Dulin Cooperative Preschool’s annual online auction will go live on Wednesday, March 5, at 8 a.m. Through next Wednesday, March 12, at 11 p.m., website visitors can bid on a variety of items. All proceeds will go directly to supporting Dulin Preschool’s operating expenses, the Polly Cox Scholarship Fund, and the Falls Church school’s goal of providing local children with […]

In advance of the major storm expected to hit the Washington, D.C. area, City of Falls Church Public Schools and daycare will be closed to all students and staff Monday, March 3. F.C. City Government offices will also be closed.

Falls Church businessman and former Virginia Lieutenant Gov. Donald S. Beyer Jr. now among 11 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination this spring to replace retiring Rep. James P. Moran, was the winner of a straw poll Saturday night at a Democratic Party event in Mt. Vernon, gathering 105 of 416 total votes cast for the 11 candidates.

More than 50 art students from Katherine Wallestad’s art department at J.E.B. Stuart High School got a lesson from Kathleen Jones, senior graphic designer at the Pentagon, on Feb. 19. Jones graduated from American University in 1977 with a degree in communications and a minor in fine art. She held […]

George Mason High School Principal Tyrone Byrd annually hosts his Byrd Feeder fundraiser for the school’s All-Night Graduation Celebration. This year’s event will take place Saturday, April 26, from 3 – 6 p.m. at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. In addition to food, drinks, and music, the Byrd Feeder includes an […]

George Mason High School Mandarin Chinese students Veronica Leeman and Jackson Leeman were selected to join the flagship cohort of the 100,000 Strong Student Ambassador Program. President Barack Obama announced the 100,000 Strong initiative in 2009. It is a national effort designed to increase the number and diversify the composition of […]

One More Page Books, Arlington Central Library, Arlington Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, and guest sponsors George Mason University’s Fall for the Book and Fairfax County Public Library have partnered to launch the NoVa Teen Book Festival, an all-day young adult literary festival to be held on Saturday, March […]

Residents can learn more about the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department by participating in its free Citizens Fire and Rescue Academy. Applications will be accepted through March 7 or until the class of 25 is filled. The academy will begin March 27 and will meet for nine consecutive weeks, […]

Felix Chang of Falls Church won the 2014 America Crown Liberty Nationals wrestling championship in the 8-year-old, 95 – 100-pound division. En route to winning the tournament, he beat two previous Liberty Nationals champions –one in the semifinals and the other in the finals. The tournament was held at the […]

Some heavy winds earlier this winter brought a visitor to the Sly home on Shadow Walk: a hawk seeking a solid perch. The host to this visitor believes it was either a Sharp-shinned Hawk or a Cooper’s Hawk.