A Reston resident who already teaches meditation and yoga in the area will soon add contrast therapy to her repetoire of wellness offerings.
SweatHouz is targeting a late spring or early summer opening for its upcoming location at RTC West (12100 Sunset Hills Road, Suite R9), according to franchise owner Natalie Siewers.
Heads up, local fans of youth ice hockey: USA Hockey’s national championships are coming to town.
The 2025 Chipotle-USA Hockey Girls Tier II 16-under National Championship will play out at two venues in Northern Virginia this week, from April 2-6.
Visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to see the first-ever retrospective of Diné fiber artist DY Begay and experience the love she holds for her homelands, expressed through 48 inspired tapestries.
Bring the whole family and join an interactive experience for young visitors to understand the care and pride involved in weaving a Navajo rug.
Weaving Family Threads
Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Free | National Mall
In support of the exhibit Sublime Light: Tapestry Art of DY Begay, fiber artist DY Begay (Diné) and her sisters, Berdina Charley and Berdine Begay will share their stories and talents with the public. There will be hands-on interactive demonstrations to share some of the processes involved with weaving, including carding (combing) wool and spinning wool into thread.
While you are at the museum, enjoy Indigenous-inspired cuisine at the Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe, open daily 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Major support provided by Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support provided by Ameriprise Financial. Additional support provided by The Coby Foundation, Ltd., and Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Visit AmericanIndian.si.edu for event updates.
Fairfax County leaders have agreed to some proposals from the local NAACP branch on how to address homeless encampments, but divides between the civil rights organization and county government on the issue remain.
Perhaps the biggest point of contention is whether outside observers should be allowed on site when camps are dismantled.
Fairfax has scored a Top 5 spot on a ranking of the healthiest counties in the U.S.
The 2025 Niche rankings released last week found that Fairfax County is the fifth healthiest county in the country based on a review of 2,764 counties.
Eighth-grader Nikita Ramakrishnan bested 86 spellers to win the Fairfax County Spelling Bee March 23.
Ramakrishnan, a student at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, claimed the title after spelling “xanthic,” an adjective of Greek origin meaning “colored with some tint of yellow – used of a flower.”
Cherry Blossoms Boost Metro Ridership — Metro says Friday, Saturday and Sunday (March 28-30) were its busiest days since 2020, with 28 stations setting post-2020 single-day ridership records. Demand was fueled by the Tidal Basin cherry blossoms hitting peak bloom, a busy day at the National Zoo and opening weekend games for the Washington Nationals. [WMATA/Bluesky]
Dulles Airport Highway Reduced to One Lane — “Starting [Monday, March 31], traffic will be restricted to one lane in both directions on the Dulles Airport Access Highway between Hunter Mill Road and Beulah Road around the clock for paving work. Allow additional time for merging.” [Dulles Airport/X]
Federal Layoffs Could Affect Child Care Centers — Despite mandating that federal employees return to the office, the Trump administration has eliminated an office that oversees dozens of child-care centers housed in federal buildings “leaving them vulnerable to a drop in quality, higher costs or outright closure, former employees said.” [Washington Post]
DCA Worker Charged With Assault — “A Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport employee was arrested for an air traffic control tower fight, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).” The air traffic controller was put on leave Saturday (March 29) following the incident on Thursday night (March 27), an FAA spokesperson said. [WJLA]
Va. Schools Under Scrutiny Based on ‘Parental Rights’ Laws — “The U.S. Department of Education is putting Virginia schools on notice, warning they could lose federal funding and face further investigation if they fail to comply with parental rights laws.” The move appears to stem from debates over whether schools should be required to disclose a student’s gender transition to parents. [Virginia Mercury]
Temporary Art Galleries to Pop Up Around Annandale — “‘Art in Daily Spaces,’ an exhibition of 21 local artists in a variety of media, opens to the public April 5 in six locations across Annandale. The exhibition, now in its second year, was organized by Community Art for Everyone (CAFE) and sponsored by ArtsFairfax.” [Annandale Today]
Meet Teacher Behind Reston Community Newsletter — Herndon High School English and journalism teacher Dawn Stuvland Crosson started the Reston Letter in early 2023 after seeing “a lapse in local reporting in her community … The free, local, monthly printed newspaper is mailed to more than 23,000 Reston residents.” [Northern Virginia Magazine]
Oakton Teen Advocates for Rare Disease Research — “Isolation was becoming a problem in 2020 when the world was beginning to learn about COVID-19. The feeling of being alone become much more severe when Khartik Uppalapati was diagnosed with two rare diseases.” The experience inspired the Oakton High School student to co-found the nonprofit advocacy group RareGen. [WTOP]
It’s Tuesday — Expect sunshine and a high temperature near 59 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind ranging from 11 to 16 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. As the night progresses, there will be increasing clouds and the temperature will drop to around 43 degrees, with an east wind blowing at a speed of 3 to 7 mph. [NWS]
Northern Virginia’s lone nonprofit community center for LGBTQ+ individuals marked the opening on Saturday (March 29) of a new facility designed to expand opportunities serving the region.
“We have a lot of exciting things we want to do with this space,” said NoVA Prism Center board president Sydney Mastrangelo during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the expanded service center at 1340 Old Chain Bridge Road in McLean.
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).
Finding better ways for bus networks across Northern Virginia to better collaborate seems to be a priority for local representatives on the DMV Moves task force.
However, the possibility of consolidating the disparate systems into one appeared to be a non-starter, especially for Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay.
