Craig Parisot - Leadership we can believe in.

01/17/2024

Very excited to share this news!

Great Falls Creamery Update: Re-opening the Great Falls Creamery!

It is with both sadness and joy that our family announces today the sale of Great Falls Creamery. Since our opening in June 2014, we have loved being a part of the community, and we are very grateful for the loyalty, support and kindnesses the community has shown to us. We will miss the Creamery very much, but we are very happy it will be re-opening!!!
We are delighted to announce the new owner – Craig Parisot and Family!!! We wish Craig and family all the best, we know they will continue the Creamery tradition of taking a very active role in the community. They will be sending out a communication regarding the reopening the Creamery, so please stay tuned!!!

Thank you again to everyone, we will miss you!!!
Gary, Patti and Ian McKeown

12/01/2023

I’m a big fan of truth tellers and Elon Musk is one of them and he supports those who are attempting to do the same. I see many getting worked up that he dropped the f-bond in an interview recently. What I saw in that is a really honest moment that I hope we see more of, f-bomb or not. But with the focus on that sound bite, we’re missing the real gold of a quote in that interview. Here it is… “What I care about is the reality of goodness and not the perception of it and what I see all over the place is people who care about looking good while doing evil. F*%$ them. Okay.” - Elon Musk

11/07/2023

Today in the Richmond Times Dispatch, the full text of the proportional seating OpEd. https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/commentary-good-governance-demands-proportional-committee-seating/article_8b19da28-79b2-11ee-b5b9-772dfbea4abf.html

Thank you RTD for caring enough to run it and for the support of VA FREE to speak out on the topic.

Come January, the new General Assembly should write the rules to govern themselves that will help restore trust our governing institutions.

10/26/2023

Thank you to the AP for picking up this story and for helping to build awareness on this consequential topic (proportional committee seating) in the governance of the Commonwealth. https://www.vafree.org/

The Virginia General Assembly is set for historic turnover next year and some observers say it's time for a good governance reform.

10/17/2023

I voted absentee in Fairfax County today. Note that the rules have changed… you don’t need a reason to vote absentee. Request your ballot and !!! Then, on Election Day volunteer to be a poll watcher or support Get Out The Vote efforts for your favorite candidate. Everyone can do something to make a difference.

08/05/2023

Thank you to Governor Youngkin for the incredible honor and opportunity to serve the Commonwealth as a member of the Virginia Aviation Board.

07/07/2023

There is no better place to celebrate Independence Day than in Great Falls at the Hometown Celebration organized by Celebrate Great Falls and supported by so many! Thank you to all who made it such a terrific day and celebration of our beautiful country and community! Thank you Lt Gov Winsome Earle-Sears for joining us with your family. It made the day very special for all of us.

06/02/2023

Our Dranesville candidates joined the Memorial Day ceremony at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial.

Pictured: Craig Parisot; Dranesville Supervisor candidate Puneet For Families; Virginia Senate candidate Matt Lang; Kristin Hoffman for Delegate; and Gary Pan, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry and long-time Troop 55 scout leader.

05/19/2023

I have not listened to NPR in a while and today reminded me of why. Most of the content is severely biased and diction tortured propaganda. NPR could serve a role in supporting the responsible education of our society and promoting healthy discussion and debate, yet it is not. So disappointed that public funds are used for this purpose. We can and should do better.

05/10/2023

This is fascism and domestic terrorism! This is deplorable! This is unacceptable in civil society. This IS NOT how we are to resolve our disputes. If you can’t win the policy argument, then you’re wrong and you change the policy. PERIOD. You DO NOT do what several liberals serving in and for Loudoun County government have done and are doing TODAY! Thanks for the reporting on this as these people need to be held accountable and rooted out of any position of authority or power since they clearly cannot participate in society in a responsible manner.

“When we have something like this in writing, I call out to Merrick Garland and I say this is domestic terrorism, not parents who are speaking out for their children and others and trying to advocate for the best education possible for them,” Brand added. “Domestic terrorism is the fear that they're putting into my life, taking away Scott's ability to provide for his family, and threatening Mark's life. That's domestic terrorism. And I hope that Merrick Garland is true to his word, and we'll have the FBI investigate these women and these men who are using their positions in their associations with our elected officials and the candidates that are running to harm us. They truly are trying to silence the opposition. And that's wrong.”

Full Article:

Some Loudoun County residents were threatened, and one even lost his job after a social media group allegedly worked to dox them after the residents spoke out.

05/08/2023

05/03/2023

Hey San Francisco, your problems run much deeper than simply adjusting to the downturn in the tech industry and more remote work. Your once great city is not a place people want to be. Also Nordstroms, yes Nordstroms is leaving town. Hello! Your policies are not working. To the rest of the country: California is leading again, showing us all what NOT to do.

Buyers will start bidding soon for the 22-story office tower that sits at 350 California Street which runs through San Francisco's financial district.