Commentary: Being Among the Happiest
Technologists have applied their big data and computer-crunching to determine where in the world and where in the United States are the happiest places to live.
Reston District Police Station Hosts Community Open House
Residents toured exhibits and the new station.
Reston: North County Governmental Center Opens to Public
The new center nearly doubles the available space for offices, public meetings.
Commentary: Congress Must Act to Stem Gun Violence Epidemic
Last week, America woke to what has become an all-too-common nightmare. A man driven by hate and armed with assault weapons carried out our nation’s worst mass shooting.
Free Independence Day Cab Rides Offered
Preparing to combat that U.S. holiday when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 41 percent of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers, free cab rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington Metropolitan area on Independence Day, July 4.
Reston Home Sales: May, 2016
In May, 2016, 138 Reston homes sold between $1,347,500-$125,000.
Reston Home Sales: May, 2016
Natasha McKenna’s Mother Files $15 Million Wrongful Death Suit
Woman with mental illness died after being tased while in Sheriff’s custody.
Natasha McKenna’s mother is seeking more than $15 million in a wrongful death and gross negligence suit filed against Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid and five deputies.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Added to Fairfax County Student Handbook
School Board members debate whether students should be held accountable.
Students in Fairfax County Public Schools started the 2015-2016 school year without the words “sexual orientation” or “gender identity” as part of the nondiscrimination guide within their student handbook.
Taste of Reston Returns Friday and Saturday, June 16-17
Taste of Reston is expected to draw record crowds to Reston Town Center Friday and Saturday, June 16-17.
Reston: Neil Kothari, 15, Leads Odyssey of the Mind Team to World Finals
Kothari has coached a sixth grade team of Hunters Woods students for 8 months leading up to the World Finals.
Commentary: Selective Accounting
The Commonwealth of Virginia prepares its budget on a biennial schedule. The budget proposed this year by the Governor and adopted by the General Assembly will become effective July 1, 2016, and extend to June 30, 2018.
Commentary: TetraGate Review or Audit
There is a bit of a frenzy going on at the Reston Association.
Arno’s Pastries Come to Reston
Meet pastry chef Arnaud Herodet.
Reston: Yoga at the Pavilion
The Love Your Body Yoga Festival gives back and urges community to love their bodies.
The Pavilion at Reston Town Center filled with yogis on Sunday, June 12 for the eighth Love Your Body Yoga Festival.
Reston: Development of a Solution?
Can the former American Press Institute building, architectural gem, still be saved?
The vacant American Press Institute Building at 11690 Sunrise Valley Drive drew international attention this week, days before a scheduled rezoning hearing at the Fairfax County Planning Commission this Thursday, June 16, 2016.
Classified Advertising June 15, 2016
Read the lastest ads here!
Editorial: Support for Police in Reforms
Police commission recommendations come to Board of Supervisors for approval, implementation.
In some ways, the Fairfax County Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission, brainchild of Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova, was a bit of a miracle.
Leadership Fairfax Honors 2016 Graduates
The Pavilion at Reston Town Center was a most fitting venue for the graduation ceremony of the 2016 classes of the non-profit Leadership Fairfax Institute (LFI).
Considering Private School?
Small steps this summer can minimize stress of application process.
The school year has just come to an end … which means it’s the ideal time to prepare to apply to leading independent schools.