Falls Church News-Press

11/06/2024

Tuesday, Nov. 5—-In the City of Falls Church special election to fill a City Council seat, former two-term FC School Board chair Laura Downs handily defeated John Murphy by a margin of 1,288 to 870 with all three of the City’s wards having reported.

11/06/2024

Downs Wins special FC City Council Election

Tuesday, Nov. 5—-In the City of Falls Church special election to fill a City Council seat, former two-term FC School Board chair Laura Downs handily defeated John Murphy by a margin of 1,288 to 870 with all three of the City’s wards having reported.

11/01/2024

Meridian Field Hockey Stunned By Culpeper In Regional Opener

Fresh off winning the Northwestern District championship last week, the Meridian High School field hockey team welcomed the Blue Devils of Culpeper County to town on Wednesday night to begin the regional playoffs. Meridian earned the top seed in the bracket by virtue of its 15-2-1 record, but Culpep...

10/31/2024

Dehghani-Tafti Won’t Pursue Ex-Councilor Case

Last week the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Arlington-Falls Church announced it has chosen to decline a request to direct the City of Falls Church Police Department to seek charges against Former City of Falls Church Council member Caroline Lian. Lian resigned from the Falls Church Cit...

10/31/2024

Fall F.C. Pets, Halloween Costumes and more!

10/31/2024

Washington Post Won’t Endorse, But We Do: Harris for President

Kaine, Beyer, Downs Also Get FCNP Nod America is on the eve of its most consequential election since 1860, characterized by the major media as a dead heat for U.S. president between the remarkably competent and hopeful campaign of Democratic nominee and current U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and....

10/17/2024

Happy Halloween! Send us your pets dressed up! [email protected]

10/16/2024

Hot off the press! This week's editorial: "Newspapers as Household Agoras"

Read it before it hits the pavement: https://www.fcnp.com/2024/10/16/newspapers-as-household-agoras/

10/14/2024

Breaking news! Falls Church rated the most livable community in Virginia by the AARP!

Read more:
https://www.fcnp.com/2024/10/14/aarp-ranks-falls-church-no-1-livable-community-in-virginia/

10/08/2024

For over 1,750 consecutive weekly issues, the Falls Church News-Press has been delivered, free of charge, to every doorstep in the City of Falls Church, and multiple businesses and boxes throughout the region. We are currently one of the last, if not the last, remaining general weekly print newspaper in Northern Virginia — and we need your support to survive.

Today we are asking members of the community to commit to a small monthly contribution, long-term. Our hope is that community support will not only provide the shot in the arm the News-Press requires to survive the year, but provide the ongoing support needed to insure our operation into the future.

If you’ve heard enough, and are ready to support the News-Press, please do so by visiting www.fcnp.com/donate. And please spread the word.

10/03/2024

Next spring, the Urban Land Institute will bring a cache of experts to The Little City to once again examine development options -- this time for the Gordons Triangle area near West Falls.

Read more: https://www.fcnp.com/2024/10/03/urban-land-oks-request-for-another-f-c-study/

10/03/2024

The two candidates on the ballot seeking election to fill an unexpired term on the Falls Church City Council held their first public forum together last Thursday.

Read more: https://www.fcnp.com/2024/10/03/downs-murphy-debate-slow-to-define-differences/

10/02/2024

In this week's Editorial: "Sanewashing" during last night's Vice Presidential Debate.

Read more: https://www.fcnp.com/2024/10/02/editorial-sanewashing-at-the-v-p-debate/

Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times

09/21/2024

Over 3 percent of eligible voters — nearly 3 percent of all registered voters — turned out on the first day of early voting in the City of Falls Church.

https://www.fcnp.com/2024/09/19/1st-day-for-voting-in-fall-election-is-tomorrow/

09/20/2024

Best OF FC 2024 winners! We have partnered with Keepsake for this years plaques! Any questions let us know at [email protected]

https://newskeepsake.com/products/best-of-falls-church-award-plaque

09/19/2024

NINETEEN new eateries are opening in the City of Falls Church, as The Little City’s boom continues.

Read more:
https://www.fcnp.com/2024/09/19/whopping-number-of-new-restaurants/

09/13/2024

It has come to our attention that someone is calling around to Finalists/Winners of the Best of FC and saying they work for FCNP and are selling Winner Plaques. This company, called Top Rated OnLine, is NOT affiliated with us. While they could be a legitimate company who makes plaques, they are selling them under false pretenses and falsely claiming they work with the News-Press. Buyer Beware !!

It has come to our attention that someone is calling around to Finalists/Winners of the Best of FC and saying they work for FCNP and are selling Winner Plaques. This company, called Top Rated OnLine, is NOT affiliated with us. While they could be a legitimate company who makes plaques, they are sell...

09/13/2024

After winning her primary in Delaware this week, Sarah McBride is poised to, if she wins in November, become the first Transgender person ever elected to the U.S. Congress. More in this week's LGBTQ+ Reach:
https://www.fcnp.com/2024/09/12/the-lgbtq-reach-september-12-18-2024/