Preventing Christmas Tree Fires — Fairfax County Fire and Rescue was on NBC’s Today show Tuesday with a demonstration on how quickly a dry Christmas tree can ignite. [Today.com]
No Reston On ‘Best Restaurants’ List — Reston may be home to dozens of popular restaurants, but none of them made Northern Virginia magazine’s “50 Best Restaurants’ list. [Northern Virginia Magazine]
Dulles To Get More Funds? — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants to give Dulles International Airport an additional $50 million to help it remain competitive and keep United Airlines as a hub. [Washington Post]
Sheriff Brings Christmas Gifts to Embry Rucker Kids — A Fairfax County Target store gave the county sheriff’s office a $5,500 grant, which Sheriff Stacey Kincaid used to bring new hats, gloves and boots to the young residents of Reston’s Embry Rucker Community Shelter. [Fairfax County]
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