Crossing Guard Audrey Luthman (second from left) was honored for her 40 years of service as a Falls Church City employee at the Employee Service Award luncheon last month. She’s a crossing guard on Haycock Road for George Mason High School students, and on Oak Street for Thomas Jefferson Elementary School students.
Pictured above with Luthman are, from left to right, Police Chief Harry Reitze, Deputy Chief Mary Gavin and City Manager Wyatt Shields. (Falls Church City Photo/Barbara Gordon)
Right on schedule, or just in the nick of time? Either way, Virginia’s 2026-27 biennial state budget was approved on June 29th and became effective July 1st. Reaching a budget
Following the historic 6-1 vote to move forward with the process leading to the construction of new affordable housing on the City of Falls Church’s 4.5 acre Virginia Village parcel
Hal Lippman, former Falls Church vice mayor and current president of the Citizens for a Better City, F.C.’s venerable and original civic association, spoke before the F.C. City Council last
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 — Due to the extended period of extreme heat forecasted for our area, the Civic Jam event originally scheduled for Friday, July 3, 2026, has been postponed to Friday,