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Surge Continues in Fairfax as Covid Cases Close in on 1,000
April 11, 2020
The surge of Covid-19 continues in Fairfax with the total number of cases closing in on 1,000 after the district saw its biggest one-day jump to date Saturday, according to data released by the [...]
Easter Bunny Hops Down Little City Streets Today
April 11, 2020
Facing an empty park after the City's annual Easter egg hunt was canceled, the Easter bunny has decided to take to the streets of Falls Church this morning to bring a little springtime [...]
Local Providers Upended By Pandemic’s Daycare Dilemma
April 10, 2020
The state’s new rules for in-home daycare put both parents and providers in a bind, but some local in-home providers are striving to work within the guidelines and stay in [...]

A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
April 10, 2020
When Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill released his proposed FY 2021 county budget on Feb. 25, it seemed like any other budget [...]
Our Man in Arlington
April 10, 2020
“Sears has everything!” The old jingle today rings quaint. The once-pre-eminent U.S. retailer now has no space at the [...]
Editorial: Bracing for The Surge
April 9, 2020
Following on the remarkable virtual meeting of the Falls Church School Board last week, the Falls Church City Council followed [...]

Now We Know Who Really Matters
April 9, 2020
The formidable Jim Cramer, market analyst and commentator on CNBC, was very conflicted Wednesday morning in a manner totally [...]
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 [...]

Jefferson Village Groups Updates Community
April 10, 2020
The association’s board hears a decent amount of hyper-local issues but is offering its services to the larger community during [...]
Changes to Dates, Deadlines for F.C. City’s Student Rep Program
April 10, 2020
Due to the closure of George Mason High School this year, the Citizens for a Better City application process for the 2020-2021 [...]
Vietnam Veterans Meetings Canceled Indefinitely
April 9, 2020
The chapter including Association of Vietnam Veterans of America members is cancelling chapter meetings and events until further [...]

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 9 – 15, 2020
April 10, 2020
In response to the coronavirus pandemic affecting the globe and policies enacted to avoid social gatherings, the News-Press is [...]
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 [...]