<sh>New Commander at Reston Substation
<bt>Capt. Mike Vencak assumed the reins of the Reston District Police Station on Aug. 24 after his predecessor Capt. Edward Roessler was promoted to major of the patrol station, division one.
<sh>Burger King Shuts its Doors
<bt>The Burger King in the Tall Oaks section of Reston closed its doors on Aug. 31. "Straight and simple, we overdeveloped the Reston marketplace," Ben Jarratt, the owner of the recently shut down fast food franchise. "We had four Burger Kings within a three-mile radius, and that was clearly one too many."
Jarratt, of McLean, and his company, Northern Virginia Group, Inc., own 10 other Burger Kings in Northern Virginia, including two of the three remaining stores in Reston, at North Point and Hunters Woods. The "underperforming" Tall Oaks Burger King was opened in 1999, Jarratt said.
<sh>Multicultural Festival:
Entertainers Needed
<bt>Entertainers from a variety of cultural traditions are invited to perform at Reston's annual Multicultural Festival, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lake Anne Village Center. Musicians, dancers, storytellers, clowns and entertainers of all sorts from all of Northern Virginia's diverse cultures and races are invited to submit demo tapes, videos and press kits to the festival's entertainment committee. For more information, contact Haywood Hopson at the Reston Community Center at 703-476-4500.