Report: City Manager to Propose 8.5 Cent Tax Rate Cut for F.C.

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Report: City Manager to Propose 8.5 Cent Tax Rate Cut for F.C.

Monday, Mar. 28 — The News-Press has learned that Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields will formally propose cutting the real estate tax rate by 8.5 cents to $1.23.5 per $100 valuation at the City Council meeting tonight. The proposal comes after the City assessor announced real estate values jumped 12.2 percent in the last year.

Equality Virginia Statement on Federal Rule Stripping Medicaid Coverage for Transgender Youth Health Care

RICHMOND, VA—Equality Virginia released the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) final rule on Medicaid reimbursement for youth gender affirming care, one of

1st F.C. Summer Restaurant Week Begins on Aug. 21

The City of Falls Church has announced its first-ever Summer Restaurant Week, running from Friday of next week, August 21, through August 30. This ten-day culinary celebration follows on from

ICE Assailed For Pulling Gun On Citizen In F.C. Area

Federal immigration enforcement activity reached the immediate Falls Church area this week when an encounter involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and a Northern Virginia woman escalated to

Otakon Convention, a Major Cultural Event in Washington

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