A popular sushi restaurant in East Falls Church has ranked among the top 10 best places to eat in Northern Virginia.
Yume Sushi (2121 N. Westmoreland Street) claimed the No. 8 spot in Northern Virginia Magazine’s latest ranking of the best restaurants in the region.
A 77-year-old woman who was critically injured in a house fire near East Falls Church earlier this month has died.
Deborah Boyd, who lived in the home, died of the injuries she suffered in the June 14 blaze, the Arlington County Fire Department said. The department confirmed her death yesterday (Tuesday), after her next of kin were notified.
Update on 6/24/26 — The victim has died, according to ACFD.
Earlier: One person suffered life-threatening injuries after being rescued from a house fire in the East Falls Church area Sunday evening.
A package of local street safety projects and the final draft design for upgrades to Doctor’s Run Park are both collecting public feedback through this weekend.
The deadline to submit input on all projects is Sunday. The street projects are intended to improve pedestrian safety on roads in Green Valley, Virginia Square and East Falls Church, while Doctor’s Run Park is expected to get a resurfaced volleyball court and updated playground equipment, among other changes.
Efforts to fund the $181 million west entrance to the Ballston-MU Metro station took another step forward last night (Thursday).
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) voted to include $20 million in funding for the project as part of a new request to the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB). Final CTB action is slated for next month.
Raffles, free books and other giveaways are coming to an East Falls Church bookstore this weekend in honor of Independent Bookstore Day.
One More Page Books is bringing back its annual festivities from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. this Saturday at 2200 N. Westmoreland Street. The day also kicks off the bookstore’s participation in the third annual NoVa + Indie Bookstore Crawl, which includes 18 stores around the region.
A D.C.-area writer and advocate for polyamorous lifestyles will discuss her experiences outside of monogamy at a talk in East Falls Church tomorrow (Thursday).
One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland Street) will host author Natalie Davis for a discussion on her new book, “Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory,” from 7-8 p.m. The event will include a book reading, conversation with certified sex therapist Tamara Pincus, a Q&A session and a book signing.
A trapped driver was pulled from a flipped car and taken to the hospital after a crash Wednesday afternoon near the East Falls Church Metro station.
First responders were dispatched around 3:15 p.m. for a report of crash involving one person stuck inside an overturned vehicle, at the intersection of Washington Blvd and N. Sycamore Street.
A fender bender and subsequent dispute between drivers ended with one of them down and injured in the middle of a busy intersection at rush hour.
The incident happened around 5:15 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Washington Blvd and Langston Blvd in Arlington’s East Falls Church neighborhood.
Approaching its next milestone in East Falls Church, a 15-year-old bookstore is looking back at achievements from organizing a young adult book festival to getting a visit from President Barack Obama.
One More Page Books, an independent bookseller at 2200 N. Westmoreland Street, will celebrate 15 years in business with an anniversary event next Thursday, Jan. 22, from 6:30-8 p.m.
More than 20 restaurants in Arlington are slated to participate in Metropolitan Washington Winter Restaurant Week when it returns next Monday.
Hosted biannually in the winter and summer by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, the week features multi-course, prix-fixe menus at participating D.C. area restaurants. This season, it takes place from Monday, Jan. 19 through Sunday, Jan. 25.
The East Falls Church Metro station is getting 20 new bike racks following security concerns along N. Sycamore Street.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) plans to install 10 U-racks and 10 “smart racks” at East Falls Church in February, according to a project page.
