News-Press Spotlight
News
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Dominion Camera’s 50th Year Signals Rare Success in Fluid Business
August 21, 2019A Falls Church institution since former owner Tony Socarras moved the business within City limits in 1969, the camera store for both professionals and amateurs and known for its increasingly rare [...] -
Tradition and Innovation are Key at Congressional School
August 20, 2019A commitment to educating young children on the basics and giving them space to grow individually was honored by a faculty invested in the school’s central mission. [...] -
Report: Mandatory Evacuation of 40+ Munson Hill Apartments Due to Health Hazard
August 20, 2019An apparent mandatory evacuation of part of Munson Hill Towers in Falls Church will relocate multiple residents to an Arlington hotel for up to the next two [...]
- Downtown Parking Lot Repaving, Re-Striping Now Underway
- Cash Withdraws from F.C. Council Race
- Nationals’ Trea Turner Gives Kiwanis the Mic for Q&A at Cleat Giveaway
Local Commentary
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Guest Commentary: F.C. Must Pursue Multiple Transportation Policy Priorities
August 19, 2019Falls 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, 2019Let’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, 2019Many wonderful and accomplished people have died over the years who’ve long inhabited the City of Falls Church. Our attention [...]
- Our Man in Arlington
- A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
- Guest Commentary: Real ID Now Available from Virginia’s DMV
National Commentary
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A Simple Parable To Unite Us
August 21, 2019Stepping up to accept this important task is perhaps the most significant thing a leader of the Trump opposition can do, even if [...] -
‘Helter Skelter’ For 2019
August 14, 2019They point not to a race war, per se, but an all-out war against our nation, fought from [...] -
Calling Out White Supremacy
August 7, 2019McAuliffe 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
- Mueller’s Day, Trump’s Doomsday
- Trump’s Racist Remarks Another Smokescreen
Around Falls Church
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F.C. Democratic Committee Meeting on Aug. 21
August 21, 2019The Falls Church City Democratic Committee’s monthly meeting will take place on Aug. 21 at 7:30 [...] -
Sunflower Shot Graces News-Press Pages
August 20, 2019Local photographer Michael Chew caught a glimpse of some sunflowers while out and about and decided to share them with the [...] -
Moran, Beyer Appear at Gittins’ Celebration of Life
August 19, 2019Also on the stage is Gittins’ son, Tom [...]
- Bookstore Romance Day at One More Page Books
- Volunteer Opportunities in Fairfax County
- ‘Annie’ Enters Final Week at James Lee Center
Sports
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Mason Girls’ Soccer Dynasty Ends with 1-0 Loss to Maggie Walker
June 12, 2019It’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, 2019It 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 [...]
- Tough Teams Surpassed by Mason Boys
- This Week in Sports: Track & Field
- This Week in Sports: Track & Field
Arts & Entertainment
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Press Pass: Piff the Magic Dragon
July 26, 2019And 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, 2019Part 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, 2019Over five years the team has composed and directed a musical every year for the theatre, “a herculean feat,” Hull exclaimed [...]
- Press Pass: Voce Chamber Singers
- Press Pass: Denny Laine
- Child Actors Go Entirely Bonkers in Cauldron’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’
