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Hole in the Wall Site Bought for $725K by Business Neighbor
September 13, 2019
Yeakel now owns three of the five lots in the 900 block of W. Broad St. just down the road from the under-construction Founders Row. [...]
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Saturday’s Falls Church Festival
September 13, 2019
Here's the lineup, menu, vendor list, map and more for the Little City's annual celebration of the fall season including the Taste of Falls Church taking place this [...]
It’s Official: ‘Mr. Brown’s Park’ Name for Pocket Park
September 13, 2019
The Falls Church City Council made it official Monday night, by a 7-0 vote naming the new pocket park in the 100 block of W. Broad Street “Mr. Brown’s [...]

Our Man in Arlington
September 12, 2019
Last week I witnessed a wave of Arlington baby-boomers and elders sign up for the Encore Chorale, billed as “America’s [...]
Guest Commentary: Is Picketing the National Rifle Association Futile? No!
September 9, 2019
I was back on the picket lines at the NRA headquarters on Aug. 14. Ever the pragmatist I have to confess to some slow-growing [...]
Senator Dick Saslaw’s Richmond Report
September 6, 2019
This year, Virginia celebrates 400 years and the title of the longest continuously serving legislative body in the [...]

Oh No, Not Christian Yelich!
September 12, 2019
But in this case, the injury serves as an opportunity to highlight a better side of pro sports as demonstrated by an individual [...]
America’s Obsession With Football
September 4, 2019
What is the cause of the national mania for a “sport” that science has proven damages the brains and causes a wide range of [...]
Fiddling While the Amazon Burns
August 28, 2019
Watching aerial video of the Amazon River basin burning up is, for any of us with a scintilla of wider consciousness, downright [...]

Christ Crossman to Partner With Rise Against Hunger
September 13, 2019
Interested residents can join in this engaging service opportunity that honors the National Day of Service and [...]
Watercolorist Exhibit Opens Saturday at F.C. Arts
September 13, 2019
“Waterworks,” featuring the colorful works of 41 area artists, opens on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 [...]
Tailgate Fun Preceded Tough Football Loss
September 13, 2019
While the Mustangs might have lost, students, parents and faculty seemed to have a blast celebrating the start of the school [...]

New Year, New Classification for The Mustangs’ Fall Sports Teams
September 13, 2019
Football, cross-country, girl’s volleyball and boy’s golf all find themselves in a similar position adjusting to a new [...]
Rams Gore Mustangs in 35-20 Loss to Start School Year
September 11, 2019
Despite falling behind early, the Mustangs never stopped fighting and outscored the Rams 13-0 in the fourth [...]
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 [...]

Press Pass: Candice Guardino
August 22, 2019
Comedian Candice Guardino aims to show the hilarity in both sides of her own family experience with her one-woman show/musical, [...]
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 [...]