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Another attempt to develop the Reston National Golf Course for housing appears to have fallen short, for now.

The Fairfax County Planning Commission informally voted last Thursday (May 15) to recommend the project be left off a list of Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals to be recommended to the Board of Supervisors in June.


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Reston Association (RA) is looking for community input on plans to renovate the Lake Newport Tennis Court.

The courts at 11452 Baron Cameron Avenue are currently funded for renovation sometime in 2026 or 2027, with community engagement and engineering starting this year.


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RELAC will live to cool down residents and businesses near Lake Anne in Reston for at least one more summer.

Reston RELAC President Mark Waddell informed customers on Monday (March 31) that he’s in discussions to transfer ownership of the chilled-water cooling system to a contractor in Maryland, enabling operations to continue after a previously planned hand-off fell through.


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While Fairfax County continues studying what to do with Lake Accotink, another local manmade body of water is gearing up for a dredging.

A contractor will begin operations in Reston next Monday (April 7) to dredge up and dispose of accumulated sediment from the canal at the northwest corner of Lake Anne, Reston Association announced in a newsletter on Friday (March 28).


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Hundreds of residents around Lake Anne in Reston are facing new uncertainty over how they will cool down their homes as the weather heats up.

SpringRELAC, a resident-run nonprofit, announced yesterday (Tuesday) that its authority to operate the central air-conditioning system that provides chilled water from the man-made lake to surrounding properties hasn’t been renewed for the 2025 season.


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The upcoming election for Reston Association’s board of directors will be a quiet one.

Only two candidates applied and were certified by the association’s elections committee to appear on the ballot, each vying for a different seat. A third open seat representing the Lake Anne and Tall Oaks District didn’t receive any candidate applications, so current director Irwin Flashman will continue serving, according to an RA spokesperson.


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Even with increased development in the area, Reston’s bird population has remained steady — at least according to Reston Association’s annual bird counts.

The organization’s environmental staff and volunteers identified 1,685 individual birds from 52 different species during their 2025 Reston Winter Bird Count, which was conducted on a Saturday in early January.


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One of Reston Association’s most popular programs is coming back later this month.

The Senior Movie Day program will kick off its 30th year on Jan. 22 with a screening of the Annette Bening-starring biopic “Nyad” at Look Dine-In Cinemas (11940 Market Street) in Reston Town Center.


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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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A new juice shop is still in the works at North Point Village Center (1432 North Point Village Center) in Reston.

A representative for Greenheart Juice says an estimate of the opening date will become clearer by the end of the month, but didn’t provide an explanation for the delay. The business was previously expected to open in August.


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