Raise for Fairfax County School Board? — The FCPS school board will vote in April on raising board member salaries from $20,000 to $35,000. The county Board of Supervisors also recently voted to increase their pay from $75,000 to $90,000 annually. [Washington Post]
Sculptor on CBS — Sculptor Patrick Dougherty, also known as “The Stickman,” was featured on CBS This Morning on Sunday. Dougherty has been commissioned to build an installation next month at Reston Town Center. [CBS]
Reston Native Starts Baseball Mag — Herndon High grad and local baseball coach Joey Kamide has started NOVA Baseball Magazine to serve local players and fans. [Modern Reston]
New Rules For St. Pat’s Pub Crawls — There are new rules in place in Arlington for St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawls next weekend, partly due to last year’s events, which included a Reston woman getting arrested after stripping naked and walking into the county jail. [Washington Post]
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