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Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): We Ride The Silver Line So You Don't Have To: A Photographic Odyssey from Reston to DC

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A look at Reston's past. News and notes from Reston (tm). Friday, August 1, 2014. We Ride The Silver Line So You Dont Have To: A Photographic Odyssey from Reston to DC. It's been less than a week since the Silver Line has opened, and we decided to "check it out," as the kids haven't said for years, to see what it's all about. Come with us on our magical journey! We make it to the walkway across the Toll Road. Wait, what's this? On the platform. The anticipation is palpable. Like a metallic chariot, the S...

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Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Scenes From a Mall: A Stroll Through 'America's Next Great City,' Or At Least Some Jetsons-Like Elevated Platform

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A look at Reston's past. News and notes from Reston (tm). Friday, May 8, 2015. Scenes From a Mall: A Stroll Through Americas Next Great City, Or At Least Some Jetsons-Like Elevated Platform. Now that Tysons Corner has rebranded itself "America's Next Great City" (tm), we thought it was high time to discard our tired jibes about its decidedly unurbane, strip-mall and Crystal Koons car lot past. That was so 2014! Sprawl is out, dense, urban living is in, silly rabbits, and Tysons is poised. Why yes, that's...

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Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Caddyshackpocalypse Now: BZA Hearing Hinges on Scooby Doo Plot Point

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A look at Reston's past. News and notes from Reston (tm). Thursday, January 22, 2015. Caddyshackpocalypse Now: BZA Hearing Hinges on Scooby Doo Plot Point. Yesterday's Board of Zoning Appeals hearing on the future of Reston National Golf Course. Give us some good blockquote. BFFs at Reston Now:. McDermott said without coming from the county with official government stamps, the documents are not valid. 8220;You must be persuaded you be persuaded [by Fairfax County zoning] to respect and give greater digni...

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Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): DRB Discovers 'Track Changes' Feature in Microsoft Word, Gives Us Migranes

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A look at Reston's past. News and notes from Reston (tm). Wednesday, February 25, 2009. DRB Discovers 'Track Changes' Feature in Microsoft Word, Gives Us Migranes. So the Reston Design Review Board has decided that it's time to make sweeping changes to the Gutenberg Bible of Reston. Its giant design guidelines booklet ( large, annoying PDF file at link. 8226;  No red mulch! 8226; Compost bins must be NO MORE THAN THREE FEET HIGH, or else the DRB will borrow some of the heavy equipment from the stream.

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Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): We, For One, Welcome Our Robotic Silver Line Overlords

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A look at Reston's past. News and notes from Reston (tm). Monday, July 28, 2014. We, For One, Welcome Our Robotic Silver Line Overlords. Confidential Restonian Operative "Joel" snapped this picture during Saturday's Silver Line opening-day festivities. Nearby, a helpful mechanical woman directed the anxious to a gated community of Port-A-Potties," he writes. Beyond the whole uncanny valley. Thing, we have so many questions: Why a mannequin? July 28, 2014 at 6:03 PM. July 28, 2014 at 9:37 PM. That sort of...

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Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Caddyshackpocalypse Again: Reston National Golf Course Rezoning May Be Back From The Dead (Updated)

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A look at Reston's past. News and notes from Reston (tm). Friday, November 14, 2014. Caddyshackpocalypse Again: Reston National Golf Course Rezoning May Be Back From The Dead (Updated). Our BFFs at Reston Now bring us the least welcome news. The quest to rezone and possibly redevelop Reston National Golf Course may be taking shape again. That this isn't an academic question. The proposal has a wide range of opponents, including county planning staff and elected officials. Rescue Reston anticipates the zo...

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Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Journamalism: Reston Apparently Moves to Long Island

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A look at Reston's past. News and notes from Reston (tm). Friday, July 31, 2015. Journamalism: Reston Apparently Moves to Long Island. Something about a Patch article about a safety drill. At the Wiehle Metro station yesterday seemed a bit. off to us. Careless photo choice. or something more? After all, our favorite earth-toned community was almost built in Staten Island. If you dont see comments for some reason, click here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Macaroni Grill Doomsday Clock. Yet Another S...

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Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Reston Station Groundbreaking As Work Begins on Reston's 'Sixth Village Center'

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A look at Reston's past. News and notes from Reston (tm). Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Reston Station Groundbreaking As Work Begins on Restons Sixth Village Center. And with this hawt shovel-on-trucked-in-earth action, construction officially begins on Reston Station. Which Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins called Reston's "sixth village center." But will that village center wind up looking more like Lake Anne or, say, Tall Oaks? After years of hand-wringing and discussion, that change is officially here...

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Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): On the YouTubes: A Musical Tribute to Reston; a Semiotician's Dream Come True

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A look at Reston's past. News and notes from Reston (tm). Friday, August 5, 2011. On the YouTubes: A Musical Tribute to Reston; a Semioticians Dream Come True. As we further deconstruct this sprawling, ambitious work, consider the following lyrics:. The roses were gone from Lake Anne. When the queen married the oil man. The king was upset but he still had some land. Not since Don McLean's " American Pie. Or perhaps the Archies' " Yummy Yummy Yummy. Man was born with a silver bowl in his hand. Move over, ...