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Drugs, guns, money seized, 11 indicted BY ERICH WAGNER Law enforcement officials in Alexan- dria, Virginia and Maryland announced Monday that they had apprehended 11 sus- pects in connection with a complex drug trafficking ring oper- ating throughout the D.C. region. Alexandria Com- monwealth’s Attorney Bryan Porter said the arrests, and the seizure of firearms, vehicles and large quantities of illegal narcotics and mari- juana are an important step in combating the national opioid epidemic, albeit not a perma- nent one. “I think this a complex enough case to cause a signifi- cant dent [in the drug trade] in the city for a short period of time,” Porter said. Anthony Terry, 57, of Dumfries, is charged with possession with intent to dis- tribute more than 100 grams Times Alexandria Vol. 14, No. 12 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper MARCH 23, 2017 Retrofitted West End building will open to students in 2018 BY JAMES CULLUM City Council unanimously approved a transfer of $4.56 million from the city general fund to Alexandria City Pub- lic Schools to allow the pur- chase of the office space at 1701 and 1705 N. Beauregard St. for a planned new West End elementary school Satur- day, despite reservations over bussing, narrow sidewalks along a busy roadway and the tenancy of the top two floors of the six-story building. “We’re all in this together to help our kids to do the best that they can. That’s the bot- tom line,” said Mayor Alli- son Silberberg. “I’m excited about this as an addition to the city school system, but I’m also cognizant and a little concerned, frankly, still. “But this is an ongoing process. I’m concerned about the fact that we didn’t have a contingency plan in case things don’t work out in re- gard to that road.” Schools Superintendent Al- vin Crawley said that ACPS has not yet secured permis- sion from neighboring prop- erty owners to use the private streets surrounding the build- ing and its neighboring park- ing garage. The property sits at the corner of North Beauregard Street and Rayburn Avenue, and all school bus, parent and staff vehicular traffic would have to use private roadways. There are covenants govern- City officials lead massive heroin ring bust SEE SCHOOL | 8 SEE HEROIN | 6 City backs office building purchase for school TIFT MERRITT IS READY TO ROCK THE BIRCHMERE - PAGE 18 SMALL GARDENS WITH HIGH- QUALITY DETAILS - PAGE 17 of heroin and Robert E. Hunt, 54, of Alexandria, is charged with three counts of distribu- tion of heroin. Gregory Taylor, 43, of Fort Washington, Md., Ty- rone Washington, 37, of Fort Washington, Tony Mann, 55, of Alexandria, Albert Tay- lor, 60, of Alexandria, Tony Smith, 31, of Woodbridge, Jaqueline McBride, 61, of Fairfax County, Richard Wil- liams Jr., 63, of Alexandria, Dwayne Mann, 56, of Alex- PHOTO/JAMES CULLUM 1701 N. Beauregard St. will be retrofitted into a new West End elemen- tary school.

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Page 1: Alexandria Times€¦ · Daniel Dafo, DDS General Dentists Call Us Today 703-533-2423 for a no obligation discussion about Additions and Alterations Interiors and Exteriors • Kitchens

Drugs guns money seized 11 indictedBY ERICH WAGNER

Law enforcement officials in Alexan-dria Virginia and Maryland announced Monday that they had apprehended 11 sus-pects in connection with a complex drug trafficking ring oper-ating throughout the DC region Alexandria Com-monwealthrsquos Attorney Bryan Porter said the arrests and the seizure of firearms vehicles and large quantities of illegal narcotics and mari-juana are an important step in combating the national opioid epidemic albeit not a perma-nent one ldquoI think this a complex enough case to cause a signifi-cant dent [in the drug trade] in the city for a short period of timerdquo Porter said Anthony Terry 57 of Dumfries is charged with possession with intent to dis-tribute more than 100 grams

TimesAlexandriaVol 14 No 12 Alexandriarsquos only independent hometown newspaper MARCH 23 2017

Retrofitted West End building will open to students in 2018BY JAMES CULLUM

City Council unanimously approved a transfer of $456 million from the city general fund to Alexandria City Pub-lic Schools to allow the pur-chase of the office space at 1701 and 1705 N Beauregard St for a planned new West End elementary school Satur-day despite reservations over bussing narrow sidewalks along a busy roadway and the tenancy of the top two floors of the six-story building ldquoWersquore all in this together to help our kids to do the best that they can Thatrsquos the bot-tom linerdquo said Mayor Alli-son Silberberg ldquoIrsquom excited about this as an addition to the city school system but

Irsquom also cognizant and a little concerned frankly still ldquoBut this is an ongoing process Irsquom concerned about the fact that we didnrsquot have a contingency plan in case things donrsquot work out in re-gard to that roadrdquo Schools Superintendent Al-vin Crawley said that ACPS has not yet secured permis-sion from neighboring prop-erty owners to use the private streets surrounding the build-ing and its neighboring park-ing garage The property sits at the corner of North Beauregard Street and Rayburn Avenue and all school bus parent and staff vehicular traffic would have to use private roadways There are covenants govern-

City officials lead massive heroin ring bust

SEE SCHOOL | 8SEE HEROIN | 6

City backs office building purchase for school

ldquoTIFT MERRITT IS READY TO ROCK THE BIRCHMERE - PAGE 18

SMALL GARDENS WITH HIGH-QUALITY DETAILS - PAGE 17

of heroin and Robert E Hunt 54 of Alexandria is charged with three counts of distribu-tion of heroin Gregory Taylor 43 of Fort Washington Md Ty-rone Washington 37 of Fort Washington Tony Mann 55 of Alexandria Albert Tay-lor 60 of Alexandria Tony Smith 31 of Woodbridge Jaqueline McBride 61 of Fairfax County Richard Wil-liams Jr 63 of Alexandria Dwayne Mann 56 of Alex-

PHOTOJAMES CULLUM1701 N Beauregard St will be retrofitted into a new West End elemen-tary school

2 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGOld Town BID meeting gets heated

Officials approve demolition for Old Dominion Boat Club

Things got tense last week at the first informational meeting for residents and business owners for the Al-exandria Economic Develop-ment Partnershiprsquos proposal for an Old Town Business Im-provement District The meeting which was held at the Lyceum and at-tended by potentially impact-ed commercial properties and business owners residents city officials and residents became contentious when or-ganizers attempted to break up the attendees into small groups for a work session ldquoItrsquos pretty complicated Itrsquos 40 to 45 minutes worth of work just to go through the various parts of the pro-posalrdquo said AEDP president

and CEO Stephanie Landrum after the meeting ldquoWhen we went to break up there was a desire for some in the room to have more of a back and forth hellip Some of the people who spoke were very passionaterdquo Former Republican City Councilor Frank Fannon also attended the meeting and op-poses the BID ldquoThere was a tremendous amount of outrage at last weekrsquos BID meeting that this redlining tax could be as-sessed on certain propertiesrdquo Fannon said ldquoThe average taxpayer in the proposed BID district already pays an aver-age of $10000 a year in prop-erty taxes along with an as-sortment of other taxes the city levies on their entrepreneurial

enterprises A further taking from the owners will have a serious impact on numerous businesses survivingrdquo If city council approves the measure around 730 Alexan-dria business owners and over 600 properties throughout Old Town mostly along King Duke and Washington streets will be required to tack on 10 cents per $100 of assessed value to their property tax bills for marketing brand-ing event programming and streetscape and transportation improvements BID organizers hopes to have the proposal ready for a city council work session in May and a public hearing and a vote in June The date and time for the next public information session has not been set More information about the proposal can be found at wwwoldtownbidcom

- James Cullum

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Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12

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The 1920s era Old Do-minion Boat Club building at 1 King St was approved for demolition last week by the cityrsquos Board of Architectural Review for the Old and His-toric District The board unanimously ap-proved the demolition of the structure which the city pur-chase for $5 million in 2014 as part of a land swap with the old Beachcomber property where the ODBC is currently build-ing its new clubhouse and in-tends to turn it into the Fitzger-ald Square Park The BAR found that the

building does not have enough architectural or historic inter-est to remain as it had been modified and expanded with major projects in 1933 1965 1968 1973 1994 and 2002 ldquoEven if there were a desire to return the building to the style it was in 1923 that would require complete reconstruction of the buildingrdquo staff wrote in a report on the building City staff estimates it will be a decade until the planned flood mitigation infrastructure is in place for the permanent construction of the park

- James Cullum

WHO CARES WE DOEmail comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

4 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Alexandria man pleads guilty in Hall slaying

Suspect arrested in connection with bank robbery

Suspects rob man of car belongings

Toddler pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by car

POLICE BEAT

3 AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS 4BURGLARIES

21THEFTS22DRUG CRIMES 23ASSAULTS

1 SEXUAL OFFENSE5 VEHICLE

THEFTS

2ROBBERIES

The following incidents occurred between March 15 and March 22

Editorrsquos note Police reports are not considered public information in Virginia The Alexandria Police Department is not required to supply the public at large with detailed information on criminal cases

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A 31-year-old Alexandria man pleaded guilty in Alexan-dria Circuit Court last week for the killing of a 23-year-old man in the summer of 2016 in North Old Town which prosecutors said was motivated by revenge DiJuan Clark pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the slaying of Saquan Hall in the area of First and North Patrick streets on July 2 2016 Clark told investigators he believed Hall was responsible for the shooting death of his brother Pierre Clark who was

killed in June of 2016 Hall was investigated for the incident but never charged According to prosecutors DiJuan Clark admitted to fir-ing multiple shots as Hall ran away from him striking him once in the back and then walking up and shooting him in the head ldquoThe motive for this murder was apparently the oldest mo-tive known to man mdash revengerdquo said Commonwealthrsquos Attorney Bryan Porter in a statement ldquoI commend the outstanding po-

lice work that brought this case involving a brazen murder to a successful conclusion When confronted with the over-whelming case presented by the Alexandria Police Department the defendant chose to accept responsibility and plead guilty to murderrdquo Clark faces between five and 43 years in prison for sec-ond degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of murder He will be sentenced on June 15

- James Cullum

A 46-year-old Alexandria man has been arrested after he allegedly made a false bomb threat at Charles Barrett El-ementary School and then robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 3624 King St on December 16 2016 police said Lamont Sellers was arrest-ed on March 16 and charged with robbery threats to bomb and false summoning of law enforcement

At around 2 pm that day a suspect entered the bank handed the teller a note imply-ing that he had a weapon re-ceived an undisclosed amount of cash and then fled the area without incident ldquoDuring the course of in-vestigation detectives discov-ered that Sellers called in a bomb threat to Charles Barrett Elementary and a 9-1-1 call to the Department of Emergency

Communications in effort to divert police resources away from the bank he intended to robrdquo said Crystal Nosal spokes-woman for the Alexandria Po-lice Department ldquoAPD released surveillance of the suspect dur-ing the bank robbery and he was identified from the videordquo Sellers is being held with-out bond in the cityrsquos William G Truesdale Adult Detention Center - James Cullum

A 31-year-old Fairfax man was robbed of his car and other personal belongings at gunpoint around 740 pm on March 18 in the 500 block of Slaters Lane Police spokeswoman Crys-

tal Nosal said two men ap-proached the victim bran-dished a firearm and stole cash and then fled the area using the victimrsquos white 2010 Nissan Altima Nosal said no one was in-

jured in the incident Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Alexandria Police Departmentrsquos non-emergency number at 703-746-4444

- James Cullum

A 3-year-old boy was seri-ously injured when he was hit by a car in a parking lot along the 200 block of W Glebe Road on March 19 around 10 am The child was transported to a local

hospital with serious injuries ldquoThe childrsquos status was later reported to be non-life threaten-ing and he was kept in the hospi-tal for observationrdquo said Crystal Nosal spokesman for the Alex-

andria Police Department The 51-year-old driver who struck the child stayed at the scene and no charges have yet been filed

- James Cullum

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 5

6 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

andria and Ronald Morton 39 of Clinton Md are all charged with racketeering and conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin Police said the investiga-tion began a year ago after Alexandria officers investi-gated several heroin overdos-es in the city The effort came to include Virginia State Police the Maryland State Police the Prince Georgersquos County Police Department the Prince Georgersquos County Statersquos Attorneyrsquos Office and the Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration In the end 11 have been indicted and are behind bars and officials seized 10 guns several vehicles more than 400 grams of heroin 330 grams of cocaine 19 grams of PCP seven pounds of marijuana and $18000 in cash Gary Settle director of the Virginia State Police criminal investigative bu-reau stressed the organized nature of the heroin ring that was dismantled ldquoThis wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the corner mdash this was a com-plex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the areardquo Settle said ldquoThese are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally impor-tant that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo Porter said the collabora-tive effort undertaken by law enforcement agencies in this investigation mdash called Op-eration Purple Rain mdash is a model for fighting the supply side of the drug trade going forward But Virginia Attor-ney General Mark Herring stressed that this is only one part of the equation He said that officials must be focused on reducing the demand for

HEROIN FROM | 1

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narcotics and opioids through education prevention and ad-diction treatment ldquoOperation Purple Rain was a perfect example of the enforcement strategy wersquove been pressing forward with involving local state and federal authorities and we need to be relentless in pur-suing the dealersrdquo Herring said ldquoBut we need ot stop the heartbreak before it begins There is a real epidemic and we have the power to bring it under control and everyone has a role to play ldquoWersquore not going to be able to arrest our way out of this problemrdquo In 2016 nearly 1100 Vir-ginians died of opioid or her-

oin overdoses according to the Office of the Chief Medi-cal Examiner And in Alexan-dria 48 people have gone to the hospital after an overdose between September 2016 and last month Porter said so far no heroin-related deaths have been linked to this particular drug ring although the inves-tigation remains open Porter said the drugs seized last week together have a wholesale value of $100000 and on a dose-by-dose street value of more than $1 million On Capitol Hill Demo-cratic lawmakers have cited the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic as part of

This wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the

corner mdash this was a complex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the area These are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally important that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo- Gary Settle Director Virginia State Police

criminal investigative bureau

SEE HEROIN | 13

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SCHOOL FROM | 1

This is being done outside the budget cycle It is a new project there were a

lot of apparent delays and reprioritization of money to make this happen We do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more significant responsible responsive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that examplerdquo

- Paul Smedberg City councilor

SEE SCHOOL | 13

ing the office space which means that any change in use must be approved by neigh-boring property owners

ldquoCan you get your buses in and out without going on those roadsrdquo City Councilor Paul Smedberg asked ldquoI canrsquot answer that right now Not to that levelrdquo said

Richard Jackson director of educational facilities for ACPS noting that the school system should be receiving word back from neighbors next week Crawley said that while ACPSrsquo approval for the pri-vate streets around the prop-erty is ldquostill conditionalrdquo the property will be able to ac-commodate between three and five school buses ldquoWe anticipate that a ma-jority of the students will come from the neighbor-hoodrdquo he said ldquoWe anticipate there will probably be about five buses that will come in

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and out on a daily basis so this is not a school that will have a lot of students coming into the school on busesrdquo Smedberg said city and school staffs didnrsquot collabo-rate adequately in the lead-up to the property acquisition ldquoThis is being done out-side the budget cycle It is a new project there were a lot of apparent delays and repri-oritization of money to make this happenrdquo he said ldquoWe do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more sig-

nificant responsible respon-sive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that example ldquoI think we could have handled some of these issues much sooner than we did They seem fairly straightfor-ward quite honestly I donrsquot know what took so long to get to them I hope we have learned a lotrdquo Virginia state code dic-tates that students can occu-py only the first four f loors of a building but 1701 N

PHOTOJAMES CULLUMThe planned school on the West End along North Beauregard Street has an adjacent parking garage

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 9

Report is latest salvo in fight over future of art centerBY JAMES CULLUM

A recent study by a respect-ed economist commissioned by the Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association argues that the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the single most important tour-ist attraction in the city But lo-cal government and tourism of-ficials dispute the methodology behind the report The study which said that the cityrsquos tourism industry has fallen short of its potential was conducted by economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason Uni-versity without collaboration or consultation with relevant gov-ernment and business officials detractors of the study argued ldquoI think none of us were in contact with Mr Fuller while he was compiling his datardquo said Diane Ruggiero deputy direc-tor of the cityrsquos department of recreation parks and cultural activities ldquoI disagree that the buildings are run poorly We take full responsibility with the building and wersquove only been running it since October hellip Itrsquos a building that gets 500000 visitors a year and a lot of that is bathroom use We work very hard to keep those cleanrdquo

Torpedo Factory artists have been in a dispute with city and art center leaders over how the site should be governed go-ing forward for nearly a year after city councilors ordered an analysis of the city-owned facilityrsquos impact before agree-ing to renegotiate its lease to allow center leaders to pay for renovations In the report Fuller argues that the Torpedo Factory needs better management and pro-gramming to capitalize on its status as a tourism hub ldquoThe Torpedo Factory is the cityrsquos most important sin-gle tourist attractionrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoTo achieve the Tor-pedo Factoryrsquos full potential as a magnet for out-of-town visitors it must become more extroverted in its operations

ldquoThis may be achieved through improved manage-ment and programming of its public spaces initiating joint activities with other tourist-serving organizations in hosting events outside the Torpedo Factory building on adjacent deck space and else-where in the city and by more effectively publicizing the featured events exhibitions educational functions and other activitiesrdquo The Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association commissioned the study and doesnrsquot like the way the city has managed the 43-year-old art center since it took over last summer ldquoIt takes years to build a reputation and no time at all to ruin itrdquo said Abbey Alison Mc-Clain director of the artistsrsquo association ldquoThe city has been running the Torpedo Factory for six months and everything has gotten worse The bathrooms are dirtier There are more blank wall spaces because the city has to create a procedure to put something on the walls ldquoWersquore not all hippies The artists arenrsquot here just because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough econo-

SEE TORPEDO FACTORY | 10

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Artistsrsquo Association

10 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

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their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

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A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

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Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

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18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

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color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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THE MUSIC SCALE By Timothy E Parker

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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or 800-552-3200

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Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

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COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

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THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGOld Town BID meeting gets heated

Officials approve demolition for Old Dominion Boat Club

Things got tense last week at the first informational meeting for residents and business owners for the Al-exandria Economic Develop-ment Partnershiprsquos proposal for an Old Town Business Im-provement District The meeting which was held at the Lyceum and at-tended by potentially impact-ed commercial properties and business owners residents city officials and residents became contentious when or-ganizers attempted to break up the attendees into small groups for a work session ldquoItrsquos pretty complicated Itrsquos 40 to 45 minutes worth of work just to go through the various parts of the pro-posalrdquo said AEDP president

and CEO Stephanie Landrum after the meeting ldquoWhen we went to break up there was a desire for some in the room to have more of a back and forth hellip Some of the people who spoke were very passionaterdquo Former Republican City Councilor Frank Fannon also attended the meeting and op-poses the BID ldquoThere was a tremendous amount of outrage at last weekrsquos BID meeting that this redlining tax could be as-sessed on certain propertiesrdquo Fannon said ldquoThe average taxpayer in the proposed BID district already pays an aver-age of $10000 a year in prop-erty taxes along with an as-sortment of other taxes the city levies on their entrepreneurial

enterprises A further taking from the owners will have a serious impact on numerous businesses survivingrdquo If city council approves the measure around 730 Alexan-dria business owners and over 600 properties throughout Old Town mostly along King Duke and Washington streets will be required to tack on 10 cents per $100 of assessed value to their property tax bills for marketing brand-ing event programming and streetscape and transportation improvements BID organizers hopes to have the proposal ready for a city council work session in May and a public hearing and a vote in June The date and time for the next public information session has not been set More information about the proposal can be found at wwwoldtownbidcom

- James Cullum

A Season for the Spiritby renowned Episcopal author teacher

and priest MARTIN SMITHCome discuss them with Smith himself at

the 10 am Sunday morning forums

Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12

invites you to explore the daily meditations of

MARCH 12 19 amp 26 bull NORTON HALL

is Lent St Paulrsquos Episcopal Church

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Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12

invites you to explore the daily medi

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The 1920s era Old Do-minion Boat Club building at 1 King St was approved for demolition last week by the cityrsquos Board of Architectural Review for the Old and His-toric District The board unanimously ap-proved the demolition of the structure which the city pur-chase for $5 million in 2014 as part of a land swap with the old Beachcomber property where the ODBC is currently build-ing its new clubhouse and in-tends to turn it into the Fitzger-ald Square Park The BAR found that the

building does not have enough architectural or historic inter-est to remain as it had been modified and expanded with major projects in 1933 1965 1968 1973 1994 and 2002 ldquoEven if there were a desire to return the building to the style it was in 1923 that would require complete reconstruction of the buildingrdquo staff wrote in a report on the building City staff estimates it will be a decade until the planned flood mitigation infrastructure is in place for the permanent construction of the park

- James Cullum

WHO CARES WE DOEmail comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

4 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Alexandria man pleads guilty in Hall slaying

Suspect arrested in connection with bank robbery

Suspects rob man of car belongings

Toddler pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by car

POLICE BEAT

3 AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS 4BURGLARIES

21THEFTS22DRUG CRIMES 23ASSAULTS

1 SEXUAL OFFENSE5 VEHICLE

THEFTS

2ROBBERIES

The following incidents occurred between March 15 and March 22

Editorrsquos note Police reports are not considered public information in Virginia The Alexandria Police Department is not required to supply the public at large with detailed information on criminal cases

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A 31-year-old Alexandria man pleaded guilty in Alexan-dria Circuit Court last week for the killing of a 23-year-old man in the summer of 2016 in North Old Town which prosecutors said was motivated by revenge DiJuan Clark pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the slaying of Saquan Hall in the area of First and North Patrick streets on July 2 2016 Clark told investigators he believed Hall was responsible for the shooting death of his brother Pierre Clark who was

killed in June of 2016 Hall was investigated for the incident but never charged According to prosecutors DiJuan Clark admitted to fir-ing multiple shots as Hall ran away from him striking him once in the back and then walking up and shooting him in the head ldquoThe motive for this murder was apparently the oldest mo-tive known to man mdash revengerdquo said Commonwealthrsquos Attorney Bryan Porter in a statement ldquoI commend the outstanding po-

lice work that brought this case involving a brazen murder to a successful conclusion When confronted with the over-whelming case presented by the Alexandria Police Department the defendant chose to accept responsibility and plead guilty to murderrdquo Clark faces between five and 43 years in prison for sec-ond degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of murder He will be sentenced on June 15

- James Cullum

A 46-year-old Alexandria man has been arrested after he allegedly made a false bomb threat at Charles Barrett El-ementary School and then robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 3624 King St on December 16 2016 police said Lamont Sellers was arrest-ed on March 16 and charged with robbery threats to bomb and false summoning of law enforcement

At around 2 pm that day a suspect entered the bank handed the teller a note imply-ing that he had a weapon re-ceived an undisclosed amount of cash and then fled the area without incident ldquoDuring the course of in-vestigation detectives discov-ered that Sellers called in a bomb threat to Charles Barrett Elementary and a 9-1-1 call to the Department of Emergency

Communications in effort to divert police resources away from the bank he intended to robrdquo said Crystal Nosal spokes-woman for the Alexandria Po-lice Department ldquoAPD released surveillance of the suspect dur-ing the bank robbery and he was identified from the videordquo Sellers is being held with-out bond in the cityrsquos William G Truesdale Adult Detention Center - James Cullum

A 31-year-old Fairfax man was robbed of his car and other personal belongings at gunpoint around 740 pm on March 18 in the 500 block of Slaters Lane Police spokeswoman Crys-

tal Nosal said two men ap-proached the victim bran-dished a firearm and stole cash and then fled the area using the victimrsquos white 2010 Nissan Altima Nosal said no one was in-

jured in the incident Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Alexandria Police Departmentrsquos non-emergency number at 703-746-4444

- James Cullum

A 3-year-old boy was seri-ously injured when he was hit by a car in a parking lot along the 200 block of W Glebe Road on March 19 around 10 am The child was transported to a local

hospital with serious injuries ldquoThe childrsquos status was later reported to be non-life threaten-ing and he was kept in the hospi-tal for observationrdquo said Crystal Nosal spokesman for the Alex-

andria Police Department The 51-year-old driver who struck the child stayed at the scene and no charges have yet been filed

- James Cullum

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6 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

andria and Ronald Morton 39 of Clinton Md are all charged with racketeering and conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin Police said the investiga-tion began a year ago after Alexandria officers investi-gated several heroin overdos-es in the city The effort came to include Virginia State Police the Maryland State Police the Prince Georgersquos County Police Department the Prince Georgersquos County Statersquos Attorneyrsquos Office and the Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration In the end 11 have been indicted and are behind bars and officials seized 10 guns several vehicles more than 400 grams of heroin 330 grams of cocaine 19 grams of PCP seven pounds of marijuana and $18000 in cash Gary Settle director of the Virginia State Police criminal investigative bu-reau stressed the organized nature of the heroin ring that was dismantled ldquoThis wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the corner mdash this was a com-plex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the areardquo Settle said ldquoThese are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally impor-tant that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo Porter said the collabora-tive effort undertaken by law enforcement agencies in this investigation mdash called Op-eration Purple Rain mdash is a model for fighting the supply side of the drug trade going forward But Virginia Attor-ney General Mark Herring stressed that this is only one part of the equation He said that officials must be focused on reducing the demand for

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narcotics and opioids through education prevention and ad-diction treatment ldquoOperation Purple Rain was a perfect example of the enforcement strategy wersquove been pressing forward with involving local state and federal authorities and we need to be relentless in pur-suing the dealersrdquo Herring said ldquoBut we need ot stop the heartbreak before it begins There is a real epidemic and we have the power to bring it under control and everyone has a role to play ldquoWersquore not going to be able to arrest our way out of this problemrdquo In 2016 nearly 1100 Vir-ginians died of opioid or her-

oin overdoses according to the Office of the Chief Medi-cal Examiner And in Alexan-dria 48 people have gone to the hospital after an overdose between September 2016 and last month Porter said so far no heroin-related deaths have been linked to this particular drug ring although the inves-tigation remains open Porter said the drugs seized last week together have a wholesale value of $100000 and on a dose-by-dose street value of more than $1 million On Capitol Hill Demo-cratic lawmakers have cited the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic as part of

This wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the

corner mdash this was a complex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the area These are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally important that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo- Gary Settle Director Virginia State Police

criminal investigative bureau

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This is being done outside the budget cycle It is a new project there were a

lot of apparent delays and reprioritization of money to make this happen We do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more significant responsible responsive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that examplerdquo

- Paul Smedberg City councilor

SEE SCHOOL | 13

ing the office space which means that any change in use must be approved by neigh-boring property owners

ldquoCan you get your buses in and out without going on those roadsrdquo City Councilor Paul Smedberg asked ldquoI canrsquot answer that right now Not to that levelrdquo said

Richard Jackson director of educational facilities for ACPS noting that the school system should be receiving word back from neighbors next week Crawley said that while ACPSrsquo approval for the pri-vate streets around the prop-erty is ldquostill conditionalrdquo the property will be able to ac-commodate between three and five school buses ldquoWe anticipate that a ma-jority of the students will come from the neighbor-hoodrdquo he said ldquoWe anticipate there will probably be about five buses that will come in

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and out on a daily basis so this is not a school that will have a lot of students coming into the school on busesrdquo Smedberg said city and school staffs didnrsquot collabo-rate adequately in the lead-up to the property acquisition ldquoThis is being done out-side the budget cycle It is a new project there were a lot of apparent delays and repri-oritization of money to make this happenrdquo he said ldquoWe do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more sig-

nificant responsible respon-sive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that example ldquoI think we could have handled some of these issues much sooner than we did They seem fairly straightfor-ward quite honestly I donrsquot know what took so long to get to them I hope we have learned a lotrdquo Virginia state code dic-tates that students can occu-py only the first four f loors of a building but 1701 N

PHOTOJAMES CULLUMThe planned school on the West End along North Beauregard Street has an adjacent parking garage

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Report is latest salvo in fight over future of art centerBY JAMES CULLUM

A recent study by a respect-ed economist commissioned by the Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association argues that the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the single most important tour-ist attraction in the city But lo-cal government and tourism of-ficials dispute the methodology behind the report The study which said that the cityrsquos tourism industry has fallen short of its potential was conducted by economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason Uni-versity without collaboration or consultation with relevant gov-ernment and business officials detractors of the study argued ldquoI think none of us were in contact with Mr Fuller while he was compiling his datardquo said Diane Ruggiero deputy direc-tor of the cityrsquos department of recreation parks and cultural activities ldquoI disagree that the buildings are run poorly We take full responsibility with the building and wersquove only been running it since October hellip Itrsquos a building that gets 500000 visitors a year and a lot of that is bathroom use We work very hard to keep those cleanrdquo

Torpedo Factory artists have been in a dispute with city and art center leaders over how the site should be governed go-ing forward for nearly a year after city councilors ordered an analysis of the city-owned facilityrsquos impact before agree-ing to renegotiate its lease to allow center leaders to pay for renovations In the report Fuller argues that the Torpedo Factory needs better management and pro-gramming to capitalize on its status as a tourism hub ldquoThe Torpedo Factory is the cityrsquos most important sin-gle tourist attractionrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoTo achieve the Tor-pedo Factoryrsquos full potential as a magnet for out-of-town visitors it must become more extroverted in its operations

ldquoThis may be achieved through improved manage-ment and programming of its public spaces initiating joint activities with other tourist-serving organizations in hosting events outside the Torpedo Factory building on adjacent deck space and else-where in the city and by more effectively publicizing the featured events exhibitions educational functions and other activitiesrdquo The Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association commissioned the study and doesnrsquot like the way the city has managed the 43-year-old art center since it took over last summer ldquoIt takes years to build a reputation and no time at all to ruin itrdquo said Abbey Alison Mc-Clain director of the artistsrsquo association ldquoThe city has been running the Torpedo Factory for six months and everything has gotten worse The bathrooms are dirtier There are more blank wall spaces because the city has to create a procedure to put something on the walls ldquoWersquore not all hippies The artists arenrsquot here just because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough econo-

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The artists arenrsquot here just

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- Abbey Alison McClainDirector Torpedo Factory

Artistsrsquo Association

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my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

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their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo ManderfieldOBITUARY

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

Four new gardens set in 22 acres of natural beauty for paying tribute to a loved one Ground burial sites also available

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Keeping Alexandriarsquos heritage since 1856

THE CREMATION GARDENS THE CREMATION GARDENSIVY HILL CEMETERYIVY HILL CEMETERYATAT

HOMES

BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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TimesLiving17

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

SEE CALENDAR | 21

SEE CALENDAR | 25

HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 20

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 23

City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGOld Town BID meeting gets heated

Officials approve demolition for Old Dominion Boat Club

Things got tense last week at the first informational meeting for residents and business owners for the Al-exandria Economic Develop-ment Partnershiprsquos proposal for an Old Town Business Im-provement District The meeting which was held at the Lyceum and at-tended by potentially impact-ed commercial properties and business owners residents city officials and residents became contentious when or-ganizers attempted to break up the attendees into small groups for a work session ldquoItrsquos pretty complicated Itrsquos 40 to 45 minutes worth of work just to go through the various parts of the pro-posalrdquo said AEDP president

and CEO Stephanie Landrum after the meeting ldquoWhen we went to break up there was a desire for some in the room to have more of a back and forth hellip Some of the people who spoke were very passionaterdquo Former Republican City Councilor Frank Fannon also attended the meeting and op-poses the BID ldquoThere was a tremendous amount of outrage at last weekrsquos BID meeting that this redlining tax could be as-sessed on certain propertiesrdquo Fannon said ldquoThe average taxpayer in the proposed BID district already pays an aver-age of $10000 a year in prop-erty taxes along with an as-sortment of other taxes the city levies on their entrepreneurial

enterprises A further taking from the owners will have a serious impact on numerous businesses survivingrdquo If city council approves the measure around 730 Alexan-dria business owners and over 600 properties throughout Old Town mostly along King Duke and Washington streets will be required to tack on 10 cents per $100 of assessed value to their property tax bills for marketing brand-ing event programming and streetscape and transportation improvements BID organizers hopes to have the proposal ready for a city council work session in May and a public hearing and a vote in June The date and time for the next public information session has not been set More information about the proposal can be found at wwwoldtownbidcom

- James Cullum

A Season for the Spiritby renowned Episcopal author teacher

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Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12

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Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12Smith will also preach at the 9 and 11 am worship services on March 12

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The 1920s era Old Do-minion Boat Club building at 1 King St was approved for demolition last week by the cityrsquos Board of Architectural Review for the Old and His-toric District The board unanimously ap-proved the demolition of the structure which the city pur-chase for $5 million in 2014 as part of a land swap with the old Beachcomber property where the ODBC is currently build-ing its new clubhouse and in-tends to turn it into the Fitzger-ald Square Park The BAR found that the

building does not have enough architectural or historic inter-est to remain as it had been modified and expanded with major projects in 1933 1965 1968 1973 1994 and 2002 ldquoEven if there were a desire to return the building to the style it was in 1923 that would require complete reconstruction of the buildingrdquo staff wrote in a report on the building City staff estimates it will be a decade until the planned flood mitigation infrastructure is in place for the permanent construction of the park

- James Cullum

WHO CARES WE DOEmail comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

4 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Alexandria man pleads guilty in Hall slaying

Suspect arrested in connection with bank robbery

Suspects rob man of car belongings

Toddler pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by car

POLICE BEAT

3 AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS 4BURGLARIES

21THEFTS22DRUG CRIMES 23ASSAULTS

1 SEXUAL OFFENSE5 VEHICLE

THEFTS

2ROBBERIES

The following incidents occurred between March 15 and March 22

Editorrsquos note Police reports are not considered public information in Virginia The Alexandria Police Department is not required to supply the public at large with detailed information on criminal cases

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A 31-year-old Alexandria man pleaded guilty in Alexan-dria Circuit Court last week for the killing of a 23-year-old man in the summer of 2016 in North Old Town which prosecutors said was motivated by revenge DiJuan Clark pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the slaying of Saquan Hall in the area of First and North Patrick streets on July 2 2016 Clark told investigators he believed Hall was responsible for the shooting death of his brother Pierre Clark who was

killed in June of 2016 Hall was investigated for the incident but never charged According to prosecutors DiJuan Clark admitted to fir-ing multiple shots as Hall ran away from him striking him once in the back and then walking up and shooting him in the head ldquoThe motive for this murder was apparently the oldest mo-tive known to man mdash revengerdquo said Commonwealthrsquos Attorney Bryan Porter in a statement ldquoI commend the outstanding po-

lice work that brought this case involving a brazen murder to a successful conclusion When confronted with the over-whelming case presented by the Alexandria Police Department the defendant chose to accept responsibility and plead guilty to murderrdquo Clark faces between five and 43 years in prison for sec-ond degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of murder He will be sentenced on June 15

- James Cullum

A 46-year-old Alexandria man has been arrested after he allegedly made a false bomb threat at Charles Barrett El-ementary School and then robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 3624 King St on December 16 2016 police said Lamont Sellers was arrest-ed on March 16 and charged with robbery threats to bomb and false summoning of law enforcement

At around 2 pm that day a suspect entered the bank handed the teller a note imply-ing that he had a weapon re-ceived an undisclosed amount of cash and then fled the area without incident ldquoDuring the course of in-vestigation detectives discov-ered that Sellers called in a bomb threat to Charles Barrett Elementary and a 9-1-1 call to the Department of Emergency

Communications in effort to divert police resources away from the bank he intended to robrdquo said Crystal Nosal spokes-woman for the Alexandria Po-lice Department ldquoAPD released surveillance of the suspect dur-ing the bank robbery and he was identified from the videordquo Sellers is being held with-out bond in the cityrsquos William G Truesdale Adult Detention Center - James Cullum

A 31-year-old Fairfax man was robbed of his car and other personal belongings at gunpoint around 740 pm on March 18 in the 500 block of Slaters Lane Police spokeswoman Crys-

tal Nosal said two men ap-proached the victim bran-dished a firearm and stole cash and then fled the area using the victimrsquos white 2010 Nissan Altima Nosal said no one was in-

jured in the incident Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Alexandria Police Departmentrsquos non-emergency number at 703-746-4444

- James Cullum

A 3-year-old boy was seri-ously injured when he was hit by a car in a parking lot along the 200 block of W Glebe Road on March 19 around 10 am The child was transported to a local

hospital with serious injuries ldquoThe childrsquos status was later reported to be non-life threaten-ing and he was kept in the hospi-tal for observationrdquo said Crystal Nosal spokesman for the Alex-

andria Police Department The 51-year-old driver who struck the child stayed at the scene and no charges have yet been filed

- James Cullum

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 5

6 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

andria and Ronald Morton 39 of Clinton Md are all charged with racketeering and conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin Police said the investiga-tion began a year ago after Alexandria officers investi-gated several heroin overdos-es in the city The effort came to include Virginia State Police the Maryland State Police the Prince Georgersquos County Police Department the Prince Georgersquos County Statersquos Attorneyrsquos Office and the Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration In the end 11 have been indicted and are behind bars and officials seized 10 guns several vehicles more than 400 grams of heroin 330 grams of cocaine 19 grams of PCP seven pounds of marijuana and $18000 in cash Gary Settle director of the Virginia State Police criminal investigative bu-reau stressed the organized nature of the heroin ring that was dismantled ldquoThis wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the corner mdash this was a com-plex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the areardquo Settle said ldquoThese are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally impor-tant that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo Porter said the collabora-tive effort undertaken by law enforcement agencies in this investigation mdash called Op-eration Purple Rain mdash is a model for fighting the supply side of the drug trade going forward But Virginia Attor-ney General Mark Herring stressed that this is only one part of the equation He said that officials must be focused on reducing the demand for

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narcotics and opioids through education prevention and ad-diction treatment ldquoOperation Purple Rain was a perfect example of the enforcement strategy wersquove been pressing forward with involving local state and federal authorities and we need to be relentless in pur-suing the dealersrdquo Herring said ldquoBut we need ot stop the heartbreak before it begins There is a real epidemic and we have the power to bring it under control and everyone has a role to play ldquoWersquore not going to be able to arrest our way out of this problemrdquo In 2016 nearly 1100 Vir-ginians died of opioid or her-

oin overdoses according to the Office of the Chief Medi-cal Examiner And in Alexan-dria 48 people have gone to the hospital after an overdose between September 2016 and last month Porter said so far no heroin-related deaths have been linked to this particular drug ring although the inves-tigation remains open Porter said the drugs seized last week together have a wholesale value of $100000 and on a dose-by-dose street value of more than $1 million On Capitol Hill Demo-cratic lawmakers have cited the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic as part of

This wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the

corner mdash this was a complex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the area These are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally important that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo- Gary Settle Director Virginia State Police

criminal investigative bureau

SEE HEROIN | 13

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SCHOOL FROM | 1

This is being done outside the budget cycle It is a new project there were a

lot of apparent delays and reprioritization of money to make this happen We do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more significant responsible responsive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that examplerdquo

- Paul Smedberg City councilor

SEE SCHOOL | 13

ing the office space which means that any change in use must be approved by neigh-boring property owners

ldquoCan you get your buses in and out without going on those roadsrdquo City Councilor Paul Smedberg asked ldquoI canrsquot answer that right now Not to that levelrdquo said

Richard Jackson director of educational facilities for ACPS noting that the school system should be receiving word back from neighbors next week Crawley said that while ACPSrsquo approval for the pri-vate streets around the prop-erty is ldquostill conditionalrdquo the property will be able to ac-commodate between three and five school buses ldquoWe anticipate that a ma-jority of the students will come from the neighbor-hoodrdquo he said ldquoWe anticipate there will probably be about five buses that will come in

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and out on a daily basis so this is not a school that will have a lot of students coming into the school on busesrdquo Smedberg said city and school staffs didnrsquot collabo-rate adequately in the lead-up to the property acquisition ldquoThis is being done out-side the budget cycle It is a new project there were a lot of apparent delays and repri-oritization of money to make this happenrdquo he said ldquoWe do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more sig-

nificant responsible respon-sive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that example ldquoI think we could have handled some of these issues much sooner than we did They seem fairly straightfor-ward quite honestly I donrsquot know what took so long to get to them I hope we have learned a lotrdquo Virginia state code dic-tates that students can occu-py only the first four f loors of a building but 1701 N

PHOTOJAMES CULLUMThe planned school on the West End along North Beauregard Street has an adjacent parking garage

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 9

Report is latest salvo in fight over future of art centerBY JAMES CULLUM

A recent study by a respect-ed economist commissioned by the Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association argues that the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the single most important tour-ist attraction in the city But lo-cal government and tourism of-ficials dispute the methodology behind the report The study which said that the cityrsquos tourism industry has fallen short of its potential was conducted by economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason Uni-versity without collaboration or consultation with relevant gov-ernment and business officials detractors of the study argued ldquoI think none of us were in contact with Mr Fuller while he was compiling his datardquo said Diane Ruggiero deputy direc-tor of the cityrsquos department of recreation parks and cultural activities ldquoI disagree that the buildings are run poorly We take full responsibility with the building and wersquove only been running it since October hellip Itrsquos a building that gets 500000 visitors a year and a lot of that is bathroom use We work very hard to keep those cleanrdquo

Torpedo Factory artists have been in a dispute with city and art center leaders over how the site should be governed go-ing forward for nearly a year after city councilors ordered an analysis of the city-owned facilityrsquos impact before agree-ing to renegotiate its lease to allow center leaders to pay for renovations In the report Fuller argues that the Torpedo Factory needs better management and pro-gramming to capitalize on its status as a tourism hub ldquoThe Torpedo Factory is the cityrsquos most important sin-gle tourist attractionrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoTo achieve the Tor-pedo Factoryrsquos full potential as a magnet for out-of-town visitors it must become more extroverted in its operations

ldquoThis may be achieved through improved manage-ment and programming of its public spaces initiating joint activities with other tourist-serving organizations in hosting events outside the Torpedo Factory building on adjacent deck space and else-where in the city and by more effectively publicizing the featured events exhibitions educational functions and other activitiesrdquo The Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association commissioned the study and doesnrsquot like the way the city has managed the 43-year-old art center since it took over last summer ldquoIt takes years to build a reputation and no time at all to ruin itrdquo said Abbey Alison Mc-Clain director of the artistsrsquo association ldquoThe city has been running the Torpedo Factory for six months and everything has gotten worse The bathrooms are dirtier There are more blank wall spaces because the city has to create a procedure to put something on the walls ldquoWersquore not all hippies The artists arenrsquot here just because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough econo-

SEE TORPEDO FACTORY | 10

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The artists arenrsquot here just

because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough economy pay rent do programming and get the word outrdquo

- Abbey Alison McClainDirector Torpedo Factory

Artistsrsquo Association

10 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

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their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

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A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

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18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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Every Thursday Night

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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22 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

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1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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Alexandria man pleads guilty in Hall slaying

Suspect arrested in connection with bank robbery

Suspects rob man of car belongings

Toddler pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by car

POLICE BEAT

3 AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS 4BURGLARIES

21THEFTS22DRUG CRIMES 23ASSAULTS

1 SEXUAL OFFENSE5 VEHICLE

THEFTS

2ROBBERIES

The following incidents occurred between March 15 and March 22

Editorrsquos note Police reports are not considered public information in Virginia The Alexandria Police Department is not required to supply the public at large with detailed information on criminal cases

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A 31-year-old Alexandria man pleaded guilty in Alexan-dria Circuit Court last week for the killing of a 23-year-old man in the summer of 2016 in North Old Town which prosecutors said was motivated by revenge DiJuan Clark pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the slaying of Saquan Hall in the area of First and North Patrick streets on July 2 2016 Clark told investigators he believed Hall was responsible for the shooting death of his brother Pierre Clark who was

killed in June of 2016 Hall was investigated for the incident but never charged According to prosecutors DiJuan Clark admitted to fir-ing multiple shots as Hall ran away from him striking him once in the back and then walking up and shooting him in the head ldquoThe motive for this murder was apparently the oldest mo-tive known to man mdash revengerdquo said Commonwealthrsquos Attorney Bryan Porter in a statement ldquoI commend the outstanding po-

lice work that brought this case involving a brazen murder to a successful conclusion When confronted with the over-whelming case presented by the Alexandria Police Department the defendant chose to accept responsibility and plead guilty to murderrdquo Clark faces between five and 43 years in prison for sec-ond degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of murder He will be sentenced on June 15

- James Cullum

A 46-year-old Alexandria man has been arrested after he allegedly made a false bomb threat at Charles Barrett El-ementary School and then robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 3624 King St on December 16 2016 police said Lamont Sellers was arrest-ed on March 16 and charged with robbery threats to bomb and false summoning of law enforcement

At around 2 pm that day a suspect entered the bank handed the teller a note imply-ing that he had a weapon re-ceived an undisclosed amount of cash and then fled the area without incident ldquoDuring the course of in-vestigation detectives discov-ered that Sellers called in a bomb threat to Charles Barrett Elementary and a 9-1-1 call to the Department of Emergency

Communications in effort to divert police resources away from the bank he intended to robrdquo said Crystal Nosal spokes-woman for the Alexandria Po-lice Department ldquoAPD released surveillance of the suspect dur-ing the bank robbery and he was identified from the videordquo Sellers is being held with-out bond in the cityrsquos William G Truesdale Adult Detention Center - James Cullum

A 31-year-old Fairfax man was robbed of his car and other personal belongings at gunpoint around 740 pm on March 18 in the 500 block of Slaters Lane Police spokeswoman Crys-

tal Nosal said two men ap-proached the victim bran-dished a firearm and stole cash and then fled the area using the victimrsquos white 2010 Nissan Altima Nosal said no one was in-

jured in the incident Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Alexandria Police Departmentrsquos non-emergency number at 703-746-4444

- James Cullum

A 3-year-old boy was seri-ously injured when he was hit by a car in a parking lot along the 200 block of W Glebe Road on March 19 around 10 am The child was transported to a local

hospital with serious injuries ldquoThe childrsquos status was later reported to be non-life threaten-ing and he was kept in the hospi-tal for observationrdquo said Crystal Nosal spokesman for the Alex-

andria Police Department The 51-year-old driver who struck the child stayed at the scene and no charges have yet been filed

- James Cullum

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6 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

andria and Ronald Morton 39 of Clinton Md are all charged with racketeering and conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin Police said the investiga-tion began a year ago after Alexandria officers investi-gated several heroin overdos-es in the city The effort came to include Virginia State Police the Maryland State Police the Prince Georgersquos County Police Department the Prince Georgersquos County Statersquos Attorneyrsquos Office and the Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration In the end 11 have been indicted and are behind bars and officials seized 10 guns several vehicles more than 400 grams of heroin 330 grams of cocaine 19 grams of PCP seven pounds of marijuana and $18000 in cash Gary Settle director of the Virginia State Police criminal investigative bu-reau stressed the organized nature of the heroin ring that was dismantled ldquoThis wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the corner mdash this was a com-plex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the areardquo Settle said ldquoThese are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally impor-tant that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo Porter said the collabora-tive effort undertaken by law enforcement agencies in this investigation mdash called Op-eration Purple Rain mdash is a model for fighting the supply side of the drug trade going forward But Virginia Attor-ney General Mark Herring stressed that this is only one part of the equation He said that officials must be focused on reducing the demand for

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narcotics and opioids through education prevention and ad-diction treatment ldquoOperation Purple Rain was a perfect example of the enforcement strategy wersquove been pressing forward with involving local state and federal authorities and we need to be relentless in pur-suing the dealersrdquo Herring said ldquoBut we need ot stop the heartbreak before it begins There is a real epidemic and we have the power to bring it under control and everyone has a role to play ldquoWersquore not going to be able to arrest our way out of this problemrdquo In 2016 nearly 1100 Vir-ginians died of opioid or her-

oin overdoses according to the Office of the Chief Medi-cal Examiner And in Alexan-dria 48 people have gone to the hospital after an overdose between September 2016 and last month Porter said so far no heroin-related deaths have been linked to this particular drug ring although the inves-tigation remains open Porter said the drugs seized last week together have a wholesale value of $100000 and on a dose-by-dose street value of more than $1 million On Capitol Hill Demo-cratic lawmakers have cited the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic as part of

This wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the

corner mdash this was a complex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the area These are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally important that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo- Gary Settle Director Virginia State Police

criminal investigative bureau

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8 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

SCHOOL FROM | 1

This is being done outside the budget cycle It is a new project there were a

lot of apparent delays and reprioritization of money to make this happen We do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more significant responsible responsive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that examplerdquo

- Paul Smedberg City councilor

SEE SCHOOL | 13

ing the office space which means that any change in use must be approved by neigh-boring property owners

ldquoCan you get your buses in and out without going on those roadsrdquo City Councilor Paul Smedberg asked ldquoI canrsquot answer that right now Not to that levelrdquo said

Richard Jackson director of educational facilities for ACPS noting that the school system should be receiving word back from neighbors next week Crawley said that while ACPSrsquo approval for the pri-vate streets around the prop-erty is ldquostill conditionalrdquo the property will be able to ac-commodate between three and five school buses ldquoWe anticipate that a ma-jority of the students will come from the neighbor-hoodrdquo he said ldquoWe anticipate there will probably be about five buses that will come in

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and out on a daily basis so this is not a school that will have a lot of students coming into the school on busesrdquo Smedberg said city and school staffs didnrsquot collabo-rate adequately in the lead-up to the property acquisition ldquoThis is being done out-side the budget cycle It is a new project there were a lot of apparent delays and repri-oritization of money to make this happenrdquo he said ldquoWe do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more sig-

nificant responsible respon-sive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that example ldquoI think we could have handled some of these issues much sooner than we did They seem fairly straightfor-ward quite honestly I donrsquot know what took so long to get to them I hope we have learned a lotrdquo Virginia state code dic-tates that students can occu-py only the first four f loors of a building but 1701 N

PHOTOJAMES CULLUMThe planned school on the West End along North Beauregard Street has an adjacent parking garage

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Report is latest salvo in fight over future of art centerBY JAMES CULLUM

A recent study by a respect-ed economist commissioned by the Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association argues that the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the single most important tour-ist attraction in the city But lo-cal government and tourism of-ficials dispute the methodology behind the report The study which said that the cityrsquos tourism industry has fallen short of its potential was conducted by economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason Uni-versity without collaboration or consultation with relevant gov-ernment and business officials detractors of the study argued ldquoI think none of us were in contact with Mr Fuller while he was compiling his datardquo said Diane Ruggiero deputy direc-tor of the cityrsquos department of recreation parks and cultural activities ldquoI disagree that the buildings are run poorly We take full responsibility with the building and wersquove only been running it since October hellip Itrsquos a building that gets 500000 visitors a year and a lot of that is bathroom use We work very hard to keep those cleanrdquo

Torpedo Factory artists have been in a dispute with city and art center leaders over how the site should be governed go-ing forward for nearly a year after city councilors ordered an analysis of the city-owned facilityrsquos impact before agree-ing to renegotiate its lease to allow center leaders to pay for renovations In the report Fuller argues that the Torpedo Factory needs better management and pro-gramming to capitalize on its status as a tourism hub ldquoThe Torpedo Factory is the cityrsquos most important sin-gle tourist attractionrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoTo achieve the Tor-pedo Factoryrsquos full potential as a magnet for out-of-town visitors it must become more extroverted in its operations

ldquoThis may be achieved through improved manage-ment and programming of its public spaces initiating joint activities with other tourist-serving organizations in hosting events outside the Torpedo Factory building on adjacent deck space and else-where in the city and by more effectively publicizing the featured events exhibitions educational functions and other activitiesrdquo The Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association commissioned the study and doesnrsquot like the way the city has managed the 43-year-old art center since it took over last summer ldquoIt takes years to build a reputation and no time at all to ruin itrdquo said Abbey Alison Mc-Clain director of the artistsrsquo association ldquoThe city has been running the Torpedo Factory for six months and everything has gotten worse The bathrooms are dirtier There are more blank wall spaces because the city has to create a procedure to put something on the walls ldquoWersquore not all hippies The artists arenrsquot here just because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough econo-

SEE TORPEDO FACTORY | 10

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The artists arenrsquot here just

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Artistsrsquo Association

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my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 13

their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 15

North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

TITANS FROM | 14

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

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Keeping Alexandriarsquos heritage since 1856

THE CREMATION GARDENS THE CREMATION GARDENSIVY HILL CEMETERYIVY HILL CEMETERYATAT

HOMES

BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

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Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

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Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

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color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

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YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

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1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

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330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

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andria and Ronald Morton 39 of Clinton Md are all charged with racketeering and conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin Police said the investiga-tion began a year ago after Alexandria officers investi-gated several heroin overdos-es in the city The effort came to include Virginia State Police the Maryland State Police the Prince Georgersquos County Police Department the Prince Georgersquos County Statersquos Attorneyrsquos Office and the Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration In the end 11 have been indicted and are behind bars and officials seized 10 guns several vehicles more than 400 grams of heroin 330 grams of cocaine 19 grams of PCP seven pounds of marijuana and $18000 in cash Gary Settle director of the Virginia State Police criminal investigative bu-reau stressed the organized nature of the heroin ring that was dismantled ldquoThis wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the corner mdash this was a com-plex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the areardquo Settle said ldquoThese are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally impor-tant that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo Porter said the collabora-tive effort undertaken by law enforcement agencies in this investigation mdash called Op-eration Purple Rain mdash is a model for fighting the supply side of the drug trade going forward But Virginia Attor-ney General Mark Herring stressed that this is only one part of the equation He said that officials must be focused on reducing the demand for

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narcotics and opioids through education prevention and ad-diction treatment ldquoOperation Purple Rain was a perfect example of the enforcement strategy wersquove been pressing forward with involving local state and federal authorities and we need to be relentless in pur-suing the dealersrdquo Herring said ldquoBut we need ot stop the heartbreak before it begins There is a real epidemic and we have the power to bring it under control and everyone has a role to play ldquoWersquore not going to be able to arrest our way out of this problemrdquo In 2016 nearly 1100 Vir-ginians died of opioid or her-

oin overdoses according to the Office of the Chief Medi-cal Examiner And in Alexan-dria 48 people have gone to the hospital after an overdose between September 2016 and last month Porter said so far no heroin-related deaths have been linked to this particular drug ring although the inves-tigation remains open Porter said the drugs seized last week together have a wholesale value of $100000 and on a dose-by-dose street value of more than $1 million On Capitol Hill Demo-cratic lawmakers have cited the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic as part of

This wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the

corner mdash this was a complex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the area These are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally important that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo- Gary Settle Director Virginia State Police

criminal investigative bureau

SEE HEROIN | 13

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SCHOOL FROM | 1

This is being done outside the budget cycle It is a new project there were a

lot of apparent delays and reprioritization of money to make this happen We do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more significant responsible responsive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that examplerdquo

- Paul Smedberg City councilor

SEE SCHOOL | 13

ing the office space which means that any change in use must be approved by neigh-boring property owners

ldquoCan you get your buses in and out without going on those roadsrdquo City Councilor Paul Smedberg asked ldquoI canrsquot answer that right now Not to that levelrdquo said

Richard Jackson director of educational facilities for ACPS noting that the school system should be receiving word back from neighbors next week Crawley said that while ACPSrsquo approval for the pri-vate streets around the prop-erty is ldquostill conditionalrdquo the property will be able to ac-commodate between three and five school buses ldquoWe anticipate that a ma-jority of the students will come from the neighbor-hoodrdquo he said ldquoWe anticipate there will probably be about five buses that will come in

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and out on a daily basis so this is not a school that will have a lot of students coming into the school on busesrdquo Smedberg said city and school staffs didnrsquot collabo-rate adequately in the lead-up to the property acquisition ldquoThis is being done out-side the budget cycle It is a new project there were a lot of apparent delays and repri-oritization of money to make this happenrdquo he said ldquoWe do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more sig-

nificant responsible respon-sive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that example ldquoI think we could have handled some of these issues much sooner than we did They seem fairly straightfor-ward quite honestly I donrsquot know what took so long to get to them I hope we have learned a lotrdquo Virginia state code dic-tates that students can occu-py only the first four f loors of a building but 1701 N

PHOTOJAMES CULLUMThe planned school on the West End along North Beauregard Street has an adjacent parking garage

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Report is latest salvo in fight over future of art centerBY JAMES CULLUM

A recent study by a respect-ed economist commissioned by the Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association argues that the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the single most important tour-ist attraction in the city But lo-cal government and tourism of-ficials dispute the methodology behind the report The study which said that the cityrsquos tourism industry has fallen short of its potential was conducted by economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason Uni-versity without collaboration or consultation with relevant gov-ernment and business officials detractors of the study argued ldquoI think none of us were in contact with Mr Fuller while he was compiling his datardquo said Diane Ruggiero deputy direc-tor of the cityrsquos department of recreation parks and cultural activities ldquoI disagree that the buildings are run poorly We take full responsibility with the building and wersquove only been running it since October hellip Itrsquos a building that gets 500000 visitors a year and a lot of that is bathroom use We work very hard to keep those cleanrdquo

Torpedo Factory artists have been in a dispute with city and art center leaders over how the site should be governed go-ing forward for nearly a year after city councilors ordered an analysis of the city-owned facilityrsquos impact before agree-ing to renegotiate its lease to allow center leaders to pay for renovations In the report Fuller argues that the Torpedo Factory needs better management and pro-gramming to capitalize on its status as a tourism hub ldquoThe Torpedo Factory is the cityrsquos most important sin-gle tourist attractionrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoTo achieve the Tor-pedo Factoryrsquos full potential as a magnet for out-of-town visitors it must become more extroverted in its operations

ldquoThis may be achieved through improved manage-ment and programming of its public spaces initiating joint activities with other tourist-serving organizations in hosting events outside the Torpedo Factory building on adjacent deck space and else-where in the city and by more effectively publicizing the featured events exhibitions educational functions and other activitiesrdquo The Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association commissioned the study and doesnrsquot like the way the city has managed the 43-year-old art center since it took over last summer ldquoIt takes years to build a reputation and no time at all to ruin itrdquo said Abbey Alison Mc-Clain director of the artistsrsquo association ldquoThe city has been running the Torpedo Factory for six months and everything has gotten worse The bathrooms are dirtier There are more blank wall spaces because the city has to create a procedure to put something on the walls ldquoWersquore not all hippies The artists arenrsquot here just because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough econo-

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The artists arenrsquot here just

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Artistsrsquo Association

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my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 13

their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 15

North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

TITANS FROM | 14

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

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Keeping Alexandriarsquos heritage since 1856

THE CREMATION GARDENS THE CREMATION GARDENSIVY HILL CEMETERYIVY HILL CEMETERYATAT

HOMES

BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

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Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

SEE CALENDAR | 21

SEE CALENDAR | 25

HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 20

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if the work is performed now through March 31st 2017703-684-7702

10Winter Painting

3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

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Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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andria and Ronald Morton 39 of Clinton Md are all charged with racketeering and conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin Police said the investiga-tion began a year ago after Alexandria officers investi-gated several heroin overdos-es in the city The effort came to include Virginia State Police the Maryland State Police the Prince Georgersquos County Police Department the Prince Georgersquos County Statersquos Attorneyrsquos Office and the Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration In the end 11 have been indicted and are behind bars and officials seized 10 guns several vehicles more than 400 grams of heroin 330 grams of cocaine 19 grams of PCP seven pounds of marijuana and $18000 in cash Gary Settle director of the Virginia State Police criminal investigative bu-reau stressed the organized nature of the heroin ring that was dismantled ldquoThis wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the corner mdash this was a com-plex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the areardquo Settle said ldquoThese are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally impor-tant that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo Porter said the collabora-tive effort undertaken by law enforcement agencies in this investigation mdash called Op-eration Purple Rain mdash is a model for fighting the supply side of the drug trade going forward But Virginia Attor-ney General Mark Herring stressed that this is only one part of the equation He said that officials must be focused on reducing the demand for

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narcotics and opioids through education prevention and ad-diction treatment ldquoOperation Purple Rain was a perfect example of the enforcement strategy wersquove been pressing forward with involving local state and federal authorities and we need to be relentless in pur-suing the dealersrdquo Herring said ldquoBut we need ot stop the heartbreak before it begins There is a real epidemic and we have the power to bring it under control and everyone has a role to play ldquoWersquore not going to be able to arrest our way out of this problemrdquo In 2016 nearly 1100 Vir-ginians died of opioid or her-

oin overdoses according to the Office of the Chief Medi-cal Examiner And in Alexan-dria 48 people have gone to the hospital after an overdose between September 2016 and last month Porter said so far no heroin-related deaths have been linked to this particular drug ring although the inves-tigation remains open Porter said the drugs seized last week together have a wholesale value of $100000 and on a dose-by-dose street value of more than $1 million On Capitol Hill Demo-cratic lawmakers have cited the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic as part of

This wasnrsquot just some guys doing a few deals on the

corner mdash this was a complex network dedicated to trafficking heroin into the area These are people who purposefully put othersrsquo lives at risk for their own financial gain It is a necessity it is vitally important that we have these public safety partnerships to fight this epidemicrdquo- Gary Settle Director Virginia State Police

criminal investigative bureau

SEE HEROIN | 13

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This is being done outside the budget cycle It is a new project there were a

lot of apparent delays and reprioritization of money to make this happen We do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more significant responsible responsive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that examplerdquo

- Paul Smedberg City councilor

SEE SCHOOL | 13

ing the office space which means that any change in use must be approved by neigh-boring property owners

ldquoCan you get your buses in and out without going on those roadsrdquo City Councilor Paul Smedberg asked ldquoI canrsquot answer that right now Not to that levelrdquo said

Richard Jackson director of educational facilities for ACPS noting that the school system should be receiving word back from neighbors next week Crawley said that while ACPSrsquo approval for the pri-vate streets around the prop-erty is ldquostill conditionalrdquo the property will be able to ac-commodate between three and five school buses ldquoWe anticipate that a ma-jority of the students will come from the neighbor-hoodrdquo he said ldquoWe anticipate there will probably be about five buses that will come in

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and out on a daily basis so this is not a school that will have a lot of students coming into the school on busesrdquo Smedberg said city and school staffs didnrsquot collabo-rate adequately in the lead-up to the property acquisition ldquoThis is being done out-side the budget cycle It is a new project there were a lot of apparent delays and repri-oritization of money to make this happenrdquo he said ldquoWe do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more sig-

nificant responsible respon-sive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that example ldquoI think we could have handled some of these issues much sooner than we did They seem fairly straightfor-ward quite honestly I donrsquot know what took so long to get to them I hope we have learned a lotrdquo Virginia state code dic-tates that students can occu-py only the first four f loors of a building but 1701 N

PHOTOJAMES CULLUMThe planned school on the West End along North Beauregard Street has an adjacent parking garage

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Report is latest salvo in fight over future of art centerBY JAMES CULLUM

A recent study by a respect-ed economist commissioned by the Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association argues that the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the single most important tour-ist attraction in the city But lo-cal government and tourism of-ficials dispute the methodology behind the report The study which said that the cityrsquos tourism industry has fallen short of its potential was conducted by economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason Uni-versity without collaboration or consultation with relevant gov-ernment and business officials detractors of the study argued ldquoI think none of us were in contact with Mr Fuller while he was compiling his datardquo said Diane Ruggiero deputy direc-tor of the cityrsquos department of recreation parks and cultural activities ldquoI disagree that the buildings are run poorly We take full responsibility with the building and wersquove only been running it since October hellip Itrsquos a building that gets 500000 visitors a year and a lot of that is bathroom use We work very hard to keep those cleanrdquo

Torpedo Factory artists have been in a dispute with city and art center leaders over how the site should be governed go-ing forward for nearly a year after city councilors ordered an analysis of the city-owned facilityrsquos impact before agree-ing to renegotiate its lease to allow center leaders to pay for renovations In the report Fuller argues that the Torpedo Factory needs better management and pro-gramming to capitalize on its status as a tourism hub ldquoThe Torpedo Factory is the cityrsquos most important sin-gle tourist attractionrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoTo achieve the Tor-pedo Factoryrsquos full potential as a magnet for out-of-town visitors it must become more extroverted in its operations

ldquoThis may be achieved through improved manage-ment and programming of its public spaces initiating joint activities with other tourist-serving organizations in hosting events outside the Torpedo Factory building on adjacent deck space and else-where in the city and by more effectively publicizing the featured events exhibitions educational functions and other activitiesrdquo The Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association commissioned the study and doesnrsquot like the way the city has managed the 43-year-old art center since it took over last summer ldquoIt takes years to build a reputation and no time at all to ruin itrdquo said Abbey Alison Mc-Clain director of the artistsrsquo association ldquoThe city has been running the Torpedo Factory for six months and everything has gotten worse The bathrooms are dirtier There are more blank wall spaces because the city has to create a procedure to put something on the walls ldquoWersquore not all hippies The artists arenrsquot here just because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough econo-

SEE TORPEDO FACTORY | 10

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The artists arenrsquot here just

because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough economy pay rent do programming and get the word outrdquo

- Abbey Alison McClainDirector Torpedo Factory

Artistsrsquo Association

10 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

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their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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HEROIN FROM | 6

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo ManderfieldOBITUARY

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

Four new gardens set in 22 acres of natural beauty for paying tribute to a loved one Ground burial sites also available

2823 KING ST ALEXANDRIA VA 22302 | 7035497413 cemeteryivyhillcemeterynet | wwwivyhillcemeterynet

Keeping Alexandriarsquos heritage since 1856

THE CREMATION GARDENS THE CREMATION GARDENSIVY HILL CEMETERYIVY HILL CEMETERYATAT

HOMES

BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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TimesLiving17

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

SEE CALENDAR | 21

SEE CALENDAR | 25

HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 20

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

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or 800-552-3200

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Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

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YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

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1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

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3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

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SCHOOL FROM | 1

This is being done outside the budget cycle It is a new project there were a

lot of apparent delays and reprioritization of money to make this happen We do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more significant responsible responsive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that examplerdquo

- Paul Smedberg City councilor

SEE SCHOOL | 13

ing the office space which means that any change in use must be approved by neigh-boring property owners

ldquoCan you get your buses in and out without going on those roadsrdquo City Councilor Paul Smedberg asked ldquoI canrsquot answer that right now Not to that levelrdquo said

Richard Jackson director of educational facilities for ACPS noting that the school system should be receiving word back from neighbors next week Crawley said that while ACPSrsquo approval for the pri-vate streets around the prop-erty is ldquostill conditionalrdquo the property will be able to ac-commodate between three and five school buses ldquoWe anticipate that a ma-jority of the students will come from the neighbor-hoodrdquo he said ldquoWe anticipate there will probably be about five buses that will come in

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and out on a daily basis so this is not a school that will have a lot of students coming into the school on busesrdquo Smedberg said city and school staffs didnrsquot collabo-rate adequately in the lead-up to the property acquisition ldquoThis is being done out-side the budget cycle It is a new project there were a lot of apparent delays and repri-oritization of money to make this happenrdquo he said ldquoWe do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more sig-

nificant responsible respon-sive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that example ldquoI think we could have handled some of these issues much sooner than we did They seem fairly straightfor-ward quite honestly I donrsquot know what took so long to get to them I hope we have learned a lotrdquo Virginia state code dic-tates that students can occu-py only the first four f loors of a building but 1701 N

PHOTOJAMES CULLUMThe planned school on the West End along North Beauregard Street has an adjacent parking garage

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 9

Report is latest salvo in fight over future of art centerBY JAMES CULLUM

A recent study by a respect-ed economist commissioned by the Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association argues that the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the single most important tour-ist attraction in the city But lo-cal government and tourism of-ficials dispute the methodology behind the report The study which said that the cityrsquos tourism industry has fallen short of its potential was conducted by economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason Uni-versity without collaboration or consultation with relevant gov-ernment and business officials detractors of the study argued ldquoI think none of us were in contact with Mr Fuller while he was compiling his datardquo said Diane Ruggiero deputy direc-tor of the cityrsquos department of recreation parks and cultural activities ldquoI disagree that the buildings are run poorly We take full responsibility with the building and wersquove only been running it since October hellip Itrsquos a building that gets 500000 visitors a year and a lot of that is bathroom use We work very hard to keep those cleanrdquo

Torpedo Factory artists have been in a dispute with city and art center leaders over how the site should be governed go-ing forward for nearly a year after city councilors ordered an analysis of the city-owned facilityrsquos impact before agree-ing to renegotiate its lease to allow center leaders to pay for renovations In the report Fuller argues that the Torpedo Factory needs better management and pro-gramming to capitalize on its status as a tourism hub ldquoThe Torpedo Factory is the cityrsquos most important sin-gle tourist attractionrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoTo achieve the Tor-pedo Factoryrsquos full potential as a magnet for out-of-town visitors it must become more extroverted in its operations

ldquoThis may be achieved through improved manage-ment and programming of its public spaces initiating joint activities with other tourist-serving organizations in hosting events outside the Torpedo Factory building on adjacent deck space and else-where in the city and by more effectively publicizing the featured events exhibitions educational functions and other activitiesrdquo The Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association commissioned the study and doesnrsquot like the way the city has managed the 43-year-old art center since it took over last summer ldquoIt takes years to build a reputation and no time at all to ruin itrdquo said Abbey Alison Mc-Clain director of the artistsrsquo association ldquoThe city has been running the Torpedo Factory for six months and everything has gotten worse The bathrooms are dirtier There are more blank wall spaces because the city has to create a procedure to put something on the walls ldquoWersquore not all hippies The artists arenrsquot here just because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough econo-

SEE TORPEDO FACTORY | 10

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The artists arenrsquot here just

because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough economy pay rent do programming and get the word outrdquo

- Abbey Alison McClainDirector Torpedo Factory

Artistsrsquo Association

10 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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TORPEDO FACTORY FROM | 9

my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 13

their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

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A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

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Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

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color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 23

City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of

Historic Alexandria

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

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1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

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3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

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3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

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SCHOOL FROM | 1

This is being done outside the budget cycle It is a new project there were a

lot of apparent delays and reprioritization of money to make this happen We do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more significant responsible responsive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that examplerdquo

- Paul Smedberg City councilor

SEE SCHOOL | 13

ing the office space which means that any change in use must be approved by neigh-boring property owners

ldquoCan you get your buses in and out without going on those roadsrdquo City Councilor Paul Smedberg asked ldquoI canrsquot answer that right now Not to that levelrdquo said

Richard Jackson director of educational facilities for ACPS noting that the school system should be receiving word back from neighbors next week Crawley said that while ACPSrsquo approval for the pri-vate streets around the prop-erty is ldquostill conditionalrdquo the property will be able to ac-commodate between three and five school buses ldquoWe anticipate that a ma-jority of the students will come from the neighbor-hoodrdquo he said ldquoWe anticipate there will probably be about five buses that will come in

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and out on a daily basis so this is not a school that will have a lot of students coming into the school on busesrdquo Smedberg said city and school staffs didnrsquot collabo-rate adequately in the lead-up to the property acquisition ldquoThis is being done out-side the budget cycle It is a new project there were a lot of apparent delays and repri-oritization of money to make this happenrdquo he said ldquoWe do have to get beyond whatrsquos happened in the past Itrsquos been unfortunate but there are a lot of areas where we have to cooperate in a much more sig-

nificant responsible respon-sive level particularly with you Dr Crawley and [City Manager Mark] Jinks to set that example ldquoI think we could have handled some of these issues much sooner than we did They seem fairly straightfor-ward quite honestly I donrsquot know what took so long to get to them I hope we have learned a lotrdquo Virginia state code dic-tates that students can occu-py only the first four f loors of a building but 1701 N

PHOTOJAMES CULLUMThe planned school on the West End along North Beauregard Street has an adjacent parking garage

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 9

Report is latest salvo in fight over future of art centerBY JAMES CULLUM

A recent study by a respect-ed economist commissioned by the Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association argues that the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the single most important tour-ist attraction in the city But lo-cal government and tourism of-ficials dispute the methodology behind the report The study which said that the cityrsquos tourism industry has fallen short of its potential was conducted by economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason Uni-versity without collaboration or consultation with relevant gov-ernment and business officials detractors of the study argued ldquoI think none of us were in contact with Mr Fuller while he was compiling his datardquo said Diane Ruggiero deputy direc-tor of the cityrsquos department of recreation parks and cultural activities ldquoI disagree that the buildings are run poorly We take full responsibility with the building and wersquove only been running it since October hellip Itrsquos a building that gets 500000 visitors a year and a lot of that is bathroom use We work very hard to keep those cleanrdquo

Torpedo Factory artists have been in a dispute with city and art center leaders over how the site should be governed go-ing forward for nearly a year after city councilors ordered an analysis of the city-owned facilityrsquos impact before agree-ing to renegotiate its lease to allow center leaders to pay for renovations In the report Fuller argues that the Torpedo Factory needs better management and pro-gramming to capitalize on its status as a tourism hub ldquoThe Torpedo Factory is the cityrsquos most important sin-gle tourist attractionrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoTo achieve the Tor-pedo Factoryrsquos full potential as a magnet for out-of-town visitors it must become more extroverted in its operations

ldquoThis may be achieved through improved manage-ment and programming of its public spaces initiating joint activities with other tourist-serving organizations in hosting events outside the Torpedo Factory building on adjacent deck space and else-where in the city and by more effectively publicizing the featured events exhibitions educational functions and other activitiesrdquo The Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association commissioned the study and doesnrsquot like the way the city has managed the 43-year-old art center since it took over last summer ldquoIt takes years to build a reputation and no time at all to ruin itrdquo said Abbey Alison Mc-Clain director of the artistsrsquo association ldquoThe city has been running the Torpedo Factory for six months and everything has gotten worse The bathrooms are dirtier There are more blank wall spaces because the city has to create a procedure to put something on the walls ldquoWersquore not all hippies The artists arenrsquot here just because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough econo-

SEE TORPEDO FACTORY | 10

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The artists arenrsquot here just

because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough economy pay rent do programming and get the word outrdquo

- Abbey Alison McClainDirector Torpedo Factory

Artistsrsquo Association

10 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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TORPEDO FACTORY FROM | 9

my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

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their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo ManderfieldOBITUARY

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

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A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

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Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

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color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

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Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 23

City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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THE MUSIC SCALE By Timothy E Parker

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

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Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

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Report is latest salvo in fight over future of art centerBY JAMES CULLUM

A recent study by a respect-ed economist commissioned by the Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association argues that the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the single most important tour-ist attraction in the city But lo-cal government and tourism of-ficials dispute the methodology behind the report The study which said that the cityrsquos tourism industry has fallen short of its potential was conducted by economist Stephen Fuller of George Mason Uni-versity without collaboration or consultation with relevant gov-ernment and business officials detractors of the study argued ldquoI think none of us were in contact with Mr Fuller while he was compiling his datardquo said Diane Ruggiero deputy direc-tor of the cityrsquos department of recreation parks and cultural activities ldquoI disagree that the buildings are run poorly We take full responsibility with the building and wersquove only been running it since October hellip Itrsquos a building that gets 500000 visitors a year and a lot of that is bathroom use We work very hard to keep those cleanrdquo

Torpedo Factory artists have been in a dispute with city and art center leaders over how the site should be governed go-ing forward for nearly a year after city councilors ordered an analysis of the city-owned facilityrsquos impact before agree-ing to renegotiate its lease to allow center leaders to pay for renovations In the report Fuller argues that the Torpedo Factory needs better management and pro-gramming to capitalize on its status as a tourism hub ldquoThe Torpedo Factory is the cityrsquos most important sin-gle tourist attractionrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoTo achieve the Tor-pedo Factoryrsquos full potential as a magnet for out-of-town visitors it must become more extroverted in its operations

ldquoThis may be achieved through improved manage-ment and programming of its public spaces initiating joint activities with other tourist-serving organizations in hosting events outside the Torpedo Factory building on adjacent deck space and else-where in the city and by more effectively publicizing the featured events exhibitions educational functions and other activitiesrdquo The Torpedo Factory Art-istsrsquo Association commissioned the study and doesnrsquot like the way the city has managed the 43-year-old art center since it took over last summer ldquoIt takes years to build a reputation and no time at all to ruin itrdquo said Abbey Alison Mc-Clain director of the artistsrsquo association ldquoThe city has been running the Torpedo Factory for six months and everything has gotten worse The bathrooms are dirtier There are more blank wall spaces because the city has to create a procedure to put something on the walls ldquoWersquore not all hippies The artists arenrsquot here just because they like to paint They have to sell their art in a tough econo-

SEE TORPEDO FACTORY | 10

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The Alexandria Animal Shelterrsquos Pet of the Week is sponsored by Diann Hicks Carlson finding homes for pets and humans alike

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The artists arenrsquot here just

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- Abbey Alison McClainDirector Torpedo Factory

Artistsrsquo Association

10 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

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their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

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A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

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Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

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color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 23

City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of

Historic Alexandria

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

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JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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my pay rent do programming and get the word out The gift shop wasnrsquot open for months and two city-operated studios closedrdquo The cityrsquos department of

recreation parks and cultural activities took over manage-ment of the Torpedo Factory last summer after the dissolu-tion of the five-year-old center nonprofit management board The city is asking the public for input on its so-called ldquofour-pillar planrdquo which outlines

management of the center by an independent five-to-seven member board approved by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts a ldquofully realizedrdquo first floor to increase visitation and generate buzz broadening and diversifying the centerrsquos financial support with the es-

tablishment of a public-private partnership for fundraising and an expanded artist residency program to allow for short me-dium and long-term leases Fullerrsquos study conducted last fall and released this month determined that the center gen-erates $352 million in direct spending by Torpedo Factory visitors and that the city re-ceives $47 million a year from associated transactions He found that 97 percent of center visitors also spent money in Old Town and that out-of-town visi-tors spent an average of $9288 per day in Alexandria ldquoWith growing competi-tion from other jurisdictions in the Washington region and changing tourist tastes Alex-andriarsquos tourist industry has not kept pace with the growth of the cityrsquos other major sec-torsrdquo Fuller wrote ldquoThe long-term decline in visitation to the Torpedo Factory between 1994 and 2007 and recent slow recovery reflect on the cityrsquos broad base of visitor attrac-tions and the ability to main-tain and increase their com-petitive position in the regionrsquos tourist marketrdquo Patricia Washington presi-dent and CEO of the cityrsquos

tourism bureau Visit Alex-andria cited figures from the Virginia Tourism Corporation that show the city brought in 35 million visitors and $771 million in tourism dollars dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year ldquoTorpedo factory visitors represent 4 percent of the visi-tor spending in Alexandriardquo she said ldquoArt centers across the country are having to re-invent themselves [in light of] the changing pace of visitors that millennials are the biggest generation right now With the changing trends and tastes and visitors the Torpedo Fac-tory has to up its game against competitionrdquo Vito Fiore director of mar-keting and research for Visit Alexandria said that the Tor-pedo Factory is a top attraction but it is not the only factor in drawing visitors to the city ldquoOur research shows that people chose Alexandria be-cause of our restaurants ac-cessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphererdquo he said ldquoThe art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

Our research shows that people chose Alexandria because of our restaurants

accessibility walkability access to DC historic ambiance and atmosphere The art and gallery scene were not among the top ten reasons However once theyrsquore here the Torpedo Factory is one of the top places people went tordquo

- Vito Fiore Director of marketing and research Visit Alexandria

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

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their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

TITANS FROM | 14

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

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Keeping Alexandriarsquos heritage since 1856

THE CREMATION GARDENS THE CREMATION GARDENSIVY HILL CEMETERYIVY HILL CEMETERYATAT

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BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

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Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

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Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

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Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

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residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

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Paul Frank 76 battled pancreatic cancerBY JAMES CULLUM

Paul Frank the executive director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra died after a short bout with pancre-atic cancer on March 13 at the age of 76 He was an arts lover community volunteer musi-cian and family man Frankrsquos son Mark Frank wrote on Facebook that his fa-ther is at peace ldquoDad is in a better place now and is no longer hurtingrdquo he wrote ldquoI am fortunate to have a lifetime of memories Music will continue to be a source of comfort and I know Dad will be with me whenev-er I put my hands to the piano I love you Dadrdquo The symphony hired Frank in September and he spent less than four months at his post before he was diagnosed with cancer He was previous-ly the interim executive direc-tor of the McLean Symphony Orchestra ldquoHe was working on day one Thatrsquos what the board really liked about himrdquo said Ronal Butler president of the ASO board of trustees ldquoHe was doing such a great job and [his death] was so sudden It caught us by surpriserdquo Butler said Frank was heavily involved in the two-year search for the sympho-nyrsquos new music director He said Frank attended a board meeting a month ago but felt sick and later checked himself into the hospital He was diag-nosed shortly thereafter and left work for good ldquoHe really knew Alexan-dria and the artsrdquo Butler said ldquoWe needed a pianist for our last concert and we scratched around for a good player and he just picked up his phone and called pianist Thomas Pan-dolphi on his cell phone and booked him on the spot We thought that was fantasticrdquo Frank was born on July 4

1940 in DC and graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School and The George Washington University He was a classically trained pianist and performed at the Kennedy Center and DCrsquos Jewish Community Center As a businessman his credits include stints as head of human resources for Boe-ing a vice president of MampT Bank and 1st Service Bank and as president of Paul A Frank Associates Inc Frank who lived in Alexan-dria was also the former exec-utive director and chief execu-tive officer of the Collingwood Library and Museum and he was a longtime member of the Alexandria McLean Fairfax County Mount Vernon-Lee chambers of commerce and the Rotary clubs of McLean and Alexandria Additionally he was the executive director for the Friends of the Torpedo Fac-tory Art Center for six years and received Alexandriarsquos ldquoHarmonyrdquo award and Fair-fax Countyrsquos ldquoBlue Diamond Awardrdquo for corporate citizen-ship and furthering the arts Frank also hired Jennifer Seamster at the McLean Sym-phony ldquoHe loved music and he was a pretty accomplished

Alexandria Symphony executive director dies

piano playerrdquo Seamster said ldquoHe was kind he could be funny and he was very ver-bose He could emcee a lot of our galas He was just a good people person He knew ev-erybody and he wasnrsquot afraid to call themrdquo The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will observe moments of silence in Frankrsquos memory

at each of its performances in April This Sunday the McLean Orchestra will dedicate its Mo-zart concert to Frankrsquos mem-ory at Falls Church Episcopal Church at 8 pm Frank is survived by his wife Barbie Poole Frank chil-dren Denise Frank-Conneen Mark Frank and Todd Levin-

son Frank Sarah Wincovich Carter Poole and nine grand-children His memorial service was held on March 20 at Ever-ly-Wheatley Funeral Home and the family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra or the McLean Orchestra

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra executive director Paul Frank died last week at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 13

their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

TITANS FROM | 14

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo ManderfieldOBITUARY

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A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

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18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

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Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

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Every Thursday Night

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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10Winter Painting

3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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22 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

McEnearneyCommercialcom

Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Tom Hulfish7036832700thulfishmcenearneycom

116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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12 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ldquoI think that our main con-cern across the city needs to continue to focus on how we manage congestion and park-ing and with Edens people do live around there and will walk to some of those restaurants and retail stores but a number of people will driverdquo she said ldquoNorth Old Town is in an up-tick and is undergoing quite a number of new building proj-ects and there is a small area plan for North Old Town that is under considerationrdquo Silberberg was joined at the groundbreaking by Edens CEO Jodie McLean and City Manager Mark Jinks The company has built upwards of 120 retail centers across the country including the Haymarket Village Center in Haymarket Va and the Union Market Center and CityVista developments in DC ldquoWe are very proud to launch this project today in Alexandriardquo McLean said in a statement ldquoWhen community is strong so is its economy We are thrilled to begin to transform this space into a place that supports and thrives

alongside its neighborhoodrdquo Vice Mayor Justin Wilson said the project is going to add vitality to North Old Town ldquoThe most exciting part is the significant retail space on the siterdquo he said ldquoParticularly in that area what wersquove heard from the neighborhood is a de-sire for some retail optionsrdquo City officials are work-ing on an update to the 1992 small area plan for North Old Town that will accommodate for residential and commer-cial changes to the area The plan which city council uses to guide future development calls for reduced energy con-

sumption sidewalks an in-creased tree canopy buildings that are architecturally engag-ing and open space ldquoWe are looking forward to our partnership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful commu-nity-centric projectrdquo said Sue Ansel CEO of Gables Residen-tial ldquoGables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use development that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo But Bert Ely vice president of the Old Town Civic Asso-ciation is concerned that resi-dents of the new apartments will not be able to get parking permits per city councilrsquos 6-0-1 approval of the project last year He is also not convinced that more retail in North Old Town is a good thing ldquoThis is a phenomenon mdash a lot of retail space is hurting be-cause of the Internetrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom frankly skeptical of the claims of how dynamic and ex-citing the retail is going to be Therersquos not much in the way of retail in that area anywayrdquo The project is slated to open in 2019

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Mixed-use development slated to open in 2019BY JAMES CULLUM

The 50000 square-foot Edens redevelopment of the old Giant Food property in North Old Town broke ground earlier this month but some residents remain wary of a lack of parking availability ldquoThe parking issue is major and traffic is going to become a nightmarerdquo said Ann Shack who has lived in North Old Town since 1987 ldquoWe have a definite parking problem on the east side of Washington Streetrdquo The LEED-certified project at 530 First St will be 77 feet tall

and include 232 luxury rental units with partner Gables Resi-dential 481 underground park-ing spaces and more than 50000 square feet of commercial space for retail and restaurants It will include an enhanced streetscape and a Capital Bike-share station Officials said neighboring residents and businesses soon will receive a preconstruction survey on potential damage due to con-struction activities Mayor Allison Silberberg said she is sensitive to con-cerns about parking in Old Town but she is excited about the project

Edens project breaks ground in North Old Town

We are looking forward to our part-nership with Edens and entering the Alexandria market with such a thoughtful community-centric project Gables Old Town North will be a high-end mixed-use develop-ment that will be a great addition to Old Townrdquo

- Sue AnselCEO Gables Residential

COURTESY PHOTOOfficials broke ground on the Edens redevelopment project in North Old Town earlier this month

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their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

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through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo ManderfieldOBITUARY

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

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A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

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18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

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Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

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color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

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Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 23

City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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THE MUSIC SCALE By Timothy E Parker

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

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residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

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Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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their argument against pas-sage of US House Repub-licansrsquo plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed a letter Tuesday

highlighting the billrsquos po-tential impact on substance abuse patients ldquoThe bill removes the re-quirement that insurers pro-vide minimum levels of cov-erage for the cost of covered services which will mean that consumers will have to pay more out-of-pocket for

their health care needsrdquo they wrote along with 19 other senators ldquoThis coupled with insufficient premium tax credits the repeal of the cost-sharing subsidies and high-risk pools will substan-tially hinder access to care for those with mental health and substance use disordersrdquo

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Beauregard St has six The plan calls for an external elevator with indirect ac-cess to the building in or-der to provide security to the school portion of the building Likewise students would be unable to access the top two floors City Councilor John Chapman said this offers an opportunity for a partner-ship with the city ldquoIs that a way for the city to get first rights of re-fusal for those two f loorsrdquo Chapman asked ldquoI would definitely like to see us working more smoothly to-getherrdquo Crawley agreed ldquoI would strongly en-courage us to continue con-versations about coordina-tion of the top two floorsrdquo he said ldquoAs a school divi-sion we are committed to working with the [cityrsquos] staff We have a lot of work to do together as a teamrdquo The city funds will ldquode-fray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2017rdquo according to the ordinance approved by council Schools offi-cials estimate that the $15 million building will cost $232 million to renovate and retrofit bringing to total project cost to $382 million ACPS wants to open the school by September 2018 ldquoOur goal is to hope-fully acquire this property by next month and then we can move forward with the retrofitting work that needs to happenrdquo Crawley said

14 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo ManderfieldOBITUARY

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

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THE CREMATION GARDENS THE CREMATION GARDENSIVY HILL CEMETERYIVY HILL CEMETERYATAT

HOMES

BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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TimesLiving17

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

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Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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22 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

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____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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Virginia

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805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Tom Hulfish7036832700thulfishmcenearneycom

116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

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through itrdquo said Hendi who sat out last season due to an injury ldquoIt was a long hard-fought gamerdquo TC striker Levis Lopez scored early in the first half as his shot careened off the goalpost and into the net after an assist from senior midfielder Jonathan Tshim-pamba ldquoI just saw the angle and ripped itrdquo Lopez said after the game ldquoI didnrsquot hesitate didnrsquot think about itrdquo The first half ended with TC leading 1-0 but Lake Braddock dominated the sec-ond half striking the goal post on three shots and main-taining a high defensive line and catching Titans players offside three times Senior Bruins striker Don-dre Robinson tied the game

with 20 minutes left in the second half and two min-utes later Hendi was shown a yellow card and a resulting free kick by Lake Braddock senior midfielder Nico Ortiz de Zarate clanged off the goal post The teams remained level at the end of regulation lead-ing to two five-minute over-time periods The Bruins largely controlled possession in both overtime periods and frequently pressed the attack But the team committed a crucial error when the ref-eree called for a penalty for a hand ball near the end of the second five-minute overtime resulting in Hendirsquos success-ful penalty to win the match The game was riddled with fouls and three Titans players and coach Peter Abed were all issued yellow cards Going into overtime Abed encouraged his team to keep pushing ldquoYoursquove got about 10 min-utes left against one of the hardest Patriot District teams yoursquore going to play this sea-sonrdquo Abed told his players ahead of overtime After the game he con-gratulated his players for winning despite their tired legs ldquoWelcome to the Patriot District boysrdquo he said ldquoYou guys rose above what was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo Abed said his 30-player-strong team saw more than a dozen seniors graduate last year and it is still working on its attacking strategies The Titans were 16-3 last year and saw their season end with a loss to Westfield High School in the Virginia 6A

SPORTSTC boys soccer beats Lake Braddock in overtimeTitansrsquo record sits at 1-0-1BY JAMES CULLUM

The TC Williams boys soccer team edged out Patriot Conference rival Lake Brad-dock 2-1 in a heated overtime victory at home on Tuesday Titans senior midfielder Matias Hendi won the game by drilling a last-minute pen-alty past the diving arms of Bruins goalkeeper Sheppard Oliver and inside the left post ldquoItrsquos the support of my fellow players that got me

SEE TITANS | 15

PHOTOSJAMES CULLUMTC Williams boys soccer coach Peter Abed (left) in-structs his players Senior midfielder Matias Hendi (above) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty in overtime Tuesday

Welcome to the Patriot District boys You guys rose above what

was happening out there Every time we play Lake Braddock itrsquos a battle This is arguably the hardest conference in the staterdquo

- Peter Abed Head coach TC Williams boys soccer team

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North region tournament The Titans are now 1-0-1 after a draw with Stuart

High School on last week in their season opener Their next contest is today at 715 pm at conference rivals West Potomac

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo ManderfieldOBITUARY

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

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Keeping Alexandriarsquos heritage since 1856

THE CREMATION GARDENS THE CREMATION GARDENSIVY HILL CEMETERYIVY HILL CEMETERYATAT

HOMES

BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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TimesLiving17

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

SEE CALENDAR | 21

SEE CALENDAR | 25

HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 20

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 23

City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

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The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

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or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

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Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

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1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

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Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

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Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

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8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

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The Titans (top) took an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Levis Lopez (bottom) But Lake Braddock tied the game in the sec-ond half and controlled the game in overtime before an untimely penalty handed TC the win

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo ManderfieldOBITUARY

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

Four new gardens set in 22 acres of natural beauty for paying tribute to a loved one Ground burial sites also available

2823 KING ST ALEXANDRIA VA 22302 | 7035497413 cemeteryivyhillcemeterynet | wwwivyhillcemeterynet

Keeping Alexandriarsquos heritage since 1856

THE CREMATION GARDENS THE CREMATION GARDENSIVY HILL CEMETERYIVY HILL CEMETERYATAT

HOMES

BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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TimesLiving17

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

SEE CALENDAR | 21

SEE CALENDAR | 25

HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 20

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10Winter Painting

3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 23

City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

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Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

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The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

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Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Mander-field a prominent Washington area banker and business ex-ecutive passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Febru-ary 17 2017 surrounded by his beloved family Mr Manderfield was born in Massillon Ohio the son of Gro-ver P and Hilda Wagner Man-derfield He grew up in Wood-bridge Va where his father was a well-known banker business executive and member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Bud Mander-field graduated from Sullivanrsquos Preparatory School in Washing-ton DC and in 1956 he earned a degree from Catholic Univer-sity of America After service in the US Air Force Manderfield began his banking career in 1958 as the fifth employee and loan officer of Bank of Occoquan in Occo-quan Va As the bank grew and merged with other banks so did Manderfieldrsquos career spanning more than three decades From 1962 to 1976 he was director and president of the Bank of Virginiarsquos Northern Region and from 1976 until 1980 he served as director and president of First American Bank of Maryland In 1980 he was named president and chief operating officer of Suburban Bank Corp In 1985 Suburban merged with Sovran Financial Corp creating the largest fi-nancial institution in the DC region Manderfield remained as president of the new Mary-land subsidiary and was named president of Sovran as well as a member of the bankrsquos board He retired from banking in 1987 Afterward he began a sec-ond career in finance With friend and colleague Mark Fried he co-founded RAMCOGemini an asset-management company in Northern Virginia dedicated to providing asset management services to the fi-nancial industry and itsrsquo regula-tory agencies

Manderfield was also a leader in many professional and community organizations He served as chairman of both the Prince William County Planning Commission and the Prince William County Board of Zoning Appeals In the early 1960s as chair-man of the Prince William County Planning Commission Manderfield spearheaded efforts by the county and business lead-ers to successfully buy back 446 acres of land on Cockpit Point in the Cherry Hill area that then belonged to the District of Co-lumbia For more than 20 years he served as president of the Cockpit Point Non-Profit De-velopment Corporation which sought to broaden the countyrsquos tax base by attracting industry to the area Manderfield was also a con-sultant to the Federal Reserve System and the US Office (now Department) of Education Additional directorships include MasterCard International the Board of Trustees of Catholic University and the Young Presi-dentsrsquo Organization Internation-al He was also a member of the Chief Executives Organization International Manderfield served as presi-dent of the Maryland Bankers Association state vice presi-dent for the American Bank-ers Association and was an active member of the Virginia Bankers Association He was a director of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Research Center where he served on the executive committee He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of INOVA Hospital Systems director of Maxima Corporation and director of NVR Federal Savings Bank He was a member of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Md the Common-wealth Club in Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club in Alexandria

Manderfield is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years Iris ldquoSamrdquo Manderfield ten chil-dren (Steve and Paula Joe and Kayla Bob and Jane Ed Dave and Molly John and Nancy Ann Manderfield Smith and Richard Mary Manderfield Domyan and Richard Tom and Cathy) one step-daughter (Kimberly Word-sworth-Murphy and Greg) 14 grandchildren (Marissa Tyler Jackson Jon Brian Kevin Ka-tie Abby Ryan Reed Mike Kristen Nicholas and Nathan) and one great grandchild (Au-brey) His first wife Loretta Beale Manderfield preceded him in death as did his sister Fredona Manderfield Gartlan a mental health advocate and the wife of the late state Sen Joseph V Gartlan Jr A funeral mass for imme-diate family only was held on February 24 2017 at St Maryrsquos Church in Alexandria Inter-ment and memorial service with friends and family will be held at a later date For online condolences please visit wwwdemainefu-neralhomecom In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy 515 Montgom-ery Ave Merion Station PA 19066 or wwwmercymidatlan-ticorg the National Alliance on Mental Illness PO Box 8693 Reston VA 20195 or wwwnami-novaorg or the ALS As-sociation 1275 K St NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20005 or wwwalsaorg

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo ManderfieldOBITUARY

Grover J ldquoBudrdquo Manderfield

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THE CREMATION GARDENS THE CREMATION GARDENSIVY HILL CEMETERYIVY HILL CEMETERYATAT

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BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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TimesLiving17

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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Every Thursday Night

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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22 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

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Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

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Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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HOMES

BY MARTY ROSS

A big garden is a delight until mdash suddenly or gradually mdash itrsquos not All those magnificent flower beds the great sweeping green lawn and your own personal arboretum might become more of a burden than a benefit when the kids are grown and gone and yoursquore ready to pack your bags and see the world You still want to stop and smell the roses all right but perhaps just one rose bush is all you need Downsizing in the garden doesnrsquot have to be demoralizing ldquoItrsquos interesting For me itrsquos good I can be creative with thatrdquo says Kristopher Dabner owner of The Greensman garden design business in Kansas City Dabner often works with longtime clients to redefine

their gardens after years of resi-dence in one house He helps other clients who have moved from a large property make the transition gracefully and hap-pily to a smaller space Yes you can take your grandmotherrsquos peony plant with you he tells them but ldquothink of this as a new opportunity to be creative and to think about your garden in a different lightrdquo Distilling the beauty of a big garden down into a more com-pact frame can be exciting and invigorating It might involve putting smaller spaces to work for more than one purpose and drawing on your experience with a large garden to choose the plants that look great through all four seasons Dabner suggests Shrubs that bloom in spring

produce bright berries that at-tract birds through the summer take on brilliant autumn colors and have interesting structure that reveals itself in the winter more than earn their keep in a garden he says A smaller but no less beauti-ful garden will call for a choice selection of smaller trees and shrubs Dwarf conifers and small shrubs may need a little pruning from time to time to keep them trim and tidy but ldquothey donrsquot need hacking backrdquo Dabner says Instead of a full-sized ginkgo tree mdash a great pleasure in a big garden mdash plant a dwarf ginkgo he says ldquoand you can have the great texture and glorious fall

Downsizing the garden mdash gracefully

SEE DOWNSIZING | 20

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TimesLiving17

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Thanks to the quality of acting and production of this Disney feature we should be prepared

for more live action films

ON HER MERRITT The impressive talents of Tift Merritt

the acclaimed singer and songwriter comes to The Birchmere Tuesday March 28

ARTSARTS 18

MARCH 23 2017

25

PHOTOMARTY ROSSA lawn is not required The owners of this tiny city garden have fur-nished it like a room of their home Easy low-maintenance shrubs frame the space

CALENDARSEASONAL SELECTIONS

Spring is finally here so celebrate with some of these fun local events

19

18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

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Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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Every Thursday Night

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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22 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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THE MUSIC SCALE By Timothy E Parker

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

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PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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3000 DUKE ST

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

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18 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMESALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 18

Celebrated singer- songwriter to perform at The BirchmereBY JENNIFER POWELL

Tift Merritt has been doing what she loves since her col-lege days at the University of North Carolina There Merritt studied creative writing while creating her band and winning gigs with The Carbines Merrittrsquos career over the last 15 years has been a wonderful journey of one gig leading to another performing and writ-ing independently record con-tracts tours and performances and friendships forged with art-ists and groups such as Iron and Wine Jason Isbell Elvis Costel-lo Gregg Allman and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra ldquoLong before I knew Tift Merritt as a friend her voice and songs were a constant com-panion to me all over the world in times of dark and lightrdquo said MC Taylor lead member of Hiss Golden Messenger in a press release ldquoHer songs are real and wide open and deeprdquo The Grammy-nominated Merritt moved to Paris to rent an apartment while writing her third album ldquoAnother Countryrdquo Its release in 2007 led to high profile praise from Em-mylou Harris ldquoI first heard Tift Merritt some years ago during a writ-ersrsquo night at a small clubrdquo Har-ris has said ldquoShe stood out like a diamond in a coal patch and everyone there knew she car-ried a promise of great things to comerdquo Don Henley gave Merrittrsquos acclaimed 2002 debut album a renewed boost last year when he covered her song ldquoBramble Roserdquo for the opening track on his first solo album in 15 years ldquoCass Countyrdquo Fast forward to Merrittrsquos sixth album ldquoStitch of the Worldrdquo to hear the sensu-ous voice that evokes Dusty Springfield Emmylou Harris

Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt Any one comparison would be fair but perhaps all together best represent Merrittrsquos vocals Whether singing her bluesy track ldquoDusty Old Manrdquo or the sweet Gaelic tinged ldquoMy Boatrdquo the formula is clear give this talented lady a stellar backing band and listen to her soar Emotionally charged and deeply personal lyrics like ldquoI forgot my heart had room like that Open spaces behind the cracksrdquo represent four years of brewing since her last album In those years Merritt saw some major life changes including a divorce the birth of her first child and a move back to her home state of North Carolina Merritt recently made time to talk about music her tour with pedal-steel whiz Eric Heywood and a much-antici-pated stop at The Birchmere on TuesdayAlexandria Times What are you excited for with your up-coming Birchmere show Merritt Irsquom really proud of where we are musically right now Irsquoll be traveling with Eric Heywood who is an extraordinary pedal steel and guitar player Hersquos on loan from the Pretenders right now

QampAwith

and has played with everyone under the sun He and I really enjoy play-ing as a duo Itrsquos a lot of in-teresting textures and playing in axis allows us to turn on a dime and be dynamic Wersquore trying to push into something that is a little more creative then just going with straight to having bass and drums and trying to fill the space that way Itrsquos acoustic gui-tars electric guitars keyboards pedal steel so we have more gear than a normal band Itrsquos not just a little folksy acoustic duoYou credit your dad for teach-ing you to play his guitar Is he a musician No my dad is a lawyer I played piano a bit as a little girl and always played by ear My dad showed me that ldquothese are the four chords and now go from thererdquo It gave me the capacity to play the songs I love by ear I love being a rhythm guitar player and Irsquove worked really hard on that What I generally do is support the story I am trying to tell Irsquom not a virtu-oso by any means I just try to have a feelWill you be traveling with your little one Of course Itrsquos nice itrsquos dif-

ficult and itrsquos surprising [Itrsquos] probably a metaphor for par-enting in a lot of ways in that you just have to see how it goes Thus far it has been really good We have designed the touring so that it is doable for a child I think it puts a little bit additional value on the shows that I am able to do because I canrsquot be in the trenches like I have been in the past I canrsquot play as many shows or drive as many hours in a van I canrsquot push her the way I have pushed myselfPeople label your music in different ways Does ldquocountry soulrdquo best define you I see myself as a roots musi-cian and a writer I think what I do is earthy I think that roots music mdash country soul folk rock lsquonrsquo roll singer songwrit-ers mdash I think it is all singers of the same hand The real job of labeling something is so that people know where to file it in their record collection or where to find it I love writing with soul music in mind Every time I asked to define what I do I hope that I defy that on my next record But I am a roots musician and am a writer Irsquom very privileged to be both

When did you become both I think writing is where I am most comfortable and most con-fident As a teenager I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist making things but didnrsquot really know what my medium was What I had was a lot of urge I was just writing stories writing bad songs and trying to find my medium I went to a writing program in college At about the same time I made a band and I started getting gigs To me music was this mys-terious language that was a lot bigger than anything I un-derstood I still believe that I think music is a language that is physical and social and spiri-tual If you think that you have the saddle on it tied just right you are kind of selling it short I think it is a privilege to be a young musician and to be involved in this mysterious thing Writing for me is more of a human invention I love that but add music and your palette is a lot biggerHow does it feel to be covered by Don Henley That was really a gift and a surprise I am such an advo-cate for making your own way I believe so deeply in that That is really a huge part of who I am My sort of physical insis-tence [is] on that even when it is not a good idea It is also a really hard way to go So when something like that happens it really puts gas in your tank It gives you a lit-tle bit of time practically and from a financial standpoint It also gives you the oppor-tunity to call your family and the people who have support-ed you when they have been scared to do so but have done so nonetheless You call them and you say ldquoYou see you were right all along Thank yourdquo

Tift Merritt and Erik Heywood will perform at The Birchmere on Tuesday March 28 at 3701

Mount Vernon Ave Tickets are $2950 For more infor-

mation call 703-549-7500 or visit wwwbirchmerecom

PHOTOALEXANDRA VALENTIThe lovely and talented Tift Merritt comes with soulful vocals stirring lyrics and wonderful performances

Tift Merritt

March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

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Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

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COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

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____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

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Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

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Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

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Tom Hulfish7036832700thulfishmcenearneycom

116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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March 24

MARCH 150 ART PARTY This art exhibition features art on 10-inch-by-10-inch panels from over 100 regional artists All of the work is available for $100 The evening includes live performances by darlingdance music a photo booth artist awards and more Tickets cost $20 in advance$25 at the door Time 7 to 10 pm Location The Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N Union StInformation 703-746-4570

March 25

ldquoBEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDrdquo HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Take a trip down ldquoMercy Streetrdquo in this walking tour featuring locations featured in the PBS drama Partici-pants will see locations and stories associated with soldiers citizens and the enslaved including the oc-cupation of Alexandria and emanci-pation Tickets are $15 in advance through the museumrsquos website or $20 the day of the program Time 10 amLocation Lee-Fendall House 614

Oronoco StInformation wwwleefendall-houseorg

NATURE PARK CLEAN-UP Join the Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park for this spring clean up to keep this special park free from trash and litter Plastic trash bags and gloves provided Assemble at 9 am at any of these three loca-tions the park entrance nearest to the tennis courts on Chambliss street the trail entrance from North Morgan street or at the corner of Chambliss Rain date Sunday March 26Time 9 am to noon Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-820-6639

WORLD DAY OF PUPPETRY The World Day of Puppetry will offer family-oriented puppet performanc-es hands-on workshops exhibits and sales tables The festival will feature performances by Bob Brown Puppets Dinorock Produc-tions and Silly Goose and Val plus many moreTime 10 am to 5 pmLocation Durant Center 1605

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 19

The Fabulous Lipitones 422 - 513The Fabulous Lipitones is a hilarious take on what happens when a barbershop quartet is forced to take on an unconven-tional replacement when one of their members suddenly dies This com- ical and moving story about the power of song prejudice and friendship will fill you with laughs and tears with all the gloriousiousness of our barbershop quartets

wwwthelittletheatrecom600 Wolfe St Alexandria | 703-683-0496

Coming soon

Buy tickets early

Check out our Summer 2017 theater classes for kids

Cameron StInformation wwwalexandriavagovarts

DOCENT-LED TOUR OF FRIEND-SHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM Volunteers concerned for the well-being of Alexandria formed the Friendship Fire Company in 1774 Come for an in-depth guided tour of the firehouse and learn about the companyrsquos firefighting procedures and equipment as well as the differ-ent roles the organization played in serving Alexandria For ages 10 and older Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids aged 10-17 Time 11 am to noon Location 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov

DISCUSSION BUILDING HOUSES OUT OF CHICKEN LEGS Psyche A Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black womenrsquos legacies using food as a form of cultural work While ac-knowledging the negative interpre-tations of black culture associated with chicken imagery Williams-

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Every Thursday Night

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

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Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

Au Pied de CochonFrom the founder of

$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

Not valid with other offers and vouchers

235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

12 Price on a Bottle of Wine

Enjoy

Whole Maine LobsterDinner

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235 Swamp Fox Road Alexandria VA 22314 Across from Eisenhower Metro Station

703-329-1010 bull Open 7 Days a Week

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$1895

Every Thursday Night

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Photographs from Converging Paths and United in the Spirit by Nina TisaraExhibit March 17 ndash June 17 2017Opening Reception and Artistrsquos Talk Friday March 24 2017 bull 7 ndash 9 PMFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Gallery Convergence 1801 N Quaker Lane Alexandria VAGALLERY HOURS Fridays 10am ndash 5pm | Saturdays 10am ndash 4pm 703-998-6260 bull wwwourconvergenceorg

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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 20

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10Winter Painting

3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 23

City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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THE MUSIC SCALE By Timothy E Parker

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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or 800-552-3200

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805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

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Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

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Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

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3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

McEnearneyCommercialcom

Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Tom Hulfish7036832700thulfishmcenearneycom

116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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3301 Holly Street is a stun-ning new construction Crafts-man-style home located in the heart of charming Del Ray This five-bedroom home features three full levels of beautifully designed and high-end living spaces The versatile open floor plan boasts sun-filled spaces with high-end finishes and expert craftsmanship Overall highlights include rich hard-wood flooring handsome Craftsman-style moldings re-cessed lighting and thoughtful design throughout The main level hosts a wel-coming foyer office space ac-cessed through elegant French doors a stately formal dining room and a butlerrsquos pantry con-

necting the space to the gour-met chefrsquos kitchen allowing for high-end entertaining with ease Relax and entertain in the

rear family room with its fire-place and sliding glass doors that open to the yard and patio Designed with flow and func-tion in mind this bright open space is the heart of the home Upstairs are four large bedrooms including a luxu-ry master suite with walk-in

closets and a private spa-like bathroom Completing the up-per level are three additional bedrooms a full bathroom fin-ished with the same attention to detail and a full laundry room with sink Adding even more living space and options to the home is a fully finished basement with a huge recreation room and guest bedroom Plenty of play space additional storage spaces and a convenient full bathroom all can be found in the lower level Take advantage of this ex-ceptional location in the charm-ing and sought after Del Ray neighborhood Walk to weekly farmers markets and enjoy fes-tive community events through-out the year

At a GlanceLocation 3301 Holly St Alexandria VA 22305Neighborhood Del RayPrice $1269000Square feet 3100

Relax and entertain in this beautiful Del Ray homeHOME OF THE WEEK

color on a scale that works with the scale of your gardenrdquo Mary Palmer Dargan of Dargan Landscape Architects in Cashiers North Carolina also takes a special interest in downsizing for clients who no longer have the time budget or desire to work with big garden spaces Baby boomers are mov-ing in this direction she says Often downsizing is precipi-tated by a life-changing event The kids move away a spouse dies or you buy a summer home halfway across the country Older clients may not be as agile as they once were ldquoand there are hazards

PHOTOMARTY ROSSIn a small garden multi-use spaces make sense This patio sur-rounded by lush plantings has a dining table a fire pit and a fountain

Discount

Bedrooms 5Bathrooms 4Year built 1955Contact Jennifer Walker McEnearney Associates Inc 703-675-1566 jenjenwalkercom wwwjenwalkercom

DOWNSIZING FROM | 17

COURTESY PHOTOS The welcoming front porch (top) greets you to this Craftsman-style home The gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar (above) allows for visit-ing while preparing delicious meals A formal dining room (left) invites family and friends to linger long after dinner is served

you didnrsquot even think ofrdquo she says such as negotiating a wind-ing path of rough-cut fieldstones or climbing up and down steps between two garden levels Dargan helped her mother reinterpret her garden when ldquoshe didnrsquot need all those garden roomsrdquo anymore and no longer needed a big flat lawn for par-ties under a tent You donrsquot have to move to make the transition to a smaller space Dargan says Just change your focus Make the most of the back porch add on a pretty terrace or a courtyard Replace flowerbeds which need and deserve a lot of attention with fine shrubs Add lighting so you can enjoy your

garden late in the evening with-out venturing out If possible let garden-maintenance compa-nies handle the mowing Clients who shrink their gar-dens either by moving or by redefining what they already have often donrsquot want to give up entertaining outdoors and they donrsquot have to ldquoSocializing is im-portantrdquo Dargan says but maybe you donrsquot need a great big picnic table any more Scale it all down Garden art and fountains are high on the list of hand-some and undemanding garden features clients want in their smaller-scale gardens Dargan

SEE DOWNSIZING | 21

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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says Indulge yourself she tells them ldquoThis is the last time they are going to do it and they re-ally want something of lasting value something that resonates with their heartrdquo No matter what your cir-cumstances or situation the best way to get started downsizing is to start with some judicious editing Dargan says Simplify your flowerbeds Limit your collections Take advantage of a

lifetime of experience Concen-trate on plants that do not need pampering and plant them in generous sweeps and repeating patterns throughout your garden Changes like these will make your garden simpler to care for Good design careful deci-sions and pinpoint focus make the transition exciting ldquoClients tell me lsquoI love my garden so much more nowrsquordquo Dabner says Smaller gardens really are not a compromise Therersquos still plen-ty of room for charm

DOWNSIZING FROM | 20

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

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WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Historic Alexandria

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

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YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

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1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

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1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 21Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and rela-tionships to the ldquogospel birdrdquo Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356

THE MIGRATION PROJECT - JANE FRANKLIN DANCE Experience artfully told stories of relocation from a family history dating back multiple generations or the traces in our DNA tracked by the increase in global migra-tion over the past 500 years The multimedia experience includes audience participation and live music developed and performed over by the Jane Franklin Dance Company Tickets are $15 and free for kids 6 and under Time 7 to 9 pm Location 1605 Cameron St Information 703-933-1111

March 26THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Visit the Apothecary and discover curious objects from poison bottles to dragonrsquos blood and find out how they were used and if they worked Project Enlightenment McLean High Schoolrsquos historical-reenact-ment society will conduct 18th-century scientific demonstrationsTime 1 to 4 pmLocation Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation 703-746-3852

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Last chance to see impossible structures flying pigs animals that dance - all the imaginative brilliance of an artistic ldquoAlice In Wonderlandrdquo exhibition in Del Ray See illustrated stories of tumbling down a rabbit hole summoning Jabberwockies chess pieces fighting to the death and wild toothy grins Free

Time 12 to 6 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS The musical duo of Bill Medley and (formerly) Bobby Hatfield be-gan performing together in 1962 reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfieldrsquos death in 2003 Tickets cost $70 Time 730 pm Location 3701 Mount Vernon AvenueInformation wwwbirchmerecomeventsthe-righteous-brothers

March 30CIVIL WAR HISTORY IN SEVEN SONGS Join historian Carson Hudson and fiddler Arden Clark as they musically explore the tragic story of a time when America was at war with itself in the 1860s Music could be found everywhere during the Civil War and it inspired and af-fected a generation of Americans in a unique way $25 per person Time 630 to 9 pm Location The Lyceum 201 S Washington St Information httpswwwshopalexandriavagov

March 31FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring George Mason and Maury Elementary Schools Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course Pool safety tips and swim-ming skills assessments for youth Light refreshments will be served $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Rec-reation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553

BREAKING THE GLASS

CEILING ldquoThe Skyrsquos the Limitrdquo opening art exhibition recep-tion focuses on pushing through barriers that prevent people from reaching goals or breaking boundaries FreeTime 7 to 9 pm Location Del Ray Artisans Gal-lery 2704 Mount Vernon AveInformation wwwDelRayArti-sansorgexhibits

April 1

THE 13TH ANNUAL RUM PUNCH CHALLENGE continues a 200-year Gadsbyrsquos Tavern tradi-tion Enjoy rum punch creations from local distilleries restau-rants and caterers and vote for your favorite The winner will be announced at the end of the eve-ning There will be a silent auction $50 per person includes food and drinks and $100 includes a pre-event tasting with Bacardi Time 7 pm to 930 pm Location 134 N Royal St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagovEventsaspx

April 2

MAD SCIENCE What do super heroes crazy animals and explo-sions have in common A mad scientist probably made them Explore where real science and mad science collide Tours feature historic medicines with surprising side effects and the Museumrsquos very own mad scientist bringing to life some crazy concoctions and the science behind them Groups welcome program helps complete the Brownie Girl Scout Home Scientist badge Max of 16 people including adults per tour Recommended for ages 5-10 $6 per person Time 1 to 5 pm Location Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum 105-107 S Fairfax StInformation Contact Laurengleasonalexandriavagov

April 7ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT The Lee-Fendall House 18th An-nual Easter Egg Hunt returns to Alexandria on April 7-9 Once again the museumrsquos garden will be filled with hundreds of colorful toy-filled Easter eggs Other activities in-clude games crafts refreshments stickers temporary tattoos and photos with the Easter Bunny Every participating child will receive an Easter Egg and each egg hunt ses-sion has two prize eggs Advance tickets are $12 for children ages 10 and under and $5 for all others Time April 7 at 300 pm April 8 at 1030 am 1230 and 230 pm and on April 9 from 1230 and 230 pm Location Lee-Fendall House Mu-seum amp Garden 614 Oronoco StInformationwwwvisitalexandria-vacomlistingslee-fendall-house-museum-26-garden172

April 8 CLEANUP AT FOUR MILE RUN PARK Alexandriarsquos annual cleanup of Four Mile Run park still needs volunteers The effort is part of the Alice Ferguson Foundationrsquos Potomac River Watershed Cleanup initiative RSVP is required Time 9 am to 11 am Location Mt Vernon Ave at Four Mile RunInformation httptrashnet-workfergusonfoundationorgevent3402showSPRING EPHEMERAL HIKE Learn to identify ephemerals the amazing wildflowers that only appear once every spring Join Alex-andriarsquos Plant Ecologist Rod Sim-mons on an informative spring hike through Dora Kelley Nature Park Please wear weather appropriate clothing and comfortable closed-toe hiking shoes We will meet at the Buddie Ford Nature CenterTime Noon to 3 pm Location Dora Kelley Nature Park 5750 Sanger AveInformation 703-746-5525

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Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

SEE BUDGET | 23

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 23

City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Historic Alexandria

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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THE MUSIC SCALE By Timothy E Parker

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

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COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

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Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

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The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

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OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

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1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

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1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

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112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

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22 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Our ViewLaw enforcement andcombating drug abuse mustbe collaborative efforts On Monday Alexandria police and prosecutors banded together with counterparts from the Virginia State Police and Maryland law enforcement officials to announce a massive heroin bust All told 11 were arrested and indicted on drug-traffick-ing and racketeering charges and hundreds of grams of narcotics several guns cars and cash were seized Congratulations are due to every agency from the lo-cal to federal level that contributed to the investigation of this alleged drug ring A prosecution of this magnitude is sure to ldquoput a significant dentrdquo as Commonwealthrsquos At-torney Bryan Porter put it in the local drug trade for the time being In our region particularly it is important that the vari-ous police departments and other agencies are able to col-laborate and work together to nail down criminal activ-ity that frequently crosses jurisdictions and state lines As various officials said this operation could be a model for future investigative ventures we hope to see similar part-nerships bear fruit in the future But the cooperative nature of Operation Purple Rain as police dubbed this investigation also highlights the broad-er cooperation that must take place throughout all facets of our community to combat the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic As Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) noted it is not enough simply to crack down on enforcement on the supply side of the drug trade Everyone must do their part together to reduce illicit demand for heroin and opi-oids Obviously parents teachers and mentors need to keep up traditional presence in teensrsquo lives and educate them about the dangers of heroin and other drug abuse But adults also must be educated about opioids that are often legally prescribed since they can serve as gateways to addiction Additionally we must all do our part to help those who are struggling with drug abuse to get treatment For government officials that means ensuring state and local agencies are able to connect residents with treatment pro-viders and information And residents have a role to play as well Keep an eye out for family members friends and neighbors in case they exhibit signs of addiction and try to direct them to treat-ment if necessary The War on Drugs was a term coined in 1971 but there still is no end in sight The only way to successfully beat back the opioid epidemic will be with a holistic approach Drug dealers must be stopped through complex inves-tigations like this one and at the same time other govern-ment agencies nonprofits health care providers and even friends and relatives must work to reduce the number of people willing to buy and use heroin and prescription opi-oids Lives hang in the balance

To the editor As the president and CEO of Rebuilding Together Al-exandria it is disheartening to see that the budget debate in Washington largely ignores the very real impact that spending cuts will have on communities throughout the nation Take the impact on hous-ing More people are struggling to maintain their home or pay their rent each month New re-search from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found a national shortage of more than 7 million apartments that are affordable to our na-tionrsquos 11 million families with extremely low incomes This means that there are only 35 affordable apartments for every 100 extremely low income families Because the mortgage home maintenance or rent ldquoeats firstrdquo these families are forced to make harmful tradeoffs and skimp on groceries medical care and other basic needs Every state and congressio-

nal district is directly impacted by this growing problem Yet low spending caps mdash required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 mdash have already led to deep cuts to critical housing programs Since 2010 funding for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has been cut by $43 billion The programs hardest hit include those that support housing con-struction public housing com-munity development and hous-ing for our neighbors who are elderly or have disabilities While the White House and Congress have reached short-term agreements in recent years to provide some modest bud-getary relief harmful spending caps will return for the fiscal year 2018 budget Add to that the additional cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and local juris-dictions will be put in the very hard position of determining what social services to fund that

the new federal budget wonrsquot Unless Congress acts mil-lions of low-income families could be negatively impacted and thousands of families could lose access to stable housing putting them at in-creased risk of homelessness The impact of these cuts will be felt both nationwide and in Alexandria Rebuild-ing Together Alexandriarsquos work in affordable homeown-ership preservation prevents hundreds of city homeowners from being one home mainte-nance bill away from a missed mortgage payment bankrupt-cy or homelessness By providing free home re-pairs we enable our low-income Alexandrians including the elderly those with disabilities veterans and families with chil-dren to remain stably housed in safe and sanitary conditions Improved and stable hous-ing conditions are not only

Your ViewsFederal budget proposal will have real impacts on Alexandriarsquos most vulnerable

Opinion ldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo

- Thomas Jefferson

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Historic Alexandria

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Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

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____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

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Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

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City should spend less money on educationTo the editor In response to PTA Council President Joy Cam-eronrsquos March 2 letter (ldquoCity council must invest more in ACPSrdquo) let me explain why city council should in fact invest less in Alexandria City Public Schools Public education is a poor investment The US spends in inflation-adjusted amounts four times more per student now than six decades ago with little to show for it Todayrsquos high school stu-dents perform poorly vis-a-vis those in other economi-cally developed countries The children in Palestinian refugee camps graduate high school knowing their native language and two others and they learn calculus in 10th grade when US students

are still wrangling with ge-ometry and algebra Parents not taxpayers should be responsible for bearing the costs of educat-ing their students Taxpayers should be responsible for only one year per grade of ldquobasicrdquo learning with parents as-sessed for children repeating a grade and for any non-basic courses or activities Public education is pre-mised on a self-contradic-tion that the same sorry state governments mdash which in no state could meet No Child Left Behindrsquos stan-dards mdash can somehow be entrusted to both provide and police public education Government regulators would never tolerate in a private school the kind of poor performance that public

schools such as Jefferson-Houston School are in-dulged year after year Gov-ernment is suited to regulate education but regulating something it is also provid-ing is a conflict of interest Our state legislature which out of nowhere can require the end of Alex-andriarsquos two-century long practice of overflowing sewage into the Potomac River cannot bring its sorry self to send voters a constitutional amendment allowing failing schools to be put into receivership This poorly performing public educational scheme should not be rewarded with more money especially in the face of other crying needs

- Dino DrudiAlexandria

The Business Planwith Bill Reagan

For many of us understanding financial matters is a challenge and options for financing a start-up or the expansion of a business may be difficult to grasp This is a perfect example of a great time to contact the Alexandria Small Business Development Center for help Financial guidance is among the free services offered by the center Astute business owners know that hav-ing a financial expert routinely review their financial statements with them makes them better managers They know that it makes sense to do an annual fiscal check-up They know that at the first indication that they need working capital an expansion loan or even a startup loan the most efficient approach they can take is to work through their business plan and loan re-quest with an expert Some have equated this process with getting coached for an interview Alexandria Small Business Development Center business analyst Jack Parker has been an independent contractor with the center for 19 years In that time he has worked with owners to help them better manage the financial aspects of their business Over the years he has helped more than 265 business owners and entrepre-neurs obtain loans or investments totaling more than $71 million As a retired banker Parker knows what loan officers expect to see in a loan request He knows that they want those requests to clearly show how that loan will be repaid and they expect the ap-plicant to provide sound financial projections supported by written assumptions Some bankers indicate they have greater confidence in the requests that come through work-ing with the SBDC Their expe-

rience is that center-assisted ap-plicants are typically much better prepared and are therefore much better credit risks Thanks to the small busi-ness development centerrsquos strong partnerships with local bankers often refer prospective borrow-ers to the center to obtain guid-ance Nine Alexandria banks are currently financial supporters of

the center and many of their lenders work closely with Parker to connect business own-ers with the right ser-vices This could in-clude helping business owners develop strong banking relationships establish lines of credit

or seek financing Being unprepared for a loan application can have far-reaching effects Many prospective borrow-ers might not realize that any time your loan application is turned down it can affect your credit rat-ing At the SBDC Alexandria business owners have access to a free resource that can work with them to fine tune their loan or line of credit application so that it answers almost every question that a loan officer will ask That way when they approach a lender they will have confi-dence in the plan theyrsquore pre-senting and have a much greater chance of it being approved Whether or not a business owner needs financing it be-hooves them to have a strong and confidential relationship with their bank The SBDC is glad to be a resource to help Alexandria business owners develop such relationships and better manage the financials of their business We welcome your contacting the center for such guidance

The writer is the executive director of the Alexandria Small

Business Development Center

Business finance 101

Bill Reagan

To the editor Regarding the Timesrsquo article on March 16 entitled ldquoParents students mobilize at city budget hearingrdquo I must make several com-ments that need to be ad-dressed The Times reported on the number of students teach-ers and parents complaining about major school main-tenance issues ie heat and AC problems at Douglas Ma-cArthur Elementary School inadequate facilities and de-teriorating school conditions mice and rats running around various schools and water leaking at some schools When I made my com-ments at the same meeting I stated that if these school conditions were so bad why

had the parents principals teachers and school staff not notified the Alexandria Health Department or con-tacted Schools Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley along with the school board Continued lack of main-tenance by Alexandria City Public Schools has been go-ing on for far too long and I said it was the responsibility of ACPS to fix these prob-lems and not the City of Al-exandria which Mayor Alli-son Silberberg often referred to City Manager Mark Jinks to confirm ACPS has always been well funded by our city and its time for Crawley and all school board members to start being honest with taxpayers and putting out a memo that

the monies they get from the city budget is for ACPS to spend any way they want There is no accountability with this school district and they continue to move money around and to give their in-correct and dishonest talking points to parents staff and students Until ACPS can prove how they are spending the huge amount of money that the city of Alexandria keeps awarding them there must be an audit Otherwise I do not sup-port giving them another dime until they can do so The only thing Alexandria taxpayers are responsible for is ACPS debt which this year is $285 million dollars

- Annabelle FisherAlexandria

Withhold schools funding until ACPS audit

critical for residents but also for neighborhood revitaliza-tion and overall community health multiple studies show strong connections between housing stability and im-proved student achievement

adult job productivity and increased well-being It is time for the president and Congress to lift these ar-bitrarily low spending caps that have done little to ad-dress our national debt but which continue to undermine critical pieces of the federal

safety net including housing Policymakers need to look at the harm these spend-ing cuts have on our commu-nities and not just numbers on a page

- Katharine DixonPresident and CEO Rebuilding Together

BUDGET FROM | 22

24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

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Managing Partner

The Ariail familySuzanne Brock

William Dunbar

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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 25

Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

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PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

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Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

McEnearneyCommercialcom

Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Tom Hulfish7036832700thulfishmcenearneycom

116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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24 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

WHO CARES WE DO Email comments rants amp raves to letters alextimescom

wo matching resi-dences located at 321 and 323 S Washington

St and now used for commer-cial purposes played an im-portant role in Civil War Alex-andria and in the emergence of racial tolerance in what before the war was one of Americarsquos largest slave trading ports Although the homes were built as mirror images of one another as compared in the black and white and colors images taken about 1864 and 2015 respectively they ap-peared as one large dwelling with symmetrical fenestra-tion and architectural details When the war broke out they housed two Quaker brothers of the Miller family mdash Elisha who left Alexandria when Union troops arrived and Robert who remained in the city but refused to swear the required oath of allegiance to the United States Due to the large size of the structure its strategic lo-cation on Washington Street and the questionable loyalties of the brothers Union author-ities confiscated the homes to house relief workers and to store goods and supplies for nearly hospitals including the Lyceum and Downtown Baptist Church Hospital Two women who lived at the site included Julia Wilbur a social reformer from Roches-ter NY and Harriett Jacobs a former slave who became an influential nurse and writer In 1863 military Gov

John Slough ordered that one of the two houses be convert-ed into a hospital to care for African American soldiers serving with the Union Army But the single residence al-lotted was much too small to serve that purpose and ulti-mately the LrsquoOuverture Hos-

pital complex was built along nearby Prince Street Instead the buildings at Washington and Wolfe streets cared for ailing Con-traband refugees slaves who had escaped bondage in the Deep South seeking protec-tion behind Union lines in

Alexandria It came to be known interchangeably as the Contrabands Hospital or Bigelowrsquos Hospital named for the surgeon in charge Despite having the author-ity to resource the hospital with the best available sup-plies equipment and staff there appears to have been a conscious decision by Dr Bigelow to ignore Sloughrsquos intent without repercussions He directed that supplies housed in the building be used elsewhere or remain in storage rather than be used for their intended patients The hospital was so ill-equipped and under-staffed that Wilbur complained repeatedly in her diary about the so-called medical care fa-cility calling it ldquoa loathsome place Those poor women are dying from neglect I can hard-ly be civil to Dr Brdquo But as the plight of the desperate Contrabands grew worse and Alexandriarsquos health crisis deepened over the ensu-ing months even Bigelowrsquos ap-parent racial bias seems to have waned in favor of compassion By the fall of 1863 Wil-bur wrote ldquoThe house is now filled with those for whom it was intended a competent matron and nurses are em-ployed and I thank God for the blessed changerdquo Alexandriarsquos long journey to racial tolerance had begun

Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of

Historic Alexandria

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Managing Partner

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HOW TO REACH US110 S Pitt St

Alexandria VA 22314703-739-0001 (main)703-739-0120 (fax)wwwalextimescom

Weekly PollLast Week Should city council further increase taxes to pay for school construction projects

This Week Has the heroin and opioid epidemic touched your lifeA Yes B No Take the poll at alextimescom

Two homes key in Alexandriarsquos Contraband history

T

57 Yes 43 No

ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 25

Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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THE MUSIC SCALE By Timothy E Parker

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

OBITUARY POLICIESAll obituaries in the Times are charged through the funeral home on a per-word basis comparable to nonprofit advertisers rates

Deadlines are the Monday prior to the issue date Call 7037390001 for details

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Trusts - Estates - Wills Amended amp Late Returns Back Taxes - IRS Audits

Civil LitigationBusiness Law - Contracts

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V ocal students consistently accepted

to music schools State Choir and cast in musical productions

All levels welcome beginner to professional

Piano studentsbeginner to

intermediate levels

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

WHAT IS A

GRAPHIC DESIGNERA graphic designer is a person

who designs page layouts chooses

typefaces colors and imagery for

communications on paper or online

They design logos publications

signage packaging websites and

more

A graphic designerrsquos job is to make

sure that you get the message

703-328-8046 ellenyellowdotdesignscom

YELLOWDOTDESIGNSCOM

ABC NOTICE

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

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805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

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YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

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ALEXANDRIA 22314

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LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

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Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MARCH 23 2017 ARTS 25

Thompson in that role and oh so it was Stanley Tucci playing that part etc Although a few new songs have been added and the screenplay does include a few updated touches including the controversial ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo (as director Condon referred to it in an interview that spurred quite the dustup) the screenplay by Steven Ch-bosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos remains quite faithful to the 1991 animated version of the classic fairy tale Of course the beloved hit tunes are prominently featured mdash everything from ldquoBellerdquo to ldquoGastonrdquo to ldquoBe Our Guestrdquo to ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo And while Emma Watson (Belle) and Emma Thompson (Mrs Potts) wonrsquot make you forget about Paige OrsquoHara and An-gela Lansbury respectively they and the rest of the cast do a fine job performing songs yoursquoll find yourself humming days after leaving the theater Watson (Hermione from the Harry Potter movies) is all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle who is considered a weir-do in her village in France be-

cause she always has her nose in a book and she doesnrsquot suffer fools That latter trait is a real bummer for the dashing but dim-witted and narcissistic Gaston (Luke Evans) who is hell-bent on marrying Belle even though she tells him again and again and AGAIN shersquos not interested (The casting of Evans is perfect Not only does the guy look like a cartoon leading man come to life hersquos terrific at making himself the butt of the joke) I loved the tone and scope of the early pro-duction number ldquoBellerdquo when we meet our heroine and learn of her lot in life Itrsquos as if wersquore watching the most expensive the biggest the most ambitious Broadway musical ever made Whether wersquore looking at massive sets or CGI or a combination the end result is spectacular Once Belle is in the clutches of the Beast (Dan Stevens from ldquoDownton Abbeyrdquo) we settle in for the familiar story mdash with all its romance and fantasy and yes more than a little bit of silliness (Hersquos a BEAST He has HORNS AND HOOVES I donrsquot want to

sound ldquolooks-istrdquo but even as we come to understand why Belle would have genuine affec-tion for the big fella itrsquos a stretch even for a fairy tale to believe shersquod fall in love with him Be-cause hersquos you know a BEAST With HORNS AND HOOVES Think of the children) Cutting-edge motion picture trickery allows for some pretty

cool CGI versions of the elegant and sweet French candlestick Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) the blustery and fussy but big-hearted clock called Cog-sworth (Ian McKellan) the motherly teapot Mrs Potts (Emma Thompson) and the wardrobe with the opera sing-

errsquos pipes (Audra McDonald) Watson is well cast as Belle who even when she is being held captive in a castle comes across as an independent spirit

Stevens has kind of a Dark Knight thing going with his booming voice (it sounds electronically altered) and of course is essentially play-ing an animated character in

the beast but his eyes convey his humanity and therersquos some wonderful self-deprecating hu-mor as the Beast becomes less of a monster and more of a man As for the ldquoexclusively gay momentrdquo involving Josh Gadrsquos LeFou it happens late in the film and it takes up about five seconds of screen time but if you donrsquot think LeFou has had a serious thing for Gaston all along (even prior to this version of the story) you were missing some gigantic blinking neon in-dications my friend

Live-action lsquoBeauty and the Beastrsquo plays the hitsBY RICHARD ROEPER

This is a thing now for Dis-ney Dust off the time-honored playbook of animated and hugely profitable classics such as ldquoThe Jungle Bookrdquo and ldquoCinderellardquo and now ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo take advantage of all the CGI and motion-capture technology available mdash and presto Yoursquove got a live-action reanimation suit-able for audiences the world over and capable of bringing in hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars Be their guest be their guest be their guest Bill Condonrsquos take on ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo is al-most overwhelmingly lavish beautifully staged and per-formed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast many whom are seen on-camera only in brief moments given theyrsquore playing house-hold objects and furniture and the like If you donrsquot have an IMDB-level knowledge of the casting prior to entering the theater itrsquos kind of fun when you find out that yep that was Emma

This remakersquosa beaut

PHOTOSWALT DISNEY PICTURESEmma Watson stars as Belle and Dan Stevens is the Beast in Disneyrsquos live-ac-tion remake of ldquoBeauty and the Beastrdquo

26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

Wee

kly

Wor

ds

THE MUSIC SCALE By Timothy E Parker

Last

Wee

krsquos

So

luti

on

ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

OBITUARY POLICIESAll obituaries in the Times are charged through the funeral home on a per-word basis comparable to nonprofit advertisers rates

Deadlines are the Monday prior to the issue date Call 7037390001 for details

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 27

Classifieds

ROBERT BEATSON IIAttorneyAccountant

Former IRS AttorneyAdmitted to DC MD VA amp NY Bars

All types of Federal State Local amp Foreign Taxes IndividualBusiness

Trusts - Estates - Wills Amended amp Late Returns Back Taxes - IRS Audits

Civil LitigationBusiness Law - Contracts

703-798-3590 OR 301-340-2951wwwbeatsonlawcom

V ocal students consistently accepted

to music schools State Choir and cast in musical productions

All levels welcome beginner to professional

Piano studentsbeginner to

intermediate levels

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

WHAT IS A

GRAPHIC DESIGNERA graphic designer is a person

who designs page layouts chooses

typefaces colors and imagery for

communications on paper or online

They design logos publications

signage packaging websites and

more

A graphic designerrsquos job is to make

sure that you get the message

703-328-8046 ellenyellowdotdesignscom

YELLOWDOTDESIGNSCOM

ABC NOTICE

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

McEnearneyCommercialcom

Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Tom Hulfish7036832700thulfishmcenearneycom

116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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26 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

ACROSS1 Barely detectable amounts6 Mischievous type11 Activist15 Soon in old poetry19 Macbeth was one20 Hawaiian porch21 Sword used in sporting events22 ldquo___ Las Vegasrdquo (Presley film)23 Oppressed25 Baby bovine26 Tablet and PC company27 On the highest point of28 ldquoHerersquos to yourdquo30 Grill or bistro32 Eyespot of a peacock35 Take illegally36 Liver or skin eg37 Analyzes grammatically38 Bayou feature39 Looked like a villain41 Santa ___ winds42 Summarized briefly45 Ryder or Stanley47 Padlocked fasteners49 Abbr in real estate come-ons50 Eggs that pass through tubes51 It may be residential52 Neckpiece of Hawaii53 Fancy fluffy neckwear54 Falsify onersquos resume eg59 Oodles61 More qualified62 ldquoMurder on the ___ Expressrdquo63 Thrilled feeling66 Violin bow movement aid67 Unit of electrical charge68 Batted first69 Police carrsquos warning70 Art capable of71 Persistent unjustified criticism73 Commercials74 Retirement savings vehicle77 Small piece of land surrounded by water78 ldquoHey man get itrdquo79 Poem that could be sung80 Harsh tasting82 After-tax amount

83 Fusing apparatus89 Where ldquoFinding Nemordquo takes place90 Gold watch recipient92 Blue-dye plants93 Traveling by horseback95 Mortgage seekerrsquos concern96 Pesky little insect97 Bewails or bemoans98 Prisoner-of-war camp100 Prove to be false101 Dash of panache102 Longtime Yugoslav leader103 Uttar Pradesh city105 Cemetery sights111 Garden people were evicted from112 Time when shadows are the shortest113 Alberta NHL player114 Bring back memories of115 Untidy state116 Hops dryer117 Like bar snacks intentionally118 Transplant recipientDOWN1 ldquo___ be quite an honorrdquo2 ldquoNow I get itrdquo3 Verb spoken by Tweety4 Yearly records5 Earliest colonists eg6 Is a poor pourer7 Real heel of a guy8 ldquo ___ a bag of chipsrdquo9 Multiple conductors10 Tickled the most11 Iron-on item12 Semiprecious gem13 Migratory ldquoelectricrdquo fish14 NBA rule enforcer15 Blockbuster 2009 film16 Formal church doctrine adopted in 32517 Not under18 Word with ldquoa soulrdquo24 Stir from sleep29 Pearl City locale31 Up there in years32 An aquarium fish33 Thing through Panama34 Backspace through35 Drains as of energy36 How bar beer may be served

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THE MUSIC SCALE By Timothy E Parker

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ObituariesPAUL A FRANK of Alexandria March 13 2017FRANCES W HUTCHISON of Alexandria March 5 2017VIRGINIA ldquoGINGERrdquo LUTZ of Alexandria March 13 2017MARY ldquoSONNIrdquo OLSEN (83) of Alexandria March 11 2017JOSEPH E SELBY (80)of Alexandria March 13 2017EVA JOAN SILLEX (78) of Alexandria March 18 2017ROBERT LUTHER SMITHof Alexandria March 13 2017

BETTY G SOLOMONSON formerly of Alexandria March 3 2017THERESA MARY SUBALUSKY (83) of Alexandria March 15 2017GEORGEANNA ldquoGEORGIErdquo YAHNER (93)formerly of Alexandria February 14 2017

38 Type of boy39 Person of interest40 Female chaperone43 Dental substitute44 Noted actress Sophia46 Burger unit48 Old gold coin of Europe51 Like some elephants53 Instruction to go away54 New Zealand native55 ldquoAn Enemy of the Peoplerdquo play-wright56 Support for an injured arm57 Horses with brownish coats58 Isnrsquot infallible60 Britrsquos elevator63 Like the North Pole work crew64 Apartment provider65 Debases or dilutes66 The Oak ___ Boys67 Sound engineerrsquos knob69 Maliciously sarcastic70 Muslim magistrates72 Runs at a red light75 Sticky pine oozing76 ldquo___ you a good boyrdquo79 Eye with lust80 Like ldquoThe Flintstonesrdquo81 Grocery store staples83 ___ spell (relax)84 Pizza sauce herb85 Guard on the deck86 Some blue hues87 African country independent from Britain since 196088 Some college exams91 Falconsrsquo claws94 From the beginning96 Implied97 Not too trusting98 Part of the brain99 Sandcastle crusher100 Dudes or buds104 Words before ldquostep furtherrdquo106 ___-Star Game107 Doc for a pooch108 Smoking alternative109 ___ out an existence (barely exist)110 ldquoMonkey ___ monkey dordquo

OBITUARY POLICIESAll obituaries in the Times are charged through the funeral home on a per-word basis comparable to nonprofit advertisers rates

Deadlines are the Monday prior to the issue date Call 7037390001 for details

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 27

Classifieds

ROBERT BEATSON IIAttorneyAccountant

Former IRS AttorneyAdmitted to DC MD VA amp NY Bars

All types of Federal State Local amp Foreign Taxes IndividualBusiness

Trusts - Estates - Wills Amended amp Late Returns Back Taxes - IRS Audits

Civil LitigationBusiness Law - Contracts

703-798-3590 OR 301-340-2951wwwbeatsonlawcom

V ocal students consistently accepted

to music schools State Choir and cast in musical productions

All levels welcome beginner to professional

Piano studentsbeginner to

intermediate levels

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

WHAT IS A

GRAPHIC DESIGNERA graphic designer is a person

who designs page layouts chooses

typefaces colors and imagery for

communications on paper or online

They design logos publications

signage packaging websites and

more

A graphic designerrsquos job is to make

sure that you get the message

703-328-8046 ellenyellowdotdesignscom

YELLOWDOTDESIGNSCOM

ABC NOTICE

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

McEnearneyCommercialcom

Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Tom Hulfish7036832700thulfishmcenearneycom

116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Page 27: Alexandria Times€¦ · Daniel Dafo, DDS General Dentists Call Us Today 703-533-2423 for a no obligation discussion about Additions and Alterations Interiors and Exteriors • Kitchens

WWWALEXTIMESCOM MARCH 23 2017 | 27

Classifieds

ROBERT BEATSON IIAttorneyAccountant

Former IRS AttorneyAdmitted to DC MD VA amp NY Bars

All types of Federal State Local amp Foreign Taxes IndividualBusiness

Trusts - Estates - Wills Amended amp Late Returns Back Taxes - IRS Audits

Civil LitigationBusiness Law - Contracts

703-798-3590 OR 301-340-2951wwwbeatsonlawcom

V ocal students consistently accepted

to music schools State Choir and cast in musical productions

All levels welcome beginner to professional

Piano studentsbeginner to

intermediate levels

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

Exceptional Private Vocal amp Piano

Instructor

WHAT IS A

GRAPHIC DESIGNERA graphic designer is a person

who designs page layouts chooses

typefaces colors and imagery for

communications on paper or online

They design logos publications

signage packaging websites and

more

A graphic designerrsquos job is to make

sure that you get the message

703-328-8046 ellenyellowdotdesignscom

YELLOWDOTDESIGNSCOM

ABC NOTICE

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

RETAIL LICENSE APPLICATIONmdashPART 2 (POSTING AND PUBLISHING)

PUBLISHING NOTICE

Please publish the following item in the legal notice section of your newspaper Please refer to the instructions provided on page 9

[Full name(s) of owner(s)] ________________________________________________________________If general partnership enter partnersrsquo names or name of partnership If LP LLP LLC or corporation entername as recorded with the State Corporation Commission If association or tax-exempt private clubenter name Only if a sole proprietor enter first middle and last name

Trading as ____________________________________________________________________________(trade name)

____________________________________________________________________________________(exact street address where business will trade)

____________________________________________________________________________________(citytown)

______________________________________________________ ____________ ____________(county) (state) (zip + 4)

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC)

for a ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ license(type[s] of license[s] applied for)

to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages

____________________________________________________________________________________(name and title of ownerpartnerofficer authorizing advertisement)

NOTE Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections should be registered at wwwabcvirginiagov

or 800-552-3200

Virginia

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control2901 Hermitage Road PO Box 27491 Richmond VA 23261wwwabcvirginiagov

805-4 rev 092012 This is an official state document All information contained or submitted therein is public information Please Retail License Application page 11refer to privacy statement (pg 3) regarding personaltax information Reference instructions (provided separately) with questions

YATES PIZZA LLC

YATES PIZZA

3000 DUKE ST

ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA 22314

COMBINED RESTCATERER MIXED BEV WINEampBEER ONampOFF+DELIVERY

JEFFREY L YATES

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY April 13

2017- 730 PMCouncil Chambers City Hall

301 King StreetAlexandria Virginia 22314

Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning

BZA Case 2016-00181208 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a two-story addition in the required side yard zoned CLCommercial Low APPLICANT Corey Donovan amp Jennifer Mullett represented by Michael Detomo architect

BZA Case 2017-00082210 East Randolph Ave Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Single- and two-family APPLICANT John and Holly Ellis

BZA Case 2017-0012519 Canterbury Lane Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception for the construction of a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-20Single-family APPLICANT Brian Siegel and Jennifer Siegel represented by Kim Beasley architect

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION amp CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2017

The items described below will be heard by the Planning Commission and the City Council on the dates and times listed below NOTICE Some of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately The Planning Commission reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date For further information call the Department of Planning and Zoning on 703-746-4666 or visit wwwalexandriavagovplanning

ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017

600 PM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL SATURDAY APRIL 22 2017

930 AM CITY HALLCITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

301 KING STREETALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

The Planning Commission will hold a work session on April 6 2017 from 600pm to 800pm to discuss the long range planning items listed below The work session will be held in City Hall Council Workroom at 301 King Street Alexandria VA 22314600pm - 700pm Old Town North Small Area Plan Update700pm - 800pm North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan Update

NOTE The public hearing items for consideration will begin directly after the work session has finishedrdquo

Advisory recommendations to the City Manager under Section 614 of the City Charter regarding the Capital Improvement Program Staff City of Alexandria Office of Management and Budget

Special Use Permit 2016-0100623 amp 625 North Columbus StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for a parking reduction and for open space modifications for the construction of two single-family dwellings zoned RBTownhouse APPLICANT 623 amp 625 North Columbus Street Homes LLC represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2016-00122360 Eisenhower Avenue amp 2300 Dock Lane - Hoffman Blocks 11 amp 12Public hearing and consideration of a request for an extension of an existing Development Special Use Permit (20130008) with updated standard conditions and revised conditions related to transportation improvements zoned CDD 2Coordinated Development District 2APPLICANTS Hoffman Towers Block 11 LLC amp Hoffman Towers Block 12 LLC represented by Ken Wire attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-0001Special Use Permit 2017-00181700 Duke Street - Whole Foods MarketPublic hearing and consideration of requests for (A) a Development Special Use Permit to remove conditions from a previously approved DSUP (2002-0009) associated with restaurant use in the grocery store and (B) for a Special Use Permit for the expansion of restaurant use associated with the grocery store zoned CDD 1Coordinated Development District 1 APPLICANT Whole Foods Market Inc represented by M Catharine Puskar attorney

Development Special Use Permit 2017-00031225 First Street ndash Braddock Gateway Phase I Amendment Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to a previously approved Development Special Use Permit (2014-0015) to update the residential parking requirements and increase the slope of the parking garage ramp zoned CDD15Coordinated Development District 15 APPLICANT Braddock Gateway LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs attorney

Discussion Item Update on Floor Area Ratio Text AmendmentResidential Permit Parking for New Development PolicyPublic hearing and recommendation on the Residential Permit Parking for New Development Policy Staff City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

ALEXANDRIA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

OLD amp HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY April 5 2017 beginning at 730 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers second floor of City Hall 301 King Street Alexandria Virginia on the following applications

CASE BAR 2017-00082Request for alterations at 124 N Payne StreetAPPLICANT Tom Truchio

CASE BAR 2017-00094Request for alterations at 401 N Saint Asaph StreetAPPLICANT Walter Steimel

CASE BAR 2017-00095Request for alterations at 320 S Pitt StreetAPPLICANT Robert amp Claire Wood

CASE BAR 2017-00086Request for reapproval of previously approved plans for a permit to demolish at 209 Gibbon StreetAPPLICANT Mark Sparkman

CASE BAR 2017-00087Request for signage at 950 N Washington StreetAPPLICANT 950 N Washington Level Office LLC

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning City Hall 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666

LEGAL NOTICE

28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

McEnearneyCommercialcom

Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Tom Hulfish7036832700thulfishmcenearneycom

116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

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28 | MARCH 23 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES

Commercial Sales Landlord amp Tenant Representation

McEnearneyCommercialcom

Serving the Washington DC Metro Area since 1980 7036832700 | 510 King Street Suite 505 | Alexandria VA 22314

1423 Powhatan Street Unit 2For Sale $5790002643-SF 2-story stand-alone office condo in North End Alexandria 7 reserved off-street parking spaces Quick access to GW Parkway Reagan National Airport and Washington DCBrison Rohrbach 7036832700brohrbachMcEnearneycom

300 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2700SFGreat Views Great LocationOffice on the 7th floor Walk to restaurants shops amp hotels in Old Town Minutes to airport or downtown DC Ride-on bus service to MetroJohn Quinn 7036832700jquinnMcEnearneycom

431 N Lee StreetFor Sale $864500Professional office building with many amenities including 4 assigned parking places Priced at assessed value Walking distance to Old Town and North Alexan-dria Potomac River DevelopmentsTom Hulfish 7036832700thulfishMcEnearneycom

330 N Washington StreetFor Lease $2500SF800-SF space with Old Town convenience full service lease and FREE PARKING in building Available immediately

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Tom Hulfish7036832700thulfishmcenearneycom

116-120 S Payne StreetFor Sale $2495000INVESTORS Unique amp historic opportunity This brick Federal free-standing building of 5208 SF on a lot of

7387 SF was built in 1816 It is available for purchase with an above market five-year lease in place 7 CAP

1004 Prince StreetFor Sale $1125000 or For Lease $2500SF NNNHistoric 1807 townhouse RM Zoning for commercial andor

residential use 3000 SF on three levels Basement for storage Two parking spaces in rearDiane Sappenfield7036832700dsappenfieldMcEnearneycom

112 King StreetFor Sale $11000002072 SF ndash Built in 1890 this historic property in filled with sunlight and classic architectural details Includes basement for storage and parking at rear of building Chuck Langdon or Debra Arnett7035373312clangdonMcEnearneycomdarnettMcEnearneycom

6395 Little River TurnpikeFor Sale $1450000Ideal child careeducationaltraining facilitymedicaldental Quiet setting convenient to major thoroughfares Abundant parking for employees and visitorsRick Sada or Ed Cave 7036832700rsadaMcEnearneycom

3339-3341 Duke Street For Sale $810000 or Lease $2650SF plus electric amp cleaning2520 SF Ideal Old Town location abundant parking

Ed Cave or Bob Bloster7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3260 Duke StreetFor Lease $2000SFSecond Floor 1600-SF space suitable for either office or retail Good visibility heavy traffic counts

on-site parking

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom

Ed Cave or Debra Arnett7036832700ecaveMcEnearneycom

3125 Mt Vernon AveFor Sale $450000Four-level 2800-SF condo office High ceilings clerestory windows block glass granite and marble

finishes open granite staircase ample surface parking Investor or User

8390-D Terminal RoadFor Lease $1300SFOffice (2900 SF) and warehouse (1400 SF) lease together Seven offices conference room full kitchen high ceilings in warehouse loading dock and roll-up door

Bob Swearingen 7036832700bswearingenMcEnearneycom