TWO FALLS CHURCH authors had their books featured at the annual Rainbow Book Fair in New York City last Saturday, including the News-Press’ Nicholas Benton (seated, second from left) and his essay collection, Extraordinary Hearts, Reclaiming Gay Sensibility’s Central Role in the Progress of Civilization, and Jonathan Harper (far right) and his Daydreamers short story collection. Both books are published by the New Jersey-based Lethe Press.
The annual Otakon Convention held this past weekend was overwhelmingly magnificent! Indeed, the four-day-long event broke the convention’s prior attendance record, surpassing the 46,000 who attended the 2024 celebration of
Falls Church-raised author and longtime News-Press copy editor Theodore Edwin “Ted” White died May 24, 2026, at age 88. Born Feb. 4, 1938, in Washington, D.C., White was a prominent
The biggest news out of this week’s primary elections in five states across the U.S., including Virginia, came from Falls Church’s own rep, Don Beyer, who told the News-Press in
Affordability was the theme of the 2026 legislative session. The investments Virginia made in healthcare, housing, and energy were all designed to help you navigate today’s high cost of living.