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Columbus Day closings CLOSED EVERYWHERE


VARIED RESTRICTIONS $ Banks


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Traffic, parking


Federal government offices


DISTRICT Meters not enforced.


Post offices No mail delivery except for Express Mail.


MARYLAND


Parking fees in Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Howard counties. No fees in Prince George’s County, except for the New Carrollton garage.


Trash, recycling


No trash, recycling or leaf collections. Pickups scheduled for Monday will be made Tuesday, with all pickups made a day later through the week.


Regular collection schedules. Landfills are open.


Courts Except for adult arraignments and new juvenile referrals in the District.


VIRGINIA


Holiday parking regulations in effect; meters not enforced; HOV restrictions liſted.


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Grammy-winning R&B singer was also Pentecostal preacher


BY TERENCEMCARDLE Solomon Burke, 70, the Gram-


Regular pickups, except in Alexandria. Pickups scheduled for Monday will be made Tuesday, with all pickups made a day later through the week. Landfills open in Prince William and Fauquier counties. Landfill closed in Loudoun Co.


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Schools Libraries


Local government offices


Owners’ discretion. Closed. Closed.


Closed, except for emergency and essential services.


TRANSPORTATION SERVICES


• Metrobus will operate on an enhanced Saturday schedule. (No service on Maryland routes 87, 88, B27, B29, B31, C11, 13 and W19. No service on Virginia routes 3Y, 9S, 11Y, 15K, 15L, 15M, 16L, 16Y, 17G, 17H, 17K, 17L, 18E, 18F, 18G, 18H, 18J and 28T.) • Metro rail will operate on a regular schedule. • MetroAcess and DASH will operate on a Saturday schedule. • Fairfax Connector will operate on a weekday schedule. (No service on 380D, 585, 595, and 597. Reduced service on 980.) • Ride On, CUE, “Te Bus” and MTA local service will operate on a weekday schedule. • ART routes 41, 42, 51, and 87 will operate on a Saturday schedule. • MARC, VRE and MTA Commuter Bus will not be in service. • PRTC Omniride, Loudoun Bus will operate with limited service. • Metro will close the Farragut West and McPherson Square Metrorail stations, and there will be no Blue or Orange Line service at the Metro Center station through closing Monday, Oct. 11.


Other Md. bases likely to see more impact from BRAC jobs


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somewhere; you have to eat lunch somewhere,” he said. “It’s going to create a sense of community.”


$1 billion impact Andrews is an operational fa-


cility that hosts AirForceOneand flights for other statesmen and dignitaries, receives wounded soldiers and provides other func- tions for the Air Force. Fort Meade, home of the


fourth-largest workforce among Army installations, has a research and development component. The base is home to a number of federal agencies and military ser- vices, including the National Se- curity Agency, the Defense Infor- mation School and the Asymmet- ric Warfare Group. Fort Meade also will become home to theU.S. Cyber Command, a new unit that will focus on cyber security. “The contract and procure-


ment generated from Andrews doesn’t create the dollar volume, nor the types of jobs — the high- tech, high-paying science-tech jobs — as do Fort Meade, Ab- erdeen Proving Ground and on a smaller scale Fort Detrick,” said Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown (D), chairman of the gov- ernor’s subcabinet on BRAC. “So as a result, it’s not the economic engine that some of the other military installations are. “It doesn’t mean that it’s not a


significant employer or that An- drews doesn’t add value to the surrounding Prince George’s community. It does. It just doesn’t generate the same dollar of local economic development.” Of the state’s 17 military facili-


ties, the economic impact of An- drews ranked in the bottom 10, according to a recent study com- missioned by the state and pre- pared by the Jacob France Insti- tute of the Merrick School of Business at the University of Bal- timore. Andrews generates a little


more than $1 billion in economic activity in Maryland and creates or supports about 12,500 jobs, according to the report for the Department of Business and Eco- nomic Development and the De- partment of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Fort Meade pours $17.8 billion into the state’s econ- omyandhas created orsupported more than 125,700 jobs, the re-


New jobs at Andrews Realignment will bring 3,000 jobs to Andrews AFB, but questions remain about the economic impact on Prince George’s County.


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A spillover effect Jim Estepp, president and


chief executive officer of the An- drews Business and Community Alliance, said he is optimistic that the new employment at Andrews will have a spillover effect on the surrounding community — be- yond the traffic congestion that it is expected to bring. Last month, state officials an- nounced $6.5 million in state and federal funding to pay for im- provements to Allentown Road at the Interstate 495 North off- ramp, Allentown at Suitland Parkway andWestover Road, and I-495 and Forestville Road. A 2007 report by Prince


George’s said the newpositions at Andrewswould lead tomorethan 13,000 jobs and 10,000 housing units in the county by 2020. Byrd said those estimates were


made with an assumption that workers would move to the coun- ty and that some contractors would work off base. The state is offering $2,500 in down-payment and closing-cost assistance to qualified federal civilian and mil- itary employees who buy a home


inMaryland as a result of BRAC. “We encourage that the em-


ployees live inMaryland,” Brown said. “It would be good for tax revenue, there would be less con- gestion on the roadways, and it would develop a greater sense of community.” Andrews also has increased its


local small-business participa- tion for contracts in the county. Air Force acquisition rules re- quire 43 percent; Andrews will require50percent,Sharmansaid. Prince George’s, which has


been grappling with budget shortfalls for the past couple of years, needs a way to plug its budget gap and could use the revenue that businesses and resi- dents would generate. This week, CountyExecutive JackB. Johnson (D) said Prince George’s is facing a $50 million budget gap because of rising health-care, pension and other costs. The county has asked federal


officialsandits congressional del- egation to loosen a requirement that some of the contractors work on Andrews, Byrd said. “We need to. . . add to the coun-


ty tax base,” he said. wigginsovetta@washpost.com


1 BY T. REES SHAPIRO Dirgham R. Salahi, 81, the


founder theMontessori School of Alexandria andlongtimeownerof the Oasis Winery in Hume, died Oct. 6,his family said. His wife, Corinne, confirmed


Mr. Salahi founded a school.


the death but declined to provide further details. The Washington Post reported last year that Mr. Salahihaddementia. Mr. Salahi was drawn into the headlines re- cently after his son Tareq and daughter-in- law Michaele appeared at a White House state dinner in November even though the cou- ple had not been included on a published


guest list. The incident dominatedmedia


coverage forweeks andwas inves- tigated as amajor security breach by the Secret Service. Tareq and Michaele Salahi have been fea- turedonthis season’sBravotelevi- sion series “The Real Housewives ofD.C.” The gate-crashing affair at the


White House led to unwanted publicity about the family’s bitter entanglement over control of the OasisWinery. Founded in 1977 on an estate


about 65 miles outside the Dis- trict, the Oasis Winery sits on a picturesque 108 acres in Fauquier County’shunt country. DirghamSalahi,who had stud-


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ied geology, examined the loamy earth around his estate and care- fully selected a group of French hybrid varietals to grow on his farm. From his harvest, Mr. Salahi


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made redandwhitewines, includ- ing a riesling, cabernet sauvignon and gewurztraminer. He also made a sparkling wine composed of a combination of chardonnay andpinotnoir grapes. At its peak, the winery shipped15,000 cases a year and


grossed$1million. In the mid-1990s, Mr. Salahi


brought Tareq into the business, giving him 5 percent interest in thecompanyandthetitleofgener- al manager. Within a few years, thevineyardbegantohemorrhage money. In 2005, Oasis filed a loss of $277,498 on $833,525 in reve- nue. In 2006, Dirgham Salahi and


his wife, the former Corinne Brouhon, sued their son for $1.5 million in damages and reim- bursement stemming from Tareq’s business, Oasis Enterpris- es, which was an event-hosting andlimousine service. Tareq Salahi countersued his


parents a few months later, argu- ing that his business had raised the winery’s profile and helped “increase sales.” Eventually, both businesses


filed for bankruptcy. In 2007, DirghamSalahiplacedhisproper- ty — included a four-bedroom French country-style home, tast- ing room, winery and vineyard— onthemarket. Mr. Salahi’s son challenged the


OasisWinery bankruptcy filing in court. Tareq Salahi, who said he was the rightful owner of thebusi- ness and had power of attorney over his ailing father, said his mother had “misrepresented that she had the authority to file this bankruptcy.” Last month, an Alexandria


bankruptcy court judge denied Tareq Salahi’s motion to dismiss theChapter 7 liquidation. A statement released by Tareq


and Michaele Salahi after Mr. Salahi’s death said, “In recent days, we have come together as a family.” Throughout the contentious


and drawn-out legal proceedings, the wine-making business suf- fered. Grapes shriveled on the vines,


and empty vats collected dust. Of the idle barrels of his precious wine,Mr. Salahi said in 2008, “It’s just vinegarnow.” Dirgham Rida Salahi was born


July 10, 1929, in Jerusalemto Pal- estinian parents. Early in his ca- reer, Mr. Salahi was an official at


the Libyan Embassy in Washing- ton and attended George Wash- ington University, according to a Post article. In addition to hiswife and son,


survivors include a son from a previousmarriage, IsmailD. Sala- hi, who is a doctor and has a practice inJacksonville,Fla. In1970,DirghamSalahiandhis


wife founded the privateMontes- sori School of Alexandria, but the endeavor soonencounteredfinan- cialdifficulties. Mr. Salahi and his wife worked


without a salary for several years and struggled to cut down the school’s $155,000 in debt. They tried bake sales, garage sales and book sales—all tono avail. Oneday, a student’sparent sug-


gested that Mr. Salahi organize bingo games sponsored by the school. When Mr. Salahi opened the games in the early 1970s, hun- dreds of participants lined the doors of a community building down the road fromthe school in OldTown. The games had purses worth


thousands of dollars and gave away cars as prizes. In 1977, the school made $240,000 from the games,a43.9percentprofit for the tax-exempt organization. Of the success, Mr. Salahi said, “Bingo has beenamiracle forus.” In 1978,Mr. Salahi was the key


witness in a bribery investigation of William Cowhig, a Virginia commonwealth’s attorney. Mr. Salahi, who was not


chargedinthe indictment, saidhe had paid the state official $32,000 to protect the school’s bingo games. Cowhig was acquitted in the trial and later resigned amid other allegations. It was about the same period


that Mr. Salahi started his wine business and retreated to Hume. Mr. Salahi told The Post that his home in the Piedmont country- side, surrounded by lush pastures and pristine views of the Blue RidgeMountains,was his person- al oasis. “When youwork here, it’s soquietyoutalktoyourvines,”Mr. Salahi said in 1984. “It’s very peaceful.”


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my-winning rhythm and blues singer whose early recordings de- fined the soul music genre, died Oct. 10 on a plane atAmsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, apparently dur- ing or shortly after a flight from Los Angeles. Mr. Burke had traveled to Am-


sterdam for a sold-out perfor- mance accompanied by a local band. The cause of death was not reported. Anointed the “King Solomon”


by promoters and disc jockeys, Mr. Burke was known for his outsized personality, regal bear- ing — he often wore a crown and carried a scepter—and above all, his rich baritone voice. With his contemporaries Sam


CookeandRayCharles,Mr.Burke brought the enduring influences of gospel and country music to bear on rhythm-and-blues — a combinationmuchcopied by oth- er soul singers throughout the 1960s. He was inducted into the Rock


andRollHall ofFamein2001 fora career that included hit record- ings “Just Out of the Reach (ofMy Two Open Arms)” (1961), “Every- body Needs Somebody” (1964), later covered by the Blues Broth- ers and the Rolling Stones; and “Got to Get You Off My Mind” (1965) — reportedly written the day that Cooke was fatally shot. He reached a younger genera-


tion of listeners when Jennifer Gray and a bare-chested Patrick Swayze slow-danced to Mr. Burke’s recording “Cry to Me” (1962) in the 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing.” His recording career slowed


after he left Atlantic Records in the early 1970s, he reemerged in the 1980s with a series of critical- ly acclaimed albums. In 2002, he won a best contemporary blues album Grammy for “Don’t Give Up on Me,” featuring new songs by such rock musicians such as Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and Tom Waits — many specifically written for him. Washington Post critic Rich-


ard Harrington said that while the album’s songs were all newto the singer, “he made them his by tapping directly into their emo- tional cores.”


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Solomon Burke performs at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2009.


“I’veneverheardanyonewith a


greater voice,” said music writer Peter Guralnick,whointerviewed Mr. Burke for his book “Sweet SoulMusic: Rhythm’n’ Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom. Mr. Burke, who first preached


on Philadelphia street corners at age 8, also presided as archbishop of theHouse ofGod for All People in Los Angeles, a Pentecostal church also known as Solomon’s Temple. He brought a ministerial zeal


to his secular performances. In later years, when obesity and ar- thritis made walking impossible, he performed seated in a throne with buckets of roses on either side. He would recruitmenfrom the


audience to distribute roses throughoutthehousewhilewom- en queued up on stage for a kiss. Solomon Burke was born


March 21, 1940, in Philadelphia. He never knew his biological fa- ther and spent his childhood with his mother and stepfather, who worked as chicken plucker in a kosher butcher shop. His grandmother, Eleanor


Moore, belonged to the United House ofPrayer for AllPeople, the church founded by minister C.M. “Sweet Daddy” Grace. She later started a related church that be- came Solomon’s Temple. Mr. Burke began preaching on


local radio at 13, mixing both song and sermon in broadcasts from church. His recording debut camein 1955 with a song he wrote for his grandmother shortly after her death, “Christmas Presents fromHeaven.” The song became a gospel hit


and led to Mr. Burke performing in churchesandconcerts in Phila- delphia and New York City. How- ever,analtercation with amanag-


er over money, he said, landed him out of work at age 16. He juggled several jobs, includ-


ing apprenticing as an undertak- er in his uncle’s funeral business. A local businessman with con-


nections to Atlantic Records per- suaded him to return to perform- ing.Mr. Burke later recalled leav- ing the mortuary for a recording studio in New York, then return- ing to Philadelphia that night to operate a snow plow. His first major hit, “Just Out of


Reach,” in 1960, was a soul inter- pretation of a country ballad. It anticipated similar interpreta- tions on Ray Charles’ critically acclaimed 1962 album “Modern Sounds in CountryMusic.” Mr. Burke bolstered his royal-


ties with earnings from a chain of mortuaries he owned in Califor- nia. “Solomon Burke will knock you dead from the bandstand. Then he’ll gift wrap you for the trip home,” fellow soul singer Joe Tex once joked. His entrepreneurial streak had appeared early on during tours with other singers on package shows throughout the segregated South. With long miles between places that served African Ameri- cans, Mr. Burke offered to sell food to his fellow performers. “I’m gonna be good enough to


sell you sandwiches,” he told his colleagues. “Asandwich, sodaand hot chocolate from me will only be five bucks and the potato chips are free.” Instead, the black performers


sent out Dion, a white singer, to purchase their food. “Dion comes back holding two


boxes of chicken and fries, hot chocolate withwhippedcreamon top,” Mr. Burke recalled. “The brothers are so excited they jump off the bus. When the redneck restaurant owner see what’s up, he starts shooting.Diondrops the food.”


Back on the bus, Mr. Burke


jacked up his price to $9 a meal, plus a dollar for chips. According to a 2010 interview


with the London Daily Telegraph, Mr. Burke had 21 children and 89 grandchildren.He had been mar- ried at least three times. He once said his favorite line


from the Bible was “Be fruitful and multiply.” “I got stuck on that verse,” he


said. mcardlet@washpost.com


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