EVENTS
1960 — Signing of contract to purchase 1,750 acres of farmland and woods located between DC and the airport under construction (to be named Dulles)
1962 — Adoption by Fairfax County Board of Supervisors of Residential
Planned Community Ordinance (RPC)
1964 — Singer Electronics Laboratory and Air Survey Corporation open for business. First residents move in.
1966 — Official dedication with presentations by Poet Laureate Steven Spender and NYC Parks Commissioner August Hecksher, Interior Secretary Stuart Udall and representatives of 37 countries with "New Towns"
1997 — I return to Reston and move into condo on 13th floor of Heron House
1998 — I meet Cheryl Terio
2009 — Dedication of Nature House at Nature Center
2010 — Asian Festival at Brown's Chapel
PLACES
My bed in 1301 [Heron House] — I love to sleep and nap
Lake Anne Plaza (officially designated Washington Plaza) — Modeled after plazas throughout the rest of the world as the social glue of communities
Jasmine and Montmartre restaurants on Lake Anne Plaza — good food, reasonable prices
Pathways going all around Lake Anne — beautiful views, lovely gardens
Fountain Square in Town Center — a true gathering place with its pavilion for skating in winter and events the rest of the year; restaurants and shops
Nature Center — 70 acres of natural beauty and its Nature House for permanent exhibits and frequent classes
Center Stage at Reston Community Center, Hunters Woods — a fully equipped stage with orchestra pit, seating 300 and offering a full schedule of concerts, plays and events