Falls Church and Northern Virginia's Premier Weekly Newspaper Saturday, February 4, 2023
My column last week on the arrest of Charlie McGonigal, the top level U.S. FBI counterintelligence official who took money of a Russian oligarch prior to the 2016 presidential election and triggered the FBI’s last minute reopening of the Hillary emails case that gave Trump the win, has reopened the […]
MHS Environmental Club Collecting Plastic The Meridian Environmental Club asks the FCCPS Community to collect Plastic Film Waste and drop it off at the Meridian main entrance. Please help keep plastic out of waterways by collecting plastic film for the NexTrex Challenge — a challenge from Dec. to April to […]
Shepherd Center Honors Long-Time Driver On January 10, Tom Callanen and his wife, Susan Snell, welcomed Shepherd’s Center volunteers into their home for a recognition holiday brunch. The Center Board honored driver Connie Van Zandt with its 2022 Ed Schrock Volunteer of the Year Award. She was recognized for selflessly […]
According to the Fairfax Fire and Rescue Department, at 11:42 a.m. on Wednesday, February 1st, a Fairfax County Public School bus tire caught on fire on Leesburg Pike near Pimmit Drive. It was put out after children were safely removed from the bus by the bus drive According to the […]
On Friday, January 27 at about 12:50 p.m., three suspects entered Princess Diamonds (6757-12 Wilson Blvd.) and stole about $100,000 in jewelry. One suspect pointed a handgun at an employee while another suspect used a hammer to shatter display cases and access jewelry. The three subjects fled in a black […]
The Meridian boys’ basketball team finally got another chance to defend home court after five straight road matchups, hosting the William Monroe Dragons on Friday night. The JV squad tipped off with a dominant 40-22 win, and then it was the big boys’ turn as they looked to […]
Anyone who’s looking to make a move soon in Falls Church knows that it’s not only homes which are in short supply here, but the inventory of apartments is low, too. An online search for apartments found few available. Prices for some exceed large mortgage payments. Apartments range from $1,515 […]
As the war in Ukraine nears its one-year anniversary, at least two Falls Churchians are following the tragedy with personal interest. Olga Kosenko and Gennadii Zinchenko, a married couple who are both city employees, have friends and relatives who’ve been killed or have chosen to remain in the war zone. […]
Meridian’s boys’ basketball team played five consecutive road games to begin league play in the Northwestern District, and won four of them in what was overall a successful trip. It began with a 66-25 win over Trinity Christian on January 10th, which was followed by an equally dominant 83-46 victory […]
Intellectual Property Fundamentals The Virginia SBDC is offering a Patent and Trademark Series. The first session is Intellectual Property Fundamentals and will be held on Tuesday, January 31 at 12 noon. In collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, speaker Elizabeth Dougherty will give an overview of intellectual […]
