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Equestrian Athletes Need Opportunities, Too

One nay doesn’t stop a pasture of support for home riding lessons. Many in Oakton, Vienna and Great Falls testify.

Natalie Martinisko was the youngest speaker before the county’s Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Feb. 14.

Reston Girl Scout Pursues Badge Repairing Mount Vernon Trail

Sathiya Kannan, a Girl Scout from Reston, will be repairing one of the bridges on the Mount Vernon Trail in Alexandria on Saturday, March 25, as a Silver Award Project for scouting.

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Herndon Council Appoints Resident to Board of Zoning Appeals

Herndon Council Appoints Resident to Board of Zoning Appeals

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Hub Touted as Future Herndon Economic Driver

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Wednesday, Feb. 22, for the opening of Innovation Avenue and the Innovation Avenue interchange, which will connect Route 28 and the future site of the Hub, a mixed-use development planned near the Innovation Center Metro station in Loudoun County.

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Dulles Metrorail Silver Line Updates

Dulles Metrorail Silver Line Updates

Crime Report: The following incidents were reported by the Reston District Police Station.

The following incidents were reported by the Reston District Police Station.

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Woman Killed While Walking Across Reston Parkway

Asress Gobena Lakew, 57, of Reston was killed when she was struck by a car while trying to cross Reston Parkway at the intersection of South Lakes Drive on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 23.

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Refugee Welcoming Cards

Brownies in Troop 3173 at Waples Mill Elementary School in Oakton and Hunters Woods Elementary School in Reston are making welcome cards for refugees that will be resettled in northern Virginia by Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area, one of the local agencies that resettles over 1,200 individuals annually.

Crime Report: The following incidents were reported by the Town of Herndon Police Department.

The following incidents were reported by the Town of Herndon Police Department.

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Herndon-Reston Indivisible Group Ready for Action

Movement started as a Google Doc has taken off.

The Indivisible movement. It started as a Google Doc guide.

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Reston Soccer Field Proposal Gets Kicked Off the Table

Foul calls exchanged.

The Reston Association Board of Directors voted to kill a proposal by the Reston Soccer Association to fund the renovation of the Lake Newport Soccer Park on Reston Parkway.

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Book Talk To Commemorate Women’s History Month

Author Rosemary Reed Miller to discuss "The Threads Of Time, The Fabric Of History."

Author Rosemary Reed Miller, 77, of Washington, D.C., will be speaking at the Potomac Library on Saturday, March 18 at 2 p.m., about her book, "The Threads Of Time, The Fabric Of History: Profiles Of African American Dressmakers And Designers From 1850 To The Present."

Lunch and Learn About Cuba

A first-hand account of growing up in Castro's Cuba, emigrating alone to the United States as a teenager, and making a life first in Chicago, then New York and finally Maryland is what Potomac Community Village (PCV) members and guests will hear from speaker Simon Babil at a free brown bag luncheon presentation open to all in the community.

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Where's the Snow?

Potomac residents filled the courtyard in the village on Friday, Feb. 24, savoring each moment of a week of springtime in February.

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Homeowners Oppose Proposed Transit Area Tax

Lack of notification also criticized.

Homeowners voiced concern about paying a proposed service district tax that is being proposed in Reston and outside the Town of Herndon.