Falls Church and Northern Virginia's Premier Weekly Newspaper Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Massachusetts Senator and former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren announced her bid for re-election to the Senate today. She said in a statement: “I first ran for Senate because I saw how the system is rigged for the wealthy and well-connected and against everyone else. I won because Massachusetts voters know it […]
A leader of Amazon’s community development arm is calling it quits after close to three years spearheading the company’s housing initiatives, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Catherine Buell, director of the firm’s $2B Housing Equity Fund, was brought on in June 2020 as head of community development for Amazon in the Community. Since […]
The Texas Observer, the storied progressive publication known for its feisty, combative and often humorous investigative journalism, is shutting down and will lay off its 17-person staff, including 13 journalists, several members of its board said Sunday. The decision marks an end to 68 years of publication, starting with its […]
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, local leaders, postal officials, and members of the Collazos family officially dedicated the Jesus Collazos Post Office in Arlington yesterday. The dedication recognized the contributions to the Northern Virginia community of the beloved letter carrier, who immigrated to the region from Colombia and spent decades delivering […]
Franchises: What’s New and What’s Next The Community Business Partnership (CBP) is virtual hosting a session to assist start-up businesses on Thursday, March 30, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Heather Rosen, President of FranNet of Northern Virginia, will address topics including what it takes to be a successful franchise owner […]
It seems puzzling to moderns why a town like Falls Church—steeped in southern history with some 19th-century pro-slavery sympathies—would choose to honor Abraham Lincoln on a thoroughfare. Lincoln Ave., which hugs the W&OD trail in a leafy residential neighborhood known as Sherwood, is one of hundreds across the country that […]
In the film Ran, Japanese director Akira Kurosawa showed us how Shakespeare’s powerful play King Lear could be transferred across cultures to medieval Japan. The current production of the Shakespeare Theatre Company at the Klein Theatre in Washington, D.C., demonstrates this drama, which addresses such modern concerns such as dysfunctional […]
By Thomas L. Friedman of The New York Times It is shocking to me how much Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have in common these days: Both see themselves as great strategic chess players in a world where, they think, everyone else knows only how […]
By Paul Krugman of The New York Times Last weekend, U.S. policymakers went all-in on bailing out two medium-size banks: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. And yes, they were bailouts. I wish the Biden administration weren’t trying to claim otherwise. Yes, stockholders were cleaned out. But legally, deposits are […]
By David French of The New York Times There is a depressing familiarity now to the conversations I’m hearing among parents of teenagers. After the obligatory pleasantries, talk often turns to mental health. Someone’s daughter is struggling, battling body image issues. Someone’s son is sullen and lost in video games. […]
