As the City of Falls Church moves toward accommodating car-alternative transportation, City officials are following the consensus among urban planners that investing in a public parking garage is passé. But does a government-level disinterest in building a public utility represent a budding trend of disinterest in residents’ own garages? The […]

A week on the road saw George Mason High School’s girls basketball team break even with a 55-44 loss to Central High School and a 61-36 win over Strasburg High School. While Mason’s overall record (5-10) may not be easy on the eyes, its 2-1 record in the Bull Run […]

Now nearly three weeks through Bull Run District play, George Mason High School’s boys basketball team keeps its spotless district record intact with wins over Strasburg High School and Madison County High School. Tuesday night’s game against Madison County might have been one of the least exciting rivalry games in […]

When you’ve made career out of being one of “those guys” in show business — the ones only the biggest IMDB nerds can sniff out during a cameo or a voiceover — you know you’ll never be well-acquainted with the red carpet. For longtime Falls Church resident Wes Johnson, however, […]

Four straight losses are easier for George Mason High School’s boys basketball team to forget after big wins over Bull Run District opponents Central High School, 62-46, and Rappahannock County High School, 86-42, in the past week. Those who witnessed the 2017-18 season for Mason (6-4) know how well Central […]

George Mason High School’s girls basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with an impressive 53-22 victory over Rappahannock County High School last Friday. As Peaches & Herb once said, “Reunited, and it feels so good,” and the Mustangs (4-9) couldn’t agree more. After some key starters missed the games […]

Falls Church local Sarah Gomez-Lane’s winning submission from last year’s Doodle 4 Google competition is making its debut on website’s home page today. Gomez-Lane, a second grader from Pine Spring Elementary, originally submitted her “Dino Doodle” on the final day possible in March 2018. What was intended to be an […]

For 25 years, Ken Currle and his team refilled tanks, changed oil, tuned up engines and more at the City Sunoco gas and service station at the intersection of W. Broad and West St. in the City of Falls Church. But when development plans for a big mixed-use project that […]

George Mason High School’s girls basketball team didn’t have the merriest of winter breaks as it lost all three of its games by double-digits at Fairfax High School’s Rebel Roundball holiday basketball tournament. It’s hard to knock the Mustangs (3-8) for dropping their three games at Fairfax High. A key […]

Three games in three days and three brutal losses were handed to George Mason High School’s boys basketball team as it went winless in the Joe Cascio Holiday Classic at Falls Church High School. Mason (4-4) suffered the whole spectrum of defeat at the nearby school: a blowout, a blown […]