Homecoming Victory for South Lakes HS — Led by QB Devin Miles’ 493 passing yards and six touchdowns, South Lakes football scored 24 fourth-quarter points to defeat Langley 48-42 in the homecoming game on Friday. Herndon lost its homecoming game 39-3 to Robinson on Saturday.
RA Board Approve Deal With County For Snow Removal — The Reston Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to enter into an agreement with Fairfax County in which RA will plow/maintain 1.5 miles of county trails to improve connectivity here. [Reston Association]
More Wireless For Metro? — The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has joined in the calls for Metro to add reliable and complete wireless [Washington Post]
Soapstone Connector Meeting Tonight — The Fairfax County Department of Transportation will hold a community meeting Monday at South Lakes High School from 6 to 8 p.m. The meeting will provide an update on the Soapstone Connector, a planned crossing of the Dulles Toll Road that will alleviate traffic in south Reston. [Reston Now]
Photo: South Lakes High School Homecoming Parade
Cash Influx For The Harrison — Luxury rental building The Harrison has secured $88 million in financing. [Virginia Business]
SLHS Cheer Kudos — Congrats to the South Lakes High School cheerleading squad, which won the Liberty Conference 6 Championship. It was the first Liberty Conference 6 Championship for SLHS Cheer. Coach Becky Slaight was named the Conference coach of the year, and four cheerleaders (Olivia Liddle, Madison Carens, Devon Alessandrino, and Anna Workosky) were named to the All-Conference team.
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Film Festival Will Honor Virginia Native — Producer Bruce Cohen, who won an Oscar for American Beauty, will be honored at the Washington West Film Festival in Reston this weekend. Cohen graduated from Fairfax County’s JEB Stuart High School [Patch]
More From Kwame Alexander — An American school in Singapore caught up with Reston novelist Kwame Alexander during his visit there. [Singapore American School]
Zombies! — Special teen event at the Reston Regional Library Sunday on “How to Draw Zombies.” [Reston Regional Library]
New Bicycle Manager for Fairfax County — Fairfax County has hired Adam Lind, a current Fairfax County Department of Transportation employee, as the new bicycle manager. He replaces Charlie Strunk, who retired earlier this year. [Fairfax County]
Kudos, Herndon MS Musicians — A group of musicians from Herndon Middle School met First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House last week. [Herndon Patch]
Photo: Lake Audubon at dawn/Credit: Joy Every
It’s Hill Valley Now — It’s Oct. 21, the day Reston, temporarily and symbolically, changes its name to Hill Valley to mark the opening of the Washington West Film Festival here. Oct. 21, 2015, was the exact date Marty McFly and Doc Brown landed in the future in Back to the Future. The Back to the Future trilogy will be celebrated at the film festival, which runs through Sunday. [Reston Now]
Run With Your Dog — Sign up for the “Dirty Dogger” obstacle course race and 3K fun run Sunday at Lake Fairfax Park. Proceeds benefit Heeling House, Inc., a therapy dog organization. [Dirty Dogs Inc.]
It’s Homecoming Week — Both South Lakes and Herndon High Schools have Homecoming this week. SLHS’s Homecoming Parade begins at 5 p.m. at Hunters Woods Village Center, then will proceed down South Lakes Drive to the school. The football game vs. Langley begins at 7 p.m. HHS’ parade begins 9:30 a.m. Saturday in downtown Herndon. The game vs. Robinson begins at 1 p.m.
SLHS Volleyball’s Good Year — Checking in with the Seahawks, who are 9-3 going into Wednesday’s match. [Reston Connection]
Inmate Died of Natural Causes — The Fairfax County medical examiner says an inmate who died in custody over the weekends died of natural causes, including diabetes and heart disease. [Washington Post]
Photo: “Back to the Future” DeLorean at Reston Town Center/Credit: Shawn Wilson via Twitter
Traditional Values Coalition’s FCPS Campaign — The Traditional Values Coalition, labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is doing heavy campaigning in the Fairfax County School Board race. [Metro Weekly]
Nearby: Big Development Planned Near Herndon-Monroe — Tishman Speyer has filed plans for 1.5 million square feet of mixed use — including 700 residences — off Sunrise Valley Drive near the future Herndon-Monroe Metro station. [Washington Business Journal]
Creating Jobs in Reston — During the third quarter of 2015, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) provided services and resources to 29 businesses that are adding almost 1,100 jobs in Fairfax County. More than 300 of those jobs were in Reston. [Fairfax County EDA]
Calling All Artists — Applications for entry to the 2016 Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival will close Dec. 6. The 2016 festival, sponsored by Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) is May 20-22 at Reston Town Center and is a juried show featuring more than 200 artists. [Juried Art Services]
South Lakes’ Streak Ends — South Lakes High School football’s four-game win streak came to an end Friday in a 38-6 loss at Madison. Herndon, meanwhile lost its fourth straight, 38-20, at Centreville. Both SLHS and HHS have homecoming games this week. [Washington Post]
Town Center’s 25th — Some of Reston Town Center’s principal past and current developers reflect on its role in Reston’s community and in planning history. [Fairfax Times]
Vengeance in Vegas — CBS’ “48 Hours” did a show about South Lakes HG graduate Shauna Castleton Tiaffay, who was murdered in 2012 in Las Vegas. Her estranged husband was recently convicted for his part in her death. [CBS]
Reflecting on Reston — Former Reston Association CEO Milton Matthews and architecture professor Roger Lewis were on “The Kojo Nnamdi” show on WAMU last week discussing Reston, planned communities and Reston founder Robert E. Simon’s legacy. [WAMU]
Photo: Chesapeake Dock Dogs at Lake Anne/Credit: Don Renner
Group Calls For Pumpkin Patch Boycott — The head of Fairfax Fraternal Order of Police is calling for a boycott of popular pumpkin patch Cox Farms because of a “Black Lives Matter” sign displayed on building. [Washington Post]
Herndon HS Chorus Kudos — Several Herndon High students were among singers from 15 Fairfax County high schools named to the 2015 Virginia Honors Choir: Caitlyn Homet, Gabrielle Kubi, Jacob Reeves, Victoria Schrag, and Rebecca Wichman. Teacher Dana Van Slyke was also honored.
Raising Awareness This Weekend — The 2015 Northern Virginia Take Steps For Chron’s and Colitis will take place Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Temporary Road Pavilion in Reston. [Take Steps]
Chick-fil-A Eyes Reopening — Reston’s Chick-fil-A branch on Sunset Hills road may re-open by next weekend. The restaurant has been closed for remodeling since late August. [Twitter]
Cornerstones Walk This Weekend — Cornerstones’ 12th annual Help The Homeless Community Walk is Sunday beginning at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter. [Cornerstones]
FCPS Energy Efforts — Fairfax County Public Schools have been making an effort to cut energy usage by 15 percent. That has saved the school $4.5 million since early 2014. [Reston Connection]
On the Docket: South Lakes HS — The Fairfax County Planning Commission will discuss the proposed 40,000-square-foot addition to South Lakes High School at tonight’s meeting, 8:15 p.m. There will be a public hearing portion. [Reston Now]
Tickets Begetting Tickets — One Fairfax County car repair shop owner fights back after county tickets cars for expired inspections while car owners are waiting for inspections. [Washington Post]
Police Practices Review Final Report — The county Ad Hoc Committee on Police Practices, created in the wake of the shooting of John Geer, an unarmed man, in 2013, has released its final report. [Fairfax County]
Ethics Day Volunteers Needed — The Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce could use adult volunteers to facilitate discussions on ethics at South Lakes High School’s annual Ethics Day in November. [GRCC]
Sneak Peek at Reston Home Tour — Modern Reston gets the story behind this major fundraiser for the Reston Historic Trust. [Modern Reston]
Seniors Learn To Ride — Fairfax County has a program that teaches senior citizens how to navigate the Metro system. [Washington Post]
SLHS Chorus Event Benefits Suicide Prevention Group — The South Lakes High School Chorus will perform its call concert on Oct. 27, 7 p.m., at SLHS. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted benefitting the The Josh Anderson Foundation, whose mission is to spread hope to stop suicide. Anderson was a former SLHS student who died in 2009. [SLHS Chorus Facebook]
GRACE Race Needs Volunteers — The GRACE Race 5K is coming up on Oct. 24. The race, which starts and ends at Reston Town Center, could use volunteers. The event will benefit Greater Reston Arts Center programs. [GRACE]
Halloween Family Fun — Several events at Frying Pan Park this week, including carnival rides Thursday through Sunday. [Herndon Patch]
SLHS Golf Kudos — South Lakes High School golfer Kurtis Grant shot a 148 at the Virginia 6A North region golf tournament last week to qualify for Tuesday’s Virginia 5A/6A meet in Moseley. [Washington Post]
Measles in Fairfax County — A case of measles has been confirmed in Fairfax County. Authorities say the child, who is no longer contagious, had only one of the two recommended MMR vaccinations as the child was too young for the second dose. Authorities are warning that the child was at several Fairfax County locations, possibly while contagious. [Fairfax County]
Reston Business Pairs With Airbnb — Reston-based BridgeStreet Global Hospitality has formed a partnership with Airbnb. BridgeStreet offers serviced apartments in over 60 countries, which will not become part of Airbnb Business. [Virginia Business]
More Road Improvements For Virginia — The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has received an additional $55.5 million in federal funds that was originally allocated to other states, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced. Since they did not have projects ready to go to use the funding, the Federal Highway Administration reallocated the money to Virginia and other states that have projects in the pipeline ready for work to begin. No word on which Virginia projects will be funded with the money.
Fairfax EDA Leader Honored — Gerald Gordon, President and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, has been honored by the International Economic Development Council. [Virginia Business]
Reston Association’s Open House — New to Reston or want to know more about Reston? Attend Reston Association’s Open House (formerly called Newcomers Night), where reps will be on hand to offer info on recreation, services, covenants, Reston history, and navigating the new RA website. The event is tonight, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m at RA offices, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive. [Reston Association]
Mom Peeved at Dulles Staff — A woman flying from Boston to a layover Washington Dulles International Airport said she was directed by United Airlines staff to use a pet relief area for a private space to pump breast milk. [Washington Post]
FCPS Graduation Rate on Rise — Fairfax County Public Schools 92.7 percent of the class of 2015 graduated on time. That’s above the state average of 90.5 percent and an increase of 0.1 percent from the class of 2014. [FCPS]
Ritchey Receives Honor — Reston’s Joe Ritchey , and his company, Prospective, Inc., were honored at the BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America gala in New York City on Tuesday. Ritchey was honored for his commitment to public art in Reston and donations of more than $1 million over the years to arts-related non-profits. [Reston Now]
Photo: Forest Edge ES students take part in Walk to School Day 2015 on Wednesday/Courtesy Karen Raffel
Golf For A Cause — More than 160 supporters of the grassroots organization Rescue Reston turned out Monday for a golf tournament, nature walk and dinner fundraiser at Reston National Golf Course. The event raised raise awareness and will help Rescue Reston fund the ongoing legal efforts to stop development at Reston National, Reston’s public golf course. [Rescue Reston]
NAACP Calls for Fairfax County Changes — Group protested at Fairfax County Courthouse on Sunday to shed light on the death of Natasha McKenna, a mentally ill woman who died in police custody earlier this year. The NAACP also says Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Morrogh should resign. [Fairfax Times]
Poems About Parks — Kids aged 5 to 13 were asked to capture what they love about Fairfax County Parks in a poem. Several winners of the park authority’s poetry contest will read their entries at the Park Poets event at Frying Pan Park in Herndon on Saturday, Oct. 10. at 10 a.m. [Fairfax County]
Walk To School Day Today — Today is National Walk to School Day, and all Reston Elementary Schools are participating. If you are driving down the road, watch out for youngsters. If you are participating, feel free to send us a picture. [Walk to School Day]
Photo: Rescue Reston tournament at Reston National/Credit: Jacqueline Carr Photography
Fire Safety on Saturday — Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Stations will hold annual Fire Prevention Open Houses on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme for 2015 “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep; Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoking Alarm.” Young visitors will get a chance to climb on trucks too. Reston’s station is at 1820 Wiehle Ave., with additional stations at 2610 Reston Parkway (Fox Mill) and 1117 Reston Ave. (North Point).
Building Buildings — Here is a good synopsis of all that is planned around the Wiehle-Reston East Metro. [Washington Business Journal]
Curbing Domestic Violence Countywide — Fairfax County implemented a new domestic violence policy July 1, in which all officers who respond to a domestic situation are connected with social services. So how is it doing so far? [WTOP]
Fairfax County’s Team Sent To South Carolina — Fairfax County’s Urban Search and Rescue Team is in Charleston, S.C. to aid in recovery from flooding. Storms dumped a record 20 inches on that area over the weekend. [Fairfax County]
