Falls Church News-Press

The winter landscape can be fascinating, with or without snow. After the leaves fall, the bark of oaks, maples, sycamores, and tulip poplars stands out in stark relief. Crape myrtles, with their smooth intertwined trunks, are especially interesting without their colorful florets. Ornamental grasses, withered without their green or purple plumes, have a certain drama

We commend the Washington Post for its in-depth coverage last week of the events at the Falls Church Episcopal during the 1990s involving allegations of sexual abuse by a youth minister. To clarify, the minister involved served the congregation that chose to leave the Episcopal denomination because of its election of an openly-gay bishop. That

The first days of the new Trump administration have been dizzying. As he now rules with almost nothing constraining him, Donald Trump could wreak more havoc in the U.S. and the world than even the most pessimistic forecasts could have foreseen. His administration is now a seasoned and well prepared battering ram that could bring

Thursday, Jan. 23 -- Ground was broken this morning for an innovative, new state of the art building on the fringes of the City of Falls Church by the HITT Construction Company that will become its new world headquarters as well as the site of Virginia Tech's Coalition for Smart Growth. The ceremonial shovel and

“I once thought that if I could ask God one question, I would ask how the universe began, because once I knew that, all the rest is simply equations. But as I got older I became less concerned with how the universe began. Rather, I would want to know why he started the universe. For

Thursday, Jan. 30=-Falls Church City Public Schools chief Dr. Peter Noonan sent the following message to the News-Press this afternoon in response to an inquiry: "To my knowledge, there was no one from Falls Church or the schools on the plane." The comment came following a report from Dr. Michelle Reid,

The girls’ basketball team at Meridian High School was in action on Thursday night, playing the first of a pair of home games on back-to-back days. This one was against Manassas Park, and considering the Cougars’ 1-12 record on the year, could be considerd the warmup for Friday’s tilt against Millbrook. Despite Meridian

Hello! The legislative session in Richmond is currently underway, and I would like to provide an update on several bills that I am sponsoring and how you can stay informed about their progress this year. Due to the ongoing water crisis in Richmond, our legislative session is shorter than usual. We convened on January 8th,

After a full week off, the Atlantic 10’s first-place, 15-5 George Mason Patriots returned to the friendly confines of EagleBank Arena on Wednesday night, taking on the Ramblers of Loyola-Chicago. Loyola entered the game 12-7 (3-3 in conference play), having struggled ever since a strong 9-1 start, but Drew Valentine’s Ramblers have given Mason fits

Beyer on Wednesday’s Plane Crash