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Rise Against Hunger
Local Rotary and Interact clubs pack meals.
Local Rotary and Interact clubs pack meals.
Storytime for Little Historians
Young children learn about Reston and its founding principles.
Young children learn about Reston and its founding principles.

In Tents Not by Choice, But Lack of Choices
Problems with data; police Encounters; shelter and housing.
People experiencing homelessness opt to sleep in areas ‘not designated for human habitation’ because of a lack of affordable housing, especially for those earning below 30 percent of the Area Median Income.

Early Voting Underway for VA House of Delegates 35th District
Fills seat vacated by former Delegate Mark Keams
Fills seat vacated by former Delegate Mark Keams

FCPS First Day of School 2023
New strategic plan, expanded bus pass, and Metrobus program.
School Starts
Shoppers Welcome the Opening Days at County Farmers Markets 2023
Last night in the ground, next day on your plate.
Farmer's Markets
Reston Couple Remembered As ‘Earth Angels’
Family, friends, and neighbors mourn Scott Fricker and Buckley Kuhn Fricker.

In-Person Early Voting Locations Open in Fairfax County
Voters cite ballot controversy and deep divide in the country.
The need to drop their ballot into a secure drop-off box or slide it into a voting machine, spurred thousands of voters to wait in long lines on the first day of in-person early voting at satellite locations in Fairfax County on Oct. 14.
Annual Bluebells at the Bend Returns to McLean, Great Falls
Festival at Riverbend Park 2022.
Festival
Memorial Day Ceremony in Great Falls
Honoring the service of war dead.
Memorial Day Ceremony in Great Falls
Herndon Festival Returns After Four Years
Final attendance expected to break 30,000.
Final attendance expected to break 30,000.

Next Big Thing: Youth Rugby Registration Open
PreK-12- grade students welcomed.
PreK-12- grade students welcomed.

Newly Released Book Chronicles Fall of Saigon 1975
Local author tells of her Vietnamese family’s escape on the last plane out.
Vietnam book
Spotlighting the Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate
The Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services facility empowers individuals and families.
The Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate in Reston is a vital, active neighborhood hub. Located at 12125 Pinecrest Road, Dogwood Elementary School, a Fairfax County Title 1 grant program school, anchors the community.

MCA Votes to Support 48 Townhouses Planned for McLean
8 planned as affordable dwelling units; 13 existing single-family homes to be removed.
MCA Votes to Support 48 Townhouses Planned for McLean