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Splishin

Swimmers from across Northern Virginia gathered for a divisional meet at Sleepy Hollow Bath to compete in the Division Three championships last Saturday afternoon. Teams at the meet included Highlands, Lee-Graham, Sully Station, McLean and South Run as well as the host team. (Photos: News-Press)

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Bastille Day Bubbly

Falls Church Restaurant La Cote D’or Café held its annual Bastille Day waiter race last Saturday. The contestants had to navigate a course in the shortest amount of time, while retaining the most champagne. Jorge Del Carpio, right, won the grand prize of a trip to Paris. (Photos: News-Press)

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Sunshine Adds to Warmth of F.C.

FUNNEL CAKES, LEMONADE, decorated pets, and drum majorettes were among the features that shared with a somber remembrance of the nation’s war heroes at Falls Church’s 26th annual Memorial Day Parade and Festival, the single biggest event of the year in the City. The weather cooperated and events and entertainment […]

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F.C. Chamber Celebrates 60th Year

THE GREATER FALLS CHURCH Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 60th anniversary at its annual gala that drew over 180 to the Clarendon Ballroom last Saturday night. Barbara Cram and Bob Wildon (left) won the Pillar of the Community and Shreve Awards, respectively, Paul Barkley won a Chamber Appreciation Award and […]

Arts & Entertainment

Hoopin’ It Up

Falls Church’s Tinner Hill Foundation hosted a Black History Month benefit at the F.C. Community Center last Friday night that attracted a capacity crowd to witness an entertaining game between the Harlem Magic Masters and a roster of local all-stars that included F.C. City Manager Wyatt Shields along with local […]

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Community News and Notes

THE STRIKE OF MIDNIGHT called in the New Year in downtown Falls Church Sunday night, and scores of the original 1,500 attendance at the annual Watch Night event were not deterred by the hour or the light rainfall to join those on the stage in the countdown to 2007. Among […]