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Arlington’s County Board chairman says that, win or lose, the local government is willing to provide residents with an accounting of any incentives it dangles in an effort to lure Amazon to the local area. Provide it eventually, that is, though not immediately. “There’s nothing in there that couldn’t ultimately be made public,” Katie Cristol
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surmised during a “Meet the Chair” event held Jan. 18, the day that Amazon announced Northern Virginia was among 20 localities on its short list for what’s being called its “HQ2” – a secondary headquarters that would bring an estimated 50,000 jobs to the community that nails it. Northern Virginia’s proposal to Amazon includes potential sites in Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties and the city of Alexandria, but economic-develContinued on Page 14
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Lower-Than-Expected Assessment Growth Is Recipe for Hard Choices The year-over-year increase in realestate assessments throughout Arlington came in lower than government officials had expected, which may cause problems for County Board members trying to avoid either tax increases or budget cuts. Figures were reported by the county government on Jan. 19. While residential assessments were up 3.9 percent from 2017, office-building assessments declined significantly, leading to an overall increase of 1.9 percent. That 1.9-percent rate was significantly lower than the 3.2-percent rate of increase that had been estimated last fall, when County Board members directed County Manager Mark Schwartz to prepare a budget with no increase to last year’s realestate tax rate. The lower-than-anticipated assessment increase complicates the county manager’s work. “We’ll have some challenging decisions in the months ahead,” Schwartz said in a statement. Residential-property owners in 2017 paid $1.006 per $100 assessed valuation, up 1.5 percent from a year before. Commercial-property owners each year pay the base rate, plus one or more surcharges for transportation and other services.
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Student-Pianists Test Their Mettle in Competition SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
The sounds of Mozart, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, Haydn and other giants of classical music filled the air Jan. 20-21 at the 2018 Robert Spencer Piano Concerto Competition, which brought student-pianists from across Northern Virginia to test their mettle against top-flight talent. Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association, more than 50 students – representing 10 teachers in Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties – took the stage at the Woman’s Club of Arlington for two days of competition. “Students have spent an incredible amount of hard work and time” in preparation, said Amanda Halstead, who chaired the event. Competitions offer a different type of outlet for classical-music students, Halstead said. “It provides them a goal – it pushes you,” she said. (Competitions also provide a valuable outlet to build audiences, a key to any performing-arts genre.) The students, ranging from secondgraders to high-school seniors, all aided by an accompanist, competed by gradelevel groupings, with time limits of six to 18 minutes, depending on level. A threejudge panel adjudicated their performances. “There’s a tradition of good music”
in Northern Virginia, and as a result, students have “such good exposure to great artists,” said Myriam Avalos Teie, an international piano teacher and clinician who is a collaborative pianist at the Kennedy Center and served on the judging panel. “The teachers in this area are outstanding,” Avalos Teie said. Fellow judge Yu-Hsuan Liao, an associate professor of piano and coordinator of keyboard studies at Shepherd University, has served on judging panels throughout the region. “This is probably the most competitive [area] – a lot of good musicians,” she said. What were the judges looking for? Avalos Teie said that adjudicators might hear five versions of the same composition in a sitting, and they zero in on “what story are [the pianists] telling?” “I would like to see the musicality and maturity” of students, said Liao. The third member of the judging panel – conductor Scott Wood, who leads the Arlington Philharmonic and Amadeus Orchestra – said that while the judges come at their task from different perspectives, it was amazing how much unanimity there had been throughout the competition. And when they disagree? “It gets pretty interesting,” said Wood, who also is director of orchestral activities at the Corcoran School of Art and Design at the
teacher, said competitions provide a valuable outlet for young performers. “Events like this help the students to focus,” she said. “This is a very unique opportunity, to prepare a concerto and to work with another pianist.” Northern Virginia is home to extraordinary talent in its young musicians, Emenheiser Sarratt said. “Some of these kids are truly amazing,” she said. First-place winners in the competition, with their teachers in parentheses, were: Kalan Andrew Cocchiara was among those taking part in the Warusa (Marjorie Lee), AnNorthern Virginia Music Teachers Association competi- toni Kleczek (Anna Ouspention. See a slide show of photos at www.insidenova.com/ skaya), Oscar Paz-Suaznabar news/arlington. (Marjorie Lee), Hana Wang (Lisa Emenheiser Sarratt) and George Washington University. Students performed on a Steinway Emily Quan (Marjorie Lee). The Northern Virginia Music Teachers Model B 7-foot grand piano loaned for Association’s history dates back nearly 70 the occasion by the Steinway Piano Galyears. For information on the organizalery of Washington, D.C. tion, see the Web site at http://nvmta. Lisa Emenheiser Sarratt, a co-chair org/. of the event and a Loudoun-based piano
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Localities Lose Prospect of Doubling Meals Tax Arlington’s tax rate on restaurant meals and prepared foods likely won’t be rising any time soon, based on action in the General Assembly. The Senate Committee on Finance killed, on a not-particularly-close 9-4 vote, two measures that would have allowed localities to double the maximum levy on meals, from 4 percent to 8 percent. Arlington has imposed the local meals tax, which is levied in addition to a 6-percent sales tax that is split between the state and local governments, since the County
Board enacted it in 1991 to close a budget deficit. It has been at the state maximum of 4 percent since its first day in use. (Most counties are required to hold a voter referendum before enacting a meals tax, but Arlington officials used a loophole that allowed the county to impose it if the governing board approved the measure unanimously.) Opponents of an Arlington meals tax at the time contended it would drive away business from local restaurants, while supporters argued it would have little to
Vihstadt Preps to Open Bid for a Second Term
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Arlington County Board member John Vihstadt will formally kick off his bid for a second term on Jan. 28. Vihstadt was first elected to the County Board in a special election held in the spring of 2014 after the resignation of board member Chris Zimmerman. He won a full four-year term in November 2014. Elected as an independent, Vihstadt is the first non-Democrat to sit on the County Board since Mike Lane served briefly after winning a special election in 1999. Vihstadt announced in late 2017 that he planned to seek re-election. Earlier this month, Matt de Ferranti became the first Democrat to kick off a bid for the seat; if others join him, Democrats will select a nominee in a June primary. Vihstadt’s 2014 runs included support from a wide coalition that included some Republicans, Greens, independents and disaffected Democrats. His run was boosted by voter disaffection with highcost capital spending; shortly after Vihstadt won a full term in November 2014, Democratic County Board members Jay Fisette and Mary Hynes joined Vihstadt and Democratic board member Libby Garvey to kill the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar. The re-election kickoff will be run from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Lyon Village Community House, 1920 North Highland St. R.S.V.P.s are requested but not required; for information, call (703) 237-6734 or see the Web site at www.voteforvihstadt.com. Vihstadt’s seat is the only one of the five County Board slots headed to voters in November. School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen, whose term expires at the end of the year, has announced plans to seek a second term, and U.S. Rep. Don Beyer – first elected, like Vihstadt and Kanninen, in 2014 – also plans a re-election bid. 4
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no effect. At the time of adoption of the meals tax in 1991, the neighboring cities of Alexandria and Falls Church already imposed one, as did the District of Columbia. The two 2018 bills, patroned by state Sens. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton) and Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg), would also have removed the requirement that counties hold a referendum to win voter support before enacting a meals tax. Such a change would have made it easier for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to
enact the tax; the supervisors twice over the past quarter-century have sent such a measure to voters, only to be rebuffed both times, most recently in 2016. The Virginia Association of Counties supported the proposal both to remove the referendum requirement and increase the maximum tax rate. Locke’s bill was tagged “by request,” often used as shorthand on state legislation to indicate the lawmaker introduced it at the behest of an organization or constituent but wasn’t necessarily enthusiastic about it.
Arlington County Board Chairman Katie Cristol speaks at a Jan. 18 community forum hosted by the Leadership Center for Excellence and George Mason University.
have a chance at success. “You can’t just come in . . . and expect it to sail through,” she said. At the “Meet the Chair” event, Cristol’s remarks – and the question-and-answer session that followed – focused on a wide range of topics, from economic development to tree canopy. Cristol will have a chance to update the community on how her efforts are going when the Arlington Chamber of Commerce holds its annual “State of the County” in June. Cristol – the first Millennial to win elected office in Arlington – offers an “innovative and practical approach” to governance, said Justin Oliver of the nonprofit housing provider AHC Inc., which served as lead sponsor of the community forum. “Ever since I’ve known her, she has inspired me,” added Betsy Frantz, CEO of the Leadership Center for Excellence. Frank Shafroth, a former countygovernment staffer now with the Schar School of Policy and Government at Mason, said political leaders often don’t get the respect they deserve. “It’s just the toughest job there is – there’s no harder a level of government than local government,” Shafroth said. He praised events like the one on Jan. 18 as efforts to “talk about positive, long-term solutions” to community issues. ••• The Arlington County government’s new Child Care Initiative will host a community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Central Library to gather feedback on child-care experiences and input to help shape the initiative’s work in coming months. For information and to register, see the Web site at https://commissions.arlingtonva.us/events/cci1/.
New Arlington Board Chair Touts Effort to Improve Child-Care Options Staff Writer
The success or failure of Katie Cristol’s 2018 stint chairing the Arlington County Board will be judged, at least in part, on whether the county government takes concrete steps to address the needs of parents seeking safe, reliable, affordable child care. That’s the assessment of the new board chairman herself, telling a Jan. 18 gathering that improvements in child care were among key priorities for her year at the helm. “This is a year for action – it’s time to bring new energy” into the child-care effort, Cristol said at the forum, sponsored by the Leadership Center for Excellence and George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. About 80 people attended the “Meet the Chair” event. Her comments echoed themes first laid out by Cristol on Jan. 2, when she was tapped by County Board colleagues to lead the body for the calendar year. Cristol had served as vice chairman in 2017, and her ascension to the top post – succeeding Jay Fisette – had been expected. “There is no honeymoon. There are too many issues that need our attention,” Cristol said of her first weeks chairing the five-member body. “There’s a lot that’s changing in Arlington government, a lot that’s new.” Fisette’s retirement after five terms denuded the County Board of its last link to the 1990s and much of its institutional memory; of the five members now in office, four are in their first terms, while the senior member, Libby Garvey, has been in office just since 2012. Cristol last year telegraphed that a
child-care initiative would be on her todo list for 2018. A kickoff for the effort is slated for Jan. 25, with an “action plan” expected to be ready for County Board review in April or May. “This is a community where families and young children should be able to thrive,” Cristol said. How much the county government will be able to impact the issue remains an open question. “Some are near-term and some are longer-term,” Cristol said of possible county-government actions to address the situation. The board chairman said removing regulatory hurdles impacting child-care providers would be an important step. But, she added, experiences over the past year have convinced her that a package of proposals requires community buy-in to
Arlington Students Likely to Get Longer Winter Break Arlington School Board members on Feb. 1 are slated to vote on a 2018-19 calendar that would start school after Labor Day and provide students with a full twoweek break over Christmas. The 181-student-day calendar was the preferred choice among three options
presented to a community panel reviewing possibilities. Board members listened and took public comment (two speakers), but held off comments until the matter comes up for action on Feb. 1. Under the proposed 2018-19 calendar,
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teachers would return Aug. 23 and school would start Tuesday, Sept. 4. Winter break would be Dec. 24 to Jan. 4, with spring break April 15-19. The last day of school for students would be June 19 to 21, 2019, depending on grade level.
Leadership Center’s Frantz to Head Health Foundation Betsy Frantz, who has led the Leadership Center for Excellence for two decades, has announced plans to depart the organization April 1 to join the Virginia Hospital Center Health System Foundation as president. Liz Nohra, currently chief operating officer of the Leadership Center, will serve as interim CEO, the organization announced on Jan. 22. Frantz joined the Leadership Center (then known as Leadership Arlington) at its start in 1997. In the ensuing two decades, the organization has grown from an annual budget of $22,000 to nearly $2 million, and from a single leadershiptraining program to a wide array of programs across the Washington region. More than 1,600 individuals have participated in programs of the Leadership Center for Excellence, which began as an offshoot of (but separate from) the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. “Betsy has done an outstanding job building the organization into an invaluable resource for our community and beyond, and she will certainly be missed, but she leaves the organization on sound footing with a strong future,” said Greg Hamilton, publisher of Arlington magazine and chair of the Leadership Center’s board of regents. Prior to coming to the Leadership
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Highs & Lows THUMBS DOWN: To the proposal by Del. Mark Levine (D-45th) that the governing bodies of localities across the commonwealth should have the power to set the minimum wage within their jurisdictions. Levine introduced this measure for the 2018 General Assembly session, and while we’re sure it’s on the fast track to nowheresville in the halls of power in Richmond, we’re equally sure it is a bad idea on many levels. Not least among them: Local officials in cities and counties across Virginia already spend so much of their time in “the bubble” of regional organizations talking to one another (and the staffs whose paychecks depend on them) that some have developed a rather large view
of their own self-importance. Giving them power over things like minimum-wage legislation would certainly do nothing to stem the sense of grandiosity, and it also would be awful public policy. WE’RE NOT QUITE READY to give Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) a Thumbs Down for his proposal to allow Arlington (and only Arlington) to conduct its local elections with an instant-runoff procedure. We do believe his heart is in the right place. But we’re concerned about the logistics that would be imposed on the local election staff. Not to mention the potential for confusing voters, the possibility of adding a time delay, and the prospect of human error creeping into the
reporting of final results. Right now, rules for elections in Arlington, in Virginia and in most of the country are pretty straightforward; the candidate with the most votes wins the race. Sometimes that is the person who gets 99 percent of the vote, sometimes (in races with multiple candidates) 30 percent will do the trick. We agree that it might be preferable to ensure that the candidate selected ends up with a majority of votes cast. But it seems it would be much easier simply to require runoffs between the top two votegetters if nobody earns a majority of votes. Instant-runoff voting holds promise down the road, but the time is not right in 2018. We suspect the legislature will agree.
Arts Plays Vital Role, Is Worthy of Funding
Editor: The arts are a valuable and necessary part of a thriving, expanding community that create possibilities for multiple layers of experience in Arlington County. As an artist and tax-paying citizen, I take offense to isolating the arts as a service subsidized by government that should not be considered vital or core. The divisiveness over what constitutes “core government services” being played out over the future of the Four Mile Run Valley is but one example.
In the overall Arlington County government budget, the arts’ stake is a minuscule amount, yet the arts serve as a poster child for the bludgeoning efforts of the few who have no understanding of the centrality of the arts in creating a distinctive place and serve as a valuable asset in attracting and retaining our commercial sector that pays 50 percent of our property taxes. I was speaking with a cultural counselor for another country who was shocked at the low level of financial support for such an important part of the
fabric of the community. Art is not separate from the whole and should not be treated with such myopic vision. The county government learned its lesson from failed past arts investments, and I believe the same mistakes won’t happen again. Maybe it is time to drop the Artisphere from the rhetoric (and old thinking) and allow for the growth of the arts like everything else in Arlington. David Carlson Arlington
Staff of Treasurer’s Office Performed Well Under Stress Editor: I’d like to second your Jan. 11 Thumbs Up saluting staff of the Arlington County Treasurer’s Office. I was one of the hundreds of people who sought to pre-pay 2018 real estate
taxes between Christmas and New Year. It’s normally a quiet time, so the holiday staffing found itself coping with an extraordinary situation. Not only did the staff members handle the situation with good cheer, but it
made those of us who dealt with them proud of the people who serve us taxpayers. It was a fine moment. Michael Korff Arlington
Remove Lee, Add Lincoln to Name of Local High School Editor: There were excellent letters to the editor in the Jan. 18 edition, taking opposing sides on whether the name of Washington-Lee High School should be changed. I respect the W-L alumni opposing a name change as outstanding individuals in our community, but I totally agree
with letter writer Bill Fogarty that the name should be changed to Washington-Lincoln. Taking Robert E. Lee’s name off the high school and replacing it with the name of the greatest U.S. president should be a no brainer, particularly for a school whose student body is now nearly 60-percent minority.
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Symbols of the antebellum South built on slavery and inequality should be extinguished as much as possible from modern Arlington, which should be striving to honor that all its students to aspire to greatness and equality. John Reeder Arlington
Arlington Notes LIBRARY SYSTEM OFFERS CONVERSATION CLASSES IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES: The Arlington County library system
is hosting a variety of drop-in conversation classes for those interested in learning a new language. Classes in Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian and English are available. For a calendar of dates and times, see the Web site at http://library.arlingtonva. us/language.
MARYMOUNT TO OPEN MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL EXHIBITION: The Barry
Art Gallery at Marymount University will open a new exhibition – “Lay of the Land” – with a reception on Friday, Feb. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. Co-sponsored by Marymount’s History & Politics and Fine Arts departments, the exhibition will feature the art of Victor Ekpuk, Shané K. Gooding and Rujunko Pugh along with the historical exhibit of James Parks and calligraphy from the series “Your State of Mind” by Felecia Brice McFail, owner of the FOHTA (From One Hand to Another) Gallery. Parks was a freed slave who served in the U.S. Army as a gravedigger and maintenance man at Arlington National Cemetery for more than 60 years. He is the only person buried there who was born on the grounds. The Parks exhibit is on loan from Tamara Moore and the Parks family. The exhibition runs from Jan. 26 through Feb. 26 at the gallery, located in the Reinsch Gallery on the university’s main campus. Hours are Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. For more information see the Web site at www.marymount.edu/barrygallery.
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FEMALE RE-ENACTORS TAKE STAGE:
The Woman’s Club of Arlington will present Female Re-Enactors of Distinction (FREED) on Monday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. at the clubhouse, 700 South Buchanan St. The community is invited; light refreshments will be served. For information, e-mail womansclubarlington@gmail.com. ‘MEET THE SPEAKER’ SERIES CONTINUES WITH DIPLOMAT’S STORY: En-
core Learning’s “Meet the Speaker” series will continue on Monday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. at Central Library, as Leon Hartwell discusses his book, “Negotiating with a Drunken Serb: Key Lessons from a UN Diplomat.” The book tells the story of Sergio Vieira de Mello, a United Nations negotiator and his exploits in war-torn Kosovo in the late 1990s. The community is invited; the program is presented in conjunction with the Arlington library system. For information, call (703) 228-2144.
partment of Parks and Recreation will host a hike focused on “Defending Chain Bridge” on Saturday, Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Designed for families with children ages 10 and older, participants will learn about the design of forts constructed by the Union Army to protect the nation’s capital in the Civil War, as well as learn about the lives of the men who were stationed in them. As part of the three-mile trek, which departs from Fort Ethan Allen Park, participants will explore the remnants of several forts in Arlington The cost is $10 per person; the route features occasionally steep and rocky terrain. For information, call (703) 2287033.
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munity history are being asked to hold off, if possible, in making requests of the county library system’s Center for Local History’s community archives while the facility undergoes renovation. The site, located at the Woodmont Community Center, will close Feb. 1 and is expected to reopen in expanded space in April. The archives holds records from community groups, individuals and other entities that are available to researchers on a by-request basis. “The archival collections will be difficult for staff to access while in storage,” county-government officials said. “However, staff will consider any request to use archival material on a case-by-case basis, and will fulfill requests if feasible.”
LOCAL TREES TO RECEIVE PROTECTION: County Board members are slated
take up consideration of requests to protect four trees on private property from removal or damage. The request for protection under the county government’s tree-preservation ordinance came from the homeowners, who are seeking to have the trees designated as “specimen” trees due to size and quality. Trees proposed for protection include: • A willow oak at 2411 North Monroe St., with a height of 130 feet and a circumference of nearly 193 inches. • A blackgum at 3225 North Albemarle St., with a height of 60 feet and a circumference of 74 inches. • An American beech at 1600 North Jackson St., with a height of 60 feet and circumference of 106 inches. • A Southern red oak at 5220 11th Road North, with a height of 120 feet and circumference of 192 inches, the largest of its kind in the county. Under the ordinance, trees that win such designation cannot be removed or damaged unless the county government gives its approval. Causing removal or injury to protected trees can result in a fine of up to $2,500 per violation. (The designation is different from Arlington’s notable-tree program, which offers public recognition to certain trees for their size, type or historic provenance, but does not require their preservation.) County Board members are slated to act on the measure on Jan. 27.
COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS APPOINT COMMISSION CHAIRS: Arlington Coun-
ty Board members on Jan. 2 appointed the following chairs of county boards and commissions for 2018: Holly Bray will chair the Citizens Advisory Commission on Housing. Patrick Murphy will chair the Civil Service Commission. William Staderman will chair the Disability Advisory Commission. Sally Duran will chair the Economic Development Commission. Kim Klingler will chair the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission. Christine Ng will chair
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recently made the following appointments to advisory boards and commissions: Lawrence Smith was reappointed to the Ballston Business Improvement District board of directors. Stephanie Dix Clifford was reappointed to the Commission on the Status of Women. Frank Poli was reappointed to the Economic Development Commission. Mike Staples was reappointed to the Fire Transportation Board. Margarita Brose was appointed to the Neighborhood Complete Streets Committee. Shruti Kuppa was appointed to the Park and Recreation Commission. Thelma Askey was appointed and William Patrick Staderman, Terri Prell and Chris Forinash were reappointed to the Public Facilities Review Committee. Colin Meek was appointed to the Teen Network Board. Harrison Wadsworth and Chris Yarie were appointed to the Transportation Commission. Scott Brinitzer and Phil Klingelhofer were reappointed to the Urban Forestry Commission. Zenia Simpson was appointed to the World War I Commemoration Task Force.
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Celebrities: Homes of the Famous (Living or Not) Elvis, Johnny, Marilyn. The most iconic celebrities don’t need last names. But they do need places to live. The past year brought several homes once owned or occupied by Hollywood A-listers to market, or saw them find a buyer. The Web site www. toptenrealestatedeals.com has compiled some of the most interesting. The Audrey Hepburn and Eva Gabor Estate Since the 1920s after Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford built their Pickfair Mansion in the new town of Beverly Hills, many of Hollywood’s top stars chose the area for their trophy homes. One home on Delfern Drive attracted more than its fair share of celebrity owners, including – at different times – actresses and fashion icons Audrey Hepburn and Eva Gabor. Located in the celebrity-infused neighborhood of Holmby Hills, the 7,000-square-foot traditional mansion is accessed through a gated entrance down a paved drive to the motor court. The private compound includes over an acre of lawns, tennis court, swimming pool, terraces, a 700-square-foot guest house and a detached 1,000square-foot staff quarters/office. The main house, built in 1938 and designed by architect-to-the-stars Paul Williams, includes a foyer with
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focal curved stairwell, formal living room with fireplace and dedicated library nook, dining room, family room, kitchen, breakfast room and two staff bedrooms on the first floor. Upstairs are four bedrooms, including the master suite, totalling six bedrooms and four baths. Some rooms have glass walls overlooking mature gardens. Not surprisingly, the house also had a strong attraction to other stars of the era who lived there, including David Niven and Mia Farrow.
On the market and listed at $13.995 million, the listing agent is Jade Mills of Jade Mills Estates through Coldwell Banker Global Luxury, Beverly Hills. Marilyn Monroe’s Home Iconic Marilyn Monroe, starred in many of the most iconic films of 1950s and early ’60s, including “Some Like It Hot,” “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “The Misfits.” Proceeds from her films, which grossed over $200 million, would have
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2017: Solid Year in the Region’s Real Estate A Staff Report Home sales and total sales volume across Northern Virginia in 2017 stood at their highest point since 2005, according to new data, while average sales prices hit an all-time high. A total of 22,555 properties went to closing last year, up 6.9 percent from the 21,097 transactions in 2016, according to preliminary data from the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. The totals represent transactions in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church, and are based on each year’s preliminary report of sales in order to be an apples-to-apples comparison. (Therefore, figures may not directly correlate with those published elsewhere.) The annual sales were the highest since the 29,235 reported in 2005, which marked the end of a six-year boom in the local real estate market that would be followed by nearly as many years of declining sales before the market rebounded starting in 2012. Total sales volume for 2017 – $13.1 billion – was up from $11.7 billion in 2016 and also was the highest since the all-time record ($15.7 billion) was set in 2005, according to preliminary data. Last year’s average (and preliminary) sales price of $579,498 was up 4.1 percent from the $556,368 reported a year before, and surpassed the $558,988 of 2016 as the highest on record in the region. The average sales price represents all types of homes, including singlefamily, attached and condominiums. Looking back on more than 40 years of sales data from across the suburbs, the average price has grown from $58,739 in 1975, surpassing the $100,000 mark for the first time in 1981, the $200,000 mark in 1991, the $300,000 mark in 2002 and the $400,000 mark in 2004 before peaking at just above $538,000 in 2007. It then dropped for two years, to $431,018 in 2009, before starting a rebound that has seen prices rise in seven of eight years and average prices grow 34 percent during that period. A complete year-by-year roundup of the local real estate market by the Sun Gazette staff, with sales data and anecdotes, from 1975 to 2017 can be found at www.insidenova.com/news/ real_estate/.
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HISTORICAL/CULTURAL NOTES OF INTEREST
‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts Democrat Carter wins election R.I.P. Elvis Presley John Paul II becomes pope Incident at Three Mile Island GOP’s Reagan trounces Carter Egypt’s Sadat is assassinated It’s a boy for Charles, Diana Riggins is Super Bowl MVP ‘Cosby’ is nation’s top TV show Michael Jordan’s rookie year Shuttle ‘Challenger’ explodes Iran-Contra scandal tops the news Bush manhandles Dukakis Earthquake strikes Bay Area Americans With Disabilities Act First Gulf War starts ... and ends L.A. riots after Rodney King verdict Bill Clinton is inaugurated GOP takes control of Congress O.J. Simpson found not guilty Richard Nixon dies after stroke Tiger Woods wins the Masters Monica Lewinsky in the news Clinton acquitted by Senate Florida determines presidency Terror attacks strike on 9/11 New war in Iraq looms Joe Gibbs returns to Redskins Kerry falls to Bush in election Katrina swamps Gulf Coast Democrats win back Congress Oil prices through the roof Economy plunges; Obama wins Unemployment hits double digits GOP makes a comeback Economic malaise lingers ‘Derecho’ storm slams region Democrats win Va. statewide races U.S. Reps. Wolf, Moran retire Syrian civil war heats up Election stunner: Trump wins North Korea poses nuclear threat
Totals are based on sales figures for Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church. Sales totals, average sales prices and volume come from data of RealEstate Business Intelligence, Bright MLS and the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, as analyzed by the Sun Gazette, and may differ from other published figures. To be consistent, figures used are the preliminary ones reported each year, not the final totals reported later. Historical notes are compiled by the Sun Gazette staff.
Survey Says: Home Prices Could Continue to Rise in 2018 Housing experts are increasing their expectations for home price appreciation as rising prices show no signs of slowing. Experts expect home prices to climb 4.1 percent in 2018, according to the 2017 Q4 Zillow Home Price Ex-
pectations Survey, an increase in their expectations for 2018. One year ago, experts predicted home prices would grow 3 percent in 2018. The quarterly survey, sponsored by Zillow and conducted by Pulsenomics LLC, asked more than 100 housing
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experts, market strategists, and economists about their expectations for the U.S. housing market in 2018 and beyond. The United States is in the middle of a supply crisis – the number of homes for sale has fallen on an annual
basis for the past 33 straight months. Although building activity picked up slightly toward the end of the year, the biggest surprise of the 2017 housing market was the slow pace of singlefamily home building, according to the panelists.
Survey Says: Idaho Was Fastest Growing in 2017 Idaho was the nation’s fastest-growing state over the last year, according to new Census Bureau data, with its population increasing 2.2 percent to 1.7 million from July 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017. Following Idaho for the largest percentage increases in population were Nevada (2 percent), Utah (1.9 percent), Washington (1.7 percent) and Florida along with Arizona (1.6 percent). “Domestic migration drove change in the two fastest-growing states, Idaho and Nevada, while an excess of births over deaths played a major part in the growth of the third fastest-growing state, Utah,” said Luke Rogers, chief of the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Branch. With an estimated population of 8.47 million, Virginia’s yearover-year population growth was 0.7 percent. The U.S. population grew by an estimated 2.3 million between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, representing a 0.72-percent increase to 325.7 million. The population of voting-age residents (adults age 18 and over) grew to 252.1 million (77.4 percent of the 2017 total population), an increase of 0.93 percent from 2016
California remained the most populous state in the nation in Idaho is Nation’s Fastest-Growing State July 2016, with an estimate of Population Change From July 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017 39,536,653 residents. Texas was second (28,304,596), followed Percent population change Percent change by region by Florida (20,984,400). RoundAK Northeast 0.2 Greater than 2.0 ing out the top 10 were New 0.5 to 2.0 Midwest 0.3 York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, 0.0 to 0.4 South 1.0 George, North Carolina and Population loss 1.0 West Michigan. Texas had the largest growth in raw numbers, with its population growing an estimated 399,734 in the year ending July 1, 2016. Florida added 327,811, while California brought in 240,177. Eight states lost population between 2016 and 2017, with Illinois having the largest numeric decline, losing 33,703 people (a relatively small percentage change compared to its population of 12.8 million). Wyoming had the largest percentage decline (1 percent). Three states HI that had been losing population in the previous year, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Vermont, Source: Vintage 2017 Population Estimates saw slight increases. www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest States in the South and West continued to lead in population growth. In 2017, 38 percent of and 2017, making it the first drop (249.5 million). the nation’s population lived in Net international migration de- since 2012-13, but still added just over the South and 23.8 percent lived in creased 1.8 percent between 2016 1.1 million people. the West. WA
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Q&A: Managing the Expectations of Sellers DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
If a seller insists on a specific listing price, whether too high or low, what steps can (or should?) Realtors take to convince a seller to bring it in line with the market? Also, have agents ever turned down a listing because they thought it was a waste of time? A number of local region’s top Realtors provided their views: Casey Margenau, Fine Homes and Estates: “You have to quickly make
up your mind if you want to work for a client who insists on pricing their home too high. Pricing too high causes multiple problems, and that plays out over and over and over again.” Carol Temple, Coldwell Banker:
“The first thing is to make certain you want to get on that train. I have turned down listing on multiple occasions because you can tell right from the start it will not end well. Some listing presentations can be very brief, then you wish them good luck getting the price they want. With no exception, a home will sell for less than the market value if it is priced wrong to begin with. You try to stress that to the seller and keep nudging them to adjust to the right price, and remind them that time is not their friend.” Casey Samson, Samson Properties: “I make every effort to educate the
seller on pricing and the fact they will get the best price in the first 30 days. If they are unrealistic, I do not take the listing. I have seen that movie and know how it ends. They will lose and lose big. We all have a limited supply of time, energy and money and we need to spend it on our sellers who are realistic. I look at ‘not taking the problem listing’ as protecting my good sellers. Unfortunately, every once in a while, I list a home I love but struggle to get the seller where we need to be. They rarely do. I always regret it and promise I won’t do it again.” Debbie McGuire, Keller Williams: “We try to understand the seller’s expectations, but if it is unrealistic, we may have to say no to a listing. It is the partnership between the seller and the agent that gets results. We usually recommend a price range. We may take the listing if the seller wants to try the higher end of the range, especially if we see strong sales trends, but with the understanding that the price will be adjusted if needed to sell into the current market. If there is not this understanding, then both parties will be disappointed.”
Steve Wydler, Wydler Brothers Real Estate: “Sometimes it’s hard for
homeowners to disassociate themselves and be objective. It’s a lot about dialogue. We try to be highly analytical and rely on as much data as we can get our hands on, then compare and narrow the price range. Yes, we will absolutely turn
down a listing if someone’s expectations are so unrealistic. We don’t want them to be set up for disappointment. Some sellers fall in love with the agent who gives them the highest price.”
Karen Briscoe, Huckaby Briscoe Group, Keller Williams Realty: “We
always look at the comps and market study and point out what is comparable. We can try a higher price the seller wants, but the market will tell us pretty quickly if that price was too high. Then we have to respond. It’s pretty rare that we turn down a listing if the seller is open to listening about the market.” Dean Yeonas, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “We present the data to
a seller and tell them why we think the property is worth X. If a seller is someone we have known and is reasonable, we can try it at a price the seller wants, but with the understanding that after a two-week period, we might need to make the proper market adjustments. You do your best to educate sellers, but if the relationship is not a fit, we will not take a listing.” Ann Wilson, Keller Williams: “I recommend to get an independent appraisal done, and it’s a 50-50 chance that they get that done. I also like to take sellers around to look at like homes so they can see the competition. That can put them back into reality. If the expectations are unrealistic, I will turn down a listing.”
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might happen if the original listing is too high. If the price is at a fair-market value from the beginning, they will get more for their home than pricing it too high at the start. You don’t want to end up chasing the market down. Buyers are smart and do their research. If a seller continues to be unrealistic, then there is not a lot we can do.” Gloria Adams, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty: “You show them
comps. That seems to be helpful and they have different viewpoints after that. I will always take a listing, with the caveat that will we need to have a price reduction after so many days, weeks or months. You have to keep your sellers aware of the market adjustments.” Jack Shafran, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “We deliver them the mar-
ket information and comps. If they don’t agree, we respect that and will give them the benefit of the doubt, with the agreement that if there is no action, and there usually isn’t, there will be a conversation about reducing the price. If the chemistry does not exist from the start, sometimes you recommend another agent.” Dawn Wilson, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty: “The only thing I
can do is give my best professional advice. I discuss the marketing strategy. Ultimately, it is the seller’s decision. If it is
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overpriced, the seller will likely be chasing the market and the final sales price will probably be lower than if the home had been priced correctly at the beginning, or the seller may not receive any offers. If the seller insists on a list price that is unrealistic for the market, I discuss that it is important to respond quickly to the feedback we receive from the market and make the necessary corrections as soon as possible.” Mark Middendorf, Long and Foster: “You explain to your clients there
are two values – a personal value and a market value. You can always negotiate with a seller and try their price for two weeks. Then if there is no action, we try my price. Buyers in this market are too savvy. They know if a property is priced too high.” Lori Shafran, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “It is a tightrope and a
dance, sometimes with sellers. It is a team approach and you [the agent] are invited to be the coach because of your skill level. You have to devise strategies where both can win. The agent is the expert and valued professional. You can try a few plays the seller’s way, then make adjustments if that becomes necessary.” Karen Close, Century 21: “I try not to turn down business but instead work toward an asking price that is supported by recent sales of like/kind homes, market atmosphere/condition and seller motivation.” Betsy Twigg, Washington Fine Properties: “I have a bit of a different
perspective. A lot of the time it’s about a seller’s motivation. Do they really want to sell? They might want to price it too high on purpose because they really want to keep the home?” Mike Highman, Acquest Realty:
“First, we must remember as Realtors we have a fiduciary duty to our clients to meet their concerns and needs. I try to understand why the seller has that stratosphere number, then after a thorough and in-depth comprehensive market analysis that shows the property’s market value, we review a pricing strategy. One such plan is a step-down offering price schedule. After a mutually agreed upon time frame, we analyze the traffic interest and then move on to the next appropriate price offer if need be. Turning down a listing means you are not comfortable with going outside the envelope.” David Howell, McEnearney Associates: “Sometimes, we and the seller
agree to a pre-agreed price reduction written into the listing agreement if the property hasn’t gone under contract by a defined time on the market. Or, we agree that the seller can try their price, and if it doesn’t work, we’ll sit down for a serious conversation about changing the price. Yes, we have walked away from possible
listings because we think it would be a waste of our time and – more importantly – the client’s time. If there isn’t a mutual, trusting relationship up front, then there are likely to be problems ahead.” Anslie Stokes Milligan, McEnearney Associates: “If the seller insists on a
list price that the agent feels is unrealistic, the agent has a few options: negotiate in pre-determined price reductions; insist on a retainer fee to cover marketing costs if the listing ultimately fails to sell; or decline the listing. I love the quote, ‘No one has the ability to waste my time except for me.’ Turning down a listing should be an agent’s last resort, but it is a powerful thing to be in charge of our time.”
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tell them: ‘I would prefer to disappoint you now [during a listing presentation] than let you down three to six months down the road if/when price becomes the main buyer objection. If the price they desire is closer to market absorption, I may agree to their higher price, but request that timelines be built into our listing agreement to ensure price reductions, at specific periods.” Dee Murphy, Long & Foster: “Luckily, the majority of sellers in this market are sophisticated enough to be reasonable. To prepare for an aggressive seller, it is critical to provide relevant data on recent sales, with pictures and stats. If the seller insists, I would negotiate a time period to test their price (two weeks), and if the feedback is that it is priced too high and we have no offers, we agree to adjust the price immediately. I have respectfully passed on a listing when the seller is insistent on an absolutely unreasonable asking price. It does not reflect well on an agent to have their for sale signs sitting in people’s yards for months on end.”
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icant role in rising home prices. Inventory has been falling since 2011, and there are 12 percent fewer homes for sale than there were a year ago. This will be particularly difficult for firsttime home-buyers who don’t have the capital from a previous home sale to help with the down payment, especially in hot markets. • Homeowners will choose to remodel instead of sell: Homeowners, wary of becoming buyers in such a limited market, will choose to remodel their homes instead of moving, worsening the inventory crisis. “In most markets around the country, housing has become a game of musical chairs, and nobody wants to be the last one without a seat,” Gudell said. “Homeowners who are looking for a change will turn to remodeling and redecorating instead of selling
their home and facing the challenges of being a buyer in a sellers’ market. • Baby Boomers and Millennials will drive home design: Livable design features that appeal to both Millennials and Baby Boomers will be a focus in new construction. Homes will be designed to make living simple and comfortable – for example, with wide hallways that can accommodate both strollers and wheelchairs. • More entry-level homes: Builders will respond to the demand created by more first-time buyers entering the market and increase new construction of entry-level homes. Builders won’t ignore this hungry market, and we’ll start to see a rise in new construction at the more affordable end, instead of all the luxury buildings we’ve seen lately,” Gudell
said. “However, builders are also facing high costs, so instead of adding density in cities where zoning laws and land costs often preclude affordable building, we’ll see the suburbs grow and expand outward.” • Suburban sprawl will return: The suburbs will expand as the cost of land and construction reaches a tipping point in urban areas. Urban living is popular among those looking for close access to job centers and cultural amenities, but building costs and regulations will lead to increased development in the suburbs. • Home price growth will slow: Home prices will grow 4.1 percent, according to more than 100 housing experts and economists surveyed in the latest ZillowHome Price Expectations Survey. Home values are currently growing at 6.9 percent annually.
The rate at which renters moved in 2017 was at a historic low of 21.7 percent, compared to 35.2 percent in 1988, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. However, renters still moved at a higher rate than owners (21.7 percent compared with 5.5 percent, respectively), according to the new data. “Although renters continued to move at higher rates compared to
owners, the decrease in the overall mover rate was partially driven by declining mover rates for renters,‚“ said Charlynn Burd, a geographer with the Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. “Housing reasons continued to be the most often cited reason for moving.“ In 2017, 43 percent of movers reported moving for a housing-related reason. In comparison, 27.9 percent
said they moved for a family-related reason, 18.5 percent said they moved for an employment-related reason, and 10.6 percent said they moved for some other reason. The mover rate for U.S. residents 1-year-old and over was 11 percent (34.9 million), which remained statistically unchanged from last year’s alltime low of 11.2 percent (35.1 million), according to the new data.
The lowest mover rate by region in 2017 was the Northeast (8.3 percent), followed by the Midwest (11.4 percent), West (11.5 percent) and then the South (11.8 percent). The Midwest, West and South were not statistically different from one another. The highest mover rates by race were the African-American population
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Home Sales: Millennials Tend to Go Over Budget Millennials poured some $514 billion into the U.S. housing market over the last year as the largest generation of home buyers. But new survey data shows their home-ownership aspirations are stymied by affordability issues, frustration with the buying and selling process, and a cutthroat housing market. More than half of young buyers (53 percent) make multiple offers to buy their first home, and only two in five Millennials (39 percent) are able to make the recommended 20 percent or more down payment. The results of the Zillow Group Report on Consumer Housing Trends 2017 show how the nation’s highly competitive housing market is changing the way a new generation approaches buying a home. The second annual report is the largest and most comprehensive survey of real estate consumers ever conducted. More than half of Millennials (62 percent) shop for a rental while they’re looking to buy a home, indicating they accept the fact that buying a home is
not a sure thing. They are more likely to say they struggled to find a home in their price range and on their time frame, and over one-third (37 percent) of Millennial buyers say they went over their budget, compared to 29 percent of all buyers. Coming up with a down payment is one of the biggest hurdles young buyers face, and the Zillow Group Report sheds light on previously unknown statistics about how Millennials are pulling together enough cash. Less than half (39 percent) of Millennials put down the recommended 20 percent or more on their home purchase, while one in four (21 percent) put down the bare minimum – 5 percent or less – in order to secure a home loan. One in three (29 percent) Millennial buyers now gets financial help from friends or family to make a down payment, and one in three (31 percent) Millennial buyers cobbles together a down payment from multiple sources. “In many cities across the U.S., the
housing market is extremely competitive, especially for first-time buyers who are looking to purchase a starter home,” said Zillow chief economist Dr. Svenja Gudell. “Young buyers often start their careers in fast-growing cities in which the market is particularly tough – and they’re trying to save for a down payment while making recordhigh rent payments.” “Gen Z” – those born between 1995 and 2010 – already makes up more than 21 percent of the U.S. population, and is the most ethnically and racially diverse generation in U.S. history. They are beginning to enter the housing market as renters. The Zillow Group Report reveals that those in Gen Z are just as likely as those in older generations to say owning a home is a key component of the American Dream; 57 percent say they considered buying a home when they looked for their last rental. Generation Z renters work hard to win a home and end up submitting more rental applications than any other generation (3.1 applications
compared to 2.5 for all renters), yet they also move quickly through the process, spending the least amount of time searching (less than one month, compared to 26 percent of all renters). “It’s encouraging to see that Generation Z is inheriting the same notion of what home means as their parents and Millennial siblings,” said Jeremy Wacksman, Zillow Group chief marketing officer. “These tech-savvy yet risk-averse renters . . . prefer living with others to living alone, and they put their vast social networks to work during every step of the rental-search process. As they mature and look toward home-ownership, it will be interesting to see how their aspirations and preferences will shape the housing market.” The 2017 Zillow Group Report is the 2nd annual largest-ever survey of U.S. home buyers, sellers, owners and renters, and surveyed more than 13,000 U.S. residents aged 18 to 75. The full report is available for free to the public at www.zillow.com/report.
“Green” construction is rapidly gaining traction among both single-family and multi-family home builders, according to new research published in the “Green Multifamily and Single Family Homes 2017 SmartMarket Brief.” The latest in a series of studies conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics in partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the study shows that green homes are continuing to gain market share. At least one-third of single-family and multi-family builders who were surveyed said that green building is a significant portion of their overall activity (more than 60 percent of their portfolio). By 2022, this number should increase to nearly one half in both the single family and multifamily sectors. Within this group, nearly 30 percent of multifamily builders fall into the category of “dedicated‚“ green builders (more than 90 percent of their portfolio). On the single family side, the percentage of dedicated green builders is nearly 20 percent, but that share is expected to grow sizably by 2022. “These findings show that green building has become an established part of the residential construction landscape,” said NAHB chairman Granger MacDonald, a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas. ‚“It is no longer a niche business; our members recognize the value of building green and are incorporating these elements into their standard business practices.” Increasing energy efficiency continues to be the most common method of improving the performance of
a green home, followed by creating a ing, we wouldn‚‘t be surprised to see the influence of this factor continue to healthy indoor-living environment. “As consumers become more famil- grow,” said Steve Jones, Dodge’s senior iar with the impact that their homes director of industry insights research. HBM AD flat b 12-4-2017.pdf 1 12/4/17 4:41 PM can have on their health and well-be- “Homes are following the larger trend
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Walkability: Desire Varies Among the Generations It is no longer just Millennials propelling interest in walkable communities. According to a new report from the National Association of Realtors, members of the Greatest (or “Silent”) Generation, those born before 1944, also prefer smaller homes in neighborhoods with easy walks to shops and restaurants. The 2017 National Community and Transportation Preference Survey, which polled adults from across the U.S. about what they are looking for in a community, found that 62 percent
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of Millennials and 55 percent of the Silent Generation prefer walkable communities and short commutes, even if it means living in an apartment or townhouse. Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers still show a strong preference toward suburban living, with 55 percent of both groups saying that they have no problem with a longer commute and driving to amenities if it means living in a single-family, detached home. “Realtors understand that when people buy a home, they are not just looking at the house, they are looking at the neighborhood and the community,” said NAR president Elizabeth Mendenhall, a sixth-generation Realtor from Columbia, Mo., and CEO of RE/MAX Boone Realty. “While the idea of the ‘perfect neighborhood’ is different for every homeowner, more Americans are expressing a desire to live in communities with access to public transit, shorter commutes and greater walkability,” Mendenhall said. According to the survey, the majority of Americans, 53 percent, would prefer to live in communities containing houses with small yards but within easy walking distance of the community’s amenities, as opposed to living in communities with houses that have large yards but they have to drive to
all amenities. This up from 48 percent in 2015. However, responders with schoolage kids in the home, regardless of their generation, show a greater preference for conventional suburban communities. Sixty percent of all responders with kids in school said they prefer larger homes and yards that require driving, and that number jumps to 63 percent for Millennials with kids in school. The survey also found that a majority of Americans, 88 percent, are very or somewhat satisfied with the quality of life in their communities, and 51 percent of those people believe that the walkability of their neighborhood contributes to that quality of life. The report found that women, particularly young women, prioritize walkability and public transit more than older or younger men. Fifty-four percent of young women said that sidewalks and places to take walks is a very important factor in deciding where to live, and 39 percent said the same about having public transit nearby. However, when it comes to a short commute to work, youth was a greater indicator of preference than gender; 49 percent of young women and 48 percent of young men said being within a short commute to work was
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ARLINGTON: County Saw a Solid Year in 2017; Sales, Average Prices Had Growth Year-over-year increases in both total sales and average sales prices boosted the Arlington real estate market to a 9.1-percent sales-volume increase in 2017, according to new figures. Arlington residential transactions totaled $2.05 billion last year, up from $1.88 billion in 2016, according to figures provided by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, based on data from Bright MLS. The market was buoyed by a 6.1percent increase in total sales, which rose to 3,119. The average sales price of $657,341 represented an increase of 2.9 percent from a year before, with two of the three segments of the market showing increases: • The average sales price of singlefamily homes rose 4.7 percent to $972,912. • The average sales price of attached homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, rose 0.7 percent to $468,160. • The average price of condominiums declined 1.3 percent to $420,946. The median sales price of all homes
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Celebrities: Homes of the Famous (Living or Not) Continued from Page 3 Situated on a private gated half acre, the 2,624-square-foot house, built in 1929, retains all the beautiful architectural details that made it feel like home to Monroe. Details include four bedrooms, three baths, cathedral ceilings with wood beams, a fireplace with Mexican-tile surround in the living room, casement windows, arched doorways, Saltillo tile floors, a citrus orchard and her famous kidney-shaped swimming pool. Outside is a tree-shaded, brick patio overlooking the pool and the original guest house. The home sold in 2017 for $7.25 million – $350,000 above the asking price. Jane Fonda’s Beverly Hills Contemporary From acclaimed Hollywood and Broadway actress and war protester to selling over 17 million exercise videos, Jane Fonda shows no signs of slowing down. She has owned and lived in many beautiful homes over the years from her New Mexico ranch, where she lived in jeans and cowboy boots, to her sleek and sophisticated home in Beverly Hills Trousdale Estates, which she put on the market in 2017. The 7,100-square-foot home’s glass walls, glass elevator and multiple covered and open terraces create indoor/ outdoor living spaces to enjoy sweeping canyon and ocean views. Though very sophisticated in design, the home is warm and inviting, with multiple spaces for entertaining. In addition to the outdoor viewing pavilion with fire pit, there is yet another special place: the meditation garden. The stunning contemporary home in Beverly Hills overlooking a canyon and Pacific Ocean originally was listed at $12.995 million then reduced to $9.995 million. Listing agents are Jade Mills and Valerie Fitzgerald of Coldwell Banker Previews International in Beverly Hills. Heeeeeeeere’s Johnny’s Home Johnny Carson, the king of latenight television, was a standout among entertainers, to which his 30year longevity on the “Tonight” show is testament. He sent Americans to bed each night with a smile on their face, and was instrumental in boosting the careers of many entertainers we still enjoy today, including Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, Roseanne Barr, David Letterman and Jay Leno. After he moved his show from New York to Burbank in 1972, Carson loved to play golf, and for a number of years owned a home in Bel Air. In the mid1980s he bought a four-acre, cliff-top home above the celebrity-studded Point Dume community in Malibu overlooking the Pacific Ocean, where
Jane Fonda put her Trousdale Estates (Beverly Hills) contemporary on the market in 2017. Originally listed at just under $10 million, it’s since been reduced to just under $10 million. (Courtesy Coldwell Banker Previews International)
The only home Marilyn Monroe ever owned. She paid $75,000 in 1962 (and got some furnishings as part of the deal). It sold in 2017 for $7.25 million – above asking price. (Photo courtesy Lisa Optican/Mercer Vine)
he lived with fourth wife, Alexis, until his death in 2005. The house, designed by architect Ed Niles, is a study in wood beams, glass and indoor landscaping that blurs the line between indoors and out. On the grounds are championship tennis courts with a pavilion that has two bedrooms, kitchen, gym and locker room, a waterfall and koi pond, and another separate guest house. After Carson‘s death in 2005, his wife Alexis continued to live there for two more years before selling to film producer Sidney Kimmel and his wife, Caroline. The Kimmels restored it to its original plan and in 2017 put it on the market for $81.5 million. Chris Cortazzo of Coldwell Banker Malibu West, is the listing agent. The Honeymoon Home of Elvis and Priscilla Elvis Presley met Priscilla Beaulieu in Bad Nauheim, Germany, in 1959 during his service in the military; she was the daughter of an U.S. Army officer
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and his wife. Their budding relationship turned into a marriage proposal just before Christmas in 1966, and the couple was married at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas in May 1967. Presley obtained this Los Angeles property as their honeymoon house on a one-year lease for $21,000, and their child, Lisa Marie, was born exactly nine months later. The home was designed by modernist architect William Krisel and featured in a 1962 Look magazine article as “The House of Tomorrow.” Futuristic even for today, the midcentury-modern round house is on the market with walls of glass overlooking a secluded pool terrace and views of the Santa Rosa Mountains and the Coachella Valley. The 5,000-square-foot house has five bedrooms and five baths and comes with 1.16 acres of land with private garden, tennis court and orchard in addition to the swimming pool. Put on the market at $5.9 million in 2017, the listing agent is Mary Kay Nibley of Rodeo Realty, Beverly Hills.
Celine Dion’s Florida Water Park After going on the market almost four years before, the Florida waterpark home built by Celine Dion and her late husband, Rene Angelil, sold in 2017. Celine and Rene purchased the five-acre lot in Jupiter, Fla., in 2008 for $7 million and in 2010 began building the house, which includes 13 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms and golf simulator within its 20,000 square feet. The Bahamian-inspired mansion is open and airy with multiple glass walls for viewing the property and includes a tennis court and guest house. The lavish pool system requires 500,000 gallons of water and includes two swimming pools, two water slides, a lazy river, water cannons and a tree house. Gaining much notoriety over its massive water-park feature and more than 400 feet of Atlantic Ocean beachfront, the property was introduced to the market at $72 million in 2013 and went through several price cuts before selling in 2017 for $28 million.
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Q&A Managing the Expectations of Local Sellers Continued from Page 7
William F.X. Moody, Washington Fine Properties: “We prepare a pricing chart showing the high, low, median and average for the seller. Often sellers want to choose a higher price, but having this written documentation is important as when an offer comes in, it is effective to show the seller what the pricing experts recommended from the beginning of the sales process. I have occasionally turned listings down when the seller didn’t take the time to focus on the educational process of the pricing and market conditions.” Natalie Roy, Keller Williams:
“When a seller is focused on an extremely high listing price, I suggest an appraisal. The benefit is the seller gets an impartial professional opinion on the value of their property. If the seller decides not to get an appraisal, or gets one and is still wedded to an unrealistic sales price, I decline the listing. To a seller who has unrealistic ideas of a listing price for
their home, if you’re the highest bidder on the home you get to keep it.” Tania Hosmer, Keller Williams: “If a seller wants to list their home for a sales price that is too high, I provide them with the most relevant sales information comparable to their home and discuss how it affects price in their neighborhood. I also explain current trends occurring in the local real estate market and then outline the best pricing strategy. Sometimes, it turns out to be an ‘I told you so’ situation based on the realities of the market and reactions of potential buyers and other agents. Personally, I hope never to turn down a listing. No listing is a waste of time. Some take more time and patience.” Billy Buck, Buck & Associates: “It’s a seller’s choice to list a price how they want. We will not fight with them. We try to give them guidance and decide on a price that is appropriate and close to the market. There are some cases when sellers are not in a rush to sell their property. I don’t like the strategies of ‘testing the
market’ with a home, so I have respectfully declined some listings.” Eli Tucker, Eli Residential Group: “Sales strategy is about probabilities. The probability of selling well above market value is very low and the probability of having to sell below market value after you’ve been on the market for too long is high. I provide my clients with a risk assessment, make a recommendation, and allow them to choose the strategy that works best for them.” Joan Stansfield, Keller Williams: “I provide and explain the data that does not lie. Or, I’ve agreed to list at their desired price so long as they understand the importance of adjusting the price and agree to periodically adjust. Yes, I have turned down a listing when I sensed the sellers were not going to listen to me and trust my judgment. One of my favorite lines I often share is: ‘In life, you want to be the first born, the second wife and the third Realtor.’ I’m often the second or third Realtor who finally is able to get the home sold.”
Dianne Van Volkenburg, Long & Foster: “I find it uncommon to encounter a seller who is unrealistic regarding pricing. However, every so often there is one who thinks the market in Great Falls has recovered. When this happens, I educate them on the current conditions and I let them make the final decision. I have never turned down a listing. I have, though, told a very few owners that I could not list their home at their desired price. In those situations they have listed with other Realtors, and eventually came back to work with me at a valid asking price.” Donna Moseley, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty: “We try to get an up front agreement to reduce pricing within a predetermined time frame to a predetermined price. It is rare, but we do turn down some listings, not many. We do everything we can to get the property the best and highest price, staging, Internet presence, showings.”
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Boys and Girls Rivalry Twinbills Are Fabulous Double the fun and sometimes double the admission receipts.
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Victory String at Six For Surging Knights A Staff Report
The Bishop O’Connell Knights (14-3, 5-1) won two more boys basketball games last week to up their winning streak to six games.
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP First, the Knights rallied to win from a 17-10 deficit at the end of the first quarter to defeat McNamara, 73-57, in Washington Catholic Athletic Conference high school action. Ayan Teel had 23 points and three assists for the Knights, point guard Xavier Johnson scored 19 and had six assists, Charlie Weber had nine points and six rebounds, and Matt Becht scored eight. In its second game, O’Connell routed Episcopal, 86-61, in non-league play. Johnson had 20 points, 12 assists and six rebounds. Becht scored 17 and had five rebounds, Teel had 16 points and four assists, Wes Peterson scored nine and added five rebounds, Jack Prophett scored seven and Jahman Banks had four points and five boards. Continued on Page 13
Shawn Mills drives to the basket for the Bishop O’Connell Knights during a recent girls game. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT O’Connell began this week’s play with a 12-5 overall record.
Wakefield Has 3-0 Week to Tie for First Place DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
In a seesaw contest in which each team had leads of 10 points or more, the visiting WakeBASKETBALL field Warriors had the last significant run en route to a 75-67 win over the Edison Eagles on Jan. 16 in a key National District boys high school basketball game. With the victory, coupled with other district wins over Falls Church and Jefferson, Wakefield (13-4, 6-1) is tied for first place with the Marshall Statesmen. “This is right where we want to be right now, in first place,” Wakefield coach Tony Bentley said. Wakefield trailed 65-64 with 4:35 left 12
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in the game, then closed the contest with an 11-2 run to win. The Warriors took the lead for good at 66-65 with 4:07 left on a layup from Chris Warner off a pass from Ben Horsford. Edison took an 18-8 lead in the first quarter, then Wakefield answered with a 12-0 run to lead 20-18. The score was tied at 20 to end the first period and Wakefield led, 40-32 at halftime. Edison trailed 58-54 entering the fourth period, eventually tying the game at 60, then taking the 65-64 lead. “We got a big the lead by playing good team basketball, then lost the lead playing like individuals,” Bentley said. “We can’t play like that. Our guys know how I want them to play. It was good to get out of here with a win, because
Edison made a good comeback.” Wakefield was led by senior forward A’Mari Cooper’s all-around game. He scored 27 points, had 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. More importantly, according to Bentley, Cooper was a leader in huddles and timeouts in the close minutes. Warner had 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists for Wakefield, Robbie Starkey had nine points, Lukas Hatcher had eight points and four rebounds and Horsford scored four and had five assists. Off the bench, Jared Watkins had four points, five blocks and two assists for Wakefield, Gabe Tham had two
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Local boys and girls varsity high school basketball doubleheaders have been held for years, and with much success and positive feedback. They are no-brainers and make total sense. Such twinbills are often saved for big neighborhood rivalry games and played on Friday nights, often with a girls game beginning around 5:45 p.m., followed by the boys at 7:30 or so. Sometimes, the order is switched. Some are held midweek as well and are big money-makers. On Friday night, Jan. 12, host Washington-Lee and Yorktown played two in an all-Arlington showdown, and host Langley and McLean did the same in an all-McLean clash. The crowds were huge, especially the energetic and noisy student sections. Those four schools have held doubleheaders for years, with two more on tap later this season. Tuesday night, Jan. 16, Edison High hosted Wakefield in girls and boys contests. The gym wasn’t overflowing like on Fridays, but it was still full enough. In contrast, the Edison gym did spill over on Friday, Jan. 19 when the Eagles hosted Marshall in girls and boys action, matchups with first place on the line. Fans of a particular school appreciate those events, because they can see two teams at one place. Otherwise, they have to make a choice, missing one of the games. Maybe such doubleheaders should be held all the time, with the boys and girl alternating starting times? There is nothing more frustrating and annoying for fans of particular schools when neighborhood rivalry games are held at opposite sites, and at the same time, like the Jan. 19 Madison-vs.-Oakton contests. The boys played at Madison and the girls at Oakton, both 7:30 p.m. tipoffs. That all-Vienna clash should be a doubleheader like the others.
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High School Roundup WALL TO BYU: Tanner Wall, the Sun
Gazette’s 2017 Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year in football for the Yorktown High School team, has accepted a preferred walk-on situation to attend Brigham Young University to play college football. Wall is still considering a similar situation with the University of Virginia team, but for now has made his intentions known that he will attend BYU. Any change in that decision would happen by early next month. “Both are great options,” Wall said about BYU and Virginia. Brigham Young is interested in Wall right now as a wide receiver, but could be used on defense as time goes on and he gets bigger and stronger. Wherever Wall plays, he first will serve a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before playing college football. “I have two years to grow and figure out where I want to compete,” Wall said. “I want to find my way on the field, wherever that may be.” This spring, Wall will play for Yorktown’s baseball team. SWIM AND DIVE: The Bishop O’Connell
Knights won the boys and girls Northern Virginia Catholic Invitational meet championships.
McKibbin and Claire Cullather were first and second in diving. In relays, the O’Connell girls won two races and were second in another, and the boys won once and had two seconds. n The Yorktown Patriots swept hte South Lakes Seawhawks in final regular-season meets. The Yorktown girls won 177-138 to finish 6-0. The boys won 168-147and finshed 4-2. For the Yorktown girls, Torri Huske was a double winner. Kayle Park, Shenandoah Winn and Petie Nassetta all won one race. For the boys, Jonathan Day, Ryan Soh, Zach Rosenthal and Nick Pasternak won races. James Weise won diving. n Antonia Kotilarov and James Clark won diving competitions, Matea Mladenovic won two swimming events in the 50 and 100 freestyle boys races, and Emily Andrews won the girls backstroke for the Wakefield Warriors in a recent meet. Other top Wakefield finishers in races were Aleksei Dudley and Connor Sughrue, each with a second and a third; the boys 400- free relay was second; and third in races were Amy Tramontozzi, Lindsay Enochs, Matthew Buchholz, James Brady, Katherine Brophy and Luke Anderson. Ryan Kovich was fourth in a race.
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Cullough six each against Herndon. Washington-Lee hosts Yorktown on Friday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in an allaround game. n The Yorktown Patriots (4-12, 1-3) nipped the McLean Highlanders, 57-56, Jan. 19 in Liberty District action. Matt Coulom made six threes and scored 33 points to lead Yorktown, which led the entire game. The Patriots made eight threes. Missed free throws down the stretch by Yorktown kept the outcome in doubt until the end.
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BASKETBALL: The Bishop O’Connell Knights (12-5, 6-4) held on to nip McNamara, 69-67, behind 23 points from Brie Perpignan, 12 from Ajia James and eight from Alyssa Hayashi in a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference game. Next, the Knights lost to Bishop Ireton, 43-38, on Jan. 21 in conference play. Perpignan and Maikya Simmons each scored nine points in defeat and James and Anna Hovis had six each. The game was close from start to finish.
n The Yorktown Patriots (6-10, 1-3) got 14 points from Liz Shean and 11 from Maggie Shipley in a 43-36 Liberty District win over McLean on Friday, Jan. 19. n The Washington-Lee Generals (7-7, 1-3) played the first-place Herndon Hornets tough in a 59-53 loss in Liberty District action Jan. 19. Jordan Mosely scored 16 points and made four three-pointers. Sydney Rood and Enas Nigatu each scored 11. Nigatu had 17 rebounds.
games last week. Cooper had 20 points, 10 rebounds and five dunks against Falls Church. Starkey had 18 points, Watkins had 11, Warner nine and Aaron Queen seven. Horsford had six assists. Horsford made the game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds against Jefferson. Prior to the boys game on Jan. 16 at Edison was a girls game, won by the host Eagles, 60-39, over Wakefield Wakefield (8-6, 4-3) struggled against Edison’s pressure defense, turning the ball over some 21 times. “It’s a hard matchup for us,” Wake-
field coach Marcia Richardson said. “They are a more experienced team than us, they have an inside and outside game, they have a lot of quickness, with their hands everywhere. But we kept fighting.” Edison led 15-10 after one quarter, 30-13 at halftime and 40-21 after three periods. Jami Tham had 17 points, nine rebounds and two steals for Wakefield, Nevaeh Wallace had five points and three rebounds, and Hannah Foley (four rebounds), Jayela Lopez (five rebounds) and Taylor Thompson (four rebounds,
two steals) all scored four points. Wakefield lost to Falls Church, 64-55, in its next district game, then rallied from an early 16-10 deficit to defeat Jefferson, 43.29. Tham had 25 points and 10 rebounds against Falls Church and Wallace blocked four shots and had three steals. Against Jefferson, Foley had 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, Lauryn Freeman was 6 of 6 from the foul line and Trinity Chambers had 10 points and made three three-pointer. Both Wakefield teams played a couple of games each this week.
Yorktown’s Tanner Wall has committed to play PHOTO BY DEB KOLT at Brigham Young.
O’Connell’s Paul Kinsella for the boys and Paige Hall for the girls were chosen as the swimmers of the meet. Each won two races and swam on relays. William Mullen also was a double winner for O’Connell. A single winner was Claire McNamara, who also took a third. Also for the Knights, Tyler Lentine had a second and a third, Meredith Bacon had two thirds and Reilly Blanton, G.G. Richardson and Grayson Jazwick each finished third in races. Devin
champion Katya Olsen with a 37.65 score, the Yorktown Patriots won the annual Barbara Reinwald Invitational at Washington-Lee High School on Jan. 20. Olsen won the vault (9.675) and uneven bars (9.2), was second on the floor exercise (9.45) and fourth on the balance beam (9.325) in the 11-team girls gymnastics meet. Yorktown’s Julia Hays was third in the all-around (37.10). She won the beam (9.425) and floor (9.6), was third on the bars (8.925) and fourth on the vault (9.15). Yorktown’s team score was 109.275. Woodgrove was second at 103.325. Also, Washington-Lee Blue was fourth, Wakefield was fifth and Washington-Lee Gray placed seventh. For Wakefield, Gabby Spranger was fifth in the all-around (34.325). She was fourth on the floor (8.925) and sixth on the beam (8.8). For W-L Blue, Desta Sahle was sixth in the all-around (33.3), Katie Webster seventh (32.95), Maddie McCarthy was 10th (32.625) with a sixth on the floor (8.8), and Ella Wyman 13th (31.6). Also for Wakefield, Sydney Hanley was 12th in the all-around (31.8) and Anne Felipe was 15th (31.025). For WL Gray, Sofia Koppy had a 30.875 allaround score and Bella Golden 30.075. Yorktown’s Marisa Daugherty was fourth on the bars (8.85).
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Wakefield Continued from Page 12 points and three rebounds, and Brody Karton had six rebounds and two assists. Watkins and Brody are playing more now after having health and injuries issues earlier in the season. “Both are healthy and helping us now in a lot of ways,” said Bentley, whose team shot 52 percent from the floor. Wakefield defeated Falls Church, 88-59, then Jefferson, 68-65, in other
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Assessments are made by an office within the county government. According to county officials, the average value of all residential property – single-family, attached and condominiums – rose from $616,200 in 2017 to $640,900 in 2018. Hotels, retail and apartment properties also saw increases in average assessments, but it is the decline in office properties – representing about 18 percent of the overall tax base – that stings. It dipped 6.9 percent due to office vacancies and lower rents. Without a higher year-over-year increase in assessed value, it will be difficult
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opment officials across the region are being mum about specifics. Responding to a question about Amazon tax incentives from local Republican activist Matthew Hurtt, Cristol suggested there had been little focus yet by Arlington economic-development officials in crafting potential incentives, since the first round of the Amazon selection process was more about getting to know specific communities. “Now that we’ve cleared that first hurdle, we’re expecting more questions,” the board chairman said. Until recent years, Arlington officials generally declined to get into bidding wars with other local jurisdictions in order to win corporate relocations (or retain firms already located in the community). But when Arlington’s office-vacancy rate zoomed upward and the Silver Line made Tysons Corner a more robust competitor, county officials changed their strategy. Cristol, who has served on the County Board since the start of 2016 and rotated in as chairman on Jan. 2, generally has gone along with the approval of incentives – which critics have derided as corporate welfare – but said the county’s effort is not an open checkbook. “It is limited, it is targeted, it is specific,” she said. “We’re going to expect a
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Arlington history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. January 30, 1942: n Virginia officials appear willing to join in the establishment of “daylight savings time,” set to go into effect Feb. 9. n Gov. Darden wants to lower speed limits on Virginia highways to 45 mph for the duration of the war. n The redistricting committee in Richmond is finding little common ground. n As part of wartime rationing, local restaurants are taking sugar off tables. n Another Nor’easter has come and gone. January 27, 1959: n Attorneys for the Arlington School Board are asking U.S. District Court Judge Albert Bryan for more time before the integration of Stratford Junior High School, now set for early February. n A Sun editorial says state leaders are “putting haste ahead of reason” in their efforts to forestall school integration. n The Washington-Lee student newspaper has surveyed students on dating habits. n Jazz is making a run against rockand-roll in the affections of local high schoolers. January 27-28, 1964: n Virginia’s GOP chairman says he sees no solid support in the Old Dominion for Barry Goldwater as the party’s presidential nominee. n The County Board has created a committee to advise it on youth issues. n The federal government has decided to stop providing free cigarettes to patients at government-run hospitals. n The Fairlington Players are prepping a run of “Write Me a Murder.” January 27, 1975: n For the first time since World War II, traffic on Virginia highways was down in 1974 from a year before. n The County Board says it will make its required $5.67 million payment toward Metro construction. n In Great Falls District basketball action, Yorktown is 8-3 while Washington-Lee is 3-8. In the Northern District, Wakefield is 4-6. n On TV tonight: “The Rookies,” “Gunsmoke,” “Maude” and “Rhoda.”
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55+ News POOL TOURNAMENT IN THE WORKS:
Walter Reed Senior Center hosts an eight-ball pool tournament on Monday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. For information, call (703) 228-4748. COUNTRY PICKERS-AND-GRINNERS TAKE THE STAGE: The Just Playin’
country musicians will perform traditional country music on Monday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. TIPS FOR PREPPING SEASONAL VEGGIES DISCUSSED: Practical tips for
preparing seasonal vegetables will be presented on Monday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. at Aurora Hills Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-5722. TRAVELERS HEAD TO BALLET REHEARSAL: Arlington County 55+ Travel
hosts a trip to an open rehearsal of the American Ballet Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The cost is $27. For information, call (703) 228-4748.
TRADING OPPORTUNITY OFFERED FOR ARTISTS: An event for local art-
ists to trade and network will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at
Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.
tion and an appointment, call (703) 7786800.
FORUM FOCUSES ON HEARING LOSS:
TRAVELERS HEAD TO MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE: Arlington County 55+
Information on hearing loss, as well as screenings, will be offered on Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For an appointment, call (703) 228-0955. WALKERS AMBLE IN THE ZOO: The
Arlington Walking Club travels to the National Zoo for its weekly program on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $4 for transportation from Lubber Run Community Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403. THE 4-1-1 ON SHUFFLEBOARD DISCUSSED: Instruction in shuffleboard
will be offered on Thursday, Feb. 1 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2280955. LEGAL-COUNSELING SESSIONS OFFERED: Legal Services of Northern
Virginia will offer free one-on-one counseling for eligible seniors on Thursday, Feb. 1 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For informa-
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Travel hosts a trip to the Museum of the Bible on Friday, Feb. 2. The cost is $19. For information, call (703) 228-4748.
CLASSICAL-MUSIC AFICIONADOS TO GATHER: Classical-music enthusiasts
will meet on Friday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. at Madison Community Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.
GREAT PLAYS ARE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION:
Theater educator Michael Heinlein will discuss great plays on Fridays from Feb. 9 to Feb. 23 at 1:30 p.m. at Aurora Hills Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-5722. LEE WALKERS TO AMBLE THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY: The Lee
Walkers of Lee Senior Center will walk through Congressional Cemetery on Friday, Feb. 2. The cost is $3. For information, call (703) 228-0555. News for active seniors runs each week. January 25, 2018 19
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