Spectrum redevelopment moves forward
The Fairfax County Planning Commission last week unanimously approved redevelopment plans for the Spectrum shopping center in Reston. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
E-ZPass opens Herndon location
The Northern Virginia E-ZPass Customer Service Center will relocate permanently Monday, June 2, to 610 Herndon Parkway, Suite 900, Herndon, VA 20170. The new office is located north of the Dulles Toll Road near the Fairfax County Parkway interchange. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Wolf campaigns on his record
Incumbent Frank Wolf is counting on his past accomplishments to win the 10th | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Robbery on South Lakes Drive
A 32-year-old Reston woman reported being robbed while walking on South Lakes Drive. The victim was on the sidewalk near Soapstone Drive on Thursday, May 29 at 3:45 a.m. when the suspect appeared. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
South Lakes boys make history
Behind an amazing performance from senior A.J. Price, the South Lakes boys track and field team won the Northern Region championship for the first time ever. Price competed in five events, winning three and placing second and third in the two others. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Reston master plan process community meeting
Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (D) will host a community meeting June 3 to discuss the planning process for the review of the portion of the Comprehensive Plan relating to Reston Master Plan. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Reston Hospital first in region to offer incisionless reflux surgery
Reston Hospital Center's Comprehensive GI Center is the first in the Washington metropolitan region to offer a new method of minimally invasive anti-GERD surgery. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
McKinley wants Wolf's job
In his first run for public office, McKinley, 44, faces a congressman who has rarely been politically tested since his first win in 1980. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fairfax judge issues death sentences in Reston double murder
On Friday, May 23, Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy Bellows issued two death sentences to Alfredo R. Prieto, 42, who was convicted of slaying a young couple near Hunter Mill Road in Reston in 1988. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Police Investigate Robbery in Reston
A Maryland man was robbed at gunpoint in the 11700 block of Stratford House Place in Reston on Friday, May 23. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Indecent Exposure in Reston Area
A man exposed himself to a 37-year-old Reston woman on Sunday, May 25. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Police K-9 wins 'Iron Dog' competition
Fairfax County Police Officer Pfc. Mike Gubesch and his K-9 dog partner named Justice won first place in this year’s Virginia Police Canine Association Iron Dog Competition. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
South Lakes boys win first region title
After winning its first district title in over two decades, the South Lakes boys track and field team made more history Friday night, winning the first Northern Region championship in team history. The Seahawks scored 93.5 points to beat out Edison, which had 86. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Police investigate two Herndon robberies
Fairfax County Police are investigating two armed robberies in the Herndon area that occurred within minutes of each other early Friday morning. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Feder ready for another crack at Wolf
Democratic candidate Judy Feder must overcome primary challenger for rematch with Wolf | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Public comments on HOT lanes
Residents' concerns include noise pollution during and after construction | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Mason graduates largest class
Cartographer, beauty pageant queen among thousands of distinguished degree recipients | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon man charged with setting fires
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department fire investigators charged John M. Simons, 24, of Herndon, Sunday, May 18, for setting a fire in an occupied dwelling (Virginia Code 18.2-77), setting a fire in an unoccupied dwelling (Virginia Code 18.2-80), starting a fire involving property valued greater than $200.00 (Virginia Code 18.2-81), and setting a fire involving property valued less than $200.00 (Virginia Code 18.2-81). He is being charged with three felonies and one misdemeanor. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Renters facing foreclosure should know their rights
Fairfax County officials want renters to know their rights if the property where they are living is being foreclosed. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Commonwealth to hold immigration public hearing
The Virginia Commission on Immigration’s first of five statewide public hearings will be held Thursday, May 22; from 2 – 5 p.m. and 6 – 9 p.m. (two sessions) at the Johnson Center Cinema on the campus of George Mason University. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Reston redevelopment goes before Planning Commission
Reston residents have mixed feelings about plans to redevelop the Spectrum shopping centers with a combination of high rise apartments, offices and retail space. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
FCEDA commercial real estate seminar
"Negotiating Today's Fairfax County Commercial Real Estate Market," a free breakfast panel organized by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA), will be held Tuesday morning, June 3, at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon 'Most Wanted' fugitive apprehended
Thanks to the tenacity of a Louisiana state trooper, former Herndon pastor and “America's Most Wanted” fugitive Jack E. Clark has been brought to justice. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church celebrates Memorial Day
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, will hold a special Memorial Day celebration on Sunday, May 25, immediately following its noon worship service. Church officials will unveil and dedicate a marker on the grounds of the church’s founding location at 13614 Coppermine Road in Herndon. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
South Lakes wins first district title in 21 years
The South Lakes boys track team won the Liberty District championship last week, beating out second-place Stone Bridge by 22 points. It was the first district title for the Seahawks in 21 years. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Saluting the 2008 Lord and Lady Fairfax Honorees
Celebrate Fairfax, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2008 Lords and Ladies Fairfax. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Dulles hotel market solid
Despite economic slowdown, more hotel construction is in the works | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Pageant to celebrate the beauty of seniors
Starting at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 30, at the James E. Lee Senior Center in Falls Church, seven women, 60 and older, will seek the title of Ms. Virginia America 2008 at a pageant where wrinkles that come with age are not masked, they're celebrated. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
HP makes $14 billion bid for EDS
Hewlett Packard (HP) and Electronic Data Systems (EDS) announced Tuesday that they have signed a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase EDS at a price of $25.00 per share, for a value of approximately $13.9 billion. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
GRACE happily sings the blues
The Greater Reston Arts Center’s (GRACE) newest exhibit – “The Chittlin Circuit Review: Narrative Paintings on the History of the Blues” by Washington, D.C., artist and muralist Rik Freeman – drew rave reviews from the opening reception crowd May 9. Through a sweeping series of vivid, action-packed paintings, the artist follows an imaginary character through the history of blues music and the turbulent social conditions surrounding him, beginning in the 1880s when Jim Crow laws were enacted throughout the South. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon man seeks national strawberry-eating title
Despite competitive eater Ian “The Invader” Hickman's great successes, he says he still feels he has some unfinished business when it comes to strawberries. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Volkswagen, D.C. United announce partnership
D.C. United and Herndon-based Volkswagen of America Inc. announced a highly anticipated five-year partnership agreement last week that will see the two brands join forces in a landmark deal that includes a prominent Volkswagen logo on the jerseys of the professional soccer team. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Report ranks high school performance
High schools in southeastern Fairfax County have lower scores on standardized tests than schools in other areas of the county, according to a “report card” published last week by the Fairfax County Coalition of Advocates for Public Schools. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Staff OKs Spectrum plan in Reston
Plans to significantly transform the Spectrum shopping center in Reston moved forward last week as a county staff report recommended approval of the project. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fairfax County teacher charged with possessing methamphetamine
Police arrested a Fairfax County Public Schools teacher Rachel Smith on Thursday for possession of methamphetamine. Smith, 32, teaches at the Chantilly Academy. She resides at 47170 Brasswood Place in Sterling. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Falls Church murder suspect apprehended
The United States Marshals Service arrested Joshua S. Puryear. 21, of 8645 Lenfant Place in Manassas, who was wanted for the stabbing death of Harbi Adam in Falls Church on April 27. Puryear was captured in Washington, D.C., where he is being detained awaiting extradition to Fairfax County. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Goose egg addling stirs concern in Reston
Goose egg addling has captured the attention of some Reston residents who are worried that the procedure is not being done humanely. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Reston medical spa benefits from BOTOX boom
A tight economy is apparently not limiting the demand for tight faces. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Republicans gear up for convention
Both Republicans battling to take on former Gov. Mark Warner (D) in this year's Senate race say they think they have secured the support they need in Northern Virginia to be victorious. | 0 comments - ›› more ...