September’s FIRSTfriday of Falls Church event showcased a performance by Mercury Rising and the Beyer Auto Group ArtALot’s Cruise-In, with first place given to Lou Wade. Pictured above, from left to right, are first-place winner Lou Wade; event judge Tom Scott; second-place winner Joe Parman; band member Guy Pietrovito; Sheriff S. Stephen Bittle, event judge; band sponsor Tori McKinney; band members Scott Radler and Ed Darden; third-place winner Steve Jonos, event judge Dale Toler; and band members Greg Niehoff, Dan Rappaport, and Sean Niehoff.

74 U.S. Representatives Warn Trump Administration To Halt Potentially Illegal Mass Firings Of Federal WorkersRepresentatives demand comes ahead of reported purge of State Department workers
July 11, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today led 74 U.S. Representatives in pressing the Trump Administration