Christopher Jones

Christopher Jones

Falls Church, Va.
Former Managing Editor, The Georgetowner
Aug
23
Falls Church City Council Member Justine Underhill’s Savvy Approach to ‘Meeting the People Where They Live’

Falls Church City Council Member Justine Underhill’s Savvy Approach to ‘Meeting the People Where They Live’

A new dynamism has come to the City Council.  On January 1, 2024, Justine Underhill – Falls Church Housing Commissioner, former
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Aug
22
Falls Church Arts: All-Media ‘Home' Exhibit Opens Aug. 24

Falls Church Arts: All-Media ‘Home' Exhibit Opens Aug. 24

This one's a different sort of home opener... Thirty-eight artists will be featured in “Home,” an all-media show
2 min read
Aug
21
Falls Church Teen Awarded $25,000 Scholarship for Developing Nanoparticle Coating Technique

Falls Church Teen Awarded $25,000 Scholarship for Developing Nanoparticle Coating Technique

What did you do over the summer? “Just advanced cancer treatments and battery applications. How ‘bout you?” The Davidson Fellows
3 min read
Aug
20
Crescendo Studios of Falls Church Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Forte Fest

Crescendo Studios of Falls Church Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Forte Fest

What better way to celebrate five years as a hub of Falls Church “music education, performance and collaboration,” than a
2 min read
Aug
19
Punching Up: Falls Church’s ‘Community over Competition’ Empowers, Protects Women

Punching Up: Falls Church’s ‘Community over Competition’ Empowers, Protects Women

Talk about punching up!  Community Over Competition (COC) – a newly launched nonprofit Falls Church foundation of women mixed-martial arts (MMA)
15 min read
Aug
15
Falls Church Arts: ‘Purple Meadow’ Receives People’s Choice Award in All Member Show M-Z

Falls Church Arts: ‘Purple Meadow’ Receives People’s Choice Award in All Member Show M-Z

When Falls Church Arts (FCA) puts on an all-member show, gallery-goers are guaranteed to see world-class artworks in the mix.
5 min read
Aug
14
City of Falls Church Gov't Updates for Week of Aug. 14, 2024

City of Falls Church Gov't Updates for Week of Aug. 14, 2024

The following is based on press releases from the City of Falls Church's Office of Communications.   Communications Weekly
3 min read
Aug
13
Smart Cities Program Underway in City of Falls Church

Smart Cities Program Underway in City of Falls Church

The Smart Cities Program has launched in the City of Falls Church. In collaboration with Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute
5 min read
Aug
12
Tickets Still Available for Thompson Italian Wine Tasting Event at Broad & Washington

Tickets Still Available for Thompson Italian Wine Tasting Event at Broad & Washington

Have no fear, wine aficionados, connoisseurs, oenophiles, and gourmands!  Though advance tickets have sold out for the Thompson Italian Wine
3 min read
Aug
09
An Invitation to Falls Church City’s ‘Mysterious’ Log Cabin Scout House

An Invitation to Falls Church City’s ‘Mysterious’ Log Cabin Scout House

A curious invitation came by email. Following our July 9 story about upgrades to Berman Park and the City’s
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