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F.C. Council OK’s City Hall Cost Overrun By 4-1-2 Vote
February 25, 2020
In a vote with the narrowest of possible margin for approval, the Falls Church City Council Monday night scraped together a four "yes" vote majority to approve the expenditure of an additional $1.207 [...]
Buttigieg Addresses Supporters in Northern Virginia
February 24, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg told supporters last night at a fundraiser in Alexandria, Virginia, that Sunday marked the launch of a 10-day push that will be “absolutely [...]
F.C. Man Arrested for Soliciting Sex from Minors Online
February 20, 2020
A Falls Church man was arrested Wednesday after police say he used social media accounts to solicit sex from [...]

Guest Commentary: At 30, Homestretch Continues Fight to Solve Homelessness
February 24, 2020
Amid the impeachment turmoil in Washington, it is easy to forget that there are other persistent problems facing our nation. One [...]
F.C. Council Faces $1.207 Million City Hall Overrun
February 21, 2020
This Monday, the Falls Church City Council will take up the issue of paying an additional $1,207,000 for completion of the City [...]
A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
February 21, 2020
Fairfax County’s police department is considered one of the finest law enforcement agencies in the nation, but demographic [...]

Enlightenment Vs. Postmodernism, Part 1
February 20, 2020
Donald Trump is the child of postmodernism, the movement of thought in the West forged by the hegemony of the despicable French [...]
Hey, America, Avoid the Fringe!
February 13, 2020
The sentimentality associated with the current youth surge for Bernie Sanders is nothing but that. [...]
The Great Energy Transition: Temperatures Continue to Climb
February 6, 2020
It is now over 30 years since we first began to pay serious attention to the role of carbon emissions in raising global [...]

McLean’s Online Publication Listed as Award Finalist
February 25, 2020
Winners will be announced at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention on April 18. Since 1927, NSPA’s [...]
Bishop O’Connell Brings On New Head of School
February 24, 2020
After an extensive national search, and at the recommendation of the search committee, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Catholic [...]
Relay For Life Hosts Battle of the Bands
February 21, 2020
Local acts may register to perform on the Jammin Java stage and then audience members will vote to determine a winner. [...]

Valentine’s Victory Sets Up Home Playoff Opener
February 21, 2020
George Mason High School’s boys basketball team didn’t show much love to Warren County High School by giving it a 78-51 [...]
Mustangs Hot Heading into Postseason Friday
February 20, 2020
George Mason High School’s girls basketball team had a successful senior night with a convincing 45-24 win over the visiting [...]
This Week in Sports: Girls Basketball
February 13, 2020
A decisive 49-48 loss was handed to George Mason High School’s girls basketball team on the road against William Monroe High [...]

Cauldron Scores 9 Hayes Award Nominations
February 10, 2020
Falls Church’s rapidly-emerging regional theater powerhouse, the Creative Cauldron, scored an astonishing nine Helen Hayes [...]
Press Pass: Too Many Zooz
January 21, 2020
Going from the subway to the mainstage is every New York City busker’s dream — or better yet — fantasy. But that path was a [...]
Press Pass: Gilbert Gottfried
December 13, 2019
Whether you know him from his days as a young stand-up comedian in New York City in the 1970s, as Iago from Disney’s [...]