At FIRSTfriday of Falls Church’s ArtALot Cruise-In May 6, event judges are pictured along with the top three ArtALot Cruise-In winners, from left to right, Deputy Sherriff Sergeant Dale Toler, a judge of the event; first-place winner Peggy Driscoll (1967 447 Oldsmobile); Sheriff Stephen Bittle, a judge of the event; second-place winner Lew Wade (1937 Dodge); and third-place winner John Murphy (1950 Ford Pick Up). (Photo: Courtesy Tom Gittins)

Otakon Convention, a Major Cultural Event in Washington
The annual Otakon Convention held this past weekend was overwhelmingly magnificent! Indeed, the four-day-long event broke the convention’s prior attendance record, surpassing the 46,000 who attended the 2024 celebration of



