Column: Virginia’s Crooked Road
Jane and I are about to embark on an extended weekend visiting one major venue on Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, The Crooked Road (www.thecrookedroad.org).
Scholarship Winners
The Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter (FCAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. awarded six scholarships in the amount of $10,000 during its 2012 May Week program.
Editorial: Readers Respond on TJ Admissions
"Stop making smart 8th graders feel inferior because they are not admitted."
Readers responded to last week's editorial, which cited a civil rights complaint about the apparent lack of access to gifted and talented programs and admission to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
Saying Farewell at Stonegate
Coordinator Jackie Phan made impression on residents of all ages.
In her three-plus years as community coordinator for Stonegate Community Center in Reston, Jackie Phan impacted almost every single resident of the nearby apartment complex. Young children remember that a blue jeep meant "Ms. Jackie" was in, and the adults enjoyed working with her. Edia Bruce interned with Phan for two years, and praised Phan’s leadership style.
Local Student Keeps Watching Weather
Seventh grader Andrew Bottom runs two weather-related websites.
When it comes to weather, Herndon Middle School student Andrew Bottom has got it covered. The seventh grader and Reston resident has been studying the weather since his days at Aldrin Elementary School.
DMV 2 Go Comes to Reston Town Center
Del. Ken Plum (D-36) helped launch a new partnership between DMV’s mobile services and the Reston community during a visit to the Reston Town Center on Wednesday, July 18.
Dogs’ Day Out at Town Center
Frank Chanka embraces Bear, the family pet, a two year old Pomeranian living near Reston Town Center.
Column: Affordable Health Care
A friend of mine of moderate political persuasion said to me recently that while he felt that details of managing the federal Affordable Health Care Act were issues of governance that should continue to be debated and improved, he also felt that passage of the Act was a moral issue that should not be reversed.
Column: Lake Anne in the Crosshairs
This seems like our hottest and driest July in living memory. That is a deadly combination around normally idyllic Lake Anne.
Best Friends of Reston
Rob, Julie, and Lindsay, residents of Reston for 10 years, have just come from the Lake Anne Farmers Market and are accompanied by their dog Sunny.
Alarm at Lake Anne
As water level drops, RA encourages Hidden Creek to be a good neighbor.
Residents around Lake Anne have been watching the lake shrink over the past few weeks. With precipitation levels for the month of July below normal, the hot, dry weather is partly to blame. Evaporation is not the sole cause of diminishing lake levels, however.
Having Fun with an Iguana
"Quantum, my blue iguana, is my current pet. My boyfriend Matt and I bought him from a friend earlier this summer and he was only about a foot long.
‘Oliver!’ at Herndon High
Play features students from several local schools.
The Herndon High School Theatre Boosters will present "Oliver!" starting July 27, a summer show that will feature students from Herndon, South Lakes, Chantilly and Westfield High Schools. The production also received assistance from several local elementary and middle schools, as well as the Reston Community Players, the Alliance Theatre of Chantilly, Westfield Theatre and the Centreville Presbyterian Community Theatre.
Envisioning ‘After the Apocalypse’
Local novelist explores future of mankind.
In a career spent working in international development, Reston resident David Anderson has seen his fair share of exotic locales and the issues they face every day. And his years of work taught him something.