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Are you looking for something fun to do around Reston? Maybe something that helps a great cause?  An excellent exercise opportunity? A chance to meet some cool new people?  Or simply, just something to get you out of your apartment? If so, then the Footsteps for Hope 5K Run & 3Mile/1Mile Walk is just what you're looking for! Taking place at 8am,... [Read more...]

Come one, come all! Come young and old! Come to the Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival! Now celebrating it's 21st anniversary, the NVFAF continues it's tradition as North Virginia's biggest (and best!) arts festival, as well as it's tradition of supporting the Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) non-profit through it's attempts to promoting... [Read more...]

You may not know this, but there is a thriving pub scene amid Reston and the greater Washington D.C. metro area.  These pub, most of them based around Irish and English cuisine, offer tasty food and cold drinks, a fun and relaxed environment that's great for getting together with friends, or even for a date night event. What's more, there are several... [Read more...]

Not everyone comes off of the weekend and starts up their Mondays fully rested, fully charged, and completely de-stressed. Therefore, if you're looking for some cool events taking place near your Reston apartments this week that are great if you want to relax and "take it easy", then we're got just the ticket for you. Lunch Hour Stress Buster on Wed.,... [Read more...]

If you're looking for a fantastic way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this Saturday (May 5th), why not participate in the 2012 VisionWalk at Reston's Brown's Chapel Park? After all, it's only the best May 5K race in the greater Reston area...EVER! Okay, that may be a little presumptuous. Still, as Reston's race of the 50 other VisionWalk races around the... [Read more...]

Fairfax County is about to get an additional member in it's smoothie and cafe department.  A new Tropical Smoothie Cafe will be celebrating it's Grand Opening off of Plaza America Dr. on Monday, April 30th with a Ribbon-Cutting ceremony at 10am. While there has been nothing official posted online regarding any specific Grand Opening specials that Reston's... [Read more...]

Apparently, Reston is not only an incredibly romantic city, but a stalwartly benevolent and philanthropic one to boot! This past Wednesday (April 18th), the Reston Community Center Lake Anne held a fundraiser for Global Camps Africa, a nonprofit organization that flies under the banner of "Empowering Children For An AIDS Free Tomorrow".  Specifically,... [Read more...]

 Nothing says Reston romance like a karaoke night! Okay, maybe not. But that doesn't mean it can't be a lot of fun.  There are plenty of places around your Reston apartments, including several night clubs, bars, pubs, and restaurants that host their own karaoke nights once or twice a week. With that in mind, here are several highly rated karaoke oriented... [Read more...]

The Northern Virginia Artists League (NOVAL)  is celebrating its 10th anniversary!  Since it's inception in 2002, NOVAL has worked with gusto to provide the great community of North Virginia with a diverse variety of visual art from both local and national artists. In celebration of their decade anniversary, NOVAL is boasting an exhibition with ArtSpace... [Read more...]

If Wikipedia is to be believed, then back in 1961, real estate entrepreneur Robert E. Simon bought apx. 7,240 acres of Virginia land from the Bowman bourbon distillery with the hopes of establishing a new town that would put great emphasis on providing it's people with a high quality of life.  Reston was found on April 10th, 1964, Simon's 50th birthday,... [Read more...]

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