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Apr
01
F.C. Bulletin: City Fitness Challenge; Student Job Fair; Virginia Dream FC's U.S. Open 'Cupset'

F.C. Bulletin: City Fitness Challenge; Student Job Fair; Virginia Dream FC's U.S. Open 'Cupset'

Falls Church Fitness Challenge Starts Today Take your marks. Get set... Building on the Little City's recognition last
11 min read
Mar
28
Old School: Comic Relief

Old School: Comic Relief

By Carol McEwen, The internet says that a lectiophile is a person who loves to read (lectio from Latin for
2 min read
Mar
27
Weekend Buzz: March 27, 2025

Weekend Buzz: March 27, 2025

We're just about at full-bloom Cherry Blossom time – we're talkin' full-out peduncular elongation! – this weekend!
15 min read
Mar
25
F.C. Bulletin: City Manager Proposes FY'26 City Budget; Letter-to-the-Editor; F.C. Arts

F.C. Bulletin: City Manager Proposes FY'26 City Budget; Letter-to-the-Editor; F.C. Arts

City Manager Proposes Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and CIP Following is based on a press release from the City of
9 min read
Mar
24
Falls Church Forward Hosts 2-Hour Civics Bootcamp

Falls Church Forward Hosts 2-Hour Civics Bootcamp

On a sunny spring Sunday March 23, close to 100 eager participants wishing to boost their involvement in the City
9 min read
Mar
21
Old School: The Happy Couple

Old School: The Happy Couple

By Carol McEwen, My parents, Charlie and LaVaughn Edwards, were married on March 22, 1930. Mother was a shy, inexperienced
2 min read
Mar
21
A Hub for HYROX Training: Falls Church’s Functional Fitness

A Hub for HYROX Training: Falls Church’s Functional Fitness

It's not for nothing that the City of Falls Church was recently ranked the "healthiest community in
13 min read
Mar
19
Weekend Buzz: March 19, 2025

Weekend Buzz: March 19, 2025

A new season begins tomorrow! If all goes according to plan, The Spring Equinox will occur at 5:01 a.
10 min read
Mar
19
Rare Bird Hosts Pamela Huffman’s 'In the Absence of Nurture… Nature'

Rare Bird Hosts Pamela Huffman’s 'In the Absence of Nurture… Nature'

Who should I run into at Rare Bird Coffee Roasters yesterday, March 18, but Pamela Huffman, the acclaimed local mixed-media,
6 min read
Mar
17
F.C. Bulletin: Brown's Hardware; School Board; F.C. Arts' Spring Window Painting Sign-Up

F.C. Bulletin: Brown's Hardware; School Board; F.C. Arts' Spring Window Painting Sign-Up

Letter to the Editor The Closing of Brown’s, a Comfortable Old Friend I walked into Brown’s Hardware about
5 min read