After 13 years as a restaurateur of five different properties, Katherine Thompson of Thompson Italian is being recognized for her skills as a pastry chef across the region with her spot in the finals of the restaurant industry’s RAMMY awards this Sunday.

Social distancing brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic might have exacerbated the co-dependence on technology for some, but throughout Falls Church and Seven Corners, a quiet rebellion of people breaking away from the screens can be seen at the checkout counters.

While other students were dreading how they’d spend months indoors, rising seniors Andrew Tran and Rayan Yu immediately set to work on a new phone app that sought to help people learn through the quarantine brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

As face masks become sparser at local pharmacies and stores, a push to replenish the supply is popping up from the ranks of two Falls Church business owners.

“Clearly there’s a need here for medical care, it’s an underserved population, I feel good about helping out in a place that really needs the help,” said volunteer nurse Brigid Hobbs.

A multi-instrumentalist string musician, Rice has become a fixture at the Falls Church farmer’s market for busking and is inviting some of his students to do the same.

Sentimental Journey Singers are a group of 21 singers with early onset Alzheimer’s and memory impairment. The group will be having their first concert on Sunday in Fairfax.

“I love my school, that’s why I’m involved. I care about the school and the school’s history and…If you have pride in your school, and pride in its history, that means the kids currently will have pride and that will be a positive thing for the neighborhood,” said Falls Church High School alumnus, former teacher and current coach, Craig Day.

The gallery features twelve of Egypt’s most renowned artists altering their traditional styles to paint on the ancient medium of papyrus.