Examining Tall Oaks — Former Reston Citizens Association board member Dick Rogers takes a look at the pros and cons of what’s planned for Tall Oaks Village Center. [Reston 2020]
Worst Holiday Traffic Today — Heading out for the long Memorial Day Weekend? Today (Thursday) is actually the worst time to travel, according to this regional study. [Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments]
Reston Company Founder Donates Big — Dwight Schar, founder of Reston-based homebuilder NVR, along with his wife Martha, will give $50 million to Inova to develop a cancer research institute. [Washington Post]
Tolls For A Cause — Today is the annual Dulles Greenway Day, where collected tolls go to benefit charity. [Dulles Greenway]
Reston’s Creative Class Rank — This graphic shows U.S. “cities” with the highest clusters of the “creative class.” That means artists and writers but also scientists and software developers. Reston is in the top 20, along with Cupertino, Calif. and locally, Bethesda and McLean. [Washington Post]
Recent Stories
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.
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….
Reston (staff photo by Scott Brodbeck) Demolition begins at burned hust of Oud Resto and Hall — “The site of the Main Street restaurant that burned down in 2020 is where…
