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Reston Association board approves new budget, raising assessment fee

Published November 25, 2024 at 1:15PM

Reston Association headquarters building sign (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Reston Association members will once again see an uptick in the annual assessment that they pay for the services and facilities provided by the homeowners’ organization.

The RA Board of Directors voted at its meeting on Thursday (Nov. 21) to adopt a $23 million budget for 2025 and implement a $848 assessment fee — a $31 or 3.8% increase from the current rate of $817, according to a memo from RA staff to the board.

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New Tysons office data shows gap between ‘haves and have-nots’

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 25, 2024 at 11:15AM

The Tysons Central office building and Lumen Apartments next to the Tysons water tower (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

As a whole, the office market in Tysons remains challenged, but declining demand for office space, a national trend in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is hitting some properties harder than others.

The area’s office vacancy rate continues to climb, reaching 22% as of Sept. 30, up from 19% at the same time in 2023 and 14% in mid-2020, according to data from the Tysons Community Alliance’s (TCA) inaugural Tysons Quarterly Market Report.

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Herndon woman killed in crash on Fairfax County Parkway in Reston

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 25, 2024 at 9:00AM

Northbound Fairfax County Parkway over Elden Street (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police believe speeding and alcohol both contributed to a crash on Fairfax County Parkway in Reston that killed a woman over the weekend.

Officers and medical personnel were dispatched to northbound Fairfax County Parkway over Elden Street around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday (Nov. 23) for the single-vehicle crash.

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Fashion store Apricot Lane now open at Chesterbrook Shopping Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 22, 2024 at 1:15PM

Inside Apricot Lane at Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean (courtesy Apricot Lane)

Apricot Lane has arrived at Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean just in time for Christmas shopping to kick into full gear.

The clothing boutique opened yesterday (Thursday) at 6224 Old Dominion Drive, Suite 6F. The 1,987-square-foot store will be located in between another upcoming fashion store, Sassanova, and the restaurant Sorn Thai.

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National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates tree plantings at South Lakes HS

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 22, 2024 at 9:45AM

Representatives from South Lakes High School, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, and ANA celebrate the planting of six Yoshino cherry trees at South Lakes High School in Reston (courtesy National Cherry Blossom Festival)

D.C.’s National Cherry Blossom Festival recently branched out to Reston with the planting of six Yoshino cherry trees at South Lakes High School.

Representatives of the festival and the Japanese airline All-Nippon Airways (ANA), which sponsored the trees, joined school officials and students on Nov. 13 for a ceremony to celebrate the plantings, which had taken place on Oct. 23.

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Charitable vending machines find home at Tysons Corner Center for winter holidays

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 22, 2024 at 9:00AM | Updated November 22, 2024 at 9:37AM

The Light the World Giving Machines have been installed outside AMC Theatres in Tysons Corner Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

This holiday season, shoppers at Tysons Corner Center will be able to buy gifts for local charities as well as their family and friends.

Northern Virginia’s biggest mall was chosen as this year’s host of the Giving Machines, philanthropic vending machines that will be unveiled with a “Grand Unwrapping” event at noon tomorrow (Saturday) outside AMC Theatres (7850 Tysons Corner Center).

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New townhome development in Pimmit Hills has fully sold out

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 21, 2024 at 3:45PM

The Tysons Ridge townhomes are under construction in Pimmit Hills (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The new townhomes under construction along Route 7 in Pimmit Hills have all been snapped up.

Developer EYA announced in late October that all 104 townhouses in Tysons Ridge have been sold, months ahead of the anticipated completion of construction.

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Greenheart Juice to open Reston shop this weekend

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 21, 2024 at 1:15PM

Inside Greenheart Juice Shop in Reston (courtesy Greenheart Juice Shop)

Greenheart Juice Shop is ready to welcome customers in Reston.

The local juice and smoothie chain will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location at North Point Village Center (1432 North Point Village Center) at 8 a.m. this Saturday (Nov. 23).

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NEW: FCPS to review athletic protocols amid controversy over Hayfield transfers

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 21, 2024 at 9:00AM

Hayfield Secondary School (staff photo)

Fairfax County Public Schools will enlist an outside firm to conduct an independent investigation of all student-athlete transfers, as questions about Hayfield Secondary School’s football program continue to percolate.

Superintendent Michelle Reid announced last night (Wednesday) that the district will pursue a “comprehensive and external independent investigation” of its student transfer and eligibility practices after she met with six football coaches who reportedly planned to forfeit their scheduled games against Hayfield.

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Suspect in Herndon rape was released from jail days earlier, sheriff’s office says

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 21, 2024 at 8:15AM | Updated November 21, 2024 at 11:49AM

Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard discusses the arrest of a man suspected of raping a woman on the W&OD Trail (via Herndon Police Department/Facebook)

The man charged with raping a woman in Herndon on Monday (Nov. 18) had been sentenced to jail less than a week earlier, the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office says.

Denis Humberto Navarette Romero, 31, was previously arrested by Herndon Police for a separate incident and brought to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Oct. 20, according to the sheriff’s office.