On Jan. 25, George Mason High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition team #1419 members Sofia Heartney and Anuragi Thapliya traveled to Richmond to testify in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education in support of HB 2780, a bill introduced by Delegate Hala Ayala.
The bill aims to provide funding for FIRST and other STEM programs to economically underprivileged K-12 schools in Virginia.
Following the historic 6-1 vote to move forward with the process leading to the construction of new affordable housing on the City of Falls Church’s 4.5 acre Virginia Village parcel
Hal Lippman, former Falls Church vice mayor and current president of the Citizens for a Better City, F.C.’s venerable and original civic association, spoke before the F.C. City Council last
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 — Due to the extended period of extreme heat forecasted for our area, the Civic Jam event originally scheduled for Friday, July 3, 2026, has been postponed to Friday,
More Than Fireworks — Workhouse Arts Center Red, White & Boom More Than Fireworks: Finding Freedom Through Art at the Workhouse Arts Center A Fourth of July celebration where old