Falls Church and Northern Virginia's Premier Weekly Newspaper Friday, December 2, 2022
In one of the strongest programs yet devised to support small businesses in the City of Falls Church, the City will begin deploying resources from federal Covid pandemic relief funds for a “Little City Gift Card” program in time for the holidays. Gift cards will go on sale on Small […]
For those who may not be able to celebrate Thanksgiving in the most traditional way, an Arlington organization is providing meals to local residents that may be disadvantaged. Beginning thirty-seven years ago, the Knights of Columbus has served Thanksgiving meals for more than 3,000 “disadvantaged neighbors.” Kate Gilchrist McMorrow, whose […]
An ominous graphic attended the submission of a report by Falls Church’s talented young Planning Czar Paul Stoddard and Jessica Hegenbart of the City’s Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation (CACT). Its straightforward title is its demonstrable conclusion, that, “The Likelihood of Fatalities Increases Exponentially With Vehicle Speed.” It demonstrates, based […]
While normally Thanksgiving is considered to be a day of a lot of food and family, some wake up in the early hours of the morning to participate in what is known as a “turkey trot”— a footrace of a normally long-distanced variety held on Thanksgiving day. Locally, the Arlington […]
F.C. Little League Celebrating Anniversary in 2023 As the first Little League in the state of Virginia, the Falls Church Kiwanis Little League is looking forward to celebrating their 75th anniversary in 2023. They are asking for the community’s help to create a special logo for the 75th anniversary and […]
By Tim Stevens Reducing climate-changing greenhouse gases is difficult for local jurisdictions everywhere. State and federal governments control most policy decisions affecting emissions, and until recently, they have been slow to act. Examples of their broad authority are the Inflation Reduction Plan (federal) and the Virginia Clean Economy Act (state).Further […]
By Charles M. Blow of The New York Times As the Bible tells the story, Moses delivers his people from bondage and to the “promised land,” but even with all his efforts, he is not allowed to enter. He must gaze upon it from a distance. This, I fear, is […]
Friday, Novemeber 11th in Fairfax, VA the George Mason Men’s basketball team came out ready to go from the start. The Patriots built an early lead and went on to an 83-69 victory over the Longwood Lancers in front of 5,185 fans inside EagleBank Arena.The victory comes on the heels […]
By Maureen Dowd of The New York Times Ding-dong, the Don is dead. Or is he? An election storm brought the house down on the Mar-a-Lago warlock and devastated Republican hopes for a rout. Republicans are blaming Donald Trump for anointing wacky candidates and then using campaign rallies to promote […]
