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 City Council voted unanimously on an ordinance to sell the water system to the Fairfax County Water Authority for $40 million pending a November referendum vote.
Falls Church City Council voted unanimously on an ordinance to sell the water system to the Fairfax County Water Authority for $40 million pending a November referendum vote.
Fairfax County Animal Control are investigating a report of a bear spotted in McLean Monday afternoon.
McLean residents have been sharing information about possible stalkers around and near parks and The Langley Club. Fairfax County Police have investigated and have found no criminal activity.
Parents are offering feedback as the system grapples with how to best integrate technology in the classroom.
"...some political figures recently have made comebacks, or are attempting comebacks, with much greater baggage" says GMU's Mark Rozell.
"Howie" Lind is the former chairman of Virginia's 10th district Republican committee.
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The City of Falls Church council will discuss an ordinance to authorize the sale of the city’s water system on the condition of the passage of a referendum in November and approval of a boundary adjustment.
The City of Falls Church council will discuss an ordinance to authorize the sale of the city’s water system on the condition of the passage of a referendum in November and approval of a boundary adjustment.
Falls Church-based photographer Diana Lewkowicz says more professionals are going after more edgy pictures to add to their social media presence.
Falls Church-based photographer Diana Lewkowicz says more professionals are going after more edgy pictures to add to their social media presence.
Failed candidate for Virginia's Republican lieutenant governor nomination joins gubernatorial Ken Cuccinelli to raise money around the country.
Both want to create jobs, but McAuliffe says he will stand as a brick wall for women and Cuccinelli says his opponent has no track record at all.
Both want to create jobs, but McAuliffe says he will stand as a brick wall for women and Cuccinelli says his opponent has no track record at all.
DC Central Kitchen chef shares his recipe for a vinaigrette with one of summer’s favorite fruit.
The Mary Riley Styles Public Library have gotten consultants to help them better use their resources.
