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Note: our friends at the CBC asked us to share this information & spread the word about this event …
CBC to Hold City Council and School Board Candidate Forum
Falls Church, VA —  October 28, 2009 – Citizens for a Better City (CBC) will hold a public forum to provide information to anyone interested in becoming [...]

This weekend in the annual Tinner Hill Blues Festival in Falls Church.  When people ask what I love so much about living & working in Falls Church, this is one of my go-to examples.  Andy and I did our part to support the event by selecting the Tinner Hill web site as one of Viget’s [...]

When I told Matt Smith that I wanted to get involved in the community, he gave me a few ideas — including joining the cable access board — and said something to the effect of “if you really want to get involved, you need to look into the CBC.”  I won’t try to explain what [...]

We had our monthly FCC-TV board meeting tonight.  A lot of the discussion was about typical stuff — budget approval to buy lights, recruiting volunteers, and planning for the memorial day parade.  The fun part of the meeting was when Matt Smith presented a new logo and branding concept for the station.  It’s great having [...]

Even with all the economic doom-and-gloom in the news, Falls Church City seems to be chugging along.  Mike provides a bunch of good examples here.
There is an article in the FCNP about the proposed Palatium Building at 120 N. Lee Street, which was discussed at last week’s Planning Commission meeting.  Builder Pirouz Khanmalek says he’s been [...]

The Washington Business Journal recently ran this article about the Northgate project, which is still on track for groundbreaking this spring. It will be located within half a mile from the East Falls Church Metro stop at 450 N. Washington St., and will replace a long-closed funeral home.
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The project will include apartments, [...]

When Dean from the Falls Church News Press contacted me a couple weeks ago about an article he was working on about Falls Church bloggers, I was flattered and somewhat surprised.  This little blog wasn’t started very long ago and — I’m strong enough to admit it — hasn’t been kept up to date as [...]

In the coming weeks and months, I’ll get back to sharing my experiences being on the board of FCC-TV.  There have been some exciting discussions about what it could grow to become.  One concept we had discussed was brought up again today by fellow board member Matt Smith.
Why not make a live broadcast of what’s [...]

2007 Greater Falls Church Chamber Retrospective Video, from the seemingly defunct FCCTV YouTube channel. It’s great to see the memories of some of our City’s long-time residents documented here.

As part of my volunteer work with the Falls Church Cable Access Board, I helped setup for the annual Santa TV Shoot this past Saturday.  It’s a tradition, I’ve learned, as part of Falls Church’s annual Holiday Crafts Show to put together a holiday themed set and have Santa chat with the kids.  Part of [...]