Nicholas Benton

Falls Church, VA — Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) is welcoming back a familiar leader. The Falls Church City School Board approved Valerie Hardy as the division’s new Executive Principal during its June 9 meeting. Hardy will officially begin her new role on July 1, overseeing school principals and instructional leaders across the highly

On June 8, Falls Church’s State Legislator Marcus Simon presented Virginia House of Delegate resolutions honoring the work of five City of Falls Church residents at the City Council meeting here. All the resolutions were agreed to by the House. The life of Edward A. Trott Jr. (28 years of service) was celebrated in House

Folks had better be well prepared to grab away the football, and I don’t mean from Y.A. Tiddle or Charlie Brown’s Lucy. Nobody can be sure what is going on inside the president’s brain right now. It is a truly bizarre situation for us all. There are those who speculate that Trump’s erratic behavior is

Following the historic 6-1 vote to move forward with the process leading to the construction of new affordable housing on the City of Falls Church’s 4.5 acre Virginia Village parcel in the center of the city, the City officially issued a request for proposals (RFP) to potential developers this week, ahead of schedule. The process

As we celebrate our first 250 years, here are some thoughts on what the next 250 years for the U.S. may bring: The next 250 years will likely transform the U.S. from an aging, politically fractured nation into a post-scarcity, technologically integrated superpower. 1. Demographic Transformation – The U.S. demographic landscape will be entirely reshaped.

The TV series “Foyle’s War” is one of the most engaging the relevant programming in this era, even though the series originally appeared via PBS over two decades ago. One of the most compelling aspects of the show was its historical accuracy owing to writer Anthony Horowitz’ deep research into the events of the days

Falls Church-raised author and longtime News-Press copy editor Theodore Edwin “Ted” White died May 24, 2026, at age 88. Born Feb. 4, 1938, in Washington, D.C., White was a prominent American science-fiction writer, editor and fan, as well as a music critic. He wrote and edited professionally as Ted White. In addition to books and

The widely circulated but false report that was touted as one of the strongest non-electoral political moves in recent times, the new Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as the southside Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, was reported to have countered the hostility of Republicans in the U.S. Congress by extending a warm personal welcome to U.S.

Executive summaries are now available on the public City of Falls Church website for requests for proposals for the affordable housing development of the Virginia Village site on S. Maple in downtown Falls Church. The developer proposals range from those calling for the development of up to 200 units on the site ones proposing smaller

Entering his last two weeks as the City Manager of the City of Falls Church, Wyatt Shields sat down with me to record a session summarizing his 23 years of leadership here. What follows is a transcript of that conversation. Shields opened by stating: A city is a big, complex human organization and I do