September’s FIRSTfriday of Falls Church event showcased a performance by Mercury Rising and the Beyer Auto Group ArtALot’s Cruise-In, with first place given to Lou Wade. Pictured above, from left to right, are first-place winner Lou Wade; event judge Tom Scott; second-place winner Joe Parman; band member Guy Pietrovito; Sheriff S. Stephen Bittle, event judge; band sponsor Tori McKinney; band members Scott Radler and Ed Darden; third-place winner Steve Jonos, event judge Dale Toler; and band members Greg Niehoff, Dan Rappaport, and Sean Niehoff.

(FCKLL) Little League Kickoff
BY WHITNEY OWEN The Falls Church Kiwanis Little League (FCKLL) officially launched its spring baseball season Saturday morning with its annual Spring Baseball Parade and Ceremony, drawing hundreds of young



