The State of NoVa: Falls Church


Posted at 06:15 AM ET, 04/12/2013

Fairfax City votes to join Fairfax Water, Great Water Wars of Fairfax County nearly over
By Tom Jackman
Vienna also joined Fairfax, dropped its lawsuit. Falls Church will vote on it.

By Tom Jackman  |  06:15 AM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Fairfax City, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Vienna | Tags:  Fairfax City, Va., Fairfax Water, Fairfax County, Va., Falls Church, Va., Vienna, Va.

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 01/02/2013

Falls Church’s Rheinhardt Harrison is fastest distance runner in America among 8-year-olds
By Tom Jackman
The 8-year-old won back-to-back national championships last month

By Tom Jackman  |  05:00 AM ET, 01/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Sports | Tags:  Rheinhardt Harrison, Falls Church, Fairfax Police Youth Club, Leo Manzano, USA Track and Field, AAU, Cross Country Coaches National Youth Championship

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 12/18/2012

Iranian national Daryoush Sarreshteh, 73, dies two days after intense questioning at Dulles
By Tom Jackman
Daryoush Sarreshteh, former mayor of Tabriz, had his ‘green card’

By Tom Jackman  |  05:00 AM ET, 12/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dulles International Airport, Falls Church, Immigration | Tags:  Daryoush Sarreshteh, Sakineh Sarreshteh, Customs and Border Patrol, Dulles International Airport, Sepideh Sarreshteh, Demetrios Pikrillidas

Posted at 06:24 PM ET, 11/09/2012

Mary Gavin takes over Falls Church police dept., becomes second female chief in Northern Virginia
By Tom Jackman
Former deputy chief succeeds Harry Reitze, who is retiring.

By Tom Jackman  |  06:24 PM ET, 11/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Police | Tags:  Mary Gavin, Falls Church, Falls Church police

Posted at 09:48 PM ET, 10/24/2012

Falls Church will enter mediation to sell its water utility to Fairfax County, where most customers are
By Tom Jackman
Falls Church charges 60 percent more than Fairfax Water, Fairfax says

By Tom Jackman  |  09:48 PM ET, 10/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Vienna | Tags:  Falls Church, Fairfax County, Falls Church water, Fairfax Water

Posted at 05:20 PM ET, 09/24/2012

Arlington, Falls Church receive funds to prevent stormwater runoff to Chesapeake Bay
By Donna Peterson
Grants will help homes, businesses control stormwater runoff

By Donna Peterson  |  05:20 PM ET, 09/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Arlington County, Falls Church | Tags:  Arlington County, Falls Church, Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund, Chesapeake Bay, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, stormwater runoff

Posted at 12:26 PM ET, 08/22/2012

Charges dismissed in Falls Church spa case
By Tom Jackman
A woman charged with running an unlicensed massage parlor after an assault had the charges dismissed.

By Tom Jackman  |  12:26 PM ET, 08/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Police | Tags:  Falls Church, Falls Church police, Venus and Mars Spa, Lien Tran

Posted at 06:01 AM ET, 06/22/2012

Falls Church police run sting on Vietnamese spa owner just before her trial on license violations
By Tom Jackman
After she said she was sexually attacked, police charged her with running an illegal massage parlor.

By Tom Jackman  |  06:01 AM ET, 06/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church | Tags:  Falls Church police

Posted at 08:48 AM ET, 04/18/2012

Falls Church Vietnamese community protests handling of sexual assault report
By Tom Jackman
A Vietnamese day spa owner says she was assaulted, but police charged her and closed her business.

By Tom Jackman  |  08:48 AM ET, 04/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Crime | Tags:  Falls Church, Vietnamese community, sexual assault

Posted at 10:56 AM ET, 03/28/2012

NoVa residents battle to save local post offices
By Tom Jackman
Falls Church’s Elaine Mittleman and Rep. Gerry Connolly are pushing for better ways to close Postal Service deficit.

By Tom Jackman  |  10:56 AM ET, 03/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Alexandria, Leesburg, Sterling | Tags:  Post office closings, Elaine Mittleman, Gerry Connolly

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 12/13/2011

Eden Center raid still looms large in Falls Church
By Tom Jackman
The wounds from the Aug. 11 gang task force raid led to a town hall meeting between the Vietnamese community and Falls Church officials. But bigger criminal charges are coming.

By Tom Jackman  |  08:32 AM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Crime | Tags:  Eden Center, Virginia

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 12/08/2011

VDOT mangles spelling of Sycamore Street on I-66
By Tom Jackman
A new third lane opened up on I-66 between Sycamore Street and Fairfax Drive, and a new sign for the Sycamore exit in Falls Church is gonna need a little work. Green-out?

By Tom Jackman  |  05:00 AM ET, 12/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Traffic, Falls Church | Tags:  misspelled signs, I-66, Virginia

Posted at 01:21 PM ET, 11/16/2011

Falls Church is king of Virginia recycling, again
By Tom Jackman
Statewide, localities in Virginia are recycling about 40 percent of their waste. But the city of Falls Church is doing way better, with 60 percent recycling last year, its second year at the top.

By Tom Jackman  |  01:21 PM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church | Tags:  Falls Church recycling, Virginia

Posted at 05:00 AM ET, 09/28/2011

Only Falls Church is The Little City,™ no one else
By Tom Jackman
The city trademarked the phrase last year, and has now been selected to spread the word at the National Trademark Expo in Alexandria next month.

By Tom Jackman  |  05:00 AM ET, 09/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church | Tags:  The Little City, Falls Church, Virginia

Posted at 11:54 AM ET, 09/16/2011

The Eden Center raid: The rest of the story (so far)
By Tom Jackman

By Tom Jackman  |  11:54 AM ET, 09/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Crime | Tags:  Eden Center, Virginia

Posted at 02:20 PM ET, 09/14/2011

Falls Church’s Eden Center controversy heating up (UPDATE: First five defendants cleared in court)
By Tom Jackman
After a raid of the Vietnamese shopping center on Aug. 11, police said a gang named ‘Dragon Family’ dominated the mall. Merchants, customers say that’s not true, and police overreacted.

By Tom Jackman  |  02:20 PM ET, 09/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Crime | Tags:  Eden Center, Virginia

Posted at 12:23 AM ET, 08/12/2011

Arlington prosecutor candidates differ on death, drugs and experience
By Tom Jackman
Arlington’s chief deputy prosecutor, Theo Stamos, has 24 years of experience over defense lawyer David Deane. But can Deane’s anti-death penalty stance win him votes?

By Tom Jackman  |  12:23 AM ET, 08/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Arlington County, Falls Church | Tags:  Theo Stamos, David Deane, Virginia

Posted at 05:15 PM ET, 07/11/2011

In Skyline, an outpost for immigrants from Africa, Middle East (UPDATE: These chairs are GONE)
By Tom Jackman
A Starbucks coffee shop near Baileys Crossroads and Falls Church has a devoted clientele that knocks down the triple lattes and chatters morning, noon and night about distant places.

By Tom Jackman  |  05:15 PM ET, 07/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church | Tags:  Skyline Starbucks, Virginia

Posted at 03:30 AM ET, 07/11/2011

Fairfax County pondering buying Falls Church Water, again
By Tom Jackman
Fairfax Supervisor John Foust is floating the idea that the county should buy Falls Church Water, which charges much more than Fairfax Water but is run by the city of Falls Church.

By Tom Jackman  |  03:30 AM ET, 07/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, McLean, Fairfax County | Tags:  Falls Church Water, Virginia

Posted at 05:50 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Falls Church tops Forbes wealthiest counties list (??)
By Tom Jackman
Falls Church City somehow tops Forbes Magazine’s list of America’s Wealthiest Counties, though it’s not a county. NoVa dominates the list, with four of the Top 10.

By Tom Jackman  |  05:50 AM ET, 04/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Falls Church, Loudoun County | Tags:  Forbes wealthiest counties, Virginia