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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
The Arlington native recounted her younger days as a Civil Rights activist and Freedom Rider in the local area. That included organizing sit-ins from Cherrydale to Shirlington with Howard University students, helping spread the Negro National Anthem to Barcroft Elementary School and attending secret meetings at the then-Little Falls United Presbyterian Church.
The new look for the Bailey’s Crossroads Shelter and Supportive Housing brings promise for the county’s mission to end homelessness, which also means heightened expectations on the shelter’s staff to deliver in that goal.
Check out some of the scenes from this year’s event as Falls Church ended the decade in style.
The high of a victory was sandwiched in between two losses for George Mason High School’s boys basketball team at the Joe Cascio Holiday Classic last week.
The City of Falls Church’s 22nd annual Watch Night New Year’s Eve celebration will see residents ring in a third decade under the star downtown, but will also set in motion an extended changing of the guard in the crew which helps make the whole operation go seamlessly.
The Mustangs will play at 9:30 p.m. to open the Joe Cascio Holiday Classic at Falls Church High School tonight.
The bucket capped off a miraculous 8-2 run in the closing 45 seconds and allowed Mason to take a bow (and a breath).
The Falls Church City Democratic Committee’s annual holiday party will take place on Wednesday, December 18, at 7:30 p.m., at Clare & Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church).
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 “Aladdin” or even one of his many raunchy sets for celebrity roasts, Gottfried is one of those Hollywood characters who finds a way to stick with you no matter how long he occupies the stage or screen.
The East Falls Church station, as well as the Dunn Loring and Vienna stations, will be closed for renovations starting Memorial Day Weekend 2020 and extending until Labor Day weekend.
