Custom Ink, a custom apparel and accessories company, officially opened today (Monday) in South Lakes Village Center.
The store is located at 1130-I South Lakes Drive, the former location of Yogiberry. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The opening in Reston is part of the company’s move from its digital roots to brick-and-mortar locations. This month, the company announced it is opening seven new locations in Northern Virginia, six of which are part of Michaels’, an arts and crafts retail chain.
“Bringing the Custom Ink experience into Michaels is a natural fit, and we are delighted to offer this new in-store shopping experience for our northern Virginia customers,” said Steve Carlotti, Executive Vice President of Marketing for Michaels.
Customers can create their custom apparel or accessories by working with a Custom Ink representative in the stores.
Photo via Custom Ink
Before we head off into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the biggest stories (including notes items with big news) on Reston Now in recent days.
- Fairfax County Commits $1.2 Million for Downtown Herndon Redevelopment
- This Weekend: Taste of Reston Food Festival Returns to Reston Town Center
- Route 7 Widening Project to Tysons Hit by Funding Gap
- Tuesday Morning Notes
- Monday Morning Notes
If you have ideas on stories we should cover, email us at [email protected] or submit an anonymous tip. We’re also looking for photos of Reston submitted by readers. Feel free to discuss these topics, your weekend plans or anything else that’s happening locally in the comments below.
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Commuters who travel on Lawyers Road should take alternate routes next week.
The section of Lawyers Road between Carhill Road and Gunnell Farms Drive will be closed from Monday (June 25) through Friday (June 29).
The closure is prompted by a pipe replacement by the Virginia Department of Transportation. Signs are up to direct traffic and a traffic alert will be issued soon.
Map via Google Maps
After closing its location in The Spectrum in 2005, Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market has officially returned to Reston. The gourmet food retailed opened today on the ground floor of The Signature, a 508-unit apartment building.
Seventy spaces in a garage primarily for residents of The Signature are set aside for Balducci’s customers. The first two hours of parking is free and no app is required.
The grand opening celebration kicked off at 11 a.m. today with a champagne sabering, live music and a ceremony led by Judy Spires, CEO of Balducci’s. During the weeklong celebration from Friday (June 22) through July 1, there will be a 10 percent discount on all purchase. Tastings and demonstration will also be held throughout the week. Today, around 400 additional parking spaces will be available for customers.
“We’ve combed the globe for the most exciting specialty foods–and of course that includes the very best of what’s local. Here you’ll find an incredible array of offerings from the freshest, sweetest day-boat sea scallops sourced right here in the Chesapeake Bay to Japanese Miyazaki A5 Wagyu beef,” said Spires in a statement. “We like to think that if Marco Polo had his dream pantry, this would be it.”
The company, which is headquartered in Germantown, Md., has other locations in Alexandria and McLean. The store in Reston is open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Photos via Samantha Emmerling
Each Friday, Tim’s Reston sets the table with deals and events for the weekend ahead in Reston.
Highlights for the upcoming weekend include:
Deal/Event of the Weekend: Dawn Price Baby in Reston Town Center is in the middle of its Crawl, Walk, Run Sale. All Spring & Summer Infant & Toddler clothing is 30% off on Friday, 40% off starting on Saturday, followed by 50-75% the first week in July.
- Friday: Live Music @ Café Montmartre, Crafthouse, Kalypso’s, Lake Anne Wine Bar, & Reston Station
- Saturday: Workshops @ Home Depot, Michaels, & Paper Source
- Sunday: Free Fitness Classes @ Athleta & Lake Anne Plaza
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Fox5 comes to town — Fox 5 DC is broadcasting their morning show live from 6-11 a.m. at Reston Town Center Pavilion. The feature is part of a weekly Friday series that highlights communities around the D.C. region. [Visit Fairfax]
Hats off to Alianza Red — The Herndon Youth Soccer girls team participated in the 43rd annual Virginian Elite Soccer Tournament over Memorial Day weekend and came back with some wins. [The Connection]
Stateside: Virginia’s new Medicaid coverage — Roughly 28,000 Fairfax County residents will be newly eligible for Medicaid next year. Here’s what you need to know about the expansion. [Fairfax County Times]
Photo by Ruth Sievers
The medical staff of Reston Hospital Center awarded seventeen area high school graduates with scholarships this year. The awards are given to students to recognize their academic excellence and desire to pursue a career in healthcare.
RHC offers $15,000 in scholarships annually. At an award ceremony hosted by RHC, John Deardorff, President and CEO of RHC and HCA’s Northern Virginia Market, said, “These students are well deserving of the medical staff scholarships as they begin their journeys of exploring careers in the healthcare field. We hope that one day they return to their roots as members of our local medical community.”
The scholarship winners for 2018 are as follows:
- Natalie Rothrock – Briar Woods High School
- Jakob Cohen – Broad Run High School
- Ria Grover – Centreville High School
- Amara Novotny – Chantilly High School
- Arman Daneshpayeh – Chantilly High School
- Agota Banks – Dominion High Schoo
- Pranavi Palliniti – Dominion High School
- Yousef Hassan Elgodamy – Herndon High School
- Minnie Suki Nguyen – Herndon High School
- Katherine Elizabeth Priester – James Madison High School
- Yusuf Masser Bade – Langley High School
- Shreya Dalal – Oakton High School
- Khanh Nguyen – Park View High School
- Ashlin Rain Murphy – Potomac Falls High School
- Tashfia Anaan Emdad – Potomac Falls High School
- Aishwarya Jadhav – South Lakes High School
- Ruma S. Jadhav – South Lakes High School
Photo via RHC
Take note, Metro users — Two summer capital improvement projects will disrupt service on the Red, Orange, Blue and Silver lines. During a 10-day period, riders are encouraged to use Metro only if absolutely necessary. [Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]
If you have Verizon — An outage is affecting 911 and ten-digit dialing. County residents should text 911 from a Verizon phone as an alternate. [Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department]
Savor the flavor — A local news outlet offers a recap of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Reston event, the largest outdoor food festival in the area. [The Connection]
And then savor this flavor — Reston Association will host a wine tasting at the Lake House on Saturday from 3:30-5 p.m. [Reston Association]
Flickr pool photo by vantagehill
Fox 5 DC will broadcast their morning show live from the Reston Town Center Pavilion on Friday (June 22) from 6-11 a.m.
The show is part of the channel’s “zip trip” series, which takes viewers to a new city every Friday in the DMV region through Labor Day weekend.
Reston is the fifth community to be featured on the series, joining Anacostia in District, Laurel in Maryland and Alexandria.
The following individuals, organizations and businesses are scheduled to appear on the show:
- Reston Raiders Hockey Club
- Congressman Gerry Connolly
- South Lakes High School String Quartet
- Reston’s U.S. Winter Olympian Maame Biney
- Lake Anne Brew House
- Reston Museum
- Canine Companions for Independence
- Greater Reston Arts Center
- Ted’s Bulletin
- Kitty Bernard – Century 21 Redwood
- Fairfax County Fire Station 25,
- PassionFish Reston
- South Moon Under
- Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market
- Crunch Fitness
Photo via Visit Fairfax
Custom Ink, a company that offers custom apparel and t-shirt printing, is opening in South Lakes Village Center. The store will be located at the former site of Yogiberry.
Signage on the door of the location at 11130-I S. South Lakes Drive indicates the store is coming soon. A company representative for Custom Ink said an opening date was not available and the store’s direct line was unresponsive.
A permit for installing a commercial sprinkler system was issued by the county on June 5.
Photo by John Berry
The first annual Reston Youth Splash and Dash will offer kids between the ages of 6 and 15 an introduction to a triathlon with a combination of swimming and running.
The event, presented by CORE Foundation in cooperation with the Reston Association, will take place on August 26 (Saturday) at 8:30 p.m. in the Lake Audubon Pool.
Organizers indicated the purpose of the event is participation rather than competition. An “aquathlon” combines running and swimming.
Participants will receive a goody bag and medals. Snow cones will be provided by Kona Ice. All proceeds from the event will benefit “Kids Helping Kids,” a program that creates opportunities for low-income youth to participate in triathlons. Participants will determine how to fundraise, whether through a personal fundraising company and by creating a lemonade stand.
Children who are five years old will participate in a 50-meter swim and a 1k run. Participants between the age of 6 and 10 will take part in a 100-meter swim and a 1k run while participants between the age of 11 and 15 will take part in the 200-meter swim and 2k run.
Registration is open online.
Photo via USA Triathlon
A local ‘dream house’ – This millennial couple used eBay, Craigslist and Ikea to design their dream house in Reston. The 29-year-old photographer and her 30-year-old husband transitioned from a group house in Herndon to a modern house that one Washington writer says “looks like a million bucks.” [The Washingtonian]
Opening celebrations — Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market officially opens on Friday. Special tastings and chef demonstrations will be offered this weekend. [Reston Town Center]
STRETCH for it — Five local artists have been selected to participate in the art invitational, which challenges selected artists to create new work based on the prompt, “If you could do anything, what would that be?” [Greater Reston Arts Center]
Burglary reported in garage — Someone entered a garage on the 9700 block of Lindsay Blake Lane on June 18 and stole a bike. [Fairfax County Police Department]
Flickr pool photo by vantagehill
Commuters on the Dulles Toll Road could pay 75 cents more at the main toll plaza and 50 cents more at each ramp. The proposal will be presented to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s Board of Directors on Wednesday (June 20).
If approved by the board, tolls would increase from $3.50 to $4.75 for most one-way trips beginning in January. Rates would be higher for larger vehicles.
In 2019, tolls are expected to generate $198.7 million in revenue, nearly 30 percent more than the currently generated revenue. Despite projected increases in revenue, the number of toll transactions is expected to decrease by 6.4 percent next year due to declines in road usage during weekends and off-peak hours.
A nearly 1.5 percent increase is expected until 2023 when the next planned toll increase is scheduled to take effect.
Public hearings on the proposal are set for July 11 in McLean, July 17 in Reston and July 19 in Ashburn. During the meetings, attendees can discuss their thoughts with authority officials, as well as whether or not the board should switch to electronic-only tolling.
The board is expected to vote on the final proposal in October. Plans to increase tolls have been in the works since 2009. Revenue generated from toll transactions would cover debt tied to the Silver Line.
Photo by Fatimah Waseem
Local police continue to search for a man suspected of robbing a purse a woman and her five-year-old son as they walked home along a wooded path on June 11. The suspect was described as a 35-year-old black man with a mustache.
In a separate incident, a break-in was reported in a business on the 13200 block of Woodland Park Drive on June 14. An employee reported that someone entered the business through a window, but nothing was reported missing.
On the 45000 block of Dulles Eastern Plaza in Sterling on June 14, two Herndon residents were arrested for stealing items from a store. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Jacquiline M. Genato Hermano, 29, and Romeo Petilla Jr., 38, were arrested.
Hermano was arrested and charged with grand larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny. Petilla was arrested and charged with grand larceny, embezzlement and conspiracy to commit larceny. Both were released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on an unsecured bond.
The Fairfax County Police Department also reported the following incidents in recent days:
LARCENIES:
2200 block of Astoria Circle, money and credit card from car
12900 block of Highland Crossing Road, merchandise from business
1200 block of Hunter Mill Road, purse from car
11600 block of Lake Newport Road, purse from car
11200 block of Roger Bacon Drive, wallet from car
11800 block of Spectrum Center, merchandise from business
1500 block of Cameron Crescent Drive, registration stickers from car
1400 block of Lake Fairfax Drive, wallet from vehicle
STOLEN VEHICLES:
None reported
Combined Properties, a D.C.-based company, has acquired Homestead at Reston, a 200-unit apartment complex at 12265 Laurel Glade Court. The deal was closed for $41 million and the company has renamed the complex to Reston Glade.
The complex could be upgraded in the future, although no plans are definitive, according to the company.
“Reston Glade will become a community known for its location and amenities, while still providing value for its residents,” said Ronald Haft, chairman of Combined Properties.
The property was formerly known as Homestead at Reston. In a statement, Combined Properties touted Reston as “one of the most desirable submarkets in the Washington, D.C. region area.”
Gary Scott, the company’s vice president of national acquisitions, said Combined Properties is positioning itself to acquire more residential complexes in the future.
The company has nine mixed projects in its portfolio. Nearby, it owns Sugarland Crossing in Sterling and McLean Plaza in McLean.
