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Downtown Parking Lot Repaving, Re-Striping Now Underway
August 19, 2019
Falls Church officials hope a new lot resurfacing project currently underway will help visitors and patrons of area businesses better locate parking in the busy downtown area of the Little [...]
Cash Withdraws from F.C. Council Race
August 16, 2019
Thomas Cash, a candidate for one of three contested Falls Church City Council seats up for bid this November, announced today that he is dropping out of the race. In a post on Facebook Friday [...]
Nationals’ Trea Turner Gives Kiwanis the Mic for Q&A at Cleat Giveaway
August 16, 2019
FCKLL players took full advantage of a bonus opportunity to hang with a professional player after receiving a visit from Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki earlier this [...]

Guest Commentary: F.C. Must Pursue Multiple Transportation Policy Priorities
August 19, 2019
Falls Church has, from its earliest history, been a crossroads, so it should come as no surprise that transportation issues are a [...]
Delegate Marcus Simon’s Richmond Report
August 15, 2019
Let’s indulge in a little bit of time travel. Come with me, to July 1, 2020, in a world where control of the General Assembly [...]
Editorial: Gittins, Thorpe: Lives Well Lived
August 15, 2019
Many wonderful and accomplished people have died over the years who’ve long inhabited the City of Falls Church. Our attention [...]

‘Helter Skelter’ For 2019
August 14, 2019
They point not to a race war, per se, but an all-out war against our nation, fought from [...]
Calling Out White Supremacy
August 7, 2019
McAuliffe has launched a speaking tour to underscore the grim story told in the book, about the white nationalist riot that took [...]
Not the Time For Idle Debates
July 31, 2019
In this case, the “elephant” is a more than a vague if colorful cliche, it hits far closer to today’s darkest reality, to [...]

Moran, Beyer Appear at Gittins’ Celebration of Life
August 19, 2019
Also on the stage is Gittins’ son, Tom [...]
Bookstore Romance Day at One More Page Books
August 16, 2019
One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland St., Arlington) is hosting its first ever national observance of Bookstore Romance Day, [...]
Volunteer Opportunities in Fairfax County
August 16, 2019
There are multiple opportunities for volunteers interested in helping out seniors in the local Fairfax County [...]

Mason Girls’ Soccer Dynasty Ends with 1-0 Loss to Maggie Walker
June 12, 2019
It’s fitting that Mason’s (17-4-1) departure from the Class 2 ranks for Class 3 next year would be accompanied by the end of [...]
Mustangs Fall to Lee, 2-0, Ending Season in State Finals
June 12, 2019
It wasn’t the result the Mustangs wanted, but they aren’t letting a loss to a quality team jade their view of the [...]
Mustangs Storm into State Semis
June 5, 2019
“We just gotta keep doing what we’re doing,” senior midfielder Maura Mann said. “This year we’ve been playing great [...]

Press Pass: Piff the Magic Dragon
July 26, 2019
And then there’s Piff the Magic Dragon, whose crotchety disposition and homely appearance give him an anything-but-magical [...]
Press Pass: Dusty Rose and Friends
June 10, 2019
Part of the connections Rose has made in his decades as an East Coaster were from the friends joining him on stage, who have solo [...]
World Debut of Light-Hearted ‘On Air’ Hits the Stage at Creative Cauldron
May 16, 2019
Over five years the team has composed and directed a musical every year for the theatre, “a herculean feat,” Hull exclaimed [...]