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Herndon Festival 2018 is Almost Here
Festival combines the joy of outdoor concerts with the thrill of a summer carnival all packed into a 4-day family-friendly event.
Returning to the Balance of Nature in Great Falls
Growing native plants
On Oct. 19, the Environment & Parks Committee of the Great Falls Citizens Association presented Native Plants by Dr. Meghan M. McGinty, a presentation she'd been dreaming about for years, McGinty said.
One Board, Two Sycamores, Three Concerns in Reston
Possible removal of Heron House trees brought to light.
Two Reston sycamore trees at Lake Anne Village Center appear to be a concern to certain people, but for three different reasons.
Meet Grand Marshals of the 2019 Reston Holiday Parade
Interview: Sergeant Major Christal Rheams, AD and Master Sergeant Caleb Green, United States Army Retired, speak out.
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Spring Flea Market Held in Reston
Vendors make space and earn money while supporting their neighbors and the environment.
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Great Falls Friends and Neighbors Supports Artemis House
Donation of $5,500 to help victims of domestic and sexual violence
Members of Great Falls Friends and Neighbors (GFFN) Philanthropy Committee presented a donation check for $5,500 on Jan. 26 to Joe Meyer, Executive Director & CEO of Shelter House, and Nurjan Ahmedova, Director of Development, to support the organization's 24-hour emergency shelter, Artemis House for domestic and sexual violence victims, stalking, and human trafficking.
Court Rules On Herndon House Concert Events
Fairfax County Circuit Court reverses the Town of Herndon’s BZA decision.
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Coffee With a Cop Returns in Herndon
Police officers and the community meet up over coffee to get to know each other better.
Herndon Wreaths Across America Site Remembers, Honors, Teaches
Veterans did not give up and neither did Herndon Woman's Club: 863 remembrance wreaths remain in place
Herndon Woman's Club (VA0143P) found a different way to carry out and join Wreaths Across America on National Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 19, 2020.
Love Your Body Yoga Festival Held in Reston
Good for the body and good for nonprofit ‘Friends of Southgate Community Center, Inc.’
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Memorial Music Festival Packed to Capacity
Hundreds crowd food and drink establishments at Lake Anne Plaza.
The inaugural Mykle Lyons Food and Music Festival draws hundreds to Lake Anne Plaza.
Shopping with a Sheriff in Burke
Children pair up with Fairfax County Sheriff Deputies for a pizza party and back-to-school shopping trip of a lifetime.
Reston-Herndon Community Creates 10,000 Handwritten Valentines
Barbera Foundation spreads love and optimism powered by one-off volunteerism, social media and the desire to be a force of positive change.
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Controversial Solutions at Play for Springvale Road Bridge in Great Falls
Great Falls Citizens Association invites VDOT to Feb. 25 Town Hall.
Policies passed down to state levels encouraging single-lane deteriorating bridges to be replaced with two-lane bridges because of purported safety concerns are once again at the forefront for discussion between the Great Falls Citizens Association, community members, Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville District), and the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Southgate Community Center in Reston May Be Renamed
Board Matter unanimously approved by County Supervisors on naming the community center after Catherine M. Hudgins
Southgate Community Center in Reston may be getting a new name soon.
Oakton High Senior Authors ‘Elara, STEM Girl’
Kickstarter campaign launched to support publication expenses for Leela Ayyar's capstone project.
Reston Community Identity Preserved
Lakeside Pharmacy Icons refurbished and reinstalled in new location.
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Holly Ann Kuga Endowment Established in Great Falls
Women's Club of Great Falls Scholarship Fund names first awardee at GMU.
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Students Protest VDOE’s Policies
Flash point awaits as some schools balk at implementing policies.
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Historic Herndon Oak Tree Removed
Nearly 200-year-old witness tree 'struggled' and obstructed sight triangle quadrant to the intersection.
In 1823, an acorn from an Overcup Oak tree sent up a shoot at what is now the corner of Elden and Center Streets in the Town of Herndon.