Reston’s Place In The World — Reston filmmaker Rebekah Wingert-Jabi talks about the similarities between Reston and other settings for her films: community. Wingert-Jabi’s Another Way of Living: The Story of Reston, VA screens at the National Building Museum Thursday. [Washingtonian]
Save The Books? —Â Several people at a community forum on the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) system last week recommended revising the policy on discarding old books, which is leading to a diminished collection as many still-useful books are being thrown out. [AnnandaleVA Blog]
Leidos Selling Off Section — Reston-based Leidos is selling its $175 million heavy construction business to Jacksonville, Florida-based construction company Haskell. [Washington Business Journal]
Photo: Students at Lake Anne ES perform in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”/Courtesy Lake Anne ES
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The Franconia-Springfield Metro station entrance (staff photo by James Jarvis) The cost of riding Metro trains and buses will go up, starting July 1, when the transit agency’s new budget…
For this year’s Independent Bookstore Day, local bookworms will be encouraged to collect not just new literary titles, but also places to buy them. More than a dozen shops across…
RELAC Water Cooling will begin delivering air-conditioning services to residents and businesses in Reston’s Lake Anne area this weekend — ahead of its official launch date of May 22. The…
