Monday Morning Rundown

Deer crossing on Triple Crown/Credit: Bob Wolf

Pirates In The Park — Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 2 for Pirate Fest April 16 at Lake Fairfax Park, including separate tickets for the pirate boat ride and Pirate Feast (catered by O’Sullivan’s). If you have missed out on the pirate ship sailing before because it sells out fast, now is the time to mark your calendars and plan a ride. [Fairfax County Park Authority]

No Loyalty Pledge At Primary — The Virginia GOP has dropped its planned loyalty pledge for the March 1 Presidential Primary. [Washington Post]

New Reston Committee Will Look Toward Transportation Future — Reston Association has a new Multimodal Transportation Advisory Committee, which will look at ways to lead sustainable transportation change. [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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