One of the most fascinating technological advances in recent memory has been the development of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), popularly called drones. (Note: Although the formal terminology is Unmanned Aircraft System Program, drones have no gender. Since I prefer the term “unstaffed” to “unmanned,” I am using the simple term […]

Perhaps it is perceived as obligatory more than anything else, but the catch phrase “small town character” became the focus of a bit of a discussion by the Falls Church City Council Monday night when it was discovered as included in a draft vision statement for the update of the […]

I’ve logged a few hours in the unpretentious Clarendon studios of Arlington Independent Media (AIM), pontificating on community radio or TV — once joining a pick-up chorus to record a YouTube production of the “Arlington County Song.” But the time I put in is dwarfed by that of Jackie Steven, […]

By Del. Mark Levine What do you get when you combine lesbian comediennes, gay storytellers, bisexual singers, trans rock and rollers, rainbow politicians, and drag queens, along with a fierce commitment to make Virginia respect its entire LGBT+ community? You get my Third Annual Rainbow Democrats Extravaganza, of course, which […]

The Virginia House Democratic Caucus issued a stern warning yesterday after Alabama virtually outlawed abortion. In a statement, the Caucus warned that Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country are escalating their coordinated assault on women’s reproductive rights noting that Tuesday, Alabama passed an already-infamous bill that would ban abortion in […]

Fairfax County derives its name from Thomas, the sixth Lord Fairfax, whose family controlled huge acreage in Virginia through a grant from the King of England. From Great Falls to Mount Vernon and beyond, Lord Fairfax rode through and across his domain, and established a mansion on the Potomac River […]

Our sainted community has long drawn national publicity as a model for this and that. Take Life magazine’s hailing of our school system in the early 1950s and the 2009 documentary “Arlington’s Smart Growth Journey” on creation of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. My recent search of two state and local government […]

The Virginia House of Delegates will celebrate its 400th birthday this year. It met for the first time, as the House of Burgesses, in Jamestown, in July of 1619. In a few months, we’ll have a special commemorative session, in which it is my great honor to participate. While many […]

By Paul Stoddard After many years of planning and hard work by city staff and elected officials, Capital Bikeshare opened May 8, here in the City of Falls Church. A formal ribbon cutting is planned on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Opening Capital Bikeshare has been a long […]

D-Days, deadline days, arrive next Monday and Tuesday for the City of Falls Church and its school system to sign critical documents permitting the complicated process to proceed on schedule for the immediate two-part development of the 34 acres where George Mason High School now sits.