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F.C. Council Unanimous in Adoption Of New Budget With No Tax Rate Hike
April 22, 2019Council members hailed the level of cooperation between the City government and the school system to meet the budget's targets while absorbing the City's largest ever increase in debt service to fund [...] -
W&OD Trail Closes Near Rt. 29 Friday as Bridge Construction Work Begins
April 18, 2019Pedestrians will be detoured to the north on Little Falls Street, then turn right on Fairfax Drive to reach the signalized crosswalk for Lee Highway. Sidewalk is available for this entire [...] -
Rep. Beyer Hints to F.C. Chamber He Likes Buttigieg for President
April 18, 2019U.S. Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr., who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes the City of Falls Church, hinted at his support for Democratic presidential hopeful Peter Buttigieg while [...]
- Sen. Warner Charges Barr With “Mischaracterization’ of Mueller Report
- Arlington Moves to Change Rt. 1 Name
- State Homeless Grants Top $2.2 Million
Local Commentary
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Our Man in Arlington
April 18, 2019Explorers of this unmapped territory gathered April 10 at Arlington’s Committee of 100 for an update — halfway through the [...] -
Guest Commentary: Why I Support Saslaw for Re-Election to State Senate
April 18, 2019It would be enough if I supported Dick Saslaw because he’s a personal friend. He came to be a friend, ironically, after I wrote [...] -
Editorial: Taking On the Housing ‘Crisis’
April 18, 2019It means that the market here, as booming as it is and will become, is not succeeding by itself in providing a mix of housing and [...]
- Delegate Marcus Simon’s Richmond Report
- A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
- Guest Commentary: We Need a Commonwealth’s Attorney Committed to Reform
National Commentary
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A Black Hole & The City of Lights
April 17, 2019For persons who make it a point to cultivate mindfulness of the role of our planet in the context of a universe so unimaginably [...] -
The Assassination Of Tippecanoe, Part 2
April 10, 2019It was at first hard to prove, and word of such a nefarious plot doing in the highest official in the still fragile democracy [...] -
The Assassination Of Tippecanoe, Part 1
April 3, 2019I took a keen interest in all of this in the wake of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981, and my research [...]
Around Falls Church
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One More Time for Road — Congrats Julio!
April 22, 2019Fun fact: Idrobo actually helped start the award some years ago, so it’s safe to say his master plan of winning it has finally [...] -
IB & AP Testing Requesting Volunteers
April 22, 2019Note: volunteers do not need to have a student enrolled in an IB or AP class to volunteer. There are 2-hour and 3-hour slots [...] -
Masses Converge for Easter Egg Hunt at Cherry Hill
April 22, 2019Spring has sprung, and families were excited to enjoy the weather at Saturday's Easter Egg [...]
- Fairfax Schools Odyssey of Mind Competition Results
- Prize Patrol Gives Out Checks Before Spring Break
- BASIS McLean Takes MATHCOUNTS Contest 3rd Year in a Row
Sports
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Mason’s Basketball Coach Moves On After 20 Years with Program
April 18, 2019Most of all, Capannola wants to be known for the ethics of his work. He didn’t cut corners, he didn’t pull tricks, he just [...] -
Mason Girls Get Clean Sweep in 2 Bull Run Contests
April 17, 2019Picking up steam as the season hovers around the midway point, George Mason High School’s girls soccer team nabbed two wins [...] -
This Week in Sports: Boys Lacrosse
April 10, 2019Midway through the season, George Mason High School’s boys lacrosse team has a record of 4-2 before heading into conference [...]
Arts & Entertainment
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Press Pass: Denny Laine
April 5, 2019For him, it’s been about finding that balance between live performances and working on songs in the studio — to take the [...] -
Child Actors Go Entirely Bonkers in Cauldron’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’
March 28, 2019In this spirit, “Alice in Wonderland” isn’t just a performance but a showcase for the Creative Cauldron’s Learning [...] -
Justice High School’s ‘The Women’
March 27, 2019By Nabeeha Asim, Dominion High School Concealed feelings of love, loss, marriage, separation of used-to-be lovers, and [...]
- Falls Church Restaurant Week is Here
- Falls Church’s Taco Bamba, Open Road Earn RAMMY Nods
- Press Pass: Shaw Davis & The Black Ties
