Fall Back This Weekend — Hooray, an extra hour of sleep! Don’t forget to turn the clocks back one hour this weekend. Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2 a.m. this Sunday.
Spend a Night by the Campfire — Walker Nature Center (11450 Glade Drive) will host an evening by the campfire tonight from 6-7:30 p.m. Take part in campfire songs and have a dinner of fire-cooked hot dogs and campfire popcorn, topped off with s’mores. [Reston Association]
Get Free Help With That Confusing Technology — Reston Community Center will hold its annual Technology Fair on Nov. 19, 1-4 p.m., at the Hunters Woods center. Get help with devices from smartphones to tablets, and programs from Photoshop to Skype, from tech-savvy local teens. [Reston Community Center]
Hear from Experts on Services for Seniors — Get free advice and education on all matters having to do with aging at the free Caregiver and Legal Services Education Forum, hosted by Fairfax County and AARP, this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Heritage Fellowship Church (2501 Fox Mill Road). [Reston Links AARP]
Reston Police Officers Get Giant Thank-You From Locals — Fairfax County police officers at the Reston District Station received a giant thank-you card signed by 12 local residents on Tuesday. The officers posted a video of themselves showing off the card, thanking the residents for the show of support. [YouTube/Fairfax County Police]
Metro Board Chairman Urges Federal Takeover — Jack Evans urged federal officials to consider taking over the struggling Metro system Wednesday, saying that only a powerful body like the U.S. government could truly solve all the system’s problems. [Washington Post]
How to Donate Old Work Suits to Help Job Seekers — Davelle Clothiers at Reston Town Center is accepting donations of old suits and other men’s work clothes to benefit Goodwill’s job training programs during shop’s 20th Annual Trade-In Event, which runs until Sunday. [Davelle Clothiers]
Celebrities Take to the Red Carpet in Reston – The BowTie Cinemas in Reston was the site of the 2016 Washington West Film Festival last week, drawing Robert Duvall, Ed Asner and Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, among others. [Reston Patch]
Fairfax County Pedestrian Safety Problem Spots Don’t Include Reston-Herndon Area — The Reston-Herndon area didn’t make a Fairfax County Police Department list of 11 areas that had high levels of serious or fatal crashes involving pedestrians between Jan. 1, 2011 and July 28, 2016. [Reston Patch]
Herndon Resident Wins on Jeopardy! – Siddharth Hariharan, a 22-year-old medical student at Virginia Commonwealth University, talked to the Fairfax County NewsCenter about racking up more than $30,000 in prize money after winning two games in a row on Jeopardy! last month. The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology alum finished in second place in game three. [Fairfax County NewsCenter]
Get Those Attic Treasures Appraised – The Appraisal Roadshow hits the Reston Association this Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring one treasure from home and find out “what is is,” “what it’s worth” and “what you can do with it.” Advance registration is required to get an item appraised. The event is open to the public and admission is $8 for RA members, $11 for non-members. [Reston Now Events]
Winter Sports Tryouts Start Soon – Winter sports at South Lakes High School include basketball, gymnastics, indoor track, swim and dive, and wrestling. Tryouts start Thursday. [South Lakes High School Athletics]
Calling All Book-Loving Millennials – The Reston Regional Library’s newest book club is looking for millennial readers. November’s title is “Bristol House” by Beverly Swerling. Come to the discussion on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. There’s a new book to devour each month. [Reston Regional Library]
Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive Begins – Reston Town Center and Reston Community Centers are kicking off their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive today. Nonperishable items can be dropped off at a number of locations including the Hunters Woods and Lake Anne facilities and Reston Town Center building lobbies. Donations will distributed to underprivileged families and individuals throughout the area. [Reston Community Center]
Lions, Tigers and Candidates, Oh My – Halloween enthusiasts from all over came out to Reston Town Center this past weekend to show off their costumes, compete in the many contests and more. Spotted among the crowd were Elsas and Olafs, superheroes, Scooby Doos and even Hillary Clinton getting a piggy-back ride from Donald Trump. See a photo gallery on Modern Reston. [Modern Reston]
Brama Italian Cuisine Now Open on Elden Street – Brama celebrated its grand opening on Friday evening, with a ribbon cutting by Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel and several members of the Herndon-Dulles Chamber of Commerce. The restaurant serves brick oven-fired pizza and other Italian and Mediterranean-inspired dishes for lunch and dinner and offers both take-out and delivery. Brama’s staff hopes to start offering catering services soon as well. [Herndon Patch]
Metro Won’t Ditch Silver Line Power Equipment Tied to Smoke Incidents — Power connections tied to a handful of smoke incidents in 2015 — including the L’Enfant Plaza incident that killed Carol Glover — will likely remain part of the tracks in the Silver Line extension under construction from Reston to Loudoun County. [WTOP]
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Makes Daring Rescue at Signature Apartments – First-responders from Reston Fire Station 25 and North Point Fire Station 39 used a tower crane to rescue a man from the fifth floor of the Signature Apartments construction site in Reston Friday afternoon when he suffered a sudden medical emergency. The man was transported to a local hospital after the rescue. [Fairfax Fire & Rescue]
Storm Knocks Out Power in Fairfax County — Power went out for several hours Sunday for more than 1,700 customers in Fred Crabtree Park and Moneys Corner near Vienna, Chantilly and Reston. [Vienna Patch]
Metro Riders Could Face More Hardships Next Year — Many Metro riders could pay more to use the system and have longer wait times even during peak hours beginning in the summer of 2017 under the transit agency’s budget announced yesterday. [Washington Business Journal]
Honor For SLHS Band Member — David Clark, a member of the South Lakes High School marching band, has been selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Marching Band. He was honored at a ceremony at the school Oct. 20. He is one of 125 high schoolers nationwide selected to the group, which will perform at halftime of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Jan. 7 in San Antonio. This is the third straight year a SLHS student has earned a spot.
Fairfax County Considering Schools In High-Rise Buildings — The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing Nov. 1 on a new policy to allow the development of “urban” or “vertical” schools in high-density areas or on parcels of limited size. [Reston 2020]
Drill At Dulles Saturday — The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will conduct an emergency response and recovery exercise at Washington Dulles International Airport during the overnight hours of Saturday, Oct. 29, into Sunday, Oct. 30. Numerous emergency vehicles and response personnel will be visible at the Main Terminal between 11 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. During the exercise, a portion of the Arrivals (baggage claim) level inside the Main Terminal will be closed to the public.
Student Wins Big — This Herndon resident, now attending Virginia Commonwealth University, won $30,000 on “Jeopardy.” [Fairfax County]
Nearby: Man Fires Gun Near Worldgate — Herndon Police arrested a man after he shot a gun at in the parking lot of Worldgate Centre earlier this month. [Patch]
Photo: SLHS Student David Clark honored for earning spot in All-American Bowl/Credit: All-American Bowl
Halloween Fun — There is a costumed kids bike ride in Reston Saturday. Meet at the Pony Barn at 10 a.m.[Facebook]
Toll Relief For Northern Virginia? — A new program for toll road relief in the Hampton Roads area may eventually spread to Northern Virginia. [WTOP]
Space For Innovation — A look inside Reston’s maker space at Nova Labs. [Connection]
Cafesano Now Open in Dulles — Cafesano, a locally owned Mediterranean restaurant at South Lakes Village Center, has opened a second location. You can now find Cafesano’s salads, sandwiches and pizzas at 21305 Windmill Parc Drive in Dulles, near Dulles Town Center. The restaurant opens at 11 a.m. daily.
Man Falls Off Balcony, Dies at Reston Town Center –– A man hanging holiday lights was killed when he accidentally fell from his apartment balcony at Reston Town Center. [Patch]
Banks Merge — Reston-based Access National Bank has formed a merger with Middleburg Financial Corp. After the merger, Middleburg Bank offices (including a branch in Reston) will continue to operate under the name of Middleburg Bank; the existing Access offices will continue to carry the name Access National Bank. [Loudoun Now]
Reston 2020 Transportation District Petition — Reston advocacy group Reston 2020 has started a Change.org petition against the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors potential plans to institute a Transportation Service District (TSD) to partly fund $2.6 billlion in road improvements in Reston’s high-density areas. [Change.org]
Nearby: Herndon Gets Historical Marker — Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel last week unveiled a sign marking the town’s “Big Fire” of 1917. [Fairfax Times]
Lake Anne ES Needs Career Day Speakers — Lake Anne Elementary School is searching for alumni to come speak at the school on its March 28 Career Day. “We feel it will inspire our students to make connections with previous Lake Anne students and see what our graduates have achieved,” say Lake Anne administrators. If interested, please fill out linked form by Dec. 31. [Lake Anne ES]
Reston Man Competes on “Jeopardy” — He didn’t win. [Restonian]
Photo: Crunch Fitness Monday workout at Reston Town Center pavilion/Credit: Crunch Fitness
Kudos, SLHS Cheerleaders — The South Lakes High School cheerleaders won the Liberty Conference title last week and finished second at the Regional Semifinals the weekend of Oct. 22. They will move on to compete at the Region Finals on Oct. 29 at Fairfax High School. If they finish in the top four, the will qualify for the state championships on Nov. 5 in Richmond.
Nearby: Vienna Halloween Parade Wednesday — The Town Of Vienna is holding its 70th annual Halloween parade Wednesday at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “Jivin’ Back to the 1940s.” Maple Avenue will be closed between East Street and Lawyers Road from 6:30-9:30 p.m. [Fairfax Times]
SLHS Football Stays No. 8 — South Lakes retained its No. 8 ranking in The Washington Post’t football poll this week. The Seahawks overcame and early deficit to defeat Langley Friday. [Washington Post]
How Did A Teacher With A Record Slip Through FCPS? — NBC4 Washington researches how a teacher charged with sexually assaulting a student get hired by Fairfax County Public Schools. [NBC4 Washington]
Two Views On The Meals Tax — The Washington Post has op-eds from both sides of the Fairfax County meals tax, on the ballot on Nov. 8. Supervisor Chair Sharon Bulova is for it; Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce President Jim Corcoran is not. [Washington Post Bulova, Washington Post Corcoran]
South Lakes Stays Unbeaten — The No. 8 Seahawk football team crushed Langley 42-14 Friday to move to 8-0. Next up is Hayfield in the Homecoming game this Friday. [South Lakes Athletics]
Beer Would Help Fairfax County’s Bottom Line — Fairfax County will consider legislation next month making the way easier for craft breweries in the county. [Washington Post]
Check Out School Renovations — Terraset Elementary recently completed two years of expansion and renovations. See the finished product at an open house Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the school at 11411 Ridge Heights Rd.
Now Open: Bikeshare in Reston — Capital Bikeshare’s 15 Reston stations officially opened for business at 5 a.m. Friday. There will be a ceremonial ribbon cutting at Reston Station at 2 p.m. [Reston Now]
Football Tonight — No. 8 South Lakes (7-0) is at Langley. Herndon (1-6) is at Robinson. Both games are at 7 p.m.
New Herndon Soccer Coach — Paul Robeson has been hired as the Herndon High Girls Soccer team coach. Robeson has been coaching in the Northern Virginia area for the last 26 years, including three years at WT Woodson High School. For the last 10 years he has been with Herndon Youth Soccer. [Herndon High Athletics]
Weigh In On Transportation — The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s TransAction, the long-range transportation plan for Northern Virginia, has an online survey for you to take that will help shape transportation planning for Northern Virginia for the next 25 years. [NVTA]
Dump Your Drugs — It’s Drug Take Back Day Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, you can drop off unused or expired prescription drugs at Fairfax County Police’s Reston Station (1801 Cameron Glen Dr.) or the Herndon Police Station (397 Herndon Pkwy), among other Northern Virginia locations. Police will safely dispose of the meds. [Fairfax County]
Kudos for Tall Oaks Director — Eileen Anatra, recently named as Executive Director of Tall Oaks Assisted Living, Coordinated Services Management senior community in Reston, was named “Administrator of the Year” for 2016 by the D.C., Maryland and Delaware Chapter of the Association of Nutrition and Food Service Professionals. [Reston Connection]
Office Tower Humor — Restonian has some fun with the marketing materials for Reston’s planned One Reston Town Center. [Restonian]
Spooky Spots — Some nearby places for a Halloween fright. [Modern Reston]
Voter Registration Snafu — Did you try and register to vote on Monday, the last day to do so before the Nov. 8 election? So many people did, the system crashed. A Virginia civil rights group has filed a lawsuit [Richmond.com]
SoberRide Returns For Halloween — The Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) is once again offering partiers free rides home on Halloween night. [Reston Connection]
Beer Dinner at Red’s Table — Red’s Table at South Lakes Village Center is holding a four-course beer dinner ($65 per person) Wednesday. Red’s is teaming with Lorton’s Forge New Works to spotlight owner Matt Rose’s return to brewing. Rose has been raising his 1-year-old son the last year after his wife/ business partner succumbed to cancer. [Red’s Table]
Local Transplant Story On Big Screen — The saga of a Fairfax County woman suffering from kidney failure and the man who donated a kidney to her is chronicled in a short documentary, 1-800-Give-Us-Your-Kidney, which will be screened at The Washington West Film Festival beginning Oct. 21. [Northern Virginia Magazine]
Honor For Reston School — Reston’s Berthold Academy has been selected to partner with AltSchool, a Silicon Valley educational technology company founded by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. Berthold will be the first school to test AltSchool’s education technology platform that offers a personalized experience for each child.
Cartersville Baptist Church’s Place In History — Cartersville Baptist Church, on Hunter Mill Road where Reston meets Vienna, is holding a fundraiser this weekend to make necessary repairs to its building. Learn more about the 153-year-old congregation that has remained while development has gone up all around it. [Fairfax Times]
South Lakes Moves Up — South Lakes High School’s football team, boosted by its 21-13 victory over Madison Friday, is ranked No. 8 in this week’s Washington Post Top 20. [Washington Post]
Kudos, Former Seahawk — SLHS ’16 grad Vela McBride, who plays volleyball for American University, was named the school’s Geico Student-Athlete of the Week last week. McBride, who was also the Patriot League Rookie of the Week, had double-digits in kills in two of three victories for the Eagles last week, while hitting .333 or better in each match. She had a career-best 14 kills and hit .684 in a four-set win over Navy. [American University]
Ask Fairfax: Bond Referendum — Fairfax County officials were online Oct. 12 to answer questions about the bond referendums on the Nov. 8 ballot. [Fairfax County]
Fundraiser For Reston’s Hopecam — Hopecam, a Reston nonprofit that connects children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses with technology to see and interact with their classmates, is holding a fundraiser Thursday in Tysons. Hopecam is hoping to double in size in serve kids in all 50 states. [Hopecam]
