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Alexandria Gazette Packet 25 Cents Vol. CCXXVI, No. 38 Serving Alexandria for over 200 years • A Connection Newspaper September 23, 2010 Adding On City leaders unveil transportation items to be funded with add-on tax.

By Michael Lee Pope Gazette Packet

nlike Arlington and Fairfax County, Alexandria does not U tax commercial property at a higher rate than residential property. Since the General Assembly granted the authority for jurisdictions to cre-

/Gazette Packet ate the add-on tax for the purpose of funding transportation projects back in 2007, several proposals have emerged for Alex- andria to join Arlington and Fairfax. All have been rejected, including an effort earlier this year that would have added 6 cents to the See Add-on Tax, Page 14

La Shawn Avery-Simons That’s What

Photo by Photo The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon began 7:30 a.m. at the Mt. Vernon Estate and finished at the Awakening Statue in the National Harbor. Runners ran a course of 13.1 miles on Sunday, Sept. 19. Friends Are For Working together to Inaugural Race ‘Exceeded Expectations’ save women’s lives. Residents join But it was Catherine Ndereba, the four- “I’m feeling good,” Ndereba said just By Jeanne Theismann time Boston Marathon champ, two-time moments after the race. “The gravel at the Gazette Packet international runners World Championship gold medalist and end was a little slippery but it was a nice two-time Olympic silver medalist from route and it feels good to finish on top.” hey’ve come a long way since Mrs. Kenya that dazzled the crowd as she crossed A late entry into the race, the 38-year- in 13.1-mile course. Kahn’s fourth grade class at George the finish line in 1:13:17. old Ndereba decided last week to forego the T Mason Elementary school. Back Philadelphia Half Marathon in favor of run- then, Jennifer McGihon and Christy By Jeanne Theismann ning here. Photo by Pryzstawik labored over books and bonded Gazette Packet “I had never been to this area before,” over boys on their way to graduating to- Ndereba said. “And race director Steve gether from T.C. Williams in 1994. Today, fierce final sprint to the finish and Nearman is a great old friend so I decided

Jeanne Theismann they share a different kind of bond. the presence of “Catherine the to come here.” A “I’ll never forget when I got the call,” Great” highlighted Sunday’s inaugu- Ndereba was followed closely by Ethio- Pryzstawik said, her voice breaking up as ral Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon pians Aliya Aziza (1:13:30) and Alemtshay presented by Burke and Herbert Bank. “It was a spectacular day,” said Mayor Bill See Half Marathon, Page 32 See Friends, Page 27 Euille at the finish line of the race. “It met

and exceeded everyone’s expectations.” /Gazette Packet

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1:05:26. times after Sunday’s race. STD PRSRT www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Editor Steven Mauren Week in Alexandria News 703-778-9415 or [email protected] Don’t Ask, Don’t Park The Democrats’ failure to block a filibuster in the U.S. Senate Murder Suspect Heads to Grand Jury this week got a lot of attention for failing to repeal the don’t-ask- don’t-tell rule that keeps military homosexuals in a state of limbo. But the vote had another significant influence here in Alexandria Prosecutors say — it extends the uncertainty surrounding legislation introduced earlier this year by U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) that would limit Alexandria man slit throats the 3,000 employees of a new Department of Defense building on the West End to 1,000 parking spaces. of his common-law wife Call it “don’t ask, don’t park.” The vote comes on the heels of a public hearing last week at and their baby daughter. Hammond Middle School in which Alexandria residents were given an opportunity to vent their frustration — a catharsis that By Michael Lee Pope included, at various points, booing, hissing and muffled exple- Gazette Packet tives. This week, Virginia senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner introduced Moran’s language into the Senate version of the De- or years, the warning signs seemed to be fense Appropriation Bill. But the failure of cloture this week means flashing for Simon Bahta Asfeha, the 34- Photo by the fate of Moran’s parking limitation is waiting in limbo along year-old Alexandria man who police and with the don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy. F prosecu-tors say slit the throat of his wife

“We’re going to come back for a lame-duck session in Novem- and infant daughter one Sunday morning in April. Michael Lee Pope ber, and that’s when I would expect to see action on this,” said Over the course of the last decade, he built up a Austin Durrer, chief of staff for Moran. “The best-case scenario record of convictions including making threatening is that this gets in the Senate version of the bill so it can’t be phone calls, obstructing justice, probation violations taken out during conference.” and assault with a knife. Even after an Alexandria judge issued a protective order ordering him to stay

Chasing Rainbows away from his common-law wife and infant daugh- /Gazette Packet ter, he showed up at the Rite Aid where she worked How much money should state officials set aside for a rainy day? on King Street in 2007. Considering the proverbial downpour Virginia’s economy has re- Asfeha was eventually fined $50 for contempt of ceived over the last few years, it’s a subject that’s as pressing as a court in that case, and he was sentenced to 10 days summer thunderstorm. Yet wading through the fog of potential out- in jail. But court records show he was at it again the comes for the cold light of day is like throwing caution to the wind. next year, with the common-law wife charging him Nevertheless, it’s a question that voters will decide in November. with punching her in the face. That time, the case Police and prosecutors say Simon Bahta At issue is Question Three, which would amend the Virginia was dropped when she failed to show up for the trial Asfeha slit the throat of Seble Tessema Constitution to increase the permissible size of the Revenue Sta- date. After that, a neighbor volunteered to facilitate and their three-year-old daughter in the bilization Fund, also known as the “Rainy Day Fund.” The way the movement of their child on Sundays from her 14th-floor apartment of this West End the amendment is worded, the ceiling would rise from 10 per- apartment on the 14th floor of a West End apart- high-rise. cent to 15 percent of the commonwealth’s average annual tax ment building to the lobby. Until April 11, revenues derived from income and retail sales taxes from the pre- 2010, when he arrived unexpectedly early seeing his Tessema or the baby. But he vio- ceding three fiscal years. The fund is used to offset shortfalls in for his appointment and made his way to Alexandria Police Dept. lated the protective order and showed up anticipated revenues, creating a cushion in the event of an eco- the 14th floor. at the Rite Aid where she worked on King nomic downturn. “He pushed her inside,” the neighbor tes- Street. “It could cut both ways,” warned Bernie Caton, Alexandria’s leg- tified in a preliminary hearing last week. “Officer Jobe of the Alexandria Police islative director. “On one hand it could make more money available “She screamed once, and then I called the Department was dispatched to the loca- for programs when they are needed. On the other hand, it could cut police.” tion,” according to a memorandum in the funding for programs to put more money into the Rainy Day Fund.” The call for service was logged at 9:58 case. “During Officer Jobe’s investigation, The forecast? It’s too cloudy for city officials to make a call. a.m. When officers arrived several minutes the defendant continued to try and talk later, they found the door was locked. By with Ms. Tessema even after Officer Jobe Simon Bahta the time they tracked down a maintenance instructed him not to do so.” ‘Knocked Out and Run Over’ Asfeha man and had him open the door 15 min- In late 2008, she filed another criminal Next week, school officials will welcome Tracey “Unstop- utes later, it was too late. Officers found complaint against him. This time, accord- pable” Fells and Tony “Da Beast” Suggs, two T.C. Williams the lifeless bodies of Seble Tessema, 27, and Alexandria Circuit Co ing to court records, she said they were in High School graduates whose athletic careers were derailed by their three-year-old daughter, Eden Simon. a heated argument when she threw his drugs. Fells was a football star at the high school and a well- The Alexandria Police Department issued pants into his face. He responded by strik- known drug dealer, and Suggs was on his way to the boxing for a description of his car, and Asfeha was fea- ing her face with his fist, according to the the Olympic team when he was busted with drugs. Both served tured on the Fox television show “America’s complaint, leaving her with a bloody nose time in prison. Now the two are working with school officials to Most Wanted” and eventually arrested in and a swollen cheek. He was convicted in serve as a positive role models. New York City. General District Court, but Asfeha appealed “Whether you’re using drugs of selling drugs, you’ll get knocked the case to Circuit Court. She failed to ap-

out and run over,” said Suggs in a written statement announcing urt ASFEHA’S RAP SHEET begins in 1999, pear, and the charges were dropped. the event. when he was convicted of making a threat- “She was real friendly, someone who The pair is set to headline an event school officials are billing Seble ening phone call to a man he said owed smiled a lot,” said an employee of the day- as a “Recovery Month Community Event” in recognition of Na- Tessema him money. The sentence in that case was care facility on the ground floor of the high tional Alcohol and Drug Addition Recovery Month. The event will suspended on the condition that he refrain rise who did not want to give her name take place at George Washington Middle School and is scheduled from further contact with the man who brought because she was not authorized by her employer to for 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30. But not everybody is marking their charges against him. speak to the press. “It’s weird because the little girl calendars. Former School Board member Pat Hennig said the The next year, he was convicted of aggravated as- loved her daddy very much.” event is inappropriate, chastising school officials for inviting con- sault with a knife in Washington, D.C., and sentenced The neighbor who witnessed Asfeha push Tessema victed felons into an Alexandria school for an event that she said to supervised probation along with $1,000 restitu- into Apartment 1407 also testified that the father will have little value. tion and $50 of court costs. and daughter seemed close, a surprising twist con- “If they were really sincere, it would be one thing. But I don’t think On Aug. 20, 2006, Asfeha and Tessema gave birth sidering police and prosecutors say he’s guilty of kill- they’re sincere,” said Hennig, a longtime chairwoman of the Substance to a baby girl. Court records show the child’s life ing her with a knife. The day of the murder was just Abuse Education Advisory Committee. “This is totally ridiculous. I’ve was plagued by domestic violence her entire life, like any other Sunday, the neighbor said, and she got two words for this, and they ain’t ‘Merry Christmas.’” caught in the middle of a troubled relationship and was ready to meet Asfeha downstairs just like nor- — Michael Lee Pope shielded from harm by a series of court orders. Be- mal. But this would not be a normal day. fore the child’s first birthday, an Alexandria judge issued a protective order preventing Asfeha from See Murder, Page 5 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 3 People

Standing, from left: Donald Kilgore, Julie Carney, Jack Edgar, Isabelle Hardee, Amy Curtis and Sammy Knight. Kneeling: Gayle Spurr, John Carney and Donald Simpson Jr. Photo by Jeanne Theismann/Gazette Packet Scouting Leaders Honored The Alexandria Rotary Club held recognizes distinguished service to its annual Good Scout luncheon Scouting through active leader- Sept. 14, honoring Amy Curtis and ship. John Carney for their work with A 13-year Rotarian, Curtis began Boys Scouts of America. her involvement with Scouting in Carney, founder of Carney, Inc., 2001 when her son Clay joined as received the Good Scout Award of a Tiger Scout. She has served on the National Capital Area Council the Troop Committee and as a for his active leadership and com- Merit Badge Counselor since 2006. mitment to the community. “It’s very humbling to be hon- A former member of the board ored by two great organizations,” of directors of the Alexandria Curtis said. Chamber of Commerce, Carney Hosted by Donald Simpson Jr., achieved the rank of Eagle Scout the awards program featured high in 1981 and is presently the Crew school seniors Isabelle Hardee, Advisor for the co-ed Venture Crew Jack Edgar and Julie Carney, who 654. recounted their recent 85-mile Curtis is president of Curtis Lum- backpacking trek in New Mexico ber and Plywood and received the as part of Venture Crew 654. Cliff Dochterman award, which — Jeanne Theismann Alexandria Country Day School Grows Up! Alexandria Country Day School (ACDS) is proud to announce the completion of its campus expansion, just in time for the start of the school year! Hundreds of people gathered last week to view the new facilities, which include a new regulation-sized gymnasium, a dining staff and administration of Alexandria hall, a dedicated performing arts Country Day School extend their sincere center, renovated office space and a appreciation for all of the support and new playground. These facilities patience provided during the school’s complete the campus of the 28-year construction. old school and enhance the academic We invite our friends and neighbors to and athletic programs. The faculty, stop by anytime and see how we’ve grown. 2400 Russell Road, Alexandria, VA 22301

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From Page 3 heard testimony from the deceased neighbor and the defendant’s sister. Then an officer and a detective “There was just one loud scream from Seble,” she testified to what they had seen that day. The hour- told the judge. “And then Eden said, ‘Mommy.’” long hearing culminated with a ruling from Judge Damiani. ASFEHA ARRIVED in a gunmetal gray smock se- “The court finds probably cause to certify the case cured with Velcro, indicating sheriff’s deputies con- to the grand jury,” said Damiani. sider him at risk of attempting suicide. Juvenile and After the hearing concluded, Public Defender Domestic Relations Court Judge Uley Norris Damiani Melinda Douglas declined to comment. October 7th, 8th & 9th

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ore than 150 people turned 1628A BELLE VIEW BLVD • ALEXANDRIA VA, 22307 M out Sept. 16 for a (703) 768-2877 silent auction to benefit the city’s new Breast Can- /Gazette Packet EVERYTHING MUST GO! cer Surgical Fund, a fund to help uninsured women cover the costs of surgery associated with breast cancer. ACT executive director John Finish Carpentry & Trim Works Porter acted as master of ceremo- Julie Lineberry, Dr. David Weintritt and John Porter. nies and auctioneer, joking that 29 years of quality projects “Kerry Donley and Gant Redmond must have been busy for the evening.” Specializing in: Among the attendees were Mayor Bill Euille, Vice Mayor Kerry • Crown Moldings Donley, City Council members Rob Krupicka, Frank Fannon and • Wainscoting & Chair Railings Del Pepper, state Sen. Patsy Ticer and former city manager Vola • Accent Trims Lawson. Breast cancer surgeon Dr. David Weintritt and Lisa Baker, • Door & Window Trims director of the Office on Women, addressed the crowd. • Door & Hardware Installation “When it comes to getting proper care for breast cancer, it • Drywall Repairs unfortunately has been the ‘haves and have nots’,” Weintritt • Other Carpentry projects said. “With your support of tonight’s auction, we are breaking down that barrier.” Licensed • Bonded • Insured • References Upon Request. Sponsored by Women Mean Business and hosted by the Holi- Physicians assistant Leah Basch, Ofc: 703.684.5215 Cell: 703.403.2994 day Inn Hotel and Suites in Old Town, the event raised $19,000 left, and Inova breast health [email protected] for the new fund. navigator Ami Bhavsar. — Jeanne Theismann

Thank you Del Ray for a great 2 years! Carolyn Wilder gets pay- Dale Dove and Shari ment information from Dawn Young, left, and Bolouri admire a crystal Stuart McIntyre, the win- Enjoy Katherine White try on vase. ning bidder on a private some jewelry during the cruise from Potomac silent auction. Riverboat. 30-40% off all designer frames The Northern Virginia and sunglasses through Whole Maine Handcrafters Guild * Lobster Presents the NOVA the end of September . $13.99 Fall Arts & Craft Show *Cannot be combined with insurance with a choice of one side at NVCC-NOVA Community College Dr. Dora Adamopoulos Ernst Cultural Center 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003 www.myeye2eye.com October 2, Saturday 10-5 October 3, Sunday 11-4 www.facebook.com/myeye2eye RESTAURANT Admission $3.00 Parking Free Door Prizes! 1502 Mt. 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Elmo’s Coffee Pub is one of the best places First there was the case of Valorie Logan Burris, a Fairfax A to go for a cup of coffee or just to relax on woman who was suffering from heroin withdrawl when she ar- “The Avenue.” According to the recently released rived at the Alexandria jail in the summer 2008. According to results of Nickelodeon’s annual ParentsConnect con- court records in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Burris’ mother, test, the rest of the Washington area agrees, naming she suffered a brain hemorrhage after employees of Correct Care the local business as “Best Coffee Place” in the 2010 Solutions failed to attend to her medical needs. That case settled Parents’ Picks Awards. out of court for $475,000. Now the private health-care provider “My grandson was constantly checking for the re- has been named as a defendant in another case involving the sults and was the first to tell me the news,” said St. January 2008 death of Farah Saleh Farah, a 24-year-old in- Elmo’s owner Nora Partlow. “It’s very exciting to be mate who died of dehydration. recognized like this.” “We’re talking about a delivery of health-care services that is The Parents’ Picks Awards is an annual nationwide embarrassingly poor in Virginia,” said Kent Willis, director of poll that allows parents to vote for their favorite fam- the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia. “And one that ily places, products and parenting tips in 30 cities results in a lot of illness that shouldn’t have to happen.” across the U.S. This year’s voting took place from Back in 2003, the ACLU of Virginia issued a report titled “Ac- July 7 through Aug. 31 and winners were announced countable to No One” that concluded health care in the online Sept. 15. commonwealth’s correctional facilities is “inadequate and sub- Other finalists in the Best Coffee Place category standard.” The report documents purposeful neglect, unneces- were Jammin’Java in Vienna, At Play Café in Reston, sary deaths, botched surgeries, negligible surgical aftercare and Sticky Fingers Bakery and Tynan Coffee and Tea, both policies that places cost concerns above the health and welfare in Washington. of inmates. According to attorney Victor Glasberg, who is rep- “It’s pretty amazing that so many people took the resenting Farah’s sister in the wrongful death lawsuit, part of time to go online and vote for us” Partlow said. “It Nora Partlow prepares for Wednesday’s the problem is the privatization of health care in Alexandria’s means a lot when the local people recognize you for morning rush of customers at St. Elmo’s, jail. doing well.” which has been named Best Coffee Place “You have to put into context a profit-making enterprise deal- in the Washington area in a nationwide ing with the health of people who typically have no advocates,” — Jeanne Theismann poll by Nickelodeon. said Glasberg. “And so it fits into a pattern of more readily available abuse.” Policy and Politics Among Top 125 Healthiest Foods Ten-term U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) and Republican chal- lenger Patrick Murray don’t agree on much in terms of policy. Pork Barrel BBQ sauce And this week, yet another dividing point emerged between the candidates in terms of politics. This one involves how thoroughly makes healthy foods list. businesses should be required to report expenses. At issue is a provision of President Barack Obama’s health he restaurant has yet to open but the acco- care legislation known as “Section 9006,” which requires busi- lades for Pork Barrel BBQ keep coming in. nesses large and small to report expenses of more than $600. T The most recent addition to the list of brag- Business leaders across the country have been critical of the pro- ging rights for the highly-anticipated BBQ will ap- Courtesy photo vision, including Alexandria Chamber of Commerce president pear in the November issue of Men’s Health Maga- Tina Leone. When asked about his position on the require- zine, where Pork Barrel’s bottled BBQ sauce is named ment, a spokesman for Moran said he would like to see the mini- as one of the top 125 healthiest foods for men. mum amount required to be reported increased from $600 to Without revealing the secret ingredients, “Mango” $6,000 — a change that was blocked in the U.S. Senate last Mike Anderson shared the news at Monday’s Del Ray week. Business Association monthly meeting. Pork Barrel BBQ’s Heath Hall and Brett “It’s clear that there are those who would rather use this as a “In addition to tasting great, we are the only sauce Thompson at Taste of Del Ray earlier this campaign issue than actually make the situation better for small of its kind that doesn’t use corn fructose syrup,” month. businesses,” said Austin Durrer, chief of staff for Moran. Anderson said. “We use only honey for our sweet- One candidate who has raised the issue in his campaign is ener.” Murray, who pledges to “repeal and replace” Obama’s health- Taste testers from the magazine picked Pork Bar- Naturals Organic and Stone Levitation Ale, Men’s care plan if elected. The Republican candidate has raised the rel BBQ over several other name brands currently Health proclaimed Pork Barrel BBQ Sauce as the best issue at a number of public forums, calling for a repeal of Sec- available on supermarket shelves. in the battle of the bottles. tion 9006 as an impediment to economic recovery. After sorting through a selection of best-selling The November issue will be on newsstands Oct. 1. “Let me get this straight — Jim Moran voted for the onerous sauces like Kraft’s Bullseye, Sweet Baby Rays, Annie’s — Jeanne Theismann 1099 provision before he wanted to vote against it?” asked Mike Lane, a spokesman for the Murray campaign. “Congressman Moran’s antipathy toward small business is now clearly on the ‘Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week’ Ending record.” Many factors can make a pet seem less adoptable, Volunteers blanketed the Hayfield neighborhood including age. That’s why, in recognition of “Adopt- in Alexandria with fliers with Baby’s face on it and Cocktail of Responses A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week” Tails High will feature neighbors left food out. Baby was finally spotted and some of their favorite senior cats at adoption events brought to the shelter on Sept. 12. When Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell proposed expand- Friday and Saturday in Old Town. Tails High Board Member Kelley Cislo reports that ing the availability of liquor licenses to retailers that already sell One of the cats available to adopt is “Baby,” a se- everyone at the organization sees positive changes beer and wine, consumers across the commonwealth began nior cat who was abandoned and alone outside when in Baby since he first came to Tails High. Baby is making plans to purchase Jack Daniel’s at the Safeway. But it’s his elderly owner was hospitalized and later died. A being fostered with Sally Scime, owner of Mindful not so simple for small businesses. neighbor brought Baby to Tails High. Late last month, Hands in Old Town. he slipped outside of the foster home that was car- “He recently sat on Sally’s lap and purrrred for the See Business Matters, Page 14 ing for him. At that point he was lost in a strange first time,” she said. neighborhood miles from his original home. — Sandy Levitz Lunner

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Salahi Dress Elizabeth Wainstein and Lucie Stephens Holland of the Potomack Company dis-

/Gazette Packet play the famous red Michaele Salahi dress to be auctioned on Oct. 2. The dress will be on display for public viewing on Sept. 25. See

La Shawn Avery-Simons related article on page 21.

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U.S. Rep. Jim Photo by Moran, left, talks with

Alexandria Jeanne Theismann Hyundai owner Kevin Reilly at Monday’s Del Ray Business Association / Gazette Packet meeting.

Moran Praises Del Ray By Jeanne Theismann pedestrian lighting on Mount Gazette Packet Vernon Avenue. “Funding for those lights was peaking at the Del Ray Busi- rejected by the transportation/ Sness Association luncheon HUD bill,” Moran said. “I still have Monday, Sept. 20, U.S. Rep. a strategy to get it done because Jim Moran (D-8th) used the occa- it’s too expensive for businesses to sion to both praise the Alexandria pay for themselves.” Moran cited community and address some of the minimal public transportation the neighborhood concerns. and parking as a hindrance to fu- “It’s incredible to see the col- ture growth in Del Ray. laboration between the business “That’s not necessarily a bad and residential communities thing,” Moran said. “This is still a here,” Moran told the crowd of great place to work even though more than 50 business leaders at we won’t be able to expand the Fireflies restaurant.” It hasn’t al- number of jobs the way some in- ways been this way but the end vestors would like to see.” result is a close working relation- He went on to mention educa- ship that is a strong point of Del tion as one area for improvement Ray.” but still sees Del Ray as one of the Moran fielded several questions, most desirable places to live. ranging from funding for the revi- “Yes, there is a challenge with talization of Four Mile Run, to the the public school system,” Moran ongoing BRAC debate and devel- said. “But we have what people are opment at Potomac Yard. looking for here,” Moran said. Eric Nelson, owner of ACKC Co- “People still see Del Ray as a com- coa Bar, asked about the status of munity where involvement can a pilot program for solar-powered make a difference.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 9 Alexandria Opinion Gazette Packet

www.AlexandriaGazette.com In an unpredictable year, all the more important Newspaper of Alexandria An independent, locally owned weekly Vote Nov. 2 to turn out to vote, no matter what your beliefs. newspaper delivered to homes and businesses. 1606 King Street ith political extremes prising, even here in Northern Vir- Alexandria, Virginia 22314 on all sides getting ginia. Register by Oct. 11 most of the attention Mark your calendar. Absentee bal- NEWS DEPARTMENT: W You must be registered to vote at least 22 days before the Gen- To discuss ideas and concerns, in this run up to mid- lots are already available, so if you eral Election. Call: 703-778-9410 term elections, most voters in North- think Nov. 2 that you might not be e-mail: The deadline to register to vote or update your address for the [email protected] ern Virginia are far more moderate. It available to vote, you can vote absen- Nov. 2 election is Monday, Oct. 11. 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If voters who three statewide constitutional ques- Office of Voter Registration and Elections department between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. feel very strongly about a few issues tions. 132 North Royal turn out strongly to vote, and voters Alexandria, VA. 22314 Display ads 703-778-9410 — Mary Kimm, 703-838-4050 Classified ads 703-778-9411 whose views are more general stay alexandriava.gov/Elections Employment ads 703-778-9413 [email protected] home, the results could be quite sur- Julie Ferrill Display Advertising, 703-778-9446 Letter to the Editor [email protected] Until one afternoon a few weeks The City says they were removed “were cut down recklessly, to clear Jane Hughes Loss of Trees Display Advertising, 703-778-9448 ago, the 200 block of Wolf Street with the approval of some the land, to feed the sawmill.” If [email protected] was lined with mature sycamore homeowners who live along this you feel nostalgic for their pres- Is Loss for All Tara Lloyd trees. Years of butcher-like prun- side of the block because they ence, as I do now, you can take Display Advertising, 703-778-9447 To the Editor: ing by contractors hired by the were a safety hazard and their your kids to see some real giants [email protected] Without the shade trees like the power company and decades of roots had buckled the sidewalk (as along the Potomac at Scott’s Run. Andrea Smith white and green ash, sycamore, winter storms and summer if that is a crime in a town such as There is also a large specimen still Classified Advertising, 703-778-9411 linden, maple, and willow oak that droughts had weakened them I’m ours!). They also claim that growing beside St. Mary’s Church. [email protected] adorn our sidewalks and rise from sure, but not killed them. But in a Platanus occidentalis Linneaus is I have loved the trees on this Barbara Parkinson the backyards of many historic Employment Advertising few short hours a City contractor not well suited to street life. Tell block since I was kid, when I lived 703-778-9413 homes, Old Town Alexandria had cut all the trees down on the that to these former giants of the beneath them. They were big trees [email protected] would be a pretty drab looking- south side of the street, leaving the American forest who in centuries then and must have been about looking place despite the fine ar- Publisher block with even less of its green past, writes Donald Culross Peattie 100 years old when they were Jerry Vernon chitecture. canopy. in “A Natural History of Trees,” unceremoniously sawed down. Editor & Publisher Peattie says that the beauty of the Mary Kimm native sycamore “lies in the body Editor in Chief of the tree itself, in its beautiful Steven Mauren Photography: bright smooth bark, rather than in Louise Krafft its adornments of flowers and fo- Art/Design: Geovani Flores, liage.” Whenever I saw their peel- Laurence Foong, John Heinly, Wayne ing bark and buttonball fruits, I felt Shipp, John Smith that I back home again somehow. Production Manager: I was angry and sad every time Jean Card they were pruned — badly, cal- Editor Emeritus: lously. Mary Anne Weber Most everyone agrees, I think, CIRCULATION: 703-778-9427 that the entire block now looks Circulation Manager: terrible. All the homes here have Ann Oliver lost some of their real value, not CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS, to mention the cooling shade that L.L.C. comes with having lived a long Peter Labovitz President/CEO life. That should come as no sur- Mary Kimm prise to anyone who remembers Publisher/Chief Operating Officer the street as it looked before that 703-778-9433 afternoon, or how any street in [email protected] Alexandria would look if it all its Jerry Vernon Publisher/Executive Vice President [email protected] See Letters, Page 11 Wesley DeBrosse Controller Debbie Funk Commemorating the Constitution Write National Sales, 703-778-9444 [email protected] Alexandria Mayor Euille signs the annual proclamation for Constitution Week, Letters to the Editor Alexandria Gazette Packet A Connection Newspaper which began Sept. 17, with school children from Samuel Tucker and Mt. Vernon 1606 King St. The Alexandria Gazette Packet is distributed weekly elementary schools. The tradition of celebrating the Constitution was prompted by Alexandria VA 22314 to selected homes in the City of Alexandria. Call: 703-778-9410. Any owners or occupants of premises that do not the Daughters of the American Revolution. 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By Christine Candio tect you from the flu with either CEO, Inova Alexandria a shot or the nasal spray vaccine Hospital FluMist. And, we can vaccinate children as young as 6 months. very fall, healthcare Although getting vaccinated is providers across the the best prevention measure, E country gear up for flu hand washing, covering coughs season by providing and sneezes also are ways to pro- information on infection-control tect yourself and others. measures and by offering vacci- At Inova Alexandria Hospital nations to children, parents and – and throughout Inova Health seniors. As in years past, those efforts re- System – our mission is to meet the main in place, especially at Inova Alexan- healthcare needs of the community we dria Hospital. serve. This flu season, we are offering com- Last year we were prepared to treat H1N1 bined vaccinations for the seasonal flu and as well as seasonal flu, which on average the 2009 H1N1 strain every Friday at the kills about 36,000 people in this country hospital beginning Oct. 1. each year. Inova is one of the largest providers of You can protect yourself and your family flu shots in Northern Virginia, giving nearly from seasonal flu and now H1N1 with just 80,000 inoculations each year. As the lead- one vaccine. In fact, medical experts agree ing healthcare provider for the City of Al- that the best way to protect against influ- exandria and beyond, Inova asks for your enza is with a flu shot. Inova Alexandria partnership in helping to prevent the spread Hospital along with its sister hospitals can of influenza in our area. Each one of us has help you and your loved ones get the pro- a responsibility to take care of ourselves and tection you need as part of your yearly to protect the ones we love. With students wellness routine. back in school and more people gathering A flu vaccination can’t give you the flu. in large groups for sporting events and other But, by not getting the flu shot, you might activities, the risk of catching the flu virus pass influenza on to someone else. The flu increases. Protect yourself. Get a flu shot. vaccine is safe, quick and easy to find at To learn more about immunizations and Inova clinics throughout Northern Virginia. other flu-related information, call 703-750- Our highly trained nurses can help pro- 8818 or visit inova.org/flu. Letter to the Editor

From Page 10 fronting property owner cares for it. Per- haps we need to encourage the equivalent trees were removed suddenly, or none of a Neighborhood Crime Watch for trees, ever planted. It looks much like Alexandria which would involve the entire neighbor- did in pictures taken during the Civil War. hood. They would make sure that limbs are I don’t wish to blame one group or an- pruned when needed, ivy is cut from their other for the loss of these trees but I think boles, tree wells are enlarged (just call the it was a hastily crafted plan, hatched after City arborist), and they are watered in sum- a few damaging summer storms, and de- mer and fed occasionally. Let’s find a way cades of abuse had left their mark on these too to fund the under grounding of utility old sycamores. Consequently, many resi- lines, and exert more control over how trees dents feel that the decision was reached too are pruned too. quickly and that many, if not all of these Let’s use this sad occasion to rethink as a trees, could and should have been left un- community how we care for one of our most touched for now. We will never have a sec- under-appreciated plants, the tree flora that ond chance to revisit this question. We must help make Alexandria more than just a col- now do what we can to repair the damage lection of historic homes and learn how to better care for the trees that shade — or should shade — our streets Andrew Macdonald and homes. Former vice mayor and resident City sidewalks are as much a part of the city’s open space as parks like Lee Street Park and trees are a very important living Fast-track part of that commons. The cityscape that is Rezoning? Old Town — or Del Ray, or Northridge or Second Presbyterian — has a different feel- To the Editor: ing and look and temperature because of On Saturday, Sept. 29, the City Council every single tree that grows there. Cutting will hear testimony and probably take a vote an old tree down should involve more then afterwards on “criteria for rezoning with- just the approval of a few residents, unless out a Master Plan Study.” That may well the danger is clearly immediate. Nor do I sound technical and uninteresting. I believe approve of homeowners who plant small it to be a proposal to change radically the shrubs, albeit beautiful ones, in public way development is planned within the city. spaces where a large tree once stood. Every Alexandria resident lives within a The planting and care of street trees small area described by a small area plan. should really be a community endeavor. Yet See Letters, Page 12 these trees are often neglected unless a www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 11 Letters

From Page 11 study of possible outcomes than Chairperson for the Common- we have had so far. wealth Republican Women’s Club, The small area roughly equates having been the featured guest at to a neighborhood. Each one is a Katy Cannady a Republican fundraiser, and hav- kind of blue print for the area it Alexandria ing opened Republican Eighth Dis- covers. It describes what is there trict Congressional candidate Open House at King Street Cats! now and mandates that future de- Patrick Murray’s campaign with a velopment must be in keeping Double rousing, partisan speech – all sug- Join us as we thank all our supporters at an open house this with what already exists. In cer- Standard? gest that Hughes, for sake of con- Saturday, September 25th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Light fare tain areas that may be a lot of de- venience, was an independent for To the Editor: and lots of cats to see! Meet the volunteers that make this all velopment. The East Eisenhower purposes of running for elected plan, an area adjacent to the I am writing about a parking “in- office but once safely in office has happen. Directions and additional information is available on our cident” in the City that has me website at www.kingstreetcats.org or call 703-231-7199. Patent and Trademark Office, al- cavalierly abandoned any sem- lows 16 million square feet of de- aggravated as it appears to show blance and pretense of non-parti- velopment. It is all described in the a double standard in favor of city sanship. Facta non verba. In her plan that was hammered out dur- employees. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, Sept. 2, 2010 speech opening ing a series of public meetings that my parked car which sported an Murray’s campaign headquarters, took place over a year. expired registration tag was the councilwoman asserted: “Now, The proposal before Council this marked for towing by a parking I’ve said an awful lot of things over month dispenses with the small official. Of course, I pled for a fine the course of the last year, but the area plan as a controlling author- instead of the towing, but she one thing that has been consistent ity for what can be built and also, pointed out and correctly so, that has been the need for us not to in the process, dispenses with the she had to enforce the rules for all emerge as a fragmented Republi- public meetings. I foresee an era citizens. While waiting at the curb can Party. The majority of any sec- in which proposals for sizable de- with my husband, two employees tion of this party represents the velopments, in places no one ex- and a customer of my Old Town minority of the voters in whatever CITY OF ALEXANDRIA pected, may come to Planning shop, a city H.R. employee drove District we have that we are look- Commission and City Council with up in his private vehicle and ing for votes in.” She continued, 2010 PERSONAL AND BUSINESS little prior notice and no prior pub- parked illegally. He got out of his “So, you have a candidate [Patrick lic meetings. car, patted the parking official on Murray] who is committed to the PROPERTY TAXES ARE DUE A memo written by the planning the shoulder and said he would be sole and core principles of the Re- and zoning staff suggests some back from City Hall in a little publican Party.” The Hatch Act OCTOBER 5, 2010 locations where fast track rezon- while. When I asked her why he expressly prohibits a federal em- ing might be considered. Any- did not get a ticket, she answered, ployee from actively participating Personal property taxes, decal fees and residential “We do not give tickets to Alexan- parking fees, if applicable, must be paid no later than where within one half mile of a in a political campaign or from Metro Station or a planned Metro dria City employees.” When I saw actively campaigning for a candi- October 5, 2010, to avoid late payment penalty and Station is mentioned. That would the city H.R. employee returning date for partisan political office. interest. Business property taxes must also be paid by cover the entire Rosemont neigh- to his vehicle later, I commented October 5, 2010. Please see the City’s webpage at borhood that is all located be- that it did not seem right, to which Craig Taylor alexandriava.gov/finance for more information. tween two Metro stations. We who he just laughed and drove off. Alexandria live here could see green lawns Later that afternoon, the park- A City license decal and residential parking decal, if and tree lined streets disappear to ing official’s supervisor told me that the parking official had made Reporting applicable, were mailed with the personal property tax be replaced by tall buildings. Those of us who still have our a “mistake.” The same afternoon, bills to most residents. The City license decal should Deputy Police Chief Blaine Corle Appreciated be removed from the back of the bill and applied inside homes will live in the shadow of those buildings. By the way, choos- called me and repeated that the To the Editor: the front windshield next to the vehicle inspection ing to keep your home might be parking official had made a “mis- I attended the Silent Auction decal. The residential parking decal should be applied impossible if it sits on rezoned take” and confirmed that they al- Event to benefit the Alexandria to the driver’s side rear bumper. land. Higher density translates to ways give tickets to City employ- Breast Cancer Surgical Fund. It higher property taxes. ees. was truly inspiring to see the sup- Pay by credit card or eCheck on the City’s web site at Another troubling reference in Because the parking official port from so many city leaders and alexandriava.gov/payments, in person at City Hall the staff memo mentions blighted seemed intelligent and to know residents. The Women Mean Busi- areas with the implication that her job thoroughly, I find it hard ness group did an astounding job or at any SunTrust Bank Branch located in the City. to imagine that she did not truly for this important cause. Personal property tax payments can also be mailed to eliminating blight might be a rea- son for rezoning. I know of no believe that she was correct not to One thing that stood out in my City of Alexandria, PO Box 34710, Alexandria, VA neighborhood in Alexandria that ticket the city H.R. employee. I feel mind was the deep appreciation 22334-0710. Business property tax payments can be I would consider blighted. There she must have been trained or told from many of the attendees and mailed to City of Alexandria, PO Box 34901, are less affluent neighborhoods, by a superior as to who would be organizers for your reporter, Alexandria, VA 22334-0901. Payments can also be but the residents there, as else- ticketed and who would not. In Jeanne Theismann. Ms. made with cash only at approximately 50 Global where in the city, do a good job in any event, as both a business and Theismann’s story last week about Express Cash Payment Centers conveniently located keeping things neat and tidy. property owner, I am angry as the the event and the Women Mean “incident” seems to be both a Business group generated so much throughout Northern Virginia. For a complete list of Will “blight” be the excuse to bulldoze a block of modest double standard and unethical and interest and support for this vital the available cash payment centers, including I would like to know that that is program. I can’t tell you how many Shoppers Food and Pharmacy Stores, please visit the townhouses or a garden apartment house complex so that a de- not the case. times I heard from attendees that City’s website at alexandriava.gov/payments. veloper can put up a high rise or they signed up to attend the Si- several high rises? Certainly the Amanda Lasker lent Auction after reading her ar- For vehicle assessment questions or to receive a tax high rises will bring in more tax ticle. In addition, the Women bill, please email [email protected] or dollars. Partisan Mean Business members were so call Personal Property at 703.746.3901, option 4. For I fear any change that could af- grateful to Ms. Theismann’s efforts business assessment questions or to receive a tax bill, fect the quality of life, the stabil- Politics and honored that she wrote their ity of neighborhoods (an impor- story. The outpouring of gratitude please email [email protected] or call To the Editor: for her work was sincere and exu- Business Tax at 703.746.3903, option 2. For payment tant component of home value) Alexandria City Councilwoman and even the diversity of our popu- berant. questions, please email [email protected] Alicia Hughes appears to be an lation. Let’s hope Council mem- The Gazette Packet is very lucky or call the Treasury Division at 703.746.3902. independent in name only. Having bers don’t rush to approve these served as Community Outreach criteria without more thought and See Letters, Page 13

12 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Letters The view! The pool! The serenity! King George County only 20 minutes from 95 or From Page 12 too old. It has no windows in its as well as a very popular swim- the Fredericksburg VRE. classrooms. Book cases divide the ming pool. Waterview and access, a to have such a talented and rooms since it was a school built Several people asked about perfect weekend/summer highly regarded reporter on staff. with open space pertinent to the plans that had been made public get a way. Call for an I look forward to reading more philosophy of teaching at that with photos of underground park- appointment articles from Ms. Theismann about time. It will cost too much to make ing, condos and a large school Don (703 216 3821; the City and the hard work of needed repairs to the school,” and administration building combined. Lori (540) 226-2303 or many of its citizens. so on. He showed a window of a Sherman got up from his seat and Kelly (703)795-7204. school building in Manassas with told the neighbors that all of what Shari Bolouri greenery growing outside but as some had seen and heard was not Don Livingston/Lori McKenzie Team far as I remember he did not or so. A photo of one picture was Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia could not show a window in any shown to the neighbors. Sherman Century 21 New Millennium What’s Right public school building in the city took it and said, “This is not what 12581 Milstead Way, Suite 400, Woodbridge, VA 22192 Office - (703)491-9570 where greenery was growing. Nei- has been approved by anyone and About Jefferson Fax - (703)491-7142 ther speaker really talked about it is going to be torn up.” he tried Houston how children living in the imme- to tear it up but could not since it diate community had been taught was, evidently, not made on paper. To the Editor: over the years and how they would The school administration forgot After receiving two flyers in my be taught in a proposed new to bring a pair of scissors. GO GREEN! mailbox, one entitled “Community school building. The principal of Questions were asked and dia- Information Session on a Proposed the school was introduced but evi- log took place, some of which were $5.00 OFF* New School at the Current dently not invited to speak about repetitive, but it gave the commu- Jefferson-Houston Site,” the other Premium Paint the history of educational pro- nity an opportunity to express entitled “Come and hear for your- grams and teaching techniques in their views about Jefferson Hous- Natura & Aura self what the school board and Dr. *Retail Only. the school. Nor were any faculty ton school. Some attending said Morton Sherman, Alexandria City introduced or asked to speak “the old school had educated their Public Schools Superintendent, about the school. It was noted that children over the years, and as a FREE Drop Cloth are trying to sell us.” I decided to a higher grade (seventh grade) result of the fine education they attend, living close by and having & Sanding Sponge was added to the school grades. I received, their children had be- visited the school on numerous felt after listening to two badly come successful in life and that occasions as well as helping last presented talks with slides that the two schools (Jefferson and year with their flower and veg- meeting was held to tell the neigh- Jefferson Annex) had been demol- etable garden. bors that a new school was to be ished on and near the present Sherman and Lee Quill, a local built on the site, not really to ask school. architect, started the meeting with for community input. But, the two It was a large crowd that at- 3610 King Street introductions of school personnel speakers did say that the talks tended but as the hours went Alexandria, VA 22302 703-379-5800 and invited city council members. would end and one hour or more many people left, some feeling Sherman’s speech was short but would be open for community that very little information was complemented with several slides questions and answers. presented. Future meetings are to that proposed to lay out how the Many speeches took place with held. Good luck to the school Benches,Benches, meeting was to be conducted. He Trees,Trees, a few direct questions being asked board and to the superintendent 25%25% then introduced Quill who lec- about why a new school was to be to these future meetings and it is Fountains,Fountains, ShrubsShrubs && tured us on what was wrong with built, how much would it cost, hoped that they learned some- Jefferson Houston and why it BirdBird BathsBaths OFFOFF PerennialsPerennials what effect would the building of thing about a little “old”school in needed to be demolished and re- a new school have on the immedi- a neighborhood near the King placed with a brand new school ate neighborhood, how would a Street Metro station, trying to hold FREE building. Some of the statements Pansies 97¢ new school be built on the site its neighborhood together in the Landscape & he made were “the school was too Regularly $1.89 with a recreation center that had old. 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Transportation Wish List TIER ONE 1. $5 million for creating the transit corridor along Duke Street 2. $5 million for creating the transit corridor along Van Dorn Street 3. $5 million for converting the Route One corridor dedicated lanes into streetcars 4. $1 million to $5 million for construction of an inter-modal transit station at or near Landmark Mall 5. $5 million to construct a Metro station entrance north of the Eisenhower Avenue to provide pedestrian access to the station without forcing pedestrians to cross the street Department of T

TIER TWO 6. $5 million to improve Holmes Run Greenway between Beauregard Avenue and North Ripley Street as well as construction of trail connection from Mill Road at Eisenhower Avenue to South

ransportation and Environmental Services Payne Street 7. $1 million to redesign the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and Russell Road, including pedestrian upgrades and intersection geometry 8. $5 million to construct a multi-modal bridge and roadway from the Van Dorn Metro station to Pickett Street 9. $5 million enhancements to DASH bus service system-wide along priority routes 10. $1 million to $5 million for extension of trolley service into Del Ray 11. $1 million to $5 million for construction of a shared-use path between Boothe Park west to Fairfax County 12. $1 million for pedestrian accommodation on Van Dorn Street over Duke Street 13. $1 million for extending Holland Lane 14. $1 million for improving Duke Street from Wheeler Avenue to Jordan Street 15. $5 million to construct a new High Street west of and parallel to Van Dorn Street from the West End Town Center to Picket Street City officials have identified 15 projects on their Transportation Wish List. Add-on Tax Could Fund Transportation Improvements

From Page 1 passengers from the Van Dorn Metro sta- these projects now is an effort in the Gen- THE ADD-ON tax would produce about tion to Landmark Mall. eral Assembly that would force jurisdictions commercial property tax rate for several $1 million for each penny. So if the com- “I would say that this is one of the keys to adopt the maximum rate. Under a pro- bike racks and a few new trolleys. mercial property tax is raised 12.5 cents to redevelopment and continued success of posal considered earlier this year, localities “Quite frankly it needs to be more than higher than the residential property tax, Landmark Mall and that redevelopment that did not adopt the maximum rate pos- funding bike racks on DASH buses and buy- that would create about $12.5 million of plan,” said Baier. “It’s our link to that re- sible would end up losing control over how ing a couple extra trolleys,” said Vice Mayor new revenue specifically earmarked for gional project.” some of the money is spent. According to Kerry Donley, adding that he would support transportation. At the top of the agenda is Del. David Englin (D-45), that plan would reducing the gross receipts tax if the city an ongoing effort to create a high-capacity ANOTHER TOP tier project would con- have little chance of success in a Republi- adopted the add-on tax for commercial corridor along Duke Street by creating a nect to a proposed rail system along Rich- can-controlled General Assembly. Yet property. “It needs to be robust, and it needs dedicated transit line, which could be light mond Highway that would terminate at Fort Donley suggested the timing might be right to be strategic.” rail, rubber-tire trolley or bus. Belvior, routing it through Alexandria and for action beyond political consideration. Now city officials have taken a step to sell “This project is really seen as the back- connecting it to Arlington at Four Mile Run. “We’ve got transportation projects that we the effort to business leaders in advance of bone to enable a lot of the smaller and frag- Other top tier funding requests include cre- want to fund, but we don’t want to raise the City Council’s annual budget retreat mented parcels to redevelop and alleviate ating an inter-modal transit station at or taxes,” he said. “Well, you know, I’ve yet to next month. During a Chamber of Com- the need to have to widen,” said Baier. “Wid- near Landmark Mall and constructing a find a pothole that gets filled with a budget merce breakfast last week, Transportation ening is not an urban way out of conges- Metro station entrance north of the cut, and I’ve yet to find a rail line that Director Rich Baier laid out a package of tion.” Eisenhower Avenue to provide pedestrian doesn’t get funded without dollars.” proposals for what the city would do with The list of projects includes everything access to the station without forcing pedes- After the presentation, business leaders the money if City Council members were to from the creation of large-scale transit cor- trians to cross the street. said they thought the projects outlined were approve the add-on tax. Bair deatiled a wish ridors to smaller scale efforts, such as ex- “In the middle of a recessionary period, more robust than the failed plan presented list of large-scale projects city leaders hope tending the trolley into Del Ray. At one end we are the fifth fastest growing city in the earlier this year. But they remain skeptical will be more attractive to the business com- of the spectrum is a project such as the Van nation,” said Baier. “Transportation is one if the add-on tax is needed now. munity. Dorn transit corridor, which would connect of the backbones that provides and supports “I don’t know yet if the businesses of Alex- “This is really the only new tool in the Fairfax County to Arlington County through a strong economy.” andria have the stomach for that yet,” said tool box,” said Baier. “And it does foster eco- the city’s West End. Here again, a dedicated One of the reasons the Alexandria Cham- Jay Palmeari, legislative director for the nomic development.” lane could add light rail that would shuttle ber of Commerce was eager to consider chamber.

Business Matters

From Page 8 venience stores and 150 would go to pack- ABC stores in different geographic regions. from think the formula for license is lop- age stores. Minimum bids for wholesale and That means Old Town’s Grape and Bean, sided,” said Del. David Englin (D-45). “It The way McDonnell’s plan is currently retail licenses would be based on a formula for example, might end up paying tens of favors the big-box stores at the expense of configured, 600 license would be sold to that takes into account the size of a pro- thousands of dollars for a license. small business.” big-box stores, 250 would be sold to con- posed store and the current profitability of “The small business owners I’m hearing — Michael Lee Pope

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Celebrating opening night at MetroStage are Sharon Carr, Natascia Diaz, Lauren “Coco” Cohn, Lajlei Levis, Carolyn Griffin and Lori White. In back are John Mercurio and Gia Mora. Curtain Up! MetroStage opened its 2010-2011 season Sunday evening with “Glimpses of the Moon,” a jazz-age musical based on the Edith Wharton novel. In town for the opening night festivities were the show’s book author and lyricist Tajlei Levis, musical composer John Mercurio and original New York producer Sharon Carr. “Glimpses of the Moon” composer John Mercurio, left, celebrates opening night at MetroStage with author and lyricist Tajlei Levis and actor Sam Ludwig. Neighborhood Taylor Run GLORIOUS GLIMPSES Sally and Jiggy Harper, Martha McManawhy, Don Anderson, and Moina Ratler were some of the Alexandrians enjoying our neighbor Carolyn Griffin’s latest excellent production, “Glimpses of the Moon,” a jazz age musical based on the novel by Edith Wharton. The musical will run at MetroStage, 1201 N. Royal St., until Oct. 17. The Fort Ward Gate will be re- Natascia Diaz is breathtaking in her per- dedicated at a ceremony this formance, especially the dancing. Coco Saturday. Cohn and Matthew Anderson are extremely Alliance, which has supported historical amusing; Sam Ludwig, Gia Mora and efforts at Fort Ethan Allen, Fort C. F. Smith, Stephen Schmidt complete the very talented and the “Arlington Line.” The new marker cast. for Fort Williams will also be unveiled. All these projects are part of our effort to high- FORT WARD CEREMONY light the importance of the defenses of Many present-day residents of Alexandria Washington as part of the Civil War sesqui- do not realize how important this city was centennial, which will take place next year. in the Civil War. Perched on the edge of All are invited to the reception following the volcano, we have five forts as part of the ceremony. the defenses of our nation’s capital. Fort Ward was built in 1865, demolished after FAMILY REUNION IN AFRICA the war, and restored about 1970 as our The entire Dan O’Brien family — wife Ann memorial to the Civil War. The friends of and children Jessica, Conor, and Bridget — Fort Ward will dedicate the newly renovated went to Ghana to visit Daniel O’Brien, who ceremonial gate on Saturday at a celebra- is working on an USAID contract in the tion beginning at 5 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. public health field. They all visited the Cape They will also present the General John Coast Castle. G. Barnard Award to the Arlington Heritage — Lois Kelso Hunt

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By McKenya production of the usage of Aesop’s Fables, the famed at 4:30 p.m. at the Kauffman Auditorium Dilworth-Abdalla, CPP “Spanglish.” All involved Ethiopian moral storyteller, children learn at the Lee Center and we are excited! The Acting Center Director are excited because this the meaning behind the tales in both En- concept behind this creative and engaging Nannie J. Lee Memorial is the first production glish and Spanish. If you would like to vol- event is simple … get the youth hooked on Recreation Center that integrates Spanish in unteer to help with the production that will books! Youth pick their favorite book or honor of Hispanic Heri- be at the Kauffman Auditorium at the Lee comic and come dressed as their favorite he Department of Recreation, Parks tage Month. Youth at the Center, Oct. 15, at 4:30 p.m. please contact character. Yes, they assume the literary Tand Cultural Activities’ arts initia- neighborhood recreation me at 703-746-5533. Tickets are $5 in ad- character! tive entitled ACCT (Alexandria City centers will receive Spanish language in- vance and at the door. Community Theatre) is preparing for the struction in a non-traditional way. Through Our Literacy Ball is scheduled for Oct. 21, See Community Rec., Page 27

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By Morton Sherman, Ed.D. ers will teach only four classes each day, Superintendent of Schools giving our excellent teachers the opportunity and responsibility to personalize in- point of pride for Alexandria struction. City Public Schools is the pro- A technology grant has enabled us to Avision of laptop computers for work with the Parks and Recreation Depart- each and every high school stu- ment, Tenants and Workers, and other part- dent. The laptops were first introduced in ners to provide wireless access in locations 2003 at Minnie Howard as a way to bridge the “digi- throughout the city. tal divide” among students, many of whom did not Online learning creates opportunities outside tra- have computers at home. Still, 24 percent of ACPS ditional walls. Thirty high school students partici- students do not have access to the Internet at home. pated in this summer’s school online program. Con- Technology continues to change rapidly. Will we sider these scenarios: soon be talking about handheld devices for students A teenage mother needed to take four classes dur- instead of laptops? Consider new possibilities in these ing the summer to graduate. She passed all four and Who would you call a Living areas: 1) access to student records by parents; 2) graduated without having to repeat her senior year. Legend of Alexandria? individualization; 3) access to learning outside tra- A student needed to take a credit recovery class, Who do you know whose vision and energy has improved ditional sources; 4) most important, real- but she was needed to watch siblings at life in Alexandria? Living Legends of Alexandria is seeking time connections to information and data. home so that her mother could work. By nominations in order to recognize Alexandria’s Living Commentary Legends throughout 2011. Yes, this year parents will have immediate taking the course online, she was able to Nomination Categories: access to student records with a program we pass with an 84 percent average. (1) Those who have contributed at least one tangible call ACPS Academic Access (AAA). On Sept. 27, let- Blackboard tools enable all students to participate improvement to the quality of the city’s life that would likely be missing without this person’s vision and energy. ters to all parents of high school students will be in class discussions —even students who are shy or (2) Those demonstrating exemplary service to the City over an extended time mailed out, giving information about how parents who need more time to ponder their contributions. (ten years or more) especially service on Boards, Commissions, Committees or can access their student’s academic records in every The 21st century learner is no longer a passive re- Service Organizations that improve the quality of life in Alexandria. st Nominees must live or work in Alexandria. Those currently running for or class. Parents are vital partners with the schools, and cipient of information. Today’s learner must use 21 holding political office are not eligible for consideration. The contributions of City we encourage this high-tech collaboration. century tools to gather data, to assess and analyze employees should be beyond the responsibilities of their jobs. Data, technology, and achievement are connected. it, to think critically. Today’s students must learn to See www.AlexandriaLegends.com or call 703-625-2330 for a nomination form to explain why you consider this person a Living Legend. Send your nominations no This year, every secondary student will have an In- be adaptable, self-directed, and self-managing. later than November 15 to Living Legends, P.O. Box 10485, Alexandria, VA 22310. dividualized Achievement Plan. Counselors will be In our change-dominated and technology-driven Special Thanks to able to access the most up-to-date information about world, ACPS students are active participants in their Founding Media Sponsor student progress, and they will serve as case manag- education with a world of knowledge literally at their ers for each student’s plan. Math and English teach- fingertips.

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Arts ❖ Entertainment ❖ Leisure Asian Art and English Furniture at Potomack Company Auction Oct. 2

A Pan Asian collection with fine examples of Chinese, Japanese and Sino-Tibetan works of art rare to the market and out of public Dan Beck and Adam Downs. Cal Whitehurst and Adam Downs. view in storage for approximately 30 years will be among the highlights at the Saturday, Oct. 2 Catalogue Auction of the Alexandria auction gallery The Potomack Company. Port City Playhouse Delivers Noteworthy in the October sale are jades from the collection of one of the top Ameri- can mid-20th century Asian works of art deal- ers who was based in Chicago and helped A Taut Political Thriller build museum collections. Among this collection are a fine Chinese white jade table screen Playhouse for his first play after working erts throws a few sharp barbs into other- (Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1736-1796) Area premiere of both on stage and off at several local the- wise light banter as a New York Times re- estimated $20,000-30,000, a Chinese jadeite aters including the Little Theatre of Alex- porter who sees virtue in applying pressure standing Guanyin estimated $3000-5,000, a “Farragut North” at andria, Aldersgate Church Community The- in pursuit of “the story.” Tabitha Rymal plays pair of Chinese carved turquoise table screens Lee Center. atre. His is a refreshingly crisp touch, mov- a 19-year-old intern for whom the 25-year- (Qing dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century) ing the scenes along at a clip that keeps the old press secretary is “an older man” while estimated $5,000-8,000 and a Chinese am- By Brad Hathaway audience’s attention focused on the story Eric Herrison lends his off-kilter grin to the ethyst carved peach-form box and cover (Qing The Gazette rather than on the production. With the proceedings as another 19-year-old staff dynasty), estimate $4,000-6,000. assistance of set designer Robin Parker, he member on the campaign. In the early go- uses just as much of the Nannie J. Lee ing, that grin seems simply clueless charm Other Asian items of interest are important o need to wait for the movie, or Center’s excessively big stage as he needs but by the end it is a knowing Chinese textiles, including a Chinese late Ming for that matter, the first profes- dynasty Kesi altar cloth, Chinese silk robes N to in order to tell the story without exces- acknowledgement of a political ploy that sional production. In what is its sive time being required to switch sets. This worked. and 19th century Chinese civilian fifth rank tightest and most effective production in is particularly important for this play as it Port City is using a touch of celebrity cast- badges. Japanese works of art include well quite a while, Port City Playhouse is pre- switches between locations for four scenes ing through the run of the show. Selected executed sword furniture, tsubas and multi- senting the area premiere of the play in the first act and five in the second. None performance feature different politicians of chained purse chains. “Farragut North” months before the cam- of the changeovers require as much as 30 note as the bartender in the first scene. That The Potomack Company’s Oct. 2 sale will eras start rolling on the screen adaptation seconds, so the flow of the story isn’t inter- scene may well take place in a bar, but the also feature important items from a Maryland George Clooney is reported to be directing rupted and the evening spins along nicely. bartender has no lines of dialogue. This past estate with fine English furniture purchased next year or the play is mounted on the pro- Adam Downs plays the 25-year-old press weekend on one night it was former Con- from the well known dealer of English furni- fessional stage at Olney in Maryland. secretary who is out-foxed by Cal gressman Tom Davis and on another former ture William Blair. This collection includes a In something of a coup, Port City has the Whitehurst as an older and wiser practitio- Senator Mike Gravel behind the bar. On pair of English Chippendale giltwood wall play now and it is giving it a satisfyingly ner of hard-ball back-room maneuvering. Sept. 24 it will be Alexandria City Council- brackets (circa 1750-1775) and a George I staged performance with a solid cast under Faced with a young and effective opponent, man Frank Fannon and on the 25th, local parcel-gilt and figured walnut mirror (early the fine direction of Eddie Page who keeps Whitehurst lures Downs into a compromis- politician and Clinton fundraiser Lonnie 18th century). the pace brisk without seeming to hurry any ing position with tempting advances, know- Rich. Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille will bar- Also in the sale is a group of 19th century moment or suffer any lulls as the story pro- ing full well that by merely discussing his tend on Oct. 1 and Congressman Jim Moran European paintings, including works by ceeds from set up to climax. offer the youngster would become tainted. has tentatively confirmed his availability for Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena, Henry John The play, about the moral challenges fac- Downs‘ performance is notable as he the final performance on Oct. 3. Yeend King, Charles Warren Eaton, ing a young press spokesman for a presi- progresses from self-impressed whiz kid Winkworth Allan Gay and “Jewish Captives dential candidate during an early primary, through stages. First he’s concerned, then at Babylon” by the English born artist Edward is by Beau Willimon, who was a young press worried and finally trapped as he strikes out Where & When Harrison May, dated 1861. aide for a presidential candidate in the early in desperation. Whitehurst, on the other The Port City Playhouse production of Public viewing of the October Catalogue primaries two elections back. Willimon has Auction at the gallery will begin on Sept. 25. hand, retains a constant polish on the sur- “Farragut North” plays through Oct. 3 at the not written about the political issues in- Nannie J. Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street, face while revealing the machinations of his The exhibition will be open daily from Sept. volved but the pressures of the campaign Alexandria. Performances are Sept. 24, 25 character’s thought processes that would 25 to Oct. 2. Live bidding in the gallery’s trail and the snap decisions that must be and 28 and Oct. 1-3. Evening performances make Machiavelli either blush or preen. are all at 8 p.m. and Sunday performances at showroom will begin at 10 a.m. on Oct. 2. made on too little sleep with too little time At 526 North Fayette Street in Alexandria. Call Dan Beck shows more than just surface 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 - $18. Call 703-838- to consider the implications. 2880 or log on to composure and assurance as the experi- 703-684-4550 or www.potomackcompany.com. Director Page comes over to the Port City www.portcityplayhouse.com. enced campaign manager, and Shelagh Rob- www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 21 Talk of the Town is a new Alexandria Gazette Packet feature. Questions, comments, or suggestions can be e-mailed to A OLD TOWN FARMERS’ MARKET AT MARKET SQUARE [email protected]. Operating since 1753, the Old Town Farmers’ Market is considered to be the one of the nation’s oldest continually operating farmer’s markets. Find a bustling crowd every Saturday morning enjoying the fresh produce, baked goods and crafts. Saturdays 5 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. year round. 301 King Street

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Cornucopia Oh, the Wanderer looks so forward to C the bounty of the growing season. From the early berries to the last harvest of apples, the display of goods from our local farmers is like a delicious work of art in progress. And being the convivial sort, The Wanderer loves the human spectacle as well. So come when you will to sample the season’s best picks. Babies and dogs welcome.

For more, see alexandriava.gov/ FarmersMarket

B E WEST END FARMERS’ MARKET Sip fresh-squeezed orange juice as you shop for breads, in-season fruits and vegetables, gourmet cheeses and yogurt, all fresh and locally produced. Sundays through Nov. 21, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Brenman Park Drive

B DEL RAY FARMERS’ MARKET The place to see and be seen on Saturday mornings in Del Ray. Grab a coffee and browse the assortment of fresh bakery goods, seasonal fruits and vegetables, cheeses, fancy nuts and jams and jellies. Saturdays 8 a.m. - Noon. Corner of East Oxford & Mount Vernon Avenue

D UPPER KING STREET FRESH C FOUR MILE RUN FARMERS’ & FARMERS’ MARKET ARTISANS’ MARKET No more waiting for the weekend! The newest market in Alexandria has grown This market is in its second year bringing out of the effort to improve the Four Mile Run fresh produce, meats, cheese, Park and serve residents of Arlandria and baked goods, tea and even ice cream visitors. Located at the entrance to the park sandwiches to hungry residents and on the busy biking and walking trail, it commuters midweek. reflects the diversity of the community and is Wednesdays, through October, brimming with goods from local producers 3 p.m.- 7 p.m. and artists. King Street Gardens Park, Sundays, through Oct. 31, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 1806 King Street 4109 Mount Vernon Avenue

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NOW THROUGH OCT. 3 ”Farragut North.” Performances on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24-25 and Oct. 1-2; Tuesday, Sept. 28; and Sunday, Sept. 26 and Oct. 3. The Friday, Saturday and Tuesday shows begin at 8 p.m., and the Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m. Port City Playhouse performs at the Lee Center for the Performing Arts, 1108 Jefferson Street in Alexandria. 703- 838-2880 or www.portcityplayhouse.com. $18 general admission, $16 seniors & students, $14 groups of 10+.

NOW THROUGH SEPT. 25 ”Nude with Violin.” A Comedy by Noel Coward directed by Howard Kurtz. Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. At the Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St., Alexandria. Contact Rachel F. Alberts, 703-795-0659 or [email protected]. Or contact Tina Barry, Box Office Manager, 703- 683-0496.

NOW THROUGH OCT. 17 ”Glimpses of the Moon.” A Jazz Age musical based on a novel by Edith Wharton. The book and lyrics are written by Tajlei Levis and the composer is John Mercurio. Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 and 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $45-$50. For tickets, call 1-800-494-8497 or visit www.metrostage.org. For group sales, call 703-548-9044. MetroStage is at 1201 North Royal St., North Old Town Alexandria.

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 23 Fine Arts Restaurant SUNDAY/SEPT. 26 Français Art for Hope–Benefiting Women and with LAM, exhibit will feature 2D and 3D art by Del Ray Artisans. Proceeds Bar benefit The LAM Foundation and DRA. 9/25 (VIP reception) 9/26 (public exhibition 10-4), details NOW OPEN SUNDAYS www.TheDelRayArtisans.org. for KEYS FROM THE CRISIS The Torpedo Factory Art Center, The Art League, and Multiple Exposures OCT. 5 TO OCT. 31 Brunch Gallery are partnering with the & Dinner National Community Reinvestment New Heights. The Atacama — Chile’s Amazing High Desert. A Photography Exhibit Featuring New Works by Alan Sislen. Opening Coalition (NCRC) to kick off their reception is Saturday, Oct. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. At Multiple Exposures Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center #312, 105 N. Union Wednesday Nites national campaign “Keys From the Street, Alexandria. Call 703-683-2205 or [email protected] or visit www.MultipleExposuresGallery.com. Crisis.” Through a variety of art All Bottled Wine related activities, the art center will Shore Line. 2-6 p.m. Featured by Van from 10-6 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on Convergence located at 1801 N. help the NCRC tell the story of the Landingham Paintings, Fire Enamels. A Thursdays; www.torpedofactory.org. Quaker Lane, Alexandria. Call 703- Half Off foreclosure crisis to the public in a very show of paintings and fire enamels 998-6260 x3. visual way. featuring scenes of beaches and sea by NOW THROUGH SEPT. 26 Alfresco Dining ❖ Now Through Sept. 26: Systems Marian Van Landingham will open in NOW THROUGH OCT. 3 Failure exhibition in the Target Gallery studio 321, Torpedo Factory Art Cultural Clay: East Meets West. At on our NEW patio ❖ Sept. 1-30: David H. Wells’ photo- Center. Ends Sept. 25. the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Scope Photography Exhibition. “You Are essay, “Foreclosed Dreams,” that Gallery. Hours are Monday Through Who You Are,” photographs by Louise explores the empty homes littering the SATURDAY/SEPT. 25 Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; open Noakes; and “Shadow and Substance,” HOURS American landscape in the wake of the Art for Hope. Benefiting Women with until 9 p.m. on Thursdays. At 101 photographs by Grace Taylor. At housing crisis on exhibit in the Site 3 LAM, the exhibit will feature 2D and North Union St., ground floor Studio Multiple Exposures Gallery, Torpedo Lunch Gallery at the Torpedo Factory Art 3D art by Del Ray Artisans. Proceeds 19, Alexandria. Call the Scope Gallery Factory Art Center, 105 North Union Sunday 11;30 to 3:00 Center, and a large scale projection at benefit The LAM Foundation and DRA. at 703-548-6288 or visit Street, #312. Call 703-683-2205. Tues - Fri 11:00 to 2:30 The Art League Gallery/National A VIP reception will be held Sept. 25 www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/ OCT. 1-24 Harbor Location with a public exhibition on Sept. 26 scope.htm Dinner “House of String”: Large Scale installation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 9/25. Visit Once Upon a Time. Fantastical- SEPT. 27 THROUGH OCT. 24 Magical-Nostalgic Re-imaginings. Sunday 4:00 to 8:00 located on the main floor of the www.TheDelRayArtisans.org. Torpedo Factory, created by Torpedo Out on a Limb: Birds, Branches and Reception is Oct. 1 at 7-10 p.m. Artists Mon thru Thur 5:00 to 9:00 Factory Artists serving on the Target Growing Creativity in Clay. Hours are revive, deconstruct, and reinvent a Fri - Sat 5:00 to 9:30 Gallery Committee NOW THROUGH SEPT. 26 Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. rhyme, story, fairy tale, or memory. At ❖ Sept. 23, 7 p.m.: Target Gallery hosts Systems Failure. Closing Reception: to 6 p.m., with Thursdays open until 9 the Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria. Visit a Curator Discussion with juror Sarah Thursday, Sept. 23, 6-8 p.m.; 7p.m. p.m. At the Torpedo Factory Art www.TheDelRayArtisans.org. 10 East Glebe Road Tanguy for Systems Failure Exhibition. Juror Discussion with Sarah Tanguy. Center’s Scope Gallery, Studio 19, 105 Sarah Tanguy is an independent This exhibition examines the current North Union Street. Call 703-548-6288 NOW THROUGH OCT. 3 Alexandria, Virginia 22305 curator, arts writer, and critic, as well crises facing our country and the world or visit www.torpedofactory.org/ Big World, Small Paintings. A Chezandree.com as a curator for the Art in Embassies and the plight of the people who must galleries/scope. Program, based in Washington, D.C. suffer from the failures. At the Target collection of works by Cindi Lewis. 703.836.1404 Gallery at the Torpedo Factory. Located at Gallery West, 1213 King Located on the waterfront in Old Town NOW THROUGH SEPT. 29 Street in Old Town. Go to NOW THROUGH SEPT. 25 Alexandria, the gallery is open daily FEAR Exhibition. At the Gallery at www.gallery-west.com or call 703-549- 6006.

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NOW THROUGH OCT. 30 French restaurant since 1983 Footsteps to the Past. 10:30 a.m. 1755–1865: Redcoats, Patriots and Yankees two-hour walking tour on Fridays and Saturdays to key historic sites. Cost is $20. Starts at Carlyle House. Call 703-683-3451.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 23 Wind Energy. 7-9 p.m. Free. Wind Energy plays music for dancing, listening and enjoying, from the folk traditions of England, Ireland, Scotland and beyond, using Northumbrian Fall Specials smallpipes, silver flute and Appalachian dulcimer. At Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St. Alexandria. Call 703-838-4565, Cold Soup Trio www.torpedofactory.org.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 24 Cold Salmon Platter Seaport Day Kick-Off Fundraiser. 7 to 11 p.m. At the Old Dominion Boat TUESDAY/SEPT. 28 Club. Music by The Grandsons, a light Recruiting Singers for Chorus. Rehearsals for Ars Choralis will be Tuesdays Dover Sole buffet, and an open wine and beer bar. beginning Sept. 28, 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. The singers will perform in a holiday Fundraiser tickets are $75 and concert on Dec. 4. With Douglas A. Beck, director. At St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, available only in advance. Tickets may 228 S. Pitt St., Old Town Alexandria. Call 703-549-3312 or email Frog Legs be purchased online at [email protected]. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/ Oktoberfest Beer and German Wine. At www.thetwig.org or call 703-683- Rack of Lamb 124819 or by email by contacting Food Matters, located in the Cameron 5544. [email protected]. Station neighborhood, in Alexandria’s Book Launch. Seaport Day. Noon to 4 p.m. The 7 p.m. Talk by west end. Call 703-461-3663 to reserve Alexandria Seaport Foundation (ASF) Michael Lee Pope, author of Ghosts of a table for a party of six or more. Alexandria. After sharing highlights of is hosting its Annual Seaport Day at the darker side of historic Alexandria, four Alexandria waterfront locations. Pope will sign copies of his book. The NOW THROUGH SEPT 25. Free events and demonstrations. At evening will be capped off with tours Participate in an on-line silent City Dock (behind the Torpedo of local haunted sites conducted by the Factory), ASF apprentices will be auction to support children living at costumed guides of Alexandria building a renewable Bevin skiff and the Children’s Center in Ham Tan, Colonial Tours (for a fee), departing displaying a completed skiff. Children 127 N. Washington St., Old Town • 703-548-4661 Vietnam, who have no parents and from the front steps of the Athenaeum. can decorate and sail toy wooden little to no chance for adoption. This Smoke Free Restaurant At The Athenaeum, 201 Prince Street, boats. At the Seaport Center year the proceeds will go towards the Alexandria. And also on Oct. 9 from 1- (Founder’s Park), a boat building purchase of two new refrigerators for www.lerefugealexandria.com 3 p.m. at Books a Million in project will be underway. At the girls and boys dorms, a new Alexandria. Pope is an award-winning Waterfront Park Dock (between King washing machine, a field trip, and journalist who lives in Old Town St. and Prince St.), ASF’s Dory boat more. Silent auction. Numerous Alexandria. He has reported for the will be open for tours. At Robinson items/services for auction in Alexandria Gazette Packet, WAMU Terminal (2 Duke Street), ASF’s Alexandria VA area. Go to http:// 88.5 News, the New York Daily News apprentices and volunteers will be bigbigworldproject.wordpress.com/ and the Tallahassee Democrat. giving tours and explaining current silentauction/ Jane Franklin Dance. Season Preview. boat building projects. Pirate cruises The Also attend live fundraising event on 5:30-8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $10. A will be offered by Potomac Riverboat Saturday, Sept. 25 from 6 – 9 p.m. at Show of Hands hosts Jane Franklin Company on the hour from noon to 4 the Grounded Coffee Shop, 6919 Dance for a family-friendly, p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $9 Royal Restaurant Telegraph Road, Alexandria. community-engaging arts event in the for children ages 2-14. Visit heart of Del Ray. At 2301 Mt. Vernon www.alexandriaseaport.org. (now smoke free) Ave., Alexandria. Call 703-933-1111 or SATURDAY/SEPT. 25 20th Anniversary. King Street Blues, aka http://www.janefranklin.com. “The Best Little Roadhouse on the Paws in the Park. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Planet,” will be serving the original fall festival with games, costume “What’s for Dinner?!” menu at the original prices. Several parade, Doga, pumpkin and face SEPT. 24-25 ‘guest’ bartenders will make You don’t have to think too hard, let us solve this classic question. painting, raffles, prizes and more for Decorative Arts Forum. appearances starting at 6 p.m. Live Sept. 24 at kids, dogs, and everyone else. The In addition to our award winning menu, we have added music at 9 p.m. Located on St. Asaph 6:30 p.m. Speaker the Rev. Professor event will benefit The Fund for the Street South, Old Town, one block some popular specials that add variety for everybody taste. Peter J. Gomes of Harvard University Montgomery Park Dog Park, The from King Street in Old Town, explores the theme of “Coveting, Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Alexandria. Call 703-836-8800 or Real food, for real people at reasonable prices. Curating and Collections: The Art of and the Alexandria Police Department email [email protected] or the Public and Personal Museum.” k-9 Unit. $15 suggested donation. At visit www.kingstreetblues.com. Monday - Kids Night Gourmet banquet at Gadsby’s Tavern Montgomery Park (Corner of North Charity Casino Night. 7 to 10:30 p.m. Museum, 134 North Royal Street, Royal and Montgomery Streets, Burger Night (Kids eat 1/2 price) Each child must be accompanied by adult having entree. $65 per person ($75 after Sept. 1). Alexandria. Alexandria). Call 703-836-8066. On Saturday, Sept. 25, The Lyceum (201 YMCA Alexandria’s Healthy Happy Hors d’oeuvres, drinks, casino games Tuesday - Greek Night and prizes, live & silent auctions. Join South Washington Street) hosts a Dog Day. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free Rebuilding Together Alexandria for a Lamb Marinated and Roasted for 3 hours, series of lectures from 8:30 a.m. to event celebrates Alexandria’s love of night of fun to help in-need Athenian Roast Chicken, Moussaka! 12:30 p.m. Mount Vernon V.P. for dogs with various activities that homeowners remain safely and Collections Carol Borchert Cadou will promote health and longevity in both independently in their homes. Play to lecture on 150 years of collecting in dogs and dog owners. At the YMCA Wednesday - All American Night win an iPad, spa certificate, restaurant pursuit of original Washington Alexandria, 420 East Monroe Ave., Meatloaf, Chicken Fried Chicken. Va. Ham certificates. At Christ Church, 111 N artifacts, and map expert J.C. Alexandria. Call Debbi Alley at 703- Columbus St., Alexandria. Register at McElveen, Jr. will speak on collecting 838-8085. Thursday - Italian Night maps in the age of digital mapping. Historic Alexandria Homes Tour & rebuildingtogetheralex.org or call 703- 836-1021. Lasagna, Chicken Alfredo, Calamari Finally, 19th-century art historian Artisan Show. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Collage Workshop. 1 to 3:30 p.m. Turn Lance Humphries will discuss Tickets are $30. Sponsored by The Nature into 3D Works of Art. Cost is Antebellum art collectors and their Twig, the Junior Auxiliary of Inova Friday - Fish Night $20/person. At Huntley Meadows collections. After a buffet lunch at The Alexandria Hospital. Nationally known Crab Cakes, Shrimp & Scallops over penne pasta with white sauce Park, 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria. Lyceum, The Forum will move to interior designer Barry Dixon is the To register for this program, please historic Lloyd House (220 North honorary chair of this year’s tour. Six Saturday -Steak and Chop Night visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ Washington Street). Admission rates private residences and gardens in Old parktakes or call 703-222-4664. Prime Rib, Lamb, Surf and Turf, Pork Chops, and Moussaka begin at $100 for Saturday’s programs Town will be open to the general Native Plant Sale. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. . and lunch, $125 for Friday’s dinner public. The Artisan Show will be held Free. Largest native plant sale in D.C. Sunday and lecture, and $175 for the full at the Old Presbyterian Meeting House metro area hosts over 12 vendors from Forum. To register, visit from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will Brunch served 7am - 2pm www.historicalexandria.org or call five states selling perennials, shrubs, feature handcrafted works by local Dine in or call ahead and your dinner will be ready for pick up. and trees. TreeStewards will provide 703-746-4554. artists and Dixon’s new book, Barry public education on how to choose the Dinner hours 2:30-9:30pm Dixon Interiors. All proceeds benefit SEPT. 24, 25, 26 right tree for your yard and how to Inova Alexandria Hospital. Tickets may 730 North Saint Asaph Street Oktoberfest Celebration. care for it. At the Parkfairfax parking Chef Tom be purchased after Sept. 6 at The Alexandria, VA 22314 lot, 3601 Valley Drive, Alexandria. Call will be serving up Currywurst, Ramsay House Visitors Center, 221 571-232-0375 or visit (703) 548-1616 Blutwurst, Weiners, Liverwursts, King Street and The Twig Thrift Shop, Schlachplattes, Schweinebraten, and 106, North Columbus Street. Visit Ample Free Parking Strudels. Plus authentic German See Calendar, Page 26 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 25 Calendar From Page 25 www.home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/ Or Manager of Branch Relations, AAUW government, targeted by national anti- Visit www.TreeStewards.org. National Headquarters, Washington, immigration networks using the American Balalaika Symphony in D.C. Mr. Tom Bransfield, Program Internet to frighten and intimidate Concert. 8 p.m. September Souvenir: Director, Christ House, will also speak lawmakers and citizens. At Mount Musical Memories from Great about the hungry in the area who are Vernon Unitarian Church, 1909 European Composers including fed daily by Christ House and those Windmill Lane, Alexandria. Call 703- Oginski, Schumann, Arditi, Kreisler, groups that sponsor daily meals. At 721-0595 or [email protected]. Gossec, Prokofiev, Binkin, Grinchenko, Sherwood Hall Library, 2501 Police & Firefighters Ball. 6:30 p.m. Trostyansky, Miaskov and others. Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria. Call Outstanding police, firefighters, and Featuring ABS balalaika soloists 703-604-5964. EMTs will be honored. Sponsored by Ekaterina Borodullina, Dmitry CK Play Day Kick-Off. 3 to 5 p.m. Help the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Pechenoy and Rick Netherton. Ticket with playground and field cleanup. Commerce. Four officers from both charge and information at The Cora Kelly PTA was just awarded a the Mount Vernon District Police www.ABSorchestra.org or 703-723- $60,000 playground grant from the Station and the Franconia Police 3981. At the Rachel M. Schlesinger Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth. Station, along with four officers from Concert Hall and Arts Center. The school needs to raise the rest of the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Community Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to 1 the funds through donations. Department will be recognized for p.m. Parking lot of Lincolnia United Contributions can be made here: their valor and service to our Methodist Church, 6335 Little River http://alexandriarugby.org/ community. At Belle Haven Country Turnpike at Lincoln Ave., Alexandria, support.shtml. At Cora Kelly STEM Club. Cost is $35. For reservations, call two blocks west of I-395. Rain date School. 703-360-6925 or register online at Oct. 9. Call 703-354-5176 or www.MtVernon-LeeChamber.org. [email protected]; SUNDAY/SEPT. 26 Taize Services. 7 p.m. Taizé Services www.lincolniaumc.org. Olde Towne Dogge Walk. 9 a.m. This are ecumenical sung and silent Gifts of the Garden Gala. 6 p.m. The year’s course takes in many of Old Steffen Horn on piano. participatory prayer services designed American Horticultural Society holds Town’s famous sights, with a start and OCT. 2-3 to achieve a contemplative state its annual gala. Laura Dowling, White finish at Market Square on King Street. through music, song and silence. Held House chief floral designer and owner The event will also include another Norway Comes to Washington. Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. Sponsored on the first Friday of each month at 7 of Interieurs et Fleurs in Old Town, fitness-minded friend: the Partnership by the Embassy of Norway. Hovhaness, “Mysterious Mountain,” Grieg, “Plano p.m. beginning Oct. 1 and continuing Alexandria, will be the gala’s honorary for a Healthier Alexandria. All Concerto” with Steffen Horn on piano, Tchaikovsky, “Symphony No. 4.” At the through May. Old Presbyterian guest. The gala will also feature an proceeds benefit the Animal Welfare Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, NVCC, Alexandria campus, Meeting House, 323 South Fairfax elegant formal dinner, silent auction, League of Alexandria. Register at 3001 North Beauregard St., Alexandria. Youth tickets (8-18) always $5. Student Street, Alexandria. Call 703-549-6670. and a live jazz trio from Levine alexandriaanimals.org. and adults $20-$80. Call 703-548-0885 or visit www.alexsym.org for tickets. Email: [email protected]. Website: Entertains. Tickets are $250 per Dash for Dad. 8 a.m. 10K race and 2 www.opmh.org. person, $125 of which is tax- mile Fun Walk. Fundraiser to help fight be signing copies of their new Gospel choosing the right place for the right Holiday Market Vendors. Would you deductible. At River Farm headquarters prostate cancer. The entry fee is $30 album, Trouble Don’t Last Always. At plants, and for staying injury-free while like to be a vendor at a holiday market in Alexandria. Contact Maren Seubert per runner. It’s $10 for the Fun Walk. the Carlyle Club, 411 John Carlyle St., gardening. At Charles Houston on Dec 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.? at 703-768-5700 ext. 132 or email At AMC Entertainment Hoffman Alexandria. Contact Kortney Shepherd Recreation Center, 901 Wyeth St., Calvary Presbyterian Church just off [email protected]. Center Theatre, 206 Swamp Fox Road, at 888-361-9473 or Alexandria. Route 1 near Huntington Metro in Community Health Fair. Free vision, Alexandria. Register at [email protected]. Day of Service at Sherwood Alexandria is raising money for hearing, blood pressure screenings and www.dashfordad.org. Regional Library. 9 a.m. - 12:30 community and church programs. more. At Alfred Street Baptist Church, Heaven’s Mountain Band. 11 a.m. p.m. Mount Vernon At Home seeks Offering 6-foot tables inside or an 301 S. Alfred Street, Alexandria. Call Performs at Christ the Saviour MONDAY, SEPT. 27 volunteers to help weed the planting outside tent site for $15 each plus 10% Ms. Darhyl Jasper, 703-971-2428. Anglican Church. A barbecue picnic “Torpedo Factory Arts Center; beds around the library, install pavers, of sales. Soliciting all types of art: Smithsonian Museum Day. Free follows the service and there will be a Targeted for Change?” With Tom and spread mulch as required. paintings, photography, florals, admission to four Alexandria moon-bounce for the kids. Sunday Gates, Assistant City Manager; Linda Sherwood Regional Library, 2501 greeting cards, calligraphy, quilts, museums. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, services are held at Washington Mill Hafer, Executive Director of The Art Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria. To jewelry, wreaths, etc. Space Alexandria Archaeology Museum, the Elementary School, 9100 Cherry Tree League; Lynn Knight, Lead Consultant sign up or for further information, call reservation deadline is Oct. 1. Contact Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Drive, south of the Mount Vernon of MAI; Lisa Schumier, VP for the Mount Vernon At Home office at the church at 703-768-8510 or email Museum and The Lyceum, Alexandria’s Memorial Highway. Call 703-953- Community Relations of the Torpedo 703- 303-4060. [email protected]. History Museum, will be offering free 2854, e-mail office@christthesaviour Factory Artists Association; and Marian www.mountvernonathome.org. admission to anyone presenting a anglican.org, or visit Van Landingham, Founder of the Museum Day Ticket. The Museum Day www.christthesaviouranglican.org. Torpedo Factory. Holiday Inn THURSDAY/SEPT. 30 SATURDAY/OCT. 2 Ticket is available to download at Cosine (Progressive Jazz - Fusion, Rock, Eisenhower Metro Center, 2460 Alcohol and Drug Addiction Flea Market. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. MOCA www.smithsonian.com/museumday. R&B). 3 to 4 p.m. Free outdoor Eisenhower Avenue. Reception at 6:30 Recovery Event. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free. will be holding a Flea Market at VFW Turn Nature into 3D Works of Art. concert at Historic Collingwood Estate, p.m., Buffet ($25 members/$30 Speakers Tony “Da Beast” Suggs and Post 1503. Anyone desiring to sell At Huntley Meadows from 1 to 3:30 off the GW Memorial Parkway, 8301 nonmembers) at 6:45 p.m.; Program Tracey “Unstoppable” Fells are T.C. items can rent a space in the parking p.m. and turn images from nature into East Boulevard Drive. Contact the ($5 non-members) 7:15 p.m. Dinner Williams graduates who had their lot for $10 plus a $5 clean up fee, or 3D works of art at a collage workshop. Collingwood Library and Museum at reservations required. Contact Sherry athletic careers derailed by drugs. At under the pavilion for $15 plus a $5 Take a walk with painter and 703-765-1652 or Brown, 703-548-7089 or George Washington Middle School, clean up fee. Spaces will be available printmaker Jenna Fournel and learn to www.collingwoodlibrary.com. [email protected]. 1005 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. on a first come first serve basis the date cut out bird and plant shapes from Adkins-Newman Duo. 4 p.m. Free. Rock, Paper, Cocktails. 6 to 9 p.m. A Contact Noraine Buttar at 703-746- of the event starting at 6:30 a.m. special collage paper and transform Pianist Edward Newman and violinist benefit for the Ovarian Cancer 3670 or Contact Karen Jones at 703-670-4124 them into masterpieces. This program Elisabeth Adkins perform compositions National Alliance. Jewelry, fine [email protected] or email [email protected]. is intended for adults. The fee is $20 from a variety of styles and eras, stationery, and tasty cocktails, as well Port Tobacco Pickers. 7-9 p.m. Free. We’re About 9 Concert. 7 p.m. This per person. To register for this including Classical, Romantic and as door prizes from some of the areas This seven-piece bluegrass band from trio includes Katie Graybeal, Brian program, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ Early 20th Century. At the Lyceum, best day spas, boutiques, and southern Maryland will perform a Gundersdorf and Pat Klink that focuses parks/parktakes or call 703-222-4664. 201 S. Washington Street, Alexandria. restaurants. Tickets are $10 per musical medley of traditional on complex songwriting and Kick-Off Meeting. 10:15 a.m. American Seating is first-come, first-served. Call person. Cash bar $5 per drink. At Food bluegrass, Southern rock, train songs, harmonies, accompanied on guitar and Association of University Women 703-505-0700 or visit Matters, located in the Cameron and even an Irish whiskey tune. At electric bass. Tickets are $18/general; (AAUW), Alexandria Branch. The www.alexperformingarts.org. Station neighborhood of Alexandria’s Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. $15/advance at www.FocusMusic.org. featured speaker is Claudia Richards, CD Release Party. 5 p.m. The Tribe will west end. Contact Jennifer McGihon at Union St. Alexandria. Call 703-838- Sponsored by Focus Music in Mount [email protected]. 4565, www.torpedofactory.org. Vernon. At St. Aidan’s Episcopal “Woodlawn on the Eve of the Civil Church, 8531 Riverside Road, War. A Changing Cultural Alexandria. Contact Mark Gilliam at TUESDAY/SEPT. 28 Landscape.” From plantation slavery 703-975-8027 or Alexandria Singers Auditions. 7 p.m. to an integrated community – 1846- [email protected]. Washington D.C.’s premiere adult pops 1865. 7 to 9 p.m. with Susan Hellman Fall Virginia Native Plant Sale. 9 chorus will hold auditions on Tuesday, and Maddy McCoy. Part of the 2010- a.m. to 3 p.m. Native trees, shrubs, Sept. 28. At the Lincolnia Senior 2011 Woodlawn and The Pope-Leighey ground covers, ferns, and wildflowers Center, 4710 N. Chambliss Street, House Lecture Series. Admission is will be offered for sale by the Alexandria. Contact $15; National Trust members $10. At Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia [email protected] to Historic Woodlawn. Respond to Karen Native Plant Society. At Green Spring book an audition. Visit Sherwood at 703-780-4000, ext. Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, www.alexandriasingers.com. 26321 or [email protected]. Alexandria. Call 703-642-5173. The Power of Pink Picnic. Noon to 1 YMCA Alexandria 5K Run/Walk. 8 p.m. A breast cancer survivor who will a.m. And 50 meter Kids Fun Run. “Get share her battle with the disease. At OCT. 1-3 Your Move On” help fight childhood BJ’s Wholesale Club, 101 S. Van Dorn Mount Vernon’s Fall Wine Festival obesity. Entry fee: $30 per runner, $35 St., Alexandria. R.S.V.P. online at and Sunset Tour. 6-9 p.m. Tickets per runner day of race. Children under www.bjsforpink.com or to are $30/person. Sample wines from 16 age 10 should register day of race. At [email protected]. Write “Pink Picnic” Virginia wineries and relax to live Cameron Run Regional Park in in the subject line. blues music overlooking the Potomac Alexandria. Sign up online at River. Fruit & Cheese boxes are www.active.com. WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 29 available by advance purchase ($24 Cocker Spaniel Adoption Show. 11 Swing Dancing. 9 to 11 p.m. Admission each; serves two). Visit a.m. to 2 p.m. Come meet cockers of is $6. A DJ Dance Party with DJ Dabe www.mountvernon.org. all ages available for adoption. All dogs Murphy. At Nick’s Nightclub, 641 are spayed or neutered. Visit NOW THROUGH OCT. 24. South Pickett Street, Alexandria. FRIDAY/OCT. 1 www.cockerspanielrescue.com. At Cirque du Soleil. OVO, a teeming world of insects. At the Plateau at National Gardening for Life. 7 p.m. With Master ”9500 Liberty” Screening. 7 p.m. This Alexandria/ Hybla Valley Petsmart, Harbor. Tuesdays thru Thursdays at 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 Gardeners Jane King, Carol Downs and film about the recent conflict within 7690 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria. Call p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. No performances on Mondays. For tickets, Elise Reeder. Get ideas for creating an Prince William County reveals the 703-533-2373. visit at www.cirquedusoleil.com/ovo or call 1-800-450-1480. easy-to-maintain landscape, for startling vulnerability of a local 26 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News That’s What Friends Are For From Page 1

she remembers the moment her friend of 25 years announced that

Photo by she was in the advanced stages of ovarian cancer. “I was so scared. She was only 32 years old — this wasn’t supposed to be happening Jeanne Theismann to her.” Ovarian cancer has long been called “the silent killer” because it usually isn’t discovered until its advanced stages, and by the time

McGihon’s was discovered, it had /Gazette Packet spread to her colon, bladder and uterus. “Ironically, it was the uterine cancer that probably saved my life,” said McGihon, who was diagnosed with Stage III ovarian cancer and Stage I uterine cancer Jennifer McGihon, left, and Christy Pryzstawik reviews in March of 2009. “I didn’t have details for the Sept. 27 fundraiser for ovarian cancer at any symptoms of ovarian cancer. Food Matters restaurant. It was the irregular bleeding associated with the uterine cancer that understand and because it’s ‘below $10 donation at the door includes got my doctor’s attention.” the belt’ they are uncomfortable complimentary appetizers and sev- According to the National Can- talking about it. I’m on a mission eral raffle drawings. cer Institute, an estimated 21,880 to change that.” “Many Alexandria restaurants women will be diagnosed with It was during McGihon’s final and boutiques donated gift certifi- ovarian cancer in 2010, and cycle of chemo that the two friends cates to be raffled off,” McGihon 13,850 women will die from the decided to hold a fundraiser to get said. “There will be a few brief disease. It is the fifth leading cause the word out to help other women remarks from me and an award- of cancer deaths in women in the understand the disease. winning documentary film maker United States and the deadliest of “We both share a passion for lo- who is profiling a band called NED Jennifer McGihon’s battle with ovarian cancer is profiled all gynecologic cancers. cally grown, organic food,” said — short for ‘No Evidence of Dis- in a public service announcement for the Center for “I can’t tell you the number of Pryzstawik, who with her husband ease.’ NED is six gynecologic Disease Control. people who say to me ‘but didn’t Tom owns and operates Food Mat- oncologists who use their music to you get pap smears?’” said ters restaurant in Cameron Sta- raise awareness of women’s can- lives have taken — Pryzstawik is ing to see how she handled her ill- McGihon, who underwent three tion. “I was trying to find ways to cer.” married with four kids and ness and that was a generous gift rounds of IV chemotherapy, a hys- be there for my friend and provid- McGihon, who this week McGihon is single (“Be sure to put she gave to all of us.” terectomy and IP chemo through ing her with healthy meals when marked the one-year anniversary that in the article,” McGihon And for McGihon and a port in her abdomen as part of she was fighting cancer and help- of her last cancer treatment, is fea- chuckled. “Maybe I’ll get a date out Pryzstawik, that’s what friends are her treatment. “They think I didn’t ing with the fundraiser were ways tured in the new Inside Knowledge of this.”) — the two are closer than for. go to the doctor or that pap smears for me to do that.” ad campaign for the Center for ever. For more information on the catch ovarian cancer. People don’t On Monday, Sept. 27, McGihon, Disease Control and also volun- “I can’t imagine what it was like Sept. 27 fundraiser, contact Food a senior marketing man- teers her time to the Survivors for Jennie,” Pryzstawik said. “She Matters, 4906 Brenman Park ager for Deloitte LLP, and Teaching Students program. was the one who was suffering yet Drive, at 703-461-3663 or visit Pryzstawik will join “There is no diagnostic for ova- she always wanted to be there as www.foodmattersva.com. forces for “Rock, Paper, rian cancer so it’s particularly le- her friends were getting married Cocktails!” a shopping thal,” McGihon said. “Through and having babies. It was inspir- night benefit to raise Survivors Teaching Students, I go awareness and funds in to area medical schools like Johns the fight against ovarian Hopkins and talk to third-year stu- cancer. dents on how to better share that Community Rec. “Very few people news and how to respect patients know that September is in the care process.” national Ovarian Cancer Sporting her signature “all teal Awareness Month,” [the color of ovarian cancer aware- Opportunities Grow

/Gazette Packet McGihon said. “This ness] all the time” look, McGihon event will feature some will tackle her first sprint triathlon From Page 17 local libraries housed in our re- beautiful jewelry and on Oct. 17 to continue her quest So, if you are an avid reader spective centers. stationery designs of to bring attention to the disease and want to join in on the fes- MUSE (Music Unites Stu- many Alexandria arti- and appreciates how hard the last tivities please do by coming to dents Everywhere) is still ac- sans — all of them year has been on her family and the Nannie J. Lee Center lo- cepting donations of instru- women-owned small friends. cated at 1108 Jefferson Street ments for the fledging music

Jeanne Theismann businesses — while sup- “This particular illness at this in Old Town and tell us what program here at the center. If porting the mission of particular age was what was so literary character you are plan- you are a music lover (with in- the Ovarian Cancer Na- difficult for everyone,” McGihon ning on coming as for the Lit- struments lying around) or a Photo by Photo tional Alliance.” said. “No one knew if I would live eracy Ball. We are currently re- retired music teacher (even Jennnifer McGihon celebrated The event will be held or die since the illness was so ad- questing that the community better) please consider teach- nearly one year of being cancer from 6 to 9 p.m. at Food vanced. And if I did live, it would bring new and/or gently used ing our youth after school. Give free with a Sunday afternoon bike Matters restaurant and still change the course of my life.” books to the event to benefit the the gift of music this autumn. ride through Cameron Station. is open to the public. A Despite the different paths their www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 27 Letters Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices

(Parcel Add: 600 Montgomery Street) IN MEMORIAM VILLA D'ESTE RESTAURANT Public hearing and consideration for an From Page 13 items remain untapped resources, encroachment into the public right of way for outdoor dining; zoned CD-X/Commercial such as unsentimental items used Downtown (Old Town North). Parker Gray area in a future that to celebrate singular special occa- Applicant: Maria Quilla may in fact be surrounded by new sions and holidays (decorations ENCROACHMENT #2010-0007 expensive buildings and the de- and baking dishes), rug 320 MONTGOMERY STREET THAI RESTAURANT struction of another little school shampooers, small appliances Public hearing and consideration for an encroachment into the public right of way for that has in the past beautifully (does anyone iron that often these outdoor dining; zoned CRMU-X/Commercial served its children. days!?), moving totes, just for Residential Mixed Use (Old Town North). Public Hearing will be held by the City Council Applicant: Philip McCombie starters. Renting, rather than ac- of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, in the Council Jim Melton cumulating these things, is much Chambers, City Hall, City of Alexandria, Virgin- TEXT AMENDMENT #2010-0003 Remember me ia, on Saturday, September 25, 2010, at 9:30 ILLUMINATED SIGNS Alexandria better for the pocketbook and the Dajaun Ross A) Initiation of a text amendment; B) Public a.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard on hearing and consideration of a text environment. Libraries could as- 5/20/74-9/24/91 the hereinafter described items. amendment to change section 9-105 (P) to Gone but not forgotten, ******* allow lighted signs on buildings above 35 feet sess a small charge for borrowing In memory of my son. AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Title 5 tall with SUP approval. Staff: Department of Thinking Inside such non-traditional fare, some of We love and miss you (TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL Planning and Zoning which would be donated. In time, Your family SERVICES), Chapter 8 (PARKING AND TRAF- The Library Box FIC REGULATION), Article G (PARKING ME- DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT this semi privatized, repurposed TERS), Division 1 (PARKING METER ZONES), #2010-0015 To the Editor: of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1701 DUKE STREET business model could become self EDMONSON PLAZA-AMENDMENT I love the library. I actually live 1981, as amended. Public hearing and consideration of an amend- funding and even profitable, or at The proposed ordinance expands the existing ment for special use permit approval to allow a within walking distance of one. least not a drain on the municipal parking meter district to include the 100 block of sign with illumination on a building taller than 35 And now that the fall and back- King Street to the existing approved blocks in feet and an amendment to an existing budget. I personally wouldn’t meter zone 1. development special use permit to allow an to-school season is upon us, you mind even paying a nominal fee ******* illuminated sign; zoned OCH/Office Commercial may have noticed that over the PUBLIC HEARING and Consideration of Policy High. Applicant: 1701 Duke Street, LLC based on the duration I checked a and Criteria for Consideration of Individual presented by Leigh Bell summer most of those in the area book out, in reality a logical out- Zoning Cases without Master Plan Study. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2010-0004 have reduced their hours, and ******* growth of fines that are already in THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT AMEND- CDD CONCEPT PLAN #2010-0001 some have even cut staff. How place, because it would still be a MENTS OR ADDITIONS MAY BE MADE TO ironic; just in time for Library Card PROPOSED ORDINANCES WITHOUT FUR- AMENDMENT TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES deal compared with the actual cost THER PUBLICATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED TEXT AMENDMENT #2010-0004 Sign Up Month! of a volume that I will read only THAT PERSONS INTERESTED IN ANY OF But what if local government Alexandria Board of Architectural Review THESE ORDINANCES OBTAIN FREE FULL- DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT once. Old & Historic Alexandria District TEXT COPIES FROM THE CITY CLERK AT #2010-0012 took a different tack, and emu- As with housing, the American CITY HALL. JACKIE M. HENDERSON, MMC, DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT lated the Amazon.com model, in- LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING CITY CLERK dream of an “ownership society” ======#2010-0021 creasing library offerings from the ======has been oversold. The availabil- A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0033 standard because, well, that com- ity of all information on the Web Board of Architectural Review on WEDNES- pany started also with just books DAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010 beginning at 7:30 PM SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0058 has also been inaccurately hyped. in Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall, 2401 POTOMAC AVENUE, 600 EAST and it sells quite a bit more than 301 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia on the fol- MONROE AVENUE, 800, 1600, 2201 Libraries could become a neigh- lowing applications: and 2301 MAINLINE BLVD that now - successfully to boot?! borhood hub and help fill the func- Rather than further reductions, CASE BAR2010-0217 POTOMAC YARD DEVELOPMENT tion that kith used to (no, I am not Request for HVAC screening at 600 S. Wash- Public hearing and consideration of: a) an such as closures for full days or ington St, zoned CL Commercial. amendment to the Potomac Yard/Potomac suggesting them for the borrow- APPLICANT: Soonja Purdy Greens Small Area Plan to increase building completely, wasting all that pub- ing of a cup of sugar!), and per- height limits within Landbay H and in Landbay lic investment, abandoning the CASE BAR2010-0238 I/J and to convert and increase density in Land- haps our communities will benefit Request for window replacement at 426 N St bay G; b) various amendments to the CDD con- real estate similar to what has oc- and become more vibrant and en- Asaph St, zoned RM Residential. cept plan and design guidelines; c) an amend- curred with privately financed APPLICANT: Gail Hoffman by Old Town Win- ment to the CDD table in Section 5-602 of the gaged and less impersonal in the dows and Doors City's Zoning Ordinance; d) an amendment to malls, and treating these institu- ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION development special use permit conditions to process. A much better idea than CASE BAR2010-0239 OCTOBER - 2010 remove the requirement for construction of the tions as obsolete, why not expand performing a retail like remodel- Request for window replacement at 426 1/2 N ======North Trail and any other enhancements in their function to the lending of St Asaph St, zoned RM Residential. ======Landbay K, and any references to the construc- ing on these edifices in the hopes APPLICANT: Alan Windsor by Old Town Win- tion of the pedestrian bridge in lieu of a mone- things people don’t need all that dows and Doors The items described below will be heard by the tary contribution; e) an amendment to develop- of attracting more patrons into Planning Commission and the City Council on ment special use permit conditions for Land- often, and are reticent, and par- cookie cutter containers that CASE BAR2010-0244 the following dates. NOTICE: Some of the bays I & J to remove the requirement for con- ticularly in this economy, perceive Request for window replacement at 682 S Co- items listed below may be placed on a consent struction phasing; f) an amendment to remove house a predominantly unaltered lumbus St, zoned CD Commercial. calendar. A consent item will be approved at special use permit conditions regarding the as wasteful, to buy? A quick pe- product mix and perform essen- APPLICANT: Marcia Krause by Old Town Win- the beginning of the meeting without discussion construction of the pedestrian bridge; g) an rusal of Craigslist will easily verify dows and Doors unless someone asks that it be taken off the amendment to special use permit conditions to tially their pre facelift function. As consent calendar and considered separately. modify the timing of and provide option for mon- the need. Long before the current CASE BAR2010-0253 The Planning Commission reserves the right to etary contribution in lieu of requirements for with everything else in these chal- Request for window replacement at 300 S Co- recess and continue the public hearing to a fu- Landbay D; zoned CDD #10/Coordinated De- financial meltdown, the public sys- lenging times, to survive libraries lumbus St, zoned RM Residential. ture date. For further information call the De- velopment District #10 Applicant: Potomac Yard tem in Berkeley, Calif., lent tools, APPLICANT: Louise Roseman by Jeffery partment of Planning and Zoning on 838-4666. Development LLC and RP MRP Potomac Yard, need to think outside the box ... Dodge for Pella LLC by M. Catharine Puskar and most libraries already effec- and change what’s on the inside. CASE BAR2010-0266 ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION THE FOLLOWING WILL BE HEARD BY PLAN- tively “loan” Internet access and Request for window replacement at 413 S Co- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010 NING COMMISSION ONLY, (AND BY CITY computer time, but other infre- lumbus St, zoned RB Residential. 7:30 PM, CITY HALL COUNCIL ONLY UPON APPEAL.) Karen Ann DeLuca APPLICANT: David Kibiloski by Jeffery Dodge CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS quently used, non-consumable Alexandria for Pella 301 KING STREET DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #2010-0005 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 1115 MARTHA CUSTIS DRIVE CASE BAR2010-0267 CHARLES BARRETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Request for window replacement at 202 Jeffer- ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL son St, zoned RM Residential. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010 Public hearing and consideration of a request Legal Notices Legal Notices APPLICANT: Kim and Pat Harkin 9:30 AM, CITY HALL for development site plan for a modular building program at a public elementary school, a set- CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS ORDER OF PUBLICATION CASE BAR2010-0268 back modification and a waiver for the required 301 KING STREET Case No JJ030147-01-00 ABC LICENSE Request for new construction at 1126 & 1128 screening of the rooftop mechanical equipment; ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA Commonwealth of Virginia Makda, LLC trading as Grass Roots Station, Prince St, zoned RM Residential. zoned RB/POS. Applicant: Alexandria Public VA. CODE § 8.01-316 535 E. Braddock Rd. Alexandria, VA 22314. APPLICANT: Sean & Helen Vermillion by Ste- School Systems represented by Dave Conrath Alexandria J & DR Juvenile and Domestic The above establishment is applying to the phen Kulinski for Kulinski Group Architects, P.C. The Planning Commission will hold a work DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #2010-0009 Relations District Court Commonwealth of VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC session on October 5, 2010 at 6:30pm in City Virginia, in re HIWOT INFANTE BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Beer and Wine on Adoption of a roof materials policy for the Old 5000 POLK AVENUE Hall Council Workroom to discuss the Beau- The object of this suit is to: premise license to sell or manufacture alcoholic and Historic Alexandria District. regard Corridor Plan planning process. JAMES K. POLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Public hearing and consideration of a re- Custody/Visitation beverages. Makda Kibour, Owner It is ordered that the defendant Francisco Information about the above item(s) may be ob- quest for development site plan for a modular Infante, appear at the above named Court and tained from the Department of Planning and building program at a public elementary school, LEGAL NOTICE SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0036 protect his or her interests on or before Zoning, City Hall, 301 King Street, Room 2100, a parking lot expansion and a waiver for the re- Annie Maude Kelly-Minno, age 77, passed 626 NORTH PATRICK STREET 10/19/2010 at 10:00am. Alexandria, Virginia 22314, telephone: (703) RESIDENTIAL PARKING REDUCTION quired screening of the rooftop mechanical away on September 14, 2010 in Alexandria, 746-4666 Public hearing and consideration for a parking equipment; zoned R-12/R-20. Applicant: Alex- VA. She lived in Alexandria for over 50 years, reduction; zoned RB/Residential. andria Public School Systems represented by ORDER OF PUBLICATION was known for her good cheer, warm smile, Applicant: Kulinski Group Architects P.C. Dave Conrath Case No JJ030147-01-00 fried chicken and hard work ethic. She is presented by Stephen Kulinski Commonwealth of Virginia survived by her husband, Phillip Minno; DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #2010-0010 VA. CODE § 8.01-316 brothers, Willy Jay, Calvin, Samuel, Norvell, and ABC LICENSE SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0045 4643 TANEY AVENUE Alexandria J & DR Juvenile and Domestic Benny Kelly; sister, Ola Hoyett; uncle, Charlie F&B, LLC trading as Telegraph Station, 5735-A 1222 KING STREET PATRICK HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Relations District Court Commonwealth of Kelly; as well as her beloved friends, Sean, Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22303. The RESTAURANT Public hearing and consideration of a request Virginia, in re HIWOT INFANTE Drew, Chrystal, Byrne, and Clarke Murphy. above establishment is applying to the Public hearing and consideration to operate a for development site plan for a modular building The object of this suit is to: Services were held locally at Westminster VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC restaurant; zoned KR/King Street Retail. program at a public elementary school and a Custody/Visitation Presbyterian Church and at Macedonia Baptist BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Wine & Beer on & Applicant: Sebastien Tavel waiver for the required screening of the rooftop It is ordered that the defendant Francisco Church in Goodwater, AL. She was laid to rest off Premises license to sell or manufacture mechanical equipment; zoned R-12. Infante, appear at the above named Court and at Macedonia Memorial Gardens with her alcoholic beverages. Mark Semans, ENCROACHMENT #2010-0006 Applicant: Alexandria Public School Systems protect his or her interests on or before parents. In lieu of flowers, memorial Managing Member 818 NORTH SAINT ASAPH STREET represented by Dave Conrath 10/19/2010 at 10:00am. contributions may be made to ALIVE.

28 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet Sports Editor Jon Roetman Sports 703-224-3015 or [email protected] TC Sophomore Grosser To Start at QB

deep,” he said. “If it’s not there, you’ve Titans open Patriot got to go through your progression, District play against but always thinking about throwing deep.” 2009 state runner-up Grosser has completed 10 of 19 passes for 103 yards and one touch- Lake Braddock. down off the bench. He has not Photo by thrown an interception. “He’s got to have confidence,” said By Jon Roetman Tyrell Sitton, TC’s leading receiver,

Gazette Packet Craig Sterbutzel “and just throw the ball.” Whitmire, who suffered an ankle hile the T.C. Williams foot- injury during an Aug. 26 scrimmage ball team was hoping line- against Centreville, is expected back Wman Jay Whitmire and for the Titans’ Oct. 2 home game safety Israel Richardson against West Springfield. The 6-foot-

would return from injury in time for the /Gazette Packet 6, 285-pound senior is receiving Di- team’s Patriot District opener against Lake vision I looks at offensive tackle, and Braddock on Sept. 24, neither will be ready also plays defensive end. Richardson, for this week’s matchup with the Bruins. In who suffered a preseason knee injury, addition, the Titans will be without start- will likely be out longer, Randolph ing quarterback Doug Murphy, who suffered said. Murphy was still experiencing a concussion last week against Oakton. concussion symptoms and it is un- TC has battled adversity early in 2010, T.C. Williams sophomore quarterback Alec Grosser will make his first known when he will return. with several key players missing time due varsity start on Sept. 24 against 2009 state runner-up Lake Braddock. to injury or for personal reasons. The Ti- tans dropped to 1-2 with a 29-14 loss to right arm and poise in the pocket. Odds are getting the opportunity to start. “[Doug Murphy is] a the Cougars on Sept. 16, and now face 2009 Grosser will make some rookie mistakes, but “I kind of understand,” Grosser said of senior, I’m two years state runner-up Lake Braddock on the road his ability to throw the ball deep down the coming off the bench for the first three with sophomore quarterback Alec Grosser field could open up the TC offense the way games. “[Murphy is] a senior, I’m two younger. I’ll have my time. I making his first varsity start. Joe Hargrove did last season. years younger. I’ll have my time. I un- TC faces an uphill battle against the un- “He’s a good athlete,” said TC head coach derstood whenever it came, it came. It’s understood whenever it defeated Bruins, who have outscored their Dennis Randolph, who has spoken highly here now, so I’ve just got to do the best I three opponents 113-24, and the Titans of Grosser’s arm strength since before the can.” came, it came. It’s here have several areas of concern. But despite season. Randolph said Grosser starting will not Grosser lacking experience, the young Grosser was the team’s primary quarter- alter the team’s offensive game plan. The now, so I’ve just got to do quarterback’s presence in the game isn’t back during summer camps and 7-on-7s sophomore signal caller has big plays on necessarily one of them. while Murphy recovered from a biceps in- his mind. the best I can.” Grosser saw time in each of TC’s first three jury. The 6-foot-2, 162-pounder smiled dur- “You always want to go deep, espe- — T.C. Williams sophomore quarterback games, during which he displayed a rocket ing Tuesday’s practice while talking about cially if you have the ability to throw Alec Grosser TC Goalie Boyle Plays Well in Defeat Titans drop district match to Woodson, 1-0.

By Jon Roetman I was” as a freshman, Boyle said. “Skill-wise, Gazette Packet I feel like I’ve gotten a lot better. I’m a lot more confident coming out and clearing the .C. Williams goalkeeper Megan ball and I can set my mind more into the T Boyle was under fire Tuesday as game. … You usually wait for [an opponent] the Titans took on 2009 region to make a mistake and for the ball to go far runner-up Woodson. The Cavaliers pos- ahead [before closing in to clear the ball]. Photo by sessed the ball for most of the game, pep- But once you go, you’ve got to go. You can’t pering the TC sophomore with shot after come off your line and decide to go back. shot. You’ve just got to stay with your decision.” Craig Sterbutzel Time and time again Boyle turned One of Boyle’s more impressive feats was Woodson away, knocking down shots, boot- her second-half glove save. Boyle said play- ing balls away from the net and even making the piano in the past helped with her ing a nifty glove save. But the one time the hand-eye coordination. She also stays sharp Cavaliers snuck one past — a goal by se- by juggling, sometimes three field hockey

nior Eliana Brown with 17:20 remaining in balls or hacky sacks. /Gazette Packet the first half — proved to be the difference “Sometimes I’ll just be home watching as Woodson won 1-0. TV,” she said, “sitting on the couch juggling.” Boyle, one of only four sophomores on The loss dropped TC to 6-3, 1-1 in the the TC varsity, is in her second season as Patriot District. Seven of the Titans’ nine the Titans’ starting goalkeeper. She said opponents have been held to two goals or she’s become more decisive with her defen- fewer. sive decision-making. TC will travel to face West Springfield at T.C. Williams sophomore goalkeeper Megan Boyle made numerous saves “I’m definitely a lot more confident than 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 23. against Woodson on Sept. 21. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 29 Sports

For more information, call the sports office ASC Honors Rivers, at 703-746-5402 or visit alexandriava.gov/ Field Hockey Champs recreation. Space is limited. Bishop Ireton’s Anthony Rivers along with Photo by the co-champion Red and Green teams of Dash For Dad 10K the Department of Recreation’s girl’s field The Dash For Dad 10K to help raise hockey program were named Athletes of the Jeanne Theismann awareness for prostate cancer will be held Month by the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club at 8 a.m. on Sept. 26 starting in front of the Tuesday night, Sept. 21, at the Old Domin- AMC Hoffman Center. Those interested can ion Boat Club. register at dashfordad.org. The goal is to Rivers, a three-year standout on both raise $100,000. For more information, con- sides of the ball for BI, is a team captain tact 202-463-9455. and carries a 2.7 GPA. He opened the sea-

/Gazette Packet son with an outstanding game Lil’ Titans Youth Sports in a 20-13 loss to Bishop O’Connell, scoring BI’s first Briefs touchdown of the year on a 25- Flag Football yard catch and run. He com- The Alexandria Department of Recre- pleted the day with four catches ation, Parks and Cultural Activities’ Sports Section is now accepting registrations for for 70 yards, one 30-yard kickoff return and Bishop Ireton’s Anthony Rivers along with the co-champion Red and the Lil’ Titans Youth flag football program. one quarterback sack. Green teams of the Department of Recreation’s girl’s field hockey pro- This developmental program is for partici- In field hockey, the city’s inaugural sea- gram were named Athletes of the Month by the Alexandria Sportsman’s pants ages 5 - 6. League age is determined son — which drew more than 100 partici- Club Tuesday night, Sept. 21, at the Old Dominion Boat Club. pants — ended with co-champions between by the age of the participant as of Oct. 1, 2010. Teams are formed by recreation dis- the Red and Green teams, coached by basic fundamentals and further the devel- tricts. Registration fee is $50. All partici- Michaela Balderson and Betty Sixsmith re- Girls Volleyball opment of the skilled players. Teams will pants must be resident of the City of Alex- spectively. be formed based on the number of partici- Program andria. Games will be held on Saturday af- The honors were presented at ASC’s sig- pants registered and by experience. ternoons in September and October. The nature “High School Football Night” that The Alexandria Department of Recre- Practice begins in late September with league is limited to a maximum of 100 reg- featured the coaches from T.C. Williams, ation, Parks and Cultural Activities’ Sports practices on Sunday afternoons and games istrations. Bishop Ireton, Edison, Episcopal, Hayfield, Section is now accepting registrations for on Thursday and Friday nights. The regis- For more information, call the sports of- St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes and West Potomac the girls volleyball league for ages 9 - 14. tration deadline is Sept. 15, and is limited fice at 703-746-5402 or go on the recre- discussing the current season. Next month’s League age is determined by the age of the to a maximum of 120 participants. The fee ation department’s Web site at meeting is Redskins Night and will be held participant as of Dec. 31, 2010. is $30 and participants must be a resident www.alexandriava.gov/recreation. Oct. 19. The league is designed to develop the of the City of Alexandria.

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Spectacular simply “the two sisters.” LISTING new 16x16 great/sunroom addition w/separate HVAC sys- suffered a year ago. She She leaves behind many relatives and close friends tem. 2 gas FPs, hdwd floors, finished bsmt offers 2 BR, 1 BA, fam rm & laundry rm. Fantastic detached oversized was 79. who will miss her dearly. Family and friends cel- garage in rear w/double wide parking pad. Prof. landscaped She is pre-deceased front & bkyd w/lovely stamped concrete patio & walk- ebrated her life at a funeral Mass at St Louis Church ways. Convenient to Metro & Del Ray shops. This is a 10!” Coming Soon – Call Rex for details. by her parents Joseph on Sept. 1. Her burial is scheduled for Sept. 29 at Alex/Wessynton $765,000 and Angelina Caporaletti, her sister Rose, and her Arlington National Cemetery where she will be in- 3009 Cunningham Drive husband, Lieutenant (Ret.) George Cunningham. Completely remodeled 5BR, 3.5BA Colonial in premiere-contem- terred alongside her husband. porary community of Wessynton. All major systems updated: She is survived by her sister, Annie Continetti of kitchen-ceramic tile floor, granite counters, cabinets, sub zero frig, etc., baths, total HVAC systems, roof & gutters, thermal Alexandria, and brother John Caporaletti, of Lake windows & freshly painted interior. 2 car garage. This is “turn Worth, Fla.; and by her nephews, Joseph (Cathy) Cornelia Gee Talley key.” Beautiful lot backing to woods. Wessynton offers boat launch just minutes to Potomac River by boat, tennis & basket- Continetti of Springfield, Va. , Frank (Jeanne) Cornelia Gee Talley, ball courts, and pool. 5 mins to Ft. Belvoir, 15 to Old Town, 25 to National Airport, 30/35 to D.C./Pentagon. Continetti of Binghamton, N.Y., and David Caporaletti born in Halifax, N.C., Alex/Woodmill Estates $575,900 of Newbury Park, Calif. ; nieces Angela (Mike) Muller on Aug. 4, 1927, died 4 8808 Northern Spruce Lane of Vienna, Va. and Cathy Hatchell of Elgin, Ill. ; three on Sunday, Sept. 19, This home is immaculate, meticulous, & staged like a OPEN model. Pride of ownership abounds! Owners have great-nephews Matthew, Nicholas and Joseph 2010, at Woodbine Re- SUN. 1- replaced roof, heat pump, windows, & appliances. Continetti, David and Christopher Caporaletti, and habilitation and Health Remodeled baths, refinished hardwood floors, painted interior & exterior, refinished basement etc. etc…Beautiful sun two great-nieces Anne and Mary Continetti. Care Center. Her par- room, 2 car garage & professionally landscaped. 5 mins to Mary grew up in Alexandria, and following gradu- ents, brothers and sis- Ft. Belvoir, 20 to Old Town, 30 to National Airport & 35 to Pentagon, D.C. – HURRY, won’t last. ation from Mount Vernon High School, she entered ters all preceded her in Alex./Bucknell Manor $338,500 into the family automobile business, the former death. 6932 Vanderbilt Stunning & meticulously maintained 2- Temple Motor Company of Alexandria. Mary worked She is survived by level Cape Cod loaded w/updates: kit, both in the family business alongside her father, Joseph two nephews, Pastor Charles “Tony” Gee and Henry baths, double pane replacement windows, washer & dryer on upper level. Roof in Caporaletti and brother John for over 40 years. In Alford Gee; four nieces, Renee Gee, Alethea Hoppe, ’03, siding in ’04 & A/C in ’07. Lg gorgeous 1997, Temple Motor Company ceased operation. Patricia Lee and Roberta Patrick; one stepdaughters, bkyd w/newer privacy fence. Mins to shop- Mary married George Cunningham in 1958, and Thelma Evans; a large number of great nieces and ping & Huntington Metro, 25 mins to Ft. Belvoir. they were married for 44 years until his death. She nephews; several devoted friends, Coreen Walkins, For more information: lived in the Wellington Heights area of Alexandria Ellen Bonds, Pearl Turner, and Anthony and Tracy www.RexReiley.com since the early 1960s, and was a devout Catholic and Eyons, and many other beloved friends and relatives. Each Office Independently Owned and Operated www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 23-29, 2010 ❖ 31 News

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Holistic Therapies • Natural Foods • Eco-friendly Products /Gazette Packet Individualize Your Pet’s Health Care and Nutrition 15 Years of Wisdom From left to right: Mayor Bill Euille, Brooke Curran (1:40:30), Charlie Collum, Del Diet Counseling • Herbalists on Staff Pepper and Rob Krupicka (1:42:45) at the finish line of Sunday’s race. Half Marathon Attracts Crowds 2391 South Dove Street From Page 1 Alexandria, VA 22314 Fannon (2:16:19) each crossed the finish line. “The gravel at end was tough,” said Krupicka, echo- 703.299.5044 Misganaw (1:13:32). ing Ndereba’s comments. “But it was a beautiful www.petsage.com Alexandria was well-represented on the course as course and the crowd was great.” Laura O’Hara (1:19:35) took top honors among Krupicka finished slightly behind noted Alexandria American women and Jared marathoner Brooke Curran, who Campbell (1:13:11) placed second came in at 1:40:30. in the men’s division. In the 19 and “When I saw Brooke, I knew I under division, both the male and could use her to set my pace,” female winners were from Alexan- Krupicka said. “I just followed her dria: 16-year-old Elliot Simon in and am pretty happy with my (1:20:51) and 19-year-old Jenni- time.” fer Jones (1:43:18). Other Alexandrians in Sunday’s Joining Euille on the sidelines race included Elizabeth Lucchesi were Del. David Englin, Sheriff of McEnearney and Associates Dana Lawhorne and City Council- (2:05:47), Fibre Space owner women Alicia Hughes and Del Pep- Danielle Romanetti (2:30:09) and per. A former cheerleader, Pepper former City Councilman David rallied the crowd as colleagues Speck (2:44:56). Race ambassador Rob Krupicka (1:42:45) and Frank and NBC4 news anchor Doreen Gentzler crossed the line in 2:29:03. In addition to prize money and time bonuses, race organizers do- Joe Collum congratu- nated $30,000 to six local chari- lates Marcia Mathis, ties, including Alexandria’s Child who grabbed $99 in and Family Network Centers. the Burke and Herbert “It was an amazing day,” Money Machine. Krupicka said. “Everyone was in good spirits and people were cheering along the way. The organizers deserve a lot of credit for pulling off such an exceptional race.”

Burke and Herbert Chair- man Hunt Burke, left, and race director Steve Jim Almond of Nearman present a check the Boys and Girls for $5,000 to Sandra Club and his son Fleming of Alexandria’s Derrick enjoy a Child and Family Net- pre-race break- work Services. fast overlooking the finish line.

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