Letter: Defenseless Before Developers
Bob Simon may cling to the notion of seven village centers each with multiple high-rise buildings, but nearly all the rest of us realize that this was, and is, a ludicrous idea on many counts. For one, the inadequate road system Simon created struggles to accommodate existing traffic.
Opinion: Registered to Vote at Current Address?
Oct. 15 deadline; encourage eligible high school and college students to vote as well.
It's a key question that must be answered by Oct. 15 in order to vote in this presidential election: are you registered to vote at your current address? Answering that question early, and voting early, will help ensure that your vote is counted and will contribute to a more orderly Election Day.
Arlington "Flourishing After 55"
Upcoming activities for "Flourishing After 55"
The Rosslyn Jazz Festival
The Rosslyn Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, from 1-7 p.m. in Gateway Park.
Arlington Night Out: Sept. 5, 2012
ArtJamz Comes to Shirlie’s Girls Night Out
The Village at Shirlington invites DC-area fashionistas to Shirlie’s Girls Night Out on Thursday, Sept. 6, 5-10 p.m.
Sustaining Virginia’s Future
Of all the sources of information I cite in my weekly columns, none is quoted as frequently as The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (www.thecommonwealthinstitute.org). The institute is an independent staff of professionals who do analyses of state public policies with particular attention to the impacts on low and moderate income persons. Their July 2012 report, Frozen in Time: Virginia’s Revenue System Can’t Pull its Weight, provides the documentation for this column.
Fairfax Fumbles Master Plan, Reston Future-Part 2
As the Progressive reported last time, Fairfax Supervisor Cathy Hudgins’ Reston Master Plan Task Force has stalled, failing to complete Phase 1 of its work—i.e., plans for development in the rail corridor. With the train arriving next year and no plan in sight, the County caved and is now telling developers not to worry about a plan, just bring in their plans so construction can proceed. If you wondered why Reston should become a self-governing town, watch as the County turns planning as well as building over to developers.
Annual Lake Thoreau Boat Party
Lake Thoreau’s Boat Party, on Sunday, Aug. 26 consisted of various boats from the Lake Thoreau community tied up in the middle of the lake for a social gathering with friends and neighbors.
Orange Line: Sept. 5, 2012
Upcoming events and activities.
Reston Photographer Wins National Honor
Reston won another national honor, thanks to the talents of a local professional photographer. Two weeks ago, CNN Money Magazine listed Reston as one of the top ten "Best Places to Live."
Dunn Loring Woods 50th Annual Great American Traditional Block Party
Saturday, Sept. 8 the 18 families residing on Syracuse Circle in the Dunn Loring Woods area of Fairfax will gather with former residents to celebrate their 50th consecutive annual block party.
Reston Concert for Camp Sizanani
The Reston-based Global Camps Africa (GCA) hosts an evening of music and a chance to meet some of the people of Camp Sizanani, GCA’s residential camp for HIV/AIDS affected children in South Africa.
Arlington Calendar: Sept. 5, 2012
Upcoming events and activities.
An Excited, Nervous Start at Lake Anne Elementary
Five-year-old "excited, but shy," mom "happy and scared" on first day of school.
"I think this school year will be great. We have a great school community." --Blake Kohn, President, Lake Anne PTA
Herndon Police Department Recognized in Law Enforcement Challenge
The Town of Herndon Police Department received third place in the Virginia Chief’s Law Enforcement Challenge for 2012, Municipal Division (51-75 officers category). There were 41 agencies that entered programs in this year’s challenge. The awards ceremony was held on Aug. 14, at the Virginia Chiefs of Police Conference in Roanoke.
Column: Symptoms or just Sometimes
Making the best of a bad situation, that’s how I roll (I’m a Red Sox fan after all). Some days are easier than others, some symptoms/treatments/results are better than others. And some columns make more sense than others. But that’s cancer for you: an equal opportunity “screwer-upper.”
Terry Tymczyna, of Herndon, Receives Sales Award
Terry Tymczyna, visual communications expert at FASTSIGNS® of Herndon, was recognized with the Silver Sales Award at the 2012 FASTSIGNS Outside Sales Summit, recently held in Dallas.
Herndon Festival With ‘Adult Flavor’
24th Annual Labor Day Festival features beer, wine and fun.
From noon to 6 p.m., Historic Downtown Herndon was hopping on the holiday. The Town of Herndon Parks and Recreation Department and their partners, the Herndon Women’s Club, produced the town’s 24th Annual Labor Day Festival. Chipper volunteers from the club welcomed the festival-goers, collected the cash, and checked id’s before handing out those coveted commemorative wine tasting glasses, which were put to good use at booths representing no less than 12 Virginia wineries. "Between the wine, the beer, and the cooking demonstrations, there’s definitely an adult flavor to this festival," said Alanna Greaves of Reston.
Priest from Syria Speaks at Rock Spring Church
Recently expelled priest talks about the uprising in the country.
Members of the local Muslim and Christian communities gathered at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ in Arlington recently to hear from Father Paolo Dall'Oglio, an Italian Jesuit priest who had lived in Syria since 1982, and was recently expelled from the country for speaking out against the Syrian government's crackdown on the uprising there.