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By Jeanne Theismann

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The City of Alexandria celebrated its 266th birthday July 11as more than 15,000 people enjoyed food, music and fireworks at Oronoco Bay Park.

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Fireworks light up the sky July 11 as musicians from the Alexandria SymphonyOrchestra play Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” to celebrate the 266th birthday ofthe City of Alexandria at Oronoco Bay Park.

See City Celebrates, Page 24

City Celebrates 266th BirthdayASO, fireworkshighlight annualfestivities.

By Vernon Miles

Gazette Packet

Following approval fromthe Alexandria PlanningCommission, HuntingPoint Apartments is mov-

ing forward with a plan to con-struct an 8,000-square-foot resi-dential amenity building betweenthe two apartment towers. But thenew amenity comes with its ownshare of hidden costs, and not ev-eryone at Hunting Point Apart-ments is happy with the addition.

The new amenity building willprovide space for a new leasingoffice as well as gathering roomsand a fitness center. The develop-

ment will also include a loungeand grilling area adjacent to thenew amenity building. Accordingto Mary Catherine Gibbs, an attor-ney representing Hunting Point onthe Potomac, the property owners,the project is estimated to cost$3.5 million.

The Development Site Plan hadto be approved by the PlanningCommission for a modification toreduce the required open space.According to Joanna Anderson, anassistant city attorney and actingdeputy director of the Departmentof Planning and Zoning, HuntingPoint Towers were built before the

Trading ParkFor ClubhouseHunting Point plan reduces openspace, raises community ire.

By Jeanne Theismann

Gazette Packet

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins, anaward-winning filmmaker,film festival producer and

former chair of the AlexandriaCommission for the Arts, died July8 at her home in Alexandria ofcomplications from breast cancer.She was 47-years-old.

“There are no words to describethe loss of Sydney-Chanele to herfamily, friends and the arts com-munity,” said MetroStage Produc-ing Artistic Director Carolyn Grif-fin. “She was one of the most vi-

Mourning Loss ofSydney-Chanele Dawkins

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Sydney-Chanele Dawkins, aformer chair of the Alexan-dria Commission for theArts, died July 8 of compli-cations from breast cancer.She was 47.

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a time to think about others; the poor, andto give charity.”

It’s a rainy morning at the Fair Price In-ternational Supermarket on Edsall Road.The shelves are full of items from parts ofthe Middle East, South Asia and beyond.Khalid Hussain, the store owner, movesquickly among the stocked boxes and storeaisles. “We get busier,” Hussain said aboutRamadan. “Ramadan is a time for blessings.

It’s a time whenpeople might spend alittle more for some-thing special.”

About his own ex-perience duringRamadan, Hussainsaid, “I enjoy thistime. I enjoy it withmy family and I pray.I feel more connectedto my religion.”

“We sell more datesand apricot paste. It’sa tradition, to openthe fast with dates,”said Samira Aslam, a

cashier at Fair Price. “Arabs like to use apri-cot paste in drinks. It’s summer, so peoplemore concentrate on drinks.”

During Ramadan, Muslims are also ex-pected to refrain from negative or sinfulbehaviors such as gossip and backbiting.Some choose to use it as a time to limit their

exposure to media. Behind the meatcounter, Salman Abdulrehman, a butcher,is busy cutting through a piece of raw halalmeat. These meats are butchered by guide-lines in Islamic law. “I feel very relaxed andsmooth during Ramadan” Abdulrehmansaid. It’s a quieter time for him. “No music.No TV,” he said. His days are busy andsimple. Early rise, then to work for a longday, home then it’s soon time to break fast.

Sikander Khan, another shop worker, isbusy moving boxes out of the store room.He speaks quietly about Ramadan: “Tea. Teais what I drink first, he says about breakinghis fast each evening. “Pakistani people liketheir tea.” He smiles, “Then I like to eat spicyrice.”

Ramadan is considered a powerful spiri-tual month. “We believe that whatever wewant, Ramadan is when we ask. Like ask-ing for forgiveness and asking for goodwishes,” said Rabia Pervez, a mother andteacher. “Ramadan is very enlightening andfestive. We look forward to it every year.”For Pervez, Ramadan is easier for her. “Idon’t have to be in the kitchen as muchbecause we come to the mosque. But don’ttell my husband that,” she whispers, laugh-ing.

At his Washington Wireless cell phoneaccessories counter in the Landmark Mall,Shah Hassan becomes excited when hespeaks of Ramadan. “I try to be my best.My best with other people, with animals,

with everything. It’s about your spirit. It’snot about food. You wake up and ask Allahfor forgiveness and you remember that Godis very caring.”

Observing Ramadan in Alexandria

Zubaii Khan and wife Abia, sons Muheeb andMuujeeb at Landmark Mall

Farah Kharif, taxi driver with his wife Magdaand child Rowan at Landmark Mall

Shah Hassan, owner, Washington Wireless,Landmark Mall

Farida Alsadig, 13, andher sister Ghalia Alsadig7 at the Muslim Ameri-can Society CommunityCenter standing in frontof the free library cre-ated in the My Selfieprogram.

Photos by Amina Luqman/Gazette Packet

Khalid Hussain, store owner, Fair Price InternationalSupermarket

Sikander Khan, shopworker, Fair Price Market

By Amina Luqman

Gazette Packet

Visit any area mosque these daysand it’ll be abuzz. Families arethere, breaking fast, praying,reading Quran and visiting with

one another late into the night. This is theMuslim holy month of Ramadan. Each year,it falls on the nine month of the Islamic cal-endar.

During this month, from sun up until sun-set, Muslims abstain from food or drink, aswell as, refraining from certain behaviors

such as smoking andother negative acts.On a hot summer day,when sunrise beginsaround 5:30 a.m. andsunsets at around8:30 p.m., fasting canbe a difficult pros-pect.

Sitting in the HolyCow on Mt. VernonAvenue is a fastingNessrin Guindy, anArabic interpreter.Burgers are beingpassed about, thesmell of French fries

fills the air and Guindy is seated comfort-ably at a table with friends as they eat. “Thisis nothing for me.” She’s smiling. “I’m per-fect.”

“Yes, some days are really hot and youfeel thirsty and tired.” But that’s the excep-tion for Guindy. In the end, Guindy said,“Fasting gives you energy.” After a day offasting what does Guindy crave? “The firstthing I run for is something sweet.” Shesmiles. “Then water and maybe a bit of yo-gurt.” Contrary to what one might think,she doesn’t over indulge after a day of ab-stinence. She says that’s true for many Mus-lims. “We don’t eat much after fasting.”Guidry said,“It’s not about the food. It’s atime to renew your relationship with God.It’s a time to teach self control.” For Guidryit’s a time to also see beyond her needs. “It’s

Holy month strengthensspiritual core.

Rabia Pervez,teacher, in theMuslim Ameri-can SocietyCommunityCenter

Nessrin Guindyat The HolyCow. Guindyworks as anArabic inter-preter.

Samira Aslam, cashier, Fair PriceInternational Supermarket

Salman Abdulrehman, butcher, FairPrice Market

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History

By Vernon Miles

Gazette Packet

While many Alexandrians celebrated thecity’s 266th birthday on July 11, in truth,residents have lived and commuted here

much, much longer. No one at the festival could tracetheir roots to the first Alexandrians, and little to nowritten history remains to give detailed accounts oftheir lives, but historians at the Alexandria Archeol-ogy Museum examine flakes of stone tools and bro-ken pottery to piece together what life was like forAmerican Indians living in what is today Alexandriabefore colonists arrived.

So far, City Archeologist Dr. Francine Bromberg saidthat while there is no evidence that there was ever apermanent settlement in Alexandria, the area was amajor gathering place for temporary fishing andhunting villages. The local American Indians livedand migrated in seasonal patterns. According toBromberg, American Indian artifacts around Alex-andria date as far back as 13,200 years ago.

Much of what is known about American Indiansin the area, however, comes from much later. In the

First Alexandrians

Francine Bromberg, director of AlexandriaArcheology, with a collection of artifactsfrom Alexandria’s American Indians.

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Alexandria celebratesits 266th and 13,000thbirthdays.

early Woodland period, around 1000 B.C., localAmerican Indians would have established extensivecampsites along the river close to tributaries.Bromberg said the best evidence for this type of long-term settlement is at Jones Point. Jones Point, at thetime, was a peninsula that stuck out into the Potomacand Hunting Creek, and Bromberg said that city ar-cheologists have found fairly extensive evidence of


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By Shirley Ruhe

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It was just about three weeks ago when GaryEyler got a call on Tuesday to be in the WhiteHouse briefing room the next day for the un-veiling of a replica of the original White House

Correspondents Charter. The original had disap-peared in 2007. Eyler had been asked to recreate it.

“They only had one picture of the original charterfrom 1914 to go by with no indication of the sizeand wanted an EXACT replica,” he said. He foundthe original engravings that had framed the charter.He was tehn able to figure out they were about 3inches in size and by laying them out, Eyler was ableto find the interior size of the document itself. Cal-ligraphers recreated the words “and the White Houseforgers added the exact signatures.” Eyler said hisjob is often like being a detective.

Down the brick steps and through the door of OldColony Shop on S. Washington Street is a historylesson. A document signed by James Madison andJames Monroe sits on a table inside the door with anewspaper printed by Ben Franklin propped up onthe floor. Across the floor is a framed picture of thefirst 16 presidents. “What do you notice at the bot-tom?” It is President Lincoln without his beard andin the middle oval stands red, white, and blue LadyLiberty “with her chest covered.”

Today a couple has brought in a document givento then Lt. Steven E. Crime when he crossed the equa-tor though the Panama Canal in 1980, going from apolywog to a shellback in the Navy tradition. Eylerhas grabbed several choices from what he thoughtcould be appropriate for the framing. He has pickedout celadon for part of the matting, “trying not tomake it overly bright and cartoonish. It should lookcorrect 10 years from now. Remember those ‘60’sorange mats,” he said wrinkling up his face. Eylerwill use archival non-fading material and will au-thenticate the back.

In the other room he has a watercolor painting by

fur. This,” he said, “is a letter that looks pretty fresh,right? It is from 1570. If you hold it up to the light,you can see the grilled lines and this unusual uni-corn watermark, an emblem of the paper maker.”

AROUND THE CORNER on the workbench is asmall-framed version of a faded 1779 dinner invita-tion from George Washington that reads “request thefavor of your company at 3:00 pm tomorrow. Pleasereply.”

In the mornings Eyler does appraisals. “I appraisefor lots of different organizations including Mt.Vernon. Last year I appraised the Washington papersand discovered Martha Washington’s diary in a foldermarked 1836 with no name. “My knowledge of herwriting led me to recognize it.”

Eyler says he was asked to appraise the papers ofSupreme Court Justice Harlan Stone. I would be sit-ting there reading his papers and go “oh my God;I’m reading his personal thoughts. It was such a privi-lege and gave me a deep appreciation of the Supreme

From George Washingtonto today’s White House.

Starlet G. Zarek of Alexandriawas honored last month for her 25years of service to The Twig, thejunior auxiliary of Inova Alexan-dria Hospital.

During the organization’s June3 annual meeting, Zarek was rec-ognized with a distinguished 25-year-award for her years of volun-teering for Inova Alexandria Hos-pital, which includes serving as apast president and other leader-ship positions, working hermonthly shifts at theorganization’s Thrift Shop onSouth Columbus Street, and at-tending monthly membershipmeetings.

The Twig is a nonprofit 501(c)3organization of women dedicatedto providing financial aid, volun-teer service and support to InovaAlexandria Hospital. The organi-zation has raised more than $3.2million for hospital programs andequipment, including constructionof the $1 million Twig SurgicalCenter, featuring 24 single-patientrooms dedicated to the care ofpost-surgical patients. Much of themoney raised by the Twig comesthrough sales at its Thrift Shop,

which has been in operation at itscurrent location since the early1970s.

“Starlet has left her mark on TheTwig,” said incoming PresidentYvonne Folkerts. “She has been anactive member of this organiza-tion, giving her time and talentagain and again over the years.”

Zarek was elected president forthe 2004-2005 year. During thattime, Zarek led the organizationto award the hospital its first TwigPavilion, a 16 single-room patienttelemetry unit; and oversaw a to-tal “facelift” of The Thrift Shop.

Zarek Honored for ServiceWith The Twig

Incoming President YvonneFolkerts and Starlet G.Zarek

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Gary Eyler, the owner and founder of OldColony Shop in Alexandria since 1989, hasproduced museum quality framing for anumber of clients including the WhiteHouse, Pope John Paul as well as thePentagon.

Framing History

Gary Eyler, the owner andfounder of Old Colony Shopin Alexandria since 1989, hasproduced museum qualityframing for a number ofclients including the WhiteHouse, Pope John Paul aswell as the Pentagon.

At “Wailin’ Ghosts of the CivilWar,” a small group ofAlexandrians gathered to hearthe music and poetry of theCivil War on July 9 at the Ath-enaeum. Edgar Poe, a SouthCarolinian banjo player, per-formed songs from the CivilWar between poetry from theera read by Peter Lattu, a localpoet.

“The Civil War is still verymuch with us,” said Poe. “Westill have streets named afterConfederate generals, thewounded from Manassas werebrought to this very building.It’s hard to escape it, it’s allaround us.”

The performance opened andclosed with a poem by Poe intribute to the victims of the re-cent shooting at the EmanuelAfrican Methodist EpiscopalChurch, titled “Nine Dead inCharleston.” Lattu also includedpoetry connected to localevents, such as a poem aboutthe shooting of James Jacksonand Col. Elmer Ellsworth at theMarshall House during a Unionattempt to remove the Confed-erate flag from the building.The selection of poetry also in-cluded poetry about the lives ofwomen and African Americansduring the Civil War, an ap-proach Lattu said was encour-aged by his wife, Alison Lattu.Part of the poetry selection in-

cluded the Gettysburg Addressaccompanied by Poe softly play-ing the Southern anthem“Dixie” on the banjo. While itwasn’t a poem, Peter Lattu saidhe still felt it was important toinclude the address.

“It seemed appropriate tohave an acknowledgement ofthe dead, and Lincoln said itbest,” said Peter Lattu.

Danielle Weintraub said shethought the performance wasfantastic and deserved a bettercrowd than the fourAlexandrians who’d turned outto watch the performance.

“I really enjoyed it,” said TonyBates, “I’m just sorry the audi-ence was so small.”

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Banjo and Poems

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Edgar Poe on the banjoat the “Wailin’ Ghosts ofthe Civil War”

a child in the 1950s. “I try to stayconservative because it is brightenough, so that you don’t see thepicture framing but the work in-side.” Eyler frames things that areworth millions of dollars with mu-seum quality framing. But he said,“You have to be comfortable witheverything, not nervous, like adoctor would approach a patient.People trust me.”

Eyler said he was a self-madenon-college man by 20. When hewas 13 living in Hawaii, his par-ents told him to get a hobby tokeep him out of trouble. He startedcollecting stamps and then workedin a stamp store. Then he appren-ticed under a rare manuscriptdealer. Today he is a rare manu-script expert and can tell the ageof a document by feeling the pa-per. “Look at this. There is laidpaper made from rags with a half-life of about 1,000 years and in the1800s someone invented wovepaper made of wood pulp and sul-

Court.” He talks about a letterwritten about the French Revo-lution two weeks before BenFranklin died. It was being soldat auction as a forgery for$100-200. Eyler recognized itand sold it three days later formultiple thousands of dollars.

Eyler worries about the fu-ture and who will care aboutthe importance of these things.“Kids are on the ….” and hepushes imaginary buttons withhis fingers. A loud ping fromthe phone (“my quiet phone”)and he talks to a customer whowants to come in and get anevaluation, having purchased afolder of unknown pictures. Itturned out the customer had alithograph that Eyler had origi-nally sold to someone else in1980 and is estimated to beworth about $200. “This is per-fect,” Eyler said. “A young re-ferral who is interested in keep-ing this alive.”


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Rain or Shine, the annual RosemontFourth of July picnic goes on. Volun-teers arrived early in the rain to startsetting up for annual community picnicat Maury School. Cathy Puskar was the2015 chair of the picnic. Sponsors in-

Celebrating the Fourth in Rosemontcluded: Jack Taylor’s AlexandriaToyota/Scion, Yates Corner, ChristineGarner Realty, Graham Setliff Mortgage,Simpson Real Estate Services, the Grape+ Bean, and Walsh Colucci Lubeley &Walsh PC.

Alysia Brown fashions amonkey out of balloons fora young resident at theannual picnic.

George Hughes volunteeredto sit in the dunk tank.

Lily Seestedt steps out witha spray of flowers freshlypainted on her face.

Terri Dykes arrives dressedfor the holiday.

Kate Moran sings theNational Anthem.

Erica Exline paints anotherface at the picnic.

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city’s open space requirements were put intoeffect. The city requires 40 percent of theproperty to be open space, but the prop-erty currently only has 34.3 percent openspace. Hunting Point has been allowed tocontinue as non-compliant, but the addi-tional amenity would reduce the open spaceto 33.2 percent. While the property is notallowed to expand its noncompliance, theproperty owners requested a modificationto reduce the requirement. In a unanimousvote, and without much debate, the Plan-ning Commission approved the develop-ment site plan.

Gibbs said that the new amenity buildingwill improve the site and will be a moreusable space for its residents. Some resi-dents said they were looking forward to thenew center.

“It’s a shame to lose this open space,” saidDebra Gibson, “but it’s going to be an excit-ing change for the community. It’s definitelygoing to liven things up around here.”

“I think it’s a good idea,” said ChrisMcNeil. “They’ve put a lot of money intothis place and they could have just torn itdown, but instead they’re investing in mod-ern buildings.”

But not all of the residents believe the newbuilding will be an improvement or even amore usable space. Jessica Miller, a residentof Hunting Point, was walking her dog Lilly

“Sydney-Chanele is the one who made medo this website,” said DC Metro Theater Artsfounder Joel Markowitz. “She always feltthat the little guy wasn’t getting enough at-tention. She was passionate about helpingkids and working with students at WestPotomac and McLean. She was the soul ofthe site and kept us on the right path al-ways.”

Dawkins served as programmer for Cin-ema Art Bethesda and co-chair of the FilmProgram for Artomatic, the Reel Indepen-dent Film Festival and Female Shorts &Video Showcase. She was active in leader-ship and programming positions with DCMetro area Film Festivals including FilmfestDC, DC Shorts, the Washington Jewish FilmFestival, Arabian Sights Film festival, andAFI Docs.

“Sydney-Chanele was very brave andnever once felt sorry for herself,” Markowitzsaid. “I never heard her talk about cancer.Up to the end, she believed she was goingto win this battle.”

Pat Miller, also a former chair of the Al-exandria Commission for the Arts, remem-bered Dawkins’ passion for the arts.

“She was a very determined individual,”Miller said. “When she undertook some-thing, she got it done, whether it was filmproduction or the theater, she was justamazing.”

Dawkins also served as a judge for theHelen Hayes Awards, the DC theater com-

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brant, exciting, committed artists I haveever known. And the most kind and gen-erous to friends and artists alike.”

Never known to be without her trade-mark hat and smile, Dawkins was achampion of local female playwrightsand artists and showcased them in hercolumns The Playwright’s Playgroundand Cinema Speaks With Sydney-Chanele for the DC Metro Theater Artswebsite.

“Female theatre artists make up morethan 50 percent of those involved in thetheatre, yet the number of female play-wrights being produced is dramaticallylower,” Dawkins said when she debutedher column. “I want to introduce DCMTAreaders to the many talented playwrightsin the area to learn about their writingprocess, their inspirations and their mo-tivations.”

A former chair of the Alexandria FilmFestival, Dawkins premiered her firstfilm, “Modern Love is Automatic,” atSXSW in Austin, Texas. She recently com-pleted her third film, the animated “TheWonderful Woes of Marsh.” In 2013,Dawkins produced the box office hit NeilSimon’s “Rumors” for the McLean Com-munity Players at Alden Theater and in2014 produced Pearl Cleage’s “Blues foran Alabama Sky” for Port City Playhouse.

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in the park and said many of the other resi-dents use it for similar reasons.

“I think it’s a terrible idea,” said Miller.“We love the open space. Now we’ll just lookout of our windows at the roof of a club-house.”

Josh Bolin was walking his dog Mal andsaid, while he didn’t object to the conceptof the park, he had deep concerns aboutthe property owners’ ability to deliver.

“We’ve had maintenance issues draggedout and they couldn’t handle basic fixes,”said Bolin. “I don’t think it’s anyone spe-cifically, but the management changes ev-ery couple months. Right now, I wouldn’ttrust [Hunting Point] to build a house ofcards.”

Gibbs acknowledged that there was a re-cent series of leadership turnovers but in-sisted that it was over.

“The manager left a year ago and theremay have been one or two people in theinterim,” said Gibbs, “but now there is apermanent manager.”

But as far as the maintenance issues go,Hunting Point has a troubled past.

The property was purchased by the Vir-ginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)in order to tear down one of the three tow-ers that sat directly on the Alexandria sideof the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. In March2013, VDOT sold the property to HuntingPoint LLC, managed by the Laramar Group,

LLC based out of Chicago. But when reno-vations began in April 2014, the Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) issued astop-work order after inspectors discoveredasbestos in the floors, doors, and windows.According to the EPA report, chrysotile as-bestos fibers were detected in both of thebuildings, but the amounts were lowenough that any short-term exposure by theworkers of residents during constructionwas not considered enough to significantly

contribute to lifetime risk of cancer.One of the common criticisms of the ad-

dition was that it was being used as a justi-fication to raise rents.

“There’s nothing in this building I’m in-terested in at all,” said Miller. “It’s just an-other way to add amenities to raise theprice.”

Adam Baram, whose reaction to the newamenity was an emphatic thumbs down,said he was moving out in August becauseof the recent rent increases.

Jim Mercury, a former resident who leftdue to rent increases, was very disappointedin the Planning Commision decision.

“It was an atrocity,” said Mercury. “Oncethey got done with the questions and an-swers expected a brief debate ... but the cityhas accommodated all of it. They could havesaid no to the clubhouse. Instead, rolledover without a peep.”

Hunting Point on the Potomac could notbe reached for comment regarding the rentincreases. Rob Kerns, the Development Di-vision chief with the Department of Plan-ning and Zoning, said the Planning Com-mission is aware of the concerns regardingrent increases.

“Everyone recognizes the desire of theproject to maintain affordable housing,”said Kerns. “There’s a balance between im-proving the property while maintaining theaffordable housing commitment.”

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munity equivalent of the Tony Awards.“This is a hell of a loss for the theater

community,” Markowitz added. “Shehad done so much in her crusade forwomen playwrights. The day she diedshe told me ‘We are doing God’s work,don’t ever forget it.’”

Dawkins is survived by her husbandof 16 years, Aaron L. Dawkins Jr., andher parents, Mariamu Mjumbe andRonald Jeffries. She leaves behind hersiblings, Lukata Mjumbe (Kayren),Christy Fenner (Derrick), Nicole Onley(Ray) and Zai Mjumbe. Dawkins is alsosurvived by her mother-in-law, Mary R.Dawkins; nephews, Chris, Rico andTruth; nieces, Aya and Lewa and numer-ous relatives and friends.

Family will receive guests on Friday,July 17, at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church,7707 Allentown Road., Fort Washington,Md. There will be no traditional view-ing, but a family and friends hour at 10a.m. The homegoing service will com-mence at 11 a.m. Interment will be pri-vate.

“She was a very private person,” Grif-fin said. “I only wish we had known [shewas sick] so that we could have told herhow much we loved, respected and ad-mired her and her work, and her com-mitment to the arts, the artists and thearts community here in Alexandria andbeyond.”

Email announcements to gazette@ connectionnewspapers.com. Include date, time, location, de-scription and contact for event: phone, email and/orwebsite. Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY/JULY 21-22Job Search Boot Camp. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the

Workforce Development Center, 1900Beauregard St. Day one includes skillidentification and job research. Day two includesmastering the job interview and finding thehidden job market. Free. Register throughwww.alexandriava.gov/WorkforceDevelopment/.

ONGOINGSeeking Donations. Computer CORE, which is

dedicated to helping low-income adults becomecomputer literate is seeking donations. Visitwww.computercore.org/contribute.

Senior and Job Programs. 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Queen of Apostles Church, 4650 Taney Avenue,Alexandria. enior and job placementprogramming Monday through Friday at theparish. Email Kathryn Toohey,[email protected].

Parent Support and Educational Group.Every Thursday starting Oct. 7. 6-7:30 p.m.Ladrey High-Rise, 300 Wythe St. Call 703-824-6865 or email [email protected].

Planned construction and renovationactivities at the Hooffs Run Park Playground, 99E. Rosemont Ave., begin Aug. 11. Weatherpermitting, construction will conclude inapproximately eight weeks. The renovationincludes removal and replacement of playequipment, new rubberized safety surfacing,drainage improvements and restoration ofplantings. The playground will be closed.Visitors are encouraged to use nearbyplaygrounds, Sunset Park, 4 Sunset Dr., andBeach Park, 201 Rucker Pl. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov.

Mental Health First Aid Training. Visitsurvey.alexandriava.gov/s3/MHFARegistrationfor dated and times. Limit of 20 participants perclass. Contact Donielle Marshall at 703-746-3623 or [email protected].

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Backpacks for AllThousands of students will beginschool this fall at a disadvantage;help now so they have the basics.

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The first day of school each year isfraught with anticipation and anxi-ety. Many local students will be con-cerned about what they wear, who

they will see, what it will be like. They’ve al-ready had multiple shopping trips, online andotherwise, to be sure they have the suppliesand extras they need.

We live in an area where many if not mostfamilies have the means and desire to do al-most whatever it takes to give their childrenthe best chances for success.

But for thousands of students, families lackthe financial resources to equip them for suc-cess on the first day of school and beyond.

In our affluent area, there are many poorfamilies.

In Fairfax County Public Schools, more than27 percent of more than 184,000 students arepoor enough to qualify for subsidized meals.That’s more than 50,000 children in FairfaxCounty who are going through the summerwithout their usual access to breakfast andlunch. For many of those children, having afully equipped backpack on the first day ofschool is out of reach.

In the City of Alexandria, about 60 percentof the Alexandria Public Schools students arepoor enough to qualify for subsidized meals.That’s more than 8,000 of the city’s 13,000-plus students.

In Arlington, more than 32 percent of thecounty’s 23,000-plus students are poor enoughto receive subsidized meals; more than 7,000students.

Help these students get started on the rightfoot by contributing to one of the many localbackpack drives.

Virginia sales tax holiday for school suppliesand clothing is Aug. 7-9. Purchases of certainschool supplies, clothing and footwear are ex-

empt from the Virginia sales tax. Each eligibleschool supply item must be priced at $20 orless, and each eligible article of clothing andfootwear must be priced at $100 or less. See

http://www.tax.virginia.gov/content/school-supplies-and-clothing-holiday.

This is a good place to start, but these stu-dents need more than backpacks. In this area,we need to address the impacts of income in-equality in the schools.

If we succeed in effectively educating thesestudents, the savings overall will be enormous.These students need protection from budgetcuts in their classrooms. They need help ad-dressing inequality in the face of “bring yourown device policies,” and other technologyneeds. Here are a few ways to give:

❖ Alexandria City Public Schools: TheFamily and Community Engagement(FACE) Center of Alexandria City Pub-lic Schools (ACPS) holds an annual “Back toSchool Supply Drive” for students across Alex-andria City. The goal for 2015-16 is to providesupply-filled backpacks to 2,000 ACPS studentswho would not otherwise be able to start thefirst day of school with these essential items.Contact Krishna Leyva at 703-824-6865 or byemail at [email protected].

❖ United Community Ministries annualBack to School campaign is underway, and theyrely on your support to meet the needs of stu-dents from low-income families in the MountVernon community. They especially needlarger-sized backpacks for middle and highschool students, and seek cash contributionsto buy supplies. http://www.ucmagency.org/back-to-school-2015.html.

❖ Fairfax County Collect for Kids is apublic private partnership that provides localchildren from economically challenged fami-

lies with the school supplies they need to beginthe school year, and has provided 90,000 supplykits and backpacks in its first three years. Theyseek donations of cash, backpacks donated bycitizens and calculators donated by businesses.Contact Jay Garant in Fairfax County PublicSchools Office of Business and Community Part-nerships at 571-423-1225 [email protected] Sherry Noud [email protected] 571-423-4300, Fairfax County Public Schools Office ofSocial Work Services. Visit collectforkids.org/resources/

❖ OUR DAILY BREAD Collect for Kids Backto School program runs each summer in part-nership with with Collect for Kids in a county-wide effort to ensure that the neediest chil-dren in our community receive the suppliesthey need to succeed in school. The programis made possible through a partnership withKids R First, Fairfax County Public Schools, theFairfax County Office of Public and PrivatePartnerships, Apple Federal Credit Union andnumerous community-based organizations andbusinesses in the Fairfax County area who areworking together to provide supplies in a morecost-effective and efficient way. Contact DawnSykes at 703-273-8829.

❖ Arlington Partnership for Afford-able Housing APAH is collecting backpacksand supplies for more than 400 children amongthe 1,200-plus households a year served byAPAH, providing low income families with af-fordable housing. Purchase items on their list.Donations can be dropped off at the APAH of-fice: 2704 N. Pershing Drive in Arlington. Ques-tions? Contact Emily Button, Resident ServicesManager, at 703-851-3635 [email protected]. Visit www.roonga.com/apahschoolsupplydrive/

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SolemnSentimentTo the Editor:

Calls to take down the statue ofthe Confederate soldier at the cor-ner of Washington and Princestreets may be understandable,but ultimately misguided. In thewake of the Charleston shootings,the efforts to remove the Confed-erate battle flag from state houses,license plates and other venues iscompletely justified. The flag hadbeen captured by racist elementsand made deeply offensive tomany Americans.

By contrast, the soldier statue,one that I have passed hundredsof time in 45 years in Alexandria,stands for something different. Itsymbolizes defeat and despairand, I believe, has little or noth-ing to do with race.


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For young Muslims, Ramadan can also be filledwith its own lessons and learning. Farida Alsadig,13 of Fairfax County, has spent many of her Ramadandays at the Muslim American Society CommunityCenter on Edsall Road. She’s been fasting and par-ticipating in their My Selfie program. The programis run during Ramadan for middle school-aged youth.The program is designed to create a sense of com-munity among Muslim youth while promoting lead-ership skills and empowerment.

Alsadig appreciates the program. “It really helpedme. It can be tough.” Alsadig was talking aboutschool.

“The My Selfie program gave the youth a chanceto talk about some of the difficulties they experiencein public school,” said Sister Shelly McKinney, theprogram’s founder.

The program culminated with a free library cre-ated by Alsadig and other youth. The blue librarybox was placed in the parking lot of the MuslimAmerican Society Center. “Give a book and take book”said McKinney. “It’s meant for everyone.”

For Muslims, the last 10 days of Ramadan are par-ticularly special. It’s during this time that there’s a“Night of Power,” Muslims’ holiest night of the year.It’s believed to be the night of revelation, when the

Quran (the Muslim holy book) was first revealed toProphet Muhammad. It’s believed that the Night ofPower falls on an odd numbered evening during thelast 10 days of Ramadan, either the 21st, 23rd, 25th or27th night of Ramadan. It’s during these eveningsprayers increase.

For Farah Kharif, a Sudanese taxi driver, theseevening prayers have meant very late nights andsleepy days. He’s in Landmark Mall shopping withhis family. Khafir enjoys Ramadan, “but the days havenot been very good for my job.” He said. “I need tobe up early in the morning for jobs.”

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan. It’s comesat the end of the month at the sighting of the cres-cent new moon. This year the day will fall either onJuly 17 or 18, depending on the sighting. Mosqueswill hold Eid prayers and there will be festivities andfood. The day is often considered a special one forchildren. They often get new clothes to wear andgifts are given to them.

It’s just days before Eid, Zubaii and Abia Khan aresearching the children’s clothing racks at Macy’s inLandmark Mall. “We are shopping for the boys,” saidZubaii Khan as he calls his two, Muheeb and Muujeebover. “Just for the boys. For Eid,” he added. Otherfamilies, just like them are walking here and therein the mall, each searching for the perfect items forEid.

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Letters to the Editor

I recently spent two years edit-ing and transcribing into a com-puter the hand-written diary ofJohn Zimmerman, a youngAlexandrian who fought for theConfederacy. From the beginningof the war until he surrendered atAppomattox, he recorded each dayin his log. A summary of his en-tries have been published in theSpring and Fall 2014 issues of the“Alexandria Chronicle,” a publica-tion of the Alexandria HistoricalSociety.

There is no evidence thatZimmerman or his family ownedslaves. Moreover, in one entry heis outraged that a slave attempt-ing to escape by swimming a riverwas allowed to drown by Union

soldiers on the other side. He alsobelieved that any slaves willing tofight for the South should be freedand given land. At the same time,however, he was a passionate Vir-ginian and strongly for the South-ern cause.

The last words of his diary areinstructive: “… This is the sadthought that so many of my braveand noble hearted Comrades —who on that morning full of lifeand hope and with firm step andbuoyant heart marched out withus — are now sleeping their lastsleep on a distant battlefield orsome quiet hillside or some yetmore lonely and secluded spotwhich God only knows.”

Zimmerman’s requiem senti-ments, it seems to me, are cap-

tured eloquently in the statue ofthe Confederate soldier. It shouldstay where it is.

Jack SullivanAlexandria

One Nation ...IndivisibleTo the Editor:

I was surprised at a letter lastweek [“Learn from History”], butthen I realized that writer must bea young man. Those of us wholived through the ‘50s and ‘60slived through the history of theConfederate flag being used as asymbol of defiance to the Supreme



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By Katharine Dixon

President, Rebuilding Together Alexandria

Eve’s a homeowner who lives in a historic,beautiful home that was built in 1893. Thisfits Eve, a former model and caterer who is

gracious, poised, and looks 20 years younger thanher 77 years.

Originally from Michigan, Eve came to visit D.C.in the 1960s and was taken with its charm. She fi-nally moved in to Old Town in 1996. She loves the

compliments the city receives. Sheworked at Mt. Vernon for 11 years,and often heard visitors from aroundthe country say: “This town is so greatI want to live here!” Even her son in

law who lives in Connecticut regularly comments:“You live in the most charming city in the UnitedStates.” And she agrees.

Unfortunately, not everyone is charming. She hastried to keep up with maintenance over the years,saving her limited income to make repairs. But onseveral occasions, she has had issues with contrac-tors whom she paid, and they never returned to com-plete repairs. Eve still struggles to maintain this beau-tiful home, but with her tight budget and age, it getsto be too much for this widow.

Then she learned about Rebuilding TogetherAlexandria’s services when she was volunteering forMeals on Wheels. We came out to meet Eve and helpher identify issues in her home that needed to befixed. It was evident from our first meeting how muchshe loves her home. Eve reminisced about the previ-

ous owner who was an artistthat painted leaves on the floorsand removed the home’s wallsand doors — which she hassince had replaced with thecity’s help. She noted that herfavorite place in the house wasthe powder room which is acomfortable, interesting room

filled with memories. It has a decorative black andwhite antique-looking wallpaper. The walls haveshelves with miniature black and white pictures ofher children and grandchildren and celebrities likeThe Beatles.

After walking through the house with her, we as-signed a Rebuilding Together volunteer team to patcha section of her kitchen ceiling and install grab barsin her bathroom to keep her safe. We get to know allour clients in this way because our mission is to pre-serve housing affordability and revitalize the Alex-andria community by providing free, safe, andhealthy home repairs to people like Eve.

These upgrades are important since most of ourclients are homeowners who live near the povertylevel. By improving their housing conditions, we canhelp them remain active members of their neighbor-hood and in turn help our city remain economically,socially and culturally diverse.

If you know someone like Eve who could benefitfrom our services, we encourage you to introducethem to us. To learn more, visit www.rebuildingtogetheralex.org or call 703-836-1021.

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Court decisions on equal rights and de-segregation as well as the FederalGovernment’s use of force to enforce thesedecisions. The Confederate flag did not flyover the South Carolina capitol buildinguntil that time, and I remember clearly thesearing images of policemen in the southwearing the flag on their helmets, whitesupremacists using the flag as a clear sym-bol of opposition to what was happening,and simmering racism boiling over into thestreets in many locations.

Alexandria had its own issues, as theiconic movie “Remember the Titans” cap-tured so poignantly. But its citizens werefar ahead of their southern brothers and sis-ters. The story of the actions of many bravemen and women of all ages and all racesduring the ‘50s and ‘60s should be continu-ously taught, honored and celebrated.

I personally would like to see the someof our street names changed, substitutingthe names of those brave men and womenfrom the ‘50s and ‘60s who changed Alex-andria into a community where equal rightswere more than a slogan. Let’s start withJeff Davis Highway.

As for the statue of the Confederate sol-dier on Washington Street, I find it as a his-torical artifact that is indeed moving. Let’snot remove it. Rather, what I would like tosee is that twice a year, when the Confeder-ate flag is accustomed to being displayedthere, instead hoist the American flag. Thiswill be a vivid reminder to all that despiteall our struggles, all our setbacks and allour conflicts through the years, we “pledgeallegiance to the flag of the United Statesof America, and to the republic for whichstands, one nation, under God, indivisible,with liberty and justice for all.”

Jim LaroccoAlexandria

DisappointingCoverageTo the Editor:

I was disappointed that your July 2 car-toon pictured Miss Dixie, gazing at the Con-federate flag, disrespectfully with her hoopskirt billowing up to show her undergar-ments. This was an unnecessary attack ona lady; she could have been portrayed in amore dignified posture. Or was this an at-tempt to put humor into the drawing? Ofthe adolescent variety if that. How does thisdrawing prove modern cultural superiorityto that of the 19th century South?

The gentleman doffing his hat in RhettButler style says “Pine away all you want,my dear … Frankly, I’m moving on!” Hisbags are labelled “21st century South.”

How disappointing that your cartoonistseems not to recognize that Dixie has in-deed moved on. After the devastation of theWar, it took more than 100 years to recover,but some decades ago, the South’s economybegan booming with prestigious companiesfrom Europe and Japan choosing to locatethere. Huntsville, Ala., is rocket city. Yan-kees have decamped in droves to settle inthe South, including Alexandria, whosehospitality sets the gold standard. In the

20th century, the textile and shoe industriesof the Northeast became defunct, and theRust Belt became a sad place.

Is a drawing that depicts the coarseningof our culture in the guise of humor andmisrepresentation of 20th and 21st centuryfacts funny?

I was greatly disappointed that your In-dependence Day issue did not even men-tion our country’s birthday and the Decla-ration of Independence or any honor dueto the people who won our freedom. Thisin George Washington’s hometown! Weneed to remember its significance at leastannually — and doing so does not meanwe are not fully engaged in 21st centurymatters. Indeed our revolution ushered inthe Age of Revolution in which people havehad to fight for freedom, and that strugglewhich continues on all the major continentstoday is reported daily in the news. How-ever, the Gazette’s offering for the occasionis an attempt to ridicule the Southern Warfor Independence.

Even at Christ Church, GeorgeWashington’s parish, the publicity, con-firmed by a staff member there, noted thatcelebrants would observe July 4 by readingfrom the Constitution (adopted Sept. 17,1787) – but not the July 4, 1776, Declara-tion. Readings from other 19th century and20th century figures would also be included.O dear. I hope for better next year.

Ellen Latane TabbAlexandria

Historic LessonsTo the Editor:

Regarding “Learn from History” [letter,July 9], the writer makes a case that, quitefrankly, appalls me. Maybe he should takea little more time to seriously look at his-tory in regards to the Civil War.

He states that a “small fringe” of flag ad-herents use it as a racist hate symbol whilethe “vast majority” regard it as a symbol ofother things. Not sure where his support forthis statement comes from. A significantproblem I have with this interpretation is

that he issuggesting that all of the factors he

names, “family/ancestral heritage, rebellionagainst central authority, local anatomy, hi-erarchical rather than (Marsian) egalitari-anism, social order, resistance to abuse ofpower, etc.” should deserve equal status.

The Civil War was about one thing, andone thing only, slavery.

Historian James McPherson wrote con-cerning states’ rights and other non-slaveryexplanations: “While one or more of theseinterpretations remain popular among theSons of Confederate Veterans and otherSouthern heritage groups, few professionalhistorians now subscribe to them. Of allthese interpretations, the states’-rights ar-gument is perhaps the weakest. It fails toask the question, states’ rights for what pur-pose?

States’ rights, or sovereignty, was alwaysmore a means than an end, an instrumentto achieve a certain goal more than a prin-ciple.” To give these factors equal status toslavery, to put it charitably, is blindly miss-ing the point.

The south’s economy was based upon sla-very. Socially it was based on white su-premacy. In their articles of succession, the(initially seven states) 11 southern statesall included the right to retain slavery asthe overwhelming reason for succession.Although President Jefferson Davis did notmention slavery in his speech, Vice Presi-dent Alexander Stephens certainly did.

There is a difference between history andhonoring. We certainly need to keep all theelements of the Civil War in history. But weshould not honor what is clearly a painfullywrong and morally repugnant period of ourhistory. Removing these symbols puts uscloser “to the Islamic State”? Serious flawin this analogy.

If your reference to “the proverb” is Prov-erbs 22:28, then you did not interpret it inthe Hebrew meaning when it was written.Landmark meant “boundry mark.” In es-sence Proverbs 22:28 is saying, “Don’t stealyour neighbor’s land.” This is not equiva-lent to removing symbols.

Is the fate of those who misrepresent his-tory equivalent to those who forget it?

Dennis AuldAlexandria

Quantrell Avenue?To the Editor:

As the city considers what to do aboutstreet names and monuments honoring theConfederacy, let me suggest that a goodplace to start is with Quantrell Avenue inthe city’s West End. In 2011, the Office ofHistoric Alexandria pretty much confirmedwhat I had long suspected.

According to the e-mail response from theoffice‘s information specialist, “Not 100percent sure, but I believe Quantrell Av-enue, like many other West End streets, mayhave been named for a Confederate officer.

William Clarke Quantrill was a Captainin the CSA.” (Quantrell is frequently spelled“Quantrill” in historical accounts.) And whowas Quantrell you might ask? Well, he wasa CSA officer for a while, but deserted hiscommand under CSA General Price to formhis own band of — euphemistically referredto as — bushwhackers, guerrillas and bor-der ruffians on the Missouri-Kansas border.

In reality, he led a bunch of thieves, plun-derers, rustlers, and murderers. Today, wewould also view him as a terrorist. His groupincluded such outlaws and psychopaths asJesse and Frank James, the Younger broth-ers and “Bloody Bill” Anderson. Quantrell’smost infamous and dastardly act was onAug. 21, 1863, when he led his 450 menon a raid on Lawrence, Kansas, sacking andburning the town. He ordered his men tomurder 183 noncombatant men and boys,whose ages ranged from 14 to 90. Histori-cal accounts report that Quantrell was anactive participant in the slaughter.

Why should the city honor such a personby naming a street after him?

And what were city officials thinking inthe 1950s when they decided to name astreet honoring him?

Joe BennettFalls Church

Preserve HistoryTo the Editor:

The Military Order of the Stars and Barsat its convention held on July 10, 2015 inAlexandria passed the following resolution:

Resolved that:History should not be abolished or

wielded in the pursuit of vengeance. It is atool that is to be used to build a better fu-ture. The Confederate heritage communityacknowledges that the battle flag has beeninappropriately used and abused by certainhate groups. We will not surrender to hate,or abandon our heritage.

Politicians are using the Confederate heri-tage community as a target for governmentdiscrimination to sow the seeds of racial di-visiveness. The vile public rhetoric and thecampaign of discrimination have inspiredrecent vandalism on war memorials. TheConfederate soldier was an American sol-dier and recognized as such by Federal law,multiple Congresses and multiple Presi-dents. When the war was over all Ameri

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By Donald S. Beyer Jr.

U.S. Representative (D-8)

What are you going to do aboutgun safety and gun violence? These were words I heard over

and over again from constituents last yearwhen I first ran for Congress.

They couldn’t understand why in theworld I would want to be part of a Con-gress they largely viewed as dysfunctional.And the next words out of their mouthwould be an impassioned plea, dysfunctionbe damned, to reach across party lines andfind a compromise — any incremental step— that would begin to make our society

safer from horrificshootings.

Last month I introducedlegislation that would take one step for-ward.

A retail gun shop today is prohibited fromselling a firearm to a felon, a domestic vio-lence misdemeanants, someone on the ter-rorist watch list, or other prohibited per-sons. But an individual who wants to sell afirearm is under no obligation to determinewhether or not the buyer is in such a cat-egory.

Under the current, toothless law, a pros-ecutor has to prove that a seller knew thebuyer was prohibited from buying a gun inorder to successfully prosecute. Since pri-

vate gun sales in moststates don’t require abackground check, pri-vate sellers are able toclaim ignorance. As aresult, this law is pros-ecuted only about 75times per year nation-wide. It is time to makesellers bear more re-

sponsibility for our collective safety.The Keeping Guns from Criminals Act

would remove this “knowingly” standard,making the sale of a gun to a prohibitedbuyer a strict liability: This is a crime, andthe onus is on the seller to know whetherthe buyer is in the prohibited class of cus-tomers.

No doubt one of the arguments againstthe bill will be a complaint that it places anonerous burden on the seller. But considerthis: That seller and prospective buyer needonly go to a Federal Firearm Licensee whoprovides this private party transfer withbackground check, usually for a nominal feeof about $30. And there are 130,000 Fed-eral Firearm Licensees in the United States:That is roughly nine times as manyMcDonalds as there are in our nation.

We must find reasonable compromises sothat we can keep guns out of the hands ofthe most dangerous among us. It is time totry again.

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By Hope Nelson

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By now, residents of the Northern Virginia region are no strangers toEthiopian cuisine. Spend much time

in the U Street corridor in Washington, D.C.,and it’s impossible to ignore the plethoraof Ethiopian establishments lining the side-walks. Or drive down Columbia Pike and

take note of the Ethiopian gro-ceries and eateries that seemto dot the landscape with light-

ning speed. But until relatively recently, Al-exandria has been largely bereft of manyEthiopian options.

All of that has changed in the last severalyears, and now Alexandria boasts severalEthiopian restaurants well worth your timeand money. Here are some tips to get youstarted.

Jolley’s Restaurant and Lounge,654 S. Pickett St.

Jolley’s is an exer-cise in extremes.With a small, cozybar and dining areaat the front of thebuilding and a largehookah bar and en-tertainment space inthe back, this restau-rant certainly hassomething for everyone, from the casualdiner looking for a relaxed bite to eat to agroup of friends eager to listen to live mu-sic and dance the night away.

The diversity of ambiences within the res-taurant, which has now been open almostfive years, underscores the diversity of cul-tural events that take place in the estab-lishment every week. The lounge area hostslocal musicians and DJs who represent mu-

sical styles ranging from Ethiopian musicto reggae to oldies.

But weekly events aside, the real attrac-tion at Jolley’s is the food itself. And there’snot an item on the menu that lags behindthe others, general manager Solomon Asratsays.

“Most everything on the menu” sells well,he said.

Admittedly, Ethiopian cuisine can be a bitintimidating upon first glance. There is gen-erally no silverware to speak of, and manymeals are served in communal fashion. ButAsrat says his servers try to ease the transi-tion for Ethiopian newbies.

“We try to explain to them about theinjera,” the traditional bread served as thebase of each meal, Asrat said, adding thathis staff gives them samples of dishes todemystify the meal a bit.

Jolley’s offers a considerable array ofdishes, ranging from a vegetarian combi-nation to lega tibs (lean beef cooked with

tomatoes, onions,peppers, and spices)to a grilled chickensandwich and ham-burger for those a bittoo shy to dig rightinto traditional fare.Each component ofthe meal is burstingwith flavor and spice,and the supple injera

provides a wonderful complement, distill-ing each bite to a wonderful blend of tex-tures and accents.

Asrat says that when Jolley’s launched,setting up shop off of Van Dorn Street, therewere “no (Ethiopian) restaurants aroundthe area.” Now, there are several competi-tors around town, but Asrat has set hissights on the larger region.

“We want not just Alexandria (custom-

A Taste of Ethiopia Near Home

ers), but Fairfax County, Arlington County”as well, Asrat says. “Once they try it, I knowwe’ll keep them as customers forever.”

NOTEWORTHYEnat, 4709 N Chambliss St.Tucked away on the outskirts of the West

End, Enat is easy to miss from the street.But walk in the door and the aroma willtell you you’ve entered an Ethiopian-foodhaven. The laid-back ambience offers din-ers an intimate experience, whether they’rethere for dinner or to watch the big soccermatch at the bar. (You’ll find plenty of cus-tomers engaged in both activities.) Try thedoro wat (spicy chicken in a pepper sauce)or the vegetarian combination, and don’tforget to add a sambussa or two to your

Jolley’s Restaurant and Lounge offers Ethiopian cuisine.

order as an appetizer.

Hawwi, 1125 Queen St.This little café two blocks off of King

Street is a welcome addition to the OldTown restaurant scene. Small and unassum-ing, it boasts a number of tables in a cheer-ful dining room. The combination plattersare always a good bet, providing diners witha mini-tour of Ethiopian cuisine (both themeat and meat-free varieties), and youwon’t be disappointed with the portionsizes. Also, Hawwi offers carryout service— perfect for people who toil in Old Townall week.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

ONGOING“Saturate.” Through July 19 during

gallery hours at the Athenaeum, 201Prince St. Six artists use differentmediums to convey moisture. Free.Visit www.nvfaa.org.

“Borders & Boundaries.” Duringgallery hours through July at theTarget Gallery at the TorpedoFactory, 105 N. Union St. Artistswere inspired the “outsider’sperspective” for this exhibit. Free.Visit www.torpedofactory.org.

“Magical, Mystical Animals.”Through July 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.daily at The Potomac Fiber ArtsGallery at the Torpedo Factory, 105N. Union St. Studio 18. Artists willdisplay art inspired by childhoodstories and mythical creatures.Admission is free. Visitwww.potomacfiberartsgallery.com.

Mt. Vernon Recreation Center ArtClass Exhibit. Through July 28,Monday-Friday 6 a.m.-10 p.m.;Saturday 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 7a.m.-6 p.m. at Saint Elmo’s CoffeePub, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave. Viewdrawings and paintings done by thesenior art class. Free. Visitwww.stelmoscoffeepub.com.

Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt.Through Aug. 1, throughout OldTown. Waldo will be hiding out instores around Alexandria. Toparticipate, pick up a Waldo Passportat the front desk of Hooray forBooks!, 1555 King St. Free. Call 703-548-4092.

Hollin Meadows SummertimeWriting Nights. 6:30-7:30 p.m.Mondays through Aug. 17 atSherwood Regional Library, 2501Sherwood Hall Lane. Families andelementary students (gradeskindergarten through third) can read,write and talk with teachers. [email protected].

Paintings by Stanley Agbontaen.Through Aug. 28 at The Rachel M.Schlesinger Concert Hall & ArtsCenter, 4915 E. Campus Drive. TheMaryland-based international artist’s

depictions of scenes are painted onoil canvas. Free. Visit www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter.

Cool Yoga. Wednesdays through Sept.4, 6:30–7:30 p.m. at 1900 Mt.Vernon Ave. Participate in groupyoga sessions taught by PrasadaYoga’s Maureen Clyne and enjoyrefreshments provided by St. Elmo’sCoffee Pub and other local eateries.Suitable for all levels. Bring mat,towel and water. Free. Call 703-671-2000.

Special Family Museum Tours.Saturdays through Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-1p.m. at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum,134 N Royal St. Flexible tours andhands-on activities provide a deeperexperience into the social andpolitical life of Alexandria in the 18th

and 19th centuries. Tickets are $5 foradults ($4 with AAA card), $3children ages 5-12, and children ages4 and under as well as AlexandriaPublic School and Blue Star familiesreceive free admission. Couponsaccepted. Call 703-746-4242 or visitwww.gadsbystavern.org.

Baseball Boat to Nationals Park.Through Sept. 26 at various times.Leaves from the Alexandria Marina, 1

Cameron St. Baseball fans can avoidheavy traffic and cruise along thePotomac to Nationals Park. Ticketsare $20 one-way and $25 round-trip.Visit http://www.potomacriverboatco.com.

Doggy Happy Hour. Tuesdaysthrough Oct. at 5-8 p.m. at Jackson20, 480 King St. Enjoy discounteddrinks and treats with one’s dog.Free. Visit www.jackson20.com.

Water Taxi to the National Mall.Through Nov. 1, at various times atAlexandria Marina, 1 Cameron St.Cruise from Old Town to D.C. on theMiss Sophia, while stopping viewsome of the area’s most popularattractions. Tickets are $28 roundtripand $14 one-way for adults. Forchildren under 12, tickets are $16roundtrip and $8 one-way. Visitwww.potomacriverboatco.com/.

Alexandria Cars & Coffee invites carenthusiasts to meet for coffee atHollin Hall Shopping Center in frontof Roseina’s, 1307 Shenandoah Road.Owners of classic cars, hot rods,exotic cars, motorcycles and moremeet to share car stories and drinkcoffee. Group meets the first Sundayof every month. 8:30-11 a.m.

George Washington’s Mount

Vernon has joined ThomasJefferson’s Monticello and JamesMadison’s Montpelier to expand the“Presidents Passport,” Virginia’spremier presidential trail. As anadded bonus to this year’s program,visitors to the Alexandria VisitorsCenter at 221 King St. showing orpurchasing a ticket to any of thethree presidential estates will, uponrequest, receive for free Alexandria’s“Key to the City” pass, which grantsaccess into nine historic sites andmuseums in Alexandria, a $26 addedvalue. Visitwww.PresPassport.Monticello.org formore.

Fifty Years of Collecting. Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundaysnoon-5 p.m. Fort Ward Museum4301 West Braddock Road. Ananniversary exhibit of objects fromthe Fort Ward collection. Free. Visitwww.fortward.org.

Dinner for the Washingtons. Noonat George Washington’s MountVernon, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway. A walking tourthat goes behind the scenes to findout how food was prepared andserved before the era of microwavesand TV dinners. $5 in addition to

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If You GoJolley’s Restaurant and LoungeAddress: 654 S. Pickett St.Hours: Monday-Sunday 11 a.m-2 a.m.Staff pick: The vegetarian combination

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estate admission. Visitwww.mountvernon.org for more.

Second Thursday Music.Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. 7 pm.Second Thursday of every month.Visit nvfaa.org to view concertcalendar and listen to upcomingSecond Thursday Music artists.

The Monday Morning Birdwalktakes place weekly, rain or shine(except during electrical storms,strong winds, or icy trails), at 7 a.m.(8 a.m. November through March), isfree, requires no reservation and isopen to all. Birders meet in theparking lot at the park’s entrance at3701 Lockheed Blvd. Direct questionsto Park staff during normal businesshours at 703-768-2525.

Art for Life. Third Thursday of everymonth. 4:30-7:30 p.m. at TorpedoFactory, 105 N. Union St. HyattRegency Crystal City has partneredwill the National Kidney Foundationfor a program highlighting a differentartist each month for a year.

Civil War Sundays. 1-5 p.m. atAlexandria Archaeology Museum,105 North Union St., #327. Learnmore about the Civil War as itoccurred in Alexandria. Finddioramas, newspaper articles andmore. Free. Visitwww.alexandriaarchaeology.org.

CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSTiny Dancers 2015 Summer

Camps. Each session includes dailyinstruction in ballet, a snack, finemotor exercise through a theme-related craft and a story with dress-up dance interpretation. The sessionculminates with a recital andreception. Tiny Dancers is designedfor ages 2-12, featuring aperformance based ballet, tap, jazzand musical theater curriculum. Thestudio is at 621 S. Washington St.,Alexandria. Call 703-739-0900 orvisit www.tinydancers.com.

Art League Summer Camps.Registration for Summer Art Camp2015 is now open.Art Camps runMonday to Friday, June 22-Aug. 21.Camps are available for ages 5 andolder, with morning, afternoon, or allday options. Subjects include:drawing, cartooning, painting,photography, ceramics, sculpture,jewelry, fiber arts, clay animation,and Basic Art Camp (a new medium

each day). $155-$345. Visitwww.theartleague.org.2015 YouthSummer ArtCamp. July 20-25 orJuly 27-31 at Del RayArtisans Gallery,2704 Mount VernonAve. Youth ages 8-14spend one weekcreating art andlearning creativetechniques, followedby a one-day galleryshow. All artsupplies, lunch, andsnacks are provided.$300 per child.Scholarships areavailable. Visitwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org/ArtCamp.Grown-Ups ArtCamp. June 29-July17 at Del RayArtisans, 2704Mount Vernon Ave.Adult art instructionincluding 37workshops andevents. Classes rangefrom working withresin to polymerclay; from creating amonotype or papermasterpiece tolearning how totango. Visitwww.thedelrayartisans.org.

Summer of Smiles. The Recreation,Parks and Cultural Activities’Summer Fun Guide, is now available.Summer camps and activities areavailable for youth ages 2-17 andinclude sports, dance, creative arts,computer, chess, enrichment, nature,adventure, Out of School Time(residents only) and classic camps.The guide has an index listing campsby week offered and age group.Register online or in-person at theLee Center, 1108 Jefferson St. TheSummer Fun Guide is available fordownload at www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation. Free printed brochureswill be available at City Hall,recreation centers, and publiclibraries. Call the Registration andReservation Office at 703-746-5414.

Photography Workshop. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Multiple Exposures Galleryon 105 N. Union St. Photographersand enthusiasts of all skill levels areinvited to share work, ideas, andquestions at this free workshop heldon the last Sunday of each month,except December. No reservations.Call 703-683-2205.

Community Dance. 7:30-9:30 p.m.every third Friday at Hollin HallSenior Center, 1500 ShenandoahRoad. Live music. Tickets are $4. Call703-765-4573.

Life Drawing. Del Ray Artisans offers arange of open life drawing sessionsfor anyone to develop life-drawingskills further. Drop-in for the sessionand bring supplies to draw or paintour live models. Fee ranges from $8-$12. All skill levels are welcome. DelRay Artisans is located at 2704Mount Vernon Ave. Visitwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org for aschedule.

Community Yoga. Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. and Sundays 7:30-8:45p.m. at 532YOGA, 532 N.Washington St. Suite 100. Noexperience required to participate inweekly community class. Suggested$10 donation. Visitwww.532yoga.com.

JULY 10-19Alexandria Live Music Week.

Various times at venues throughoutthe city. Find music from almostevery genre. Admission varies byvenus. Visitwww.livemusicweek.com.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 15Dead Cat Bounce. Starting at 4 p.m.

at Two Nineteen Restaurant, 219King St. Live concert. Free. Visitwww.219restaurant.com to makereservations.

THURSDAY/JULY 16Mike Kelly and Friends. Starting at

4 p.m. at Two Nineteen Restaurant,219 King St. Live concert. Free. Visitwww.219restaurant.com to makereservations.

FRIDAY/JULY 17Exit 10. Starting at 4 p.m. at Two

Nineteen Restaurant, 219 King St.Live concert. Free. Visitwww.219restaurant.com to makereservations.

SATURDAY/JULY 18Capital Blues Ensemble. Starting at

4 p.m. at Two Nineteen Restaurant,219 King St. Live concert. Free. Visitwww.219restaurant.com to makereservations.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY/JULY 16-18The Bacon Brothers. 7:30 p.m. at

The Birchmere Music Hall 3701,Mount Vernon Ave. The BaconBrothers is the American musical duoof Michael Bacon and Kevin Bacon.Although they have played musictogether since they were boys, thebrothers have only been a workingband since 1995. Tickets are $39.50.Visit www.birchmere.com.

FRIDAY/JULY 17Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra.

8 p.m. at The Carlyle Club, 2050Ballenger Ave. Tony Sands celebrates100 years of Sinatra’s music. Ticketsstart at $28. There is a $25 minimumfood and beverage purchase requiredper guest, except for generaladmission tickets. Visitwww.thecarlyleclub.com.

SATURDAY/JULY 18Folk Night Friday. 6:30-9:30 p.m. at

Durant Arts Center, 1605 CameronSt. Featured artist ilyAIMY playsacoustic rock with mixed genreinspirations. $10 for residents and$15 for non-residents in advance,$15 for residents and $20 for non-residents at the door. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov.

Tom Teasley: Sonic SaturationPerformance and SoundInstallation. 7 p.m. at TheAthenaeum, 201 Prince St. This one-time installation, inspired andcreated with water, will include pre-recorded ambient sound combinedwith live performance on unusualinstruments. $15 admission. Visitwww.nvfaa.org.

Marine Chamber OrchestraConcert Series. 7:30 p.m. at TheSchlesinger Center, 4915 EastCampus Drive. The United StatesMarine Chamber Orchestra continuesits summer concert series. Free. Visitwww.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter.

Community Dance. 7:30-9:30 p.m. atHollin Hall Senior Center, 1500Shenandoah Road. The dance is opento the public and features the MountVernon Swing Band. $4 at the door.Call 703-765-4573.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/JULY 17-18Comcast Outdoor Film Festival.

5:30 p.m. at Waterfront Park. Watchfilms on a 40-foot inflatable moviescreen. Films are as follows: Friday,July 17 – “How to Train Your Dragon2” (PG); Saturday, July 18 – “X-Men:Days of Future Past” (PG-13). Bring

“Fields,” an exhibit in which DavidCarlson and Pat Goslee express theirinterests in energy fields, is on display atThe Athenaeum Gallery, 201 Prince St.through Sept. 6. Visit www.nvfaa.org.

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blankets and chairs. Free. Visitwww.AlexandriaFilmFest.com,www.AlexandriaVA.gov or call 703-746-5592.

SATURDAY/JULY 18Tons of Trucks. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at

Chinquapin Park, 3210 King St. 30different vehicles will be present forall ages to explore. Meet the staff oflocal service vehicles. Parking isavailable at T.C. Williams HighSchool. Tickets are $5 per person or$15 per family of four. Call 703-746-5457.

“Sing for your Life” Free VocalWorkshop. 1– 5 p.m. atConvergence Arts Initiative (MainBuilding), 1801 N Quaker Lane. TheAlexandria Singers are offering a newprogram to anyone interested indeveloping his or her singing talentsin a stress-free choral environment.The program will include one-on-oneinstruction from a trained teacher,group practice with experiencedsingers, and a chance to perform infront of friends and family. Open toall ages 12 and up (minors must beaccompanied by an adult, who neednot participate in the singing). [email protected] toregister.

“Solo Baroque.” 3 p.m. at TheLyceum, 201 S. Washington St. Listento Baroque violinist Michael deSapio. Free. Donations accepted.Contact [email protected] call 703-409-5859.

JULY 18-24“Jon Meadows – A Soldier’s

Voice.” Opening reception is onJuly 18, at 6 p.m. Gallery hoursMonday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.,Thursday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m., andSunday, 12-6 p.m. at TorpedoFactory Art Center, 105 N Union St,Studio 12. Veteran Army Staff Sgt.Jon Meadows tells his story—thenarrative of his war experience—through visual art. Admission is free.Visit www.theartleague.com or call703-683-1780.

SUNDAY/JULY 19Nasar Abadey Jazz Performance.

4-6 p.m. at Meade MemorialEpiscopal Church, 322 N AlfredStreet. Free with suggested donation

of $15. Call 703-549-1334 or visitwww.meadechurch.org for more.

Contemplative Sculpture Garden:Laying the Cornerstone. 4-7 p.m.at Convergence, 1801 N QuakerLane. Work on a project to provideneighbors with an inviting oasis ofrest, play, inspiration, and wonder.Free. Visit www.ourconvergence.org.

Ambrosia. 7:30 p.m. at The BirchmereMusic Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave.An American rock band fromCalifornia performs live. Tickets startat $29.50. Visit www.birchmere.com.

MONDAY/JULY 20Jonny Lang. 7:30 p.m. at The

Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 MountVernon Ave. Jonny Lang bringsmodern blues to the Birchmere.Tickets start at $69.50. Visitwww.birchmere.com/calendar.

MONDAY-THURSDAY/JULY 20-JULY 24Summer Camp. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at

the Alexandria Archaeology Museum,105 N Union St. Kids aged 12-15 areinvited to apply to an archaeologycamp hosted by AlexandriaArchaeology where campers canparticipate in a real archaeologicaldig with professional archaeologists.The camp costs $400 per session withfull scholarships available. Visitwww.torpedofactory.com.

TUESDAY/JULY 21Genealogical Clues in Records. 1-3

p.m. at Hollin Hall Senior Center,1500 Shenandoah Road. Learn howto find clues about your ancestors inlegal documents in Chuck Mason’stalk: “Understanding the HiddenClues in Records.” Free. Visitwww.mvgenealogy.org or call 703-768-4101.

Steeleye Span Concert. 7:30 p.m. atThe Birchmere, 3701 Mount VernonAve. British folk rock group SteeleyeSpan performs. Tickets start at $35.Visit www.birchmere.com to buytickets.

JULY 23-SEPT. 6“Fields.” Gallery hours at The

Athenaeum Gallery, 201 Prince St.Abstract Artists David Carlson andPat Goslee make art based on theirinterests in spiritual exploration andenergy fields. Free. Visit

www.nvfaa.org for more.

JULY 23-25Summer Theatre Program

Presents: “Bye Bye Birdie.”Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.;Saturday, 2 p.m. at Bishop IretonHigh School, 201 Cambridge Road.See a production of the musicaltheatre classic, “Bye Bye Birdie,” puton by the Summer Theatre Programand directed by Andrew Curtin.Tickets are $8 for seniors andstudents, $10 for adults. ContactKatie Murray [email protected].

THURSDAY/JULY 23Peter White and Richard Elliot.

7:30 p.m. at The Birchmere MusicHall, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. Jazzmusicians perform live at theBirchmere. Tickets start at $45. Visitwww.birchmere.com/calendar fortickets.

FRIDAY/JULY 24Golf Classic. All day at Old Hickory

Golf Club, 11921 Chanceford Drive,Woodbridge. Alexandria Chamber ofCommerce hosts their Annual GolfClassic. Tickets start at $250. Visitwww.alexchamber.com.

Beer Barrel Extravaganza. 3-10p.m. at the Port City WorldHeadquarters, 3950 Wheeler Ave.Celebrate the opening of the ColossalOne barrel aged beer. Small samplesof food will be provided. Price to bedetermined. Register atwww.portcitybrewing.com.

Gin Lane. 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Gadsby’sTavern, 134 North Royal St. Chatwith the local tavern keeper, tryspecialty gin cocktails, beer, andwine, and play old-time games. Mustbe 21 and over. Tickets are $10.Purchase at www.shop.alexandriava.gov under the eventstab.

King Street Cats TheaterFundraiser. 6:30-11 p.m. at TheLittle Theater, 600 Wolfe St. Cocktailreception starts at 6:30, which will befollowed by musical “In the Heights.”Tickets range from $25-$40. Visitwww.kingstreetcats.rescuegroups.org.

A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fireand The Emotions. 8 p.m. at The

Carlyle Club,2050 BallengerAve. TheBrencoreAllstars Bandperforms hitsfrom EarthWind and Fireand TheEmotions.Tickets start at$30. There is a$25 minimumfood andbeveragepurchaserequired perguest, exceptfor generaladmissiontickets. Visitwww.thecarlyleclub.com.

JULY 25- AUG. 30LeighMerrill:“CloudSeedling.”Gallery hours atTorpedoFactory ArtCenter, 105 NUnion St.Texas-basedartist LeighMerrill showsphotography

and video in her solo exhibitionCloud Seeding. Merrill’s workexamines the construction of desire,fiction and beauty in urbanlandscapes by digitally compositingthousands of images and videos intoimaginary spaces. Admission is free.Visit www.torpedofactory.org.

SATURDAY/JULY 25Bike Clinic. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Market

Square, 301 King St. VeloCity hosts abike clinic. Bring your bike toparticipate. Free. Call 703-746-3200.

Bike For Good. 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. atMarket Square, 301 King St. Bring abike out to the market to take part inthe bike for good event. Directlyfollowing bike clinic which starts at 9a.m. Free. Call 703-746-3226.

Holmes Run Trail Ride Along. 10a.m. at Cameron Run Regional Park,4001 Eisenhower Ave. Take a familyfriendly, four mile bike ride. ContactNatasha Anderson [email protected].

Exhibit Opening Reception. 6-8p.m. at Rachel M. SchlesingerConcert Hall & Arts Center, 3001 N.Beauregard St. Celebrate the launchof new exhibit featuring StanleyAgbontaen’s oil paintings. Free. Visitwww.schlesingercenter.com.

Red, White & Beagle. 6-10 p.m. atRiver Farm, 7931 E. Boulevard Drive.The Beagle Freedom Project willpresent their first fundraiser. Finddinner, music and the “DC7” Beagles.General admission is $150, VIPtickets are $200. Visitwww.redwhiteandbeagle.com.

Album Release Party. 7:30 p.m. atThe Birchmere, 3701 Mt. VernonAve. The Bumper Jacksons celebratethe release of “Too Big World.”Tickets $20. Visitwww.birchmere.com.

Vintage #18. 8 p.m. at The CarlyleClub, 2050 Ballenger Ave. The highenergy soul and blues band performslive. Tickets start at $20. There is a$25 minimum food and beveragepurchase required per guest, exceptfor general admission tickets. Visitwww.thecarlyleclub.com.

SUNDAY/JULY 26“Fields” Opening Reception. 4-6

p.m. at The Athenaeum, 201 PrinceSt. David Carlson and Pat Gosleecelebrate the launch of their new

exhibit, “Fields.” Free. Visitwww.nvfaa.org for more.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. 7:30 p.m. atThe Birchmere Music Hall, 3701Mount Vernon Ave. Formed in LosAngeles, Big Bad Voodoo Daddyperform jazz at the Birchmere.Tickets start at $39.50. Visitwww.birchmere.com/calendar.

MONDAY/JULY 27Water as a Sacred and Secular

Source in Antiquity. 7 p.m at theAthenaeum, 201 Prince St. Comelearn how ancient Europe viewedbodies of water, from the sites ofviolent sacrifices to a source of powerfor highly effective factories. Childrenare welcome. Free admission. Visitwww.nvfaa.org.

JULY 28-AUG. 30Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery Juried

Show. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 10 a.m.-9p.m. on the second Thursday of eachmonth. Torpedo Factory Art Center,105 N Union St. Studio 18. Viewparade-themed artwork. Admission isfree. Visitwww.Potomacfiberartsgallery.com orcall 717-359-7724.

MONDAY/JULY 30Dinner and Book Discussion.

Reception at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.at Bastille, 606 N. Fayette St. On theeve of Bastille Day enjoy Frenchcooking and participate in adiscussion with author SusanHerrmann Loomis about her newbook “In a French Kitchen.” Ticketsare $69. Books will be available forpurchase for $29.95. Call 703-519-3776 or [email protected].

Jane Austen Dance Class. 7:30-9:30p.m. at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum,134 N Royal St. In preparation forthe Jane Austen Ball on Aug. 8, learn18th-century English country dancingfrom expert dance instructors. $12per class. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov.

FRIDAY/JULY 31“Science Behind Harry Potter.” 3-

10 p.m. at the Stabler-LeadbeaterApothecary Museum, 107 S FairfaxSt. Explore the real world of scienceand medicine behind J.K. Rowling’sseries Harry Potter. Admission is $6per person. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov.

Unburied: The Secrets We KeepClosing Reception. 7-10 p.m. atConvergence, 1801 N Quaker Lane.View a collaborative collective of newtalent in the art world. spanningvarious mediums. Visitourconvergence.org.

Phil Perry. 7:30 p.m. at The BirchmereMusic Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave.R&B artist Phil Perry performs live.Tickets start at $39.50. Visitwww.birchmere.com/calendar.

BroadSound. 8 p.m. at The CarlyleClub, 2050 Ballenger Ave.BroadSound performs ’90s hip hop,soul, rock, and latin music. Ticketsstart at $20. There is a $25 minimumfood and beverage purchase requiredper guest, except for generaladmission tickets. Visitwww.thecarlyleclub.com.

SATURDAY/AUG. 1Yoga at the Market. 8:15-9 a.m. at

Market Square, 301 King St. MorningYoga featuring live music by AlexYoung. Bring yoga mat and water.Free. Call 703-746-3200.

Sidewalk Sale. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at theMarket Square Garage, 108 NorthFairfax St. More than 50 shops hostpromotional events and clearancesales. Free. visitwww.visitalexandriava.com/

Paintings by Stanley Agbontaen is on display throughAug. 28 at The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & ArtsCenter, 4915 E. Campus Drive. The Maryland-based inter-national artist’s depictions of scenes are painted on oilcanvas. Free. Visit www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter.

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Where have all the symphoniesgone? To the Silver Screen! Contemporary symphonic film com-

posers are carrying on the tradition ofWagner, Tchaikovsky and Puccini by writ-ing music that accompanies theatricalgenres. Cinema has become symphonicmusic’s new concert hall. Film composersare creating a vast new global audience for

symphonic music that tran-scends age, ethnicity andsocio-economics, linking theold and new symphonic tra-

ditions — a circle unbroken!Each concert in the Alexandria Symphony

Orchestra’s 2015-2016 Season focuses onone contemporary film composer and ex-plores the composers and symphonic tradi-tions that shaped that unique musical style.

The season opener, “The Fantastic,” fea-tures music from John Williams’s film scoresto “ET” and “Star Wars.” The concert in-cludes orchestral showpieces with fantasti-cally exuberant music and orchestrations,including Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” inits entirety. When George Lucas first ap-proached John Williams to arrange “The

New Season Focuses on Symphonic Traditions“Film music is a story conveyed andtold in front of your eyes … It’s liveclassical music of fantasticstandard and composition andperformance … it adds to thesymphonic music canon.”

— Jasper Hope, COO of Royal Albert Hall

Planets” foruse as thefilm score to“Star Wars,”Williams in-stead sug-gested hewrite an en-tirely originalscore thatwould bemuch bettersuited to themovie. Hesucceeded inwriting one

of the most celebrated film scores of alltime.

The next concert of the season, “Whimsy& Wonderment,” explores the profound in-fluence that Prokofiev and Stravinsky ex-erted on the evolution of Danny Elfman’smusical style. Fascinated by the macabre,sarcastic and parody-like elements in themusic of these two Russian masters, Elfmanincorporates this same whimsical qualitythrough his scores to “Spiderman” and “Ed-ward Scissorhands.”

“The Dramatic” explores the influence ofVerismo Italian opera on the musical styleof “The Godfather’s” composer Nino Rota.

Director Martin Scorseseasked Rota to embodythe Verismo sound in hisfilm score. This emotion-ally supercharged Italiantradition of realism willbe displayed in iconicpieces from the Verismocanon. The concert in-cludes other master-pieces from this genre—the Intermezzo fromMascagni’s “CavalleriaRusticana” featured in Scorsese’s “RagingBull “as well as arias from Puccini’s “LaBoheme and ‘Madame Butterfly.”

“Lushness & Lyricism” pairs James New-ton Howard’s lyrical setting of “Peter Pan”with three lushly Romantic masterpiecesfrom the classical canon including the Waltzfrom Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” Bruch’s“Scottish Fantasy” and Smetana’s “TheMoldau.” The ASO welcomes back“America’s violinist” Jenny Oaks Baker toheadline “Scottish Fantasy.”

The season finale — “The Transforma-tive” — features the work of composers whowere great bridge builders between seem-ingly disparate styles of music. AaronCopland bridged the musical styles ofAmerican folk music with the European

classical style, redefining American classi-cal music. George Gershwin bridged thecontrasting styles of jazz and classical mu-sic. Today, Hans Zimmer bridges the stylesof classical music with electronic music andethnic traditions. This American musicaleclecticism, known as the “great meltingpot,” is celebrated in “The American Con-certo for Piano & Orchestra,” receiving itsworld premiere in the ASO’s season finale.Composed by husband-wife team of KimAllen Kluge and Kathryn Vassar Kluge, youwill hear folk-like melodies reminiscent ofStephen Foster and Aaron Copland as wellas jazz-tinged echoes of Gershwin and ColePorter. Thomas Pandolfi returns to the ASOstage to unveil this new American master-piece.

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cans joined hands to reunite and reconcilethe nation.

The recent actions by certain politicians,without thinking of the consequences, arereprehensible and encourage destructionand disobedience of the law. They exploitracial strife for political gain.

Over 70 million American citizens de-scend from Confederate veterans and are apart of the nation’s multi-cultural fabric.They are entitled to the same privileges asany other citizen. They are entitled to equalprotection under the law.

The preservation of our American heri-tage is vital. All Confederate memorials andmonuments must be protected as a part ofhistory. The Military Order of the Stars andBars is dedicated to the preservation of allaspects of history. We sincerely ask allAmericans to join with us in this worthygoal.

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Debacle atPatrick HenryTo the Editor:

Just recently the city has begun the pro-cess of rebuilding our school infrastructure.Long overdue and neglected, the firstproject begins with Patrick Henry School.The school dates back to the 1950s and iscurrently unfit for educating our youth. Thecity has budgeted $38.7 million for thisproject with no firm budget for the accom-panying recreation center ($6.9-$8.2 mil-lion have been tossed around). Without ad-equate discussion and public hearing, theSchool Board and the City Council havepassed the buck and moved this project for-ward, despite the failure of the planningboard and recreation department to delivera viable plan for the recreation center. Dis-sension and hesitation on the part of theSchool Board and City Council have per-meated the discussions and we are only inthe second inning of this project with 11more to follow. An inauspicious beginning.

The project is defined by two entities, therebuilding of the school and an accompa-nying recreation center. Both entities are in-tertwined and will deliver the shape, sizeand location of the building and more im-portantly the ingress, egress from the struc-tures, parking, traffic issues, the proximityto the neighborhood and the amount ofopen space in this area which is a priorityin the master plan. This is a major under-taking. The city has never in the past sevenyears delivered a project of this scope ontime and on budget. To rush through thispreliminary stage based upon some whobelieve a delay of three months would havenegative implications in the project is ridicu-lous and irresponsible. The citizenry has hadminimal dialogue with the School Boardand recreation department and there wasno public hearing provided. Patrick Henryhas been a broken school for the past 10years; what difference does 6-12 monthsmake if we can get it right this time?

The recent election has given us our man-date — any project or alteration to a neigh-borhood must respect the neighborhoodsand result in cost conscious development.Council members Paul Smedberg, Del Pep-per and Mayor elect — Allison Silberbergdid their best to bring some reason into thisdiscussion; they got it right. The best rea-son not to continue was Smedberg’s asser-tion to fire the bunch who worked on thisproject and start over because this proposalprocess was poor. The recreation depart-ment has always been self serving and dif-ficult to deal with. They are quick to bor-row city fields but are reluctant to sharetheir fields space with others. Bravo to thosecouncil members who stood their grounddespite the attempted pressure to hastilymove forward. Where were the other twocouncil members Wilson and Chapman andthe mayor? Haste makes waste. The CityCouncil and School Board have a new man-date from the public namely to deliver theseprojects on scale, and on budget — take allthe time that is necessary — but for for oncejust get it right.

Bill GoffAlexandria

Reflect onThis MonumentTo the Editor:

While we realize that there has been noofficial call to remove or move the memo-rial to Alexandria’s fallen Civil War soldiers,we write to express our point of view, whichis of deep appreciation for this historicmonument and the story it tells.

As homeowners on St. Asaph Street wehave a connection to the statue at the in-tersection of Washington and Prince streets.Our home sits about 100 yards away, andwe walk past the monument every day.

The statue recalls a critical moment in thehistory of Alexandria. As the nearby plaquestates, this was the spot at which men of

Alexandria gathered as they left to join theSouthern forces in Virginia. They knew thatUnion troops would soon cross the PotomacRiver to take hold of their town. Our ownhome is part of this story, as the Union mili-tary governor of Alexandria, General JohnP. Slough, used our house as his headquar-ters.

As we pass the monument each day, wethink of the uncertainty of that time andthe courage of the men who left. We imag-ine the burden laid on the women andslaves of Alexandria, who bravely kept thetown running for the duration of the war.

We ourselves do not claim Southern heri-tage; we hail from Massachusetts and Penn-sylvania. But now as Alexandrians we aregrateful to live in a community that valuesand remembers its past, both high pointsand low points.

We realize that images of the Confederacycreate difficulties, especially as we reflecton racial injustice in America. That beingsaid, we urge everyone to look closely atthe monument in question. It contains noConfederate flag, neither does it celebratea Confederate victory. The unnamed soldiercarries no weapon. His gaze is cast down-ward in mourning. The statue is, in a word,conflicted — not unlike our own Americanstruggle with the history of the Civil War.

The Rev. Matthew Kozlowski andDanielle Kozlowski

Alexandria

Effects ofRedevelopmentTo the Editor:

So the other day I decided to stop at Tar-get (Hybla Valley store, and said to myself,boy they could really expand this store outto the side parking lot and still maintainadequate parking for its customers onceAlexandria kicks out the retailers atPotomac Yards. The question for retailerslooking to come to the city will have to be:

Is this development temporary or perma-nent and do we really want to do businesshere if this development is only a 10-yearplan/temporary?

The shopping center is great and flour-ishing as it is laid out. The question for Tar-get becomes: why would they put a storeat the west end of Eisenhower where itwould likely flounder? Maybe in the Carlylearea it would maintain enough traffic, butthere is no longer an undeveloped parcelto support a store the size Target likelywould want given the current location isone of its top performing stores.

Regardless, the one thing that needs im-proving is the northern entrance to a two-lane entrance. If not, put a island in wherethe inner striped out lane is on southboundJefferson Davis Highway/Route 1 to get ridof the traffic hazard of folks forcing theirway in from what is not supposed to be aleft turn lane.

For the city’s Democratic leadership, ev-erything is about building the base, look-ing for tomorrow and not focusing on theneeds of the city infrastructure today.

Everything is centered around “small areaplans.” One would think when looking atredevelopment you would look at how anew project affects that area as a whole in-stead of a four-block radius or so.

Ruben “Bill” DuranAlexandria

Reduce PowerPlant PollutionTo the Editor:

Alexandrians deserve to learn of a recentact of political courage and wisdom on thepart of U.S. Rep. Don Beyer. The Environ-mental Protection Agency later this summerwill issue final rules for its Clean PowerPlan. The plan will, for the first time, beginthe necessary process of reducing carbonpollution from electric power plants. Butsome, including the powerful Virginia util-ity Dominion Resources, Inc., argue thatburning biomass (including trees) to gen-erate electricity is carbon-neutral, and thusa clean source of energy. Dominion has re-cently converted some power plants toburning wood. Congressman Beyer isdeeply concerned about climate change. Heknows that burning wood for power is notcarbon-neutral. While replacement trees doregrow and absorb atmospheric carbon-di-oxide, that process takes decades. But burn-ing wood to generate electricity releaseshuge amounts of stored-up carbon imme-diately into the air.

On June 18 Mr. Beyer wrote to Environ-mental Protection Agency administratorGina McCarthy, urging the EPA to not countburning trees for electricity as carbon-neu-tral. It’s not easy to stand up to DominionResources and other powerful corporateinterests. I commend Mr. Beyer for doingso, and urge Senators Kaine, Warner andGovernor McAuliffe to do the same andensure that the Clean Power Plan as imple-mented in Virginia not use wood-burningas a method to reduce power-plant carbonpollution.

Seth HealdAlexandria


History

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habitation. The American Indians at Jonespoint were likely exploiting the river’s natu-ral resources and manufacturing tools fromcobbles collected along the shore. Duringsurveys before the construction of theWoodrow Wilson Bridge, archeologists dis-covered flakes in Jones Point from years ofquartz and quartzite being chipped awayto form tools.

Also at the site, Bromberg said they dis-covered what she likes to call “Alexandria’sfirst house.” Archeologists discovered a cir-cular ring of dark stains where saplings haddecayed. The home was build around 900A.D. and Bromberg believes it was a struc-ture made from bent saplings and coveredin bark, a fairly common building time forVirginia’s Indians. While the evidence isincomplete, Bromberg also said she believesthere was more than one of these in thearea. After the tools were made and the lo-cal fishing season ended, the tribes that hadgathered at Jones Point would split off intosmaller family groups and head west to thePiedmont plateau region to hunt.

In other parts of Alexandria, Brombergsaid the main activity was likely tool manu-facturing. Archeologists discovered a ClovisPoint, the city’s oldest artifact, near theFreedman’s Cemetery. The spear point waslikely constructed 13,200 years ago.

Bromberg said this particular type of pointis identifiable by a groove notched into thebase of the point to be hafted onto the tipof a spear.

At inland sites, American Indians wouldbring the cobbles to a hillside and build afire, to both serve as warmth in the nightand to heat the stones, which made flakingeasier. Bromberg said a number of thesesites have been discovered in Alexandria,particularly in the Stonegate community onthe far side of Interstate 395. City arche-ologists discovered pottery at one of theStonegate sites, which indicates that Ameri-can Indians were still living in the area laterthan the seasonal migrations to and fromJones Point. According to Bromberg, wherepottery is discovered, it’s a good chance that

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local people are staying in the area longer.According to “Development of a City-

State” by Steven Shephard, evidence ofAmerican Indian life has been found in theWest End near the edges of Hunting Creekand on Shooter’s Hill, the site of the cur-rent George Washington Masonic Memorial.

“Alexandria’s first human inhabitantswere Native Americans,” said Shepard.“[They] came to the area about 10,000 to12,000 years ago.”

However, while artifacts have been dis-covered that date as late as 1600 A.D.,Bromberg said there were no true “contactperiod” American Indian sites found in the

area. There was a larger village, calledTauxemont, at Mason Neck to the south anda village located on the grounds of the Na-tional Airport. The Doeg tribe lived atTauxemont, and Alexandria likely wouldhave fallen under their domain, but mostlyas hunting and fishing grounds rather thana permanent settlement. The closest Doegsettlement was Assaomeck, or “middle fish-ing place,” located on the south side ofHunting Creek at the site of the current dayBelle Haven neighborhood. Assaomeck andother settlements along the Potomac wereidentified by John Smith during his 1608exploration of the region. In 1664, the vil-lagers in Assomeck were pushed south toKing George County by theSusquehannocks, who themselves were be-ing pushed south by the Iroquois. In 1714,the tribe moved again to the upper reachesof the Mattaponi River. By 1670, almost 30years before the first European settlerswould arrive in the area, any native livingin Alexandria would have dispersed.

However, local archeological understand-ing of the pre-Colonial history of Alexan-dria is continually evolving as new artifactsare discovered.

“From my point of view,” said Bromberg,“it’s amazing given all the the developmentaround here that we still have remnants thatwe can discover.”

Jones Point, where AmericanIndians lived in seasonal camps,fishing and gathering tools fromthe river.

The Clovis Point, Alexandria’soldest artifact

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What was once a time forcatching fireflies, swimming and exploring hasevolved into a pe-

riod of elite day camps, academicenrichment classes and top-dollarsports clinics.

For many children, summer ispacked with so many activities thatit can hardly be called a break, saylocal educators, reminding parentsof the benefits of unregulated play.

“Camps and activities are fine inmoderation because children needstructure,” said Andrew Clarke,Ph.D., an Arlington-based childpsychologist. “But allowing chil-dren to have free time during thesummer is important for their self-confidence and overall well-being. … Chil-dren can become enriched simply by beingallowed to explore their own environ-ments.”

NOT ALL CHILDREN are naturally self-directed, but parents can provide minimalstructure through which children can gainthe benefits of unstructured free time.

For example, help children develop a list

hooping, kicking around a ball, blowingbubbles, doing mazes, puzzles or painting.“When it’s time for a new activity, have themcheck out the list,” she said.

It’s especially beneficial if the activitywon’t require constant supervision. “Providesafe spaces for them to play in,” said JoanL. Ehrlich, Ph.D., a coordinator in the In-terpreter Services Office at Northern Vir-ginia Community College. “If you know the

Experts praise the benefitsof free play for children.Unscheduling Summer Play

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Art supplies and games that allow for creativeplay can be an important part of unstructured freetime.

of potential activities that mightinterest them. This could assistchildren who have difficulty think-ing of things to do on their ownor who might be prone to saying“I’m bored” when faced with free

time and no planned activities.“I recommend giving kids suggestions of

various activities and having them choose,said Stacie B. Isenberg, Psy.D., a child psy-chologist based in Bethesda, Md. “Some-times it is helpful to make a list togetherwith them and post it on the refrigerator orother prominent place.”

Isenberg suggests including activities suchas playing board games, reading books, hula

space is safe, you can give themmore leeway to play on their own,and can pull back on the direct su-pervision.”

PARENTS SHOULD ALSO SETboundaries and standards regard-ing acceptable and unacceptableactivities, she continued. “Whenmy kids were small, we had des-ignated ‘no screen’ time. It waswonderful to hang back and watchthem engage in a board game orcard game. You would be amazedat what kids will choose to dowhen televisions, computers [andother electronics] are not an op-tion. Nothing against those de-vices, but, let’s face it, they can beaddictive which makes it hard tocompete with other healthy, edu-

cational options.”“All you need to do to facilitate unstruc-

tured downtime is to not over schedule them… and provide an open-ended learning en-vironment,” added Gail Multop, an earlychildhood education professor at NorthernVirginia Community College. She believesthe tools for such play are simple: “Puzzles,books, an art table with supplies and timeoutdoors in nature.”

“Provide safe spaces for[children] to play in.If you know the space issafe, you can give themmore leeway to play ontheir own.”

— Joan L. Ehrlich, Ph.D.,Northern Virginia Community College


Alexandria Gazette Packet Sports Editor Jon Roetman

703-752-4031 or [email protected]

Sports

Standing 6 feet 5 and weighing 230pounds, T.C. Williams pitcher An-drew Tovsky is an intimidatingpresence on the mound.

As a junior, the right-hander was the Ti-tans’ starting pitcher during theirbiggest win of the 2015 season. T.C.Williams entered the Conference 7tournament as the lowest seed after

losing 10 of 12 conference games. FacingNo. 2 Annandale, Tovsky helped the Titanspull off a 5-4 upset in a game that wasplayed over two days due to inclementweather. The victory earned T.C. Williamsa regional tournament berth.

Tovsky earned first-team all-conferencehonors in 2015 and received all-region hon-orable mention. Recently, Tovsky commit-ted to play baseball at Elon University inElon, North Carolina. The Phoenix competeat the Division I level in the Colonial Ath-letic Association.

Tovsky recently participated in a Q&A viaemail with the Gazette Packet.

Q: You just committed to playingbaseball at Elon University. Whatmade Elon the right choice foryou?

Tovsky: They have a program in place fortheir pitchers that is very similar to what Ido now, so the transition for me will be fairlyeasy. Academically, they have a wide rangeof options in various fields that I would beinterested in studying, which gives me a lotof freedom when deciding a major.

Q: What position(s) will you play?Tovsky: Pitcher.

Q: How, if it all, do you feel com-mitting prior to your senior yearbenefits you?

Tovsky: It allows me to be able to not haveto worry about the recruiting process andfocus more on what I need to do to prepareto be successful at Elon.

Q: At what age did you start play-ing baseball?

Tovsky: 4 years old.

Q: Have you always been the “bigkid” on the team, or was there aparticular time you started tooutgrow others?

Tovsky: I’ve been big pretty much mywhole life and always seemed to stand outon all the teams I played on.

Q: How, if at all, do you feel yoursize benefits you on the mound?

Tovsky: It definitely allows me to get moremomentum to the plate, which helps withvelocity, but at times it can be hard to con-trol all of my size.

Q: When did you realize playingcollege baseball was an option foryou?

Tovsky: College baseball has always beena dream of mine, but I realized around ninthgrade that it might be possible.

Q: What is the most difficult partof being a pitcher? What is themost rewarding?

Tovsky: It’s difficult knowing that once theball leaves your hand there is nothing youcan do about what happens. It’s rewarding

TC Rising Senior Tovsky Committed to Elon Baseball

T.C. Williams rising senior AndrewTovsky is committed to play baseball atElon University.

Titan pitcher listensto Katy Perry, Keshabefore games.

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Alexandria Aces right-handerKevin Superko earned CalRipken Collegiate BaseballLeague Pitcher of the Weekhonors for his performanceagainst the Rockville Express onJuly 10. Superko took themound as a reliever in the sec-ond inning with the score tiedat 2. He pitched the final eightinnings without allowing a hit.He walked one, struck out eightand earned the win as Alexan-dria defeated Rockville 4-2.

Superko finished the first halfof the season with a 2-2 recordand a 1.76 ERA, allowing 18hits in 30.2 innings pitched,earning the Georgetown pitchera spot in the league all-stargame, held July 15 in Bethesda.

Infielder Brett Netzer, out-

fielder Danny Pardo, and pitch-ers Nick DiEva and GabrielMosser also made the South all-star team for the Aces.

Alexandria entered the all-starbreak with a 14-13 record, goodfor third place in the South divi-sion. The Aces are 6.5 games be-hind the first-place Bethesda BigTrain, and two games behind thesecond-place Vienna River Dogs.

The Aces will face the RiverDogs for a doubleheader onThursday, July 16, starting at5:30 p.m. at Frank Mann Fieldin Alexandria.

Alexandria Aces hurlerKevin Superko was

named Cal Ripken Colle-giate Baseball League

Pitcher of the Week.

Aces Hurler Superko Named Pitcher of the Week

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when you execute exactly what you weretrying to do.

Q: What is your max fastball veloc-ity to date?

Tovsky: 90 mph.

Q: How would you describe thefeeling of beating Annandale andsecuring a regional berth?

Tovsky: It was really rewarding for all theguys involved because we knew we hadearned a spot in the regional tournamentand it was nice to see it come together

Q: Do you have a specificgame day routine?

Tovsky: Teriyaki beef jerky andfruit punch Gatorade is a must be-fore every game. For my pregametunes it has to be either Katy Perryor Kesha.

Q: What do you like to dowhen you’re not playing asport?

Tovsky: My brother and I like tofish a lot.

Q: Are you a pro sports fan?Which team(s) do you rootfor?

Tovsky: I am. I root for the Nats,Wizards, and Caps. Not a huge NFLfan, but if I was it would be theRedskins.

Q: What location is thefarthest you’ve traveledfrom the Washington, D.Cmetro area?

Tovsky: I’ve been to St. Barths,which is an island in the Carib-bean.

Q: What’s your favorite food?Tovsky: My Mom’s sweet potato casserole.

Q: Who is your favorite musicartist? Why?

Tovsky: Definitely Zac Brown Band, be-cause of their unique sound.

Q: What is your favorite movie?Why?

Tovsky: “Interstellar,” because it blows mymind every time I watch it.

— Jon Roetman


“It was a great night tonight,” said Jack Browand,division chief of special events and waterfront op-erations for the Department of Recreation, Parks andCultural Activities. “We probably had close to 20,000people turn out along the waterfront if you includepeople watching the fireworks from Founders Park,Canal Place and the City Dock. It really was a greatevening.”

The evening began with a performance by TowerHouse, a Motown and classic rock band, followedby the distribution of birthday cake by Mayor BillEuille and members of City Council.

The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra then took to

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Maestro Kim Allen Kluge conducts the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra in the playing ofthe National Anthem to kick off the city’s 266th birthday celebration concert July 11 atOronoco Bay Park.

City Celebrates 266th Birthdaythe stage for its annual pops concert, sponsored byGlobal Printing and Wells Fargo Bank. Under the di-rection of Maestro Kim Allen Kluge, the ASO concertwas a tribute to super heroes and featured songs from“E.T.,” “Harry Potter” and “Superman.”

The highlight of the evening was the grand finalefireworks display, featuring the ASO performingTchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” with cannon supportby the Marine Corps Basic Training School inQuantico.

“The Alexandria Symphony has been a part of thiscity for more than 70 years,” Allen said. “We like tothink of our performance tonight as our gift to thecity. Happy Birthday Alexandria!”

Alexandrians fill Oronoco Bay Park for Alexandria’s 266th birthday celebration onSaturday, July 11.

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News

‘At Large’ Representative Sought for Fort WardThe Fort Ward Management Plan Implementation

Monitoring Group is now accepting nominations foran “at large” representative. On July 11, City Man-ager Mark Jinks announced that nominations couldbe submitted to Julie Fuerth at [email protected] by July 20.

The city’s plans for Fort Ward generated contro-versy as descendents of African Americans buried atthe fort said the expansion of the park will eliminateany chance of finding family graves on the site.

James Spengler, director of Recreation, Parks, andCultural Activities, said the 11-member monitoringgroup will include at least two members from theFort Ward descendent community. The group will alsoinclude members of the Oakland Baptist Church and

the Seminary Hills Civic Association, as well as therepresentatives from the city’s Parks, Historic Re-source, Archeology, and Environmental Policy depart-ments. Spengler said the group’s purpose will be toprovide ongoing recommendations for implementa-tion of the plan, to ensure that projects done in thepark are consistent with the plan, and provide fu-ture recommendations for park use.

“As the city does additional archeological work …they will have the group weigh in on how they makethings consistent with the plan,” said Spengler. “[Thegroup will] hopefully up and running by the fall.Sometime in September or October, they will havetheir first meeting.”

— Vernon Miles


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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

The Board of Equalization and Assessment Review for the City of Alexandria will convene on the days hereafter listed for the purpose of hearing complaints of inequalities wherein the prop-erty owners allege a lack of uniformity in assessment, or errors in acreage in such real estate assessments. Upon hearing such complaints, the Board will give consideration AND IN-CREASE, DECREASE, OR AFFIRM such real estate assess-ments.

All meetings will be held at 301 King Street, City Hall, Room 3008, Alexandria, VA. The dates and times are:

July 20, 2015 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

July 21, 2015 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon

July 22, 2015 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

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August 31, 2015 4:00PM to 7:00 PM

September 1, 2015 9:00AM to 12:00pm

September 2, 2015 4:00PM to 7:00PM


September 15, 2015 9:00AM to 12:00PM



September 22, 2015 9:00AM to 12:00PM


Dockets for each hearing may be obtained by contacting the Department of Real Estate Assessments, 301 King Street, City Hall, Room 2600, Alexandria, VA 22314, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday in person or by calling 703.746.4180.

The deadline for filing an appeal was June 1, 2015, however this appeal deadline is not applicable to appeals of assess-ments for real estate that was newly constructed pursuant to Virginia Code §58.1-3292.

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LEGAL NOTICENotice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process: Public Participa-tion

Sprint proposes a new rooftop telecommunications facility at 5055 S Chesterfield Road, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22206. The project entails the installation of panel antennas, RRH units, cable trays and runs a non-penetrating sled and a screen wall. Associated equipment will be placed inside of the screen wall. Members of the public interested in submitting comments on the possible effects of the proposed project on historic properties included in or eligible for inclusion in the Na-tional Register of Historic Places may send their comments to Andrew Smith, RESCOM Environmental Corp., PO Box 361 Petoskey, MI 49770 or call 260-385-6999.


OBITUARY

Justin W. Kron, 41, of Alexandria died sud-denly on June 23, 2015 at Alexandria Hospital.He is preceded in death by his parents, GaryKron, Sr., and Stormy Philiash. He is survivedby his wife, Debbie Kron; daughters, Kelseyand Mollie Kron; sister, Dagen Wilhelm; stepfa-ther, Bob Philipash; and brother, Gary Kron Jr.Justin was a very talented artist. He submittedart to the Art League of Alexandria often. Hewas also an incredibly loving father, husband,and brother.The family will receive friends from 4pm to 6pmon Sunday, June 28, 2015 at CunninghamTurch Funeral Home, 811 Cameron St.Alexandria, VA 22314, followed by a LifeCelebration service beginning at 6pm.Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers,family request donations tohttp://www.gofundme.com/xrvg828.


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Pursuant to the provision of section 4-1-16 of the code of

the City of Alexandria, the Alexandria Police Department located at 3600 Wheeler Ave-nue, Alexandria, VA 22304 is

now in possession of un-claimed bicycles, mopeds, lawn equipment, money,

scooters, and other items. All persons having valid claim to

the property should file a claim to the property with reasona-ble proof of ownership or the items will be sold, destroyed, converted or donated. For a

complete listing go to http://alexandriava.gov/police/and contact the Police Proper-ty Section at (703) 746-6709.

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