Poverty in the Classroom: Low-Income Students Scattered Through Northern Virginia
Where are the region's highest poverty schools?
When Carla Castro-Claure was approaching the age when she would soon attend Kindergarten, her mother became increasingly concerned about Hybla Valley Elementary School.
Column: Garden Magic
The General Assembly has been in recess since early March when a special session was called by the Governor to pass a biennial budget that had failed to pass in the regular session.
Dulles Corridor Virtual Tour
Local business leaders get a peek into the future.
A boom in both housing and population is expected as the Metrorail Silver Line stations begin to open.
Week in Reston
Reston Master Plan Phase II Open House and Film Exhibition
Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) and the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning are hosting an open house on the Reston Master Plan Study Phase II.
Biggest Virginia Pine Becomes ‘Tree Cookie’
Possible tree competition for county.
Most cookies are done after baking for15 minutes. Not a tree cookie, however.
Tour de Cure Held in Reston
Cyclists bike to raise funds for American Diabetes Association.
Thousands of persons went to Reston Town Center on Sunday, June 1, to participate in the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure Race.
Dean Klein To Be Awarded
Three county employees win Onthank award.
Dean Klein truly believes homelessness can be eradicated.
Love Your Body Yoga Festival Comes to Reston Town Center
Yoga studios and wellness centers of Northern Virginia will offer classes, services, and share information at Love Your Body Yoga Festival on Sunday, June 8 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street, Reston.
South Lakes High School Holds Spring Concert
Reston band students display their music skills.
On May 29, the South Lakes High School symphonic band and wind ensemble performed at the school’s Little Theater.
South Lakes High Student Wins State Competition
Sarah Quan, senior at South Lakes High School in Reston, won first place in the instrumental category of the Virginia State James A. Bland competition May 16.
Reston Concerts on the Town Kick Off New Season
Reston Concerts on the Town, the weekly summer concert series at Reston Town Center, will kick off its summer season on June 7 with Beatles tribute band Hard Day’s Night.
Obituary
Mary Cahill, a Longtime Restonian, Dies
Mary Cahill, a longtime Restonian who worked to elect liberal Democrats in the tumultuous days before and after Watergate, died May 18 at her home in Oro Valley, Ariz., after a long illness.
World Of Beer Opening In Reston
Staff prepared for June 2 grand opening.
On Monday June 2, the World of Beer restaurant at 1888 Explorer St. in Reston Town Center will have its grand opening. “I saw there was a need for a World of Beer in the area,” said owner Evan Metz. Metz also owns the World of Beer (WOB) located in Ballston, which opened the summer of 2012.
Art on the Lake
Pyramid of Light gives new life to eyesore on Lake Thoreau.
Colorful panels dance in the wind, dappling diffused light over the spillway that was once an eyesore. The “Pyramid of Light,” a project sponsored by the Initiative for Public Art - Reston and created by students at nearby South Lakes High School may be the start of annual public art displays at that location.