Report cards can be the bane of a student, who figures that grades are left behind upon graduation. However, report cards have become a popular tool for advocacy groups and associations to rate how well, or not so well, their particular interest area is faring. The American Society of Civil […]
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Business News & Notes
NEWS Three local sales associates with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in McLean have earned membership in the company’s President’s Club. Sandy Chee, Pam Milan, and Germaine Parra join the group of the top 13 percent of the more than 107,000 Coldwell Banker Sales Associates worldwide. For more information the McLean […]
Falls Church Business News and Notes
News Art and Frame of Falls Church has hired local artist Bev Rocco as its new Corporate Sales Manager and now has custom framing catalogs available.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: News from Greater Falls Church
Crime data for the first half of calendar year 2008 was released last month by the Fairfax County Police Department. While Fairfax remains one of the safest communities of its size in the nation, these statistics point out some emerging trends.

Gas Prices Make Road Trips Tough for Bands
When the price of fuel started its monumental climb a few months ago, The Influence, a Virginia Beach-based band, started looking for alternative ways to travel. Their solution: a tour bus converted to run on waste vegetable oil.
The Peak Oil Crisis: America’s Electricity
Earlier this week, the National Conference of State Legislators held an energy policy forum entitled “The Future of State Electricity Policy” for the benefit of legislators from all over the U.S. who were attending the annual conference. At the outset, the organizers announced they had been considering a transportation fuels […]
A Penny For Your Thoughts: The News of Greater Falls Church
Saturday was an exquisite autumn day for the 28th Annual Mason District Park Festival, as children, parents, grandparents, and others descended on the park for a full day of fun and festivities. The Festival, sponsored by the Friends of Mason District Park and the Fairfax County Park Authority, began in […]
A Penny For Your Thoughts: The News of Greater Falls Church
A McMansion? Or a McHotel? That’s the question facing our community as a property owner in the Seven Corners area has applied for a building permit to construct a new “house” with 13 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms on a lot that currently holds a 1950s-style brick and frame rambler. The […]