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Northern Virginia Art Beat
“Presence,” Edward J. Reed’s portrait paintings, at The Art League Gallery, also in the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Runs through Oct. 6.
Summer Sports Roundup
Local Skater’s Ice Feats Capture Medals Hannah Schlesinger, 9, of Falls Church was the overall champion of the Pre-Preliminary free skate at the Hershey Open Figure Skating Competition held in Hershey, Pennsylvania this week.
Picking Splinters: Judging Bowden’s Fate
Twice in recent weeks, Sports Illustrated baseball guru Jon Heyman has mentioned the heat has steadily been increasing underneath the seat of Washington Nationals’ General Manager Jim Bowden. It’s all just speculation at this point, but it does offer an opportune time to discuss Bowden’s tenure with the team.
Vienna Colonial Teams Defeat Falls Church
With regular season play completed, the Falls Church Kiwanis Little League has begun all-star competition. As part of Little League’s District 4 in Virginia, Falls Church competes with teams from the surrounding communities of Alexandria, Arlington, Great Falls, Mason District, McLean, Reston and Vienna. The league fields three teams – […]
Picking Splinters: Big Brown’s Triple Crown and More
Mike Hume tackes questions from his magic mailbag, saying that all a Big Brown win at Belmont would yield is a slew of children’s book-worthy headlines.
Community News and Notes
Local High Schools Named Newsweek’s Best Newsweek released its Top High Schools Ratings this week, many of which where local and made the top 100 including rating number 16- H-B Wooten in Arlington, number 55- Langley in McLean, number 58- George Mason in Falls Church, number 64- Washington-Lee in […]
Over the Hill, But Still on the Mound, Seniors Stay in the Swing of Things
MEMBERS OF THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA SENIOR SOFTBALL LEAGUE hold tryouts during a morning practice earlier this month. (Photo: News-Press)
F.C. Little League Celebrates 60
Falls Church opened its spring baseball season with a spirited celebration of the league’s 60th anniversary. On hand at Westgate Park to help initiate the season were Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner, Delegate Jim Scott and more than 425 young players ranging in ages from 6-12.
Delegate Scott’s Richmond Report
South Capitol Street Transformation
