Falls Church and Northern Virginia's Premier Weekly Newspaper Saturday, February 4, 2023
By Thomas L. Friedman of The New York Times If I could get a memo onto President Joe Biden’s desk about the new Israeli government, I know exactly how it would start: “Dear Mr. President, I don’t know if you are interested in Jewish history, but Jewish history is certainly […]
As people are still adjusting to the new year, some may be thinking about ways to improve their homes to keep up with the various housing developments, whether they be general and/or technological upgrades. Luckily, both national and local organizations have their predictions of what will be “in” and will […]
Transatlantic plaudits to the Arlington Heights Civic Association, for forging new ties with historical allies in the United Kingdom. The “Friendship Community Relationship”—not as elaborate as the larger sister city program but still fun—was just announced by association delegate Mark Murawski. The goal is to “open the lines of communication” […]
The demolition of that legendary carpet store at the intersection of S. West Street and W. Broad is now imminent, set to happen by the end of this week pending the weather. Under the ownership of the carpet store operators there for many years, its large windows have been advertising […]
Area Equity Foundation Issues $200,000 in Grants The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia has announced several grants made to organizations through multiple discretionary funds. These grants, amounting to more than $200,000 will increase equity by supporting educational opportunities, increasing access to social and economic support, and helping strengthen community resilience […]
Meridian’s girls’ basketball team played host to Skyline High School on Tuesday night, looking to stay unbeaten at home as well as in conference play. Maureen Tremblay got things off to a fast start with two early buckets, and then Peyton Jones, who returned to the starting lineup, hit a […]
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer of Falls Church and Northern Virginia, and outgoing chair of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement today on the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) advance estimate for the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) that found that the U.S. economy grew by 2.9 percent in the fourth […]
Two years after the Covid-19 pandemic affected the nation, local home buyers are now seeing more available options as the housing market slows down. According to a December 2022 Virginia Home Sales Report by Virginia REALTORS — the largest trade association in Virginia, — Virginia’s housing market has slowed “considerably” […]
Of course, the timing of revelations like this is always an issue (such as in this case, the fact it awaited the transition to a new party in control of the House), but the arrest of perhaps the most consequential person at the FBI, Charlie McGonigal, for ostensible espionage on […]
FCEF Employee Award Nominees Announced The FCCPS Prize Patrol, consisting of FCCPS & FCEF Leadership surprised the nominees for the FCCPS employee awards at school. The winner of each award will be announced in April. All nominees and winners will be recognized at the FCCPS Celebration of Excellence in May. […]
