F.C. Council Mulls $2 Million Budget “Placeholder” for Library

At its budget work session tonight, the Falls Church City Council considered adding a $2 million “placeholder” for a potential property aquisition to expand the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, as recommended by the Planning Commission last month but not included in the City Manager’s recommended FY 2010 City budget.

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F.C. Council Mulls $2 Million Budget "Placeholder" for Library

At its budget work session tonight, the Falls Church City Council considered adding a $2 million “placeholder” for a potential…

Letters to the Editor for Week of March 19 - 25, 2009

Subsidy is Too High, Scale ‘George’ Back Editor, I’m writing in support of the continuation of the George on a…

A Penny for Your Thoughts

The sky over the Fairfax County Public Safety Center was bright blue with a few puffy white clouds for the…
Former F.C. Councilman & U.S. Ambassador John Scanlan Dies

Former F.C. Councilman & U.S. Ambassador John Scanlan Dies

John D. Scanlan, 79, a former Falls Church City Council member, career Foreign Service Officer, international consultant and former U.S.…
New Initiatives Restore Morale & State-of-Art at F.C. Police Dept.

New Initiatives Restore Morale & State-of-Art at F.C. Police Dept.

A series of aggressive measures aimed at shoring up and improving the effectiveness of the City of Falls Church’s Police…

Editoral: Welcome to Fiscal Reality

We knew it was coming sometime, but the fiscal reality of the so-called housing crisis suddenly rose up and popped…
Of Roaming & Writing...

Of Roaming & Writing...

Nancy Davis’ Adventuresome Spirit Has Taken Her Around the Globe and Painted a Vivid ‘Human Experience’ For the last two…
Sound Students

Sound Students

  New Vienna Music School Features a Prerequisite of Rock and Roll  On July 9, the Northern Virginia branch of…

Plaintiff in Lawsuit Vs. F.C. Gives Talk For Police to Chamber of Commerce

The same police officer who is suing the City of Falls Church in a $10 million racial discrimination lawsuit filed…
F.C. Sheriff

F.C. Sheriff

Falls Church Deputy Sheriff Michael F. Wood is being hailed as a hero for his heroic vehicle maneuver to tame…

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