Merlot and Trefoils? — Boxwood Winery’s The Tasting Room at Reston Town Center is holding an event on April 21 that will show which wines go best with different flavors of Girl Scout cookies. [Boxwood Winery]
Camp Discount Deadline — Friday, April 8 is the last day to receive a registration discount for Fairfax County Public Schools Summer Enrichment Institutes. [FCPS]
Go, GoCanvas — Reston tech company GoCanvas is in the Final Four of DC Inno Tech’s March Madness competition. Each year, peers and other companies vote for which tech companies are worthy of respect. Cast your vote; winner will be announced Thursday. [DC Tech Inno].
Photo: Tulips by Lake Audubon/Credit: Joy Every
Is Fairfax County Fraying — The Washington Post outlines while once very prosperous county is starting to show its age. [Washington Post]
Design Review Guide — Here’s a good story on how to navigate Reston Association’s Design Review process. [Modern Reston]
Nearby: Accidental Herndon House Fire — A home at 10630 Runaway Lane suffered $180,000 of damage in a house fire on Sunday. Units responded to the alarm about 6:55 p.m. Two adults and two children have been displaced but were uninjured. Investigators say the cause of the fire was a malfunctioning ice maker in a refrigerator.
Youth Art On Display — Check out this art exhibit celebrating youth art month at Greater Reston Arts Center though the end of this week. [Fairfax Times]
Final Report on FCPD In-Custody Death — Fairfax County Police say the final word on an in-custody death last fall: accidental. [Fairfax County Police]
FCPS Honors — Fairfax County Public Schools have been named one of the 2016 top 10 Digital Districts in the Center for Digital Education’s and National School Boards Association’s annual Digital School Districts Survey. [FCPS]
Arts Party Tix Available — Tickets are now on sale for the Friday, May 20, launch party of the 2016 Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival. The party is a preview of the arts festival — as well as great food and a silent auction — at Reston Town Center. Tickets are $100. [Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival]
Orchestra Benefit — The Reston Community Orchestra is holding a Casino Night fundraiser April 9 at the Reston Community Center. Tickets are $80 ($150/couple), which includes food, drinks and a stack of playing chips. [Reston Community Orchestra]
How Are Fairfax County Police Performing? — Fairfax County Police are being reviewed by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. As part of that process, FCPD is seeking public input. [FCPD]
Reston Hospital Makes The Mark — The Bariatric Program at Reston Hospital Center has received accreditation by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). The certification is a mark of high-quality surgical care for bariatric (weight loss) patients.
GMU Law School To Be Named For Scalia — George Mason University’s Law School will be named for late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. [ARLnow.com]
New Training For FCPD — Fairfax County Police have the media a peek inside their new use-of-force training this week. [WTOP]
Mid-Century Reston Signature — A look inside Hickory Cluster, one of Reston’s oldest developments and one that has the typical look of homes designed by famed architect Charles Goodman. [Modern Reston]
Help Reston Soccer — Reston Soccer Association is holding an auction fundraiser Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at Buffalo Wing Factory, Hunter Woods Village Center. Come bid on restaurant gift cards, Washington Caps and Nats tickets, merchandise and more to help raise money for the soccer league.
Meet The Chef — Get to know Adam Stein, executive chef at South Lakes Village Center’s Red’s Table. [Connection]
“America’s Got Talent” Group at RCC — The Rhythmic Circus, who competed in this past season of TV’s “America’s Got Talent,” is bringing its innovative comedy and tap dancing act to Reston Community Center April 8. [RCC]
Nearby: Make Way For More Jimmy’s — The building next door to Herndon’s Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern was torn down this week to make way for the bar’s expansion. [You Tube]
Fun on the Farm — The Washington Post’s KidsPost visited Frying Pan Park. [Washington Post]
Tech Kudos — Several Reston-area companies and individuals are finalists for the Northern Virginia Technology Council CFO Awards. [Patch]
FCPS Kudos — Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has been named one of 15 first place award winners in the National School Boards Association 2016 Magna Awards competition. FCPS was cited for its #savefcps program on the FY 2017 Budget that solicited community feedback and sought to provide the public with a voice in the budget process. FCPS was one of five first place winners among school districts with over 20,000 students.
Architectural Excellence? — Restonian has some fun with Reston’s original town center sketches. [Restonian]
Watershed Cleanup Day This Weekend — April 2 is a Watershed Cleanup Day sponsored by The Nature Conservancy. Citizens can help their community by helping clean debris from streams at Fairfax County Parks, including Lake Fairfax Park in Reston. [Fairfax County]
Reston Association Open House — New and not-so-new residents are invited to learn more about Reston and RA at an open house on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. [Reston Now]
Improving Fairfax’s Libraries — The Fairfax County Public Library system’s Board of Trustees in embarking on an interactive project to solicit public and staff input about the types of services and programs Fairfax County Public Library could offer in the future. [Fairfax County]
Save the Date: Living Well Summit — The Fairfax Area Living Well, Aging Well Summit is April 16 at the Fairfax County Government Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn about transportation and mobility innovation, aging in place, and take part in health screenings and more. [Living Well Fairfax]
Happy Birthday, Metro — Metro turns 40 this week, but the system is not aging so well. [WTOP]
Money For You? — Fairfax County has a long list of residents with unclaimed money from the county. Are you on it? [Fairfax County]
Remembering Reston’s Levine — Students at University of Miami held a candlelight vigil Wednesday for Adam Levine, a junior from Reston who unexpectedly died last week. [Miami Hurricane]
Florida Grocery Chain Eyeing Northern Virginia — Publix is looking to expand into Northern Virginia. No word yet whether Reston is on the list. [Washington Business Journal]
Fairfax Woman Owes The Toll Road $81,000 — A Fairfax County woman is facing $81,000 in fines related to unpaid tolls on the Dulles Toll Road. Sara Hagarty will be in court May 31, after a Fairfax County circuit judge ruled penalties related to unpaid tolls on the Dulles Toll Road do not represent an unconstitutional burden. The fines stem from toll violations of $236. [Fox 5]
Fox Mill ES Students In Cherry Blossom Festival — Fox Mill Students will take place in the Washington, D.C., Cherry Blossom Festival this weekend. Fox Mill chorus students will sing both the American and Japanese national anthems at the grand opening ceremony for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, March 26, at 5 p.m. at the Warner Theater.
Reston An Inspiration — With the screening of Another Way of Living: The Story of Reston, VA in DC this weekend, one writer looks at why people still look to Reston for inspiration. [Citylab.com]
Richmond Wrapup — Fairfax County has a good summary of the 2016 Virginia General Assembly session and bills of particular importance to Northern Virginia. [Fairfax County]
Photo:Â “A Bird in Hand” by Patrick Dougherty recreated with Peeps is on display at Chesapeake Chocolates.
Trail Tour — Take a walk around Reston National Golf Course as part of Modern Reston’s Trail Tour series. [Modern Reston]
Megasportsplex Coming to Fairfax — It is on the other side of the county, but check out this 435,000-square-foot sports complex planned for Springfield. [Fairfax County]
County Code Inspector Charged — A Manassas man who worked as a Fairfax County Code Inspector was arrested for taking cash while on the job. [Fairfax Times]
VDOT Holiday Travel Tips — Going on an Easter getaway this weekend? The Virginia Department of Transportation has some traffic advisories for you. [VDOT]
Reston’s Place In The World — Reston filmmaker Rebekah Wingert-Jabi talks about the similarities between Reston and other settings for her films: community. Wingert-Jabi’s Another Way of Living: The Story of Reston, VA screens at the National Building Museum Thursday. [Washingtonian]
Save The Books? —Â Several people at a community forum on the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) system last week recommended revising the policy on discarding old books, which is leading to a diminished collection as many still-useful books are being thrown out. [AnnandaleVA Blog]
Leidos Selling Off Section — Reston-based Leidos is selling its $175 million heavy construction business to Jacksonville, Florida-based construction company Haskell. [Washington Business Journal]
Photo: Students at Lake Anne ES perform in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”/Courtesy Lake Anne ES
North Point Restaurant Clears Development Step — The plan for a new Chick-fil-A restaurant at North Point Village Center was recommended for approval by the Fairfax County Planning Commission, which met last week. Chick-fil-A plans to tear down the former North Point Burger King building. No Board of Supervisors hearing date has been set. [Reston Now]
Jewish Film Festival Preview in Reston — Reston Community Center Hunters Woods will host a free screening of the documentary “Raise the Roof,” Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.  The movie is about American art professors who set out to replicate the mosaic roof of an 8th-Century Polish synogouge using only period tools and techniques. [Reston Community Center]
Metro’s Malfunctions — In reflecting on last week’s shutdown of the entire system for a safety inspection, here is a good history of how Metro got to be so broken. [WAMU]
Adopt An Artist With GRACE — The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival returns to Reston May 21-22. Greater Reston Arts Center is sponsoring an “Adopt An Artist” program, where citizens can sponsor a participating artist, learn more about them and earn festival perks. [GRACE]
Photo: Reston Association’s 2016 Kids’ Trout Fishing Day/Credit: Sean Bahrami
Who Needs A Golf Cart? — Reston National Golf Course has a new way for golfers to get around. The course now has six GolfBoards, electric-powered stand up scooter carts. [Reston National]
More Mini Makers — Here is a good recap and photos of Sunday’s NoVA Mini Maker Faire. [Anna Kulyk Photography]
Fairfax Meals Tax Backlash — There is a grassroots group forming to protest the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ proposal to look into a meals tax here, which would create millions in additional revenue for Fairfax County Public Schools and other county programs. [Facebook]
Coffee With A Cop — Herndon’s program to put law enforcement in touch with the community is a success. [Connection]
Kudos, DECA Students —Â Several South Lakes High School students were among the first place winners at the Virginia DECA State Leadership Conference held March 4-6 in Virginia Beach. FCPS students placed first in 28 events, and 218 students earned the right to attend the DECA International Career Development Conference April 23-26 in Nashville. [FCPS]
Luck of the Irish — A couple of area spots to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Thursday. [Reston Now]
Green Chips and Cheese! — California Tortilla locations, including the one at North Point Village Center in Reston, are giving away free green tortilla chips and “lucky pots of queso” with any purchase today. [California Tortilla]
