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"It’s just not right to harm local entrepreneurs, or potentially drive them out of business, all for the sake of an insatiable appetite for tax revenue."
It’s just not right to harm local entrepreneurs, or potentially drive them out of business, all for the sake of an insatiable appetite for tax revenue.
It was a vice-filled week according to the Dec. 16-22 City of Falls Church crime report, with several drug, alcohol and smoking violations included.
It was a vice-filled week according to the Dec. 16-22 City of Falls Church crime report.
New attractions and beginning preparations for some Watch Night staff changes all factored into the lead up to the annual event
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/30/little-city-ready-to-ring-in-new-year-with-22nd-annual-watch-night/
The City of Falls Church’s 22nd annual Watch Night New Year’s Eve celebration will see residents ring in a third decade under the star downtown, but will also set in motion an extended changing of the guard in the crew which helps make the whole operation go seamlessly.
In a year filled with development news, it was the ever-changing landscape of the Falls Church business community that captured the most attention out of all the happenings in the City over the past 12 months.
In a year filled with development news, it was the ever-changing landscape of the Falls Church business community that captured the most attention out of all the happenings in the City this year.
What are you doing for the New Year? We're willing to bet it won't be as cool as Emma Ward's plans
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/24/mason-student-selected-for-london-new-years-parade/
Only the top 12 percent of athletes who attend camp earn the chance to perform in the holiday spectacular.
NOVA Parks plans to expand into a full dual use the segment of the 45-mile W&OD Trail that runs through the center of the City of Falls Church are now due for final approval late next month, with construction to begin by next summer and completion before the end of 2020.
Plans to expand into a full dual use the segment of the 45-mile W&OD Trail that runs through the center of the City of Falls Church are due for final approval late next month.
We do hope our local community remains connected and engaged, however, as we move toward creating a more fair, rehabilitative and evidence-informed justice system, both on a local and statewide level.
“It has been said that 2020 will be the first time in 20 years when criminal justice reform has been a priority in the legislature,” remarked Senator Scott Surovell. “I’d argue it’s more like the first time in 200 years.”
Tucker helps track down a tree in this week's Critter Corner
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/24/critter-corner-tucker/
Tucker also clearly enjoys walking through the man-made “woods” of Christmas tree farms.
Graham’s campaign for road civility is rooted in awareness, compassion, and the humanization of drivers.
Christina Graham has been a member of the greater Falls Church community for 15 years, a witness to the rise of new shops, metro stops and what fellow residents all know best: traffic.
Question of the Week!
"Whole Foods has a philosophy to bring community together and that is exactly what we need plus real estate values statistically go up anywhere Whole Foods opens up."
Our family of four is thrilled to have at least one organic and healthy store in the city of ours that homes one of the wealthiest households in the whole country.
For thousands of City of Falls Church residents who’ve moved here since those events, and for all who need to be reminded of these struggles, it is important to appreciate this history from 250 years ago and this history from seven years ago, to appreciate this iconic institution that has reclaimed so heroically its rightful role as a distinct benefit to the wider community and democracy it serves.
Last weekend, the Falls Church Episcopal celebrated its 250th anniversary with over 300 parishioners, friends and dignitaries.
My granddaughter Caroline, age 4, who lives a block away, will soon experience her first Christmas from which joyful memories are likely to stick.
She inspired me to delve back to Arlington Christmas scenes that unfolded when I was her age.
My granddaughter Caroline, age 4, who lives a block away, will soon experience her first Christmas from which joyful memories are likely to stick. She inspired me to delve back to Arlington Christmas scenes that unfolded when I was her age.
Scott Bloom, the principal at Haycock Elementary in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County, has been placed on administrative leave.
Scott Bloom, the principal at Haycock Elementary in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County, has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest by Fairfax Police for failure to report incidents of child abuse while he served at Freedom Elementary School in Vienna.
The policy shift, advocated by Superintendent Peter Noonan, also led to an outpouring of opposition from some parents.
The Falls Church City Public Schools will begin classes two weeks prior to Labor Day next fall, on Aug. 24, based on a 4-2 vote by the School Board Tuesday night.
An 8-2 run in the final 45 seconds helped Mason avenge blowing a 12-point lead earlier in the game
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/19/bucket-at-buzzer-saves-mustangs-from-near-collapse-vs-monroe/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
The bucket capped off a miraculous 8-2 run in the closing 45 seconds and allowed Mason to take a bow (and a breath).
A missed three and subsequent putback attempt were all that separated the Mustangs from a win last week
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/19/mason-girls-off-target-on-final-shots-in-41-40-defeat/
On the last possession of the game, Mason set up a three-point play. The shot was off but sophomore guard Bella Paradiso managed to gather the rebound and put the ball back up. Unfortunately, Paradiso’s second chance also didn’t connect and sealed the loss for the Mustangs.
Police report a Falls Church man was arrested for making a threat to bomb the building of the Patient First center last Tuesday afternoon.
A disgruntled patron of a Falls Church urgent care center threatened to bomb the business last Tuesday, according to the latest City crime report released Monday.
Santa taking his Little City tour Wednesday night as the News-Press wraps up this week's edition.
View from our offices on Park Ave.
#fallschurch #thelittlecity #fcnp #santa
Grab a seat at the table and chow down with Charles for this week’s Critter Corner
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/17/critter-corner-charles/amp/
This ball python enjoys his bi-weekly de-lish dish.
Classes will be back in session before Labor Day starting next year.
The Falls Church City Public Schools will begin classes two weeks prior to Labor Day next fall, on Aug. 24, based on a 4-2 vote by the School Board Tuesday night.
Question of the Week!
The building designs looked collectively like kind of an inner city street gang and the public art potentially assembled around them we expect might resemble all the graffiti and body tattoos that they could be assumed to sport.
The building designs looked collectively like kind of an inner city street gang and the public art potentially assembled around them we expect might resemble all the graffiti and body tattoos that they could be assumed to sport.
As the City of Falls Church takes steps towards its future environmental sustainability goals, geothermal technology is being used in some homes and development projects in the area, including the new George Mason High School currently under construction.
Using geothermal for the project at Mason will ultimately be the best return on investment for the long-term cost for heating and cooling it.
A pre-Labor Day start to the school year was the most-supported option of those laid out in a 2020-2021 Calendar Survey by the Falls Church School Board.
A pre-Labor Day start to the school year was the most-supported option of those laid out in a 2020-2021 Calendar Survey by the Falls Church School Board.
The Falls Church 29 citizens group gets a better idea of how its concerns will be represented in its final report following a second meeting
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/11/route-29-task-force-refines-scope-ahead-of-final-report/
The Monday meeting piggybacked off the inaugural meeting in October where the community got to see what its consensus was on its concerns, followed by recommended solutions and the timeline of events moving forward.
The one and only Gilbert Gottfried will fight off his surprise that he's still in showbiz with a set at The State Theatre tomorrow night
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/13/press-pass-gilbert-gottfried/
Whether you know him from his days as a young stand-up comedian in New York City in the 1970s, as Iago from Disney’s “Aladdin” or even one of his many raunchy sets for celebrity roasts, Gottfried is one of those Hollywood characters who finds a way to stick with you no matter how long he occup...
While police have reclassified the incident and determined no criminal act was committed, they still want to speak with the individual.
Police have reclassified the incident of a man approaching a juvenile at a City of Falls Church grocery store and telling him to leave with him as a suspicious incident instead off an attempted abduction.
Look who's coming to town this weekend...
The annual tradition returns as the Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department decorates the reserve engine and escorts Santa Claus through the streets of the greater Falls Church area
"If you harbor gripes that our county government gets too ambitious, consider an episode from the 1930s."
If you harbor gripes that our county government gets too ambitious, consider an episode from the 1930s.
The images displaying a warehouse traditional look for the Gateway project were met with less than overwhelming enthusiasm by the representatives of the three groups in the session, held in the middle of Monday’s Council business meeting.
Images displaying the kind of architecture currently being considered for the City of Falls Church’s 9.7-acre West End Gateway Project were met with less-than-overwhelming enthusiasm by City officials at Monday night’s F.C. Council meeting.
The Buskapaders are back this weekend with a first-ever indoor show
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/11/buskapade-goes-indoors-at-famille-cafe-on-saturday/
A multi-instrumentalist string musician, Rice has become a fixture at the Falls Church farmer’s market for busking and is inviting some of his students to do the same.
Police report that the man approached a juvenile outside the Aldi at 133 Hillwood Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
Police are on the search tonight for a man suspected of attempting to abduct a juvenile outside a City of Falls Church grocery store Monday afternoon.
A frigid second half outweighed a hot start in Mason's loss to W-L last week
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/12/second-half-slump-costs-mustangs-vs-w-l/
The Mustangs got a hot start by tallying 33 points in the first half to the Generals’ 18, seemingly paving the way for a safe win. However, the teams appeared to swap mojos in the second half as Mason added only 11 points to Washington-Liberty’s 34.
The congregation of the City of Falls Church’s iconic, living historical monument, the Falls Church Episcopal Church, will celebrate the church’s 250th anniversary at a series of special events at the church site in the center of the City this Sunday.
The congregation of the City of Falls Church’s iconic, living historical monument, the Falls Church Episcopal Church, will celebrate the church’s 250th anniversary at a series of special events at the church site in the center of the City this Sunday.
A win over Park View was preceded by a loss to Independence as the Mustangs go 1-1 to open up the season
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/12/mason-boys-split-opening-games/
Younger faces take on bigger roles both on and off the court for George Mason High School’s boys basketball team as it started its season with a 55-43 loss over Independence High School and, coincidentally, a 55-43 win over Park View High School.
The City of Falls Church’s City Council, by a unanimous 6-0 vote, approved a measure Monday night that outlaws discrimination based on “sexual orientation, gender identity or transgender status.”
The City of Falls Church's City Council, by a unanimous 6-0 vote, approved a measure Monday night that outlaws discrimination based on "sexual orientation, gender identity or transgender status."
Pop on the Hawaiian shirt and snuggle up next to Mango in this week's Critter Corner
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/09/critter-corner-mango/
The tropical-themed feline hangs with his human and is easily sweeter than his fruity namesake.
"Well friends, it looks like Happy Holidays has been replaced. There is a new holiday greeting going around.
"It’s called hallothanksmas."
Well friends, it looks like Happy Holidays has been replaced. There is a new holiday greeting going around.
33,000 meals later, Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School students did their part on GIVE Day
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/05/give-day-sees-33k-meals-packed-at-henderson-middle/
In its fourth year working with the non-profit Rise Against Hunger, 98 student ambassadors led the way in planning, fundraising and executing Tuesday’s set up.
Lights, Santa, Action! The lighting ceremony for downtown Falls Church had it all last Monday
https://fcnp.com/2019/12/06/downtown-f-c-a-bit-brighter-after-lighting-ceremony/
Attendees made use of Mr. Brown’s Park as the new venue and conglomerated on the turf to listen to George Mason High School’s chorus and sip hot chocolate on the chilly night.
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Santa taking his Little City tour Wednesday night as the News-Press wraps up this week's edition. View from our offices on Park Ave. #fallschurch #thelittlecity #fcnp #santa
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The full News-Press interview with U.S. Senator Tim Kaine in Falls Church on May 15, 2017.
A last-second score gave the George Mason High School Mustang boys basketball team a 74-72 win over Graham High in the Virginia State Tournament quarterfinals today, sending the team to the “Final Four” in Richmond next Friday.
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