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The Story That Is Mclean Insiders Guide, Page 3 McLean The Story That Is McLean Insiders Guide, Page 3 The Voice Of Citizens Classifieds, Page 17 Classifieds, Insiders Guide, Page 3 ❖ ‘Red Card’ Sports, Page 16 ❖ Call Inspired Highlanders Sports, Page 16 Calendar, Page 12 ❖ Opinion, Page 6 McLean Day: Celebrating Our Hometown, produced by the McLean Community Center (MCC), attracts thou- sands of area residents to the Levinsville Park in mid-May. Requested in home 8-26-10 home in Requested Time sensitive material. sensitive Time Attention Postmaster: Attention PERMIT #322 PERMIT Easton, MD Easton, PAID U.S. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT Photo courtesy of McLean Community Center Photo www.ConnectionNewspapers.comAugust 25-31, 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 34 McLean Connection ❖ August online 25-31, at 2010www.connectionnewspapers.com ❖ Insiders Community Guide 2010-2011 ❖ 1 The McLean Community Center The Center of It All! THE ALDEN THEATRE CLASSES & TOURS Performance Series McLean Cooks McLean Kids Series Day Trips & Tours Travel Films Music & Movement COMMUNITY EVENTS YOUTH & TEEN Programs McLean Day Storybook Festival 4th of July Fireworks Camp McLean Holiday Crafts Show Old Firehouse Teen Center 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA 22101 703-790-0123/TTY: 711 www.mcleancenter.org 2 ❖ McLean Connection ❖ August 25-31, 2010 ❖ Insiders Community Guide 2010-2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic Insiders Guide 703-778-9414 or [email protected] Welcome Children ride the carousel at his issue of the to the editor or Clemyjontri Park in TConnection in to send an email McLean. In addition cludes our an- letting us know to the carousel, there nual Newcomers and about some- are picnic facilities Community Guide. thing you espe- and a playground Through narrative, list- cially liked or that is accessible to ings, viewpoints and pho- didn’t like about all children. tographs, we endeavor to our coverage, capture what it means to and suggestions live here, highlights of for improve- places to visit and things Mary Kimm ment. to do, a snapshot of local We appreciate history, help finding community readers’ ideas. If you see some- resources and tips on adjusting thing that you think might be a Photos by Alex McVeigh/ to living here. story, or something you have a The Connection If you are new to the area, question about, give us a call, you’ll find resources and ideas on or drop us a line. If you know these pages and on our Web site, of a person or an organization www.ConnectionNewspapers.com. doing important work, some- Even some longtime residents thing that might make a good The Story That Is McLean may not have visited some of the feature story, we are looking for key places in and nearby their people to feature each week. community. We want to know if someone Rich history, We offer many more re- in your family or your commu- quality of neighborhoods sources on our Web site. nity published a book, became There you will find the com- an Eagle Scout, raised money defines McLean. plete community guides for for a good cause, accomplished each of our 15 papers, includ- some feat like running a mara- ing more extensive listings than thon or having art included in By Alex McVeigh appear in the newspapers. an art show. We publish photos The Connection You can also access the print and notes of a variety of per- edition of each of our papers sonal milestones and commu- cLean has seen its share of history online, showing each page exactly nity events, including births, since even before its official found as it appears in the paper, includ- engagements, weddings, anni- Ming 100 years ago. President James ing cover, photos, display ads and versaries, awards and obituar- Madison and his wife Dolley Madi- classified advertising. Go to ies. We are also interested in son fled to McLean after the British attacked the www.ConnectionNewspapers.com, events at your church, mosque, White House during the War of 1812. Charlie Pistorino hands American flags to and click on “Print Editions” in the synagogue, community center, Later, a railroad that took tourists along the Kate Marks, 4, and her mother Savannah red bar. pool, school, club, etc. Potomac River — started by former Washington Post at the McLean Fourth of July celebration at As a locally owned, weekly Email us a photo and a note publisher John Roll McLean — had a stop in what is Langley High School. Pistorino was one of newspaper, the Connection’s about the event. Be sure to in- now McLean. the volunteers from American Legion Post mission is to bring the news you clude the names of all of the As evidenced by the McLean Centennial celebra- 270 that came out to hand out flags. need about your community, to people who are in a photo, and tion earlier this summer, McLean is a town that em- give you the information you say when and where the photo braces its role in American history. of cultures.” need to enjoy the best things in was taken. We also publish “The centennial really showed me the incredible The McLean Newcomers Club was started in 1969 and near your community, to notes about news and events story that is McLean,” said Marty Hendricks, who and serves as a venue for new residents to connect advocate for community good, from local businesses. Notes has lived in McLean for the past five years. “I moved with their new community. They host home and gar- to provide a forum for dialogue about openings, new employ- here because it was a nice place close to my job in den tours, trips to Washington, D.C. and philanthropy on local concerns, and to cel- ees, anniversaries are welcome. the city, but I’ve really been inspired to learn more projects in addition to their monthly luncheons, cook- ebrate and record milestones It is especially important to us about this place.” ing demonstrations among other events. and events in community and to let people know about events “We moved here from Boston in 1997, and I joined people’s lives. ahead of time in our calendar THE MCLEAN COMMUNITY CENTER lives up in 2000,” Kearns said. “I realized I didn’t have a life, of events. We appreciate getting to its name as the center of much of what makes I left my friends in Boston, so I came to one of their AT THE CONNECTION, we notice at least two weeks ahead McLean special. Many organizations hold meetings coffees. They were all so welcoming, and now it’s invite newcomers to the area of the event, and we encourage within its walls, and there is space for the McLean where all my friends are.” and long-time residents alike to photos. Events for our calendars Project for the Arts, as well as the Alden Theatre, Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) said McLean be a part of providing more should be free or at nominal where the community shows off its cultural side. has “very active residents, in the arts, civic associa- reader input. Let us know how cost and open to the public. In “The McLean Community Center is really the cen- tions, youth sports and a lot more.” we’re doing and let us know covering the issues, we strive to ter of it all, the center of activities,” said MCC Ex- what is going on in your part of provide a voice for our readers. ecutive Director George Sachs. “We want to keep that BOB ALDEN, former editor of the Washington Post, the community. If you have I look forward to hearing going, but also keep trying new ideas, events, new and the namesake of the MCC’s Alden Theatre, spoke questions or ideas, call or send from you. ways to draw people in.” recently at a meeting of the McLean Historical Soci- us an e-mail. — Mary Kimm, Linda Kearns, president of the McLean Newcom- ety. During his speech, he said that McLean’s rich We invite you to send letters [email protected] ers Club, said that McLean’s proximity to so many history continues to shape its present. things makes it a great place to live. “We have weathered wars and depressions, hurri- “We’re in such close proximity to the nation’s capi- canes and floods, blizzards and droughts, good times New to Fairfax County? tal, and we’re close to so many other things to do, and bad times,” he said. “But we have survived and The Fairfax County website provides excellent resources to help get acclimated, including registering to vote, licensing animals, local rules like the mountains and the beach,” she said. “There evolved into the McLean we know today.” about trash and recycling, libraries, parks, schools, the Department of are a lot of cosmopolitan and international people More information about the McLean Newcomers Motor Vehicles and more: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/newtofairfax who work in D.C., and it really creates a unique mix Club can be found at www.mcleannewcomers.com. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection ❖ August 25-31, 2010 ❖ Insiders Community Guide 2010-2011 ❖ 3 Insiders Guide Rob Jackson /The Connection Quality of Life Agenda By Rob Jackson President, By gathering and analyzing Alex McVeigh Alex McLean Citizens Association data and taking positions sup- ported by our analysis, we have hile I am biased, the had an influence on issues of Photo by Photo Wbest part of living in importance to McLean resi- This landscaped median on Chain Bridge Road in McLean is the result of the McLean McLean is the dents: Tysons Corner re-plan- Revitalization Corporation’s Streetscape Demonstration Project.
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