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Farm Fresh at Frying Pan
Farmers Table at Frying Pan Park offers a preview of the market season.
Dreaming of all that farm fresh produce and the treats on offer at the area farmers’ markets? Counting the days until May when most will re-open? Stop dreaming. And stop staring at the calendar. Wander over to Frying Pan Farm Park on Thursdays between 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and satisfy your cravings for food that hasn’t been flash-frozen or packed with preservatives so that it could make the gazillion mile trip from who-knows-where to your grocery store.
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For the Love of the BBQ
BBQ Palace food truck service runs through November.
Big flavor and a 60-year-old family recipe are sure to satisfy BBQ fans at Shaffer’s BBQ Palace, a community-based food truck service in the heart of Columbia Pike.
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Using Smart Phone To Get Better Healthcare
New apps and websites designed to make medical visits more efficient.
When Susan Gallagher’s 5-year-old son had an allergic reaction to something he ate at a birthday party, the Reston mother knew she had to get him to an emergency room immediately.
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Life-affirming Comedy
Reston Community Players presents "The Savannah Disputation."
The Reston Community Players will soon bring the D.C. area community theater premiere of "The Savannah Disputation" to audiences. The play was written by emerging award winning playwright Evan Smith.
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Wonderful Tunes, Wonderful Voices
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington comes to the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia.
Continuing to expand its Performing Arts Series, the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV) is bringing the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington (GMCW) to the local area for an evening of entertainment of Broadway show tunes, pop music and traditional choral music.
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Taking the Plunge at Lake Anne
Hundreds participate in Polar Bear Dip to raise money for Camp Sunshine.
When Jean Young of Reston bundled up for her Saturday walk with her dog Seamus around Lake Anne Saturday, Feb. 2, she was worried her down jacket, long underwear, wool hat and gloves might not provide enough protection from the 30- degree weather. Little did she know she would be encountering more than 100 people wearing even less.
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Sampling City’s Arts
Chinese art delegation arrives in Alexandria.
Alexandria welcomed a delegation of Chinese media and artists from Jiangsu Province on Jan. 13, which marked an auspicious start to 2012 and the Year of the Dragon.
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Column: Punishment Without Rehabilitation
“Tough on crime” is a phrase in which elected officials delight. It means that the people they represent believe they are working hard to ensure the public safety.
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Progress Report from Labor Resource Center
The Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC) opened in December and, in nearly two months of operation, registered more than 150 Centreville-area residents who want temporary employment. CLRC’s professional staff and 27 volunteers provide information and quick service to both employers and those seeking work.
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Column: Conservatives Shape Legislation
The Virginia General Assembly has moved into the halfway point, a time of year we call crossover. During crossover, legislation that has passed from one chamber will go to the other for consideration.
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Owner of The Golden Pineapple Passes Away
Barbra Yakimchick Zimnoch, a long-time Great Falls resident and business owner, passed away on Feb. 7. For 31 years she owned and operated The Golden Pineapple in the Great Falls Village Center. Prior to that, she owned a gift shop at Lake Anne in Reston.
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County Executive Recommends More Cuts to Libraries
Walk into the Centreville Library and one is confronted with an institution in crisis. Attendance is up and demand has increased, even as the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors slashed $5 million out of the library system's budget in the past four years. Longtime Library Director Sam Clay says the library has had to make some difficult decisions in recent years, reducing staffing and hours throughout the 21-branch library system.
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News Briefs
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Building A Better Playground
Potomac youth spends her bat mitzvah helping others.
Building A Better Playground
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People Notes
People Notes
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Crime
Crime
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Survey of Restonion Shows Views on Recreation
The Reston survey results, announced two weeks ago, provides a snapshot of the community’s recreational activity.
Survey of Restonion Shows Views on Recreation
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Deria Case Still in Limbo
Murder suspect remains incompetent to stand trial.
Deria Case Still in Limbo
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Supporting Katrina Victims
Several efforts throughout Reston took place over the holiday weekend to help Hurricane Katrina victims.
Supporting Katrina Victims
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Crime Log
Crime Log