Fairfax County’s very own film festival is returning this month with a lineup that ranges from “Shrek” to ruminations on women’s rights in Iran and European attitudes toward refugees.
Now in its 14th year, the Washington West Film Festival will kick off this Friday (Oct. 3) at Reston Town Center with a 25th-anniversary screening of “Shrek,” organized in conjunction with the town center’s inaugural Rocktoberfest. More than a dozen other movies will follow from Oct. 9-13.
A growing D.C.-area sushi chain is settling in at Reston Town Center.
Since opening next to PR Run and Walk at 11909 Democracy Drive on Sept. 19, Kusshi Sushi has been offering 20% discounts on all food items — a promotion that will continue throughout its soft launch.
An updated vision for the next phase of Reston Town Center’s expansion is starting to solidify.
The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted 11-0 on Sept. 17 to support developer BXP’s requested revisions to its previously approved plan for the second phase of the project known informally as RTC Next.
Reston Town Center’s wide variety of eateries grew by one last week with the opening of Corsica Wine Bar.
The brand, which operates one other location in Denver, comes from the same team behind Barcelona Wine Bar, boasts three locations in the D.C. area.
Reston Town Center is extending its free summer concerts into the fall this year with a Shrek-themed ogre-haul.
The inaugural Rocktoberfest will kick off a week before the concert with a special 25th anniversary screening of “Shrek” in the Pavilion at 11900 Market Street on Friday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Update — Corsica Wine Bar is now open at Reston Town Center, a spokesperson confirmed to FFXnow.
It’s currently open for walk-in diners from 4 p.m. to midnight on Sunday through Thursday, and from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Reservations will begin on Sept. 15, and brunch and happy hours are “coming soon.”
After a mere three-day absence, Whole Foods Market is back open in Reston.
The grocery store welcomed customers to its new, larger location at the Spectrum at Reston Town Center yesterday (Wednesday), offering complimentary coffee and snacks from Manassas-based Café Kreyol and Maryland’s Whisked by Jenna.
Reston Town Center has booked another restaurant tenant for its expansion along Sunset Hills Road.
The Italian restaurant Grazie Nonna and the deli Grazie Grazie — which share an owner and are primarily based in D.C. — are both expected to open at the development known informally as RTC Next in spring 2026, a public relations representative for property owner BXP told FFXnow.
Shake Shack has settled on an opening date for its new restaurant at Reston Town Center.
The chain will start serving its signature burgers and shakes at 11922 Democracy Drive on Wednesday, July 16, Shake Shack communications manager Kate DeMarco says. The initial “wave” of customers to arrive when doors open at 11 a.m. will receive Shake Shack stickers.
Artwork at the Reston Town Center Metro station is in the running for an international public art award, with local residents eligible to cast ballots in support.
“Ethos” by George Bates is among 100 pieces of public art vying in the CODAawards competition, sponsored by CODAworx.
