New at GRACE — The exhibit, BEAD is now open at Greater Reston Arts Center. Thw exhibit includes two- and three- dimensional pieces that incorporate beads, often in surprising ways. BEAD. [Modern Reston]
Kudos for Edlin School — Middle schoolers from Reston’s Edlin School won first place in the Future City competition is sponsored by DiscoverE, an engineering advocacy organization at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. [Baltimore Sun]
Connector Changes — Several Reston routes are among the changes for Fairfax Connector beginning Jan. 24. [Fairfax Connector]
Ending Human Trafficking — Fairfax County is holding a forum Jan. 28 to discuss human trafficking, how to spot it and how to end it. [Fairfax County]
Photo: Winter on Lake Audubon/Credit: Joy Every
Four From Reston Earn Eagle Scout — Four teens from Reston earned Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts’ highest honor. [Reston Connection]
New on MWAA Board — A. Bradley Mims has been appointed to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors. Mims has served as a transportation expert in government and the private sector for more than 35 year. C He is an appointee of the Governor of Maryland.
New Owners — Bognet Construction has purchased 1821 Michael Faraday Drive in Reston, a four-story, 58,000 sq. ft., office building off Sunset Hills Road within one-quarter mile of the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station.
Photo: Frozen Lake Audubon/Credit: Joy Every
Raise For Supervisors Takes Next Step — The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors took the next step in giving themselves a raise. [Fairfax Times]
Wine With Your Manicure? — A bill introduced in the Virginia General Assembly Session would allow the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to grant liquor licenses to salons and nail spas. [Washington Business Journal]
Hooping It Up — Meet Reston’s Caitlin Matanle, also known by her professional hooper name, Spinabell Lee. [Hill Now.com]
Keeping It Mod — Do you have one of Reston’s mid-Century modern homes? Modern Reston tells you the best places to furnish it with style. [Modern Reston]
Bulova’s New Year Reception Wednesday — Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova will host her annual New Year Reception Wednesday 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center. Stop by to hear what’s in store here for 2015. [Fairfax Democrats]
Give Blood at RCC Today — The American Red Cross will be at Reston Community Center Hunters Woods from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday for a blood drive. The drive is the bat mitzvah project of Langston Hughes Middle School student Hannah Altman. [LHMS]
SLHS Track Kudos — Seniors Delaney Wickman, Claire Nieusma, junior Golden Kumi-Darfour and sophomore Nikayla Hoyte ran a state-meet qualifying time of 4:02.30 in the winning the girls 4×400 relay at the Flames Invitational High School track and field meet Jan. 9-10 at Liberty University in Lynchburg. The SLHS girls relay team beat out nationally-ranked Parklawn High School of Winston-Salem, N.C. in that race.
Drop In VA College Students — New report says enrollment is down at half of Virginia colleges and universities. [NBC4]
Real Estate High — Home sales in the DC Metro area in 2014 were at the highest point since pre-recession levels. [Real Estate Business Intelligence]
“Stuff The Bus” Returns — The Fairfax County “Stuff the Bus” food drive returns this week. It will be at the Fox Mill Giant on Saturday, among other places. [Fairfax County]
Fighting For Libraries — Several Reston resident are key in the citizen fight against cutbacks in the Fairfax County Public Library system. [Washington Post]
Garza’s Worst Week — The missteps in not calling off school during last week’s snow, the subsequent apology, and then a canceling school on Thursday earned Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza’s the Washington Post’s “Worst Week Ever.” [Washington Post]
New CoreSite Campus in Reston — Technology company CoreSite opened the second phase of its Reston headquarters. [Business Wire]
Herndon Wins Battle on Ice — Keegan Flood had a hat trick as Herndon High’s hockey team defeated crosstown rival South Lakes High School 6-3 at SkateQuest on Friday.
Don’t Fall For Power Scam — Fairfax County Police are warning residents, in particular concern of this week’s frigid weather, of a scam that has re-surfaced in Fairfax County neighborhoods in recent weeks. Victims report that someone claiming to be a power company employee contacts them and states their power will be cut off if they do not pay their “overdue” bill immediately. [Fairfax County Police]
New Faces At Reston Chamber — The Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce has added severalnew staff members: Ashleigh Dorfman, CSEP, Event & Development Director; Latraniecesa (LJ) Wilson, Communications Manager; and Amy Salley, Membership Services Manager.
Park Authority Wants Your Input — The Fairfax County Park Authority will hold its annual public comment meeting on the agency’s proposed fee adjustments on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in Room 106 of the Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway in Fairfax. Proposed fee increase info is available on the Park Authority website. [Fairfax County Park Authority]
Mini Maker Faire Returns in March — The NoVa Mini Makers Faire returns to Reston March 15. The deadline for entry is Jan. 23, so plan your inventions and creations now. [Mini Maker Faire]
New Deputy For Fire Department — Fairfax County Fire Chief Richie Bowers has selected Battalion Chief Reginald Johnson for promotion to deputy fire chief, effective Jan. 10. Chief Johnson will be assigned as Deputy Chief, Support Services, Business Services Bureau. Since June 2013, he has served as the Communications Chief, Support Services.He has been with FCFD since 1993.
Tonight: Plum and Howell Town Hall — Del. Ken Plum and Sen. Janet Howell will hold their annual pre-legislative town hall with constituents at Reston Community Center Hunters Woods at 7:30 p.m. [Reston Now]
Huge Delays on Silver, Orange, Blue Lines — Was your Silver Line morning commute endless on Wednesday? Here is why. [ARLnow.com]
Vote — Several Reston businesses are among Virginia Living’s Best of Virginia Reader’s Poll. [Survey Monkey]
Missing The Mark — Examining why forecasters got Tuesday’s snow forecast wrong. [Washington Post]
Silver Line To The Hill — New Congresswoman Barbara Comstock touted the benefits of Metro’s Silver Line, which she took to work during Tuesday’s snowstorm. [C-SPAN]
Shovels Ready? — Reston Association has a cheat sheet on who is responsible for plowing/shoveling what and where around here. [Reston Association]
Truland’s Troubles Continue — Reston-based Truland Group, the electrical contractor that filed for bankruptcy over the summer, will likely have to payout three times as much as forecasted to cover claims. [Washington Business Journal]
Photo: First snow of 2015 at Lake Anne/Credit: Ken Knueven via Facebook
FCPS Opens Enrollment For Language Immersion — Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) online registration for the county-wide lottery for two-way and world language immersion programs is now open. Current prekindergarten students may apply for the kindergarten immersion program and current kindergarten students may apply for the first grade immersion programs for the 2015-16 school year. There are programs in Korean, Spanish, French, German and Japanese. [FCPS]
Small Change Sale Starts Tuesday — Small Change Consignment Boutique’s 33rd Annual Half-Price Winter Sale on clothes, shoes, books, and baby gear starts today at 10 a.m. Sale continues until winter clothes are crowded out by spring/summer items. Small Change is located at 1629 Washington Plaza at Lake Anne.
Get RA Board Info Wednesday — Reston Association will hold an election information session for members interested in running for a Board of Directors seat in 2015. The session is Wednesday, 7 p.m., at RA, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive. Four seats are open this year: two At-Large Seats, the South Lakes Director and the North Point Director.
Details in FCPD Geer Investigation — Fairfax County has finally released the name of officer who shot unarmed man John Geer in 2013. [Fairfax County]
Pay Your Tolls — A Virginia woman lost her license after failure to pay more than $10,000 in I-495 Express Lane tolls. [WTOP]
DMV2Go Returns — Need DMV services? Mark your calendars for Jan. 14. The mobile unit will be at Reston Town Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a chance to apply or renew ID card and driver’s license; get driving records, vehicle titles, license plates, decals; order disabled plates; and more — without long lines. [VA DMV]
MWAA Cutting Back — Members of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board, which includes representatives from Northern Virginia, have largely curtailed their travel and spending. [Washington Post]
Photo: Credit/Reston Town Center via Facebook
Chick-fil-A Breach — Chick-fil-A says its data may have been breached. The store has not says if the Reston branch was among affected locations. [WTOP]
Fairfax’s Top News Of The Year — Fairfax County says meals tax consideration and committing $1.4 in transportation and pedestrian improvements were among the top county stories of 2014. [Fairfax County]
Don’t Drunk Dial — An area man has created an app that will keep you from a bad decision like calling or texting while drunk and also retrace your steps from a night that that was too much fun. [Fairfax Times]
Calling All Young Artists — The Friends of Reston is holding an art contest for kids to draw Reston’s new official bird, the Pileated Woodpecker. The entries will be displayed at Nature House in February. [Reston Association]
Footage of Metro Riders Ends Up On Porn Site — Metro Transit Police said they are investigating a report of women being secretly videotaped on the rail system after videos turned up on a pornographic Web site. The videos show women, typically wearing shorts or skirts, who don’t appear to be aware that they’re being filmed. [Washington Post]
FCPS Calls For More State Funding — The Fairfax County School Board has passed a resolution calling on the Virginia General Assembly to increase the state’s share of funding for public education immediately. The resolution states that state direct aid to K-12 education has been reduced from 35 percent of the general fund in FY 2009 to below 30 percent in FY 2014. [FCPS]
No Snow December — December is ending with no measurable snowfall in Northern Virginia. How does that bode for the rest of winter 2014-15? [Washington Post]
Driver Charged In Crash That Shut Down Beltway — A Centreville man was killed and a driver charged in a crash at I-495 near I-66 Monday. The accident shut down the Beltway for more than an hour beginning at 10 a.m. [Washington Post]
Lottery Sellout — The Virginia Lottery says all the tickets for the Millionaire Raffle are sold. The winners will be announced on Jan. 1. [WTOP]
Flu On The Rise — The Centers for Disease Control says flu cases are on the rise on our area. [WTOP]
New Electronics? Here’s How To E-Cycle The Old — Did you get some cool new gadgets as gifts? Here is how to e-cycle the old ones and keep them out of landfills. [Fairfax County]
New Rules For Senior Drivers — Anew Virginia law goes into effect Jan. 1 that requires drivers to renew their license in person starting at age 75 instead of 80. Drivers 75 and older will also not be able to renew electronically or by mail. [NBC29.com]
Christmas Tree Recycling — If you have Fairfax County trash collection, you can recycle your live Christmas tree (less than 8 feet) on your normal collection date. The cost is included as part of your regular, paid collection service. For larger trees, contact your collector for recycling instructions. Christmas trees may also be recycled during the first two weeks in January at either the I-66 Transfer Station or the I-95 Landfill Complex. There is a small processing fee of $1 per tree. If you have private trash service, check with your trash company.
Reston Association Pool Earns Kudos — The Virginia Recreation and Parks Society recently named Reston Association the winner in the Best New Renovation/Addition — Bricks and Mortar category for its renovation of Dogwood Pool. [Reston Association]
