Happy 2026 and January Events!

Happy New Year, Falls Church Forward —

We hope 2026 is treating you well so far (or at least that the coffee is strong). Before we jump into what’s ahead, we took a quick look back at 2025 in a Year in Review on Instagram. Take a peek, give us a follow if you don’t already, and help us keep growing this community.

🍹 🍻 January Happy Hour – Join us for our monthly happy hour this Thursday, January 15 from 530-7 pm at Ireland's Four Provinces (4Ps). These will be monthly every 3rd Thursday, rotating at one of our local restaurants. No agenda - just a come-as-you-are, great way to meet fellow members and friends. To gear up for the city's Restaurant Week at the end of January - the 4Ps will have drink specials (sorry Dry January-ers) just for us.

🚗 🚙 All-Member Meeting – Mark your calendar for Sunday, January 25 from 2-4 pm at 105 W. Broad St, 5th Floor. We'll be learning about how parking shapes our world, reform happening across the US, and discuss why it matters for Falls Church.

 🖥️ ☎️ Join Our New Discord Server We’re trying something new and launching a FCF Discord server - a place to keep the conversation going between meetings, share learnings (memes ok too!), and swap ideas in real time. (If you previously were on Slack with us, this should be a more permanent solution.) Join us here 👉️: https://discord.gg/4XS4XDbE

 ⚖️ 💰️ City Council Priorities: Share Your Input At the end of the month, City Council will gather to set its priorities for the year. From public services to infrastructure and more, these priorities help set the direction for the year and guide City budgeting. As an organization, we’ll be submitting a letter to reaffirm our priorities. If there’s something you’d like us to add—or an issue you think deserves attention—we want to hear from you. Send us an email and help shape the year ahead.

Let's make this a great year together!

Cheers,

Naudy, Pat, Andrea, Evan, Justine, Ross and Letty