corrals and will continue to The ordinance also establishes devices that will allow their use on work in Arlington to choose an to prepare for the installation of encourage riders and companies to equity expectations for providers, sidewalks (with limitations), trails, alternative to driving alone in a any necessary sidewalk signage deploy and park the devices in requiring that at least 15 percent and bike lanes, unless specifically car.” The Board voted unani- and markings. The Rosslyn- corrals in the street wherever pos- of each permit holder’s vehicles in signed or marked otherwise. The mously to approve the regulations Ballston corridor will be one of the sible, rather than on the sidewalk. service must be deployed each devices will be treated largely like and permitting process. first areas considered for sidewalk- The program gives the County morning outside the Rosslyn- bicycles. The Board also approved a per- riding prohibition. Manager discretion to determine Ballston and Richmond Highway Devices will be required to have mit system to regulate the private The regulations prohibit parking allowable fleet sizes, fleet cap, Metro corridors. speedometers. Motorized scooters companies renting the devices in the devices on sidewalks other scoping education and equity ex- The program offers an incentive and skateboards will be restricted the County. The Board’s actions than in a rack, against the curb, pectations, penalties and enforce- to include accessible vehicles for to a top speed of 15 miles per hour, came after staff collected extensive or against street signs or light posts ment. Fees collected through the persons with differing physical and e-bicycles will have a top data on how, where and by whom or at the curb at the back edge of program may be used to adminis- abilities, and a requirement that speed of 20 miles per hour on the devices are being used in Ar- the sidewalk, where they will not ter and evaluate the program, as permit-holders provide discounts streets and trails. When operating lington, and analyzed hundreds of obstruct pedestrians. They cannot well as build corrals, install bicycle to encourage use by lower-income on public sidewalks, the top speed comments from residents through be parked on streets, other than racks and make other infrastruc- community members. of all the devices is restricted to a pilot program the County against a curb or in a corral. Nei- six miles per hour. The devices will launched in October 2018. ther can they obstruct curb ramps, not be allowed to operate on side- Recent state legislation requires pedestrian access within bus stops Spur Affordable Housing walks where a protected bicycle localities that want to prohibit or fire access, or on private prop- lane is available and may be pro- motorized skateboards or scooters erty without the owner’s permis- From Page 2 for home ownership housing. Un- hibited from other sidewalks at the on sidewalks to adopt an ordi- sion, among other restrictions. on a case-by-case basis, in accor- der the changes approved by the Manager’s discretion. nance by January 1, 2020. Locali- A violation of these newly estab- dance with existing sector plans, Board, the County would also be “Arlington is all about transpor- ties do not have the legal author- lished restrictions on parking will area plans, other policies, and zon- able to allow “other income levels tation options,” Arlington County ity in Virginia to ban micro-mobil- be subject to a $50 civil penalty if ing regulations. as determined by the County Board Chair Christian Dorsey said. ity devices. The County’s adopted the company fails to remedy More flexibility in defining what Board upon consideration of the “Based on the evidence gathered ordinance goes into effect on Dec. within two hours of it being re- is low-to-moderate income Affordable Housing Master Plan,’’ during our pilot program, scoot- 31, 2019. ported. The County currently defines giving the Board flexibility to con- ers and other micro-mobility de- Arlington will open the permit To facilitate enforcement, scoot- low-or-moderate-income as at or sider higher income levels when vices are a viable transportation program to vendors and evaluate ers are required to be marked with below 60 percent of Area Median it considers approving additional alternative for many. They will add those applications. Another initial unique identifying numbers, Income (AMI) for rental housing density, or in limited circum- another layer to the County’s step will be to determine, based owner contact information, and and at or below 80 percent AMI stances, additional height.

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Arlington Connection ❖ November 20-26, 2019 ❖ 5 Cooking with Children this Thanksgiving Holiday meal prep can help create life-long memories.

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ashing sweet potatoes for a Msoufflé and driz zling spoonfuls of olive oil over carrots for roasting are Sarah Pardo’s earliest memories of cooking with her mother and younger sister during the holidays. “Some of the things I made then became a family tradition,” said Pardo, who is now a nutritionist in Falls Church. “I still make sweet potato soufflé every Thanksgiv- ing.” From establishing tradition and making memories to building confidence and expanding one’s palate, the holidays are a perfect time to include children in holiday meal preparation, says Pardo and other culinary aficionados. Bringing children into the kitchen using kid-friendly tools and recipes gets little ones excited about the feast, creates a sense of independence and offers an opportunity to learn about nutrition. “Thanksgiving is all about tradition and family,” said culi- Photo courtesy of Terri’s Table nary instructor Terri Carr of Terri’s Baking holiday cookies with her son when he was four, Table in Potomac. “I started became a family tradition that continues today. cooking with my son Nick when he was four or five. I bought him a Cookie Monster trying to help,” said Jessica Bernard, a personal apron and we would bake and decorate cookies chef in Alexandria. “You can include them in the and give them to friends. We created a lot of prep work, even the day before. They can wash special memories.” vegetables or measure Allowing children to help ingredients with meal planning helps “I started cooking with “Kids particularly would them to feel invested, love making mashed pota- especially if their favorite my son Nick when he toes,” added Carr. “When fare is included. Enticing was four or five. I bought parents do the prep work, children into trying new kids can put the dish to- dishes that they claim to him a Cookie Monster gether.” dislike might be made easier Cooking is not the only if they had a hand in the apron and we would task involved in a holiday preparation. “You can also meal. Creating a centerpiece encourage them to try bake and decorate or the table or choosing something new or introduce decorative items to display the food groups that make cookies … we created a will help them to feel up a balanced meal,” said included in the festivities. Pardo. “Take them shopping lot of special memories.” “Kids can set the table so with you and let them help —Terri Carr, Terri’s Table that they realize that it’s a you find the ingredients.” special day,” said Carr. “Get Advanced planning might be necessary for them involved in decorating. You can set the table parents who tend to find preparing for a holiday a day or two in advance and kids can make crafts meal stressful. “When you’re are in a frenzy to get to incorporate in the table setting. Decorating the the meal cooked before guests arrive, it might house ahead of time gets everyone in the mood for seem easier to do it yourself than have your kids the holiday.”

6 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ November 20-26, 2019 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Mixed-Use Redevelopment Approved for N. Glebe Rd. Harris Teeter Site mixed-use redevelopment ap- lic open space on the site. The space’s de- proved by Arlington County sign, guided by the Public Spaces Master ABoard will replace the Harris Tee- Plan and the North Quincy Street Plan Ad- ter and the American Service dendum, will balance casual use spaces fea- Center on N. Glebe Rd. with apartments, a turing biophilic design elements, urban and new grocery store, other ground floor re- native plantings, including pollinator- tail and a new public open space. friendly plants, a 2,000 square foot enclosed “In addition to hundreds of new homes, dog run, new trees; educational environ- this project will keep and expand Harris mental nodes, accessible circulation, seat- Teeter in Ballston, while adding other re- ing, bike racks, lighting and more. County tail and a more than half-acre open space,” Parks staff has completed the public engage- Arlington County Board Chair Christian ment process on the design for the space Dorsey said. “It will transform an auto-ori- that began in the summer of 2019. ented commercial area into a more walkable The project will underground all over- mixed-use neighborhood with a better bal- head utilities and the utility service to the ance of uses. In addition to the public open site and will contribute $345,000 to the space, community benefits will include a County’s underground utility fund. The de- $4.1 million contribution to affordable veloper also will install an in-building wire- housing; new public street connections; A rendering of the Harris-Teeter redevelopment. less first responders network. improvements to the traffic signals at The site plan, filed in November 2018, Randolph Street and Glebe Road, and the cludes 732 apartments, 77,575 square feet entirely residential and include a private evolved through the public review process. replacement of a large water main under of retail space and 942 parking spaces. The dog run and two private courtyards. The The Planning Commission’s Site Plan Re- Glebe Road.” developer will build extensions of North third building, with apartments built above view Committee reviewed the site plan at The Board voted unanimously to approve Tazewell Street and North Randolph Street ground floor retail, will front on North three meetings, beginning in April 2019. amendments to the General Land Use Plan into the block. Glebe Road, North Randolph Street and During that process, the developer signifi- and existing site plans, a rezoning and other One building, fronting on N. Glebe Road, North Tazewell Street. cantly altered the design and layout of the actions related to the redevelopment. North Randolph Street and North Tazewell The project will be built in three phases, project: expanding public open space, im- The approved plan will replace a single- Street, will feature apartments built above with the existing Harris Teeter remaining proving building form, adding tapering of story Harris Teeter, the American Service a new Harris Teeter, a central private court- open during the first phase, while the first building heights, reducing ground-level Center/Pre-Owned Mercedes Benz of Ar- yard and a green roof. The Board added a building and the new Harris Teeter is built. parking, and making the design more pe- lington at 600 N. Glebe Rd., and an adja- requirement that the developer expand the The public open space will be built in the destrian oriented. The proposed project also cent single-family home at 525 N. Thomas planned square footage of green roof by second phase. was reviewed by the County’s Parks and Street, with two nine-story buildings and 10,000 square feet. The second building, The developer has agreed to build and Recreation, Transportation and Planning one seven-story building. The project in- fronting on North Tazewell Street, will be maintain an approximately 0.63-acre pub- Commissions.

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Submit entertainment announce- continued throughout his career as ments at the technology he uses to create the www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal- work has evolved. endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday. www.fredschnidergalleryofart.com Photos/artwork encouraged. Art Exhibit: Borrowed from Dust. Through Dec. 22, Wednesday- Sunday, noon-5 p.m. (or by ONGOING appointment) at Arlington Arts Arlington Mill Farmer’s Market. Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd. Arlington Saturdays, through Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-1 Arts Center presents Borrowed from p.m. at Arlington Mill Community Dust, a solo exhibition of new work Center, 909 S. Dinwiddie St. The by AAC resident artist Marissa Long. market features produce, meats, and Borrowed from Dust is a meditation dairy products from our region’s top on memory, loss, and impermanence. local vendors. Visit columbia- Visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org or pike.org/fm-arlington-mill. call 703-248-6800. Visions 2019, Student Art Regional Biennial: Assembly 2019. Exhibition Grades 9-12. Now Through Dec. 22, Wednesday- through Dec. 7. At Cody Gallery, Sunday, noon-5 p.m. (or by 1000 North Glebe Road, 2nd Floor, appointment) at Arlington Arts Arlington. Sponsored by Marymount Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd. Arlington University Department of Fine Arts Arts Center is pleased to announce and School of Design, Arts, and Assembly 2019, AAC’s inaugural Humanities. The Cody Gallery regional biennial. This new presents the juried high school exhibition program will explore student exhibition “Visions 2019.” current material and conceptual The show highlights high school trends among artists in the region, and will feature work by young and talent from the City of Alexandria, The National Chamber Ensemble (NCE) Holiday Concert will be held Dec. 14 at the and Arlington and Fairfax counties. emerging artists alongside new work [email protected] or call by artists with longstanding Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. 703-908-7782. connections to the Mid-Atlantic Musical Theatre & Movement. region and its art scenes. Visit Through Dec. 14, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. www.arlingtonartscenter.org or call NCE Holiday Concert At Arlington County Cultural Affairs 703-248-6800. Saturday/Dec. 14, 7:30-10 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington. The National Building, 3700 S. Four Mile Run A Chorus Line. Through Jan. 5, 2020. Chamber Ensemble’s (NCE) Holiday Concert will bring classical masterpieces and holiday favorites together for the whole Drive, Arlington. Musical Theatre and At Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell family. The Outstanding Young Artist - piano competition winners perform. The concert concludes with a Carols Sing-Along to Movement is a youth dance class Ave., Arlington. Winner of nine Tony get everyone in the holiday spirit. Cost: $36 for adults, $18 for students. Visit the website: https:// open to ages 6-11. In this class, Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, www.nationalchamberensemble.org/ students will work with music from overflowing with sensational ballet, popular musicals. The group will tap and jazz dance numbers. With seasonal fruits, freshly baked a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. to 1 develop characters and a simple one of the largest casts in Signature Holidays and morning breads, assorted breakfast p.m. At the Sheraton Pentagon City, storyline. Tuition: $105 for 6 class history www.sigtheatre.org. cereals, tea, coffee and cocoa. Note 900 S Orme Street, Arlington. The session. Visit the website: https:// Forty+ Dance Project. Through Jan. Christmas that each ticket is valid for one seat Enchanted Forest presented by the www.janefranklin.com/classes 14, 2020, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. At (ex: four seats require four tickets). Junior League of Northern Virginia is Theatre on the Run, 3700 S Four Children under 18 months of age do a weekend-long holiday festival Re/Seen Photography Exhibit. NOV. 23-24 Through Dec. 21, 12-5 p.m. At Fred Mile Run Drive, Arlington. Cost is not require a ticket but must sit on a offering a wide variety of affordable Schnider Gallery of Art, 888 N. $160. Forty+ Project is an eight Breakfast with Santa. 9-10:30 a.m. lap. Sponsored by the Junior League events for the entire family. Quincy Street, Suite 102, Arlington. week series. No previous At Sheraton Pentagon City, 900 S of Northern Virginia. Children must Attendees can stroll through a Re/Seen: Photographs by Jason performance experience is necessary. Orme Street, Arlington. Delight in be accompanied by an adult. Includes beautiful ‘forest’ of theme-decorated Horowitz presents a “then and now” Visit the website: https:// the magic of the holidays and start a general admission ticket. Cost is holiday trees for silent auction, enjoy collection of work representative of www.janefranklin.com/adult-dance/ your day the merry way, sharing $38/children; $40/adults. Visit the live entertainment, visit with Santa, how the artists’ interests in forty-plus Breakfast with Santa. Enjoy a hot website www.jlnv.org/TEF make holiday crafts and much more. abstraction and representation have breakfast buffet that also includes The Enchanted Forest. Saturday 9 See Calendar, Page 9

The Boat Parade of Lights will be held Saturday, Dec. 7 in Old Town Alexandria. Boat Parade of Lights Saturday/Dec. 7. Parade begins at 5:30 p.m.; Dockside festivities 2 to 8 p.m. At Waterfront Park, 1 King Street, Alexandria. Parade viewing areas: Founders Park (351 N. Union St.), Alexandria City Marina (0 Cameron St.), Waterfront Park (1 King St. and 1A Prince St.), Point Lumley Park (1 Duke St.), Shipyard/ Meeting Santa at HGTV’s Santa HQ at Tysons Corner Center. Harborside Park (1 Wilkes St.), Windmill Hill Park (501 S. Union St.) and Ford’s Landing Park (99 Franklin St.). Admission: Free; $ for food/drink and some activities. VisitAlexandriaVA.com/boatparade Schedule in Old Town (2 to 8 p.m.) HGTV’s Santa HQ in Tysons Corner Center · Holiday music and giveaways from 97.1 WASH-FM Now thru Dec. 24. At Tysons Corner Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Kids can explore the · Letters to Santa postcard station from Penny Post wonder of Santa in the digital age with HGTV’s Santa HQ at Tysons Corner Center! This holiday, check · Holiday ornament activity from AR Workshop Alexandria (2 to 4 p.m.) out the interactive Elf Academy at Santa HQ. You can try on the latest elf looks with Santa’s Magic · Bookmark making station from Old Town Books (4:30 to 8 p.m.) Mirror, create your very own Elf-ID Card and scan yourself on the Naughty or Nice O’Meter. Plus, new · Torpedo Factory Art Center Holiday Festival this year, spend less time in line and more time on holiday fun with a Fast Pass. Prices and times vary. · Santa arrives by fireboat at the Alexandria City Marina (3:30 p.m.) Visit the website: www.tysonscornercenter.com/SantaHQ Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights begins (5:30 p.m.) 8 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ November 20-26, 2019 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Holiday Entertainment

From Page 8 Center presents the 49th family is invited to join us at ‘Brasileira’ from Milhaud’s Additional events include Breakfast Annual Scottish Christmas the Gulf Branch fire ring for Scaramouche Suite. Visit https:// with Santa, Gingerbread Workshops, Walk Weekend and lots of old-fashioned fun. www.instantseats.com/ Cocoa and Cupcakes with Santa, a Parade. The parade is Dec. This engaging program will index.cfm?fuseaction= Holiday Tea, and the Holly Jolly 7 at 11 a.m. and begins at be filled with entertaining home.venue&venueid=399 Holiday Party, an evening event for St. Asaph and Wolfe activities that may include Refugees’ First Thanksgiving adults. General admission tickets are Streets and concludes at stories, special animal guests, Dinner. 4-8 p.m. At ECDC, 903 S. $10 for adults and $15 for children Market Square with a games, songs and of course, Highland Street, Arlington. The and are valid the entire weekend. All massed band concert. S’mores. Call 703-228-3403. Refugees’ First Thanksgiving Dinner Admission: Free for is an annual event where community event tickets can be purchased at SATURDAY/NOV. 23 www.jlnv.org. parade and Heather and members, staff, volunteers, and Greens Sales; $180-$290 Fort C.F. Smith Park clients celebrate this American SATURDAY/NOV 23 for Taste of Scotland; $40 Walking Tour. 9-10 a.m. At tradition. Cost is $30. Visit the Gingerbread House Workshops. 11 for Holiday Home Tours. Fort C.F. Smith Park, 2411 website: www.acc-dc.org In 1749, the City of 24th Street, N, Arlington. a.m. to 4:30 p.m. At Sheraton NOV. 25 TO JAN. 15, 2020 Pentagon City Hotel, 900 S. Orme Alexandria was officially Fort C.F. Smith was one of Street, Arlington. Follow the established by three the last Union forts built to Mah Jongg Cards. At Temple Rodef gumdrops to The Enchanted Forest Scottish merchants and protect Washington during Shalom, 2100 Westmoreland Street, for a family-friendly, gingerbread named after its original the Civil War. We’ll learn Falls Church. 2020 Mah Jongg cards house crafting palooza. There are founder, John Alexander, about the park’s history, the for sale. Cards will be mailed to the three sessions: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; 1- also of Scottish descent. role of the fort and the address on the order in late March or 2:30 p.m.; and 3-4:30 p.m. Event Through support of the soldiers stationed there in the early April. Cost: $8 standard card; benefits the Junior League of events of The Scottish Civil War. Dress for the $9 large card. Visit the website: Northern Virginia’s community Christmas Walk Weekend, weather. Terrain will be http://bit.ly/mahjonggcards2020. program. Cost is $35. Visit the Campagna Center uneven and possibly muddy. Contact Iva Gresko, website: https://www.jlnv.org/tef/ programs serve more than Free. Call 703-228-4775. [email protected]. 2,000 children, teens, and Candle Making. 2-3 p.m. Cocoa with Santa. 1:30-2:30 p.m. At THURSDAY/NOV. 28 Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, 900 S. adults throughout the Photo by Ray Gniewek At Long Branch Nature Orme Street, Arlington. Sip on year. Visit the website: Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Arlington Turkey Trot. 8 a.m. At delightful hot cocoa, enjoy delicious www.campagnacenter.org/ Road, Arlington. Ages 6 to Christ Church, 3020 N. Pershing cupcakes and get a picture with the scottishwalkweekend 12. You’ll light up with this Drive, Arlington. A-SPAN is proud to craft by making your own be a beneficiary of the #1 rated local Santa. With a special appearance by SATURDAY/DEC. 7 the Sugar Plum Fairy. Cost is $25/ candles. We’ll try our hands community race in the DMV. The children; $15/adults. Event benefits Boat Parade of Lights. at some new and old ways to Turkey Trot is a 5K unlike all others the Junior League of Northern Parade begins at 5:30 make these luminaries, then with colorful costumes and fun for Virginia’s community programs. Visit p.m.; Dockside festivities take home your creations. the entire family. Canine friends are the website: https://www.jlnv.org/ 2 to 8 p.m. At Waterfront Cost is $5. Call 703-228- welcome as well as baby trotters and tef/ Park, 1 King Street, 6535. their strollers. Visit Alexandria. Parade Jane Franklin Dance’s Splatter will be Vulture Campfire. 5-6 arlingtonvaturkeytrot.org to register, SUNDAY/NOV. 24 viewing areas: Founders p.m. At Long Branch Nature presented on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Theatre volunteer or sponsor the Trot. Twinkling Tea Party. 1-3 p.m. At Park (351 N. Union St.), Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, 900 Alexandria City Marina (0 on the Run in Arlington. Road, Arlington. The whole SATURDAY/NOV. 30 Orme Street, Arlington. Come join in Cameron St.), Waterfront family is invited to join us at Shopping Passport Event. A group an Afternoon Tea. They will be Park (1 King St. and 1A the Long Branch of Arlington and Falls Church serving a variety of fresh brewed Prince St.), Point Lumley Splatter - Jane Franklin Dance amphitheater for lots of old- businesses will participate in a specialty teas, an assortment of tea Park (1 Duke St.), Saturday/Nov. 23, 4-5 p.m. At Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. fashioned fun. Stories, shopping “Passport” program sandwiches, and assorted scones. Shipyard/Harborside Park Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington. Is a splatter an unlikely special animal guests, games, designed to help area shoppers Cost is $40. Sponsored by the Junior (1 Wilkes St.), Windmill accident or a careless gesture that ruins the day? An upset songs and of course, S’mores. discover unique shops, find deals, League of Northern Virginia. Visit the Hill Park (501 S. Union spills everywhere and becomes the reason to examine Call 703-228-6535. keep their shopping dollars local and website: https://www.jlnv.org/tef/ St.) and Ford’s Landing feelings. Whose fault is it anyway? Angry, happy, sad, calm Family Skate Nights. be eligible to win prizes. Led by One Park (99 Franklin St.). and mixed up emotions are sorted in this colorful story 6:30-9 p.m. At Thomas FRIDAY/DEC. 6 More Page Books, the Passport Admission: Free; $ for about an incidental accident. Splatter is certain to take you Jefferson Community Center, enables shoppers who are looking to Christmas with the Washington food/drink and some on a vibrant journey with spoken word, movement, and 3501 2nd Street, S, participate in the national #shoplocal Men’s Camerata. 8-9:30 p.m. At activities. music; inspired by the book “The Color Monster” by Anna Arlington. With a live DJ, effort to easily discover small the Unitarian Universalist Church of VisitAlexandriaVA.com/ Llenas. Cost: $10-15. Visit the website: https:// moon bounces and snack bar, businesses near them. By visiting at Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd., boatparade www.janefranklin.com/splatter this is a great night for the least five of the businesses on the list, Arlington. A Washington-area Schedule in Old Town entire family. Skate rental is shoppers are eligible to win one of tradition for over 35 years, WMC (2 to 8 p.m.) $3, skating is $2, and moon ❖ three Grand Prize baskets of goods presents Christmas with the Holiday music and giveaways from Calendar bounce and concessions extra. Cash and gift certificates and to collect a Camerata. Enjoy perennial holiday 97.1 WASH-FM only. To save time, bring your own ❖ free Advanced Reading copy of a classics, along with new and Letters to Santa postcard station from WEDNESDAY/NOV. 20 skates and have exact change. book from One More Page. For a list inventive arrangements of some of Penny Post Jane Franklin Dance. 7:30-8:30 p.m. ❖ Nature Apps 101. 8-9 p.m. At Gulf of participating businesses, visit your favorite songs of the season. Holiday ornament activity from AR At Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. Four www.onemorepagebooks.com. These concerts are perfect for the Workshop Alexandria (2 to 4 p.m.) Branch Nature Center, 3608 Military Mile Run Drive, Arlington. Mix It Up, whole family, so join us to get your ❖ Bookmark making station from Old Road, Arlington. Do you spend a lot a concert series at Theatre on the DEC. 3, 10, 17 December off to a beautiful and Town Books (4:30 to 8 p.m.) of time outdoors, watching or Run in Arlington features dance, ❖ photographing plants and animals? Mah Jongg Lessons. 1-4 p.m. At festive start. Cost is $25. Visit the Torpedo Factory Art Center Holiday music and movement by distinctive Temple Rodef Shalom, 2100 website: www.camerata.com Festival We’ll Explore Bug Guide, eBird, Washington, D.C., area artists. Each ❖ iNaturalist, and more to find out how Westmoreland Street, Falls Church. Santa arrives by fireboat at the week look for a different up-close Three-session classes for beginners. SATURDAY/DEC. 14 Alexandria City Marina (3:30 p.m.) your outdoor photography can performance. Mix It Up takes place contribute to a much bigger scientific Register now. Send checks made out GRUMP Holiday Market. 11 a.m. to ❖ Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of with performances by Jane Franklin snapshot of the natural world. We’ll to WoTRS: Temple Rodef Shalom, 4 p.m. At Crystal City Shops, 2100 Lights begins (5:30 p.m.) Dance, Forty+ by Kelsey Rohr, Light also share species information and ID ATTN: Iva Gresko, 2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington. GRUMP is Switch Dance Theatre and TUESDAY/DEC. 31 tips. Call 703-228-3403. Westmoreland St., Falls Church, VA back for its 9th year. At GRUMP you choreography by Emily Crews and 22043. Include email and telephone can shop local from 50 artists and First Night Alexandria. 6 p.m. to 1 THURSDAY/NOV. 21 Rachel Luebbert. Cost is $22. Visit numbers. Cost of $98 includes three makers, stop for a photo op with one a.m. At venues throughout Old Town the website: https:// Holiday Design Event. 6:30-9 p.m. sessions (nine hours) of lessons. of our many Yetis, and participate in Alexandria. This 25th Anniversary www.janefranklin.com/mix-it-up. Includes needed card and needed our full day of creative workshops. Celebration is the largest New Year’s At National Rural Electric Holly Jolly Holiday Party. 8-11 p.m. Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson handouts. Contact Iva Gresko: Free. Visit the website: https:// Eve party in the D.C. region that is At the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, [email protected]. www.crystalcity.org/do/grump safe and fun for the entire family and Blvd., Arlington. Cost is $30. Rock 900 S. Orme St., Arlington. Join in Holiday Cheer Concert. 7:30-10 p.m. culminates with a fantastic fireworks Spring Garden Club features Ami this merry cocktail party with music, WEDNESDAY/DEC. 4 at Unitarian Universalist Church of finale over the Potomac River at Wilber, the floral and event décor savory hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, designer at Hillwood at their eighth Northern Virginia Bird Club Walk. Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd., midnight. Kids Karnivals: 6 to 9 p.m. and a silent auction to benefit the 8:30 - 11 a.m. At Long Branch Nature Arlington. NCE’s Holiday Concert will at four warm indoor venues in Old Holiday Design Event. At Hillwood, Junior League of Northern Virginia’s Wilber creates spectacular floral Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road, bring classical masterpieces and Town, Del Ray and the West End. community programs. Cost is $80. Arlington. Join members of the holiday favorites together for the Live Entertainment: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. arrangements for galas, the mansion Visit the website: https:// and special events along with holding Northern Virginia Bird Club for whole family. The Outstanding at warm indoor venues throughout www.jlnv.org/tef/ informal walks through Glencarlyn Old Town Alexandria. Rockin’ on the workshops. In addition to the design Young Artist - piano competition SUNDAY/NOV. 24 Park in search of resident and winners perform. The concert River: 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at demonstration, there will be door prizes, a silent auction, refreshments, migratory birds. Experienced and concludes with a Carols Sing-Along Waterfront Park, 1 King St., From Baikal to Brazil. 3 p.m. At beginning birders welcomed. Bring to get everyone in the holiday spirit. Alexandria. Midnight fireworks: holiday pumpkin floral Kenmore Theater, 202 South Carlin arrangements, holiday gifts as well as binoculars and field guides if you Cost: $36 for adults, $18 for Potomac River at the foot of King St., Springs Road, Arlington. The have them. Call 703-228-6535. students. Visit the website: https:// Alexandria. All Access Admission: Tools of the Trade to help create your Washington Balalaika Society, a www.nationalchamberensemble.org/ $25 through November 30, 2019; own designs at home. Tickets are Russian folk orchestra of 60 $30 December 1-30, 2019; $35 $30. Email bakmusicians performing on FRIDAY/DEC. 6 December 31, 2019; Kids Karnival is [email protected]. balalaikas and domras, will present a EVENTS IN ALEXANDRIA Or visit the web site at Outer Space Storytime. 10:30-11 $5 for children ages 2-12 and free for musical program spanning an a.m. At Long Branch Nature Center, parents and infants. Call 703-963- www.rockspringgardenclub.com. amazing geographical area. Concert FRIDAY-SATURDAY/DEC. 6-7 625 S. Carlin Springs Road, 3755 or visit firstnightalexandria.org. FRIDAY/NOV. 22 repertoire will include ‘A Tale of Lake Arlington. Ages 2 and up. Register The Scottish Christmas Walk Baikal’ capturing the mysterious Blacksmithing Campfire. child only, but caregivers must Weekend. At various Old Town 5-6 p.m. At sounds of the frozen waters of Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 attend. Blast off with stories that are Alexandria locations. The Campagna Russia’s Lake Baikal to the rousing, out of this world. Call 703-228-6535. Military Road, Arlington. The whole bustling and rumba sound of www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Arlington Connection ❖ November 20-26, 2019 ❖ 9 News Puwen Gleans Vegetables and Friendships From Page 3 portions for Monday. Now we do it every day of the from the markets. week. The volunteer department is so good at the The second is the gleaning concept. “Go to or- mechanics.” chards and pick your own, or you can have from She says one of the biggest challenges is education this section. Then there is the spin off gleaning at at all stages. “We try to teach people, for instance, if USDA.” collards get limp that you can just put them in water There are challenges. One year they had about and plump them back up. Or,” she says, “if an apple 5,000 pounds of winter squash that wasn’t moving. has a bruise, they would put it into the compost pile, So Charlie (Meng) told her “a friend of mine said but it could be used for applesauce. We try to elimi- they don’t have squash in Latin America.” Part of nate waste.” the solution was to give out taste samples. Things To further the goal of education, Arlington Central evolved. Library offers gardening talks on Wednesdays at 7 AFAC currently supplies 19 locations around Ar- p.m. on a variety of topics from gardening in the shade lington with food for low-income people. Some sites to vegetable diseases, composting and mushroom appreciate certain produce more than others so they growing. These talks span from March to early Octo- funnel the beets to the Russian community at ber. And nutrition is always at the top of her list. Claridge House or the greens to the Vietnamese com- “Ramen noodles may be cheap but it’s not healthy.” munity at Woodland Hill. “We are able to fine tune She says over time the menu has become much bet- so we can serve our clients best.” The produce comes ter. “I hope it will continue to improve.” She changed from over 55 plot gardens around the community the meat offering from hot dogs. “I thought maybe as well as well as farms from the Shenandoah Valley we can get some chicken. I went to the Florida Av- to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Station in enue Market and got 250 pounds a week; now we Maryland. She says, “We keep this garden going get 4,000 pounds a week.” because of the community and the many different Her basic belief is that good food is everyone’s right. groups that we are able to work with. They say it So why did she go this route instead of the posi- takes a village and it really does.” tion she was offered as Adjunct Professor at Georgetown? “Well one thing I’m a gardener, another Another early issue was the sudden influx of veg- I’m a cook. Gardening people in Arlington know each etables. “We had not had so much produce before other. I do think on one level that gardeners are gen- so processing once things came back to AFAC was a erous by nature. I have gotten to know so many new challenge. We found it was really hot and the people that have enriched my life. Beyond that, I produce would cook in the trucks. So we learned to know I have found a place where I know I can do have bagging teams who could bag it immediately some good, by helping make sure that nutritious food when it arrived at the warehouse into family size is available to people who need it.”

10 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ November 20-26, 2019 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Bulletin Board An Idiot Submit civic/community announcements at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, at Servant No More least two weeks before event. By KENNETH B. LOURIE NOW THRU NOV. 25 Given the extremely sad experience I shared Drop-Off Sites for Christmas Project. At with you all in last week’s column: “Chino Lourie, Chinese Christian & Missionary Church, 6901 Rest in Peace,” this column will be an attempt to Williamsburg Blvd., Arlington. Sites in the area bounce back to my usual and customary reality, will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations one oddly enough that has nothing to do with collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas cancer (well, much, anyway). Instead it has to do during Operation Christmas Child’s National with unexpected joy. Collection Week, Nov. 18-25. Families, churches and groups are transforming empty shoeboxes The joy to which I refer has to do with a subject into fun gifts filled with toys, school supplies which typically provides me little joy: I refer to and hygiene items. The Samaritan’s Purse our two automobiles, a 2000 Honda Accord and project partners with local churches across the a 2018 Audi A4. The former inherited from my globe to deliver these tangible expressions of parents, payment-free but rarely hassle-free, the God’s love to children affected by war, disease, latter not free of payments, unfortunately, but free disaster, poverty and famine. For many of these of hassle since its maintenance is covered by the children, it will be the first gift they have ever warranty. received. Nevertheless, for the past few years, off and mostly on, both cars have had an indication that HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE all was not right. Each had illuminated dashboard Help make the holidays bright for Arlington County warning lights (aka “idiot lights”) constantly re- children in need by donating to the Fill the minding the driver that attention to some detail was Cruiser Holiday Toy Drive. The Arlington Police required. For the Honda, it was twofold, a “Main’t Department is asking community members to Req” light and a “Brake” light “were dashing.” For donate new, unwrapped toys to bring holiday the Audi, it was “onefold,” an icon which looks like cheer to children ages newborn – 17. Donations will be distributed throughout the month of an upside down horseshoe, sort of, which I learned, December. Officers will collect toys at the after thumbing through the owner’s manual, meant following locations: low tire pressure, appeared directly under the ❖ Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. Our Lady speedometer. Since I felt no give or take with the of Lourdes Catholic Church – 830 23rd Street S. Honda and saw no evidence of low tire anything ❖ Thursday, Nov. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. Lee Harrison with the Audi, I learned to take their reminders in Shopping Center – 2425 N. Harrison Street Z[YPKLHUKÄN\YLK0»K^HP[\U[PS[OLPYYLZWLJ[P]LUL_[ ❖ Friday, Nov. 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. The Fashion service calls to respond to them. Centre at Pentagon City – 1100 S. Hayes Street Those service calls have now occured. And I A cruiser will be located in the food court next to the Christmas tree am extremely glad - and relieved to say, that their Those wishing to donate toys, but unable to attend necessary/underlying repairs have been made. the Fill the Cruiser events can drop off donations Glad/relieved not so much because the repairs/ at Police Headquarters, located at 1425 N. obvious safety issues have been addressed. Rather, Courthouse Road, until Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at glad/relieved that in making those repairs, the the 2nd Floor Administrative Support Unit Front dashboard warning lights are no longer illuminating Counter. their disdain with the idiot behind the wheel: me, neglecting them. THURSDAY/NOV. 21 No more, after starting either car, will my initial Juvenile Detention Center Meeting. 7-8:30 focus be on the dashboard to see if miraculously p.m. At Arlington Central Library Auditorum, [OL^HYUPUNSPNO[ZOH]LKPZHWWLHYLKHUKÄUHSS` 1015 N. Quincy Street, Arlington. The City of stopped their incessant, non-verbal badgering. No Alexandria, City of Falls Church, and Arlington more will I be forced to ignore their illumination County will host community meetings to obtain and attempt to compartmentalize their visual public input for a study examining the future of reminders that all is not well under the hood (so to the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center. ZWLHR(UKÄUHSS`UVTVYL^PSS0OH]L[V^VYY` The facility, located in Alexandria, is operated by the three jurisdictions through a regional Juvenile that one day - or night, the other mechanical shoe Detention Commission. An independent criminal will drop and I or my wife, will be left stranded on justice consulting firm, The Moss Group (TMG), is the road somewhere waiting for a tow truck to drag conducting the study. TMG is evaluating what us to our car-repair maker. changes, if any, could be made to the center to And though this dashboard-warning-light-turn- make it more efficient while still meeting the off is really a turn-on, I am still able to keep its needs of the juvenile population and communities effect in perspective. It’s not a cure for cancer and at large; or whether the center should be closed neither it is a cure for my “stable” issue as written due to underutilization, and youth detained in another center in Northern Virginia. about multiple times recently (“Please Relief Me” and “Apparently, Not a Stable Genius”). However, as we say in sales: “I’ll take a yes;” as they say on NOV. 21 AND 23 the high seas: “Any port in a storm;” and has been Jennie Dean Park Renovation Project. Come said for the last century: “Don’t look a gift horse in see the final design for the Jennie Dean Park [OLTV\[O¹-VY[OLVMÄJPHSYLJVYK0HTUV[OVYZPUN renovation project and provide any last thoughts around in the least when I say how thrilled I am about the project. This design is based on now that everytime I start our cars, I see no lights community input and feedback. Check out the reminding me what an idiot I’ve been. As a cancer project page to see how the design has evolved. See the final design on Thursday, Nov. 21 from patient I don’t need that kind (or any other kind, 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the Charles Drew Community quite frankly) of negativity in my life, or in my car Center or Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10:30 a.m. – either. Eliminating it from my activities of daily 12 p.m. in the Campbell Room at the Shirlington living adds a bounce to my step and a joie to my Branch Library. The final design will be posted vivre. on the project page with space for your 0YLHSPaL0TH`ILV]LYZ[H[PUN[OLZPNUPÄJHUJL comments. of this momentous occasion, but when cancer takes over your life, it does so emotionally before it TUESDAY/NOV. 26 KVLZZVWO`ZPJHSS`(ZZ\JOÄUKPUNYLSPLMPZ/<., Fall Street Smart Campaign. 4:30-5:30 p.m. 4VYLV]LYZVS]PUNHWYVISLTOV^L]LYPUZPNUPÄJHU[ At Columbia Pike Corridor. The arrival of Fall in in the scheme of things it appears to be, provides the region means cooler temperatures and less the building blocks of success that, as a cancer daylight during commuting hours. To promote patient, help strengthen your foundation as you safe use of our roadways, law enforcement navigate your daily routine. A routine which is throughout the region will participate in the HSYLHK`ÄSSLK^P[OLUV\NOJOHSSLUNLZ:V`LZ0HT Metropolitan Washington Council of going to make a mountain out of a molehill. And I Government’s Fall Street Smart campaign. 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