Thanks to All Who Aided ‘Fall for Fun’
August 31, 2009 by Falls Church Times Staff · Leave a Comment
Many City residents are better prepared for the new school year thanks to the generous donations of individuals and businesses who helped support the Aug. 19 Fall for Fun event coordinated by the City’s Housing and Human Services Division and the City schools.
Those who attended Fall for Fun received school supplies, back packs, tote bags, food, bottled water, moon bounces, chair massages, giveaways, games, oral health supplies and more. This year’s event attracted the largest crowd ever. We appreciate the support of the following:
Laura Arsenault Aurora House Volunteers
Matthew Bodeschatz Kathleen Buschow
Kathy Chandler Steve Clark
Shirley Connuck Doodlehopper 4 Kids
Dr. William Dougherty, DDS Robert Duffett
Dani Erbe Falls Church City Police Association
Fields of Falls Church Debra Gee
George Mason High School Students Pen Si Highnam
Laura Holms Cindy Mester
National Massage Therapy Institute Carmen Nichols
Starbucks Staples
Wachovia Bank Lawrence Webb
Many others donated anonymously. Thanks everyone.
Barbara J. Gordon - Director of Communications
MAN ABOUT TOWN: The Evolution of a Newspaper
August 31, 2009 by George Southern · 4 Comments
September 1 unofficially marks the beginning of the second year of publication of the Falls Church Times.
On May 18, I wrote a little story commemorating the newspaper’s “conception” a year earlier by three Broadmont neighbors who agreed on the City’s compelling need for accurate, timely, and unbiased information about local events. And although the first “issue” hit the Internet on June 8, 2008, it merely announced the newspaper’s existence. July saw no stories at all. August had several, but it was only in September that we began subscribing to Google Analytics, which documented just how many people were reading the Falls Church Times.
The answer: not very many. The highest daily readership for September 2008 was 23, and the lowest, on a Saturday, was 5 (Saturday continues to be our least-read day). But it was a beginning, and a year later I can’t resist offering a retrospective which, per the accompanying yellowed newspaper clipping, gets a little personal at times.
That’s me on the left, cranking a mimeograph machine in 1962, producing The Chatterbox newspaper. There was no adult supervision – it was summertime and we just decided to do it. We peddled the issues door-to-door for 5 cents a copy. The “real” local daily newspaper, feeling unthreatened by the competition, magnanimously wrote a story about our efforts: “Unsteady Newspaper Seeks Steady Readers.” (In a parallel of sorts, the Falls Church News-Press interviewed our little Falls Church Times staff last January. The headline was: “Falls Church Citizens Take Civic Engagement Online.”) Read more
CITY MEETINGS: August 31 – September 4
August 28, 2009 by Falls Church Times Staff · Leave a Comment
The following public meetings will be held during the week of Monday, August 31, 2009. City residents are encouraged to attend as good government ultimately depends upon a concerned citizenry.
Monday 8/31: Towing Advisory Board. Training Room – G Level, 4:00 pm.
Tuesday 9/1: City Council – School Board Liaison Meeting. Administrative Conference Room, 5:30 pm.
School Board Meeting. Closed session. Administrative Conference Room, 7:30 pm.
Economic Development Authority. CANCELLED.
Wednesday 9/2: Recreation and Parks Advisory Board. Falls Church Community Center, 7:00 pm.
Architectural Advisory Board. Council Chamber, 7:45 pm.
Thursday 9/3: City Council Economic Development Committee. RE-SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY.
Friday 9/4: City Council Economic Development Committee. Administrative Conference Room, 7:00 am.
Meeting notices are obtained from the City and School Board on-line calendars and from the notice board at the east entrance of City Hall. Meetings may be subject to re-scheduling or cancellation.
WATER WAR: Judge Limits September Trial to One Count
August 28, 2009 by George Bromley · 2 Comments
FOOD: Guess Who’s a Judge at Taste of Falls Church?
August 28, 2009 by Jimmy Scarano · Leave a Comment
GEORGE Task Force Seeking Candidates
August 27, 2009 by George Bromley · 2 Comments
Police, Sheriff’s Office Win ‘Click It or Ticket’ Award for City
August 26, 2009 by Falls Church Times Staff · Leave a Comment
Crime Report for August 18-24
August 26, 2009 by Falls Church Times Staff · 1 Comment
Missile Thrown at Occupied Dwelling – 800 block of W Broad St. August 18, 12:27 a.m., unknown suspect hit private dwelling with a paint ball.
Graffiti, 422 South Maple (Cavalier Trail Park), August 18, 8:24 a.m., double wave skate slider spray painted by unknown white male subject.
Theft from Motor Vehicle, 225 Noland St., August 18, 9:27 a.m., owner reported that a wallet had been taken from an unlocked car. No witnesses or suspects.
Graffiti, 128 Chanel Ter., August 17, between 9 and 9:30 p.m., unknown suspects marked a Dominion Virginia Power box with a blue paint marker.
Larceny, 169 Hillwood Ave. (Red, Hot and Blue), sometime on August 17, two large catering grills valued at $700 were stolen from the rear parking lot behind the restaurant. No suspects or witnesses.
Drunkenness, Eden Center, 6795 Wilson Blvd., August 18, 11:10 p.m. Man arrested for Urinating in Public and Drunk in Public.
Driving Under the Influence, 6700 block Wilson Blvd, August 19, 2:32 a.m. Man arrested for DWI Second Offense, Driving Suspended – DWI Related and Refusal to Permit Sample of Blood or Breath test.
Destruction of Property, 422 South Maple (Cavalier Trail Park), August 19, 6:47 a.m., overnight an unknown subject(s) used black spray paint to black out seven city signs.
Graffiti, 601 S. Oak Street (TJ Elementary School), August 19, 10:47 a.m., unknown suspects marked a rain barrel, a retaining wall and several exterior doors using green and blue spray paint.
Graffiti, 140 S. Maple Avenue (Bowl America), August 19, 11:11 a.m., rear of building marked with green spray paint.
Unlicensed Solicitation, 200 N. Maple Ave., August 20, 1 p.m., a tall black female approached victim and asked for a ride and money for a shuttle to Leesburg. Victim gave the suspect a ride to Arlington Hospital and $40.
Drinking in Public, 1230 W. Broad St. (Giant Grocery Store), August 20, 7:21 p.m. Woman arrested for Drunk in Public.
Larceny, Theft from Building, 1218 W Broad St (Starbuck’s), August 21 at 6:13 a.m., an employee reported that over several days beginning on Thursday, August 13, 2009, a homeless male who frequents the store stole money from the employee tip jar.
Graffiti, 422 South Maple Avenue (Cavalier Trail Park/Skate Park), August 21, 8:14 a.m., double wave skate slider covered with multiple graffiti.
Banning, 1218 W Broad St. (Starbuck’s), August 21, 11:14 a.m.. Man banned for panhandling.
Shoplifting, 1003 W Broad St. (Rite Aid), August 22, 3:25 p.m., multiple items taken by two black males, believed to have fled in a tan Ford SUV with Maryland tags.
Graffiti, 105 W Broad St. (George Mason Sq.), August 22, 4:47 p.m. graffiti located in parking garage stairwell.
Driving under the Influence, 200 block W Broad St., August 22, 8:56 p.m. Man was arrested for Driving under the Influence of alcohol and for unreasonable refusal.
Graffiti, 112 N West St, (Lazy Sundae), August 23, 1:30 a.m., officer observed graffiti damage on the front wall. It was sprayed with black spray paint.
Drunk in Public, 500 Roosevelt Blvd., August 23, 1:52 a.m. Man arrested for Drunk in Public.
Vandalism to Vehicle, 411 Jackson St., vehicles scratched beginning three weeks prior by unknown person(s).
Drunk in Public, 220 N Washington St, (State Theater), August 23, 6:55 p.m. Man arrested for Drunk in Public.
Driving under the Influence, 103 Gordon Rd., August 23, 9:57 p.m. Woman arrested for Driving Under the Influence.
Urinating in Public, 100 block of Park Pl. (near State Theatre), August 23, 11:47 p.m. Man arrested for urinating in public.
Larceny, Shoplifting, 1150 W Broad St (CVS), August 24, 10:05 p.m., multiple items taken by a black female suspect who left in a silver or gray Honda Pilot with DC tags.
