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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 19h
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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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 4d
What are your band memories? www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-school-b... #band #marchingband #colorguard #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #indiana #northernvirginia #music
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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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 6d
What’s the buzz? www.fallschurchindependent.com/weekend-buzz...
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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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 7d
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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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 8d
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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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 11d
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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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 12d
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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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 13d
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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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 14d
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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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 18d
Where were you allowed to ride your bike? www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-school-p... #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #fallschurchcity #bicycling #kids #school #biking #memories #nostalgia #indianmounds #icecream #oldschool
Old School: Pedal Pusher
....This is about my childhood ticket to freedom: my bike, serving multiple purposes in my life. I rode my green machine every day to school, come rain, shine and even snow sometimes....
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 19d
What’s the buzz this weekend? www.fallschurchindependent.com/weekend-buzz... #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #fallschurchcity #weekend #fun #events #entertainment #arts #hyperlocal #northernvirginia
Weekend Buzz: Sept. 25, 2026
It's the cool autumn season of the Falls Church Arts' Plein Air Festival, plus so many fun activities around town. For local dining, the City has just created an online Dining Guide. Next to HQ2, Amaz...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 21d
Reflective piece with a surprisingly local twist! www.fallschurchindependent.com/my-wonder-ye... #childhood #1960s #suburbia #nostalgia #memories #wonderyears #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia
My Wonder Years
.... Co-creator Carol Black grew up in Silver Spring — four miles from where I experienced my own version of those formative “Wonder Years.” The show’s Maryland roots go even deeper.
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 22d
Meet Lori Silverman, candidate for re-election to the FCC School Board! www.fallschurchindependent.com/fcc-school-b... #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #fallschurchcity #northernvirginia #schools #education #publicschools #AI #fallschurchva #meridianhs #maryellenhendersonms
FCC School Board Member Lori Silverman's 2025 Re-Election Bid
Four years ago, Lori K. Silverman – a Democratic Political Consultant with her own LLC, a non-practicing lawyer with a Juris Doctorate from GWU School of Law, and a mom of two Falls Church City public...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 25d
What are your memories of the first days of school? www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-scho-4/ #nostalgia #school #backtoschool #schoolstore #fallschurchcity #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #memories #kids #friends #crayola #fallschurchva
Old School: Fall-ing in Place
... in September, my “fancy” turns to the classroom, with happy memories. Call me crazy, but I liked school. It was a reunion with friends I hadn’t seen all summer....
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 26d
Today’s Dr. Rachel! www.fallschurchindependent.com/whats-a-key-... #psychology #empathy #compassion #fallschurchcity #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #neuroscience #kindness #socialcohesion #helping
What's a Key to Self-Compassion? Empathy.
....Research findings suggest the well-being benefits you receive from self-compassion depend on whether you also show compassion for others....
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 27d
What’s the buzz this weekend? www.fallschurchindependent.com/weekend-buzz... #hyperlocal #dmv #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #northernvirginia #thelittlecity #weekend #fun #events #aroundtown #arts #theater
Weekend Buzz: Sept. 17, 2025
...Tomorrow is Falls Church's Park(ing) Day and at Cherry Hill Park enjoy Sunset Cinema on Friday and Vietnamese Heritage Day on Saturday. Little City Concerts' third season also launches this Saturda...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · 28d
Noticed Giant’s tricky stickers? www.fallschurchindependent.com/editorial-gi... #consumer #grocery #misleading #deceptive #GiantFood #grocerywars #inflation #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #birchandbroad #northernvirginia #fairfaxcounty #fallschurchva #foodprices #foodshopping
Editorial: Giant’s Tricky Stickers
....come shopping with me at Giant Food .... I've noticed their discount sticker practices have become quite misleading....
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · Sep 12
Been to the state fair recently? www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-scho-3/ #amusementparks #nostalgia #statefairs #fallschurchcity #cityoffallschurch #thelittlecity #arlingtonva #fallschurchva #memories #Indiana #childhood #summertime #kids #fun
Old School: Fair-ness
Back in the day, there were county fairs and state fairs. State Fairs were like county fairs on steroids. In fact at one time, state fairs had such a hold on the American psyche, Hollywood made a movi...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · Sep 5
What sorts of jobs did you do back in the day! www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-school-a...
Old School: A Girl and Her Money
The recent Labor Day celebrations made me remember job opportunities for girls in the 1950s. Back then, girls had fewer and less well-paid job choices than the boys of the time. As a little girl, I st...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · Sep 3
What’s in today’s FC Bulletin? www.fallschurchindependent.com/f-c-bulletin... #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #fallschurchva #northernvirginia #foodie #mahjong #hamilton #foundersrow #environment #hyperlocal
F.C. Bulletin: Foodie Trek II; New Mahjong Biz.; City to Laud 'Culture of Repair;' Paragon's G-Parents' Day
Attention all Food Trekkies! Keep those discerning palettes cleansed! On the heels of this summer's first Greater Falls Church Foodie Trek, July 1 to Aug. 31, now comes the Second Greater Falls Church...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · Aug 29
How was your first day of school! www.fallschurchindependent.com/old-school-6/ #backtoschool #school #kindergarten #firstgrade #oldschool #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #education #nostalgia
Old School: And So It Began . . .
Remember your first day of Kindergarten? (Called “kindygarden” by the old-time locals.) I don’t remember much, except I know I couldn’t wait to get there. I think my mother would have preferred a few ...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · Aug 29
Meet teacher Sharon Mergler, candidate for FCC School Board! www.fallschurchindependent.com/teacher-shar... #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #northernvirginia #fallschurchva #thelittlecity #hyperlocal #schools #education #schoolboard #AI #cellphones #meridianhs #maryellenhenderasonms #DMV #fccps
Teacher Sharon Mergler Launches F.C.C. School Board Campaign
Just a few hours after Falls Church City School Board member Anne Sherwood kicked off her re-election campaign from Cherry Hill Park’s pavilion Sunday, Aug. 24, Early Childhood Special Education Teach...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · Aug 27
What’s the buzz this weekend? www.fallschurchindependent.com/weekend-buzz... #fallschurchcity #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchva #northernvirginia #thelittlecity #weekend #laborday #events #arts #cinema #theater #galleries #museums #DMV
Weekend Buzz: Aug. 27, 2025
This Labor Day weekend is packed with fun and stimulating activities. We've got a variety of ways to celebrate, special activities for kids and families (including chicken feeding!), wholesome-ass out...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · Aug 26
Meet Anne Sherwood, candidate for reelection to the FCC School Board! www.fallschurchindependent.com/f-c-c-school... #fallschurchva #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #local #education #schoolboard #students #AI #schools #publicschools #DEI #neurodiversity
F.C.C. School Board Member Sherwood Launches Re-Election Bid
From the Cherry Hill Park pavilion this past Sunday, Aug. 24, Falls Church City School Board member Anne Sherwood launched her campaign for re-election to the Board in the upcoming Nov. 4 City electio...
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The Falls Church Independent @fcindep.bsky.social · Aug 21
What does Mayor Hardi think about what’s going on in D.C. right now? www.fallschurchindependent.com/mayor-hardi-... #cityoffallschurch #fallschurchcity #thelittlecity #northernvirginia #localgov #localbusiness #policing #DMV #Trump #employment #protests #lettyhardi #washingtondc #economicstatistics
Mayor Hardi Discusses D.C. Federal Policing, Trump Admin.’s Recent Impacts on Fall Church
They may seem far removed from the City of Falls Church, but recent decisions from the White House are impacting the governance of the City of Falls Church, Mayor Letty Hardi told us Aug. 16.  At an ...
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