Wednesday Morning Rundown

Flowers on path near Lake Thoreau

Weather Watch — It is Aug. 5 and the D.C. area has already reached its typical number of 90-degree days. How many more will we get? [Capital Weather Gang]

High Marks For Virginia Tech — The Princeton Review released its 2015 college rankings yesterday. Virginia Tech has spots in the top five in two categories. [Princeton Review]

Reston Builder Will Develop Luxury Homes in Fairfax — Reston-based  NVR Inc. is planning to build a 141-unit luxury townhouse community just south of the Vienna/Fairfax GMU Metro station in Fairfax. [Washington Business Journal]

Happy Place — Fairfax County comes in at No. 3 in SmartAsset’s list of Happiest Counties. The rankings are based on physical health, financial stability, economic security, among other criteria. [WTOP]

Recent Stories

Fairfax County is now bringing nature to residents’ doorsteps. Last week, the Fairfax County Park Authority launched a new, fully electric mobile nature center called the Wonder Wagon. The tricked-out…

Downtown Herndon is slated for redevelopment into a mixed-use community (staff photo by Fatimah Waseem) The Town of Herndon has granted Comstock a little more breathing room before the developer…

Elden Street Tea Shop is moving into a new location at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) The Elden Street Tea Shop is almost ready to…

Morning Notes

Snakeden Branch in Reston on a spring morning (photo by Terry Baranski) Speed Camera Added Outside Oakton HS — A speed camera has been installed for Oakton High School on…

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