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Lenders Weigh in on Benefits of 15 vs. 30 Year Mortgages
January 24, 2020
Whether a buyer seeks a 15- or 30-year mortgage is based on their plan for their life, but both present unique advantages that should be hammered out before committing to one over the other. [...]
Villa Ridge Residential Subdivision Denied, 6-0
January 24, 2020
The F.C. Planning Commission voted 6-0 to deny a petition for a subdivision of the residential lot at 807 Villa Ridge because, in the words of F.C. Planning Director Paul Stoddard, “It did not meet [...]
A New Approach: ‘Restorative Justice’
January 23, 2020
New Commonwealth Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti talked with the News-Press about a much more ambitious agenda she is hoping to advance in her first four-year term, one which turns the recent [...]

A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
January 24, 2020
Monday’s Day of Service to commemorate the example set by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was successful, by most [...]
Our Man in Arlington
January 23, 2020
Seven years after Arlington garnered sour, nationwide publicity over its million-dollar bus stop (only a prototype!), work began [...]
Editorial: Amazing Reforms In Richmond
January 23, 2020
Amazing stuff is unfolding in Richmond in just the first two weeks of the Democratic-controlled (at last) legislative [...]

The Senate GOP Parade of Lemmings
January 23, 2020
The Senate Republicans simply don’t grasp how clownish, foolish and absurd, from the standpoint of history much less voter [...]
‘1917,’ the Mass Murder of Innocents
January 16, 2020
This genius filmmaker used a “single continuous shot” technique to craft a magnificent homage to the soldiers who fought in [...]
Fake Christians Cling to Trump
January 9, 2020
Those hypocritical charlatans on that stage are the antithesis of genuine religious faith, as reluctant as most public officials, [...]

Chinese New Year Celebrated At Jackson Middle
January 24, 2020
The event will run from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at Luther Jackson Middle School (3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church) on Saturday, Jan. [...]
‘Passport’ Performances At Cauldron Revealed
January 24, 2020
The Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church) has announced its lineup for this weekend’s portion of the “Passport [...]
Henderson Top Geo Bee Contestants Determined
January 23, 2020
The top three placers were 7th grader Ruben Krishna in first, 8th grader Alessio Azimipour in second and 6th grader Attikus Kim [...]

This Week in Sports: Swimming
January 24, 2020
While achieving a coveted state cut has proven more challenging this season with tougher Class 3 times, Mason keeps building its [...]
Defense Suffocates Wildcats in Major Win
January 22, 2020
The Mustangs came out firing and finished the first quarter up 20-3 after shutting down the Wildcats’ best player and only [...]
Mason Crumbles in 4th to Spartans
January 22, 2020
The Mustangs lost their chance to win late in the fourth quarter last Wednesday when a three-point attempt by junior guard Deven [...]

Press Pass: Too Many Zooz
January 21, 2020
Going from the subway to the mainstage is every New York City busker’s dream — or better yet — fantasy. But that path was a [...]
Press Pass: Gilbert Gottfried
December 13, 2019
Whether you know him from his days as a young stand-up comedian in New York City in the 1970s, as Iago from Disney’s [...]
George Mason High Does ‘A Chorus Line’
November 26, 2019
One smile and suddenly nobody else will do — you know you'll never be lonely with the company of A Chorus Line-High School [...]