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Birdhouse on Reston bike path

Changes At The Top In Wake Of Police Shooting — Fairfax County’s Attorney David Bobzien said changes are coming to the management structure if his office to fix communication problems that were part of the county’s handling of an investigation into the August 2013 fatal shooting of an unarmed man. [Washington Post]

Honors For South Lakes HS Magazine – South Lakes High School’s student literary magazine, Portfolio, (Suzanne Abdelrazaq, adviser), earned a Silver Crown at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) awards for excellence in scholastic journalism in New York City last week. SLHS was one of six Fairfax County public schools to earn an award. [FCPS]

New Nearby — Longtime Reston Farmers Market vendor 100 Bowls of Soup now has a retail shop and kitchen in Herndon. [Modern Reston]

RA Hires New CFO — Reston Association has hired Robert Wood as its new Chief Financial Officer. He comes from Opower in Arlington, where he was Director of Accounting Operations. He replaces David Harris, who recently left for a new opportunity. [Reston Association]

Recent Stories

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors faces tough decisions ahead of next week’s budget markup session, following demands from local unions to increase county employees’ wages.Last week, dozens of county…

Reston’s popular community yard sale is temporarily moving down the road. More than 3,000 people are expected to attend the biannual event when it returns this Saturday (April 27), according to Reston Association, the organizer.

Morning Notes

Virginia bluebells bloom in Reston (photo by Marjorie Copson) Clifton Family Mourns Sons Killed in Fire — “When Fairfax County firefighters found two boys inside a fiery Virginia house earlier…

Marc Smith will serve as the new Herndon economic development director starting in May (courtesy Town of Herndon) The Town of Herndon is getting a new director of economic development….

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