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Fresh news, insights and analysis — with an independent streak — in and around Falls Church, Virginia.
Feeling patriotic at the polls! www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-school-8/ #civicduty #voting #veterans #volunteering #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #nova #northernvirginia #arlingtonva
Old School: Electioneering
....what I thought bears repeating is my experiences with people who took their civic responsibility seriously. For over 20 years, I worked the polls at my home precinct in Arlington....
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November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What’s in today’s FC Bulletin? www.fallschurchindependent.com/f-c-bulletin... #cityoffallschurch #nova #northernvirginia #fallschurchvity #fallschurchva #thelittlecity #schools #library #arts #humanities #digitalarchives #history #dmv #nov4elections
F.C. Bulletin: School Board Election Recount?; Library's New Digital Archive; FY '26 Arts & Humanities Grants
Despite the Falls Church News-Press's claims yesterday that "Falls Church voters elected five members to the Falls Church City School Board in Tuesday's election," the five candidates on the Nov. 4 ba...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
What’s the buzz this weekend? www.fallschurchindependent.com/weekend-buzz... #dmv #nova #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #northernvirginia #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #weekend #events #fun #entertainment #arts
Weekend Buzz: Nov. 5, 2025
So much to do around town! On Tuesday, Nov. 11, the City will hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Community Center. You can try your hand at flower pressing at Cherry Hill Farm House, have yo...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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F.C. Bulletin: City's New Finance Director; Social Justice Committee Workshop; Tree Rescuers
The City of Falls Church has named David So as the new Director of Finance for the City, per an Oct. 29 press release.... Social Justice Committee of Falls Church and Vicinity Hosting Native American ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Have you noticed this as well? www.fallschurchindependent.com/editorial-is... #blackhistory #journalism #washingtonpost #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #bezos #washingtondc #chocolatecity #africanamerican #northernvirginia
Editorial: Is The Washington Post Scrubbing African American Faces from Its Metro Section?
....There were no African American faces appearing in photographs anywhere in the Washington Post’s Metro section on the following dates: October 31, 29, 28, 24, 16, 14, 10, and 4.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
What were some Halloween costumes your folks helped you throw together? www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-school-c... #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchva #fallschurchcity #northernvirginia #halloween #memories #costumes #1950s #nostalgia #thelittlecity
Old School: Costume Changes
Flashback to 1950’s Halloween in Southern Indiana. Here were the costume choices, Old School style: Ghost. Your mom took the threadbare sheet or the one that got caught in the wringer washer....
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October 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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What makes this candidate unique? www.fallschurchindependent.com/city-council... #fallschurchcity #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #fallschurchva #cityhall #nov4elections
City Council Candidate Brian Pendleton’s Unique Qualifications, Proposals
An interview with Brian Pendleton, non-incumbent candidate for Falls Church City Council in the Nov. 4 elections.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
What makes this candidate unique? www.fallschurchindependent.com/city-council... #fallschurchcity #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #fallschurchva #cityhall #nov4elections
Everyone’s stepping up! www.fallschurchindependent.com/f-c-restaura... #shutdown #federalworkers #helping #charity #fallschuchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #fallschurchcity #services #jobs #hunger #federalworkforce
F.C. Restaurants, Businesses, City Government Step Up for Furloughed Workers
With federal employees constituting nearly 9 percent of its workforce, it's not surprising that the City of Falls Church has been particularly hard hit by the federal government shutdown, now in its 2...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Where are you on the Feelings Wheel? www.fallschurchindependent.com/how-to-respo...
How to Respond to Stressful Emotional Contagions
We live in an increasingly “VUCA” (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world. It’s easy and common to get swept up in all the feels such an environment can provoke.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Where are you on the Feelings Wheel? www.fallschurchindependent.com/how-to-respo...
What were your school drills like? www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-school-o... #fallschurchcity #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #firesafety #schools #nostalgia #northernvirginia
Old School: Ounce of Prevention
Remember the fire drills during our school days? We had several each year, and one of them was always during Fire Prevention Week, in October. We were told to drop whatever we were doing, take nothing...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
What were your school drills like? www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-school-o... #fallschurchcity #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #firesafety #schools #nostalgia #northernvirginia
LOVE Unveiled! www.fallschurchindependent.com/city-unveils... #love #LoveCFC #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #publicart #localart #virginiaisforlovers #northernvirginia #fallschurchva #DEI #democracy #hyperlocal
City Unveils ‘LOVE Letters’ Sculpture Celebrating 75th Anniversary, ‘Diversity & Inclusivity’
....Yesterday morning, Oct. 22, 2025, in one of the most prominent community gathering spots in The Little City, the ‘LOVE Letters - ‘Reflection: Diversity and Inclusivity Sculpture‘ was ceremoniousl...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Rare Bird’s breaking news and local arts support! www.fallschurchindependent.com/rare-bird-ce... #cityoffallschurch #rarebirdcoffeeroasters #fallschurchcity #northernvirginia #thelittlecity #fallschurchva #cafe #coffee #localart #painting #arts #ceramics #coffeeshop #landscapes #hyperlocal
Rare Bird Celebrates Local Arts, Enhances Café Business
With all the growth in The Little City these days, it’s hard to keep track of the number of independent coffee shops, cafés, and tea parlors popping up around town. But, to our knowledge, only one – R...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Rare Bird’s breaking news and local arts support! www.fallschurchindependent.com/rare-bird-ce... #cityoffallschurch #rarebirdcoffeeroasters #fallschurchcity #northernvirginia #thelittlecity #fallschurchva #cafe #coffee #localart #painting #arts #ceramics #coffeeshop #landscapes #hyperlocal
What did organizers and participants say? www.fallschurchindependent.com/no-kings-ii-... #nokings #protests #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #democracy #rights #northernvirginia
No Kings II Rally: Turnout in Falls Church Exceeds June 14 Protest
.... Saturday’s No Kings II protests in downtown Falls Church Oct. 18 were hailed as a turnout success by organizers, as perhaps over a thousand local ralliers joined an estimated 7 million protesters...
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October 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What did organizers and participants say? www.fallschurchindependent.com/no-kings-ii-... #nokings #protests #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #democracy #rights #northernvirginia
Will U B there? www.fallschurchindependent.com/city-to-unve... #LOVE #LoveCFC ##LoveVA #DEI #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #fallschurchva #northernvirginia #virginiaisforlovers #sculpture #cityhall
City to Unveil New LOVE Letters Sculpture
The City of Falls Church will unveil a new, life-sized LOVE Letters Installation on Wednesday, October 22, at 9:30 a.m. at 300 Park Ave. between...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Old School: Food for Thought
I should say I enjoy the fresh produce section the best, since that’s where all the healthy food lives. But, for it to make me healthy, I must EAT it first. Actually my favorite browsing area is the B...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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What’s in today’s bulletin? www.fallschurchindependent.com/f-c-bulletin... #nokings #cityoffallschurch #creativecauldron #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #realestate #dance #musicaltheater #northermvirginia #fallschurchva
F.C. Bulletin: No Kings II; Real Estate; Creative Cauldron's Musical Theater Training; Solunaah Dance
On Saturday, Oct. 18, Falls Church Indivisible and Democracy Falls Church are asking our community to join the growing national movement saying loudly and peacefully: No Kings. From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m....
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October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Celebrating a Century of Service! www.fallschurchindependent.com/f-c-voluntee... #volunteerfire #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #arlingtonva #northernvirginia #fallschurchcity #firefighting #EMS #ambulance #firstresponders #fairfaxcounty #FCVFD
F.C. Volunteer Fire Department Holds Open House, Celebrates Century of Service
For Fire Prevention Week – and in celebration of 100 years of safeguarding Falls Church and Arlington County “with dedication and community pride” – the Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department (FCVFD),...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Old School: Banded
I recently read an eye-opening article in the 100th Anniversary edition of The New Yorker about high school bands these days. According to the article, the epicenter of band competitions is my home st...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
What are your band memories? www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-school-b... #band #marchingband #colorguard #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #indiana #northernvirginia #music
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Weekend Buzz: Oct. 8, 2025
Despite the government shutdown, there's so much to do around town! Celebrate Farm Day at Cherry Hill Park, attend our local Volunteer Fire Department's Open House, commemorate Indigenous People's Day...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
What’s the buzz? www.fallschurchindependent.com/weekend-buzz...
How do you think the candidates responded? www.fallschurchindependent.com/fcc-school-b... #schoolboard #elections #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #fccan #climate #schools #education #northernvirginia #meridianhs #maryellenhendersonms #novemberelections #fallschurchva
FCC School Board Candidates Respond to FC Climate Action Network Questions
Following is based on a recent press releases from the Falls Church Climate Action Network (FCCAN). See below for links to each of our profiles of the five FCC School Board candidates running for the ...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What’s in today’s F.C. Bulletin? www.fallschurchindependent.com/f-c-bulletin... #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #arts #education #soccer #hyperlocal
F.C. Bulletin: Teacher's Prestigious Selection; F.C. Arts' 'Paper'; Virginia Dream's Streak
Mount Daniel Elementary School second-grade teacher Gail Bodner has completed the highly competitive White House History Teacher Institute, joining just 60 educators nationwide for the prestigious fiv...
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October 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What’s in today’s F.C. Bulletin? www.fallschurchindependent.com/f-c-bulletin... #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #arts #education #soccer #hyperlocal
What’s in your tee collection! www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-scho-5/
Old School: To a Tee
By Carol McEwen,
Call me crazy, but I like tee-shirts, and judging from what I see when I’m out and about, I’m not alone. They’re light-weight and the all-cotton ones are cool, especially important i...
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October 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
What’s in your tee collection! www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-scho-5/
Meet Kathleen Tysse, candidate for re-election to the FCC School Board! www.fallschurchindependent.com/fcc-school-b... #schools #fallschurchcity #teaching #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #fallschurchva #education #AI #schoolsecurity #hyperlocal
FCC School Board Vice Chair Kathleen Tysse’s 2025 Re-Election Campaign
Kathleen Tysse – Vice Chair of the Falls Church City School Board, former elementary school teacher with an Education Masters from U.V.A., and mom to four students in the City’s public schools – is ru...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Meet Kathleen Tysse, candidate for re-election to the FCC School Board! www.fallschurchindependent.com/fcc-school-b... #schools #fallschurchcity #teaching #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #fallschurchva #education #AI #schoolsecurity #hyperlocal
Guess who’s re-opening in Falls Church? www.fallschurchindependent.com/falls-church... #fallschurchcity #cityoffallschurch #northernvirginia #thelittlecity #localretail #antiques #vintage #localbusiness #fallschurchva #shopping
Falls Church Antiques Annex Re-opens Oct. 6
In a surprise retail turnaround, the Falls Church Antiques Annex (FCAA) – one of the City’s most beloved shops which closed last April – will be re-opening its doors to customers at 250 W. Broad St....
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October 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Grand Opening of West Falls! www.fallschurchindependent.com/grand-openin... #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #fallschurchcity #fallschurchva #northernvirginia #smartgrowth #mixeduse #walkability #schools #sustainability #development #localretail #localrestaurants #hyperlocal
'Grand Opening' Ribbon-Cutting for West Falls, Sept. 25
....Beneath an expansive tent on the Commons of the West Falls Development, Thursday, Sept. 25, the “Grand Opening” of West Falls, a nearly 10-acre transit-oriented mixed-use neighborhood, marked the ...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM