Times Alexandria Vol. 14, No. 20 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper MAY 18, 2017 New ordinance requires residents to obtain permits for parking longer than three days BY JAMES CULLUM The Alexandria City Coun- cil approved an amendment to the city’s contentious 72-hour parking rule at a public hearing at city hall on May 13. The plan creates a travel per- mit system for one year, which will be managed by the Alex- andria Transportation Division and the Alexandria Police De- partment, and allows residents to electronically register to park on city streets for up to 28 days. The parking rule is in effect now and city council will revisit its efficacy in Nov. 2018. “Parking is a quality of life issue,” Alexandria Mayor Al- lison Silberberg said. “In my own neighborhood of Parkfair- fax, sometimes people park and leave a car for a while, and we have very limited parking, just like Old Town.” The new citywide rule would allow residents to apply for a 14-day parking exemp- tion four times per year. Drivers would have to apply two weeks before leaving town and park within an eighth of a mile from their home. Staff recommended that no more than two contig- uous exemptions be granted, meaning that a vehicle could potentially be parked on-street in the same location for up to 28 days. The 72-hour parking rule BY JAMES CULLUM Alexandria is feeling the po- tent effects of the national opioid epidemic, with a sharp increase in the past two years in the num- ber of overdoses coupled with a shortage of treatment options for those addicted to heroin and synthetic opioids. As the problem becomes more lethal in Alexandria, the Alexandria Police Department is investing its resources into fighting back. Though arrests for opioids are up, city police are focusing less on users and more on arresting those who are supplying the drugs. For Lieutenant Michael Kochis, commander of the po- lice department’s vice and nar- cotics section, his experience on the frontlines of fighting the rise of opioids in Alexandria has been eye opening. “It’s been keeping us busy,” Kochis said. “I think over the past year... the detectives in my unit probably now have a different perspective on heroin users. I know I have. I didn’t necessarily understand why someone would do that to themselves, but then when you start seeing and speak- ing to these folks, they are legitimately sick and they can’t stop.” Opioid use Forty-four Alexandria res- idents died due to opioid over- doses between 2012 and 2016, according to statistics from the city’s health department. The number of Alexandria residents treated for opioid overdoses in regional hospitals jumped to 105 in 2016, up from 88 overdoses in 2015. So far in 2017, there have been 41 Alexandrians treated for opioid overdoses in emer- gency rooms, and if the trend continues, the city is on track to have an all time high of 123 overdoses by the end of the year. Unfortunately, concurrent with Alexandria’s spike in over- doses is a downturn in available treatment options due to staff- ing shortages in the city’s opioid treatment facilities. City spokes- man Craig Fifer said during both FY16 and FY17, the treatment program was closed for new admissions other than pregnant women for extended periods of time. In addition, 26 percent more addicts in the city’s overall substance abuse treatment pro- grams in 2016 admitted to using opioids than in 2015. “For us that’s alarming be- cause every single one of those Two-year surge has city responders working overtime City Council approves 72-hour parking rule exemption SEE PARKING | 9 SEE DRUGS | 6 SCHOOLS SUPERIN- TENDENT CRAWLEY — PAGE 8 SSSAS AND BI GIRLS LACROSSE — PAGE 12 CHALK MASTERPIECE One of the many chalk art works that lined the sidewalks on Mount Vernon Avenue after Sunday’s La Bella Strada, an Italian street painting festival. This chalk art piece was done by Alexan- dria resident Kim Douglass and sponsored by Del Ray Cafe. PHOTO/ALEXA EPITROPOULOS A TIMES INVESTIGATION PART ONE FOOD AT WEDDINGS: BRIDAL SECTION — 14 FOODIE — 17 Alexandria is not immune to the nationwide opioid epidemic, as overdoses and arrests have grown exponentially here in the past two years, while treatment options have dwindled due to staffing shortages. This multi-part series examines various facets of the crisis, from statistics to stories of Alexandrians affected by the opioid scourge.
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TimesAlexandriaVol 14 No 20 Alexandriarsquos only independent hometown newspaper MAY 18 2017
New ordinance requires residents to obtain permits for parking longer than three days
BY JAMES CULLUM
The Alexandria City Coun-cil approved an amendment to the cityrsquos contentious 72-hour parking rule at a public hearing at city hall on May 13
The plan creates a travel per-mit system for one year which will be managed by the Alex-andria Transportation Division
and the Alexandria Police De-partment and allows residents to electronically register to park on city streets for up to 28 days The parking rule is in effect now and city council will revisit its efficacy in Nov 2018
ldquoParking is a quality of life issuerdquo Alexandria Mayor Al-lison Silberberg said ldquoIn my own neighborhood of Parkfair-fax sometimes people park and leave a car for a while and we have very limited parking just like Old Townrdquo
The new citywide rule
would allow residents to apply for a 14-day parking exemp-tion four times per year Drivers would have to apply two weeks before leaving town and park within an eighth of a mile from their home Staff recommended that no more than two contig-uous exemptions be granted meaning that a vehicle could potentially be parked on-street in the same location for up to 28 days
The 72-hour parking rule
BY JAMES CULLUM
Alexandria is feeling the po-tent effects of the national opioid epidemic with a sharp increase in the past two years in the num-ber of overdoses coupled with a shortage of treatment options for those addicted to heroin and synthetic opioids
As the problem becomes more lethal in Alexandria the Alexandria Police Department is investing its resources into
fighting back Though arrests for opioids are up city police are focusing less on users and more on arresting those who are supplying the drugs
For Lieutenant Michael Kochis commander of the po-lice departmentrsquos vice and nar-cotics section his experience on the frontlines of fighting the rise of opioids in Alexandria has been eye opening
ldquoItrsquos been keeping us busyrdquo Kochis said ldquoI think
over the past year the detectives in my unit probably now have a different perspective
on heroin users I know I have I didnrsquot necessarily
understand why someone would do that to themselves but then
when you start seeing and speak-ing to these folks they
are legitimately sick and they canrsquot stoprdquo
Opioid useForty-four Alexandria res-
idents died due to opioid over-doses between 2012 and 2016 according to statistics from the cityrsquos health department The number of Alexandria residents treated for opioid overdoses in regional hospitals jumped to 105 in 2016 up from 88 overdoses in 2015 So far in 2017 there have been 41 Alexandrians treated for opioid overdoses in emer-
gency rooms and if the trend continues the city is on track to have an all time high of 123 overdoses by the end of the year
Unfortunately concurrent with Alexandriarsquos spike in over-doses is a downturn in available treatment options due to staff-ing shortages in the cityrsquos opioid treatment facilities City spokes-man Craig Fifer said during both FY16 and FY17 the treatment program was closed for new admissions other than pregnant women for extended periods of time In addition 26 percent more addicts in the cityrsquos overall substance abuse treatment pro-grams in 2016 admitted to using opioids than in 2015
ldquoFor us thatrsquos alarming be-cause every single one of those
Two-year surge has city responders working overtime
City Council approves 72-hour parking rule exemption
SEE PARKING | 9
SEE DRUGS | 6
SCHOOLS SUPERIN-TENDENT CRAWLEY mdash PAGE 8
SSSAS AND BI GIRLS LACROSSE mdash PAGE 12
CHALK MASTERPIECEOne of the many chalk art works that lined the sidewalks on Mount Vernon Avenue after Sundayrsquos La Bella Strada an Italian street painting festival This chalk art piece was done by Alexan-dria resident Kim Douglass and sponsored by Del Ray Cafe
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
A TIMES INVESTIGATION
PART ONE
FOOD AT WEDDINGS BRIDAL SECTION mdash 14 FOODIE mdash 17
Alexandria is not immune to the nationwide opioid epidemic as overdoses and arrests have grown exponentially here in the past two years while treatment options have dwindled due to staffing shortages This multi-part series examines various facets of the crisis from statistics to stories of Alexandrians affected by the opioid scourge
2 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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Sen Tim Kaine D-Va visited Alexandria on Mon-day to take part in a round-table discussion concerning gang violence in Northern Virginia
Kaine made his visit as the 2018 federal budget makes its way through Congress that could impact the operating budgets of law enforcement schools and nonprofits work-ing to fight gang violence He joined Mayor Allison Sil-berberg as well as officials from Alexandria City Pub-lic Schools Alexandria Po-lice Department Alexandria Recreation Parks amp Cultural Amenities Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fair-fax Police Department at the roundtable meeting
ldquoI donrsquot think wersquore hap-py with the progress wersquore makingrdquo Kaine said at the beginning of the meeting be-fore opening the floor to those gathered
Officials had varying per-spectives on the threat of gang violence and how to combat it in the City of Alexandria Fairfax County and across Northern Virginia
David Wynne a social worker at the International Academy at TC Williams High School said change comes through meaningful interaction between adults and youth that are at risk of joining gangs
ldquoThere is no magic pro-gramrdquo Wynne said ldquoIt starts with adults spending quality time with kidsrdquo
Other officials pointed to after-school programs week-end soccer games and mentor-ing and tutoring programs
Mac Slover regional pro-gram director in the cityrsquos recreation services office said the cityrsquos parks and rec-reational spaces ldquobridge the gaprdquo between school and home by providing a place for students to go when theyrsquore not in class
Michael Johnson who works with the cityrsquos parks and recreation department said itrsquos also important to keep prices for events low to better accommodate students who otherwise might start hanging out with the wrong crowd
ldquoWe have a hole that wersquove opened up by pricing some
of these people outrdquo Johnson said
A student from the In-ternational Academy at TC Williams and resident of Chirilagua Kevin offered solutions to the roundtable on incentivizing at-risk students like him to not join gangs
ldquoMost of them feel like they donrsquot belong in the com-munity They find love or friendship in gangsrdquo Kevin said
Kevin also indicated that division between the races at high schools like TC Wil-liams pushes students partic-ularly new arrivals to the US to join gangs Although he initially went down that path he said strong interaction with teachers at the International Academy and advisors who made him think about the fu-ture pulled him out
ldquoThey saw the potential It made me ask myself lsquowhat are you doing with your lifersquordquo Kevin said ldquoIt made me think about what I wanted from my liferdquo
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Tim Kaine hosts conversation on gang violence in Alexandria
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Kevin asked that his last name be withheld
4 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Alexandria man dies in hotel shooting
El Galeon sailing back into Alexandria
ACT Community BBQ
Democratic gubernatorial candidates stopping by Alexandria
A 28-year-old Alexandria man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in the early morning of May 13 at the Extended Stay America hotel at the 200 block of Bluestone Road
Desmond A Roseboro died on May 14 after being shot at around 215 am the previous
morningPolice found Roseboro as
well as a 35-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman who were also shot but suffered non-life threatening injuries
Police did not disclose a sus-pect description a motive or the circumstances surrounding the
shootings This is the first homicide in
Alexandria this year Anyone with information
about this incident is asked to contact Detective Will Oakley at 703-746-6606 Callers may re-main anonymous
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El Galeon the replica of the 16th century Spanish galleon is set to revisit Alexandria next week
The ship will arrive at the City of Alexandria Marina on May 25 and will remain in Al-exandria until May 29
The 500-ton 160-foot-long
ship last visited Alexandria in Oct 2016 It has recently visited Panama City Florida Galves-ton Texas New Orleans Lou-isiana Baton Rouge Louisiana and Brunswick Georgia
The ship commissioned by the Nao Victoria Foundation was first launched in 2009 and
acts as a living museum It will be available for tours between 10 am and 7 pm Tickets are $10 for adults $5 for children between the ages of five and 12 and free for children under the age of five
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Democratic candidates for the upcoming Virginia guber-natorial race Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam will stop by Alexandria for a gun safety fo-rum on May 21
The Americans for Re-sponsible Solutions PAC is hosting the gun safety forum which will be held at the Alex-andria Hilton in Old Town at 1767 King St
Perriello and Northam have
different takes on gun control but both have actively criti-cized the National Rifle As-sociation Perriello a former congressman has been work-ing to distance himself from the NRA who once awarded him an A rating when he was running for reelection to rep-resent Virginiarsquos 5th congres-sional district Northam who is now lieutenant governor has long been an opponent of
the NRA routinely earning low ratings from the advocacy group
The candidates have also sparred about Perriellorsquos past relationship with the NRA in previous gubernatorial de-bates
The debate will begin at 1 pm and though a ticketed event admission is free
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people are in danger of over-dosing because opioids are so powerfulrdquo said Dr Stephen Haering director of the cityrsquos health department ldquoOpioids really destroy the individual the community the household and the workplace ndash wherev-
er it is Not just an individual We understand addictions are a disease of the brain When a person gets to that certain point with opioids the brain craves it so much it is the overriding modus operandi in their life Thatrsquos all they look for is the experience with the opioidrdquo
New dangerFentanyl a cheap and pow-
erful synthetic drug that gives dealers a bigger bang for their buck is showing up more and more mixed in seized heroin according to Kochis presenting a new risk for users The differ-ence in the drugrsquos street value is stark A kilogram of heroin is
$83000 according to Kochis versus $1200 for a kilogram of fentanyl listed on the dark web Fentanyl however can prove deadly for even the most hard-ened addicts
For Liz Wixson director for the cityrsquos clinical and emergency services this Russian Roulette approach to using street drugs is especially dangerous ndash and it makes it increasingly difficult to stop
ldquoTherersquos no drug label on a dose of opioids that you use on the street They can overdose the first time they shoot up or the 100th timerdquo she said ldquoIt has nothing to do with allure When they stop the physical conse-quences are brutal Take the worst flu you have ever had and multiply it by 1000 They are desperate to make that feeling go away Itrsquos a horrible horrible feelingrdquo
The cityrsquos responseCity officials say they are
combatting the problem to the best of their ability Mayor Al-lison Silberberg touted the cityrsquos multidisciplinary approach to fighting opioid abuse
ldquoIrsquom proud of how our city is proactive with this issue be-cause these addictions destroy families and lives jobs family relationships and of course can kill yourdquo she said ldquoHere in Alexandria Irsquom very proud of how we are committed to get-ting out in front of this issue We want to help our residents Oth-er communities have far worse situations and we have a very good approach to this and itrsquos very proactive and very com-passionaterdquo
The cityrsquos opioid workgroup formed two years ago meets bi-monthly and is made up of representatives from the cityrsquos health and police departments sheriffrsquos office fire department emergency medical service de-partment and representatives from Inova Alexandria Hospi-tal
The policersquos approachMeanwhile Alexandriarsquos
narcotics unit is focused more
on stopping drug trafficking organizations than on arresting individual addicts With this ap-proach itrsquos not surprising that the number of arrests for hero-in possession in Alexandria re-mains slight though those too are trending upward There have been 10 arrests so far in 2017 ndash which puts the city on pace for about 30 for the year ndash com-pared with 15 in 2016 and eight in 2015
The size of a recent drug bust sheds light on the growth in demand for opioids In March Alexandria police headed a re-gional undercover investiga-tion that led to the arrest of 11 individuals suspected of drug dealing including 54-year-old Alexandrian Robert E Hunt
On March 10 at 1110 am an undercover officer with the Alexandria vice and narcot-ics section bought heroin from Hunt who was later pulled over in a traffic stop with his alleged supplier 57-year-old Anthony Terry and arrested with $4100
Itrsquos not easy or
cheap to get
prescription opioids and
people have gotten to
using a more economic
option which is drugs
off the street mdash cheap
but not very smart
because of the potential
complications involved
with syntheticsrdquo
ndash Michael Brown chief Alexandria police department
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in pre-recorded money from Virginia State Police investiga-tive funds
ldquoThat was our case that we worked with the Virginia State Policerdquo Kochis said ldquoIt took significant resources and mon-ey and when I went to the chief and requested the resourcesHe didnrsquot bat an eyerdquo
According to the police de-partment the opioid surge con-trasts with a decline in overall drug incidents that required police involvement over the past two years The number of overall incidents dropped to 530 in 2016 versus the 589 in-cidents reported in 2015 Mar-ijuana remains the most-used drug making up 80 percent of all incidents Alexandria Police reported 423 marijuana-related
incidents in 2016 down from 475 in 2015
Alexandria Police Chief Mi-chael Brown said that therersquos no specific sector of the city thatrsquos prone to opioid or heroin use
ldquoThe use of drugs is not tied to one community or social economic stature Tragically people from all walks of life get involved in the drug culturerdquo he said ldquoItrsquos not easy or cheap to get prescription opioids and people have gotten to using a more economic option which is drugs off the street ndash cheap but not very smart because of the potential complications in-volved with syntheticsrdquo
The human elementIn the end it all comes back
to the suffering individual and city police realize that addicts
are human beings with a terrible problem
ldquoWhen there is an overdose Irsquom calledrdquo Kochis said ldquoand we send a detective in They will talk to the overdose victim and then give them a services card what they should do and where they should go to get helprdquo
The card is from the Alex-andria department of commu-nity and human services On one side it lists important phone numbers and websites On the opposite side it says ldquoIf you are facing substance use issues help is available Treatment can help The first step is a phone callrdquo
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OPIOIDS IN VIRGINIA
Alexandriarsquos opioid problem doesnrsquot exist within a vacuum The Port Cityrsquos growing number of overdoses and users seeking treatment is part of a trend across Virginia Since 2013 fatal drug overdoses have been the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia beating out car crashes and gun-related deaths according to a recent report compiled by Rosie Hobron a state forensic epidemiologist There were 810 fatal overdoses in Virginia in 2016 up from 471 fatal overdoses in 2015 ndash an increase of 72 percent according to the report Thatrsquos a sharp spike from the 185 opioid overdoses throughout the commonwealth in 2012
Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe declared last November that the opioid crisis was a public health emergency and this year signed four bills into law to address the issue including a law preventing doctors from prescribing acute pain medication for more than a week McAuliffe also recently discussed the epidemic with Maryland Gov Larry Hogan and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and reportedly pledged to combine the statersquos prescription monitoring data with neighboring jurisdictions to deter misuse and fraud
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Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley accepts professorship at George Mason University
BY JAMES CULLUM
The announcement on May 10 that Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley had submitted his resignation to the school board took most city residents by surprise Crawley consent-ed to an interview on Friday to discuss his departure his future and issues his succes-sor will face
Crawley said he is looking forward to the next phase of his career Training the next generation of school leaders at George Mason University He will be a professor in the graduate school of education and human development and will teach two courses in the fall and also provide intern-ship support for masterrsquos level students enrolled in the GMU educational leadership pro-gram
Crawley said that he did not actively seek the job but applied after seeing an an-nouncement that the school was looking for professors to
teach in the leadership program His resigna-tion was announced after the Alexandria City Council passed the cityrsquos fiscal year 2017 budget
ldquoThis was a person-al decision It was not connected to any dis-satisfaction from my job hererdquo he said ldquoIt was not part of the budget process It was a per-sonal decision for me I am very committed to education I am a life-long educator and will continue to be and I saw this as an opportunity to continue to reach ad-ministrators to make a difference hopefully in the lives of our princi-pals and our next leg of lead-ers That was the impetus for the changerdquo
He said that his replace-ment will face a number of challenges including a school system bursting at the seams capacity-wise and an ldquoevolv-ingrdquo relationship between ACPS and city council and staff He said addressing nec-essary capital improvements for schools will continue to be contentious
Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg said that Crawley has been a catalyst for prog-ress for the school system
ldquoHis leadership has in-creased student achievement helping position ACPS to become a high-performing school divisionrdquo she said in a statement ldquoHis vision has translated into actions that will benefit not only our chil-dren but our entire commu-nity We thank him we will miss him and we wish him all the best as he takes on a new role in higher educationrdquo
Crawleyrsquos last day is July 28 and the school board is ex-pected disclose to the public the search process for a new superintendent in the coming
weeksldquoWe will be able to put
together a timeline and a plan that we will share with our community about how we will be able to proceed with a searchrdquo said School Board Chair Ramee Gentry who commended Crawley on an outstanding job ldquoHe has worked tirelessly on behalf of our students and educatorsrdquo
Crawley said that it re-mains to be seen whether the cityrsquos new Ad Hoc Alexandria Municipal Facilities Plan Task Force will add a layer of bu-reaucracy to identifying capi-tal improvement needs for the city and school system The group which is to be made up of nine ldquohighly qualified and disinterested individu-alsrdquo with three recommended members from the school sys-tem is intended to work with city and school planners to prioritize more than $700 mil-lion in capital improvements
ldquoThis is a new venture for both the city and the schoolsand I think that there will be some lessons learnedrdquo he said ldquoSo Irsquom ready to say that it will complicate the process certainly it will add a differ-
ent dynamic between the city and the schools in this pro-cess but this is new for us so I think that there will hopefully be some opportunities to get some additional expertise and a different look at our [Capital Improvement Program]rdquo
Crawley came to the city as the interim superintendent in 2013 filling the role after the abrupt resignation of for-mer superintendent Morton Sherman He has nearly 40 years of experience as an ed-ucator previously acted as the interim Superintendent of Schools in Prince Georgersquos County and held top positions in Arlington Public Schools
Crawley said that whoever his successor may be he or she will need to form relation-ships throughout the commu-nity
ldquoRelationships take time to develop they take time to nurturerdquo he said ldquoYou have to reach a common under-standing about what it is that we do and why we are doing it and that this is why we are working towards that goalrdquo
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Alexandria schools chief discusses his resignation
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Alexandria City Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley spoke with the Alexandria Times after announcing his resignation
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has been part of Alexandriarsquos code since 1963 and has been criticized by residents who consider it an unfair excuse to get unwanted cars ticketed and towed Currently residents who park on city streets need to move their car every three days which excludes weekends or holidays Enforcement is driven by resi-dent complaints as 87 percent of the 7500 suspected violations filed from 2010 to 2015 came from residents as opposed to 13 percent filed by a parking enforcement or police officer on patrol
Bert Ely with the Old Town Civic Association said that the rule will result in increased com-petition for parking throughout the city
ldquoRepealing the 72-hour rule or creating an exemption to it almost certainly will increase the number of cars competing for parking spaces on the street because that repeal will create a free good that is free long-term on street parking where that good does not exist todayrdquo he said ldquoThis will be especial-ly troublesome in areas of the
city where there already is an insufficient supply on on-street parkingrdquo
Erick Chiang who has lived on Queen Street for two decades said that his neighbors routinely park outside their homes for lon-ger than 72 hours He said the new rulersquos permitting require-ment merely adds a bureaucratic layer without providing relief to residents
ldquoThe 72-hour rule is an ar-bitrarily applied rulerdquo he said ldquoThe proposed ordinance is a step backward It will add bureaucratic costs it will add confusion to the residents in Alexandria in its application It only takes into consideration business and vacation travel and falls far short of providing reliefhellip for those especially for those without off-street parking who routinely leave their cars in the same location for periods be-yond 72 hoursrdquo
Patrick Reed a city trans-portation planner said that the pilot program will be revisited by council in late 2018
ldquoBased on the varied input that wersquove received in the pub-lic process we want to be sure that we have the appropriate in-
formation to assure that we are meeting the needs of citizens in the city and we feel that we can not do this without having the [one year] sunset provision to protect residents in terms of making sure that if the program is not effective it can be removed from the books expedientlyrdquo he said
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FILE PHOTO
10 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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In honor of its 5th Anniversary Del Ray Cafeacute will donate
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Two matching gifts could push the total up to $30000 Join us this month
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Maury Lane Fund
The city is asking for public input as it considers renaming the Cora Kelly Recreation Cen-ter in honor of a local leader
The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
ndash aepitropoulosalextimescom
A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
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Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
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PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
16 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
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BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
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FOODIE FROM | 17
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
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Sen Tim Kaine D-Va visited Alexandria on Mon-day to take part in a round-table discussion concerning gang violence in Northern Virginia
Kaine made his visit as the 2018 federal budget makes its way through Congress that could impact the operating budgets of law enforcement schools and nonprofits work-ing to fight gang violence He joined Mayor Allison Sil-berberg as well as officials from Alexandria City Pub-lic Schools Alexandria Po-lice Department Alexandria Recreation Parks amp Cultural Amenities Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fair-fax Police Department at the roundtable meeting
ldquoI donrsquot think wersquore hap-py with the progress wersquore makingrdquo Kaine said at the beginning of the meeting be-fore opening the floor to those gathered
Officials had varying per-spectives on the threat of gang violence and how to combat it in the City of Alexandria Fairfax County and across Northern Virginia
David Wynne a social worker at the International Academy at TC Williams High School said change comes through meaningful interaction between adults and youth that are at risk of joining gangs
ldquoThere is no magic pro-gramrdquo Wynne said ldquoIt starts with adults spending quality time with kidsrdquo
Other officials pointed to after-school programs week-end soccer games and mentor-ing and tutoring programs
Mac Slover regional pro-gram director in the cityrsquos recreation services office said the cityrsquos parks and rec-reational spaces ldquobridge the gaprdquo between school and home by providing a place for students to go when theyrsquore not in class
Michael Johnson who works with the cityrsquos parks and recreation department said itrsquos also important to keep prices for events low to better accommodate students who otherwise might start hanging out with the wrong crowd
ldquoWe have a hole that wersquove opened up by pricing some
of these people outrdquo Johnson said
A student from the In-ternational Academy at TC Williams and resident of Chirilagua Kevin offered solutions to the roundtable on incentivizing at-risk students like him to not join gangs
ldquoMost of them feel like they donrsquot belong in the com-munity They find love or friendship in gangsrdquo Kevin said
Kevin also indicated that division between the races at high schools like TC Wil-liams pushes students partic-ularly new arrivals to the US to join gangs Although he initially went down that path he said strong interaction with teachers at the International Academy and advisors who made him think about the fu-ture pulled him out
ldquoThey saw the potential It made me ask myself lsquowhat are you doing with your lifersquordquo Kevin said ldquoIt made me think about what I wanted from my liferdquo
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Tim Kaine hosts conversation on gang violence in Alexandria
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Mac Slover regional program director in the cityrsquos recreation services office Mayor Allison Silberberg and Sen Tim Kaine D-Va took part in a round-table discussion about gang violence on Monday
Kevin asked that his last name be withheld
4 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Alexandria man dies in hotel shooting
El Galeon sailing back into Alexandria
ACT Community BBQ
Democratic gubernatorial candidates stopping by Alexandria
A 28-year-old Alexandria man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in the early morning of May 13 at the Extended Stay America hotel at the 200 block of Bluestone Road
Desmond A Roseboro died on May 14 after being shot at around 215 am the previous
morningPolice found Roseboro as
well as a 35-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman who were also shot but suffered non-life threatening injuries
Police did not disclose a sus-pect description a motive or the circumstances surrounding the
shootings This is the first homicide in
Alexandria this year Anyone with information
about this incident is asked to contact Detective Will Oakley at 703-746-6606 Callers may re-main anonymous
ndash jcullumalextimescom
El Galeon the replica of the 16th century Spanish galleon is set to revisit Alexandria next week
The ship will arrive at the City of Alexandria Marina on May 25 and will remain in Al-exandria until May 29
The 500-ton 160-foot-long
ship last visited Alexandria in Oct 2016 It has recently visited Panama City Florida Galves-ton Texas New Orleans Lou-isiana Baton Rouge Louisiana and Brunswick Georgia
The ship commissioned by the Nao Victoria Foundation was first launched in 2009 and
acts as a living museum It will be available for tours between 10 am and 7 pm Tickets are $10 for adults $5 for children between the ages of five and 12 and free for children under the age of five
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Democratic candidates for the upcoming Virginia guber-natorial race Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam will stop by Alexandria for a gun safety fo-rum on May 21
The Americans for Re-sponsible Solutions PAC is hosting the gun safety forum which will be held at the Alex-andria Hilton in Old Town at 1767 King St
Perriello and Northam have
different takes on gun control but both have actively criti-cized the National Rifle As-sociation Perriello a former congressman has been work-ing to distance himself from the NRA who once awarded him an A rating when he was running for reelection to rep-resent Virginiarsquos 5th congres-sional district Northam who is now lieutenant governor has long been an opponent of
the NRA routinely earning low ratings from the advocacy group
The candidates have also sparred about Perriellorsquos past relationship with the NRA in previous gubernatorial de-bates
The debate will begin at 1 pm and though a ticketed event admission is free
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ACT for Alexandria held its fourth annual Community BBQ on May 8 behind the Torpedo Factory Pictured
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people are in danger of over-dosing because opioids are so powerfulrdquo said Dr Stephen Haering director of the cityrsquos health department ldquoOpioids really destroy the individual the community the household and the workplace ndash wherev-
er it is Not just an individual We understand addictions are a disease of the brain When a person gets to that certain point with opioids the brain craves it so much it is the overriding modus operandi in their life Thatrsquos all they look for is the experience with the opioidrdquo
New dangerFentanyl a cheap and pow-
erful synthetic drug that gives dealers a bigger bang for their buck is showing up more and more mixed in seized heroin according to Kochis presenting a new risk for users The differ-ence in the drugrsquos street value is stark A kilogram of heroin is
$83000 according to Kochis versus $1200 for a kilogram of fentanyl listed on the dark web Fentanyl however can prove deadly for even the most hard-ened addicts
For Liz Wixson director for the cityrsquos clinical and emergency services this Russian Roulette approach to using street drugs is especially dangerous ndash and it makes it increasingly difficult to stop
ldquoTherersquos no drug label on a dose of opioids that you use on the street They can overdose the first time they shoot up or the 100th timerdquo she said ldquoIt has nothing to do with allure When they stop the physical conse-quences are brutal Take the worst flu you have ever had and multiply it by 1000 They are desperate to make that feeling go away Itrsquos a horrible horrible feelingrdquo
The cityrsquos responseCity officials say they are
combatting the problem to the best of their ability Mayor Al-lison Silberberg touted the cityrsquos multidisciplinary approach to fighting opioid abuse
ldquoIrsquom proud of how our city is proactive with this issue be-cause these addictions destroy families and lives jobs family relationships and of course can kill yourdquo she said ldquoHere in Alexandria Irsquom very proud of how we are committed to get-ting out in front of this issue We want to help our residents Oth-er communities have far worse situations and we have a very good approach to this and itrsquos very proactive and very com-passionaterdquo
The cityrsquos opioid workgroup formed two years ago meets bi-monthly and is made up of representatives from the cityrsquos health and police departments sheriffrsquos office fire department emergency medical service de-partment and representatives from Inova Alexandria Hospi-tal
The policersquos approachMeanwhile Alexandriarsquos
narcotics unit is focused more
on stopping drug trafficking organizations than on arresting individual addicts With this ap-proach itrsquos not surprising that the number of arrests for hero-in possession in Alexandria re-mains slight though those too are trending upward There have been 10 arrests so far in 2017 ndash which puts the city on pace for about 30 for the year ndash com-pared with 15 in 2016 and eight in 2015
The size of a recent drug bust sheds light on the growth in demand for opioids In March Alexandria police headed a re-gional undercover investiga-tion that led to the arrest of 11 individuals suspected of drug dealing including 54-year-old Alexandrian Robert E Hunt
On March 10 at 1110 am an undercover officer with the Alexandria vice and narcot-ics section bought heroin from Hunt who was later pulled over in a traffic stop with his alleged supplier 57-year-old Anthony Terry and arrested with $4100
Itrsquos not easy or
cheap to get
prescription opioids and
people have gotten to
using a more economic
option which is drugs
off the street mdash cheap
but not very smart
because of the potential
complications involved
with syntheticsrdquo
ndash Michael Brown chief Alexandria police department
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in pre-recorded money from Virginia State Police investiga-tive funds
ldquoThat was our case that we worked with the Virginia State Policerdquo Kochis said ldquoIt took significant resources and mon-ey and when I went to the chief and requested the resourcesHe didnrsquot bat an eyerdquo
According to the police de-partment the opioid surge con-trasts with a decline in overall drug incidents that required police involvement over the past two years The number of overall incidents dropped to 530 in 2016 versus the 589 in-cidents reported in 2015 Mar-ijuana remains the most-used drug making up 80 percent of all incidents Alexandria Police reported 423 marijuana-related
incidents in 2016 down from 475 in 2015
Alexandria Police Chief Mi-chael Brown said that therersquos no specific sector of the city thatrsquos prone to opioid or heroin use
ldquoThe use of drugs is not tied to one community or social economic stature Tragically people from all walks of life get involved in the drug culturerdquo he said ldquoItrsquos not easy or cheap to get prescription opioids and people have gotten to using a more economic option which is drugs off the street ndash cheap but not very smart because of the potential complications in-volved with syntheticsrdquo
The human elementIn the end it all comes back
to the suffering individual and city police realize that addicts
are human beings with a terrible problem
ldquoWhen there is an overdose Irsquom calledrdquo Kochis said ldquoand we send a detective in They will talk to the overdose victim and then give them a services card what they should do and where they should go to get helprdquo
The card is from the Alex-andria department of commu-nity and human services On one side it lists important phone numbers and websites On the opposite side it says ldquoIf you are facing substance use issues help is available Treatment can help The first step is a phone callrdquo
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OPIOIDS IN VIRGINIA
Alexandriarsquos opioid problem doesnrsquot exist within a vacuum The Port Cityrsquos growing number of overdoses and users seeking treatment is part of a trend across Virginia Since 2013 fatal drug overdoses have been the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia beating out car crashes and gun-related deaths according to a recent report compiled by Rosie Hobron a state forensic epidemiologist There were 810 fatal overdoses in Virginia in 2016 up from 471 fatal overdoses in 2015 ndash an increase of 72 percent according to the report Thatrsquos a sharp spike from the 185 opioid overdoses throughout the commonwealth in 2012
Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe declared last November that the opioid crisis was a public health emergency and this year signed four bills into law to address the issue including a law preventing doctors from prescribing acute pain medication for more than a week McAuliffe also recently discussed the epidemic with Maryland Gov Larry Hogan and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and reportedly pledged to combine the statersquos prescription monitoring data with neighboring jurisdictions to deter misuse and fraud
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Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley accepts professorship at George Mason University
BY JAMES CULLUM
The announcement on May 10 that Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley had submitted his resignation to the school board took most city residents by surprise Crawley consent-ed to an interview on Friday to discuss his departure his future and issues his succes-sor will face
Crawley said he is looking forward to the next phase of his career Training the next generation of school leaders at George Mason University He will be a professor in the graduate school of education and human development and will teach two courses in the fall and also provide intern-ship support for masterrsquos level students enrolled in the GMU educational leadership pro-gram
Crawley said that he did not actively seek the job but applied after seeing an an-nouncement that the school was looking for professors to
teach in the leadership program His resigna-tion was announced after the Alexandria City Council passed the cityrsquos fiscal year 2017 budget
ldquoThis was a person-al decision It was not connected to any dis-satisfaction from my job hererdquo he said ldquoIt was not part of the budget process It was a per-sonal decision for me I am very committed to education I am a life-long educator and will continue to be and I saw this as an opportunity to continue to reach ad-ministrators to make a difference hopefully in the lives of our princi-pals and our next leg of lead-ers That was the impetus for the changerdquo
He said that his replace-ment will face a number of challenges including a school system bursting at the seams capacity-wise and an ldquoevolv-ingrdquo relationship between ACPS and city council and staff He said addressing nec-essary capital improvements for schools will continue to be contentious
Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg said that Crawley has been a catalyst for prog-ress for the school system
ldquoHis leadership has in-creased student achievement helping position ACPS to become a high-performing school divisionrdquo she said in a statement ldquoHis vision has translated into actions that will benefit not only our chil-dren but our entire commu-nity We thank him we will miss him and we wish him all the best as he takes on a new role in higher educationrdquo
Crawleyrsquos last day is July 28 and the school board is ex-pected disclose to the public the search process for a new superintendent in the coming
weeksldquoWe will be able to put
together a timeline and a plan that we will share with our community about how we will be able to proceed with a searchrdquo said School Board Chair Ramee Gentry who commended Crawley on an outstanding job ldquoHe has worked tirelessly on behalf of our students and educatorsrdquo
Crawley said that it re-mains to be seen whether the cityrsquos new Ad Hoc Alexandria Municipal Facilities Plan Task Force will add a layer of bu-reaucracy to identifying capi-tal improvement needs for the city and school system The group which is to be made up of nine ldquohighly qualified and disinterested individu-alsrdquo with three recommended members from the school sys-tem is intended to work with city and school planners to prioritize more than $700 mil-lion in capital improvements
ldquoThis is a new venture for both the city and the schoolsand I think that there will be some lessons learnedrdquo he said ldquoSo Irsquom ready to say that it will complicate the process certainly it will add a differ-
ent dynamic between the city and the schools in this pro-cess but this is new for us so I think that there will hopefully be some opportunities to get some additional expertise and a different look at our [Capital Improvement Program]rdquo
Crawley came to the city as the interim superintendent in 2013 filling the role after the abrupt resignation of for-mer superintendent Morton Sherman He has nearly 40 years of experience as an ed-ucator previously acted as the interim Superintendent of Schools in Prince Georgersquos County and held top positions in Arlington Public Schools
Crawley said that whoever his successor may be he or she will need to form relation-ships throughout the commu-nity
ldquoRelationships take time to develop they take time to nurturerdquo he said ldquoYou have to reach a common under-standing about what it is that we do and why we are doing it and that this is why we are working towards that goalrdquo
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Alexandria schools chief discusses his resignation
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Alexandria City Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley spoke with the Alexandria Times after announcing his resignation
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has been part of Alexandriarsquos code since 1963 and has been criticized by residents who consider it an unfair excuse to get unwanted cars ticketed and towed Currently residents who park on city streets need to move their car every three days which excludes weekends or holidays Enforcement is driven by resi-dent complaints as 87 percent of the 7500 suspected violations filed from 2010 to 2015 came from residents as opposed to 13 percent filed by a parking enforcement or police officer on patrol
Bert Ely with the Old Town Civic Association said that the rule will result in increased com-petition for parking throughout the city
ldquoRepealing the 72-hour rule or creating an exemption to it almost certainly will increase the number of cars competing for parking spaces on the street because that repeal will create a free good that is free long-term on street parking where that good does not exist todayrdquo he said ldquoThis will be especial-ly troublesome in areas of the
city where there already is an insufficient supply on on-street parkingrdquo
Erick Chiang who has lived on Queen Street for two decades said that his neighbors routinely park outside their homes for lon-ger than 72 hours He said the new rulersquos permitting require-ment merely adds a bureaucratic layer without providing relief to residents
ldquoThe 72-hour rule is an ar-bitrarily applied rulerdquo he said ldquoThe proposed ordinance is a step backward It will add bureaucratic costs it will add confusion to the residents in Alexandria in its application It only takes into consideration business and vacation travel and falls far short of providing reliefhellip for those especially for those without off-street parking who routinely leave their cars in the same location for periods be-yond 72 hoursrdquo
Patrick Reed a city trans-portation planner said that the pilot program will be revisited by council in late 2018
ldquoBased on the varied input that wersquove received in the pub-lic process we want to be sure that we have the appropriate in-
formation to assure that we are meeting the needs of citizens in the city and we feel that we can not do this without having the [one year] sunset provision to protect residents in terms of making sure that if the program is not effective it can be removed from the books expedientlyrdquo he said
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FILE PHOTO
10 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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In honor of its 5th Anniversary Del Ray Cafeacute will donate
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Two matching gifts could push the total up to $30000 Join us this month
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Maury Lane Fund
The city is asking for public input as it considers renaming the Cora Kelly Recreation Cen-ter in honor of a local leader
The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
ndash aepitropoulosalextimescom
A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
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Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
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PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
16 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
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Just in time for July 4th LTA returns to the third smallest town in Texas to celebrate Red White amp Tuna Welcome to Tuna where the Lionrsquos Club is too liberal Patsy Cline never dies and the residents never stop listening to OKKK the local radio station Join the wild ride of quick changes and comedic characterizations
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BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
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One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
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Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
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Sen Tim Kaine D-Va visited Alexandria on Mon-day to take part in a round-table discussion concerning gang violence in Northern Virginia
Kaine made his visit as the 2018 federal budget makes its way through Congress that could impact the operating budgets of law enforcement schools and nonprofits work-ing to fight gang violence He joined Mayor Allison Sil-berberg as well as officials from Alexandria City Pub-lic Schools Alexandria Po-lice Department Alexandria Recreation Parks amp Cultural Amenities Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fair-fax Police Department at the roundtable meeting
ldquoI donrsquot think wersquore hap-py with the progress wersquore makingrdquo Kaine said at the beginning of the meeting be-fore opening the floor to those gathered
Officials had varying per-spectives on the threat of gang violence and how to combat it in the City of Alexandria Fairfax County and across Northern Virginia
David Wynne a social worker at the International Academy at TC Williams High School said change comes through meaningful interaction between adults and youth that are at risk of joining gangs
ldquoThere is no magic pro-gramrdquo Wynne said ldquoIt starts with adults spending quality time with kidsrdquo
Other officials pointed to after-school programs week-end soccer games and mentor-ing and tutoring programs
Mac Slover regional pro-gram director in the cityrsquos recreation services office said the cityrsquos parks and rec-reational spaces ldquobridge the gaprdquo between school and home by providing a place for students to go when theyrsquore not in class
Michael Johnson who works with the cityrsquos parks and recreation department said itrsquos also important to keep prices for events low to better accommodate students who otherwise might start hanging out with the wrong crowd
ldquoWe have a hole that wersquove opened up by pricing some
of these people outrdquo Johnson said
A student from the In-ternational Academy at TC Williams and resident of Chirilagua Kevin offered solutions to the roundtable on incentivizing at-risk students like him to not join gangs
ldquoMost of them feel like they donrsquot belong in the com-munity They find love or friendship in gangsrdquo Kevin said
Kevin also indicated that division between the races at high schools like TC Wil-liams pushes students partic-ularly new arrivals to the US to join gangs Although he initially went down that path he said strong interaction with teachers at the International Academy and advisors who made him think about the fu-ture pulled him out
ldquoThey saw the potential It made me ask myself lsquowhat are you doing with your lifersquordquo Kevin said ldquoIt made me think about what I wanted from my liferdquo
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Tim Kaine hosts conversation on gang violence in Alexandria
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Mac Slover regional program director in the cityrsquos recreation services office Mayor Allison Silberberg and Sen Tim Kaine D-Va took part in a round-table discussion about gang violence on Monday
Kevin asked that his last name be withheld
4 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Alexandria man dies in hotel shooting
El Galeon sailing back into Alexandria
ACT Community BBQ
Democratic gubernatorial candidates stopping by Alexandria
A 28-year-old Alexandria man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in the early morning of May 13 at the Extended Stay America hotel at the 200 block of Bluestone Road
Desmond A Roseboro died on May 14 after being shot at around 215 am the previous
morningPolice found Roseboro as
well as a 35-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman who were also shot but suffered non-life threatening injuries
Police did not disclose a sus-pect description a motive or the circumstances surrounding the
shootings This is the first homicide in
Alexandria this year Anyone with information
about this incident is asked to contact Detective Will Oakley at 703-746-6606 Callers may re-main anonymous
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El Galeon the replica of the 16th century Spanish galleon is set to revisit Alexandria next week
The ship will arrive at the City of Alexandria Marina on May 25 and will remain in Al-exandria until May 29
The 500-ton 160-foot-long
ship last visited Alexandria in Oct 2016 It has recently visited Panama City Florida Galves-ton Texas New Orleans Lou-isiana Baton Rouge Louisiana and Brunswick Georgia
The ship commissioned by the Nao Victoria Foundation was first launched in 2009 and
acts as a living museum It will be available for tours between 10 am and 7 pm Tickets are $10 for adults $5 for children between the ages of five and 12 and free for children under the age of five
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Democratic candidates for the upcoming Virginia guber-natorial race Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam will stop by Alexandria for a gun safety fo-rum on May 21
The Americans for Re-sponsible Solutions PAC is hosting the gun safety forum which will be held at the Alex-andria Hilton in Old Town at 1767 King St
Perriello and Northam have
different takes on gun control but both have actively criti-cized the National Rifle As-sociation Perriello a former congressman has been work-ing to distance himself from the NRA who once awarded him an A rating when he was running for reelection to rep-resent Virginiarsquos 5th congres-sional district Northam who is now lieutenant governor has long been an opponent of
the NRA routinely earning low ratings from the advocacy group
The candidates have also sparred about Perriellorsquos past relationship with the NRA in previous gubernatorial de-bates
The debate will begin at 1 pm and though a ticketed event admission is free
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people are in danger of over-dosing because opioids are so powerfulrdquo said Dr Stephen Haering director of the cityrsquos health department ldquoOpioids really destroy the individual the community the household and the workplace ndash wherev-
er it is Not just an individual We understand addictions are a disease of the brain When a person gets to that certain point with opioids the brain craves it so much it is the overriding modus operandi in their life Thatrsquos all they look for is the experience with the opioidrdquo
New dangerFentanyl a cheap and pow-
erful synthetic drug that gives dealers a bigger bang for their buck is showing up more and more mixed in seized heroin according to Kochis presenting a new risk for users The differ-ence in the drugrsquos street value is stark A kilogram of heroin is
$83000 according to Kochis versus $1200 for a kilogram of fentanyl listed on the dark web Fentanyl however can prove deadly for even the most hard-ened addicts
For Liz Wixson director for the cityrsquos clinical and emergency services this Russian Roulette approach to using street drugs is especially dangerous ndash and it makes it increasingly difficult to stop
ldquoTherersquos no drug label on a dose of opioids that you use on the street They can overdose the first time they shoot up or the 100th timerdquo she said ldquoIt has nothing to do with allure When they stop the physical conse-quences are brutal Take the worst flu you have ever had and multiply it by 1000 They are desperate to make that feeling go away Itrsquos a horrible horrible feelingrdquo
The cityrsquos responseCity officials say they are
combatting the problem to the best of their ability Mayor Al-lison Silberberg touted the cityrsquos multidisciplinary approach to fighting opioid abuse
ldquoIrsquom proud of how our city is proactive with this issue be-cause these addictions destroy families and lives jobs family relationships and of course can kill yourdquo she said ldquoHere in Alexandria Irsquom very proud of how we are committed to get-ting out in front of this issue We want to help our residents Oth-er communities have far worse situations and we have a very good approach to this and itrsquos very proactive and very com-passionaterdquo
The cityrsquos opioid workgroup formed two years ago meets bi-monthly and is made up of representatives from the cityrsquos health and police departments sheriffrsquos office fire department emergency medical service de-partment and representatives from Inova Alexandria Hospi-tal
The policersquos approachMeanwhile Alexandriarsquos
narcotics unit is focused more
on stopping drug trafficking organizations than on arresting individual addicts With this ap-proach itrsquos not surprising that the number of arrests for hero-in possession in Alexandria re-mains slight though those too are trending upward There have been 10 arrests so far in 2017 ndash which puts the city on pace for about 30 for the year ndash com-pared with 15 in 2016 and eight in 2015
The size of a recent drug bust sheds light on the growth in demand for opioids In March Alexandria police headed a re-gional undercover investiga-tion that led to the arrest of 11 individuals suspected of drug dealing including 54-year-old Alexandrian Robert E Hunt
On March 10 at 1110 am an undercover officer with the Alexandria vice and narcot-ics section bought heroin from Hunt who was later pulled over in a traffic stop with his alleged supplier 57-year-old Anthony Terry and arrested with $4100
Itrsquos not easy or
cheap to get
prescription opioids and
people have gotten to
using a more economic
option which is drugs
off the street mdash cheap
but not very smart
because of the potential
complications involved
with syntheticsrdquo
ndash Michael Brown chief Alexandria police department
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in pre-recorded money from Virginia State Police investiga-tive funds
ldquoThat was our case that we worked with the Virginia State Policerdquo Kochis said ldquoIt took significant resources and mon-ey and when I went to the chief and requested the resourcesHe didnrsquot bat an eyerdquo
According to the police de-partment the opioid surge con-trasts with a decline in overall drug incidents that required police involvement over the past two years The number of overall incidents dropped to 530 in 2016 versus the 589 in-cidents reported in 2015 Mar-ijuana remains the most-used drug making up 80 percent of all incidents Alexandria Police reported 423 marijuana-related
incidents in 2016 down from 475 in 2015
Alexandria Police Chief Mi-chael Brown said that therersquos no specific sector of the city thatrsquos prone to opioid or heroin use
ldquoThe use of drugs is not tied to one community or social economic stature Tragically people from all walks of life get involved in the drug culturerdquo he said ldquoItrsquos not easy or cheap to get prescription opioids and people have gotten to using a more economic option which is drugs off the street ndash cheap but not very smart because of the potential complications in-volved with syntheticsrdquo
The human elementIn the end it all comes back
to the suffering individual and city police realize that addicts
are human beings with a terrible problem
ldquoWhen there is an overdose Irsquom calledrdquo Kochis said ldquoand we send a detective in They will talk to the overdose victim and then give them a services card what they should do and where they should go to get helprdquo
The card is from the Alex-andria department of commu-nity and human services On one side it lists important phone numbers and websites On the opposite side it says ldquoIf you are facing substance use issues help is available Treatment can help The first step is a phone callrdquo
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OPIOIDS IN VIRGINIA
Alexandriarsquos opioid problem doesnrsquot exist within a vacuum The Port Cityrsquos growing number of overdoses and users seeking treatment is part of a trend across Virginia Since 2013 fatal drug overdoses have been the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia beating out car crashes and gun-related deaths according to a recent report compiled by Rosie Hobron a state forensic epidemiologist There were 810 fatal overdoses in Virginia in 2016 up from 471 fatal overdoses in 2015 ndash an increase of 72 percent according to the report Thatrsquos a sharp spike from the 185 opioid overdoses throughout the commonwealth in 2012
Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe declared last November that the opioid crisis was a public health emergency and this year signed four bills into law to address the issue including a law preventing doctors from prescribing acute pain medication for more than a week McAuliffe also recently discussed the epidemic with Maryland Gov Larry Hogan and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and reportedly pledged to combine the statersquos prescription monitoring data with neighboring jurisdictions to deter misuse and fraud
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Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley accepts professorship at George Mason University
BY JAMES CULLUM
The announcement on May 10 that Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley had submitted his resignation to the school board took most city residents by surprise Crawley consent-ed to an interview on Friday to discuss his departure his future and issues his succes-sor will face
Crawley said he is looking forward to the next phase of his career Training the next generation of school leaders at George Mason University He will be a professor in the graduate school of education and human development and will teach two courses in the fall and also provide intern-ship support for masterrsquos level students enrolled in the GMU educational leadership pro-gram
Crawley said that he did not actively seek the job but applied after seeing an an-nouncement that the school was looking for professors to
teach in the leadership program His resigna-tion was announced after the Alexandria City Council passed the cityrsquos fiscal year 2017 budget
ldquoThis was a person-al decision It was not connected to any dis-satisfaction from my job hererdquo he said ldquoIt was not part of the budget process It was a per-sonal decision for me I am very committed to education I am a life-long educator and will continue to be and I saw this as an opportunity to continue to reach ad-ministrators to make a difference hopefully in the lives of our princi-pals and our next leg of lead-ers That was the impetus for the changerdquo
He said that his replace-ment will face a number of challenges including a school system bursting at the seams capacity-wise and an ldquoevolv-ingrdquo relationship between ACPS and city council and staff He said addressing nec-essary capital improvements for schools will continue to be contentious
Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg said that Crawley has been a catalyst for prog-ress for the school system
ldquoHis leadership has in-creased student achievement helping position ACPS to become a high-performing school divisionrdquo she said in a statement ldquoHis vision has translated into actions that will benefit not only our chil-dren but our entire commu-nity We thank him we will miss him and we wish him all the best as he takes on a new role in higher educationrdquo
Crawleyrsquos last day is July 28 and the school board is ex-pected disclose to the public the search process for a new superintendent in the coming
weeksldquoWe will be able to put
together a timeline and a plan that we will share with our community about how we will be able to proceed with a searchrdquo said School Board Chair Ramee Gentry who commended Crawley on an outstanding job ldquoHe has worked tirelessly on behalf of our students and educatorsrdquo
Crawley said that it re-mains to be seen whether the cityrsquos new Ad Hoc Alexandria Municipal Facilities Plan Task Force will add a layer of bu-reaucracy to identifying capi-tal improvement needs for the city and school system The group which is to be made up of nine ldquohighly qualified and disinterested individu-alsrdquo with three recommended members from the school sys-tem is intended to work with city and school planners to prioritize more than $700 mil-lion in capital improvements
ldquoThis is a new venture for both the city and the schoolsand I think that there will be some lessons learnedrdquo he said ldquoSo Irsquom ready to say that it will complicate the process certainly it will add a differ-
ent dynamic between the city and the schools in this pro-cess but this is new for us so I think that there will hopefully be some opportunities to get some additional expertise and a different look at our [Capital Improvement Program]rdquo
Crawley came to the city as the interim superintendent in 2013 filling the role after the abrupt resignation of for-mer superintendent Morton Sherman He has nearly 40 years of experience as an ed-ucator previously acted as the interim Superintendent of Schools in Prince Georgersquos County and held top positions in Arlington Public Schools
Crawley said that whoever his successor may be he or she will need to form relation-ships throughout the commu-nity
ldquoRelationships take time to develop they take time to nurturerdquo he said ldquoYou have to reach a common under-standing about what it is that we do and why we are doing it and that this is why we are working towards that goalrdquo
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Alexandria schools chief discusses his resignation
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Alexandria City Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley spoke with the Alexandria Times after announcing his resignation
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has been part of Alexandriarsquos code since 1963 and has been criticized by residents who consider it an unfair excuse to get unwanted cars ticketed and towed Currently residents who park on city streets need to move their car every three days which excludes weekends or holidays Enforcement is driven by resi-dent complaints as 87 percent of the 7500 suspected violations filed from 2010 to 2015 came from residents as opposed to 13 percent filed by a parking enforcement or police officer on patrol
Bert Ely with the Old Town Civic Association said that the rule will result in increased com-petition for parking throughout the city
ldquoRepealing the 72-hour rule or creating an exemption to it almost certainly will increase the number of cars competing for parking spaces on the street because that repeal will create a free good that is free long-term on street parking where that good does not exist todayrdquo he said ldquoThis will be especial-ly troublesome in areas of the
city where there already is an insufficient supply on on-street parkingrdquo
Erick Chiang who has lived on Queen Street for two decades said that his neighbors routinely park outside their homes for lon-ger than 72 hours He said the new rulersquos permitting require-ment merely adds a bureaucratic layer without providing relief to residents
ldquoThe 72-hour rule is an ar-bitrarily applied rulerdquo he said ldquoThe proposed ordinance is a step backward It will add bureaucratic costs it will add confusion to the residents in Alexandria in its application It only takes into consideration business and vacation travel and falls far short of providing reliefhellip for those especially for those without off-street parking who routinely leave their cars in the same location for periods be-yond 72 hoursrdquo
Patrick Reed a city trans-portation planner said that the pilot program will be revisited by council in late 2018
ldquoBased on the varied input that wersquove received in the pub-lic process we want to be sure that we have the appropriate in-
formation to assure that we are meeting the needs of citizens in the city and we feel that we can not do this without having the [one year] sunset provision to protect residents in terms of making sure that if the program is not effective it can be removed from the books expedientlyrdquo he said
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The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
ndash aepitropoulosalextimescom
A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
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Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
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PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
ARTS
MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
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To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
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PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
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Democratic gubernatorial candidates stopping by Alexandria
A 28-year-old Alexandria man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in the early morning of May 13 at the Extended Stay America hotel at the 200 block of Bluestone Road
Desmond A Roseboro died on May 14 after being shot at around 215 am the previous
morningPolice found Roseboro as
well as a 35-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman who were also shot but suffered non-life threatening injuries
Police did not disclose a sus-pect description a motive or the circumstances surrounding the
shootings This is the first homicide in
Alexandria this year Anyone with information
about this incident is asked to contact Detective Will Oakley at 703-746-6606 Callers may re-main anonymous
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El Galeon the replica of the 16th century Spanish galleon is set to revisit Alexandria next week
The ship will arrive at the City of Alexandria Marina on May 25 and will remain in Al-exandria until May 29
The 500-ton 160-foot-long
ship last visited Alexandria in Oct 2016 It has recently visited Panama City Florida Galves-ton Texas New Orleans Lou-isiana Baton Rouge Louisiana and Brunswick Georgia
The ship commissioned by the Nao Victoria Foundation was first launched in 2009 and
acts as a living museum It will be available for tours between 10 am and 7 pm Tickets are $10 for adults $5 for children between the ages of five and 12 and free for children under the age of five
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Democratic candidates for the upcoming Virginia guber-natorial race Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam will stop by Alexandria for a gun safety fo-rum on May 21
The Americans for Re-sponsible Solutions PAC is hosting the gun safety forum which will be held at the Alex-andria Hilton in Old Town at 1767 King St
Perriello and Northam have
different takes on gun control but both have actively criti-cized the National Rifle As-sociation Perriello a former congressman has been work-ing to distance himself from the NRA who once awarded him an A rating when he was running for reelection to rep-resent Virginiarsquos 5th congres-sional district Northam who is now lieutenant governor has long been an opponent of
the NRA routinely earning low ratings from the advocacy group
The candidates have also sparred about Perriellorsquos past relationship with the NRA in previous gubernatorial de-bates
The debate will begin at 1 pm and though a ticketed event admission is free
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people are in danger of over-dosing because opioids are so powerfulrdquo said Dr Stephen Haering director of the cityrsquos health department ldquoOpioids really destroy the individual the community the household and the workplace ndash wherev-
er it is Not just an individual We understand addictions are a disease of the brain When a person gets to that certain point with opioids the brain craves it so much it is the overriding modus operandi in their life Thatrsquos all they look for is the experience with the opioidrdquo
New dangerFentanyl a cheap and pow-
erful synthetic drug that gives dealers a bigger bang for their buck is showing up more and more mixed in seized heroin according to Kochis presenting a new risk for users The differ-ence in the drugrsquos street value is stark A kilogram of heroin is
$83000 according to Kochis versus $1200 for a kilogram of fentanyl listed on the dark web Fentanyl however can prove deadly for even the most hard-ened addicts
For Liz Wixson director for the cityrsquos clinical and emergency services this Russian Roulette approach to using street drugs is especially dangerous ndash and it makes it increasingly difficult to stop
ldquoTherersquos no drug label on a dose of opioids that you use on the street They can overdose the first time they shoot up or the 100th timerdquo she said ldquoIt has nothing to do with allure When they stop the physical conse-quences are brutal Take the worst flu you have ever had and multiply it by 1000 They are desperate to make that feeling go away Itrsquos a horrible horrible feelingrdquo
The cityrsquos responseCity officials say they are
combatting the problem to the best of their ability Mayor Al-lison Silberberg touted the cityrsquos multidisciplinary approach to fighting opioid abuse
ldquoIrsquom proud of how our city is proactive with this issue be-cause these addictions destroy families and lives jobs family relationships and of course can kill yourdquo she said ldquoHere in Alexandria Irsquom very proud of how we are committed to get-ting out in front of this issue We want to help our residents Oth-er communities have far worse situations and we have a very good approach to this and itrsquos very proactive and very com-passionaterdquo
The cityrsquos opioid workgroup formed two years ago meets bi-monthly and is made up of representatives from the cityrsquos health and police departments sheriffrsquos office fire department emergency medical service de-partment and representatives from Inova Alexandria Hospi-tal
The policersquos approachMeanwhile Alexandriarsquos
narcotics unit is focused more
on stopping drug trafficking organizations than on arresting individual addicts With this ap-proach itrsquos not surprising that the number of arrests for hero-in possession in Alexandria re-mains slight though those too are trending upward There have been 10 arrests so far in 2017 ndash which puts the city on pace for about 30 for the year ndash com-pared with 15 in 2016 and eight in 2015
The size of a recent drug bust sheds light on the growth in demand for opioids In March Alexandria police headed a re-gional undercover investiga-tion that led to the arrest of 11 individuals suspected of drug dealing including 54-year-old Alexandrian Robert E Hunt
On March 10 at 1110 am an undercover officer with the Alexandria vice and narcot-ics section bought heroin from Hunt who was later pulled over in a traffic stop with his alleged supplier 57-year-old Anthony Terry and arrested with $4100
Itrsquos not easy or
cheap to get
prescription opioids and
people have gotten to
using a more economic
option which is drugs
off the street mdash cheap
but not very smart
because of the potential
complications involved
with syntheticsrdquo
ndash Michael Brown chief Alexandria police department
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in pre-recorded money from Virginia State Police investiga-tive funds
ldquoThat was our case that we worked with the Virginia State Policerdquo Kochis said ldquoIt took significant resources and mon-ey and when I went to the chief and requested the resourcesHe didnrsquot bat an eyerdquo
According to the police de-partment the opioid surge con-trasts with a decline in overall drug incidents that required police involvement over the past two years The number of overall incidents dropped to 530 in 2016 versus the 589 in-cidents reported in 2015 Mar-ijuana remains the most-used drug making up 80 percent of all incidents Alexandria Police reported 423 marijuana-related
incidents in 2016 down from 475 in 2015
Alexandria Police Chief Mi-chael Brown said that therersquos no specific sector of the city thatrsquos prone to opioid or heroin use
ldquoThe use of drugs is not tied to one community or social economic stature Tragically people from all walks of life get involved in the drug culturerdquo he said ldquoItrsquos not easy or cheap to get prescription opioids and people have gotten to using a more economic option which is drugs off the street ndash cheap but not very smart because of the potential complications in-volved with syntheticsrdquo
The human elementIn the end it all comes back
to the suffering individual and city police realize that addicts
are human beings with a terrible problem
ldquoWhen there is an overdose Irsquom calledrdquo Kochis said ldquoand we send a detective in They will talk to the overdose victim and then give them a services card what they should do and where they should go to get helprdquo
The card is from the Alex-andria department of commu-nity and human services On one side it lists important phone numbers and websites On the opposite side it says ldquoIf you are facing substance use issues help is available Treatment can help The first step is a phone callrdquo
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OPIOIDS IN VIRGINIA
Alexandriarsquos opioid problem doesnrsquot exist within a vacuum The Port Cityrsquos growing number of overdoses and users seeking treatment is part of a trend across Virginia Since 2013 fatal drug overdoses have been the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia beating out car crashes and gun-related deaths according to a recent report compiled by Rosie Hobron a state forensic epidemiologist There were 810 fatal overdoses in Virginia in 2016 up from 471 fatal overdoses in 2015 ndash an increase of 72 percent according to the report Thatrsquos a sharp spike from the 185 opioid overdoses throughout the commonwealth in 2012
Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe declared last November that the opioid crisis was a public health emergency and this year signed four bills into law to address the issue including a law preventing doctors from prescribing acute pain medication for more than a week McAuliffe also recently discussed the epidemic with Maryland Gov Larry Hogan and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and reportedly pledged to combine the statersquos prescription monitoring data with neighboring jurisdictions to deter misuse and fraud
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Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley accepts professorship at George Mason University
BY JAMES CULLUM
The announcement on May 10 that Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley had submitted his resignation to the school board took most city residents by surprise Crawley consent-ed to an interview on Friday to discuss his departure his future and issues his succes-sor will face
Crawley said he is looking forward to the next phase of his career Training the next generation of school leaders at George Mason University He will be a professor in the graduate school of education and human development and will teach two courses in the fall and also provide intern-ship support for masterrsquos level students enrolled in the GMU educational leadership pro-gram
Crawley said that he did not actively seek the job but applied after seeing an an-nouncement that the school was looking for professors to
teach in the leadership program His resigna-tion was announced after the Alexandria City Council passed the cityrsquos fiscal year 2017 budget
ldquoThis was a person-al decision It was not connected to any dis-satisfaction from my job hererdquo he said ldquoIt was not part of the budget process It was a per-sonal decision for me I am very committed to education I am a life-long educator and will continue to be and I saw this as an opportunity to continue to reach ad-ministrators to make a difference hopefully in the lives of our princi-pals and our next leg of lead-ers That was the impetus for the changerdquo
He said that his replace-ment will face a number of challenges including a school system bursting at the seams capacity-wise and an ldquoevolv-ingrdquo relationship between ACPS and city council and staff He said addressing nec-essary capital improvements for schools will continue to be contentious
Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg said that Crawley has been a catalyst for prog-ress for the school system
ldquoHis leadership has in-creased student achievement helping position ACPS to become a high-performing school divisionrdquo she said in a statement ldquoHis vision has translated into actions that will benefit not only our chil-dren but our entire commu-nity We thank him we will miss him and we wish him all the best as he takes on a new role in higher educationrdquo
Crawleyrsquos last day is July 28 and the school board is ex-pected disclose to the public the search process for a new superintendent in the coming
weeksldquoWe will be able to put
together a timeline and a plan that we will share with our community about how we will be able to proceed with a searchrdquo said School Board Chair Ramee Gentry who commended Crawley on an outstanding job ldquoHe has worked tirelessly on behalf of our students and educatorsrdquo
Crawley said that it re-mains to be seen whether the cityrsquos new Ad Hoc Alexandria Municipal Facilities Plan Task Force will add a layer of bu-reaucracy to identifying capi-tal improvement needs for the city and school system The group which is to be made up of nine ldquohighly qualified and disinterested individu-alsrdquo with three recommended members from the school sys-tem is intended to work with city and school planners to prioritize more than $700 mil-lion in capital improvements
ldquoThis is a new venture for both the city and the schoolsand I think that there will be some lessons learnedrdquo he said ldquoSo Irsquom ready to say that it will complicate the process certainly it will add a differ-
ent dynamic between the city and the schools in this pro-cess but this is new for us so I think that there will hopefully be some opportunities to get some additional expertise and a different look at our [Capital Improvement Program]rdquo
Crawley came to the city as the interim superintendent in 2013 filling the role after the abrupt resignation of for-mer superintendent Morton Sherman He has nearly 40 years of experience as an ed-ucator previously acted as the interim Superintendent of Schools in Prince Georgersquos County and held top positions in Arlington Public Schools
Crawley said that whoever his successor may be he or she will need to form relation-ships throughout the commu-nity
ldquoRelationships take time to develop they take time to nurturerdquo he said ldquoYou have to reach a common under-standing about what it is that we do and why we are doing it and that this is why we are working towards that goalrdquo
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Alexandria schools chief discusses his resignation
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Alexandria City Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley spoke with the Alexandria Times after announcing his resignation
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has been part of Alexandriarsquos code since 1963 and has been criticized by residents who consider it an unfair excuse to get unwanted cars ticketed and towed Currently residents who park on city streets need to move their car every three days which excludes weekends or holidays Enforcement is driven by resi-dent complaints as 87 percent of the 7500 suspected violations filed from 2010 to 2015 came from residents as opposed to 13 percent filed by a parking enforcement or police officer on patrol
Bert Ely with the Old Town Civic Association said that the rule will result in increased com-petition for parking throughout the city
ldquoRepealing the 72-hour rule or creating an exemption to it almost certainly will increase the number of cars competing for parking spaces on the street because that repeal will create a free good that is free long-term on street parking where that good does not exist todayrdquo he said ldquoThis will be especial-ly troublesome in areas of the
city where there already is an insufficient supply on on-street parkingrdquo
Erick Chiang who has lived on Queen Street for two decades said that his neighbors routinely park outside their homes for lon-ger than 72 hours He said the new rulersquos permitting require-ment merely adds a bureaucratic layer without providing relief to residents
ldquoThe 72-hour rule is an ar-bitrarily applied rulerdquo he said ldquoThe proposed ordinance is a step backward It will add bureaucratic costs it will add confusion to the residents in Alexandria in its application It only takes into consideration business and vacation travel and falls far short of providing reliefhellip for those especially for those without off-street parking who routinely leave their cars in the same location for periods be-yond 72 hoursrdquo
Patrick Reed a city trans-portation planner said that the pilot program will be revisited by council in late 2018
ldquoBased on the varied input that wersquove received in the pub-lic process we want to be sure that we have the appropriate in-
formation to assure that we are meeting the needs of citizens in the city and we feel that we can not do this without having the [one year] sunset provision to protect residents in terms of making sure that if the program is not effective it can be removed from the books expedientlyrdquo he said
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10 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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The city is asking for public input as it considers renaming the Cora Kelly Recreation Cen-ter in honor of a local leader
The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
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A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
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Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
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PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
ARTS
MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
CALENDAR 1918 HOMESANNUALS are the perfect flowers to withstand the heat of summer
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
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Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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people are in danger of over-dosing because opioids are so powerfulrdquo said Dr Stephen Haering director of the cityrsquos health department ldquoOpioids really destroy the individual the community the household and the workplace ndash wherev-
er it is Not just an individual We understand addictions are a disease of the brain When a person gets to that certain point with opioids the brain craves it so much it is the overriding modus operandi in their life Thatrsquos all they look for is the experience with the opioidrdquo
New dangerFentanyl a cheap and pow-
erful synthetic drug that gives dealers a bigger bang for their buck is showing up more and more mixed in seized heroin according to Kochis presenting a new risk for users The differ-ence in the drugrsquos street value is stark A kilogram of heroin is
$83000 according to Kochis versus $1200 for a kilogram of fentanyl listed on the dark web Fentanyl however can prove deadly for even the most hard-ened addicts
For Liz Wixson director for the cityrsquos clinical and emergency services this Russian Roulette approach to using street drugs is especially dangerous ndash and it makes it increasingly difficult to stop
ldquoTherersquos no drug label on a dose of opioids that you use on the street They can overdose the first time they shoot up or the 100th timerdquo she said ldquoIt has nothing to do with allure When they stop the physical conse-quences are brutal Take the worst flu you have ever had and multiply it by 1000 They are desperate to make that feeling go away Itrsquos a horrible horrible feelingrdquo
The cityrsquos responseCity officials say they are
combatting the problem to the best of their ability Mayor Al-lison Silberberg touted the cityrsquos multidisciplinary approach to fighting opioid abuse
ldquoIrsquom proud of how our city is proactive with this issue be-cause these addictions destroy families and lives jobs family relationships and of course can kill yourdquo she said ldquoHere in Alexandria Irsquom very proud of how we are committed to get-ting out in front of this issue We want to help our residents Oth-er communities have far worse situations and we have a very good approach to this and itrsquos very proactive and very com-passionaterdquo
The cityrsquos opioid workgroup formed two years ago meets bi-monthly and is made up of representatives from the cityrsquos health and police departments sheriffrsquos office fire department emergency medical service de-partment and representatives from Inova Alexandria Hospi-tal
The policersquos approachMeanwhile Alexandriarsquos
narcotics unit is focused more
on stopping drug trafficking organizations than on arresting individual addicts With this ap-proach itrsquos not surprising that the number of arrests for hero-in possession in Alexandria re-mains slight though those too are trending upward There have been 10 arrests so far in 2017 ndash which puts the city on pace for about 30 for the year ndash com-pared with 15 in 2016 and eight in 2015
The size of a recent drug bust sheds light on the growth in demand for opioids In March Alexandria police headed a re-gional undercover investiga-tion that led to the arrest of 11 individuals suspected of drug dealing including 54-year-old Alexandrian Robert E Hunt
On March 10 at 1110 am an undercover officer with the Alexandria vice and narcot-ics section bought heroin from Hunt who was later pulled over in a traffic stop with his alleged supplier 57-year-old Anthony Terry and arrested with $4100
Itrsquos not easy or
cheap to get
prescription opioids and
people have gotten to
using a more economic
option which is drugs
off the street mdash cheap
but not very smart
because of the potential
complications involved
with syntheticsrdquo
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in pre-recorded money from Virginia State Police investiga-tive funds
ldquoThat was our case that we worked with the Virginia State Policerdquo Kochis said ldquoIt took significant resources and mon-ey and when I went to the chief and requested the resourcesHe didnrsquot bat an eyerdquo
According to the police de-partment the opioid surge con-trasts with a decline in overall drug incidents that required police involvement over the past two years The number of overall incidents dropped to 530 in 2016 versus the 589 in-cidents reported in 2015 Mar-ijuana remains the most-used drug making up 80 percent of all incidents Alexandria Police reported 423 marijuana-related
incidents in 2016 down from 475 in 2015
Alexandria Police Chief Mi-chael Brown said that therersquos no specific sector of the city thatrsquos prone to opioid or heroin use
ldquoThe use of drugs is not tied to one community or social economic stature Tragically people from all walks of life get involved in the drug culturerdquo he said ldquoItrsquos not easy or cheap to get prescription opioids and people have gotten to using a more economic option which is drugs off the street ndash cheap but not very smart because of the potential complications in-volved with syntheticsrdquo
The human elementIn the end it all comes back
to the suffering individual and city police realize that addicts
are human beings with a terrible problem
ldquoWhen there is an overdose Irsquom calledrdquo Kochis said ldquoand we send a detective in They will talk to the overdose victim and then give them a services card what they should do and where they should go to get helprdquo
The card is from the Alex-andria department of commu-nity and human services On one side it lists important phone numbers and websites On the opposite side it says ldquoIf you are facing substance use issues help is available Treatment can help The first step is a phone callrdquo
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OPIOIDS IN VIRGINIA
Alexandriarsquos opioid problem doesnrsquot exist within a vacuum The Port Cityrsquos growing number of overdoses and users seeking treatment is part of a trend across Virginia Since 2013 fatal drug overdoses have been the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia beating out car crashes and gun-related deaths according to a recent report compiled by Rosie Hobron a state forensic epidemiologist There were 810 fatal overdoses in Virginia in 2016 up from 471 fatal overdoses in 2015 ndash an increase of 72 percent according to the report Thatrsquos a sharp spike from the 185 opioid overdoses throughout the commonwealth in 2012
Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe declared last November that the opioid crisis was a public health emergency and this year signed four bills into law to address the issue including a law preventing doctors from prescribing acute pain medication for more than a week McAuliffe also recently discussed the epidemic with Maryland Gov Larry Hogan and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and reportedly pledged to combine the statersquos prescription monitoring data with neighboring jurisdictions to deter misuse and fraud
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Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley accepts professorship at George Mason University
BY JAMES CULLUM
The announcement on May 10 that Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley had submitted his resignation to the school board took most city residents by surprise Crawley consent-ed to an interview on Friday to discuss his departure his future and issues his succes-sor will face
Crawley said he is looking forward to the next phase of his career Training the next generation of school leaders at George Mason University He will be a professor in the graduate school of education and human development and will teach two courses in the fall and also provide intern-ship support for masterrsquos level students enrolled in the GMU educational leadership pro-gram
Crawley said that he did not actively seek the job but applied after seeing an an-nouncement that the school was looking for professors to
teach in the leadership program His resigna-tion was announced after the Alexandria City Council passed the cityrsquos fiscal year 2017 budget
ldquoThis was a person-al decision It was not connected to any dis-satisfaction from my job hererdquo he said ldquoIt was not part of the budget process It was a per-sonal decision for me I am very committed to education I am a life-long educator and will continue to be and I saw this as an opportunity to continue to reach ad-ministrators to make a difference hopefully in the lives of our princi-pals and our next leg of lead-ers That was the impetus for the changerdquo
He said that his replace-ment will face a number of challenges including a school system bursting at the seams capacity-wise and an ldquoevolv-ingrdquo relationship between ACPS and city council and staff He said addressing nec-essary capital improvements for schools will continue to be contentious
Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg said that Crawley has been a catalyst for prog-ress for the school system
ldquoHis leadership has in-creased student achievement helping position ACPS to become a high-performing school divisionrdquo she said in a statement ldquoHis vision has translated into actions that will benefit not only our chil-dren but our entire commu-nity We thank him we will miss him and we wish him all the best as he takes on a new role in higher educationrdquo
Crawleyrsquos last day is July 28 and the school board is ex-pected disclose to the public the search process for a new superintendent in the coming
weeksldquoWe will be able to put
together a timeline and a plan that we will share with our community about how we will be able to proceed with a searchrdquo said School Board Chair Ramee Gentry who commended Crawley on an outstanding job ldquoHe has worked tirelessly on behalf of our students and educatorsrdquo
Crawley said that it re-mains to be seen whether the cityrsquos new Ad Hoc Alexandria Municipal Facilities Plan Task Force will add a layer of bu-reaucracy to identifying capi-tal improvement needs for the city and school system The group which is to be made up of nine ldquohighly qualified and disinterested individu-alsrdquo with three recommended members from the school sys-tem is intended to work with city and school planners to prioritize more than $700 mil-lion in capital improvements
ldquoThis is a new venture for both the city and the schoolsand I think that there will be some lessons learnedrdquo he said ldquoSo Irsquom ready to say that it will complicate the process certainly it will add a differ-
ent dynamic between the city and the schools in this pro-cess but this is new for us so I think that there will hopefully be some opportunities to get some additional expertise and a different look at our [Capital Improvement Program]rdquo
Crawley came to the city as the interim superintendent in 2013 filling the role after the abrupt resignation of for-mer superintendent Morton Sherman He has nearly 40 years of experience as an ed-ucator previously acted as the interim Superintendent of Schools in Prince Georgersquos County and held top positions in Arlington Public Schools
Crawley said that whoever his successor may be he or she will need to form relation-ships throughout the commu-nity
ldquoRelationships take time to develop they take time to nurturerdquo he said ldquoYou have to reach a common under-standing about what it is that we do and why we are doing it and that this is why we are working towards that goalrdquo
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Alexandria schools chief discusses his resignation
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Alexandria City Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley spoke with the Alexandria Times after announcing his resignation
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has been part of Alexandriarsquos code since 1963 and has been criticized by residents who consider it an unfair excuse to get unwanted cars ticketed and towed Currently residents who park on city streets need to move their car every three days which excludes weekends or holidays Enforcement is driven by resi-dent complaints as 87 percent of the 7500 suspected violations filed from 2010 to 2015 came from residents as opposed to 13 percent filed by a parking enforcement or police officer on patrol
Bert Ely with the Old Town Civic Association said that the rule will result in increased com-petition for parking throughout the city
ldquoRepealing the 72-hour rule or creating an exemption to it almost certainly will increase the number of cars competing for parking spaces on the street because that repeal will create a free good that is free long-term on street parking where that good does not exist todayrdquo he said ldquoThis will be especial-ly troublesome in areas of the
city where there already is an insufficient supply on on-street parkingrdquo
Erick Chiang who has lived on Queen Street for two decades said that his neighbors routinely park outside their homes for lon-ger than 72 hours He said the new rulersquos permitting require-ment merely adds a bureaucratic layer without providing relief to residents
ldquoThe 72-hour rule is an ar-bitrarily applied rulerdquo he said ldquoThe proposed ordinance is a step backward It will add bureaucratic costs it will add confusion to the residents in Alexandria in its application It only takes into consideration business and vacation travel and falls far short of providing reliefhellip for those especially for those without off-street parking who routinely leave their cars in the same location for periods be-yond 72 hoursrdquo
Patrick Reed a city trans-portation planner said that the pilot program will be revisited by council in late 2018
ldquoBased on the varied input that wersquove received in the pub-lic process we want to be sure that we have the appropriate in-
formation to assure that we are meeting the needs of citizens in the city and we feel that we can not do this without having the [one year] sunset provision to protect residents in terms of making sure that if the program is not effective it can be removed from the books expedientlyrdquo he said
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10 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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The city is asking for public input as it considers renaming the Cora Kelly Recreation Cen-ter in honor of a local leader
The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
ndash aepitropoulosalextimescom
A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
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Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
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PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
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Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
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PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
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So
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Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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people are in danger of over-dosing because opioids are so powerfulrdquo said Dr Stephen Haering director of the cityrsquos health department ldquoOpioids really destroy the individual the community the household and the workplace ndash wherev-
er it is Not just an individual We understand addictions are a disease of the brain When a person gets to that certain point with opioids the brain craves it so much it is the overriding modus operandi in their life Thatrsquos all they look for is the experience with the opioidrdquo
New dangerFentanyl a cheap and pow-
erful synthetic drug that gives dealers a bigger bang for their buck is showing up more and more mixed in seized heroin according to Kochis presenting a new risk for users The differ-ence in the drugrsquos street value is stark A kilogram of heroin is
$83000 according to Kochis versus $1200 for a kilogram of fentanyl listed on the dark web Fentanyl however can prove deadly for even the most hard-ened addicts
For Liz Wixson director for the cityrsquos clinical and emergency services this Russian Roulette approach to using street drugs is especially dangerous ndash and it makes it increasingly difficult to stop
ldquoTherersquos no drug label on a dose of opioids that you use on the street They can overdose the first time they shoot up or the 100th timerdquo she said ldquoIt has nothing to do with allure When they stop the physical conse-quences are brutal Take the worst flu you have ever had and multiply it by 1000 They are desperate to make that feeling go away Itrsquos a horrible horrible feelingrdquo
The cityrsquos responseCity officials say they are
combatting the problem to the best of their ability Mayor Al-lison Silberberg touted the cityrsquos multidisciplinary approach to fighting opioid abuse
ldquoIrsquom proud of how our city is proactive with this issue be-cause these addictions destroy families and lives jobs family relationships and of course can kill yourdquo she said ldquoHere in Alexandria Irsquom very proud of how we are committed to get-ting out in front of this issue We want to help our residents Oth-er communities have far worse situations and we have a very good approach to this and itrsquos very proactive and very com-passionaterdquo
The cityrsquos opioid workgroup formed two years ago meets bi-monthly and is made up of representatives from the cityrsquos health and police departments sheriffrsquos office fire department emergency medical service de-partment and representatives from Inova Alexandria Hospi-tal
The policersquos approachMeanwhile Alexandriarsquos
narcotics unit is focused more
on stopping drug trafficking organizations than on arresting individual addicts With this ap-proach itrsquos not surprising that the number of arrests for hero-in possession in Alexandria re-mains slight though those too are trending upward There have been 10 arrests so far in 2017 ndash which puts the city on pace for about 30 for the year ndash com-pared with 15 in 2016 and eight in 2015
The size of a recent drug bust sheds light on the growth in demand for opioids In March Alexandria police headed a re-gional undercover investiga-tion that led to the arrest of 11 individuals suspected of drug dealing including 54-year-old Alexandrian Robert E Hunt
On March 10 at 1110 am an undercover officer with the Alexandria vice and narcot-ics section bought heroin from Hunt who was later pulled over in a traffic stop with his alleged supplier 57-year-old Anthony Terry and arrested with $4100
Itrsquos not easy or
cheap to get
prescription opioids and
people have gotten to
using a more economic
option which is drugs
off the street mdash cheap
but not very smart
because of the potential
complications involved
with syntheticsrdquo
ndash Michael Brown chief Alexandria police department
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in pre-recorded money from Virginia State Police investiga-tive funds
ldquoThat was our case that we worked with the Virginia State Policerdquo Kochis said ldquoIt took significant resources and mon-ey and when I went to the chief and requested the resourcesHe didnrsquot bat an eyerdquo
According to the police de-partment the opioid surge con-trasts with a decline in overall drug incidents that required police involvement over the past two years The number of overall incidents dropped to 530 in 2016 versus the 589 in-cidents reported in 2015 Mar-ijuana remains the most-used drug making up 80 percent of all incidents Alexandria Police reported 423 marijuana-related
incidents in 2016 down from 475 in 2015
Alexandria Police Chief Mi-chael Brown said that therersquos no specific sector of the city thatrsquos prone to opioid or heroin use
ldquoThe use of drugs is not tied to one community or social economic stature Tragically people from all walks of life get involved in the drug culturerdquo he said ldquoItrsquos not easy or cheap to get prescription opioids and people have gotten to using a more economic option which is drugs off the street ndash cheap but not very smart because of the potential complications in-volved with syntheticsrdquo
The human elementIn the end it all comes back
to the suffering individual and city police realize that addicts
are human beings with a terrible problem
ldquoWhen there is an overdose Irsquom calledrdquo Kochis said ldquoand we send a detective in They will talk to the overdose victim and then give them a services card what they should do and where they should go to get helprdquo
The card is from the Alex-andria department of commu-nity and human services On one side it lists important phone numbers and websites On the opposite side it says ldquoIf you are facing substance use issues help is available Treatment can help The first step is a phone callrdquo
ndash jcullumalextimescom
OPIOIDS IN VIRGINIA
Alexandriarsquos opioid problem doesnrsquot exist within a vacuum The Port Cityrsquos growing number of overdoses and users seeking treatment is part of a trend across Virginia Since 2013 fatal drug overdoses have been the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia beating out car crashes and gun-related deaths according to a recent report compiled by Rosie Hobron a state forensic epidemiologist There were 810 fatal overdoses in Virginia in 2016 up from 471 fatal overdoses in 2015 ndash an increase of 72 percent according to the report Thatrsquos a sharp spike from the 185 opioid overdoses throughout the commonwealth in 2012
Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe declared last November that the opioid crisis was a public health emergency and this year signed four bills into law to address the issue including a law preventing doctors from prescribing acute pain medication for more than a week McAuliffe also recently discussed the epidemic with Maryland Gov Larry Hogan and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and reportedly pledged to combine the statersquos prescription monitoring data with neighboring jurisdictions to deter misuse and fraud
GRAPHICS BY EVAN BERKOWITZ
DRUGS FROM | 6
8 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley accepts professorship at George Mason University
BY JAMES CULLUM
The announcement on May 10 that Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley had submitted his resignation to the school board took most city residents by surprise Crawley consent-ed to an interview on Friday to discuss his departure his future and issues his succes-sor will face
Crawley said he is looking forward to the next phase of his career Training the next generation of school leaders at George Mason University He will be a professor in the graduate school of education and human development and will teach two courses in the fall and also provide intern-ship support for masterrsquos level students enrolled in the GMU educational leadership pro-gram
Crawley said that he did not actively seek the job but applied after seeing an an-nouncement that the school was looking for professors to
teach in the leadership program His resigna-tion was announced after the Alexandria City Council passed the cityrsquos fiscal year 2017 budget
ldquoThis was a person-al decision It was not connected to any dis-satisfaction from my job hererdquo he said ldquoIt was not part of the budget process It was a per-sonal decision for me I am very committed to education I am a life-long educator and will continue to be and I saw this as an opportunity to continue to reach ad-ministrators to make a difference hopefully in the lives of our princi-pals and our next leg of lead-ers That was the impetus for the changerdquo
He said that his replace-ment will face a number of challenges including a school system bursting at the seams capacity-wise and an ldquoevolv-ingrdquo relationship between ACPS and city council and staff He said addressing nec-essary capital improvements for schools will continue to be contentious
Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg said that Crawley has been a catalyst for prog-ress for the school system
ldquoHis leadership has in-creased student achievement helping position ACPS to become a high-performing school divisionrdquo she said in a statement ldquoHis vision has translated into actions that will benefit not only our chil-dren but our entire commu-nity We thank him we will miss him and we wish him all the best as he takes on a new role in higher educationrdquo
Crawleyrsquos last day is July 28 and the school board is ex-pected disclose to the public the search process for a new superintendent in the coming
weeksldquoWe will be able to put
together a timeline and a plan that we will share with our community about how we will be able to proceed with a searchrdquo said School Board Chair Ramee Gentry who commended Crawley on an outstanding job ldquoHe has worked tirelessly on behalf of our students and educatorsrdquo
Crawley said that it re-mains to be seen whether the cityrsquos new Ad Hoc Alexandria Municipal Facilities Plan Task Force will add a layer of bu-reaucracy to identifying capi-tal improvement needs for the city and school system The group which is to be made up of nine ldquohighly qualified and disinterested individu-alsrdquo with three recommended members from the school sys-tem is intended to work with city and school planners to prioritize more than $700 mil-lion in capital improvements
ldquoThis is a new venture for both the city and the schoolsand I think that there will be some lessons learnedrdquo he said ldquoSo Irsquom ready to say that it will complicate the process certainly it will add a differ-
ent dynamic between the city and the schools in this pro-cess but this is new for us so I think that there will hopefully be some opportunities to get some additional expertise and a different look at our [Capital Improvement Program]rdquo
Crawley came to the city as the interim superintendent in 2013 filling the role after the abrupt resignation of for-mer superintendent Morton Sherman He has nearly 40 years of experience as an ed-ucator previously acted as the interim Superintendent of Schools in Prince Georgersquos County and held top positions in Arlington Public Schools
Crawley said that whoever his successor may be he or she will need to form relation-ships throughout the commu-nity
ldquoRelationships take time to develop they take time to nurturerdquo he said ldquoYou have to reach a common under-standing about what it is that we do and why we are doing it and that this is why we are working towards that goalrdquo
ndash jcullumalextimescom
Alexandria schools chief discusses his resignation
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Alexandria City Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley spoke with the Alexandria Times after announcing his resignation
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has been part of Alexandriarsquos code since 1963 and has been criticized by residents who consider it an unfair excuse to get unwanted cars ticketed and towed Currently residents who park on city streets need to move their car every three days which excludes weekends or holidays Enforcement is driven by resi-dent complaints as 87 percent of the 7500 suspected violations filed from 2010 to 2015 came from residents as opposed to 13 percent filed by a parking enforcement or police officer on patrol
Bert Ely with the Old Town Civic Association said that the rule will result in increased com-petition for parking throughout the city
ldquoRepealing the 72-hour rule or creating an exemption to it almost certainly will increase the number of cars competing for parking spaces on the street because that repeal will create a free good that is free long-term on street parking where that good does not exist todayrdquo he said ldquoThis will be especial-ly troublesome in areas of the
city where there already is an insufficient supply on on-street parkingrdquo
Erick Chiang who has lived on Queen Street for two decades said that his neighbors routinely park outside their homes for lon-ger than 72 hours He said the new rulersquos permitting require-ment merely adds a bureaucratic layer without providing relief to residents
ldquoThe 72-hour rule is an ar-bitrarily applied rulerdquo he said ldquoThe proposed ordinance is a step backward It will add bureaucratic costs it will add confusion to the residents in Alexandria in its application It only takes into consideration business and vacation travel and falls far short of providing reliefhellip for those especially for those without off-street parking who routinely leave their cars in the same location for periods be-yond 72 hoursrdquo
Patrick Reed a city trans-portation planner said that the pilot program will be revisited by council in late 2018
ldquoBased on the varied input that wersquove received in the pub-lic process we want to be sure that we have the appropriate in-
formation to assure that we are meeting the needs of citizens in the city and we feel that we can not do this without having the [one year] sunset provision to protect residents in terms of making sure that if the program is not effective it can be removed from the books expedientlyrdquo he said
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FILE PHOTO
10 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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In honor of its 5th Anniversary Del Ray Cafeacute will donate
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Two matching gifts could push the total up to $30000 Join us this month
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Maury Lane Fund
The city is asking for public input as it considers renaming the Cora Kelly Recreation Cen-ter in honor of a local leader
The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
ndash aepitropoulosalextimescom
A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
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Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
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PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
16 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
ARTS
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
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To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
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PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
Death Notices
May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
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in pre-recorded money from Virginia State Police investiga-tive funds
ldquoThat was our case that we worked with the Virginia State Policerdquo Kochis said ldquoIt took significant resources and mon-ey and when I went to the chief and requested the resourcesHe didnrsquot bat an eyerdquo
According to the police de-partment the opioid surge con-trasts with a decline in overall drug incidents that required police involvement over the past two years The number of overall incidents dropped to 530 in 2016 versus the 589 in-cidents reported in 2015 Mar-ijuana remains the most-used drug making up 80 percent of all incidents Alexandria Police reported 423 marijuana-related
incidents in 2016 down from 475 in 2015
Alexandria Police Chief Mi-chael Brown said that therersquos no specific sector of the city thatrsquos prone to opioid or heroin use
ldquoThe use of drugs is not tied to one community or social economic stature Tragically people from all walks of life get involved in the drug culturerdquo he said ldquoItrsquos not easy or cheap to get prescription opioids and people have gotten to using a more economic option which is drugs off the street ndash cheap but not very smart because of the potential complications in-volved with syntheticsrdquo
The human elementIn the end it all comes back
to the suffering individual and city police realize that addicts
are human beings with a terrible problem
ldquoWhen there is an overdose Irsquom calledrdquo Kochis said ldquoand we send a detective in They will talk to the overdose victim and then give them a services card what they should do and where they should go to get helprdquo
The card is from the Alex-andria department of commu-nity and human services On one side it lists important phone numbers and websites On the opposite side it says ldquoIf you are facing substance use issues help is available Treatment can help The first step is a phone callrdquo
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OPIOIDS IN VIRGINIA
Alexandriarsquos opioid problem doesnrsquot exist within a vacuum The Port Cityrsquos growing number of overdoses and users seeking treatment is part of a trend across Virginia Since 2013 fatal drug overdoses have been the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia beating out car crashes and gun-related deaths according to a recent report compiled by Rosie Hobron a state forensic epidemiologist There were 810 fatal overdoses in Virginia in 2016 up from 471 fatal overdoses in 2015 ndash an increase of 72 percent according to the report Thatrsquos a sharp spike from the 185 opioid overdoses throughout the commonwealth in 2012
Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe declared last November that the opioid crisis was a public health emergency and this year signed four bills into law to address the issue including a law preventing doctors from prescribing acute pain medication for more than a week McAuliffe also recently discussed the epidemic with Maryland Gov Larry Hogan and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and reportedly pledged to combine the statersquos prescription monitoring data with neighboring jurisdictions to deter misuse and fraud
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Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley accepts professorship at George Mason University
BY JAMES CULLUM
The announcement on May 10 that Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley had submitted his resignation to the school board took most city residents by surprise Crawley consent-ed to an interview on Friday to discuss his departure his future and issues his succes-sor will face
Crawley said he is looking forward to the next phase of his career Training the next generation of school leaders at George Mason University He will be a professor in the graduate school of education and human development and will teach two courses in the fall and also provide intern-ship support for masterrsquos level students enrolled in the GMU educational leadership pro-gram
Crawley said that he did not actively seek the job but applied after seeing an an-nouncement that the school was looking for professors to
teach in the leadership program His resigna-tion was announced after the Alexandria City Council passed the cityrsquos fiscal year 2017 budget
ldquoThis was a person-al decision It was not connected to any dis-satisfaction from my job hererdquo he said ldquoIt was not part of the budget process It was a per-sonal decision for me I am very committed to education I am a life-long educator and will continue to be and I saw this as an opportunity to continue to reach ad-ministrators to make a difference hopefully in the lives of our princi-pals and our next leg of lead-ers That was the impetus for the changerdquo
He said that his replace-ment will face a number of challenges including a school system bursting at the seams capacity-wise and an ldquoevolv-ingrdquo relationship between ACPS and city council and staff He said addressing nec-essary capital improvements for schools will continue to be contentious
Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg said that Crawley has been a catalyst for prog-ress for the school system
ldquoHis leadership has in-creased student achievement helping position ACPS to become a high-performing school divisionrdquo she said in a statement ldquoHis vision has translated into actions that will benefit not only our chil-dren but our entire commu-nity We thank him we will miss him and we wish him all the best as he takes on a new role in higher educationrdquo
Crawleyrsquos last day is July 28 and the school board is ex-pected disclose to the public the search process for a new superintendent in the coming
weeksldquoWe will be able to put
together a timeline and a plan that we will share with our community about how we will be able to proceed with a searchrdquo said School Board Chair Ramee Gentry who commended Crawley on an outstanding job ldquoHe has worked tirelessly on behalf of our students and educatorsrdquo
Crawley said that it re-mains to be seen whether the cityrsquos new Ad Hoc Alexandria Municipal Facilities Plan Task Force will add a layer of bu-reaucracy to identifying capi-tal improvement needs for the city and school system The group which is to be made up of nine ldquohighly qualified and disinterested individu-alsrdquo with three recommended members from the school sys-tem is intended to work with city and school planners to prioritize more than $700 mil-lion in capital improvements
ldquoThis is a new venture for both the city and the schoolsand I think that there will be some lessons learnedrdquo he said ldquoSo Irsquom ready to say that it will complicate the process certainly it will add a differ-
ent dynamic between the city and the schools in this pro-cess but this is new for us so I think that there will hopefully be some opportunities to get some additional expertise and a different look at our [Capital Improvement Program]rdquo
Crawley came to the city as the interim superintendent in 2013 filling the role after the abrupt resignation of for-mer superintendent Morton Sherman He has nearly 40 years of experience as an ed-ucator previously acted as the interim Superintendent of Schools in Prince Georgersquos County and held top positions in Arlington Public Schools
Crawley said that whoever his successor may be he or she will need to form relation-ships throughout the commu-nity
ldquoRelationships take time to develop they take time to nurturerdquo he said ldquoYou have to reach a common under-standing about what it is that we do and why we are doing it and that this is why we are working towards that goalrdquo
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Alexandria schools chief discusses his resignation
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Alexandria City Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley spoke with the Alexandria Times after announcing his resignation
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has been part of Alexandriarsquos code since 1963 and has been criticized by residents who consider it an unfair excuse to get unwanted cars ticketed and towed Currently residents who park on city streets need to move their car every three days which excludes weekends or holidays Enforcement is driven by resi-dent complaints as 87 percent of the 7500 suspected violations filed from 2010 to 2015 came from residents as opposed to 13 percent filed by a parking enforcement or police officer on patrol
Bert Ely with the Old Town Civic Association said that the rule will result in increased com-petition for parking throughout the city
ldquoRepealing the 72-hour rule or creating an exemption to it almost certainly will increase the number of cars competing for parking spaces on the street because that repeal will create a free good that is free long-term on street parking where that good does not exist todayrdquo he said ldquoThis will be especial-ly troublesome in areas of the
city where there already is an insufficient supply on on-street parkingrdquo
Erick Chiang who has lived on Queen Street for two decades said that his neighbors routinely park outside their homes for lon-ger than 72 hours He said the new rulersquos permitting require-ment merely adds a bureaucratic layer without providing relief to residents
ldquoThe 72-hour rule is an ar-bitrarily applied rulerdquo he said ldquoThe proposed ordinance is a step backward It will add bureaucratic costs it will add confusion to the residents in Alexandria in its application It only takes into consideration business and vacation travel and falls far short of providing reliefhellip for those especially for those without off-street parking who routinely leave their cars in the same location for periods be-yond 72 hoursrdquo
Patrick Reed a city trans-portation planner said that the pilot program will be revisited by council in late 2018
ldquoBased on the varied input that wersquove received in the pub-lic process we want to be sure that we have the appropriate in-
formation to assure that we are meeting the needs of citizens in the city and we feel that we can not do this without having the [one year] sunset provision to protect residents in terms of making sure that if the program is not effective it can be removed from the books expedientlyrdquo he said
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10 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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The city is asking for public input as it considers renaming the Cora Kelly Recreation Cen-ter in honor of a local leader
The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
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A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
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Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
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PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
ARTS
MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
CALENDAR 1918 HOMESANNUALS are the perfect flowers to withstand the heat of summer
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
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Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
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Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
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Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley accepts professorship at George Mason University
BY JAMES CULLUM
The announcement on May 10 that Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley had submitted his resignation to the school board took most city residents by surprise Crawley consent-ed to an interview on Friday to discuss his departure his future and issues his succes-sor will face
Crawley said he is looking forward to the next phase of his career Training the next generation of school leaders at George Mason University He will be a professor in the graduate school of education and human development and will teach two courses in the fall and also provide intern-ship support for masterrsquos level students enrolled in the GMU educational leadership pro-gram
Crawley said that he did not actively seek the job but applied after seeing an an-nouncement that the school was looking for professors to
teach in the leadership program His resigna-tion was announced after the Alexandria City Council passed the cityrsquos fiscal year 2017 budget
ldquoThis was a person-al decision It was not connected to any dis-satisfaction from my job hererdquo he said ldquoIt was not part of the budget process It was a per-sonal decision for me I am very committed to education I am a life-long educator and will continue to be and I saw this as an opportunity to continue to reach ad-ministrators to make a difference hopefully in the lives of our princi-pals and our next leg of lead-ers That was the impetus for the changerdquo
He said that his replace-ment will face a number of challenges including a school system bursting at the seams capacity-wise and an ldquoevolv-ingrdquo relationship between ACPS and city council and staff He said addressing nec-essary capital improvements for schools will continue to be contentious
Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg said that Crawley has been a catalyst for prog-ress for the school system
ldquoHis leadership has in-creased student achievement helping position ACPS to become a high-performing school divisionrdquo she said in a statement ldquoHis vision has translated into actions that will benefit not only our chil-dren but our entire commu-nity We thank him we will miss him and we wish him all the best as he takes on a new role in higher educationrdquo
Crawleyrsquos last day is July 28 and the school board is ex-pected disclose to the public the search process for a new superintendent in the coming
weeksldquoWe will be able to put
together a timeline and a plan that we will share with our community about how we will be able to proceed with a searchrdquo said School Board Chair Ramee Gentry who commended Crawley on an outstanding job ldquoHe has worked tirelessly on behalf of our students and educatorsrdquo
Crawley said that it re-mains to be seen whether the cityrsquos new Ad Hoc Alexandria Municipal Facilities Plan Task Force will add a layer of bu-reaucracy to identifying capi-tal improvement needs for the city and school system The group which is to be made up of nine ldquohighly qualified and disinterested individu-alsrdquo with three recommended members from the school sys-tem is intended to work with city and school planners to prioritize more than $700 mil-lion in capital improvements
ldquoThis is a new venture for both the city and the schoolsand I think that there will be some lessons learnedrdquo he said ldquoSo Irsquom ready to say that it will complicate the process certainly it will add a differ-
ent dynamic between the city and the schools in this pro-cess but this is new for us so I think that there will hopefully be some opportunities to get some additional expertise and a different look at our [Capital Improvement Program]rdquo
Crawley came to the city as the interim superintendent in 2013 filling the role after the abrupt resignation of for-mer superintendent Morton Sherman He has nearly 40 years of experience as an ed-ucator previously acted as the interim Superintendent of Schools in Prince Georgersquos County and held top positions in Arlington Public Schools
Crawley said that whoever his successor may be he or she will need to form relation-ships throughout the commu-nity
ldquoRelationships take time to develop they take time to nurturerdquo he said ldquoYou have to reach a common under-standing about what it is that we do and why we are doing it and that this is why we are working towards that goalrdquo
ndash jcullumalextimescom
Alexandria schools chief discusses his resignation
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Alexandria City Schools Superintendent Dr Alvin Crawley spoke with the Alexandria Times after announcing his resignation
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has been part of Alexandriarsquos code since 1963 and has been criticized by residents who consider it an unfair excuse to get unwanted cars ticketed and towed Currently residents who park on city streets need to move their car every three days which excludes weekends or holidays Enforcement is driven by resi-dent complaints as 87 percent of the 7500 suspected violations filed from 2010 to 2015 came from residents as opposed to 13 percent filed by a parking enforcement or police officer on patrol
Bert Ely with the Old Town Civic Association said that the rule will result in increased com-petition for parking throughout the city
ldquoRepealing the 72-hour rule or creating an exemption to it almost certainly will increase the number of cars competing for parking spaces on the street because that repeal will create a free good that is free long-term on street parking where that good does not exist todayrdquo he said ldquoThis will be especial-ly troublesome in areas of the
city where there already is an insufficient supply on on-street parkingrdquo
Erick Chiang who has lived on Queen Street for two decades said that his neighbors routinely park outside their homes for lon-ger than 72 hours He said the new rulersquos permitting require-ment merely adds a bureaucratic layer without providing relief to residents
ldquoThe 72-hour rule is an ar-bitrarily applied rulerdquo he said ldquoThe proposed ordinance is a step backward It will add bureaucratic costs it will add confusion to the residents in Alexandria in its application It only takes into consideration business and vacation travel and falls far short of providing reliefhellip for those especially for those without off-street parking who routinely leave their cars in the same location for periods be-yond 72 hoursrdquo
Patrick Reed a city trans-portation planner said that the pilot program will be revisited by council in late 2018
ldquoBased on the varied input that wersquove received in the pub-lic process we want to be sure that we have the appropriate in-
formation to assure that we are meeting the needs of citizens in the city and we feel that we can not do this without having the [one year] sunset provision to protect residents in terms of making sure that if the program is not effective it can be removed from the books expedientlyrdquo he said
ndash jcullumalextimescom
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10 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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The city is asking for public input as it considers renaming the Cora Kelly Recreation Cen-ter in honor of a local leader
The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
ndash aepitropoulosalextimescom
A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
ndash aepitropoulosalextimescom
Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
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PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
ARTS
MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
BZA Case 2017-0018130 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for variances to construct a two-story addition in the required side yards zoned RMTownhouse Applicant Gregory Wilson and Kathleen Cummings represented by William Cromley
BZA Case 2017-0019310 E Glebe Road Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct an open back porch in the required side yard zoned RBTownhouse Applicant Patrick Jansen
BZA Case 2017-00202311 Valley Drive Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-8Single Family Applicant Blake K Thompson represented by James Finn
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has been part of Alexandriarsquos code since 1963 and has been criticized by residents who consider it an unfair excuse to get unwanted cars ticketed and towed Currently residents who park on city streets need to move their car every three days which excludes weekends or holidays Enforcement is driven by resi-dent complaints as 87 percent of the 7500 suspected violations filed from 2010 to 2015 came from residents as opposed to 13 percent filed by a parking enforcement or police officer on patrol
Bert Ely with the Old Town Civic Association said that the rule will result in increased com-petition for parking throughout the city
ldquoRepealing the 72-hour rule or creating an exemption to it almost certainly will increase the number of cars competing for parking spaces on the street because that repeal will create a free good that is free long-term on street parking where that good does not exist todayrdquo he said ldquoThis will be especial-ly troublesome in areas of the
city where there already is an insufficient supply on on-street parkingrdquo
Erick Chiang who has lived on Queen Street for two decades said that his neighbors routinely park outside their homes for lon-ger than 72 hours He said the new rulersquos permitting require-ment merely adds a bureaucratic layer without providing relief to residents
ldquoThe 72-hour rule is an ar-bitrarily applied rulerdquo he said ldquoThe proposed ordinance is a step backward It will add bureaucratic costs it will add confusion to the residents in Alexandria in its application It only takes into consideration business and vacation travel and falls far short of providing reliefhellip for those especially for those without off-street parking who routinely leave their cars in the same location for periods be-yond 72 hoursrdquo
Patrick Reed a city trans-portation planner said that the pilot program will be revisited by council in late 2018
ldquoBased on the varied input that wersquove received in the pub-lic process we want to be sure that we have the appropriate in-
formation to assure that we are meeting the needs of citizens in the city and we feel that we can not do this without having the [one year] sunset provision to protect residents in terms of making sure that if the program is not effective it can be removed from the books expedientlyrdquo he said
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10 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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The city is asking for public input as it considers renaming the Cora Kelly Recreation Cen-ter in honor of a local leader
The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
ndash aepitropoulosalextimescom
A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
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Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
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PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
16 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
ARTS
MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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FOODIE FROM | 17
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
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VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
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Alexandria-LARGE LUXURY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday May 20 800AM-400PM Lenox Place Cross St West Glebe amp Charles Ave as well as West Glebe amp Elbert Ave 22305 (DVDs Video Games Furniture Books electronics LuLaRoe 20 off)
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Maury Lane Fund
The city is asking for public input as it considers renaming the Cora Kelly Recreation Cen-ter in honor of a local leader
The new proposal put for-ward by Councilman Willie Bailey calls for the city to re-name the recreation center lo-cated at 25 West Reed Avenue the Leonard ldquoChickrdquo Arm-strong Recreation Center
Armstrong a longtime youth football and basket-
ball coach with Alexandriarsquos Department of Recreation Parks and Cultural Activities is remembered as an influ-ential mentor to local youth Armstrong served as commis-sioner of the Johnson-Siebert Summer Adult Basketball League for eight years and was the 2005 recipient of the sportsmanship award from the Mid-Atlantic Recreation amp Parksrsquo Sports Alliance
The city invites the public to comment on this proposal until June 16 through email-ing jackbrowardalexandri-avagov with the subject line ldquoLeonard lsquoChickrsquo Armstrong Recreation Centerrdquo or through mailing a comment to Rec-reation and Parks Attn Jack Browand 1108 Jefferson St Alexandria Virginia 22314
ndash aepitropoulosalextimescom
A new proposal from Sen Tim Kaine D-Va could make funds accessible for two Alex-andria public schools to update their aging infrastructure
Kaine recently announced he is co-sponsoring the School Infrastructure Modernization Act which aims to make pub-lic funds available for historic school buildings Under the proposed legislation the fed-eral historic rehabilitation tax
credit would be extended to historic buildings still used as schools
Mount Vernon Communi-ty School which was built in 1923 and TC Williams High Schoolrsquos Minnie Howard Cam-pus which was built in 1954 would both be eligible for the tax credit under the new pro-posal
The proposal comes at a time when Alexandria City
Public Schools is preparing to embark on a number of capital improvement projects to up-date older schools Though Al-exandria certainly has a num-ber of historic campuses itrsquos in good company ndash more than 800 schools in Virginia are at least 50 years old
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Kaine proposal could free up funding for two Alexandria public schools
THE WEEKLY BRIEFINGCity mulls renaming Cora Kelly Recreation Center
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
ndash jcullumalextimescom
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
16 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
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MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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FARM to TABLE
ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
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Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
ndash jcullumalextimescom
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
16 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
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So
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Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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SPORTS
BY JAMES CULLUM
Three Alexandria high school girlsrsquo lacrosse teams have reached the final four
of the Virginia Independent School Athletic association state tournament On Friday reigning state champs St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes play
Episcopal High School and fast-attacking Bishop Ireton plays the Richmond-based Collegiate school at the High-land School field in Warren-ton
SSSAS advanced into the tournament by defeating St Annersquos Belfield 16-1 on Wednesday The team has the best record of the bunch at 26-1 and head coach Kathy Jen-kins expects history to repeat itself with another champion-ship game against local rival Bishop Ireton which it defeat-ed 12-5 last year in the finals Ten of SSSASrsquo 24 players are graduating seniors all of whom are committed to play-ing collegiate lacrosse
ldquoI think this is going to be one of those that is going to go back and forth between us and Bishop Iretonrdquo Jen-kins said ldquoOur team is very competitive very committed and many of our players have played a together on the same team since middle schoolrdquo
Bishop Ireton has its sights set on winning The Cardi-nals beat St Catherinersquos 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the tournament The team is 17-5 this season and is respected in the region for its commitment to fitness and team building Athletes
play lacrosse year-round and participate in 6 am weight room workouts in the off-sea-son Typically schools do not have such a commitment to a single sport and Episcopal and SSSAS have many multi-sport athletes
ldquoIreton is very strong and fast but 99 percent of our kids play other sportsrdquo Jenkins said ldquoThey run a very tight ship and they start every year in Junerdquo
Ireton has adjusted this year after losing leading scor-er Kelly Larkin the former WCAC player of the year who is now playing at the US Na-val Academy Larkin scored an incredible 238 goals in 94 total games during her tenure at Ireton and the Cardinalsrsquo offense was largely structured around her
ldquoI feel great about where we are nowrdquo said Ireton head coach Rick Sofield after Wednesdayrsquos game ldquoThe kids are healthy they are playing fast Our defense looks tight We held this team scoreless for about 35 minutes Therersquos a certain standard of play that is expected of a Bishop Ireton Cardinal and wersquore playing at our peak right nowrdquo
Iretonrsquos 24-player squad will do light workouts and
Three Alexandria teams reach state lacrosse semifinalsSSSAS Bishop Ireton and Episcopal vie for girlsrsquo lacrosse state championship
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton lacrosse head coach Rick Sofield talks to his team during halftime against St Catherinersquos on Wednesday
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
ndash jcullumalextimescom
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
16 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
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FOODIE FROM | 17
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
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Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
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yoga before heading into this weekendrsquos tournament
Ireton senior Kayla Mar-shall who scored two goals on Wednesday said her team is unselfish and is playing one game at a time
ldquoWe play as one unitrdquo said Marshall who will attend the University of Louisville this fall ldquoOutside of lacrosse wersquore all best friends and we hang out all the time Right now wersquore not focusing on the championship yet We want to focus on our next opponent because we respect all and fear none Thatrsquos kind of been our team motto this yearrdquo
Episcopal High School with an 11-5 record this sea-son is the dark horse in the
upcoming competition The team defeated Potomac 9-8 to earn the right to take on SS-SAS at 4 pm on Friday in the tournament semifinals
ldquoThe game [against Po-tomac] was very much a nail biter We were up 7-3 at one point and Potomac came back and made it very excitingrdquo said Episcopal head coach Ashley McDowell ldquoI think we can win this thing We are absolutely the underdogs and we know that the story of la-crosse in Alexandria has been St Stephenrsquos and St Agnes and Bishop Ireton and I am proud that Episcopal is in that mixrdquo
McDowell said that her young team which has four
seniors has won hard-fought 1-to-2 point victories through-out the season and that the team has turned a corner since she took over as head coach four years ago
ldquoWhen I started our record was 4-15rdquo she said ldquoWersquore a very fast team very scrappyrdquo
As for SSSAS should the team win on Friday and ad-vance to the finals on Satur-day they will spend the night in Warrenton Jenkins said
ldquoWe are going to stay Fri-day nightrdquo she said ldquoMy girls like to stay and hang out as a team because it is the end for them and we have so many se-niorsrdquo
ndash jcullumalextimescom
PHOTOJAMES CULLUM
Bishop Ireton midfielder Anna Segar takes on a St Catherinersquos defender The Cardinals won 17-3 at home on Wednesday to advance into the VISAA state championship tournament this weekend in Warrenton
14 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
16 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
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MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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Buy tickets early at our box office or online
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
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So
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on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
Death Notices
May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY JUNE 8 2017- 730 PM COUNCIL CHAM-
BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
BZA Case 2017-0018130 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for variances to construct a two-story addition in the required side yards zoned RMTownhouse Applicant Gregory Wilson and Kathleen Cummings represented by William Cromley
BZA Case 2017-0019310 E Glebe Road Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct an open back porch in the required side yard zoned RBTownhouse Applicant Patrick Jansen
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Spice up your wedding reception with food barsHave fun planning your
wedding reception by think-ing outside of the traditional sit-down dinner and wedding cake Serving food at stations or ldquobar stylerdquo can be a fun op-tion for offering up (un)tradi-tional fare in a fresh way
Whether you want to in-corporate a food bar just for appetizers or dessert or you are looking to forego a formal dinner these tasty and innova-tive stations are one more way to show your guests who you are as a couple
Here are a few reception
bars that have nothing to do with cocktails
Fondue StationCheese or chocolate Both
are crowd-pleasers and both offer a variety of tasty dipping accoutrement that will delight guests Fondue works great during cocktail hour or in ad-dition to or in lieu of wedding cake
AntipastoThink crostini station the
intersection at which crusty breads meets your choice
of tomato bruschettas olive tapenades spicy salamis and a variety of cheeses
Candy BarNo cake No problem Sat-
isfy your guestsrsquo sweet tooths by showcasing your favorite candies in clear glass jars like yoursquod see in a vintage drug-store
You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
them home doubling your dessert as guest favors
Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
snack than popcorn If you plan on dancing the night away with your guests a pop-corn bar could be a fantastic addition to your reception You can offer various flavors such as movie style cheese or kettle corn Encourage guests to spice it up with different
salts or spices such as cinna-mon or paprika
The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
16 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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Store Location 106 North Saint Asaph Street
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 17
BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
ARTS
MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
CALENDAR 1918 HOMESANNUALS are the perfect flowers to withstand the heat of summer
20
WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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Open auditions all levels NW Campus June 10 and August 19Open audition Pre BalletndashLevel 2
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Red White amp Tuna 63 - 624
Just in time for July 4th LTA returns to the third smallest town in Texas to celebrate Red White amp Tuna Welcome to Tuna where the Lionrsquos Club is too liberal Patsy Cline never dies and the residents never stop listening to OKKK the local radio station Join the wild ride of quick changes and comedic characterizations
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
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Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
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FOODIE FROM | 17
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
Death Notices
May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY JUNE 8 2017- 730 PM COUNCIL CHAM-
BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
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You can even offer small paper bags or boxes so that guests can fill them and take
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Popcorn BarWhat is a better late night
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The best part about recep-tion bars Your imagination is the limit Virtually any food can be turned into a chic self-serve station They are totally customizable to your taste personality and even geogra-phy
Hosting a southern fete Offer a biscuit bar with vari-ous spreads and toppings Or a sweet tea bar with assorted syrups guests can add such as peach or raspberry Never been a fan of the traditional ldquochicken or beefrdquo option Cre-ate a taco station Any one of these is sure to be something your guests remember forever
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS
When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
ARTS
MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
CALENDAR 1918 HOMESANNUALS are the perfect flowers to withstand the heat of summer
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WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
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Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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FOODIE FROM | 17
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
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BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
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When my fianceacute and I started planning for our wed-ding about a year ago I was lost There was so much to think about from our venue to the catering to the deacutecor and the drinks There was one thing we knew for sure We wanted it to be personal while keeping our expenses as low as possible
Wersquove always enjoyed craft beer from the very ear-ly stages of our relationship One of our first dates was at a gastropub and when wersquore traveling breweries are al-ways on the itinerary While my experience with craft beer has mostly been limited to consuming it my fianceacute is a home brewer and has even ex-perimented with growing his own grain
With the average cost of an open bar at a wedding running about $2800 brewing our own batch of beer for the cere-mony in addition to providing alternatives to beer like wine champagne and soda for those not partaking seemed to be the most cost-effective and uniquely ldquousrdquo option
When choosing the style of
beer we went with something summery and refreshing A Belgian-style white ale with hints of honey orange peel and coriander
We also considered how we wanted to serve the beer Did we want to bottle it indi-vidually or did we want to in-vest in a kegging system
For us it came down to what was easiest Bottling beer individually can take hours from properly steriliz-ing the bottles to avoid infec-tion to sealing each bottle by hand We took the plunge and bought a kegging system that we also knew would make
serving guests a more seam-less ndash and frankly more fun ndash experience
Once we knew our recipe and how we were serving our beer we were ready for a brew day
Home brewing is an all-day activity easily taking about six to eight hours from ldquomashing inrdquo the first step in the brewing process to pour-ing the soon-to-be-beer mix-ture in an airtight container where it can ferment
Mashing in which in-volves steeping malted barley and wheat in water is where all brewing starts While the
home brewing process looks different than brewing with commercial equipment itrsquos the same concept A 2-liter pot which can be purchased anywhere kitchenware is for sale will do the trick A ther-mometer and zip ties that can help hold the thermometer in place on the pot are also es-sential as the mixture must be kept around 150 degrees Fahrenheit for the 90-minute period
After the mashing in pro-cess is over itrsquos time to strain the new mixture A colander and cheesecloth work well to separate the liquid from the grain After the initial strain-ing itrsquos necessary to pour cold water over the grain to strip it of any remaining sugars
After that the remaining mixture called ldquowortrdquo is boiled for 50 minutes At the end of the 50-minute period any extra flavors can be add-ed and boiled for an additional 10 minutes In our case that meant adding coriander or-ange peel and honey We used Texas honey given to us by my cousin to add something spe-cial to the recipe
Once the wort is done boil-ing the mixture is strained
again before being poured into a fermenter Then itrsquos time for the final and argu-ably most important step Pitching the yeast The yeast is what makes the beer-like mixture into beer by consum-
Times
SNATCHEDGoldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play delightful verbal tennis as mother and daughter but are derailed by a weak script
ARTS
MAY HAPPENINGSCheck out whatrsquos going on around Alexandria
CALENDAR 1918 HOMESANNUALS are the perfect flowers to withstand the heat of summer
20
WWWALEXTIMESCOM 17MAY 18 2017 LivingFoodie Home brewing could make your wedding stand out
Recipe (Blanche de Texas)Makes five gallons
n 175 pounds Muntons DME wheat
n 4 ounces Belgian clear candi sugar
n 1 ounce German Hallertau Hers-brucker (hops)
n 1 teaspoon bitter orange peel
n frac12 teaspoon crushed coriander
n 1 teaspoon Irish Moss
n 1 yeast packet (Wyeastrsquos 3944 Belgian witbier)
n 1 cup honey
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The first step in the brewing process is ldquomashing inrdquo which involves steeping grain to convert starch into the sugars that ferment into beer
SEE FOODIE | 25
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
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BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 18ARTS
BY RICHARD ROEPER
They should have just stayed home There was plen-ty of comedy to be found right there Ah such a missed op-portunity The tantalizing enticement of Goldie Hawn pairing with Amy Schumer for a mother-daughter road-trip buddy comedy has some moments but never fulfills its promise
As their onscreen adven-tures and antics grow zanier and broader the laughs ac-tually grow softer and more sporadic
When Hawn and Schumer are playing verbal tennis trad-ing passive-aggressive criti-cisms along with genuinely af-fectionate observations as only a mother and her grown daugh-ter can itrsquos mainstream movie comedy at a high level mdash an absolute delight to witness
When theyrsquore slogging through the jungle valiantly
but unsuccessfully trying to wring laughs out of an un-funny gross-out tapeworm sequence or involved in the 137th allegedly humorous slow-mo hero walk parody in recent movie history we find ourselves wishing theyrsquod found a better premise a stronger script sharper lines
ldquoSnatchedrdquo has Schumer playing a comedy lite vari-ation on the character she so brilliantly portrayed in ldquoTrainwreckrdquo mdash one of my favorite performances in one of my favorite comedies in re-cent years Her Emily Middle-ton is not particularly likable at first blush and also aimless self-absorbed and without am-bition
In short order Emily is fired from her retail job and dumped by her musician boyfriend just before their scheduled and nonrefundable vacation to Ecuador None of Emilyrsquos friends take her up on the offer of a free trip so Emily invites her divorced cat-loving mother Linda (Hawn) to come along
Herersquos the thing though Emily has such an off-putting personality we totally under-stand why she got fired why she got dumped and why none of her friends would want to travel with her Yes thatrsquos the launching point for any num-ber of comedies in which the selfish lead becomes a better person after hitting rock bot-tom but Emilyrsquos growth is thinly sketched and implau-
lsquoSnatchedrsquo takes a wrong turn
SEE SNATCHED | 25
COURTESY PHOTO
Poor script wastes pairing of Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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SEE CALENDAR | 26
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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FOODIE FROM | 17
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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May 27
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40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
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ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 19May 18
FRIENDS OF ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIAL Join current Friends of Alexandria Archae-ology members and city archaeolo-gists for a happy hour at The Light Horse Learn how you can support the preservation of the cityrsquos archaeo-logical heritage and hear about the exclusive benefits offered to FOAA members Admission is freeTime 5 to 7 pm Location The Light Horse 715 King StInformation wwwfoaainfo
May 19
BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters in celebrating this yearrsquos Bike to Work Day which promotes bicycling as an eco-friendly fun and healthy way to get to work The city will host four pit stops (Market Square at City Hall Car-lyle Del Ray Mark Center) Register and check in at a pit stop to get a free t-shirt food and drink and the opportunity to win prizes This rain or shine event is free Time 630 to 900 amLocation Market Square at City Hall Carlyle Del Ray Mark CenterInformation httpsalexandriavagovGOAlex
FAMILY SPLASH NIGHT Join your friends for Family Splash Night featuring James Polk Elementary School Enjoy swimming beach ball and aqua basketball and a floating obstacle course The evening will include safety tips and swimming skills assessments for youth Light re-freshments will be served Admission is $4 per person Time 6 to 9 pm Location Chinquapin Park Recre-ation Center amp Aquatics Facility 3210 King St Information 703-746-5553
May 20
WATERFRONT EXCAVATION TOUR Join city archaeologists for a tour of the current discoveries at 2 Duke St and a conversation about the rich history the waterfront exca-vations offer The tour of Robinson Terminal South is free but reserva-tions are required Time 930 am to 1015 am Location 2 Duke St Information 703-746-4399
TampES OPEN HOUSE The Depart-ment of Transportation and Environ-mental Services invites the public to come learn more about the role of the department with free hands-on events and activitiesTime 10 am to 2 pm Location 2900 Business Center DriveInformation httpalexandriavagovTES
FORT WARD TOUR AND CIVIL WAR CONCERT Observe Armed Forces Day by attending a soldier-led
tour of Fort Ward followed by a concert of Civil War music by the Federal City Brass Band at 1 pm Tour participants will learn about the construction and history of Fort Ward and the daily lives of soldiers sta-tioned there The Federal City Brass Band will recreate the music and appearance of a US Army regimental band of the 1860s Members perform in authentic dress and play original brass instruments of the period The tour and concert are free with no advance registration requiredTime 11 am Location Fort Ward Museum 4301 W Braddock RoadInformation httpswwwalexan-driavagovfortward
CIVIL WAR FIREFIGHTING WALKING TOUR When Virgin-ia joined the Confederacy Union troops occupied Alexandria and the US Army assumed most municipal functions The ldquoWersquove Been Burned Alexandria Firefighters During the Civil Warrdquo walking tour explores firefighting during the occupation These ques-tions will be answered as participants visit sites of four of the five firehous-es Tickets are $6 for adults $4 for ages 10 to 17 Reservations are required as space is limited Time 1 to 3 pm Location Friendship Firehouse Museum 107 S Alfred St Information httpsshopalexan-driavagov
LECTURE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN IMMIGRATION Dr Nemata Blyden a George Washington University professor discusses the Africans who arrived in the United States after slavery ended in 1863 James Kwegyir Agyeman was one of them and arrived from the Gold Coast in 1898 became an influential member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church taught at Living-ston College and co-founded Ghanarsquos prestigious Achimota High School Admission is freeTime 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe St Information 703-746-4356
PRESERVATION MONTH WALK Join neighborhood historians and city preservation planners for a 90-minute walking tour of the streets of Rosemont an early 20th century trolley suburb with an intact collection of craftsman colonial revival and foursquare houses The tour will also consider examples of ldquoappropriate alterations and additionsrdquo to historic homes Tickets are $10 and advance reservations are required Wear com-fortable walking attire Time 2 to 430 pm Location Start location and recep-tion address will be provided to all registrantsInformation httpsalexandriavagovShop
May 22
VOTER REGISTRATION DEAD-LINE Virginians who will be 18 or
older by Nov 7 2017 can apply to register to vote for the June 13 Dem-ocratic and Republican Primaries May 22 is the registration deadline Applications are available from the web site below or by calling the voter registration office Admission is free Time 5 pm Location Voter Registration Office 132 N Royal St Information 703-746-4050
May 24
LAKE COOK RETROFIT COM-MUNITY MEETING The City of Alexandria has awarded a contract to AVON Corporation for the construction of the Lake Cook Retrofit Project Con-struction is anticipated to start in May 2017 with the completion scheduled for Summer 2018 A public informa-tion meeting will be held to provide an overview of the project and answer questions The meeting is free and open to the public Time 7 to 830 pm Location Charles E Beatley Jr Central Library 5005 Duke St Information httpswwwalexan-driavagov85740
LECTURE COULD THE CIVIL WAR HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Mark Tooley president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy will discuss his new book ldquoThe Peace That Almost Was The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil Warrdquo This is Tooleyrsquos third book and examines in detail this little-known last attempt to avoid the bloodshed that took the lives of nearly three quarters of a million Americans and left deep scars across the country Free for Alexandria His-torical Society members and $5 per person for non-membersTime 7 to 9 pm Location Lyceum 201 S Wash-ington St Information httpsalexandriahis-toricalsocietywildapricotorg
May 25
HAPPY HOUR IN THE GAR-DEN Tour the Murray-Dick-Faw-cett House as the final event of Alexandriarsquos Preservation Month activities Enjoy an advanced look at this 18th-century house recently purchased and now owned and operated by the City of Alexandria After the tour stop by a happy hour in the garden to catch up with other preservationists The rain location for the happy hour at The Lyceum Alex-andriarsquos History Museum Advance registration recommended and a $10 donation is requestedTime 530 to 730 pm Location 517 Prince St Information httpsalexandriavagovShop
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HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 20
SEE GARDENS | 21
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
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So
luti
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Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
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BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
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MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE
Alexandria-LARGE LUXURY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday May 20 800AM-400PM Lenox Place Cross St West Glebe amp Charles Ave as well as West Glebe amp Elbert Ave 22305 (DVDs Video Games Furniture Books electronics LuLaRoe 20 off)
Located just a few blocks from the Potomac this detached single-family home tucked away on Queen Street is a gem waiting to be discovered Custom built in 1965 with spacious rooms and lots of windows this home has had the privilege of being loved by only three families
Situated on a lot stretching back from the street along a gar-den path it flares at the back to accommodate the house and pa-
tio and has access to a gate on the rear alley Landscaped with hydrangeas dogwoods ferns camellias redbud kerria vibur-num roses and other flowering shrubs and trees the front and rear gardens are always a de-light
When entering the bright open home from the courtyard you find yourself amazed at the attention to detail and the care in upkeep the owner has afforded
this home From the extremely solid brick construction to the lovely hardwood floors you can feel the pride and love of owner-ship through the ages
Ready for her next chapter this lovely home is ready for a new owner to breathe in new life and joy Finish the basement complete the upstairs attic ex-pand the kitchenhellipthe possibili-ties are limitless
BY MARTY ROSS
The heat is on and annual flowers have arrived at gar-den shops ready to make this summer the most dazzling ever No other blooms can beat the performance of annu-al flowers which bloom from May on all the way through to the first frost Plant them now and enjoy them for months
Annuals are all the bright marigolds zinnias salvias lantanas petunias begonias verbenas and other blooms sold at garden shops by the truckload in spring and sum-mer for flowerpots and flow-erbeds Theyrsquore often already in bloom when you buy them and they just get bigger and better as the season progress-es Theyrsquore easy to grow ver-satile and lots of fun
If yoursquove never had a gar-den before these showy re-liable plants will make a big impression in a pot by the front door or on the patio for a party Theyrsquoll make you feel like a garden artist right away If yoursquove been gardening for years you already know that annuals are hard-working plants they pump up the gar-den with color fill in the inev-itable gaps in flowerbeds and instantly turn flowerpots into movable showpieces
ldquoAnnuals remain wildly popularrdquo says Jeanine Stan-dard a spokeswoman for Proven Winners the company that introduced high-perfor-mance Supertunias (and many other plants) to the gardening world ldquoTherersquos no other way to get that amazing impact of color in a landscaperdquo
Pink and purple flowers are a hot trend this year Stan-dard says and she thinks it reflects optimism among gar-deners
ldquoWhen people are optimis-tic they love brighter colorsrdquo she says Proven Winnersrsquo flashy Bubble Gum Super-tunia is the companyrsquos annu-al flower of the year chosen by retailers who vote based on customer preferences Besides pink you can find Supertunias in lots of other colors cherry rose raspber-ry lemon white and a rich velvety purple They will fill a flowerpot all by themselves spilling exuberantly over the edges
Gardeners are looking for more than color Standard says They want plants with other purposes too and an-
nuals fill an important niche They attract butterflies and other pollinators and they can attract hummingbirds Stan-dardrsquos favorite hummingbird plants are cupheas and salvias which she pairs in pots with a Black Cherry Supertunia
Consumers also want to conserve water and other re-sources she says so plants
that donrsquot need pampering are in demand Hybridizers have responded by introducing ev-er-tougher annuals such as lantanas vincas euphorbias and verbenas
When yoursquore buying an-nuals a shopping cart gives you a place to try colors out
Location 512 Queen StBedrooms 3 Bathrooms 25Year built 1965Neighborhood Old Town
One of Old Town Alexandriarsquos gems is coming available for the first time in three decades
Summer flowers Theyrsquore hot
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AT A GLANCE
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Courtyard entrance through the front gardens
affords privacy and bird watching
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Custom built in 1965 with open and bright rooms
PHOTOTAKI SIDLEY
Donrsquot be afraid to use just one spectacular plant in a pot This is Mega-watt begonia and it blooms all summer long in shade or part sun
FROM GARDENS | 20
HOMES ALEX ANDRIA TIMES MAY 18 2017 21
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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FOODIE FROM | 17
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
Death Notices
May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
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LEGAL NOTICE
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY JUNE 8 2017- 730 PM COUNCIL CHAM-
BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
BZA Case 2017-0018130 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for variances to construct a two-story addition in the required side yards zoned RMTownhouse Applicant Gregory Wilson and Kathleen Cummings represented by William Cromley
BZA Case 2017-0019310 E Glebe Road Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct an open back porch in the required side yard zoned RBTownhouse Applicant Patrick Jansen
BZA Case 2017-00202311 Valley Drive Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-8Single Family Applicant Blake K Thompson represented by James Finn
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MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE
Alexandria-LARGE LUXURY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday May 20 800AM-400PM Lenox Place Cross St West Glebe amp Charles Ave as well as West Glebe amp Elbert Ave 22305 (DVDs Video Games Furniture Books electronics LuLaRoe 20 off)
Morgan Willemsen Aimee Ranalli 703-399-9878 morganwillemsenlnfcom The Willemsen Group400 King St Alexandria VA 22314
L ONG amp F O ST E R O L D T OW N R E A LTOR S P OT L IG H T
Morgan Willemsen and Aimee Ranalli of the Willemsen Group view buying and selling homes as a process that requires up-front edu-cation ldquoThere is a lot of misinforma-tion on the internet about home buying and sellingrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe love to sit down with potential clients and educate them to help launch their home search or prepare their properties for salerdquo Younger than most teams yet mature beyond their years Wil-lemsen and Ranalli who both have marketing backgrounds specialize in working with first time buyers in the 25 to 45 age range ldquoWe walk tandemly with clients through the process and let them know when they need to make their next steprdquo said Willemsen who is
licensed in Virginia and DC ldquoWe tell them what to expect nextrdquo Willemsen originally from Missouri was initially drawn to real estate when she and her military husband were moving back to the DC area from Japan ldquoI had a hard time getting ahold of realtors to work with me from afarrdquo she said She saw an unmet need of realtors working with mili-tary families and joined the Parker Team upon her return It was there Willemsen met Ranalli who hails from Lancaster Pennsylvania Ranalli found real estate was a perfect niche utilizing her previous marketing and custom-er service career in New York City Ranalli is licensed in Virginia Willemsen said the team has established a good referral network
and can help current clients when they move to other states before they get on the ground She said they get many referrals from past clients ldquoWe remain as resources for our clients even after the sale of a homerdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe even manage major renovation projects for our seller clients by getting contractor bids and choosing finishes while keeping the owner apprised of the processrdquo she said Willemsen said she and Ranalli are constantly educating themselves and that they hold a unique certifi-cation as Pricing Strategy Advisors ldquoContinuing to educate ourselves helps us educate our clientsrdquo Willemsen said ldquoWe find that if we educate upfront the process runs incredibly smooth from thererdquo
Morgan Willemsen bull Aimee Ranalli bull The Willemsen Group
Taking care of annualsn When shopping for annuals be sure to read the labels
ldquoFull sunrdquo means at least six hours a day although eight hours is even better
n If yoursquore planting in flowerpots buy fresh potting soil Pot-ting soil retains moisture well and it is lightweight and easy to work with
n Pay attention to watering Plants in pots will absolutely need regular watering Plants in the ground have access to moisture deep in the soil but they may need watering in the heat of the season too If yoursquore not sure whether your plants need water poke your finger into the soil If it feels moist you can wait a day to water
n Annuals need nutrients to bloom all summer long Add a slow-release fertilizer when you plant and supplement it by watering occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer mdash you can mix it in a watering can
n To keep annuals looking fresh and tidy you may want to clip off flowers as they fade This also encourages the plants to keep producing more blooms
next to one another and ex-periment with combinations that you can then plant in your pots and flowerbeds at home Check the labels on the plants you like These days many la-bels suggest companion plants in complementary harmoni-ous or contrasting colors or foliage plants to add interest-ing texture to a combination in a flowerpot
Donrsquot be afraid to go bigldquoThe one big trend I have
been talking about with peo-ple is toward large statuesque annuals versatile enough for sun or shaderdquo says Bill Calk-ins product marketing man-ager for Ball Horticultural which introduced ever-bloom-ing heat-tolerant Wave pe-tunias among many other annuals including zinnias begonias lantanas verbenas impatiens and coleus
Calkins says customers like large annuals ldquobecause they look big and tough mdash and
they are theyrsquore rock-solidrdquoThese days gardeners are
making adventurous combi-nations in pots Calkins says starting with tropical plants for drama and filling in with colorful annual flowers and foliage plants of every de-scription The palette and performance of coleus plants which are grown for their
splashy flashy foliage rath-er than for their flowers are better than ever he says and many coleus work well in sun or shade
New compact long-bloom-ing zinnias marigolds and torenias are showy plants that mix well with others in con-tainers or look great on their own Profusion and Zahara zinnias are fresh bright and tough as nails
ldquoWe have zinnias for a reasonrdquo Calkins says ldquoThey are awesome They hold their color and just get more vibrant through the seasonrdquo
Calkins an avid gardener also loves growing vegetables in pots Both ornamental and edible peppers for example look terrific in containers Arugula and greens of all kinds add plenty of color and texture to pots
ldquoGardeners are having fun with ediblesrdquo Calkins says and theyrsquore doing it in flower-pots Last year he combined
eggplant petunias and mari-golds in a flowerpot ldquoItrsquos fun to play around with that stuffrdquo he says
Thatrsquos what annuals are all about Let yourself go with combinations of col-ors and textures Plant pots with one flower you really
love or make combinations to suit your taste to match your house trim or to comple-ment the pillows on your pa-tio furniture ldquoNobody wants one-size-fits-all flowerpotsrdquo Calkins says Put annuals to work and yoursquoll be richly re-warded
PHOTOBALL HORTICULTURAL
Velvety purple Night Sky petunia is covered with a constellation of white spots ldquoItrsquos not just a unique petunia itrsquos a really good petuniardquo says Bill Calkins of Ball Horticultural the company that introduced this variety
22 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Our ViewOpioids in Alexandria A growing problem
Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 23
To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
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Few people or communities remain untouched by the opioid cri-sis that has seemingly reached its tentacles into every corner of the United States
The stories are all too familiar The cousin who has been in and out of drug rehab for years the co-worker who became dependent on pain-killers after an accident the son or daughter who found the wrong crowd and became hooked If wersquore not personally affected we have collectively watched from afar as prominent entertainers like actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and singer Prince have died from overdoses
For years the stereotypical drug addict was poor and lived in the inner city His or her drug was heroin an opiate derived from the poppy plant Heroin use was stigmatized and most people not living in inner cities felt relatively safe because the sense was that heroin addiction was isolated to some ldquootherrdquo place This perception was largely a myth as heroin has been widely available for years
More recently the US heartland has experienced a surge in drug addiction and overdoses Economic stagnation combined with a sense of hopelessness has left many people searching for something While Karl Marx called religion ldquothe opiate of the massesrdquo in recent years increasing numbers have turned to heroin ndash which has been joined by synthetic drugs like fentanyl and OxyContin to form the drug class ldquoopioidsrdquo ndash and not religion as their source of solace
Alexandria neither inner city nor flyover country is also suscep-tible to this growing nationwide problem As our page one story in this weekrsquos Alexandria Times ndash ldquoOpioids in Alexandria Two-year surge has city responders working overtimerdquo ndash illustrates opioid use is increasing exponentially in our city
We believe that this subject warrants an in-depth examination because we as a community canrsquot effectively combat a problem until or unless we shed light on it This weekrsquos piece is therefore the first salvo in an on-going series that will run in the Times over the coming months
In this weekrsquos installment city police health officials and others share insights on what itrsquos like to combat these drugs while trying to help the addicts themselves
We also examine some of the data surrounding overdoses arrests and treatment in Alexandria from 2015 through the first four months of 2017 Unfortunately the trend in all three categories is sharply up-ward with 2017 set to be the deadliest year yet for opioids in the Port City
Times reporter James Cullum will be the primary author of pieces in this series but the endeavor will be a team effort with our whole editorial staff contributing to planning data collection and design
Look for each story on page one with the ldquoOpioids in Alexan-driardquo logo as we explore various facets of the crisis from the drugs themselves to stories of users to the toll addiction takes on family and friends Also check out our web page at wwwalextimescom where we will create a landing page for the entire series to be reviewed at once
We welcome readersrsquo input as this series unfolds If there are par-ticular facets of this crisis you would like to know more about please contact us at lettersalextimescom
To the editorA few business owners
want to create a new $22 million tax on Old Town businesses Their argument whether they realize it or not is the city and its allied non-profits are incompetent Their own proposal demon-strates they are not competent to run a business improve-ment district
Visit Alexandria says it doesnrsquot support Old Town businesses and needs more advertising money from the BID But it wonrsquot post how it spends its existing ad budget and Old Town is promoted all over its own web page
The BID proponents say the city wonrsquot pick up gar-bage so the BID will Last time I looked someone is emptying the garbage and cleaning the streets
The Waterfront Commis-sion says we need to spend
more money to improve the waterfront and the BID can do that But then the council says the waterfront improve-ments wonrsquot be charged to the BID
The BID says we need to pay for new signs to make Old Town look nicer I see new signs hanging from the street light outside my busi-ness
City staff plan to divert tax money away from Old Town and charge the BID for existing services The BID proponents say ldquotrust usrdquo this wonrsquot happen
The Alexandria Econom-ic Development Partnership staff says the BID needs to be created to be explored Then they have plans for an inter-im board to hire an executive director and this would be repaid from the BID tax But somehow this doesnrsquot guar-antee the tax will be passed
AEDP says office and re-tail vacancies are a problem but their own reports say Old Town is better than anywhere else in Northern Virginia So raising taxes and rents will reduce vacancies by some amazing reversal of how re-tail economics actually work
The Old Town business tax will only help about 4 blocks of lower King Street but will tax businesses all the way to the Metro and up and down Washington Street No one is explaining to them what they get other than high-er taxes
A vote for the BID creation and tax is a vote for mismanagement
ndash DH JudgeKing Street
business owner resident commercial and
residential property owner
Your Views
Old Town BID tax is aboutlong-term mismanagement
OpinionldquoWhere the press is free and every man is able to read all is saferdquo - Thomas Jefferson
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To the editor Despite Patricia Washington
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 25
FOODIE FROM | 17
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ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
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40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
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BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
BZA Case 2017-0018130 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for variances to construct a two-story addition in the required side yards zoned RMTownhouse Applicant Gregory Wilson and Kathleen Cummings represented by William Cromley
BZA Case 2017-0019310 E Glebe Road Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct an open back porch in the required side yard zoned RBTownhouse Applicant Patrick Jansen
BZA Case 2017-00202311 Valley Drive Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-8Single Family Applicant Blake K Thompson represented by James Finn
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Alexandria-LARGE LUXURY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday May 20 800AM-400PM Lenox Place Cross St West Glebe amp Charles Ave as well as West Glebe amp Elbert Ave 22305 (DVDs Video Games Furniture Books electronics LuLaRoe 20 off)
and companyrsquos good work at Visit Alexandria we take issue with her letter in the April 13 Alexandria Times ldquoOld Town BID would provide huge return on investmentrdquo in which paragraph five gives some impressive hard data on Visit Alexandriarsquos accomplishments
In discussing the Business Improvement District initiative she notes that one should always start with data Where is the BID data What was its analysis Data is normally numerical not broad generalizations from other quite different cities
The first mention of anything of substance is ldquoBIDs were found to result in increased commercial property values and that higher value was sustained over timerdquo
If Visit Alexandria is focused on commercial property values that seems to be a change from its stated mission of attracting tourists and visitors and is telling
As to the assertion that ldquoThree major gaps not part of Visit Alexandriarsquos core mission are local marketing promotional events and physical improvementsrdquo
n It seems any local marketing should cover the gamut of potential visitors to our city as what would attract ldquoovernight visitorsrdquo would attract regional day trippers The website is good and
appeals to us as residents of Alexandria
But local marketing is harmed by one critical issue ndash the deteriorating parking situation We know multiple groups and individual friends whom we invite to Old Town for dinner and events and they refuse to come because of parking
n Wersquore curious what promotional events they envision There are so many wonderful events already ndash thatrsquos one of the reasons we chose to live here ndash but we cannot keep up with them all
n Washington said that ldquothe slipping physical condition of Old Townrdquo is harming businesses Thatrsquos a head-scratcher Therersquos some truth to it but has anyone asked why Is it not the responsibility of the City of Alexandria to maintain the physical condition all areas in the city How about businesses themselves maintaining the environs of their properties
From our perspective the BID initiative originated as ldquoWaterfront Governancerdquo but we already have a government that we elect and pay If council votes to approve the BID itrsquos tacit admission the city has abrogated its existing responsibilities for proper maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure
Comparisons with National Harbor the Southwest Waterfront Ballston et al
are specious Alexandria is blessed with the third oldest historic district in the United States Based on our many conversations with visitors local to international thatrsquos what they love about Old Town They want to revisit because of its history uniqueness and pleasant relief from the contrived cookie-cutter experiences elsewhere in the Metro region
ldquoA BID would be an opportunity for Old Townrsquos businesses large and small alike to band together to make sure the Old Town experience remains extraordinary to all visitorshelliprdquo
Absolutely But why do it with some sort of quasi-municipal mechanism ie a city tax while taking normal governance buttons away from citizens and taxpayers
Old Town is a special unique mix of businesses and neighborhoods Thatrsquos why many of us choose to live here We support our small businesses with our pocketbooks words and deeds But typically ignored is the impact on residents and their neighborhoods of over commercialization and over densification
Itrsquos high time that factor became part of the cityrsquos calculus
ndash Kathryn Papp and Hal Hardaway
Alexandria
Public restrooms need better signage
Washingtonrsquos arguments for BID donrsquot add up Senior Corner | By Frederick Reardon
Imagine that you canrsquot take care of yourself Maybe you are incapacitated by memory loss or impaired judgement You are disabled You are subject to neglect exploitation and abuse Family or friends do not step in to help They may even take ad-vantage of you Your living conditions and life quality decline precipitously What will happen to you
Under these des-perate circumstances the Virginia courts can decide that you are so disabled and unable to make deci-sions and care for yourself that you need a guardian to look out for your interests and make your legal decisions
I just retired and fortunate-ly do not have these kinds of problems yet While looking for volunteer opportunities I was intrigued by the City of Alexan-driarsquos need for volunteer guard-ians It required passing a police background check and meeting with city staff and people poten-tially needing my help It took more than a year after applying before the city finally nominat-ed and the court appointed me a guardian It happened again a month later
Both people I work with are older and live in a local nurs-ing home In one case Irsquom also conservator which means that I manage their money as well This requires more work num-bers and reports I like this too But I can see that many people who would be good guardians would not want to be conserva-tors
I was successor guardian to city-retained Alexandria attor-neys Dingman Labowitz PC They have been very helpful to me in making the transition and learning the job I get their mail
deal with Social Security Medi-care and Medicaid and sub-mit annual reports to the court When they have an issue the home calls When they get sick the doctor calls I try to visit them at least quarterly (one remembers me the other canrsquot) When they
die I will make their fi-nal arrangements
After the first few months it gets more routine You start to know them They tell me the same stories re-peatedly and one mem-ory is from childhood I get medical reports and staff briefings on
their status surprisingly often Most of the phone calls that I get seem routine I mostly just listen and concur
Even though I donrsquot give them any direct care I feel like an important part of their sup-port team The system wants a responsible party They need an advocate Two weeks ago one went to the hospital with a mild stroke I told the doctor that he might lose his nursing home bed if he was away too long (Medicaid rules) Thankfully he was home the next day No-body wants to be in a hospital anyway
My contact at the City of Al-exandria Velda Weathers says that they have a third person at the same nursing home who needs a guardian Irsquom ready
The city needs more vol-unteers to be guardians If you want to help please contact Pa-mela Austin City of Alexandria Aging and Disability Resource Coordinator at pamelaaustinalexandriavagov
The writer is a volunteer guardian through the cityrsquos aging and adult
services division
Help as a volunteer guardian
Frederick Reardon
To the editor I read the article and
editorial in the May 11 Times about the lack of public restrooms in Old Town ldquoLack of public bathrooms a sticky issue for Old Townrdquo and ldquoLack of public restrooms a matter of some urgencyrdquo I would like to
make a couple of comments about this
First you would have better luck knocking on the front door of a private home and asking to use their bathroom than you would have trying to use the restrooms at the Metro stations
Second I doubt that any
tourists could find the ones on Wythe Street or use the ones inside city hall on a Saturday or Sunday It might help if there were signs showing where the public ones are and information on the hours they are open
ndash George BogartAlexandria
24 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 25
FOODIE FROM | 17
Elevate Your LifestyleHere at APARTMENTS
Controlled access buildings
Free Parking
Fitness Center
24 Hour Emergency Maintenance
Balcony (Select Units)
Office Hours Monday ndash Friday 9AM to 5PM and Saturday 10AM ndash 2PM
301-630-9500 Call for Rental Information
Casual Elegant High Rise Apartment Living
StudioEff - $995001 Bedrooms - $113000 - $1300002 Bedrooms - $145000All Utilities are included in the rent
w w w r e n t r e m i n g t o n p l a c e c o m
ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
Death Notices
May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 27
ClassifiedsANTIQUES amp
COLLECTIBLESBIG ANTIQUES amp Collectibles ShowSale May 19 20 21 60th Shenandoah Antiques Expo Augusta Expoland Fishersville VA (I-64 Exit 91) 300+ dealers five buildings plus outside Fri 9-5 Sat 9-5 Sun 11-4 wwwheritagepromotionsnet 434-846-7452
AUCTIONSAUCTION Construction Equipment amp Trucks 613 9 AM Richmond VA Excavators Dozers Road Tractors Loaders Dump Trucks Trailers amp More Accepting Consignments Daily 3600 Deepwater Terminal Rd Motleyscom 804-232-3300 VAAL16
ACCELERATED SALE Beautiful 3 bdrm 2 bath water-access home Lake Anna Virginia Offered at Auction June 2 2017 Informationdetails wwwcolonelbillcom Col Bill Billingsley (540) 894-8315 Va Auction Firm 41
CATTLELIVESTOCKFOR SALE
Woodside Angus Cow Herd Dispersal May 27 2017 10 am New Market VA Over 650 Head sell Bred Heifers Spring amp Fall Calvers Open Heifers Contact Jason Arehart 540-290-4251 or Cotton amp Associates 517-546-6374 for information
HELP WANTEDTRUCK DRIVERSCDL TRAINING FOR LOCALOTR DRIVERS $40000-$50000 1ST Year 4-wks or 10 Weekends for CDL Veterans in Demand RichmondFredericksburg 800-243-1600 LynchburgRoanoke 800-614-6500 Front RoyalWinchester 800-454-1400
LOTS amp ACREAGELOOK DOWN ON EAGLES from this 16 acre heavily forested HIGH MOUNTAIN homesite Seclusion beyond the end of the road $99900 and I finance 434-534-1681 LAKEFRONT CAMPSITE ndash letrsquos go camping Acre of woods fronting small lake Nottoway County in central Virginia Cheap at $17900 I finance ndash nothing down 540-480-0902
32 ACRES ndash high forested ridge overlooking James River in Bedford County No covenants $99900 I will finance with low down payment 540-294-3826
PEST CONTROL KILL BED BUGS Buy Harris Bed Bug KillersKIT Complete Treatment System Available Hardware Stores The Home Depot homedepotcom Try Harris Roach Killers Too
SERVICESHOME IMPROVEMENT
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS $199 INSTALLED Included in the prices window install and FREE EXTERIOR TRIM WRAP Lifetime warranty free estimates Facelift construction 804-986-5649
SERVICES DIVORCE ndash Uncontested $395 + $86 court cost No court appearance Estimated completion time twenty-one days Telephone inquiries welcome - no obligation Hilton Oliver Attorney 757-490-0126 Se Habla Espantildeol
SWIMMING POOLS HOMEOWNERS WANTED Kayak Pools looking for Demo Homesites to display new maintenance free Kayak Pools Save thousands of $$ Unique opportunity 100 financing available 1-888-788-5464
LEGAL NOTICE
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY JUNE 8 2017- 730 PM COUNCIL CHAM-
BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
BZA Case 2017-0018130 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for variances to construct a two-story addition in the required side yards zoned RMTownhouse Applicant Gregory Wilson and Kathleen Cummings represented by William Cromley
BZA Case 2017-0019310 E Glebe Road Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct an open back porch in the required side yard zoned RBTownhouse Applicant Patrick Jansen
BZA Case 2017-00202311 Valley Drive Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-8Single Family Applicant Blake K Thompson represented by James Finn
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MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE
Alexandria-LARGE LUXURY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday May 20 800AM-400PM Lenox Place Cross St West Glebe amp Charles Ave as well as West Glebe amp Elbert Ave 22305 (DVDs Video Games Furniture Books electronics LuLaRoe 20 off)
On July 1 1832 John Lloyd purchased the house at Queen and North Washington Streets used by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell for the sum of $3450 Lloyd was the successful bidder when the property was put up sale at an auction by the heirs of Eliza-beth Hooe who actual-ly owned the house but rented it for years to Hal-lowell
It was a surprising turn of events as most Alexandrians had expect-ed the title to finally pass to the financially-pressed Hallowell with little com-petition But Lloydrsquos dark horse entry into the auc-tion to outbid all offers thwarted Hallowellrsquos aspirations and he was forced to move his school facilities to a hastily pre-pared complex of buildings next door assembled from an old to-bacco warehouse and the former Hoffman sugar mill
Almost as soon as Lloyd acquired the Georgian-style dwelling that now bears his name he embarked on an exten-sive program of upgrades both inside and out In addition to the traditional improvements of painting and decorating Lloyd ordered new marble mantels interior built-in shutters and a sophisticated ldquobell systemrdquo to alert house servants when members of his family needed
assistanceOn the exterior new brick
pavers were installed on the sidewalks around the dwelling by John Hollinsbury at a cost of $750 per yard The old pav-ers were then reused to build a wall along the property bound-ary on the south side insulating his elegant homestead from the schoolboy noise and spirited antics of Hallowellrsquos students who had nicknamed their new school ldquoBrimstone Castlerdquo
As evidenced by purchase logs now in the collections of the Alexandria Library in 1834 Lloyd ordered twelve linden trees to be planted along North Washington Street stretch-ing more than half-a-block
southward from Queen Street Amazingly recent research has confirmed that one of those early trees has survived the past 183 years at the corner of the two main thoroughfares as seen at the center of this image taken about 1940
Of the twelve trees planted by 1940 only two remained and the growth of the corner tree was permanently stunted due to its northernmost placement and constant compactions of soil from pedestrian and vehic-ular traffic along both streets A carriage stop immediately adja-cent to the tree and still marked by the granite ldquostepping stonerdquo just to the right used to assist passengers in horse drawn vehi-
cles further impacted the treersquos roots
As the decades wore on one-by-one Lloydrsquos trees succumbed to blight disease damage or re-moval for infrastructure improvements But in re-viewing photographs of Lloyd House during the 19th and 20th centuries it was suggested the last tree at the corner identified by species limb placement and southern lean reaching for the sun might in spite of its small size just be the sole survivor of the Lloyd-era landscape
The final clue was con-firmed by a gash to the tree which had apparently occurred before the advent of photography Before or
during the Civil War the tree was damaged at its base result-ing in a large horizontal scar still clearly visible on the Wash-ington Street side Close-up enlargements of the damaged area and gradual healing of the gash evidenced over time have been compared the extant tree and convinced local historians that they are indeed one and the same Lloydrsquos decision to add street trees in front of his prop-erty is perhaps one of the earli-est civic landscaping decisions made in old Alexandria
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria
Weekly PollLast Week Are there enough public restrooms available in Old Town Alexandria
This Week Do you know anyone who has a problem with opioid addiction either to prescription pain killers or illegal drugsA Yes B No
Take the poll at alextimescom
Historic tree identified in Old Town
24 A Yes there are 76 B No there arenrsquot enough
Denise Dunbar Publisher amp Editor
ddunbaralextimescom
Jane Hughes Publisher amp Sales Director jhughesalextimescom
Alexandria VA 22314 703-739-0001 (main) 703-739-0120 (fax) wwwalextimescom
PHOTOALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 25
FOODIE FROM | 17
Elevate Your LifestyleHere at APARTMENTS
Controlled access buildings
Free Parking
Fitness Center
24 Hour Emergency Maintenance
Balcony (Select Units)
Office Hours Monday ndash Friday 9AM to 5PM and Saturday 10AM ndash 2PM
301-630-9500 Call for Rental Information
Casual Elegant High Rise Apartment Living
StudioEff - $995001 Bedrooms - $113000 - $1300002 Bedrooms - $145000All Utilities are included in the rent
w w w r e n t r e m i n g t o n p l a c e c o m
ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
Death Notices
May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 27
ClassifiedsANTIQUES amp
COLLECTIBLESBIG ANTIQUES amp Collectibles ShowSale May 19 20 21 60th Shenandoah Antiques Expo Augusta Expoland Fishersville VA (I-64 Exit 91) 300+ dealers five buildings plus outside Fri 9-5 Sat 9-5 Sun 11-4 wwwheritagepromotionsnet 434-846-7452
AUCTIONSAUCTION Construction Equipment amp Trucks 613 9 AM Richmond VA Excavators Dozers Road Tractors Loaders Dump Trucks Trailers amp More Accepting Consignments Daily 3600 Deepwater Terminal Rd Motleyscom 804-232-3300 VAAL16
ACCELERATED SALE Beautiful 3 bdrm 2 bath water-access home Lake Anna Virginia Offered at Auction June 2 2017 Informationdetails wwwcolonelbillcom Col Bill Billingsley (540) 894-8315 Va Auction Firm 41
CATTLELIVESTOCKFOR SALE
Woodside Angus Cow Herd Dispersal May 27 2017 10 am New Market VA Over 650 Head sell Bred Heifers Spring amp Fall Calvers Open Heifers Contact Jason Arehart 540-290-4251 or Cotton amp Associates 517-546-6374 for information
HELP WANTEDTRUCK DRIVERSCDL TRAINING FOR LOCALOTR DRIVERS $40000-$50000 1ST Year 4-wks or 10 Weekends for CDL Veterans in Demand RichmondFredericksburg 800-243-1600 LynchburgRoanoke 800-614-6500 Front RoyalWinchester 800-454-1400
LOTS amp ACREAGELOOK DOWN ON EAGLES from this 16 acre heavily forested HIGH MOUNTAIN homesite Seclusion beyond the end of the road $99900 and I finance 434-534-1681 LAKEFRONT CAMPSITE ndash letrsquos go camping Acre of woods fronting small lake Nottoway County in central Virginia Cheap at $17900 I finance ndash nothing down 540-480-0902
32 ACRES ndash high forested ridge overlooking James River in Bedford County No covenants $99900 I will finance with low down payment 540-294-3826
PEST CONTROL KILL BED BUGS Buy Harris Bed Bug KillersKIT Complete Treatment System Available Hardware Stores The Home Depot homedepotcom Try Harris Roach Killers Too
SERVICESHOME IMPROVEMENT
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS $199 INSTALLED Included in the prices window install and FREE EXTERIOR TRIM WRAP Lifetime warranty free estimates Facelift construction 804-986-5649
SERVICES DIVORCE ndash Uncontested $395 + $86 court cost No court appearance Estimated completion time twenty-one days Telephone inquiries welcome - no obligation Hilton Oliver Attorney 757-490-0126 Se Habla Espantildeol
SWIMMING POOLS HOMEOWNERS WANTED Kayak Pools looking for Demo Homesites to display new maintenance free Kayak Pools Save thousands of $$ Unique opportunity 100 financing available 1-888-788-5464
LEGAL NOTICE
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY JUNE 8 2017- 730 PM COUNCIL CHAM-
BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
BZA Case 2017-0018130 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for variances to construct a two-story addition in the required side yards zoned RMTownhouse Applicant Gregory Wilson and Kathleen Cummings represented by William Cromley
BZA Case 2017-0019310 E Glebe Road Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct an open back porch in the required side yard zoned RBTownhouse Applicant Patrick Jansen
BZA Case 2017-00202311 Valley Drive Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-8Single Family Applicant Blake K Thompson represented by James Finn
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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
The Alexandria Times
is your hometown
newspaper
To place an
advertisement
call Jane Hughes at
703-739-0001
and ask for sales
MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE
Alexandria-LARGE LUXURY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday May 20 800AM-400PM Lenox Place Cross St West Glebe amp Charles Ave as well as West Glebe amp Elbert Ave 22305 (DVDs Video Games Furniture Books electronics LuLaRoe 20 off)
Office Hours Monday ndash Friday 9AM to 5PM and Saturday 10AM ndash 2PM
301-630-9500 Call for Rental Information
Casual Elegant High Rise Apartment Living
StudioEff - $995001 Bedrooms - $113000 - $1300002 Bedrooms - $145000All Utilities are included in the rent
w w w r e n t r e m i n g t o n p l a c e c o m
ing the sugar and converting it into alcohol Luckily yeast packets can be purchased at just about any home brew-ing shop which can easily be found across Northern Vir-ginia The mixture is then sealed up and is ready for the
next stage The beer-like mixture
will need to ferment for a few weeks depending on the style In our case the beer will take about one week
Although time consuming brewing our own beer was a perfect way to inject our per-sonality into our wedding in a
way thatrsquos also fun for guests and cost-effective in the long run
Thinking about brewing a batch of your own for your wedding If yoursquore passionate about beer and think home brewing might be the right fit for you and your soon-to-be-spouse Irsquod highly recommend
it Not only is it a great per-sonal touch ndash itrsquos a fun way to spend time with your fian-ceacute and perhaps it will even develop into a hobby of your own
Alexa Epitropoulos is Managing Editor of the Alexandria Times
sible even in the context of a raunchy R-rated film
When Emily visits her mom at home and spars with her weirdo brother Jeffrey (the always likable Ike Barin-holtz) who claims to be suf-fering from agoraphobia calls his mother ldquoMuh-MArdquo as if hersquos 5 and pouts when the bread isnrsquot warm thatrsquos good stuff When Emily makes a passionate woman-power speech trying to convince her mother to come along on the vacation itrsquos a well-played scene
But once Emily and Linda are on vacation most of the scenes feel forced and exag-gerated Wanda Sykes has an over-the-top role as Ruth a fellow vacationer who intro-duces herself to Emily and Linda at the resort and points out her friend Barb (Joan Cu-sack) a newly retired Special Ops operative who wersquore told cut out her own tongue upon leaving the job so it would be impossible for her to spill any secrets no matter how severe the torture
ldquoBut couldnrsquot they just force her to write down the in-formationrdquo asks Emily and thatrsquos kind of funny but itrsquos also a tipoff the story is about to go slapstick big
Emily meets a dashing stranger named James (Tom Bateman) who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out for a night to remember Like just about everything else that happens in ldquoSnatchedrdquo from that point forward Jamesrsquo true purpose is easily discerned well before itrsquos re-
vealed Soon thereafter Emily
and Linda find themselves in the clutches of the universal-ly feared bad guy Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) a ponytailed villain who comes across as being slightly less menacing than an angry chef on a reality show
As they escape and are caught again escape and are caught again mother and daughter deal with their long-simmering issues The best relationship comedies produce genuinely effective dramatic moments as well Thatrsquos not the case here
Christopher Meloni pops in as the dashing Indiana Jones-like Roger a seemingly experienced guide who looks and talks like someone who has watched a lot of movies about rogue American expa-triates Rogerrsquos story arc is flat-out fantastic and funny Too bad we didnrsquot have more of Roger
Even at a running time of 91 minutes ldquoSnatchedrdquo feels stretched beyond its plot possibilities The big action climax is not particu-larly well-conceived or well-staged and the epilogue is equally unsatisfying
If the filmmakers had placed Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer on a set as mother and daughter and had invit-ed talents such as Barinholtz Cusack Sykes Meloni et al to stop by in character and then encouraged everyone to improvise for 91 minutes Irsquom thinking that might have been a more interesting movie than the wild and crazy jungle ad-venture of ldquoSnatchedrdquo
SNATCHED FROM | 18
PHOTOALEXA EPITROPOULOS
The finished product is sealed in a fermenter This recipe which takes less time than most to finish ferments in about a week
26 |MAY 18 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Last
Wee
krsquos
So
luti
on
Weekly Words
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
Death Notices
May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 27
ClassifiedsANTIQUES amp
COLLECTIBLESBIG ANTIQUES amp Collectibles ShowSale May 19 20 21 60th Shenandoah Antiques Expo Augusta Expoland Fishersville VA (I-64 Exit 91) 300+ dealers five buildings plus outside Fri 9-5 Sat 9-5 Sun 11-4 wwwheritagepromotionsnet 434-846-7452
AUCTIONSAUCTION Construction Equipment amp Trucks 613 9 AM Richmond VA Excavators Dozers Road Tractors Loaders Dump Trucks Trailers amp More Accepting Consignments Daily 3600 Deepwater Terminal Rd Motleyscom 804-232-3300 VAAL16
ACCELERATED SALE Beautiful 3 bdrm 2 bath water-access home Lake Anna Virginia Offered at Auction June 2 2017 Informationdetails wwwcolonelbillcom Col Bill Billingsley (540) 894-8315 Va Auction Firm 41
CATTLELIVESTOCKFOR SALE
Woodside Angus Cow Herd Dispersal May 27 2017 10 am New Market VA Over 650 Head sell Bred Heifers Spring amp Fall Calvers Open Heifers Contact Jason Arehart 540-290-4251 or Cotton amp Associates 517-546-6374 for information
HELP WANTEDTRUCK DRIVERSCDL TRAINING FOR LOCALOTR DRIVERS $40000-$50000 1ST Year 4-wks or 10 Weekends for CDL Veterans in Demand RichmondFredericksburg 800-243-1600 LynchburgRoanoke 800-614-6500 Front RoyalWinchester 800-454-1400
LOTS amp ACREAGELOOK DOWN ON EAGLES from this 16 acre heavily forested HIGH MOUNTAIN homesite Seclusion beyond the end of the road $99900 and I finance 434-534-1681 LAKEFRONT CAMPSITE ndash letrsquos go camping Acre of woods fronting small lake Nottoway County in central Virginia Cheap at $17900 I finance ndash nothing down 540-480-0902
32 ACRES ndash high forested ridge overlooking James River in Bedford County No covenants $99900 I will finance with low down payment 540-294-3826
PEST CONTROL KILL BED BUGS Buy Harris Bed Bug KillersKIT Complete Treatment System Available Hardware Stores The Home Depot homedepotcom Try Harris Roach Killers Too
SERVICESHOME IMPROVEMENT
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS $199 INSTALLED Included in the prices window install and FREE EXTERIOR TRIM WRAP Lifetime warranty free estimates Facelift construction 804-986-5649
SERVICES DIVORCE ndash Uncontested $395 + $86 court cost No court appearance Estimated completion time twenty-one days Telephone inquiries welcome - no obligation Hilton Oliver Attorney 757-490-0126 Se Habla Espantildeol
SWIMMING POOLS HOMEOWNERS WANTED Kayak Pools looking for Demo Homesites to display new maintenance free Kayak Pools Save thousands of $$ Unique opportunity 100 financing available 1-888-788-5464
LEGAL NOTICE
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY JUNE 8 2017- 730 PM COUNCIL CHAM-
BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
BZA Case 2017-0018130 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for variances to construct a two-story addition in the required side yards zoned RMTownhouse Applicant Gregory Wilson and Kathleen Cummings represented by William Cromley
BZA Case 2017-0019310 E Glebe Road Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct an open back porch in the required side yard zoned RBTownhouse Applicant Patrick Jansen
BZA Case 2017-00202311 Valley Drive Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-8Single Family Applicant Blake K Thompson represented by James Finn
Advertising WorksReach 19000+ viewers
Contact us today salesalextimescom
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800-772-0704
Call Now 10 Limited Time CouponSome Restrictions Apply
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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
The Alexandria Times
is your hometown
newspaper
To place an
advertisement
call Jane Hughes at
703-739-0001
and ask for sales
MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE
Alexandria-LARGE LUXURY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday May 20 800AM-400PM Lenox Place Cross St West Glebe amp Charles Ave as well as West Glebe amp Elbert Ave 22305 (DVDs Video Games Furniture Books electronics LuLaRoe 20 off)
69 Rain in Spain71 Word between surnames72 ldquoBill amp ___ Excellent Adventurerdquo73 Hindu misters74 Not fooled in the least75 Pro shagging flies76 Furnace fuel78 Bon ___80 ldquoE pluribus unumrdquo language81 Short composition for a solo
instrument82 Makes origami83 Cafeteria carriers85 Lemon attachment86 Atlantic food fish87 Concluding parts89 Avoiding being in the picture91 Ingredient in fertilizers and explo-
sives96 ldquoI suspected as muchrdquo97 Ridicule satirically as in a maga-
zine or film100 Cheap gaudy and showy102 Made tough by habitual exposure103 Violin bow applications104 Qom locale105 Ludlumrsquos ldquoThe ___ Ultimatumrdquo106 Sugar unit108 Discharge from Britainrsquos RAF111 Small freshwater fish112 Turned in after the deadline114 Best-liked informally115 Do a bankerrsquos or librarianrsquos job117 Gym surfaces118 Depressed color119 Places for yodels121 World Cup zero123 Loving murmur124 Quiltersrsquo get-together
HAVE A BALL By Timothy E Parker
ACROSS1 Roundish hairstyles6 Warbled10 Big commotions14 Ark measurement unit19 Extensive grassy and nearly tree-
less plain20 Symbol on a computer desktop21 Small construction block22 Asinine23 Something little sluggers aspire to
play26 River deposits27 Installation in a fancy bathroom28 Fruit or melon coat29 Systems for audiophiles31 Congeal as blood32 Word with city or child34 Attachment to rod or bus35 Throat bug37 Cleansed and then some43 Break awful habits46 Bring joy to47 Flightless Aussie bird48 One of the seven continents50 A century in letters51 Respectful movement by a girl54 Some round machine parts59 Bore witness61 Partner in marriage62 Very small parasites63 Give a villainous look64 Adult male deer66 Ask as ldquothe questionrdquo67 Full of spunky energy68 Female bullfighter70 Made money73 Hindu gentlemen (var)77 Khanrsquos title of respect
79 Require80 Itrsquos definitely not right84 Bide onersquos time85 Take on as a role88 Teacher or professor90 Extremely heavy burden92 Flipping tool in the kitchen93 WWW address94 In ___ of (as a substitute for)95 Abbr for a large Texas city98 Annapolis naval student briefly99 Group of seven101 Factor in storing fruits and vegeta-
bles107 Stuffed with cargo109 Word often coupled with neither110 Love French-style111 Cat scratch deliverer113 A thumbs-down indicates it116 Night-prowling feline117 Big-time degree120 ldquoThe Creationrdquo composer Joseph122 Certain military shindig125 Development places for babies126 Common kitchen appliance127 Lunchtime for many128 Highly excited to jazz cats129 Source of a green gem130 Places for nightly retirements131 ldquoBeen there ___ thatrdquo132 Affirmative answers
DOWN1 Charitable handouts2 Do the chicken dance3 Indian prince4 Wife of Lennon5 Worthlessness6 ldquoBurntrdquo crayon color
7 College campus environment8 Egg ___ (Christmas drink)9 Some African antelopes10 Notwithstanding or even though11 ldquoHeavensrdquo12 Eye with lust13 Performances for one14 ldquo___ for cookierdquo (grade school
lesson)15 Charity quite active during Hallow-
een16 Features of some ink pens17 ldquo and ___ the firerdquo18 Exam relative24 Fuzzy clothing fluff25 Active volcano in Italy30 Tiny groove33 Part of the Grand Canyon36 Supplied fresh weapons and ammo
to37 Bumper sticker38 Wash out with a solvent39 A la ___ (restaurant phrase)40 Playful aquatic critter41 Stubby pencils42 Applies with a Q-tip44 Thesaurus name45 Like the north side of many trees49 ldquoIs that clearrdquo52 Basic beliefs of a community53 Period between birthdays55 Downloadable software program56 Weaverrsquos device57 Leblancrsquos Arsene58 ldquoHalloween ___ Season of the
Witchrdquo (1982 horror movie)60 Dr of rap and headphone fame65 Rubbish67 Not taking it anymore68 Summed up
JOHN J KELLY (96) of Alexandria May 13 2017HENRY G MORGAN JR (96) formerly of Alexandria May 6 2017ARLENE OrsquoCONNOR (74) formerly of Alexandria May 11 2017VALERIA OWENS (98) of Alexandria May 6 2017RAYMOND WARD (92) of Alexandria May 10 2017
Death Notices
May 27
LECTURE GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VACATION FOR LESS Bernadette Champion the owner of Champion Services Travel will discuss what you should con-sider when planning your vacation African-Americans are the largest heritage tourism demographic in the United States Learn how to maximize your spending power support black-owned businesses and look beyond traditional itineraries in a speech that will include African and African-Amer-ican related history internet deals restrictions exceptions price and how to read the fine print Time 11 am to 1 pm Location Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe StInformation 703-746-4356
40TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL This annual event features a variety of jazz per-formers including the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble the Seth Kibel Quar-tet the Blue Crescent Syncopators Al Williams and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra Should there be inclement weather the event will move inside the Lee Center Richard Kauffman Auditorium 1108 Jefferson St Time 1 to 6 pm Location Waterfront Park 1 Prince StInformation 703-746-5592
CALENDAR FROM | 19
WWWALEXTIMESCOM MAY 18 2017 | 27
ClassifiedsANTIQUES amp
COLLECTIBLESBIG ANTIQUES amp Collectibles ShowSale May 19 20 21 60th Shenandoah Antiques Expo Augusta Expoland Fishersville VA (I-64 Exit 91) 300+ dealers five buildings plus outside Fri 9-5 Sat 9-5 Sun 11-4 wwwheritagepromotionsnet 434-846-7452
AUCTIONSAUCTION Construction Equipment amp Trucks 613 9 AM Richmond VA Excavators Dozers Road Tractors Loaders Dump Trucks Trailers amp More Accepting Consignments Daily 3600 Deepwater Terminal Rd Motleyscom 804-232-3300 VAAL16
ACCELERATED SALE Beautiful 3 bdrm 2 bath water-access home Lake Anna Virginia Offered at Auction June 2 2017 Informationdetails wwwcolonelbillcom Col Bill Billingsley (540) 894-8315 Va Auction Firm 41
CATTLELIVESTOCKFOR SALE
Woodside Angus Cow Herd Dispersal May 27 2017 10 am New Market VA Over 650 Head sell Bred Heifers Spring amp Fall Calvers Open Heifers Contact Jason Arehart 540-290-4251 or Cotton amp Associates 517-546-6374 for information
HELP WANTEDTRUCK DRIVERSCDL TRAINING FOR LOCALOTR DRIVERS $40000-$50000 1ST Year 4-wks or 10 Weekends for CDL Veterans in Demand RichmondFredericksburg 800-243-1600 LynchburgRoanoke 800-614-6500 Front RoyalWinchester 800-454-1400
LOTS amp ACREAGELOOK DOWN ON EAGLES from this 16 acre heavily forested HIGH MOUNTAIN homesite Seclusion beyond the end of the road $99900 and I finance 434-534-1681 LAKEFRONT CAMPSITE ndash letrsquos go camping Acre of woods fronting small lake Nottoway County in central Virginia Cheap at $17900 I finance ndash nothing down 540-480-0902
32 ACRES ndash high forested ridge overlooking James River in Bedford County No covenants $99900 I will finance with low down payment 540-294-3826
PEST CONTROL KILL BED BUGS Buy Harris Bed Bug KillersKIT Complete Treatment System Available Hardware Stores The Home Depot homedepotcom Try Harris Roach Killers Too
SERVICESHOME IMPROVEMENT
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS $199 INSTALLED Included in the prices window install and FREE EXTERIOR TRIM WRAP Lifetime warranty free estimates Facelift construction 804-986-5649
SERVICES DIVORCE ndash Uncontested $395 + $86 court cost No court appearance Estimated completion time twenty-one days Telephone inquiries welcome - no obligation Hilton Oliver Attorney 757-490-0126 Se Habla Espantildeol
SWIMMING POOLS HOMEOWNERS WANTED Kayak Pools looking for Demo Homesites to display new maintenance free Kayak Pools Save thousands of $$ Unique opportunity 100 financing available 1-888-788-5464
LEGAL NOTICE
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY JUNE 8 2017- 730 PM COUNCIL CHAM-
BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
BZA Case 2017-0018130 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for variances to construct a two-story addition in the required side yards zoned RMTownhouse Applicant Gregory Wilson and Kathleen Cummings represented by William Cromley
BZA Case 2017-0019310 E Glebe Road Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct an open back porch in the required side yard zoned RBTownhouse Applicant Patrick Jansen
BZA Case 2017-00202311 Valley Drive Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-8Single Family Applicant Blake K Thompson represented by James Finn
Advertising WorksReach 19000+ viewers
Contact us today salesalextimescom
We Fix Basements CrawlspacesCrackedSettling Foundations Bowing Walls
800-772-0704
Call Now 10 Limited Time CouponSome Restrictions Apply
Serving you since 1972
WET BASEMENTCRACKED WALLS
FREE ESTIMATES
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
The Alexandria Times
is your hometown
newspaper
To place an
advertisement
call Jane Hughes at
703-739-0001
and ask for sales
MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE
Alexandria-LARGE LUXURY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday May 20 800AM-400PM Lenox Place Cross St West Glebe amp Charles Ave as well as West Glebe amp Elbert Ave 22305 (DVDs Video Games Furniture Books electronics LuLaRoe 20 off)
COLLECTIBLESBIG ANTIQUES amp Collectibles ShowSale May 19 20 21 60th Shenandoah Antiques Expo Augusta Expoland Fishersville VA (I-64 Exit 91) 300+ dealers five buildings plus outside Fri 9-5 Sat 9-5 Sun 11-4 wwwheritagepromotionsnet 434-846-7452
AUCTIONSAUCTION Construction Equipment amp Trucks 613 9 AM Richmond VA Excavators Dozers Road Tractors Loaders Dump Trucks Trailers amp More Accepting Consignments Daily 3600 Deepwater Terminal Rd Motleyscom 804-232-3300 VAAL16
ACCELERATED SALE Beautiful 3 bdrm 2 bath water-access home Lake Anna Virginia Offered at Auction June 2 2017 Informationdetails wwwcolonelbillcom Col Bill Billingsley (540) 894-8315 Va Auction Firm 41
CATTLELIVESTOCKFOR SALE
Woodside Angus Cow Herd Dispersal May 27 2017 10 am New Market VA Over 650 Head sell Bred Heifers Spring amp Fall Calvers Open Heifers Contact Jason Arehart 540-290-4251 or Cotton amp Associates 517-546-6374 for information
HELP WANTEDTRUCK DRIVERSCDL TRAINING FOR LOCALOTR DRIVERS $40000-$50000 1ST Year 4-wks or 10 Weekends for CDL Veterans in Demand RichmondFredericksburg 800-243-1600 LynchburgRoanoke 800-614-6500 Front RoyalWinchester 800-454-1400
LOTS amp ACREAGELOOK DOWN ON EAGLES from this 16 acre heavily forested HIGH MOUNTAIN homesite Seclusion beyond the end of the road $99900 and I finance 434-534-1681 LAKEFRONT CAMPSITE ndash letrsquos go camping Acre of woods fronting small lake Nottoway County in central Virginia Cheap at $17900 I finance ndash nothing down 540-480-0902
32 ACRES ndash high forested ridge overlooking James River in Bedford County No covenants $99900 I will finance with low down payment 540-294-3826
PEST CONTROL KILL BED BUGS Buy Harris Bed Bug KillersKIT Complete Treatment System Available Hardware Stores The Home Depot homedepotcom Try Harris Roach Killers Too
SERVICESHOME IMPROVEMENT
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS $199 INSTALLED Included in the prices window install and FREE EXTERIOR TRIM WRAP Lifetime warranty free estimates Facelift construction 804-986-5649
SERVICES DIVORCE ndash Uncontested $395 + $86 court cost No court appearance Estimated completion time twenty-one days Telephone inquiries welcome - no obligation Hilton Oliver Attorney 757-490-0126 Se Habla Espantildeol
SWIMMING POOLS HOMEOWNERS WANTED Kayak Pools looking for Demo Homesites to display new maintenance free Kayak Pools Save thousands of $$ Unique opportunity 100 financing available 1-888-788-5464
LEGAL NOTICE
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSTHURSDAY JUNE 8 2017- 730 PM COUNCIL CHAM-
BERS CITY HALL 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA
VIRGINIA 22314
Information about this item may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning 301 King Street Room 2100 Alexandria Virginia 22314 telephone (703) 746-4666 or on the Cityrsquos website at wwwalexandriavagovplanning
BZA Case 2017-0016214 E Custis AvenuePublic Hearing and consideration of a request for a variance to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R2-5Residential Applicant Michael Lumpkin amp Amy Derrick
BZA Case 2017-0018130 Prince StreetPublic hearing and consideration of a request for variances to construct a two-story addition in the required side yards zoned RMTownhouse Applicant Gregory Wilson and Kathleen Cummings represented by William Cromley
BZA Case 2017-0019310 E Glebe Road Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct an open back porch in the required side yard zoned RBTownhouse Applicant Patrick Jansen
BZA Case 2017-00202311 Valley Drive Public hearing and consideration of a request for a special exception to construct a front porch in the required front yard zoned R-8Single Family Applicant Blake K Thompson represented by James Finn
Advertising WorksReach 19000+ viewers
Contact us today salesalextimescom
We Fix Basements CrawlspacesCrackedSettling Foundations Bowing Walls
800-772-0704
Call Now 10 Limited Time CouponSome Restrictions Apply
Serving you since 1972
WET BASEMENTCRACKED WALLS
FREE ESTIMATES
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
The Alexandria Times
is your hometown
newspaper
To place an
advertisement
call Jane Hughes at
703-739-0001
and ask for sales
MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE
Alexandria-LARGE LUXURY TOWN HOME COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday May 20 800AM-400PM Lenox Place Cross St West Glebe amp Charles Ave as well as West Glebe amp Elbert Ave 22305 (DVDs Video Games Furniture Books electronics LuLaRoe 20 off)