No, this isn’t about Bridget Bardot or Eve, the original vamp. Eve, after all, was only the middleman, er middlewoman. The real draw was the apple. This is the time of the year when our thoughts and o...

Stop by the Falls Church Farmers Market on any given Saturday morning and you’ll find plenty of opportunities to discover new local kitchen-made, cottage food offerings – from freshly prepared breads,...

....The City hosted a “Demystifying Democracy” panel discussion and workshop at Mary Riley Styles Public Library (MRSPL) on Saturday, Sept. 26, with a strong turnout of over 40 participants, nearly ha...

....My more recent fetish is handbags, called pocketbooks by our mothers. I love them for many reasons: No try-on is required.   I don’t have to be the size of Twiggy to buy one. (And if you don’t rec...

1) Urban Atlantic Selected to Redevelop Virginia Village; 2) Del. Simon Supports Three Proposed Va. Constitutional Amendments; 3) Va. Chamber Responds to Gov. Spanberger’s Data Center Accountability F...

....Giving in to Cheese Cartel’s gravitational pull on Broad Street, The Falls Church Independent also popped in recently to meet the shop’s founder, Alyssa Romashko..... And we came away impressed wi...

Yesterday my friend emailed me a picture of saddle oxfords, asking if I remembered them. “OF COURSE!” I shouted through the internet. “I wore them every day of my life in grade school and even earlier...

1) Real Estate: Market Sluggish in Region, But F.C. City Home Sales, Prices Continue to Astound ; 2) League of Women Voters of Falls Church Creates Brief Voter Guide to 2026 Midterms; 3) Falls Church ...

Most parents don't need to be convinced to care about their child’s education. They already do. The harder part is knowing what to pay attention to, what the information coming home from school actual...

Most of us have fond memories of a favorite pet and the adventures we had with him or her. Mine center on a black and white tomcat named Jack. Jack and I met when we were both youngsters and forged a ...

Today we mark 25 years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States..... On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, when I worked at The Georgetowner, I contributed this remembrance of th...

City of Falls Church, Sept. 6 – At half past seven in the evening, everyone near the 100th block of W. Broad Street was greeted with the site of police escorting a dozen approaching runners carrying U...

My sister-in-law and I were talking recently when she mentioned a high school student who had received a hand-written note from her and said, “I can’t read cursive.” We tsk-tsked a while about today’s...

1) Editorial: City's New Traffic Roundabout Might Require Some Public Education, Sadly 2) 25th Anniversary of 9/11: Old Town Run Club to Pass Through Falls Church Sept. 6, in 485-Mile 'Tunnel to Towe...

Are you miserable following your splendid vacation? Were you perhaps miserable on your splendid vacation? In either case, you aren’t alone. Here’s what’s going on in both instances and what you can do...

I have mixed feelings about the start of school. I liked it when I was a kid, but I really HATED it as a parent. I would love to say that I stood teary-eyed as my kid(s) boarded the school bus, but in...

1) Virginia Village: CBC Calls for Housing Project to Focus on Lowest Incomes; 2) Falls Church Arts: All-Media Exhibition 'Geometrix' Opens with Meet-the-Artists Reception, Aug. 29; Runs through Oct. ...

At City Hall yesterday evening, Aug. 14, the F.C. City Council voted unanimously (7-0) to hire Seth Hendler-Voss – most recently, director of parks and recreation for Prince William County, Va. – as t...

By Carol McEwen, As a kid, my favorite place on the planet was the library in my small Southern Indiana town. I especially liked to visit in the summertime when I could browse with no deadline other ...

1) City Announces Selection of Hendler-Voss as New City Manager, Upcoming Council Vote to Confirm; 2) Starting Tomorrow: Falls Church's First-Ever Summer Restaurant Week, Aug. 21-30; 3) Creative Cauld...

....I encourage parents to .... send their child’s teacher a brief introduction email. This is not an email requesting a conference or outlining a list of concerns. Instead, it is a short message that...

When I turned 15, I begged to learn to drive, since I could get a provisional license at 15 and a-half. My first teacher was my mother, who it turned out, didn’t have the nerves for it. I remember onl...

Seriously, I'm embarrassed for The Washington Post. And disgusted by its obsequious, worshipful, non-critical hyping of Christopher Nolan's recent film "The Odyssey." Whether Nolan's movie is good or ...

I didn’t need to go to sleep to visit dreamland during my childhood. All I had to do was take a trip to the movies. I had two choices: the stately Pantheon, with the grand appearance to match its name...

I was so moved by my visit to Falls Church Presbyterian Church, Friday, July 31, for the last day of “Summer’s Best Week Camp,” held by local nonprofit human services organization ‘A Purposeful Day’ (...

Within the West Falls development, the tallest building in the Little City – at 15 stories – is slated to open by the spring of 2027. Custom designed as a luxury senior living community by Denver-base...

....In contemporary psychology, however, this way of being can lead to what's termed the Hedonic Treadmill. If you haven't heard the term, it’s essentially what Bette Midler perceives Goldie Hawn doin...

Did you long for extra money like I did as a kid?.... Like most things in 1950’s America, job choices were gender-linked....The first choice was lawn-mowing in the summertime and snow shoveling in the...

By Annabel Taylor,  Sporting a head of long, tousled hair and a flannel shirt, a grungy figure shreds his guitar to the ‘90s alternative-rock hit “Come As You Are” on the stage of The State Theatre i...

1) Real Estate: W. Annandale Rd. Mixed-Use Project Abandoned, Developer Lists Lot for Sale 2) The Latest on the Falls Church Grocery Wars 3) Arlington's South Block to Open New Eastern Market Location...

On a beautiful summer Friday evening, July 24, the City of Falls Church put on its first-ever “Civic Jam,” spotlighting local civic groups, in celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday. At Cherry Hil...

....The bells I remember the most fondly, however, are in Arlington. The Netherlands Carillon, a gift to America in gratitude for our participation in the Second World War, was literally music to my e...

....The July 19 final match pitting the national teams of Spain and Argentina, however, sadly ended in chaos.... Glaring flaws in world soccer’s archaic rules contributed to mounting frustrations for ...

Monday, July 20, 2026 – The City of Falls Church Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Unit is investigating the suspicious death of an individual whose body was found by Police Officers the morn...

Looking to explore some classic summer-themed movies? Here are five that have stood the test of time. Spanning the 80s through the 2010s, these films range from coming-of-age quests, to rom-coms, to t...

....one of our milder shenanigans involved trips to the drive-in movies. We’d cruise across the bridge at the edge of town, passing the state line into Illinois, and be ready for anything. We had seve...

Cool summer activities around town this weekend are a welcome relief from the scorching heat. Everywhere you look there's a summer film or music series. Some exciting new plays have opened. A new exhi...

1) Falls Church Climate Network to Accept Donations; Expands Board 2) NoVa Transportation Authority Adopts $776 Million Regional Funding Program; F.C. City to Receive $30 Million 3) Real Estate: F.C. ...

My all-time favorite pastime as a kid was making mud pies, those delectable treats fed to imaginary friends at tea parties in my sandbox. I liked the whole routine. First I had to scrounge through ash...

Those looking to seek shelter from the DMV’s persistent heat and humidity don’t have to wallow aimlessly. There’s an abundance of summer-themed novels waiting to be discovered, perhaps under the shade...

The Falls Church Antiques Center is coming back strong! After closing sadly in April, 2025 following over 40 years in business, then joyfully re-opening six months later, the Falls Church Antiques Cen...

As you can tell from past columns, I had an idyllic childhood, filled with fun, friends and little work. But I always wished for one of those big family cookouts on holidays like the Fourth of July. I...

The City of Falls Church has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Virginia Village Affordable Housing Opportunity. The RFP’s purpose is to solicit a future owner/ ground lessee/ developer for ...

“What does burnout feel like to you?”.... here’s what can help.... if you're feeling burned out, it’s not because you "lack resilience" or have some personal failing....

1) F.C. City Releases 'Pride in Our Community,' Episode 6 in 'Reflections at 250' Docuseries 2) F.C. City Announces Special Events Around Independence Day 3) Why the Fourth of July is Special for Pr...

Did you go to slumber parties when you were a kid? They were the bedrock of 1950’s teen social life in middle America. While I attended some, I hosted many more on New Year’s Eves and other nights. Be...

With only a few minor edits from first reading, the Falls Church City School Board, with Board Chair Kathleen Tysse presiding, swiftly and formally adopted Policy II/GF, Use of Artificial Intelligence...

In a tightly structured yet grueling five and a-half hour Action Meeting starting Monday evening and ending at 1:11 a.m. Tuesday morning, July 23, the F.C. City Council voted 6-1 to officially issue a...

As you know from recent columns, summer was a terrific time for most of us kids in the ‘50’s, but for me the icing on the summertime cake was sleep-away camp. I started going when I was nine, first to...

On June 11, FCCPS announced that the City School Board gave on June 9, "first-reading approval to a new artificial intelligence policy, refining the [policy's] language so that decisions on grading, d...