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AT&T Invests in Reston

Guest Posts — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:42:46 +0000

AT&T is expanding coverage in and around Reston with a new cell tower that was activated Wednesday.

The new mobile Internet cell site, designed to enhance service to businesses and neighborhoods along Route 1, was activated Tuesday. The new cell site will add more comprehensive coverage to the area in general, while relieving other cell sites in the vicinity. This will provide a more robust and optimal service to customers and businesses.

“The new cell site is one part of AT&T’s ongoing efforts to drive investment and innovation to deliver the nation’s best, most advanced mobile Internet experience for customers,” states a release from AT&T

By: Elyssa Rae

Yard Sale to Support Local Soccer Team!

Adam Viener — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:10:28 +0000

The 4th Annual Inferno Soccer Club Yard Sale will be held Saturday, May 5th, from 8am-11am at 13111 New Parkland Drive, Herndon VA. The annual yard sale helps support the club and provides funds for scholarship players. Please come out and find some great stuff and help the club. There will be a LOT of stuff, including TVs, Golf Clubs, Kids and Baby Clothing, Bikes, Toys, Books, Dog crates, Cat houses, and more!

If you have items to donate, please leave a message here and we will be in touch.

Click here for Directions!

Find more yard sales in Reston & Herndon on Yard Sale Search.

Great Falls Rotary Going Strong

Go Reston — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:46:21 +0000

The Great Falls Rotary started less than a year ago with 85 charter members, making it one of the largest clubs in the district on day one. Rotary organizations are notorious for being actively involved in local community service projects, and the New Great Falls Club has integrated itself into the community.

In order to help raise some additional funds for local projects and organizations, they have launched a new site called Search4Rotary.com. When you use Search4Rotary.com to search the internet (results provided by Google), Google will share a portion of the advertising revenues with the Great Falls Rotary Club. Utilizing this site is one quick way we can all give back to Northern Virginia.

Reston is 7th Most Romantic City

Go Reston — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:20:19 +0000

Just in time for Valentines Day, Foursquare, the leading location based “check-in” site, recently released their list of the top 10 romantic cities, and Reston came in at #7!

Foursquare studied 1.5 billion check-ins to identify which cities were the most romantic, based on check-ins to places Foursquare identified as “romantic”.

Here is their ranking of the top 10 romantic cities and top 10 least romantic cities:

Top 10:

Lake Buena Vista, FL.
Napa, CA.
Venice, CA.
Saint Louis, MO.
New York, NY.
San Francisco, CA.
Reston, VA.
Beverly Hills, CA.
Myrtle Beach, SC.
Key West, FL.

Bottom 10:

Beaverton, OR.
Bethlehem, PA.
Lawrenceville, GA.
Sterling Heights, MI.
West Chester, PA.
Normal, IL.
Norwalk, CT.
Tustin, CA.
Duluth, MN.
Waltham, MA.

Fairfax County School System – FamilyGram

Go Reston — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:38:58 +0000

Familygram is a newsletter for Fairfax County Public Schools parents and families that is published by the Department of Communications and Community Outreach.

A new issue has been posted to http://www.fcps.edu/cco/pubs/familygram/current/index.html

Highlights include:

* FCPS Trust and Fairfax County School Board Approves FY 2013-17 Capital Improvement Program

* Fairfax County School Board Votes to Offer Additional Honors Courses in High School

* Summer 2012 Program Information—What You Need to Know

* Numbers of Expulsions, Student Reassignments Drop in FCPS

* College Success Program Student Recruitment Underway for 2012-13 School Year

* FCPS Launches Living Fit in Fairfax Project

* New Management of Life-Threatening Allergies Handbook Now Available Online

* Keep Up-to-Date on FY 2013 Budget Information With The Bottom Line E-Newsletter

* Deadlines Approaching for Support Employee of the Year Award and Outstanding First-Year Principal Nominations

* 2012-13 School Year Calendar Now Available Online

* Sixty-Six Fairfax County Public Schools Earn 2012 Virginia Index of Performance Awards

* Are You Interested in Becoming a Mentor?

2012 Reston Bland Music Concert

Guest Posts — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:33:57 +0000

The Reston Bland Contest will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 7:30 pm in the Reston Community Center Theater at the Hunter Woods Shopping Center sponsored by the Reston Lions Club. Don’t let the Name fool you. This is a high-talent, prestigious competition that will expose you to some of Reston’s most musical youth.

Every contestant will receive a participation certificate and a written critique of his or her performance from two highly qualified judges.

The Bland Contest It is a progressive contest, where vocal and instrumental music students compete against each other at a local club level, with the winners moving up to the Region, District, and then to the State Finals. Series EE Bonds of $100, $75, and $50 will be awarded to the first, second, and third place finishers in the vocal and instrumental categories in the Reston Lions club level contest. Winners at the state level receive an enhanced $2500 scholarship. There is no cost to enter.

Click here for full Announcement

Click here for application and Registration Rules

By: Jonathan Ingman

Donation Drive for Haitian Orphans – This Sunday January 22nd

Guest Posts — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:53:06 +0000

Restonians,

We need your help! Two years ago the poorest country in the western hemisphere, Haiti, was hit by a massive 7.0 earthquake that decimated much of Port-au-Prince and outlying areas. The rebuilding has been slow and Haitians continue to suffer. How can you help?. Each one of us can do our part to make a difference to one small Haitian community. Please help us collect and deliver children’s goods to Abricots, Haiti to mark the 2^nd anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. We are counting on our Reston donation drive to be the biggest yet and need your help in spreading the word and donating:

Sunday, January 22nd: US Tennis Association / Mid-Atlantic Office - 11410 Isaac Newton Square North, Suite 270, Reston, VA 20190 – 10am to 3pm.

Did you know that as a result of the earthquake two years ago, the orphan population of Haiti is estimated to have more than doubled from a previous 360,000? Please join us in making a difference in one small community in Haiti, Abricots, by donating goods to the children of this village.

Here’s what we are collecting for ages 0 to 18 years:

Basic needs: shoes, underwear, rain gear, school bags, lunchboxes, dress and everyday clothes (no winter), toiletries, and toys

Educational needs: musical instruments, board games, school and craft supplies, early reader and comic books, teacher’s edition books, and translation dictionaries in English to French / Spanish to French.

Sporting equipment: soccer and basketballs, goal nets and basketball hoop rings, sporting gear for these games like jerseys, shoes and socks. Camping gear including backpacks, tents, sleeping bags, and equipment.

Uniforms: 11-15 matching used khaki and navy and light blue uniforms for newly established girl and boy scout troops in Abricots.

We are looking for 11 – 15 matching boys’ basketball and soccer jerseys in sizes medium and large and 11 -15 matching girls’ soccer and basketball uniforms in sizes small and medium.

Abricots is a small fishing village located in the Grand d’Anse region of Haiti. Access to this part of the country is difficult, especially during the rainy season. Roads to the surrounding villages are in some cases non-existent. Many thousands of Abricots’ residents are part of the post-earthquake mass exodus out of Port-au-Prince. Included in this number are several hundred orphans that have been transplanted to this region. The four local orphanages are filled beyond capacity, and local families have reached out to host the remaining children in their homes. Grant money from the city council and aid organizations has run out, and many of these children do not have the most basic of supplies.

Visit us at http://www.destinationabricots.com/ for more information.

By: Lisa McCabe Hobbs

Celebrate Chinese New Year at Big Bowl

Guest Posts — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:43:16 +0000

Big Bowl’s Chinese New Year festivities to ring in 4709 pays homage to the most revered sign of the zodiac – the dragon – known for its great enthusiasm, intensity and passion.

The five-day celebration begins January 19 with a special menu of symbolic foods and culminates on the 23rd with a complimentary lunch or dinner for those born under the Year of the Dragon. Here’s the lineup of festivities at Big Bowl located at Reston Town Center,11915 Democracy Drive:

Symbolic Specials

January 19 through January 23

Executive Chef Marc Bernard presents a menu of specials inspired by the Year of the Dragon and the symbolic foods that the Chinese eat for a bountiful new year. Shrimp and chive dumplings with a fiery sauce in honor of the dragon, Cantonese style lobster for bounty and blood orange sorbet representing the color that sounds like wealth in Chinese will be among the choices. Expect lucky cocktails, too, such as the Red Dragon (a kid version will also be available).

Good Luck Gamble

January 20

Gambling is symbolic of fortune for the New Year. In the evening, each table can take a chance by rolling the dice. Whatever number comes up will be deducted in dollars from the check (dine-in only).

Make Way for Dumplings

January 21, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

A complimentary cooking class on making dumplings because they represent wealth and prosperity. All participants receive a complimentary bag of dumplings. Spots fill up fast so make a reservation by calling the restaurant directly at (707) 787-8852.

Happy Birthday to Me – Chinese New Year’s Eve

January 22

Part of Chinese New Year calls for acknowledging “everybody’s birthday,” a time when birth and renewal are celebrated. All guests receive a hóng bāo (lucky red envelope). Tucked inside will be a gift certificate for $10 or $25 to Big Bowl, or a card for a complimentary appetizer, dessert, housemade ginger ale or bottled Big Bowl sauce.

As customary in Chinese families, all children will receive a hóng bāo with a crisp $1 bill.

Lucky Dragon, Lucky You

January 23 – Chinese New Year’s Day

All guests born in the Year of the Dragon will receive a complimentary lunch or dinner entrée (dine-in only) on the first day of the New Year. Dragon years include 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000 and of course, 2012.

By: Laura Yee

Basset Hound Adoption

Guest Posts — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:22:36 +0000

Please help BROOD (Basset Rescue Of Old Dominion) find our rescued hounds a home for the holiday!

See all our available hounds at: http://www.brood-va.org/availabledogs.htm

Or join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/BROOD-Basset-Rescue-of-Old-Dominion/120465412858

By: Twilla Miller

RA Board to consider costly indoor tennis facility at Dec. 15 meeting

Guest Posts — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:19:43 +0000

The RA Board will discuss a highly controversial proposal to build an indoor tennis facility at Lake Newport on Thursday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m. RA is considering spending up to $13 million to build a 46,000 square foot indoor tennis facility to benefit less than five percent of Reston’s residents. RA would spend $75,000 on a referendum if they decide to move forward with the project. Reston homeowners are encouraged to attend the meeting. Location: RA Headquarters, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive.

By: Alison