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]

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Morning Notes

Buildings are under construction near the Wiehle-Reston Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) Man Gets Life in Prison for N. Va. Gang Killings — An MS-13 leader was sentenced…

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