Reston Citizen

Friday

Jammin’ Java, Fear Nuttin Band at 8pm: Fear Nuttin Band is a liively mix of dance hall and hard rock blended with a hip hop-style groove and fronted by two Jamaican singers. [more]

Cosi, Reston Town Center at 9am: Open coffee club. [more]

Saturday

Reston Town Center Pavilion at 10am: See a beautiful collection of vintage Porsches - from 356’s (bathtubs) to 911’s, 914’s, 928’s, and many more.

Reston Farmers Market at 8am-12pm: Support your local farmers and help the enviroment, by buying fruits, vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods at the local farmers market. [more]

If you have an event you’d like to advertise, please let us know. All events are free unless otherwise noted.

A homeowner discovered a burglar in her residence located in the 11800 block of Barrel Cooper Court. The 21-year-old victim heard noises coming from her kitchen around 11:35 a.m. on Thursday, August 30. When she went to investigate, the suspect was standing in her kitchen and fled when confronted.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, 20 to 25 years old. He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds. His hair was short with a military-style haircut and no facial hair. He wore a red sleeveless T-shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS or the police at 703-691-2131.

Here are some fun things to do with your family for labor day or any other day in Reston.

Reston Zoo: Check out some of the animals at this nearby zoo. It’s open until 6pm with last admission at 5pm until September 3rd.

Movies: How about a family movie night after the BBQ? Each person can pick a movie, and have some popcorn.

Jobs: Labor Day should be about forgetting your job, but why not talk to your kids about work? Get a book with many jobs, and tell your kids what they do. And ask what they want to be.

Museums: You don’t have to visit DC to find museums. Reston has some, one is the Reston Historic Museum at Lake Anne. You can also visit the art gallery at Lake Anne, on the ground floor of the Heron House.

If you’re like me Labor Day is probably going to be your last outdoor cooking thing of the year. So for no other reason besides sentimental value I’ve chosen this picture. Well maybe more than that because the lomofied colors really help with the mood.

Weather for the 2007 Labor Day weekend:
Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. North wind between 3 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind between 6 and 9 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Photo by: Peter*Martin

Reston based LeMay Erickson Architects took two Fairfax County Exceptional Design Awards, both for church design. Their merit award was for the expansion of Vienna Presbyterian church, in downtown Vienna. The firm expanded the building to 55,000 square feet, upgraded the sanctuary to sit 1000 people, and added more classrooms and administration office space.

They also took an award for their expansion work on Clifton Presbyterian Church, a historical building. Without altering the building structurally LeMay Erickson Architects added 30 seats to the sanctuary They also more than doubled square footage with an addition of a fellowship hall, kitchen, and classrooms.

The Fairfax County Exceptional Design Awards contain five categories. The awards are designed to “Recognize achievement in the total design of a building and site and to create an awareness of outstanding planning and design projects among design professionals and the general public.” The awards are sponsored by the Department of Planning and Zoning.

The colors make this photo intriguing and unique. It seems to show sunset at midday. Maybe it’s a message about the change at Reston Town Center, if so it’s further enhanced by the presence of that crane.

Weather for Thursday, August 30th: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph.

Photo by: GHD PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN

Reston resident Allan Webb, who we previously blogged about is at another competition today. Today Webb will be competing in the 1500 meters at the IAAF world championship in Japan. Even though Webb beat the world record for that run last week, he barely qualified to make it the IAAF finals. As reported by the Washington Times, Webb said “I wasn’t aggressive enough at the start” he later added, “It almost cost me a spot in the final.”

Update

Webb came in 8th place at the Osaka competition but, America still won. Keyan born Bernard Lagat won the competition, bringing America it’s first win in the 1500 meter since 1908.

This picture taken where a new road is being constructed near the Sprint Nextel campus is our photo of the day. If you want your photo to be the photo of the day upload it to flickr with the tag “restoncitizen,” or use our contact form.

Weather for Wednesday August 29th: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph.

Photo by: Joshua Davis (articnomad)

I use to support Reston becoming a town to further define it’s since of place. But then other pros and cons crossed my mind.

Many of the large companies headquarters in Reston currently do not contribute to any road maintenance, because they are not taxed. As a town Reston could tax them. We could also get rid of the autocratic Reston Association, although that would prove difficult as the founding charter for the organization prohibits them from selling or donating their land. Lastly it would create a since of place and make sure Reston residents didn’t get cheated by things such as the Small District 5 boundary issue.

But on the other hand I wonder how much a town council and mayor would continue Reston’s goals. For instance Reston was supposed to have a mix of housing prices, which it does, but would a council of an affluent town such as Reston block future affordable housing? Would they continue to keep Reston growing, and not bow to the wishes of every NIMBY? What would taxes/services be like?

Of course if Robert Simon were mayor then perhaps some aspects of Reston that have never been fully realized would be implemented.

Fairfax County police are reporting the Hunters Woods Exxon gas station was robbed on Sunday night. The incident happened around 9:45 when the criminal brandished a fire armed and demanded money. The victim complied, and the robber took an undisclosed sum of money from the register.

Police are still searching for the man who is described as a black male in his 30s. If you have any information you can call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).