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May
15
Mayor Hardi Optimistic as City Council Approves 2025 Budget

Mayor Hardi Optimistic as City Council Approves 2025 Budget

In a City Hall public meeting May 13, chaired by Mayor Letty Hardi, the Falls Church City Council voted 6-1
6 min read
May
14
Women’s History Walk: Splendid Showcase at Cherry Hill Park

Women’s History Walk: Splendid Showcase at Cherry Hill Park

For Mother’s Day weekend in The City of Falls Church, what could be more fitting than the 7th annual
11 min read
May
10
Racially Discriminatory Covenants Historically Prevalent Across City of Falls Church

Racially Discriminatory Covenants Historically Prevalent Across City of Falls Church

A fresh set of interactive maps from the “Documenting Exclusion & Resilience” project – launched by five professors from the University
5 min read
May
08
Falls Church’s CD Cellar: 32 Years & Thriving

Falls Church’s CD Cellar: 32 Years & Thriving

If you’re not sure how CD Cellar – Falls Church’s only record shop specializing in Compact Discs (CDs), Vinyl
11 min read
Apr
26
Why You Shouldn't Look Up 'What Happened On This Day in History?’

Why You Shouldn't Look Up 'What Happened On This Day in History?’

It started simply enough. Two dramatic events “On This Day in History” – April 26 – crossed my social media transom early
23 min read
Apr
23
Falls Church Arts: Dane Hamblin’s “Dahlia” Wins Juror’s Choice Award in ‘Flora and Fauna’ Show

Falls Church Arts: Dane Hamblin’s “Dahlia” Wins Juror’s Choice Award in ‘Flora and Fauna’ Show

3 min read
Apr
22
Earth Day: A Story Buried… and Exhumed

Earth Day: A Story Buried… and Exhumed

On this Earth Day, April 22, 2024, – the annual celebration of the environmental movement and the need to protect Earth’
9 min read
Apr
17
Falls Church Arts: Cultural Hub at the Center of the City

Falls Church Arts: Cultural Hub at the Center of the City

Want to see flourishing and vibrant culture and community in the heart of downtown Falls Church? Well, Falls Church Arts (FCA) – a non-profit visual arts gallery and cultural hub in the center of the city – provides just that from The Kensington Building at 700-B West Broad Street.
9 min read
Apr
11
Falls Church’s Lil City Creamery: A Connoisseur’s Delight

Falls Church’s Lil City Creamery: A Connoisseur’s Delight

...Falls Church’s 500 square-foot mom-and-pop gem – Lil City Creamery (LCC) at 114 W. Broad Street – serves up an ice cream connoisseur’s delight of the freshest, creamiest, and most flavorful no-frills scoops found possibly anywhere in northern Virginia.
9 min read
Apr
01
Book-Banning, Part II: The Response from Nearby Falls Church Libraries

Book-Banning, Part II: The Response from Nearby Falls Church Libraries

In our last article, The Falls Church Independent explored how widespread – often politically motivated – book-banning efforts in Virginia and across
5 min read