Morning Notes

Chess at Reston Town Center

Lake Anne Boat Rentals Begin Today — It’s the season for kayaks, canoes and rowboats. You can rent those boats by the hour at Lake Anne Plaza Thursdays through Sundays until Labor Day. Tickets can be purchased at the Reston Used Book Shop for $8/hour.

SLHS Falls in Lacrosse Regionals — South Lakes boys lacrosse’s winning streak ended at 14 in a row on Wednesday. The Seahawks lost to Woodson 13-7 in a Virginia 6A Northern Regional Semifinal game at home. The Seahawks will still play in the state tournament beginning next week.

Memorial Day Traffic to Peak Thursday — Heading out of town for Memorial Day? Try to avoid driving Thursday afternoon or evening, which is expected to have the worst traffic of the holiday period. A better time to leave is between 8 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday. [Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments]

FCPS On Transgender Protections — The Obama Administration earlier this month put into effect new guidelines that say students must be able to use the restroom that matches their gender identity. Here’s a look at where the Fairfax County Public Schools board, which put protections in place in 2015, is on the issue. [Connection]

Recent Stories

Left to right: Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling President Bruce Wright, Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn and Reston Bike Club Vice Chairman Joel Kuester team up to promote the…

Morning Notes

Heming, a mixed-use apartment building in Tysons, at sunset (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) FCPS Prevails in Sexual Assault Lawsuit — “A jury on Wednesday rejected a woman’s lawsuit seeking…

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.

×

Subscribe to our mailing list