Not Longest, But Shortest Council Terms Editor, Due to a mathematical error, in the election story on page 5 and your editorial, you have misstated the length of the terms being served by the three retiring incumbent Council members. They began their terms on July 1, 2010 and their terms […]

Still Thinks Harris Teeter A ‘Mistake’ for F.C. Editor, I have to agree with Leon Reed’s Letter to the Editor in the June 6 edition regarding the Harris Teeter. As I wrote in a Letter in the Jan. 3-9 issue of the Falls Church News-Press, I still think the Harris […]

This is in regard to the letter in the May 23rd edition from Adriane Hart concerning the looks of Falls Church and the new shopping area Mosiac.

The City will soon lose treasured neighbors – our friends at Anthony’s Restaurant. After 41 years of serving our community, Anthony’s will close its doors and along with it will go many wonderful memories.

 Dogwood Tavern Not at Fault in Towing Incident Editor, Other than their excellent burgers, I have no connection to the Dogwood Tavern. However, I did want to come to its defense in the matter of Mr. Scardino’s unpleasant and expensive experience in predatory towing. Mr. Scardino wrote in a Letter […]

Another Patron of F.C. Business Gets Towed Editor, When does a dispute between property owners become a problem for other citizens? I was towed last week from the lot behind Dogwood Tavern while I was inside having dinner. Apparently my car was parked in a lot that is “shared” by […]

Questions ‘Court Security’ Issue at City Hall Editor, In an article in your May 2-9 edition regarding South Washington Street Development, you discussed plans to renovate or build a new City Hall. In that article, one of the justifications for these plans was that “court security is woefully lacking there.” […]

 Fee System Won’t Recognize Citizen Foresight Editor, There may be unanswered questions regarding the City’s plans to deal with storm water runoff, but the basis for financing it is a sound one. Properties are charged according to their contribution to the problem, defined by the area of impervious surface. Any […]

 Thanks to Those Who Came Out to Support Schools Editor, I am a resident of Falls Church City and a first grade teacher at Mount Daniel. I attended Monday night’s City Council meeting and would just like to say thank you to all the members of our community who came […]

FCNP Column on Catholic Church a Disservice to Many Editor, My friend Nick Benton has done a disservice to his newspaper and his community, not to mention Catholics like me, with his March 14 column attacking the Catholic Church in the wake of the election of the new pope (“What […]