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Gina Kim, a senior at Woodson High School has her face painted to show her school spirit for the homecoming game against Madison.
Old Town Reevaluated
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Zack Zait shows off paintings by Smadar Livne.
Photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection
A display of rocks and minerals glisten in the sun.
Autumn Outing
Manning the Women's Club of Fairfax booth are, from left, Polly Boyle, Lois Driver and Helen Downs.
The 32nd annual Fairfax Fall Festival attracted huge crowds on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the City of Fairfax.
Crowds throng to annual Fall Festival.
Evaluating Old Town Redevelopment
City Council, mayor favor small retail for vacant storefronts at Old Town Village.
Photo by Derek B. Johnson/The Connection
"The reality of it is we need more retail here. Retail is the key."
— Fairfax City Council member Dan Drummond
cursors that would help form the foundation for future redevelopment. "I think that the initial project was really, given the size and scale, a relatively modest one. If you look at Old Town Village as being a mix of retail and office and you look at the new [and] redevelopment of the old library site, I think where it starts is that was really a catalyst project," he said. THE CALL for more retail stores is a popular refrain from some members of the current City Council. A series of small independent businesses, they say, would be the economic engine that would deliver the foot traffic and commerce needed to revitalize the city. "The reality of it is we need more retail here. Retail is the key," said Council member Dan Drummond. Drummond, along with fellow first-term Council members David Meyer and Steven Stombres, represent new blood on a City See Downtown, Page 15

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