The prospect of a light rail line extending the length of Route 7, through the City of Falls Church, from Bailey’s Crossroads to Tysons Corner was the focus of U.S. Rep. Jim Moran’s remarks to the F.C. City Council Monday.
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Retirees Begin ‘Wii Olympics’
Days after the 2008 Summer Olympics kicked off in Beijing, senior citizens of Chesterbrook Assisted Living Residence in Falls Church celebrated the start of their first ever Wii Olympics with an opening ceremony on Tuesday. Residents at Chesterbrook enjoyed an afternoon of festivities, and an appearance by Steve Gurney, publisher […]
Picking Splinters: Odd Competitions Fill Summer Doldrums
It is officially the driest week in sports. While Major League Baseball takes a rest for its All-Star break, we sports fans are left in the lurch. Most would view this period as a kind of curse, but I look at it as an opportunity to explore the sporting competitions […]
Jim Moran
This week, House Democrats are taking the first of many steps during the 110th Congress to implement an Innovation Agenda that will spur economic growth and unleash the next generation of discovery.
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Champions on Ice, Verizon Center, Saturday, April 14, 3 p.m.
Mason Robotics Team Finishes 8th, Advances to National Competition
A real underdog story evokes the optimist in all of us, and now Falls Church has a chance to celebrate one of its own. The George Mason High School’s Robotic team improved upon last year’s 40th-place finish to eighth in 2007, advancing into the semifinals at the FIRST Robotics Regional […]
Climbing Aboard
Last week, synchronized skating teams from all over the United States convened in Colorado Springs, Colorado to compete at the 2007 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships. Among the participants was Ice Force One, an adult masters team made up of skaters ages 25 to 67 from Northern Virginia (including Sarah […]
Delmore Ends With a Flourish
“I couldn’t have asked for a better final moment at Nationals,” said Derrick Delmore, who skated his final competitive performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the night of Jan. 27 in Spokane, Wash. “I can count on one hand the number of performances I’ve had that were that […]
N. Va. Business Leader Warns
Commercial Edge For Region Put at Risk, Boss Says If passed next month, Question 1 on the November 8 Virginia ballot, the so-called “Marriage Amendment,” would be bad for business in Northern Virginia, the managing director of an important regional telecom business stated last week.
