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‘No One Should Choose Between Health & Casting Ballot,’ Says Northam as Gov. Postpones State Elections
April 8, 2020
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has delayed the state's June primary elections by two weeks and is asking the General Assembly to postpone the May general election until [...]
Falls Church Asks Residents to Minimize Waste
April 7, 2020
Virginia's stay at home order, combined with self-quarantining, non-essential business closures and other social distancing measures have contributed to as much as a 40-percent increase in [...]
F.C. Council Mulls Deep Economic Shortfalls Due to Pandemic Crisis
April 7, 2020
The Falls Church City Council met virtually, online, last night to deliberate on how to exercise its commitment to the safety and wellbeing of the Falls Church public, and how to move forward in this [...]

Senator Saslaw’s Richmond Report
April 8, 2020
One month ago, Virginia legislators were wrapping up a historic General Assembly [...]
Déjà Vu All Over Again
April 7, 2020
The current coronavirus situation reminds me of a summer in my youth. It was the mid-’40s. World War II was ending, and I was [...]
Kids Talk About the Coronavirus
April 7, 2020
We, kids, have strong opinions and we would love it if you heard some of them. I am a 5th Grader at TJ Elementary School and have [...]

Our World After the Pandemic
April 2, 2020
Walt Whitman wrote a lot of his incredible poetry about the beauty of things in life too often taken for granted, or ignored in [...]
Trump-Backers Call For ‘Final Solution’
March 26, 2020
You learn a heck of a lot about people in a crisis. It’s a time when core values come to the surface that you might otherwise [...]
Can ‘Species Love’ See This Through?
March 19, 2020
These are times of biblical proportions. [...]

12 Certified to Run for McLean Community Center Governing Board
April 8, 2020
Three adult positions and two youth positions are open this year. The adult candidates (including any write-in candidates) will [...]
Emergency Aid Fund for NOVA Students Launched
April 7, 2020
The goal of the NOVA Education Foundation is to raise $750,000 and to provide at least 1,500 grants of $500 [...]
Winter Hill Gets Phys-i-cal while Keeping Some Distance
April 7, 2020
Edicts to socially distance ourselves hasn’t stopped Winter Hill residents from getting together for a little [...]

Mustangs Lose State Tourney Opener in Overtime
March 12, 2020
Mason clawed back into contention by tying the game at 41 and sending it into overtime, but the Mustangs never led during the [...]
Mustangs Take Region B Title, Advance to States
March 5, 2020
Rollins’ back-to-back three-pointers pushed Mason ahead 35-28 with 3:28 remaining and came at just the right time as the Tigers [...]
Girls Look for State Berth, Boys Postseason Suffers Early Exit
February 26, 2020
Mason's girls have to exorcise some demons from last year's near-berth to the state tournament, while one poor quarter torpedoed [...]

Falls Church Calendar: April 2- 8, 2020
April 3, 2020
The Falls Church Farmers To-Go Market is back, the City Council goes virtual and [...]
Falls Church Calendar: Virtual Events During the Pandemic
March 30, 2020
This week's virtual events include Bloom Cam at the Tidal Basin, virtual paint nights and the Social Distancing [...]
Falls Church Calendar: Virtual Events During the Pandemic
March 19, 2020
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affecting the globe and policies enacted to avoid social gatherings, the [...]