Falls Church News-Press

Monday, January 6, 2025 This meeting was cancelled because of the winter storm emergency. Agenda items will be moved to the January 13 meeting. City Council Work Sessions are held the first and third Monday of the month, with the exception of August and December when only one meeting is held. These meetings are open

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 -- The City of Falls Church, VA government will operate on a regular schedule on Wednesday, January 8. Operational Status, Programming and Services Wednesday, January 8: All Emergency Services are active. Snow Emergency Routes remain active: fallschurchva.gov/SnowRoutes. The warming center at the Community Center will reopen by 8:30 a.m. Recreation and Parks programming: Open with

- No curbside services will be provided on Wednesday, January 8. - Services for trash, recycling, yard waste, and curbside composting will be provided on Thursday, January 9. Please bring items curbside Wednesday evening to ensure collection. - Missed collections for trash, recycling, and yard waste will be collected on Friday, January 10. Missed collections

CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 As we consider the safety of our entire school community, including the majority of our staff who commute from surrounding areas where road conditions vary significantly, Falls Church City Public Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8, 2025: OPERATIONAL DETAILS: - All schools closed - All school-based activities canceled

The passing of former president Jimmy Carter last week stimulated multiple reminiscences of his one term in the White House, fraught with challenges of inflation, an energy crisis, and the Iran hostages, but perhaps more about his post-presidential activities. No president ever had such a long post-presidential span – 43 years – or inspired volunteerism

In what some political insiders are calling a “harbinger of things to come” in 2025 and beyond, special elections in Virginia this week saw Democrats winning two critical races in Loudoun County to retain their majorities in both the Virginia State Senate and House of Delegates for the coming legislative session in Richmond, which began

The one remaining eyesore along W. Broad Street between the N. Washington intersection and Founders Row in the otherwise lovely downtown Falls Church will be disappearing not a minute too soon. One of the two buildings of the vacated and fenced in old Stratford Motor Lodge site in the 300 block of West Broad is

It was discussed as a matter of the difference between the evangelist Billy Graham and his son, Franklin. Was it merely a generational thing, Billy the dad being born in 1918 and Franklin, the son born in 1952? One was a member of what’s been called the Greatest Generation and the other a Baby Boomer.

As many others are saying, it is hard for us to actually believe what is about to happen with the inauguration of the U.S.’s next president just a week away. During the last four years of the truly commendable leadership provided by Joe Biden, thinking back to what it was like with Donald Trump in

​The boys’ basketball team at Meridian High School was finally back in action on Friday night, playing for the first time since December 19th as they took on their Northwestern District rival of Brentsville District. Meridian entered the game with a perfect 7-0 record while Brentsville was 0-9, and to say the Mustangs were ready to shake off the