On Bike to Work Day, celebrated Friday, May 20, the City of Falls Church provided a refreshment stop at Oak Street and the W&OD Trail. About 100 bicyclists stopped between 6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Citizen volunteers staffing the refreshment table were Paul Baldino, Walt Wurfel, Roger Neighborgall, Barry Buschow and Patrick Fry. Karl Mohle from the NVRPA was also there in addition to Wendy Block Sanford, the City’s transportation planner. (Photo: Courtesy Barbara Gordon)

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



