On Fridays, we take a moment to thank our sponsors and advertisers:
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, the business community for the vibrant region.
BLVD, Comstock’s apartments at Reston Station.
AKG Design Studio, boutique design firm specializing in kitchen, bathroom designs and cabinetry sales.
Berry & Berry, PLLC, Reston law firm specializing in federal employment, retirement, labor union, and security clearance matters.
Reston Real Estate, Eve Thompson of Long & Foster Real Estate specializes in Reston homes.
Reston Carpet Cleaning, local cleaning service.
Becky’s Pet Care, offering friendly pet services in Northern Virginia.
Reston Community Center, serving Reston’s recreational and cultural needs.
MakeOffices, shared work spaces with five area locations, including Reston.
Lake Anne Nursery Kindergarten, educating Reston’s young minds for more than 50 years.
Boofie O’Gorman, Top Producer Realtor at Long & Foster Reston.
Goldfish Swim School, specializing in children’s swim lessons year-round.
Small Change Consignment, serving Reston’s kids for more than 30 years.
Smilezone Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Reston dentist Dr. Mahathi Nanduri
A Cleaning Service, professional residential and commercial cleaning.
Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston’s visual arts center.
Reston Montessori, private co-educational school for children ages 3 months to sixth grade.
Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, providing great food and drink at Lake Anne Plaza.
All Spice Cafe & Catering, bringing flavor to your events.
PetMAC Pet Nutrition Center, for all your pet food needs at Lake Anne Plaza.
Berthold Academy for the Gifted and Talented, new Montessori school in Reston for Grades 1-8.
Reston Association, helping you live, work and play in Reston.
Oatlands Historic House & Gardens
Towns of Lansdowne Square, luxury townhomes in downtown Landsdowne.
Bright Horizons at Commerce Metro Center, new child care facility in Reston.
Junction Square, new townhomes in Herndon.
Jessica Garcia, residential Sales Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate.
Crescent Place, new townhomes in Leesburg.
Downtown Brambleton, new homes in Loudoun County.
More than 100 Reston-area Democrats turned out at Lake Anne Plaza Tuesday night for the opening of Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign Reston office.
VIPs on site included Del. Ken Plum (D), who has represented Reston in Virginia’s House of Delegates for more than 30 years, and Clinton’s brother, businessman Tony Rodham.
The office, at 1635 Washington Plaza, will be a gathering spot of volunteers, phone banks and other local campaign activities leading up to the Nov. 8 election.
Photos courtesy Jennifer Heffner Photography
A Herndon High graduate will be the new coach of the Herndon High’s Boys Basketball team.
Joshua E. Headen has been hired to lead the Hornets, the school announced on Friday. He replaces longtime coach Gary A. Hall, who retired from Fairfax County in June after 22 years as Herndon’s head coach (1990-2007, 2013-2016).
Headen is a 2006 HHS graduate. At Herndon, he was a senior member of the 2006 Hornet team that captured the Concorde District and Northern Region Titles and played in the Div. 6 State Championship game.
Headen earned a B.A. in English from George Mason University in 2010. He graduated from the University of the District of Columbia with a Master of Arts, Secondary Education in 2012 and completed his Master of Teaching, Special Education in May of 2016 from Liberty University.
Headen’s sister, Deborah, also played basketball for Herndon’s girls team during her prep career, and his father, Ken, currently serves as Herndon’s girls tennis coach.
Headen has been promoted from an assistant varsity coach at Herndon. He also formerly served as the head freshman boys basketball coach.
In addition, he is a special education teacher at Herndon, working with students in their English classes and teaching English 9 and 11.
On Fridays, we take a moment to thank our sponsors and advertisers:
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, the business community for the vibrant region.
BLVD, Comstock’s apartments at Reston Station.
AKG Design Studio, boutique design firm specializing in kitchen, bathroom designs and cabinetry sales.
Berry & Berry, PLLC, Reston law firm specializing in federal employment, retirement, labor union, and security clearance matters.
Reston Real Estate, Eve Thompson of Long & Foster Real Estate specializes in Reston homes.
Reston Carpet Cleaning, local cleaning service.
Becky’s Pet Care, offering friendly pet services in Northern Virginia.
Reston Community Center, serving Reston’s recreational and cultural needs.
MakeOffices, shared work spaces with five area locations, including Reston.
Lake Anne Nursery Kindergarten, educating Reston’s young minds for more than 50 years.
Boofie O’Gorman, Top Producer Realtor at Long & Foster Reston.
Goldfish Swim School, specializing in children’s swim lessons year-round.
Small Change Consignment, serving Reston’s kids for more than 30 years.
Smilezone Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Reston dentist Dr. Mahathi Nanduri
A Cleaning Service, professional residential and commercial cleaning.
Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston’s visual arts center.
Reston Montessori, private co-educational school for children ages 3 months to sixth grade.
Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, providing great food and drink at Lake Anne Plaza.
All Spice Cafe & Catering, bringing flavor to your events.
PetMAC Pet Nutrition Center, for all your pet food needs at Lake Anne
Neurology Center of Fairfax , top doctors offering care in Fairfax and Reston.Plaza.
Reston Association, helping you live, work and play in Reston.
Oatlands Historic House & Gardens
Towns of Lansdowne Square, luxury townhomes in downtown Landsdowne.
Bright Horizons at Commerce Metro Center, new child care facility in Reston.
Junction Square, new townhomes in Herndon.
Jessica Garcia, residential Sales Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate.
Crescent Place, new townhomes in Leesburg.
Downtown Brambleton, new homes in Loudoun County.
Starting today, Restonians can order a pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream from Amazon.com and get it while it’s still frozen.
Amazon announced this morning that it has launched its Prime Now service for parts of Northern Virginia, including Reston and Herndon. (Users can check to see if the service is available by typing in their ZIP code.)
Prime Now allows Amazon Prime members (link goes to a 30-day free Prime trial offer) to order more than 10,000 everyday items, from groceries to household essentials to electronics to school and pet supplies, and get it delivered in 1-2 hours.
One hour delivery costs $7.99, while two-hour delivery is free. There is a $20 minimum for delivery. (Note: One reader tried it today and said they were told only two hour delivery is available to get from the warehouse in Annandale to Reston).
“This is the latest benefit of being a Prime member,” Amazon spokeswoman Amanda Ip told our sister publication, ARLnow.com. She said the company plans to extend Prime Now service to the District of Columbia in October.
The service is available via a dedicated Prime Now website and smartphone app for Android and iPhone.
More from a press release:
Amazon announced today that its Prime Now one-hour delivery service is expanding to Northern Virginia from Springfield to Arlington to Alexandria. The ultra-fast service, offered exclusively as a benefit to Prime members, provides one-hour delivery on tens of thousands of daily essentials from staples like paper towels, milk or ice cream, to electronics such as laptops and Kindle devices.
In Virginia, Prime Now is also available in Richmond and Virginia Beach. Since launching in these areas, top items purchased for superfast delivery through the service include Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, bananas, Haribo gummy bears and eggs.
Prime members can shop on www.primenow.com and can also download the Prime Now app, available on iOS and Android devices.
In Northern Virginia, Prime Now is available from 8 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. Two-hour delivery is free and one-hour delivery is available for $7.99.
It’s going to be another brutally hot day on Monday.
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.
The NWS says that temperatures will be in the mid-90s, but the heat index values will make it feel like it is 105 degrees.
It’s expected to be even hotter and more humid on Tuesday, before things begin to cool off a bit mid-week.
From the NWS:
IMPACTS… RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT AIR- CONDITIONING OR THOSE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING.
KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
Reston triathletes Dana Scheurer and Joe O’Gorman had strong finishes in the 2016 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships in Omaha over the weekend.
Scheurer, 66, finished fourth in the 65-69 women’s group. O’Gorman, 68, finished 24th among the 65-69 year old men. Both triathletes are perennial contenders in the Reston Triathlon.
The course was an Olympic-length one — a 1,500 meter swim, a 40K bike ride and a 10K run. Scheurer’s time was 3:06:52. O’Gorman’s time was 2:55:31.
Six other area athletes also competed in Omaha: James Lutz, 51; Frederick Mackem, 53; Lisa Mackem, 46; Edward Ball, 44; Aaryn Schied, 28; and Lyle Kampf, 33.
For complete results visit the National Championship race page.
Photos courtesy Laura Kowalski
On Fridays, we take a moment to thank our sponsors and advertisers:
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, the business community for the vibrant region.
BLVD, Comstock’s apartments at Reston Station.
AKG Design Studio, boutique design firm specializing in kitchen, bathroom designs and cabinetry sales.
Berry & Berry, PLLC, Reston law firm specializing in federal employment, retirement, labor union, and security clearance matters.
Reston Real Estate, Eve Thompson of Long & Foster Real Estate specializes in Reston homes.
Reston Carpet Cleaning, local cleaning service.
Becky’s Pet Care, offering friendly pet services in Northern Virginia.
Reston Community Center, serving Reston’s recreational and cultural needs.
MakeOffices, shared work spaces with five area locations, including Reston.
Lake Anne Nursery Kindergarten, educating Reston’s young minds for more than 50 years.
Boofie O’Gorman, Top Producer Realtor at Long & Foster Reston.
Goldfish Swim School, specializing in children’s swim lessons year-round.
Small Change Consignment, serving Reston’s kids for more than 30 years.
Smilezone Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Reston dentist Dr. Mahathi Nanduri
A Cleaning Service, professional residential and commercial cleaning.
Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston’s visual arts center.
Reston Montessori, private co-educational school for children ages 3 months to sixth grade.
Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, providing great food and drink at Lake Anne Plaza.
All Spice Cafe & Catering, bringing flavor to your events.
PetMAC Pet Nutrition Center, for all your pet food needs at Lake Anne Plaza.
Reston Association, helping you live, work and play in Reston.
Oatlands Historic House & Gardens
Towns of Lansdowne Square, luxury townhomes in downtown Landsdowne.
Bright Horizons at Commerce Metro Center, new child care facility in Reston.
Junction Square, new townhomes in Herndon.
Jessica Garcia, residential Sales Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate.
Crescent Place, new townhomes in Leesburg.
Downtown Brambleton, new homes in Loudoun County.
This is an op-ed by Pat Hynes, Fairfax County Public Schools Board member representing the Hunter Mill District. She is speaking for herself and not the entire school board in this post, which also does not represent the opinion of Reston Now.
If you’ve ever participated in a “Dining for Dollars” event for your local school, you know how important the relationships between school PTAs and neighborhood restaurants are.
That’s why when the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recently voted to put a meals tax referendum on the November ballot, they were careful to signal that some of the revenue — about $3 million annually — would go back to restaurants to pay the costs of collecting the tax. As we diversify and stabilize our community’s revenue base for important needs like the school system, local businesses must be supported as well.
Counties in Virginia have very little flexibility or authority when it comes to generating revenue, and a meals tax is one of those few options. Read More
This is an op-ed by Tom Krasselt, formerly of RestonDogs, the nonprofit that administered the dog park at Baron Cameron Park. It does not represent the opinion of Reston Now.
I used to lead the RestonDogs organization and don’t usually make posts about issues related to the dog park in public forums. However I felt like I needed to provide a few comments about the Reston Association (RA) recommendations for Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) about the Reston Dog Park or Reston Off Leash Dog Area (OLDA).
First of all, the decision on the location of the Reston Dog Park has already been litigated and decided by the court system, the case was dismissed without being heard; the case was very weak on any factual data.
The primary question I have is why is the RA taking this on as an issue. Do they feel some urgent need to tell FCPA how to do their job and does RA have a specialty in noise, or park/dog park management? With few exceptions, dog park users are extremely happy with the support we get from FCPA. Let’s not make FCPA the problem, FCPA is not the problem, and everyone at the park will agree on that.
Even those individuals that were a part of the task force will say the only reason why they joined the RA task force is to make sure the Reston Dog Park had an equal voice on the perceived noise issue, that was what this task force was initially created to address, the task force was not initially to point out landscaping issues we usually work with FCPA to address unless they were related to noise reduction.
If RA is taking on Reston Dog Park landscaping issues are we to go to them in the future, who should we contact? We’re just not sure what RA is thinking. Maybe it has something to do Michael Sanio, the Vice President of the Reston Association, being a member of Longwood Grove as we all found out after the task force completed. He is openly voicing agreement with the five families who brought the lawsuit, but that would also be a huge conflict of interest and it would seem like we should have known he was a member of Longwood Grove while making spending recommendations. Read More
On Fridays, we take a moment to thank our sponsors and advertisers:
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, the business community for the vibrant region.
BLVD, Comstock’s apartments at Reston Station.
AKG Design Studio, boutique design firm specializing in kitchen, bathroom designs and cabinetry sales.
Berry & Berry, PLLC, Reston law firm specializing in federal employment, retirement, labor union, and security clearance matters.
Reston Real Estate, Eve Thompson of Long & Foster Real Estate specializes in Reston homes.
Reston Carpet Cleaning, local cleaning service.
Becky’s Pet Care, offering friendly pet services in Northern Virginia.
Reston Community Center, serving Reston’s recreational and cultural needs.
MakeOffices, shared work spaces with five area locations, including Reston.
Lake Anne Nursery Kindergarten, educating Reston’s young minds for more than 50 years.
Boofie O’Gorman, Top Producer Realtor at Long & Foster Reston.
Goldfish Swim School, specializing in children’s swim lessons year-round.
Small Change Consignment, serving Reston’s kids for more than 30 years.
Smilezone Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Reston dentist Dr. Mahathi Nanduri
A Cleaning Service, professional residential and commercial cleaning.
Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston’s visual arts center.
Reston Montessori, private co-educational school for children ages 3 months to sixth grade.
Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, providing great food and drink at Lake Anne Plaza.
All Spice Cafe & Catering, bringing flavor to your events.
PetMAC Pet Nutrition Center, for all your pet food needs at Lake Anne Plaza.
Reston Association, helping you live, work and play in Reston.
Oatlands Historic House & Gardens
Towns of Lansdowne Square, luxury townhomes in downtown Landsdowne.
Bright Horizons at Commerce Metro Center, new child care facility in Reston.
Junction Square, new townhomes in Herndon.
Jessica Garcia, residential Sales Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate.
Crescent Place, new townhomes in Leesburg.
Downtown Brambleton, new homes in Loudoun County.
This is a commentary by Claude Andersen, Clyde’s Restaurant Group Director of Operations. It does not represent the opinion of Reston Now.
Fairfax County government officials are gearing up for an election year battle. Granted, they’re not up for election, but there’s a high-stakes question on the Nov. 8 ballot that will impact our county in far-reaching ways.
It’s meals tax proposal by the County Board of Supervisors that would impose an additional 4-percent tax on all prepared foods and meals in our county — on top of the existing 6 percent sales tax already in effect.
The meals tax would raise an estimated $100 million per year in new tax revenue, and comes on top of the $100 million increase in real estate taxes imposed on county property owners in just last year.
Calling it a “meals tax” is misleading. Besides adding another 4 percent on top of the 6 percent (for a total of 10 percent) already levied on every meal served at every restaurant in our county, from fast food to fine dining establishments, it doesn’t stop there.
The new tax would also be imposed on anything considered a “meal” — from beverages served with a meal to prepared foods — any ready-to-eat food you buy from a restaurant, deli, cafeteria, lunchroom, bar, push cart, food truck, hot dog stand, convenience store, gas station, grocery store or hotel banquet costs would be taxed an additional 4 percent for a total of 10 percent.
For people at any income level, that’s a significant portion of the food they buy and, while it’s not a tax on groceries, it’s about as close as you can get.
The claim is that 70 percent of the new taxes would go to fund the county’s schools, with the remaining 30 percent dedicated to county services, capital improvements, and property tax relief.
(It’s interesting to note that while they just raised taxes on homeowners they now want to provide “relief” by asking those same people to pay more for prepared meals! It’s asking property owners to pay again for their own “relief.”) Read More
On Fridays, we take a moment to thank our sponsors and advertisers:
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, the business community for the vibrant region.
BLVD, Comstock’s new apartments at Reston Station.
AKG Design Studio, boutique design firm specializing in kitchen, bathroom designs and cabinetry sales.
Berry & Berry, PLLC, Reston law firm specializing in federal employment, retirement, labor union, and security clearance matters.
Reston Real Estate, Eve Thompson of Long & Foster Real Estate specializes in Reston homes.
Reston Carpet Cleaning, local cleaning service.
Becky’s Pet Care, offering friendly pet services in Northern Virginia.
Reston Community Center, serving Reston’s recreational and cultural needs.
MakeOffices, shared work spaces with five area locations, including Reston.
Lake Anne Nursery Kindergarten, educating Reston’s young minds for more than 50 years.
Boofie O’Gorman, Top Producer Realtor at Long & Foster Reston.
Goldfish Swim School, specializing in children’s swim lessons year-round.
Small Change Consignment, serving Reston’s kids for more than 30 years.
Smilezone Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Reston dentist Dr. Mahathi Nanduri
A Cleaning Service, professional residential and commercial cleaning.
Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston’s visual arts center.
Reston Montessori, private co-educational school for children ages 3 months to sixth grade.
Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, providing great food and drink at Lake Anne Plaza.
All Spice Cafe & Catering, bringing flavor to your events.
PetMAC Pet Nutrition Center, for all your pet food needs at Lake Anne Plaza.
Reston Association, helping you live, work and play in Reston.
Oatlands Historic House & Gardens
Towns of Lansdowne Square, luxury townhomes in downtown Landsdowne.
Bright Horizons at Commerce Metro Center, new child care facility in Reston.
Junction Square, new townhomes in Herndon.
Jessica Garcia, residential Sales Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate.
Crescent Place, new townhomes in Leesburg.
Downtown Brambleton, new homes in Loudoun County.
Reston and most of the D.C. area are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch from the National Weather Service until 12 p.m. Friday.
Forecasters say strong storms could hit the D.C. area this afternoon and evening.
From the National Weather Service:
DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RESIDENTS ALL ACROSS THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC METRO AREAS…NORTH AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA…MUCH OF MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION VERY CLOSELY AND ENSURE YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIOS ARE SET TO ALERT MODE. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY. HERE ARE SOME SAFETY RULES TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING.
IF A WARNING IS ISSUED…SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS DEFINED AS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE OR GREATER HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.
On Fridays, we take a moment to thank our sponsors and advertisers:
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, the business community for the vibrant region.
BLVD, Comstock’s new apartments at Reston Station.
AKG Design Studio, boutique design firm specializing in kitchen, bathroom designs and cabinetry sales.
Berry & Berry, PLLC, Reston law firm specializing in federal employment, retirement, labor union, and security clearance matters.
Reston Real Estate, Eve Thompson of Long & Foster Real Estate specializes in Reston homes.
Reston Carpet Cleaning, local cleaning service.
Becky’s Pet Care, offering friendly pet services in Northern Virginia.
Reston Community Center, serving Reston’s recreational and cultural needs.
MakeOffices, shared work spaces with five area locations, including Reston.
Lake Anne Nursery Kindergarten, educating Reston’s young minds for more than 50 years.
Boofie O’Gorman, Top Producer Realtor at Long & Foster Reston.
Goldfish Swim School, specializing in children’s swim lessons year-round.
Small Change Consignment, serving Reston’s kids for more than 30 years.
Smilezone Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Reston dentist Dr. Mahathi Nanduri
A Cleaning Service, professional residential and commercial cleaning.
Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston’s visual arts center.
Reston Montessori, private co-educational school for children ages 3 months to sixth grade.
Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, providing great food and drink at Lake Anne Plaza.
All Spice Cafe & Catering, bringing flavor to your events.
PetMAC Pet Nutrition Center, for all your pet food needs at Lake Anne Plaza.
Reston Association, helping you live, work and play in Reston.
Oatlands Historic House & Gardens
Towns of Lansdowne Square, luxury townhomes in downtown Landsdowne.
Bright Horizons at Commerce Metro Center, new child care facility in Reston.
Junction Square, new townhomes in Herndon.
Jessica Garcia, residential Sales Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate.
Crescent Place, new townhomes in Leesburg.
Downtown Brambleton, new homes in Loudoun County.
Neurology Center of Fairfax , top doctors offering care in Fairfax and Reston.
Heartland Dental, Dental care support organization.
