F.C. Confronts Challenges to Fill 3 Dozen Jobs

by Nicholas F. Benton Falls Church

Officially there are now 35 unfilled positions in the Falls Church City government, as

Review: The Pirates of Penzance

Mark Dreisonstok reviews Arlington’s Chalice Theatre’s production of the classical musical “The Pirates of Penzance” a comic opera about a young man wanting to escape the life of a pirate. (Photo Credit: D. Ohlandt)

See Page 11 reported in the City’s Second Quarter Financial Report, representing 15 percent of the total workforce here.

But while this is clearly putting a crimp on the ability to get things done around town, it is not a problem unique to Falls Church, but reflective of regional and national trends as the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns continues

As Women’s History Month is a time to reflect and encourage women around the community and the world, local women in power share their experiences and advice.

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Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields told the NewsPress this week that he’s opti -