Festival Fun — New citizens were sworn in and cultures from around the world were celebrated through song and dance, stories and food at the 2016 Reston Multicultural Festival on Saturday. Modern Reston captured the fun in pictures. [Modern Reston]
Fairfax County’s New PSA — Fairfax County has a new “See Something, Say Something” message for citizens. [YouTube]
Giant SLHS Win — South Lakes football scored 75 points while keeping McLean scoreless until the fourth quarter in a 75-8 victory over the Highlanders Fridat. SLHS is 4-0 and will host Washington-Lee on Friday. Herndon (1-3) fell to Chantilly 26-7 for its third straight loss. [Washington Post]
Post Endorses Meals Tax — The Washington Post editorial board endorses voting in favor of the Fairfax County Meals tax Nov. 8. The proposed 4 percent tax on meals and other prepared foods will generate about $100 million annually, and 70 percent will go to Fairfax County Public Schools. [Washington Post]
Photo: Turkish dancers at 2016 Reston Multicultural Festival/Credit: Charlotte Geary, Modern Reston
Crossfield Challenge Growing — Parents with children at Crossfield Elementary School are ready to battle as a proposed cell phone tower goes before the Fairfax County Planning Commission next week. [NBC4 Washington]
Greater Reston Chamber Part of Coalition For Cash — The State of Virginia has made available $36 million to a coalition of Norther Virginia Chambers, which includes the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce. [Washington Business Journals]
Football Tonight — Undefeated South Lakes (3-0) is at McLean tonight. Herndon (1-2) is at Chantilly. Game times are 7 p.m.
Art Auction Tonight — The Greater Reston Arts Center is holding an art auction from the estate of Mary Howard, a Reston collector “with a valuable collection that is “an eclectic mix that is just as unique and free-spirited as the woman herself.” [Reston Now]
Modern Market In Reston — Colorado-based Modern Market, a fast casual restaurant, is making planning to open in Reston in 2017. A location has not been announced. [Borderstan]
Startup Will Help Cull Deer Here — A Richmond startup is marketing its services for private-property deer hunts in Fairfax County. The county has a deer management program to cull deer in county parks. A few Reston homeowners have also received permission from RA in the last few years to control population with contracted hunters on their own property. [Fairfax Times]
More Hunter Mill Talk — Here is some of the feedback residents gave to Fairfax County Department of Transportation Officials at a recent meeting about Hunter Mill Road backups. [Connection]
Silver Line On Track — Metro officials say construction on Silver Line Phase 2 is now “35 to 40” percent complete. The six new stations, including at Reston Town Center and Herndon, are on schedule to open in early 2020. [WTOP]
Photo: September sunset in Reston/Credit: Joy Every
Fairfax Filled the Boot — Fairfax County Fire and Rescue collected $521,509 during Labor Day weekend’s “Fill The Boot” campaign to benefit Muscular Dystrophy. That is more than any other fire department in the United States and Canada, fire rescue officials said. [Fairfax County Fire and Rescue]
Kwame Time — Northern Virginia magazine spends some time with Reston poet and author Kwame Alexander. Alexander will be featured at the National Book Festival in DC this weekend. [Northern Virginia Magazine]
Tall Oaks Dropped The Ball — This letter to the editor finds fault with some of the facts presented by Jefferson Apartment Group, the owners of the soon-to-be-redeveloped Tall Oaks Village Center. [Connection]
Transgender Forum In Reston — United Christian Parish will host the TransGender Education Association for a presentation, “Trans*Matters: Trans*Inclusivity is Up to All of Us.” The presentation is Sunday, Sept. 25, 1 to 3 p.m. at the church 1t 11508 North Shore Dr.
Fairfax County Police Will Hire Auditor — The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the hiring of a police department auditor to monitor how the county investigates use-of-force complaints and fatal incidents. [Washington Post]
Photo: South Lakes High School Senior Morgan LaRow competes at the Oatlands Cross Country Invitational Sept. 17/Credit: SLHS
Meals Tax Poll Results — Advocacy Group Fairfax Families Against the Food Tax, recently conducted a poll of nearly 500 likely Fairfax County voters. Here is what it found. [FFAFT]
New Leader At Reston Church — Reston’s St. Anne’s Episcopal Church has a new rector. The Reverend Doctor John Christian Naulty Hall, 58, assumed the role of pastor on Sept. 11. Hall has been a pastor for 27 years. He succeeds the Reverend James Allen Papile, the St. Anne’s rector for almost 17 years who recently retired.
Giving Circle of HOPE Milestone — Reston’s Giving Circle of HOPE is about to reach a milestone in its 12-year history — it has hit the $1 million mark in grants given to local nonprofits. Come and celebrate at a picnic Thursday, Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Walker Nature Education Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston. [Giving Circle]
Car Taxes Due Oct. 5 — It’s that time of year again. Here is what you need to know to pay personal property tax. [Fairfax County]
SLHS Football Wins Again — South Lakes football is 3-0 after a 35-13 win over Yorktown on Friday. Herndon High fell to 1-2 after a 48-12 loss at Falls Church.
Kudos For Local Theater — For the second consecutive year, Herndon’s NextStop Theatre has been honored with the 50/50 Applause Award by the International Centre for Women Playwrights. This award recognizes theaters that produced 50 percent or more women playwrights in their 2015-16 season of shows.
Big Book Sale This Week — The Friends of Reston Regional Library is holding its semi-annual book sale Thursday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Reston Regional, 11925 Bowman Towne Dr. There will be thousands of books in great condition — from the latest popular titles and classic favorites to the rare and unexpected fiction and non-fiction. Proceeds benefit the Reston Friends, which supports library programs and other needs for the branch.
Support IPAR At Not Your Average Joe’s — From Sept. 19 to Sept. 26 Not Your Average Joe’s will donate a portion of your total bill to the Initiative for Public Art Reston (IPAR).
Leidos On The List — Reston-based Leidos was mentioned in a report by The Nation’ that said just five companies employ about 80 percent of the intelligence community’s private contractors. All of the companies are based in Greater Washington. [Washington Business Journal]
Football Tonight — It’s high school football time. South Lakes (2-0) hosts Yorktown. Herndon (1-1) is at Falls Church. Both games are at 7 p.m.
General Dynamics Plan Moves On — The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended for approval General Dynamics’ plan to build a five-story building with a security fence on Sunset Hills Road. The contractor will pay for traffic improvements, such as widening Sunset Hills. [Reston Now]
Stride Forward Saturday — Pediatric Specialists of Virginia’s Stride Forward 5K and Family Health Fair is Saturday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Reston Town Center. Join family and friends in PSV’s single fundraiser to benefit all children under their care. The 5K race is at 8:30 a.m.; Tot Trot at 10:00 a.m. Strollers and pets welcome. [PSV Care]
Theatre For Kids at Next Stop — Herndon’s Next Stop Theatre is presenting “Balloonacy,” by Barry Kornhauster, a live theatre show for ages 1-5. The play explores the power of friendship — with a little imagination and acceptance, one lonely person discovers companionship with the help of a red balloon. The 45-minute show plays Saturdays and Sundays Sept. 17 trough Oct. 9. [Facebook]
Leaf Cleanup Plea — Fairfax County makes the case for using paper bags rather than plastic for fall cleanup this year. [Fairfax County]
Kudos, National Merit Semifinalists — Students from Herndon and South Lakes High Schools are among the more than 200 Fairfax County Public Schools students who are National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Merit Scholarship winners will be announced in spring 2017. [FCPS]
How To Spend Your Parking Money — Restonian has a guide with what to do with the extra $2 an hour you would be spending on Reston Town Center weekday parking, but will be saving as parking will remain free until January. [Restonian]
Grand Opening Party — Sponsored — Save the date for Bright Horizons at Commerce Metro Center’s Fall Festival Grand Opening Celebration on Oct. 1. Come and enjoy a puppet show, music and other free, family friendly fun from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. [Reston Now]
Happy Beer Birthday! — Herndon’s Aslin Beer Company is turning one and is celebrating on Sept. 24 with a series of birthday parties from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Participants will get special T-shirts, commemorative growlers, and, of course, beer. [Eventbrite]
New Slate at Cornerstones — Reston nonprofit Cornerstones has announced a new Board of Directors for 2017-18: Sara Leonard, Board Chair; Susan Jones, Vice Chair; John Thomas, Secretary; Lawrence Schwartz, Treasurer. Leonard has served on the Board since 2011 as a representative from Christ the Servant Lutheran Church. She has chaired the Board Governance Committee since 2013 and served as Vice Chair since 2014.
Shop And Help — Whole Foods Market Reston is donating 5 percent of every sale on Sept. 21 to the Terraset Elementary PTA in support of the school’s Outdoor Learning Center (OLC). As a two-year renovation of the school concludes, Terraset ES aims to expand the OLC to its vast green rooftop and launch a student gardening program.
Artist’s Talk — Award-winning sculptor Barbara Grygutis, who has created more than 75 large-scale public art works across the United States and Canada, including the Silver Line’s Spring Hill Metro station, will kick off the Initiative for Public Art-Reston’s (IPAR) Artist Talk Series on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Reston Association (12001 Sunrise Valley Dr.)
New SafeTrack Schedule Starts Sept. 15 — The ninth out of 15 Metro “Safety Surges” for expedited repairs begins this week and will affect Orange Line riders. [Fairfax County]
Reston Man Helps Out — After a Maryland man was bilked out of $30,000 from a company that he hired to build him a mobile smoker to start a food truck business, a Reston man stepped up to give him his competition-level smoker that can grill 72 lbs. of meat at once. [NBC4 Washington]
Lines of Business Input — Fairfax County asked for residents’ opinions on top priorities for next years budget. More than 1,000 people responded. Here were some of the top answers. [Fairfax County]
Football: SLHS Wins; Herndon Falls — South Lakes running back Spencer Alston ran for 300 total yards and scored four touchdowns in SLHS’ 28-21 victory at Briar Woods on Friday. Herndon lost to Stuart 50-46. [South Lakes Athletics]
From Herndon to DC Through Art — A Herndon artist’s work “On The Edge Of Eternity,” celebrating the United States, her adopted country, has moved from a temporary installation in downtown Herndon to the garden of the Embassy of Afghanistan in D.C. The work will be on display until November. [Connection]
Photo: A winner at 2016 ChalkFest/Credit: IPAR
Paid Parking Perspective — Paid parking at Reston Town Center is on hold until January, but it is still going to happen. Read the perspective of one small business owner who has been a tenant at RTC for 20+ years. [Patch]
Football Tonight — In week two of the 2016 high school football season, South Lakes (1-0) travels to Briar Woods. Herndon (1-0) hosts JEB Stuart. Both games are at 7 p.m.
High Marks for Vinifera — The Fairfax Times checks in on new chef hires at the Westin Reston Heights’ Vinifera Wine Bar and Bistro. [Fairfax Times]
Gallery Visit — Local artist Dorothy Donahey has a new exhibit, Sunrise …Sunset at Lake Anne’s Reston Art Gallery & Studios through Oct. 6. [Connection]
Chalk It Up This Weekend — Reston Town Center’s ChalkFest begins will take place Friday and Saturday. Check out the colorful murals by professional and amateur artists all along Market Street. [Reston Now]
Photo: RA Dog Paddle/Credit: Sammy Monaghan for RA
Vote For Small Change — Lake Anne Plaza’s Small Change Consignment is a finalist in the Red Tricycle 2016 Totally Awesome Awards (Washington DC region’s best consignment/resale stores). Cast your vote for the longtime Reston kids’ store online. [Red Tricycle]
So Long, Summer — Modern Reston has captured Summer 2016 in a great photo gallery. [Modern Reston]
Reston Makes “The Onion” — Check out the Reston dateline on this story from “The Onion.” P.S. – The story is fake but the National Association for Music Education really is located here. [The Onion]
Laptops For FCPS — Fairfax County Public Schools has a new program, FCPSOn that will, in part, provide laptops to each student at participating schools. [WTOP]
Photo: Mural at Lake Anne Jazz & Blues Festival/Credit: Lake Anne Plaza
RA Yard Sale This Weekend — Reston Association’s annual Community Yard Sale is Saturday, Sept. 10, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 12000 Sunrise Valley Dr. (across the street from Reston Association). Nearly 100 families will be selling a variety of household items. Vendor space is sold out; rain date is Sept. 11. In case of rain in the forecast, call 703-435-6577 the morning of the event, for a recorded, weather related message.
Saturday is SLHS Band Tag Day — Members of the South Lakes High School Marching Band will be knocking on doors Saturday, Sept. 10 for the band’s annual Tag Day fundraiser. They will be asking you to support the band boosters’ goal of raising funds for new instruments, student scholarships, and musical instruction. The band has a goal of raising $30,000, and donations are also accepted online. [South Lakes Band]
RA Holding Lake House Open Houses — There will be open houses at Reston Association’s Lake House on Sept. 17 and 18. Visitors can see how the property is set up for parties and special events, as well as check out RA’s afterschool offerings and wellness classes at the newly refurbished property on the shore of Lake Newport. [Reston Association]
Photo: Lake Thoreau Loop/Courtesy Ken Plum
New Look For FCPS Site — Today is the first day of school for Fairfax County Public Schools students. To go with the new year, FCPS has a new website. Check it out for your school info needs. [FCPS]
South Lakes Football Pummels Marshall — The Seahawks opened the 2016 football season with a 49-8 drubbing of Marshall at home last Friday. Next up: at Briar Woods this Friday. [South Lakes Athletics]
Reston Station Starbucks Should Open Soon — Reston Station says its new Starbucks (Reston’s seventh store, not including a few inside grocery stores) should open by Sept. 30. [Twitter]
Photo: Sunset over Lake Anne/Credit: John Melnick
