Email: andre.taylor@patch.com
Phone: 703-439-4933
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Birthday: May 3
Bio: I was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. and recently moved to Virginia in October. I received my BA in Mass Communications from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the nation's first Historically Black College and University. Before attending Cheyney, I attended Temple University in Philadelphia where I was a member of the Owls football team as a scholar-athlete. After a little more than a season of football at Cheyney, I left the game because of an injury. I then focused my attention solely on journalism and quickly rose from a sports reporter to editor-in-chief of our campus newspaper, The Record.
I love to cook and you will get a chance to follow my recipes on this website in my Andre Taylor's Tasty Tidbits column.
Your Beliefs: I live by the old journalistic rule of get it first, but get it right. I believe great, solid journalism is a lost art form. I promise to be fair in all of my reporting and I welcome criticism, good and bad, as that is the only way I feel we can preserve one of our most precious freedoms as Americans: freedom of press. I believe input from the public is needed to make sure the real news is being reported on. I promise to always keep an open ear to anyone willing to speak.
Politics: I have been a registered voter since I turned 18. Since becoming eligible to vote, I have moved around a lot and I have been registered to vote in: Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Delaware, Texas, Maryland and now Virginia. Voting is something I take very serious and a privilege I partake in whenever I can.
Religion: I was raised in a mostly African Methodist Episcopal family. My wife and I are currently looking for a church home.
Local Hot-Button Issues: As a new resident of Fairfax County, I can't say enough how much I dislike the heavy traffic surrounding Interstate-495 near and around Tyson's Corner. As a person who has lived in Philadelphia and New York, I understand traffic, but never have I seen such massive traffic jams during the weekends, late evenings and during the times of day when people should be at work and school and not in a three mile backup.
Falls Church native and Harvard Crimson men's basketball Coach Tommy Amaker stun New Mexico. See the full standings and television schedule of remaining games.
Head Coach Tommy Amaker leads Ivy League Champions to 68-62 March Madness win over the University of New Mexico.
The Harvard University Crimson men's basketball coach—a Falls Church native—leads his team into the 2013 men's basketball NCAA tournament against the University of New Mexico Thursday night.
Gardner’s wife said he would continue pursuing an appeal.
Urban Area Security Initiative Grant funded the three-week training course for police dogs and handlers.
Urban Area Security Initiative Grant funded the three-week training course for police dogs and handlers.
Urban Area Security Initiative Grant funded the three-week training course for NoVa police dogs and handlers.
Urban Area Security Initiative Grant funded the three-week training course for police dogs and handlers.
Urban Area Security Initiative Grant funded the three-week training course for police dogs and handlers.
Urban Area Security Initiative Grant funded the three-week training course for police dogs and handlers.
Shoppers can win a $1,000 shopping spree at the Mosaic Shopping District.
Joon Park faces 30 years in prison and must repay $91.4 million and forfeit all the property involved in the offense, according to the FBI.
The Falls Church police department supplied the following incident and arrest information. It does not indicate a conviction.
Urban Area Security Initiative Grant funded the three-week training course for police dogs and handlers.
Shoppers can win a $1,000 shopping spree at the Mosaic Shopping District.
Dan Hale of George Marshall High breaks down why University of Louisville will win it all.
Dan Hale, Chris Capannola of George Mason High say the University of Louisville will be the 2013 NCAA Tournament basketball champion. Do you agree?
The process to bring the supermarket chain to the city took another step Monday night during council’s work session.
Three local restaurants were inspected recently—here are the restaurant health inspection reports provided by the Virginia Department of Health.
For the 2013 NCAA basketball tournament, Falls Church's Dogwood Tavern has brought back its popular burger.
