THE ANNUAL FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS summer mixer brought together residents of the community last week for pizza, drinks and chitchat. From local business owners to City of Falls Church officials and friends (and fans — wink wink, nudge nudge) of the paper made an appearance to take a break from the summer heat and enjoy an evening with the ever-jovial newspaper staff.

Affordable Housing’s Next Big One in F.C.
By a 5-1 vote late Monday night, the Falls Church City Council acted to retain a consultant to begin what will be the Little City’s next arduous voyage into the



