Citizen Nick
With a foundation built on journalism and baseball, Nicholas F. Benton's start in life was nothing if not all-American. At 7, he got the scoop on kiddie-news with his self-published -- possibly with a...
View ArticleBenton Honored
The Falls Church City Council has named Nicholas F. Benton, the out gay editor, founder and owner of the Falls Church News-Press as ''2007 Business Person of the Year. '' The mainstream, community...
View ArticleVirginia's Historic Moment
Lawrence Webb made history this month. May 6 saw several elections across Virginia, including the race for three seats on the Falls Church City Council. Come July 1, Webb will be sworn in for one of...
View ArticleWhere We Live
Old Dominion Diversity It's akin to Wisteria Lane meeting reality. Welcome to the City of Falls Church, with manicured yards and sun-dappled flowers in planters that hug the street lamps. On a...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve Retro at the State
This month, State Theatre’s popular party The Legwarmers, billed as D.C.’s “biggest ’80s Retro Dance Party,” takes place on New Year’s Eve. The party is where guilty-pleasure hits from nearly three...
View ArticleAlexandria and Fairfax City issue Pride Month proclamations
The respective mayors and City Councils of Alexandria and Fairfax City issued proclamations on Tuesday night declaring June as LGBT/LGBTQ Pride Month for the third year in a row, in a symbolic show of...
View ArticleLocal newspaper editor to launch LGBT Falls Church nonprofit
Nicholas F. Benton is launching a nonprofit that will serve as a discussion hub and community resource for LGBTQ Northern Virginians The post Local newspaper editor to launch LGBT Falls Church...
View ArticleCreative Cauldron stages musical revue ‘Always…Patsy Cline’ outdoors...
Ted Swindley based Always...Patsy Cline on the true story of the unlikely friendship that developed between Cline and a Houston housewife The post Creative Cauldron stages musical revue ‘Always…Patsy...
View ArticleEditor’s Pick: Weekend Brunch At Harvey’s
Harvey's, in Falls Church, has debuted an expanded menu with brunch entrées and breakfast sides available every Sunday. The post Editor’s Pick: Weekend Brunch At Harvey’s appeared first on Metro Weekly.
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