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Reston National Golf filed noticeof its appeal to the VirginiaSupreme Court in December.

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By Andrea Worker

The Connection

When then Falls Church CityCouncil member DaveSnyder was assigned to theNorthern Virginia Transpor-

tation Commission (NVTC) in 1994 as partof his duties, he says he never suspectedthat his “luck” would lead him to a topicand to work that is as vital to and as chal-lenging for the region today as it was whenhe entered that arena more than twentyyears ago. Now the out-going Chairman ofNVTC (a post he has held twice before),Snyder was a key speaker at theCommission’s public forum in Reston onDec. 17, held in a still-unfinished buildingat the Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station.

Calling for a show of hands, Snyder askedhow many in the room had spoken aboutMetro in the last week. “See,” said Snyder,looking at the upraised limbs indicating theclear majority, “other parts of the countrytalk about the weather. Around here, we talkabout Metro.”

Snyder was followed at the podium byNVTC executive director Kelley Coyner, fel-low NVTC Commissioners Cathy Hudgins(Fairfax County Board of Supervisors-Hunter Mill District) and Jim Corcoran(president/CEO Fairfax County Chamber ofCommerce), Washington Metropolitan AreaTransit Authority (WMATA) board memberMort Downey, and newly appointed WMATAchief Paul Wiedefeld. In addition to thepanel of obvious transit experts, a numberof elected officials and staff from NVTC andother transportation-related organizationwere scattered about the room.

With all that transportation firepower, theaudience probably expected a night ofspeeches and information overload, but thepurpose of the forum, an outreach by NVTC“to invite the public to share priorities aboutMetro and to inform the new WMATA GM/CEO” was made clear from the start andadmirably adhered to.

USING INTERACTIVE EXERCISES,handheld polling devices that captured real-time responses to questions about thepublic’s perceptions and priorities for Metroservice, and a no-rush approach to indi-vidual comments and questions, the NVTCwas able to engage the audience and getenough ideas and suggestions to keep thosein charge of the flipcharts seriously scrib-bling to keep up.The event was originally designed to endwith roundtable discussions, but the public’sparticipation and the panel’s thoughtful re-

sponses established a flow of dialogue thatboth organizers and participants were re-luctant to disrupt.

NVTC and WMATA members alikestressed the need to better inform the com-munity on all things Metro.

This forum, the one held in Arlington, anonline survey and recent community “walk-abouts” mentioned by Hudgins, are at-tempts to do just that. Even after only threeweeks on the job, Wiedefeld’s observationslead him to believe “we can do a much bet-

ter job of communicating with our custom-ers and with our own employees.”

One way for the general public to maketheir views known is through WMATA’s Rid-ers’ Advisory Council, says Hudgins alongwith new Advisory Council member JohnNelson. Nelson was in attendance at theforum and is “really excited” by his selec-tion to this group.

A veteran Metro rider, Nelson thinks thathis fellow riders “need to take more own-ership of the system. Let’s think outside the

box and offer suggestions and thoughts asthose who are experiencing the metro, thebuses and the access points on a daily ba-sis.”

The Riders’ Advisory Council was estab-lished in 2005, but don’t feel bad if youdidn’t know about its existence. A quickwander about the room showed that mostof those not directly involved with the NVTCor WMATA share your lack of knowledge.“That’s something I hope to help change,”declared Nelson.

The council comprises 21 members, sixfrom Virginia, six from Maryland, six fromD.C., two at-large members, and a head ofthe Accessibility Advisory Committee. Thegroup meets on the first Wednesday of themonth from 6:30–8:30 p.m. at WMATAheadquarters at 600 5th Street, NW. “It’sopen to the public,” said Nelson, and heencourages everyone to attend or even ap-ply when openings occur, whether they uti-lize the system or not.

“Transportation is so important to the eco-nomic life of our region. Everyone shouldbe informed and everyone should have asay,” he added.

From the atmosphere at the public forum,it would appear that the NVTC and WMATAagree.

INFORMATION about the Riders’ Advi-sory Council is available on WMATA’swebsite at www.wmata.com. Commentsand suggestions are welcomed atraccoments@wmata.com. Specific concernsand question should still be directed directlyto WMATA.More information about NVTC, the organi-zation that seeks funding and promotestransit in the region, can be found atwww.novatransit.org.

Debating All Things MetroNorthern VirginiaTransportation Com-mission facilitatespublic forum withnew Metro chief.

Hunter Mill District Supervisor Cathy Hudgins andnewly-appointed WMATA Riders’ Advisory Councilmember John Nelson both urge that the public stayinformed and involved. Hudgins is an acknowledgedexpert on regional transportation matters, serving asa Commissioner with NVTC and a Board Member ofWMATA. Nelson is looking forward to learning, beinga voice for the community, and encouraging thepublic “to take ownership of the Metro system. It’sour system and we should do what we can to supportand improve it.”

Dave Snyder, out-going chairman of NVTC, ad-dresses the gathering. Snyder has been involvedwith the Commission since 1994 and has served aschairman on three occasions. He will be moving onto expand his role with the Emergency Prepared-ness Council where he assisted in coordinating thetransportation and evacuation component of theRegional Emergency Coordination Plan.

From left — Metro bus and rail rider Brian Gannon attended the North-ern Virginia Transportation Commission’s public forum and had theopportunity to meet and speak with Metro’s new GM/CEO PaulWiedefeld. Complimentary of many of Metro’s staff, Gannon still hadquestions about service reliability, incorrect information about servicedisruptions and long waits, especially for night and weekend services.

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tion for what is permitted on the property.“There is a significant cost to submit a

PRC plan that could be dead on arrival,”said Scott D. Helsel, attorney for RN Golf,tallying a $100,000 application fee and halfa million dollars necessary for engineering,environment, sewer and stormwater plansto be able to submit an application,

“That’s an expensive way to find out ananswer to the question we want an answerto,” he said.

Lake AnneRedevelopment Dies?

Reston was caught off guard in Decem-ber when developers pulled out of a mas-sive, visionary, grand redevelopment of LakeAnne.

One of the biggest questions of 2016 iswhat will be next for Lake Anne’s revital-ization plans following the termination ofthe contract between the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors and Lake Anne Devel-opment Partners LLC.

“LADP indicated that serious market ob-stacles exist, and that the initial deal nego-tiated with the County may not be economi-cally viable at this time,” according tocounty documents.

“I fear the outlook for Lake Anne revital-ization is not good,” said longtime LakeAnne resident and advocate John Lovaas.“Certainly, we face at minimum, two-to-three years additional delay. Worse, it isdifficult to imagine a project of the highquality of LADP’s plan emerging from theruins, and harder yet to imagine one withanywhere near the generous affordablehousing components.”

Plans to renovate apartments and com-mercial plaza had been approved by theBoard of Supervisors in March, “after yearsof debate and discussion.”

The plan for Lake Anne called for 1,037new mixed-income residential units, more

than 110,000 square feet of new retail in-cluding a 15,800-square-foot boutique gro-cery, 82,454 square feet of office space, anamphitheater with outdoor movie screen,an expanded plaza with community gath-ering area, multiple public parks and addi-tional trails, underground parking andmore.

Lake Anne turned 50 years old in 2014,the year Bob Simon, Reston’s founding fa-ther turned 100.

“Lake Anne is still taught today as a casestudy at almost every American architec-ture and urban-design program,” saidMichael E. Hickok, architect of a massiveredevelopment proposal approved by theBoard of Supervisors in the spring. “To sayit was ahead of its time is an understate-ment.”

Cathy Hudgins, Reston’s representativeon the Board of Supervisors, was not happyabout the situation before the holidays.

“We’ll have to reassess,” Hudgins said.“Lake Anne is an asset. Crescent is an as-set. We’ll have to build upon what we stillhave.”

“The Crescent community has been onedge,” she said.

Residents of the Crescent Apartments,who would have had to move for the LakeAnne plan to go forward, were anxiousabout the timeline, and it was time to letthem know that they could stay put becausethe deal would not go forward at this time.

The Crescent apartments had developedsignificant vacancies associated with theplanned redevelopment, but will now be-gin leasing again soon.

Bob’s VisionReston’s founder Robert E. Simon died at

his home at Lake Anne in Reston on Sept.23. He was 101 years of age. Tributes wereoffered throughout the fall and early win

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Reston was caught off guard in December when developers pulled out ofa massive, visionary, grand redevelopment of Lake Anne.

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Reston National:The Next Round

Reston National Golf is ready to play an-other round.

RN Golf (partially owned by Northwest-ern Mutual) claims by right development inthe matter of the land use designation ofReston National Golf Course and filed noticeof its appeal of fall’s County’s Circuit Courtdecision to the Virginia Supreme Court.

“May the Force be with us,” said ConnieHartke, of Rescue Reston. “As we expected.RN Golf, backed by the deep pockets ofNorthwestern Mutual, knows the legal op-tion is their only near term chance of suc-cess, so they are going for it.”

The County website describes by rightdevelopment as projects that are permittedunder their current zoning and do not re-quire any legislative action by the Board ofSupervisors or the Board of Zoning Appeals.“They are approved administratively and donot require public hearings. Our FairfaxCounty Supervisors, Attorneys and ZoningAdministrator adamantly disagree. Reston,like two other areas in Fairfax County, is aPlanned Residential Community Districtwhich is unique and misunderstood by out-side speculators,” says Hartke.

The owners of Reston National GolfCourse hope to build housing on the landin the future, but a recent county circuitcourt ruling will require them to go throughthe usual zoning process to do so.

Circuit Court Judge Michael F. Devinemade a ruling that protects Reston NationalGolf Course from being developed, at leastuntil the owners of a golf course navigatethe proper channels to seek a land usechange, or continue to appeal its case.

Judge Devine granted Fairfax County At-torney Laura Gori’s motion for summaryjudgment filed by Fairfax County, meaningthe Circuit Court vacated and voided theApril 15, 2015 county Board of Zoning Ap-peals (BZA) decision concerning the RestonNational Golf Course.

“The circuit court ruling on Friday, Nov.6, is considered a defeat for the owner ofthe golf course and is significant becauseany redevelopment of the course must nowbe preceded by the filing of specific planswith the county, which will then be com-pared with the ‘Development Plans’ ap-proved in 1971,” said John McBride, RestonAssociation’s legal counsel.

“These plans are in the county zoning filesand clearly limit use of the land to a golf course,open space and driving range. Any change tothese approved plans will require amendmentapproval by the Fairfax County Board of Su-pervisors. The golf course owner had soughtto avoid this requirement for a plan amend-ment by seeking by-right use status for a num-ber of residential and other uses.”

Reston National’s attorneys argued in Cir-cuit Court that the owners want clarifica-

A Look at 2015Supervisor

Catherine M.Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) onthe most signifi-cant events,developments inthe district in2015:

“Despite lessthan an ideal economy, the HunterMill District continues to evolve at afast rate. Everywhere I go in theDistrict, I see new business opening,adding to our vibrant downtownsand business corridors. New housingprojects are attracting additionalresidents eager to take advantage ofour livable neighborhoods andcommunities. Infrastructure addi-tions and remodels of our schoolsand municipal facilities will enhancethe provision of County and Townservices. While other urban areas inthe country have grown stagnant,Fairfax County has diversified totake advantage of the new “normal”.Of particular note is

❖ the expanding transportationnetwork including the progress ofBike Share program, the develop-ment of Metro and the near comple-tion of the Vienna NoVi Trail;

❖ The adoption of ComprehensivePlan Language for the TransitStation Areas (TSA) that will createTransit Oriented Developmentaround the TSA for mixed usedevelopment and the update of theComprehensive Plan Language forthe Reston Master Plan to protectexisting stable communities, provideguidelines for any proposed futuredevelopment for the Village Centers;

❖ The updating Master Plan forBaron Cameron Park. The processentailed a very public discussion onthe amenities desired for the parkbut also the feasibility of recre-ational center. After much discussionand debate, the proposed recreationcenter will not be at BaronCameron, but will be included in thediscussion as we begin the planningof the Reston Town Center Northproperties.

❖ The expanded and more vibrantprogram opportunities at theSouthgate Community Center;

❖ The annual distribution, for thelast ten years, of over 5,000 coatsthrough the Coat Closet program;

❖ The collaboration between theBoard of Supervisors and SchoolBoard members on a policy team toensure the success for children andyouth (SCYPT).”

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ter.How will Reston maintain and implement

Simon’s vision for Reston’s growth in thefuture?

“He was a good friend and liked every-one. We at Cornerstones feel blessed to haveworked with him,” said Kerrie Wilson, ofCornerstones. “Everyone is going to benefitfrom the legacy he leaves. … He has beenan inspiration to all of us for so long.”

In 1961, Simon purchased a 6,750-acreparcel of land in Northern Virginia, located18 miles from D.C., even though at the timeit was in the middle of nowhere. FairfaxCounty was then the fastest growing countyin the country and nearby Dulles Interna-tional Airport was being built.

Simon decided to develop Reston into aNew Town, a large-scaled development thatincludes all functions of a well-roundedcommunity — residential, commercial, in-dustrial, cultural, recreational and civic. Theteam first developed Lake Anne and themore traditional Hunters Woods simulta-neously. The first families started movinginto their homes in November 1964.

Simon gave his last public speech beforethe Board of Supervisors this summer whenthe grand plan for the redevelopment ofLake Anne was approved. He reminded theBoard of Supervisors of the excitement ofReston at the beginning.

“The opening in 1965 of Reston to thepublic involved 227 townhouses and 60high rise units and a smattering of retail.Not a big deal,” he said before the Board ofSupervisors on June 2. “However, to ouramazement, it turned out to be an interna-tional phenomenon. Nationally front pagein newspapers, the Times, the Post. Featurearticles in Life, Look, Fortune. A Japanesereporter was sent over with a translator tointerview me.”

“Over the years I’ve tried to analyze whathappened to that little development. I thinkwhat happened was that it was reintroduc-ing into the United States a gathering placecalled a plaza,” he said.

“I felt very disheartened, having beenfired in ‘67,” he said. “My successors didn’tappreciate what the plaza was and the con-sequential result of the Village Centers werenot plazas, gathering places, important so-cial venues but [instead they were] stripcenters, shopping centers,” Simon said be-fore the Board of Supervisors adopted thesecond phase of the Reston Master Plan onJune 2.

“My hope is that during the next 50 years,all of those village centers will be destroyedand replaced by plazas surrounded by den-sity,” he said. “For the plazas to work theyneed the density to support the individualstores.The plazas are not in competitionwith other plazas let alone with the towncenter.”

Simon wants his vision of a plaza, likeLake Anne, to be prominent for all the Vil-

lage Centers.“It is very important for Tall Oaks to be-

come a real village center and as a prece-dent to the other village centers, all of whichare shopping centers.

So the concept of plaza is of a hard sur-face area where people people can gathersurrounded by local stores and by relativelydense residential units,” said Simon. “I hopethat’s what we get for Tall Oaks and forthereafter for the other village centers.”

Public Hearing withPlum and Howell

Del. Ken Plum (D-36) and Senator JanetHowell (D-32) will hold their annual Gen-eral Assembly pre-session public hearing onThursday, Jan. 7, 7:30 to 9 p.m., at theReston Community Center at Lake AnnePlaza. No registration is needed; “just showup and share your views with us,” accord-ing to Plum.

Plum posts a weekly e-newsletter atwww.kenplum.com, where he has alsoposted a survey for voters to give opinionon issues that will be relevant to this year’sGeneral Assembly.

Reston TownCenter North

Advocates for the Reston Regional Library,police and Embry Rucker Shelter want toensure that Reston meets the needs of allresidents with state of the art facilities.

According to the Reston Association:“The Fairfax County Department of Pur-

chasing and Supply Management releaseda solicited public-private partnership re-quest for conceptual phase proposals for theredevelopment of the Reston Town CenterNorth parcels in late June.

“The county seeks to enter into a public-private partnership to redevelop the exist-ing Embry Rucker Shelter and Reston Re-gional Library as Phase 1 of a mixed-usedevelopment proposed for the overallReston Town Center North area. The mixed-use development will include affordablehousing, public services and private devel-

opment. The area under review is denotedon the accompanying map as Blocks 7 and8.”

Talk to theGeneral Assembly

The Fairfax County delegation to the Vir-ginia General Assembly will hold a hearingfor public comment on the upcoming 2016session on Saturday, Jan. 9, beginning at 9a.m. at the Fairfax County Government Cen-ter, 12000 Government Center Parkway,Fairfax.

The Virginia General Assembly will meetfor 60 days in Richmond beginning Jan. 12.

Residents who want to sign up in advanceto speak at the hearing should contact theOffice of the Clerk to the Board of Supervi-sors at 703-324-3151, TTY 711, by noonon Friday, Jan. 8.

RA PurchasesTetra Property

Reston Association CEO Cate Fulkersonhas said that the Tetra property may beready for the community to use by spring2016.

Reston Association (RA) bought the 3.47acre Tetra property, 11450 Baron CameronAve., for $2.65 million in July. Two monthsearlier via referendum, association mem-bers voted to approve the purchase theproperty for community and recreation use.

“The Tetra Property purchase representsa historic moment for our association. It isthe first time in RA’s history that propertyhas been acquired to protect against overdevelopment, to enhance green space andto increase community and recreational useopportunities for members,” said RestonAssociation Board president Ellen Graves.

“Members will not see an impact to theirassessment fee from this purchase until2018 at the earliest,” she said.

The property, which sits between RA’sLake Newport Tennis Court complex andpart of the RA’s Brown Chapel Park, createsa continuous band of 98 acres of commonarea property or parkland.

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Reston in2016

Photos by Ken Moore/The Connection

The Reston Association has a Tetra working group discussing ways theproperty can be used and programs can be implemented. RA hopes tostart using Tetra property spring or summer of this year.

NOTABLE INCIDENTS FROM DEC. 22-31Burglary: 12000 Waterside View Dr. Dec. 23, 8:57

a.m. A resident reported someone entered theresidence and took property.

Burglary: 11800 block of Shire Ct. Dec. 24, 5:30p.m. A resident reported that someone enteredthe residence and took property.

Robbery: Centreville Road/Sunrise Valley Drive,Dec. 22, between 2 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. Two menrobbed a 24-year-old man in the area ofCentreville Road and Sunrise Valley Drive. Themen approached, assaulted the victim and fledwith his wallet. The victim was taken to a localhospital and treated for non-life-threateninginjuries.

Burglary: 11000 block of Burywood Lane, Dec.22, between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. A home wasburglarized and property was taken.

Larcenies 500 block of Chesapeake Drive, property stolen

from residence11500 block of Leesburg Pike, merchandisestolen from business2000 block of Centreville Road, property stolenfrom business11200 block of Chestnut Grove Square, watchesfrom residence10500 block of Cavalcade Street, property fromresidence10000 block of High Hill Place, jewelry fromresidence1700 block of Clubhouse Road, bag fromresidence11700 block of Indian Ridge Road, wallet fromresidence

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Edward GordonNusbaum, 86, ofReston, Dies

Edward GordonNusbaum of Restondied peacefully in hislakeside home on Dec.25, 2015. He was 86.

He was preceded indeath by his parentsCharles and Evelyn Nusbaum of Yon-kers, N.Y., his brother Stephen, andsister Ruth. He is survived by his be-loved family: wife, Linda Holloway;daughters Jenny and RachaelNusbaum; son-in-law Mark Faust;granddaughter Eva Nusbaum-Faust;stepsons Rex and John Holloway; hisnieces, nephews, and cousins; and alltheir families. A graduate and lifelongfan of Syracuse University, Ed worked25 years for FBIS as an editor/trans-lator of French, German, Spanish, andPortuguese publications, during whichtime he lived abroad in England,Panama and Israel. Ed had a wonder-ful sense of humor, excelling at puns,was an amazing cook, and an avidtennis and Scrabble player. After re-tiring at 60, Edward and Linda en-joyed traveling throughout the coun-try and Europe. When at home, theywere active in the Unitarian Univer-salist Church in Reston, where a me-morial service will be held in Spring.

In lieu of flowers, contributions canbe made to the Unitarian Church ofReston, WETA, or to the Reston Mu-seum, honoring Edward’s love for hisfamily, friends, congregation, classicalmusic and the community of Reston,where he became an original homeowner in 1965 before Lake Anne hadeven been fully excavated.

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By Kenneth R.

“Ken” Plum

State Delegate

(D-36)

Resolutionsfor the newyear are

easy to make; I havemade dozens in mylifetime. The chal-lenge is to keep reso-lutions and to bringabout the changes they imply.Resolutions in a political contextare even more difficult as agree-ment on the part of many is nec-essary to cause action to takeplace. A couple of examples willmake my point.

Governor McAuliffe presented abudget last month. It is the stron-gest statement that can be madeabout the future course of govern-ment under his administration. Forthe first two years of the term, agovernor of Virginia works undera budget that had been presentedby his predecessor. The budget justpresented mid-term sets prioritiesfor the final two years of his term.The final budget a governor pre-sents is implemented by the suc-cessor.

That is all true because of anarcane provision in the Virginiaconstitution that limits the gover-nor to one term. I have voted forallowing a governor to serve twoterms many times, but it has beenrejected by one of the two housesof the legislature keeping it frombeing voted on by the people. Thevoters, not an out-of-date consti-tutional provision, should decideif the governor can serve a secondterm.

We should resolve to pass anamendment this year, but I am notsure it will happen for too manylegislators seem content with thecurrent inefficient system of start-ing government anew every fouryears.

The point has beenmade on many occa-sions that legislatorsin Virginia pick theirvoters through thecurrent totally parti-san system of legisla-tive redistricting. Ifirst resolved tochange this arrange-ment in 1982 when Iintroduced legislationto establish an inde-pendent nonpartisan

redistricting commission. I haveintroduced bills to bring about afairer system of redistricting manytimes, but they have been defeatedby the partisan majority at thetime who are advantaged by thesystem as it is. Maybe with thestrong voter interest that has beenshown recently throughOneVirginia21 to change the sys-tem of redistricting, the legislaturemay take action this year.

I resolve to take action to pre-vent gun violence in our state byintroducing legislation to close thegun show loophole. Such billshave been rejected year after yearby a single subcommittee of fivelegislators, four of whom consis-tently vote against any bills thatwould reduce gun violence. Maybethe strong public concern that hasbeen shown about the escalationof gun violence in recent years willconvince legislators to at least al-low a debate on commonsense gunsafety measures rather than hav-ing them defeated by a handful oflegislators. How many more hor-rid examples of gun violence willwe see before legislators get thepolitical courage to take on thegun manufacturing interests?

Whatever your resolutions forthe year, you know they can behard to keep.

The resolutions I discussedabove seem almost impossible, butbe sure of my efforts to continuetrying.

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Careless DrivingTo the Editor:My wife and I are in Reston ev-

ery six weeks or so. We may no-tice the traffic more than folks whoare here all the time. But we arealways amazed at the carelessdriving. Right turn on red withoutstopping — without so much as atap on the brake — is the rulerather than the exception aroundNorth Point Shopping Center. It’stempting to look to the left, deter-

mine that no car is coming, andgo ahead and turn. But what aboutthe pedestrian in the crosswalkthat you don’t see until it’s toolate? What if it’s a parent pushinga child in a stroller? How couldyou live with that?

We also see lots of distracteddriving and running of red lights.

Please slow down and obey thetraffic laws. Otherwise, you couldfind yourself living a life of regret.

Ray CopsonNorth Point Villas

Letter to the Editor

By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/Host

When Fairfax County ap-proved the new MasterPlan for Reston land use

in 2014, I was among those pleasedthat key elements of Mr. Simon’sfounding vision were maintained.Among them was the concept of vil-lage centers, already an endangeredspecies as a result of redevelopments.The Master Plan, like Simon, envisionsvillage centers as neighborhood gath-ering places with a plaza and a mix ofuses including retail and services todraw people after work hours. Gath-ering places should be well connectedto neighborhoods for easy pedestrianaccess.

The Lake Anne redevelopment planabandoned last month was a good ex-ample of the right way to redevelop

and revitalize a village cen-ter. I had hoped the emerg-ing plan for nearby TallOaks might also be faithfulto the concept, albeit on asmaller scale. But, the TallOaks plan revealed lastyear by newowner and devel-oper JeffersonApartments Group (JAG) is a far cryfrom the village center concept. In fact,the first iteration eliminated retail andservices altogether and offered no realcommunity gathering place. Instead,it would have been purely residential,chock-a-block 156 mid-rise condosand four-story townhouses organizedin the manner of a fortress, more fore-boding than welcoming to surround-ing neighbors including the assistedliving residents across the parking lot.

Many residents of neighboring clus-

ters along North ShoreDrive have made knowntheir unhappiness with theproposal. Concerned citi-zens like Sherri Hebert,President of BentanaWoods Cluster, are stand-

ing up for the TallOaks community.These residentshave in fact sur-

veyed the neighborhood for com-ments and even suggested alternativedesigns. Residents like Ms. Heberthave arranged and held several meet-ings with developer representatives.They have attended Reston Associa-tion, Reston Planning and ZoningCommittee and RA Design ReviewBoard meetings to hear and respondto presentations by JAG. To date, theirefforts have generated little feedbackand very minor modification of JAGproposal. Originally allowing zero re-tail or services, JAG now proposes mi-nor retail—less even than now exists.It calls for no convenience stores, nopharmacy and no restaurants to serveresidents, the assisted living neighborsand the community.

The issue seems to boil down to this.The neighbors are asking for a mod-est village center a la the original vi-sion and as foreseen in the MasterPlan. That is, a village center with “re-tail, gathering and open space invit-ing for the entire community,” and adesign that fits with the Tall Oaks areaand connects to the assisted living

building. In addition, Tall Oaks resi-dents suggest a couple of changes thatshould have been made decades agoto improve the village center’s func-tioning, specifically in/out access andvisibility from Wiehle Avenue. As it isand has been, many visitors to Restondrive down Wiehle right past Tall Oakswithout knowing it’s there. In addi-tion to being eminently reasonable,the suggestions of those most affectedare very consistent with the RestonMaster Plan.

To date, the Tall Oaks area residentsare getting little response, much lesssupport, from Reston Associationwhich was ready to give prime Restoncommon land to the Lake Anne Vil-lage Center for its redevelopment. TheRA Design Review Board has focusedon building design but not village cen-ter content. The Reston Planning andZoning Committee has offered con-structive comments peripheral to theissues noted above.

If the Tall Oaks community is to getsupport for redevelopment consistentwith Simon’s vision and the MasterPlan, it will have to come from theFairfax County Planning Commissionand Board of Supervisors. Tall Oaksarea residents are organized and haveleadership to carry this battle tothem—with our support!

For more, see Terry Maynard’ssuperb analysis of JAG proposal at:http://reston2020.blogspot.com/2015/09/jags-redevelopment-plan-calls-end.html

Tall Oaks—Do It Right!

Independent Progressive

Expand Medicaid: Expanding Medic-aid to cover as many as 400,000 un-insured people in Virginiaunder the Affordable Care Act would

come at virtually no cost to Virginia and wouldbe a massive boost to Virginia’s economy. Thelocal and state economy is sufferingfrom the loss of federal spending inother areas, and it’s just plain crazyand mean-spirited to deny medicalcare for people who can’t afford it otherwise,and at the same time, turn away an economicstimulus equal to 20,000 or more jobs and adirect infusion of nearly $2 billion a year.

❖ Fund Education: Localities need more helpfrom the Commonwealth to pay for schools.

❖ Fostering Futures: Help teens in foster careby extending services and support, includingfoster care maintenance payments, to qualify-ing individuals age 18 to 21 years. The moneyspent will matched by Federal dollars, and ev-ery dollar spent helping former foster childrenbecome independent, self-supporting adults

saves a bundle in other costs down the line.❖ Stop Predatory Lending: The local impacts

of predatory lending, including some car titleloans, can be devastating to struggling fami-lies and individuals who get into the cycle ofhigh interest debt. This is not an issue of just

allowing more choice as some haveclaimed. And when someone loses thevehicle he or she needs to get to work,the costs can extend.

Early Voting forPresidential PrimaryStarts Next Week

Every year is an election year in Virginia.Just two months ago, Virginia voters faced

ballots for almost every state and local electedofficials. While candidates spent millions ofdollars and not very much changed, some criti-cal races in Virginia have been decided by a

Opinion

fraction of one percent of votes cast.Elections have had significant consequences

here, and the coming election is likely to be inthat category.

Early voting (absentee voting in person) forU.S. Presidential Primaries starts Jan. 15, re-ally, starting in just a little more than a week.The official primary date is March 1, but thereis no reason to wait until then to vote.

Voters in Virginia don’t register by party, butcan only vote in either the Democratic or Re-publican primary. To vote in the Republicanprimary, each voter will need to sign a formasserting that he or she is in fact a Republican.

Democrats will choose between HillaryClinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders(in that order).

Republicans will choose among 13 candidateswho will be listed in the following order: MarcoRubio, Lindsey Graham, Ben Carson, Rand Paul,Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, JimGilmore, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, RickSantorum, John Kasich and Carly Fiorina.

For details on absentee voting in FairfaxCounty, see www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/absentee.htm.

— Mary Kimm

mkimm@connectionnewspapers.com

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Send announcements toreston@connectionnewspapers.com. The deadline isthe Friday prior to the following week’s paper. Pho-tos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGLittle Hands Preschool Art Class. 10-11 a.m.

Tuesdays from Jan. 12 to Feb. 2. Greater RestonArts Center, 12000 Market St. #103, Reston.Introducing young children to art by havingthem explore new artwork, materials, and skillseach week. Limited to 10 participants. Ages 3-5years old. restonarts.org. 703-471-9242.

”Middletown” by Will Eno. Jan. 14-Feb. 7.NextStop Theatre Company, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. In this quirky, moderncompanion to “Our Town,” residents ofMiddletown seek the meaning of suburban life.Encounter thought-provoking universal themesand a few personalities you may recognize fromyour own neighbors and friends.www.NextStopTheatre.org. 703-481-5930.

2016 ArtSpace Herndon Fine ArtPhotography Competition. Submission by 2p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center Street, Herndon. ArtSpace Herndoninvites photographers from Virginia, DC,Maryland, and West Virginia to participate inthe competition. It is open to fine artphotographers aged 18 or older working in anymedium (digital or analog, color ormonochrome), and using any printingtechnique. Fine Art Photography of any subjectis welcome; there is no required theme forentries. For more information, visit http://www.artspaceherndon.com/calls-for-art/ or call703-956-6590.

Gingerbread Village at Hyatt RegencyReston. Saturday, Dec. 5 through Thursday,Dec. 31. The Hyatt Gingerbread Village is aholiday tradition presented annually since thehotel’s opening in 1990. The sweet, whimsical,classic holiday village scene is on display in themain lobby. reston.hyatt.com.

Korean Pop Art in America Exhibit. Tuesday,Dec. 8-Sunday, Jan. 10. ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Featuring selected works of

modern art trends in Korean Pop Art from theHan-Mee Artists Association of GreaterWashington (HMAA). The exhibit features theart of invited guest artists Kyungjoo Park, RobertYi, Chris Mona, and Franc Rosario along withparticipant artists of Han-mee. http://www.artspaceherndon.com/korean-pop-art-in-america/. 703-956-9560.

Dress Drive for Prom. Jan. 2-March 26.Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. RCC is collecting formal dresses, shoes,handbags, scarves and shawls, jewelry andaccessories for Diva Central. All donations areappreciated, however, we ask that donations arein good condition, no older than 5 years old(circa 2011), and dry cleaned before they aredonated. 703-390-6158.

Charlene Fuhrman-Schulz Exhibit. ThroughJanuary 2016. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.PenFed Realty, 1886 Metro Center Drive,Reston. Fuhrman-Schulz displays her passion fortraditional Oriental watercolor and ink paintingin this solo show, arranged by the League ofReston Artists. Free.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

Threaded with Green Quilt Show. Jan. 12-Feb. 14. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Display of talent, dedication andattention to detail from nineteen invited fiberartists. Every quilt in the show has an element ofgreen.The exhibit features the challenge “Thereis a Season” from 12 fiber artists creating a quiltfor each season. www.artspaceherndon.com.

Regina Petrecca’s Paintings. February-March.Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. PenFed Realty,1886 Metro Center Drive, Reston. Energeticbrushstrokes are the hallmark of ReginaPetrecca’s paintings. Free.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

All-comers’ Group Fun Run at PotomacRiver Running. Tuesdays and Thursdays.Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. For beginners or competitive runners,come out for a fun, low-key run that is safe andsocial. For more information, call 703-689-0999or visit https://potomacriverrunning.com.

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The South Lakes boys’basketball team’s tripto Salisbury, Md., for

the Governor’s Challengestarted on a losing note Dec. 29,when the Seahawks fell toLinganore (Md.) in overtime,66-62.

South Lakes responded witha victory the following day,however, beating Baltimore’sEdmondson-Westside 54-50 toclose 2015 with a 4-5 record.

“It was a little disappointingto start the tournament … withthe way we played,” SouthLakes head coach AndrewDuggan said. “I felt like we hadthe game won in regulation andit just didn’t work in our favor.

… I think our reaction after theovertime loss was positive. … Ithink it’s something we canbuild on.”

Sophomore forwardEmmanuel Aghayere led SouthLakes in scoring in each of theSeahawks’ two holiday tourna-ment games, putting up 17points against Linganore and14 against Edmondson-Westside.

“Emmanuel kind of got out ofhis rut,” Duggan said, “andplayed well.”

Duggan also praised the per-formances of senior guardMarty Gryski and junior guardMarcus Cherry.

The Seahawks entered the2016 portion of their schedulewith a 1-1 record against Con-ference 6 competition. SouthLakes faced McLean on Tues-day, after The Connection’sdeadline.

The Seahawks will hostYorktown at 7:15 p.m. on Fri-day, Jan. 8.

Head coach Andrew Duggan, seen during the 2013-14 season, and the South Lakes boys’ basketballteam concluded 2015 with a 4-5 record.

Seahawks Split Gamesat Governor’s ChallengeSouth Lakesfinishes 2015with 4-5 record.

Herndon-Reston YouthSoftball is looking forgirls of all skill levels to

participate in the team. Practiceand games are typically held at thelocal elementary and middleschools in Herndon and Reston.Sometimes players even get toplay under the lights. Currently,registration is open for new andold player as teams will be formedin March to start game play inApril 2016. Sign up at http://hrysfastpitch.com/.

HRYS also has open winter soft-ball clinics for children at the

South Lakes High School gym inReston.

It is managed by the SLHSBooster club. The clinics run ev-ery Sunday starting Jan. 3 and gothrough Feb 21. Basic softball skillsstart at 4 p.m. for 5-10 year olds,5-6 p.m. for the 8-17-year-oldpitchers and then another softballskills for the 11–17-year-olds from6-7 p.m.

The Herndon–Reston YouthSoftball (HRYS) organization is anot-for-profit 501(c)3 volunteer-run fastpitch softball league forgirls ages 5 to 18.

Herndon-Reston YouthSoftball Looking for Players

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Golden Kumi-Darfourtook full advantage ofthe winter break, using the time to qualify

for the state indoor track meet inboth the 500 and 1000 meter runs.

The South Lakes High Schoolsenior ran a 3:03.9 for fifth placein the 1,000 meters at the Friendsof Indoor Track meet Saturday,Dec. 26 at Prince George’s CountySportsplex in Landover, Md. Shefollowed that up with a second-place finish in the 500 meters(1:17.20) at the UMES Coach OHigh School Invitational meet Sat-urday, Jan. 2 at the University ofMaryland-Eastern Shore in Prin-cess Anne, Md. Between those twomeets and the South County HighSchool Pole Vault Summit Dec. 30,SLHS continued to build itspostseason roster.

SLHS track members who metregion qualifying standards duringthe winter break include: seniorSkander Ballard (triple jump, 42-11.00, FIT, 3rd place); 500 meters,1:07.30 (FIT, 3rd place); polevault, 11-06.00 (SCHS Pole VaultSummit, 10th place); senior AlexRudison (pole vault, 12-00.00(SCHS Pole Vault Summit, 9thplace); and junior Devyn Jones(55 meter hurdles, 8.78 prelims,8.82 finals (FIT 4th place); longjump, 16-05.00 (UMES, 6th-place).

Conference qualifying standardswere achieved during the winterbreak meets by: senior Anas Fainin the long jump (19-10.50, FIT,7th) and 55 meters (6.88, FIT,15th); senior Eric Kirlew in thelong jump (19-01.50, FIT 11th)and 55 meters (6.77, FIT, 8th);senior Madison Carrens in the polevault (7-06.00, FIT, 11th; 8-00.00,SCHS Pole Vault Summit, 12th);

Rudison in the pole vault (11-00.00, FIT, 6th); senior IsaacMensah in the shot (42-06.00, FIT,6th; 41-11.25, UMES, 2nd); seniorNikolai Waithe in the 300 meters(37.65, UMES, 10th); Jones in the500 meters (1:22.48, UMES, 7th);junior Timiebi Ogobri in the 55meters (6.88, FIT, 15th) and 300meters (38.52, UMES, 17th); jun-ior Nikayla Hoyte in the 300

meters (42.64, UMES, 5th); jun-ior Morgan LaRow in the 3200meters (12:19.89, FIT 11th);sophomore Megan Allison in theshot (27-04.00, UMES, 11th); andfreshman Sophie Halkett in the300 meters (43.51, FIT, 13th).

South Lakes will travel to StatenIsland, N.Y., this Saturday, Jan. 9to compete in the Ocean BreezeFreedom Games.

South Lake HS Jessica Lister and Sophie Hackett in the 4x400.

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Researchers and doctors from George Ma-son University and Inova Health Systemwill collaborate on a series of personal-ized medicine research projects under a

new partnership between the two institutions. Theeffort will include joint research on heart disease,cancer and metabolic diseases.

In announcing the agreement late last month, Gov.Terry McAuliffe said that the joint research effort,“will spur opportunities for entrepreneurship, cre-ate new companies and generate jobs that will growour economy and help us prosper.”

Under the agreement, the institutions will sharefacilities at both the Inova Center for PersonalizedHealth in Merrifield and at Mason’s Science and Tech-nology Campus in Manassas. The partnership callsfor the establishment of Inova-Mason ProteomicsCenter at the Inova Center for Personalized Healthcampus and Mason-Inova Institute for PersonalizedMedicine Public Policy and Ethics, which will addresspublic policy and ethical issues related to personal-ized medicine.

The partnership gives Inova researchers access toMason’s animal facility where they will be able totest new drugs. Inova CEO J. Knox Singleton, calls

the partnership an investment in “research and de-velopment to help keep healthy people healthy andprovide precise, effective and personalized treatmentto patients we are privileged to serve.”

Inova will contribute $2.5 million in funding andwill work with Mason to raise additional money forthe project over the next five years.

A joint steering board made up of key administra-tors from both Mason and Inova will run the ven-ture. The partnership will establish a joint fellow-ship board to recruit researchers from around theworld.

Mason will also begin offering a graduate certifi-cate program in personalized medicine, which Ma-son president Ángel Cabrera, says underscores theuniversity’s commitment to “delivering research ofconsequence that improves lives, drives economicgrowth and helps solve the most complex problemsof our time.”

Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of theFairfax County Economic Development Authority,said, “It is important that two of Fairfax County’smajor institutions and economic development assetsare formalizing a collaborative relationship todayaround personalized medicine. Separately Inova andGeorge Mason have strong research capabilities forpersonalized health but, working together, they willmultiply the research and discovery capacities at bothwhich will, in turn, only improve the economic de-velopment potential for this burgeoning industry andincrease the possibility of spinning out companiesand creating high-paying jobs that will improve thegeneral health and well-being. The job creation as-pect is important as well because it will further di-versify Fairfax County’s economic base.”

Partnership expected todevelop treatments,grow economy.

Mason, Inova to Collaborate onPersonalized Medicine Research

Inova CEO J. KnoxSingleton (from left),Gov. Terry McAuliffe,and George MasonUniversity presidentÁngel Cabrera at anews conferenceannouncing a strategicpartnership betweenInova and GeorgeMason University.

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Rebecca Kamen: Continuum.Dec. 1-Feb. 13. Greater RestonArts Center, 12001 Market St.,Suite 103, Reston. Kamen.Informed by research intocosmology, neuroscience, historyof science, and philosophy,Kamen’s abstract sculptures andpaintings connect commonthreads across various scientificfields to capture and re-imaginewhat scientists see. restonarts.org.703-471-9242.

Patrick Dougherty Public ArtInstallation. Through 2017.Reston Town Square Park, 11900Market Street, Reston. See andexplore “A Bird in the Hand,” amonumental public art sculpturemade from tree saplings. Theevent is presented by GRACE incollaboration with IPAR. For moreinformation, call 703-471-9242 orvisit http://restontowncenter.com/index.php.

Reston Town Center IceSkating Pavilion – 2015-2016 Season. Novemberthrough March. Open daily.11900 Market Street, Reston. Formore information on rates,rentals and schedules, call 703-709-6300 or visitskating@restontowncenter.com.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 6Election Information Session.

7-8:30 p.m. Reston AssociationConference Center, 12001 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Informationsession for members interested inrunning for a position on the RABoard of Directors. Three seats onthe board open in April of 2016:Lake Anne/Tall Oaks DistrictRepresentative, North PointDistrict Representative, and At-Large Member. www.reston.org.

FRIDAY/JAN. 8Senior Tea. 1-2 p.m. ArtSpace, 750

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TGIF-Free Fridays at GreaterReston Arts Center. 5-7 p.m.Greater Reston Arts Center,12000 Market St. #103, Reston.An after-hours evening of family,art-making and storytelling. Free.restonarts.org. 703-471-9242.

SATURDAY/JAN. 9Kids Flicks “Frozen.” 11 a.m.

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TUESDAY/JAN. 12Design and Wine. 7-9 p.m.

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THURSDAY/JAN. 14Artist’s Critique Group. 7-9:30

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Only Light Can Do That! 4-5 p.m.Floris United Methodist Church,13600 Frying Pan Road,Herndon. living history musicalcelebrating the genius, thegreatness, the legacy of Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Starringactor, dancer, singer Hasani Allen(Next Stop Theatre’s Kiss MeKate) as Dr. King. Free-$20.http://www.artspaceherndon.com/only-light-can-do-that/. 703-956-6590.

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Perform analyss of complx telecom ntwrk sys. Optimize, troubleshoot, &improve KPIs. Implemnt new features & tune GSM/WCDMA/LTE/VoLTE radio ntwrk parametrs &settings. Reqs: MS electrcl or electronic eng’g +2yrs RF planning &opti-mizatn rltd exp for telecom srvc providrs or BS electrcl or electronic eng’g +5yrs RF planning & optimizatn rltd exp for tele-com srvc providrs. Exp w Actix, Actixone, COPS, SON, SAM, Moshell, ALPT, ELPT, RTT, NLPT QUANTUM, WPS, RMAP, QXDM, QCAT, XACL, XCAP, TEMS, Dis-covery, IrisView, Protocol Analyzr, IPI, Flowfox, Log Tool, ITK, Wireshark, NEO, Arieso Geo, Atoll, Mentum Planet, ENIQ, Optus, Genex Probe, Genex Assistant. Exp w SDN, NFV, Hadoop, VoLTE, VoWi-fi, Hetnet IMS, ViLTE, IR.92, IR. 94, RCS, ICS, Shared RAN, C-RAN, Virtualized IMS, Virtualized EPC, SIP, RTP, RTCP, IETF stndrds for Wifi, 3GPP, Rel 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, SON, LTE, WCDMA, & GSM. Exp w VoLTE features, incl SRVCC, TTI bundlng, ROHC, SS-DRX; IMS call flow-signalng & functionality; root-cause ana-lyss; SIP-cause code analyss; VoLTE KPI definition & optimizatn; feat verificatn; parametr tuning; LTE planning & model tuning (2D, 3D); LTE KPI optimizatn; ntwrk parameter guidelines; LTE trouble-shootng; drive test analyss; cell trace &baseband trace analyss; LTE features, incl ANR, IFLB, carrier aggregatn, ePDCCH, CoMP, Hetnet. Resumes: Amdocs Inc, careersta@amdocs.com; Ref: HR-0501.

RF Engineering Managers(Herndon, VA): Coord dsgn, dvlpmt, deplymt, integratn, & transitn of radio frequency eng’g prjcts. Define sys evolutn & prodct strategies. Analyz & supprt KPI deviatns for regional projcts. Reqs: MS electrcl or electronics eng’g +3yrs RF dsgn & optimizatn exp or BS electrcl or electronics eng’g +5yrs RF dsgn & optimi-zatn exp. Exp w ASSET, NetAct, Aircom Enterprise, TCP, Atoll, Astrix, MapInfo, MIPT, Sector Planner, Actix ACP, Actix AFP, NetAct Optimizr, Cell Doctor Re-ports, MML Commands, Macros, TEMS Invstigatn, Citrix Sonar, Radio Commander, Netweb, ITK, Reportng Ste, Smart, Arieso Geo, RemOpt, Actix Ana-lyzr Professional & Spotlight, Nemo Ana-lyzr, TEMS Discvry, MCOM, Nemo Out-door, Agilent, Neptune, Nemo Handy, InSite, PCTEL, GPEH, UETR, CTR, WMRR, WNCS, MOSHELL, CYGWIN, DECODER. Exp w GSM, UMTS, LTE technlgies & E2E perfrmnce eval. Projct mgmt exp. Resumes: Amdocs Inc, career-sta@amdocs.com; Ref: HR-0419

Sr. RF Engineers (Herndon, VA):Perform DSM/UMTS/LTE ntwrk dsgn, planning, & optimizatn activities. Scram-ble code & perform physical cell identity planning for UMTS/LTE ntwrks. Perform link budget, dsgn criteria, & traffic, & cov-erage & neighbor analyses. Ensure data integrity of morphology/topography data-bases & drive test data for model calibra-tion. Analyz ntwrk key perfrmnce metrics. Reqs: MS electrcl eng’g, electronics eng’g, telecom eng’g, or rltd field +2yrs RF ntwrk deplymnt or optimizatn rltd exp or BS electrcl eng’g, electronics eng’g, tele-com eng’g, or rltd field +5yrs RF ntwrk deplymnt or optimizatn rltd exp. Exp w Mapinfo, SMART, Windcatcher, Actix, Nemo, Agilent, TEMS. Exp w radio prop-agation using at least 1 of following technlgies: GSM/GPRS, CDMA/1xRTT, UMTS, EVDO, HSPA, or LTE. Exp on Ericsson, Nortel, NSN, or Huawei equip. Resumes: Amdocs Inc, careersta@am-docs.com; Ref: HR-0420.

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Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Upon FurtherReflection

I’m not a look-in-the-mirror kind of person.Other than in the morning when I wash up,brush my teeth, shave and get ready for theday, I spend very little time reflecting on myappearance. In fact, during the early days ofmy cancer treatment when I was infused with achemotherapy cocktail for six non-stop hoursevery three weeks – I lost all my hair, as fore-warned; I have no recollection of what Ilooked like without any hair on my head.Presumably, every morning when I prepped forthe day, I would have seen what I was doingand watched how it was done; yet there is noimage, still or otherwise, in my mind of how Iappeared to others.

Seven years of continuous treatment later,when I look in the mirror now (I have a fullhead of hair and a growing stubble, like mostmen), I can’t evaluate what I see. Do I looksick? Or do I look as I should for a middle-agedman aging gracefully? Not that I need to lookgood to feel good (“and you know who youare”), any more than I need to “look mah-velous,” but the cumulative effects of chemo-therapy and the inevitable signs of aging haveblurred (no pun intended; I can see perfectlywell) my objectivity. So much so that on anygiven day, what I see is what I get and I’mhappy to have gotten it, subjectively speaking.Ergo, looking in the mirror more often than notserves no appreciable benefit – to me, since Iknow what I see, or rather, don’t know how toevaluate what it is I do see.

Then along comes the holidays, when manysocial gatherings are planned where in additionto food and drink, face-to-face interactionsoccur with may people you see regularly andsome you know but rarely see. It is the obser-vations and comments from these rarely-seenpersons, persons with whom you are familiar –and who are familiar with you and your “unde-rlying diagnosis,” as I call my cancer, that arethe genesis of this column.

I am happy and amazed, and incrediblyflattered even to say that the feedback Ireceived was uniformly positive and extremelyencouraging; and if I had to bet a nickel, I’dsay their comments were all sincere and hon-est. And since I don’t want to look for trouble(since trouble has already found me), I amgoing to take their words at face value (again,no pun intended). And in thanking them gra-ciously, reconsider yet again how fortunate Iam to be receiving such compliments, nearlyseven years in and nearly five years past, theend date (pun intended) of my original “13month to two year” prognosis, words which Ifirst heard from my oncologist at the initialTeam Lourie meeting held on February 27,2009 (Oh, yeah, you remember that date,forever).

Unfortunately, there is a bit of a cynic inme, so I still question the validity of words peo-ple sometimes say not necessarily to the wise.Moreover, I still am not convinced that lookinggood is more important than feeling good (withapologies to a Billy Crystal sketch mimickingFernando Lamas back in the day on SaturdayNight Live). Nor am I at all sure that lookinggood is an accurate description of what effectmy stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer is hav-ing on me and my mediastinum.

As much as I’d like to believe that form fol-lows function and that looking good is a clearindicator of one who is not only feeling good,but doing well (cancer-wise), I’m still wonder-ing what it is that sets me apart from manyother similarly diagnosed patients who havesuccumbed to this terrible – and mostly termi-nal – disease. I never thought it was, or wouldbe, my looks. And given that there hasn’t beenthat much with which to work, maybe notfocusing on my appearance all the time hashelped? Apparently, it hasn’t hurt.

News

By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

The Reston Spectrum at 1845 Foun-tain Drive now hosts Not Your Av-erage Joe’s, a Massachusetts-based

restaurant chain, known for stone-hearthpizzas, salads, unique burger combos andother casual fare.

“I think this will be a place where couplesand families can get together without im-peding on each other’s fun,” said Restonresident and athletic coach Chip Hulbert.Hulbert was impressed by the restaurant’sbar, which welcomes sports junkies andfamilies. Reston is establishing a reputationas a dining location, as Reston Town Cen-ter has over 15 restaurants and cafes. “Com-ing to Reston, that was a good move,” saidTom Boone, who has dined at the Not YourAverage Joe’s in Leesburg. The Reston Spec-trum is about one-quarter of a mile fromthe future Silver Line Reston Parkway MetroStation.

Not Your Average Joe’s first opened in1994. Owner and founder Steve Silversteinhas spent the past several months review-ing and inspecting progress of what he re-fers to as his newest baby. “This place hiresgood people, they got a good formula,” saidMegan Ortolan, who attended a soft open-ing event at Reston with her husband. Therestaurant will employ 102 staff, includingpart time and full time employees.

“We know there is competition, and wewelcome it,” said Joe Becker, general man-ager for the Reston NYA Joe’s. Becker ranthe NYA Joe’s restaurant at Leesburg for fiveyears. The expansive 7,300 square-foot res-taurant in Reston will seat 218, with a fullbar and two seasonal outdoor patios offer-ing an additional 100 seats. A private din-ing space accommodates 22 seated guests.From the menu, Becker enjoys the Vietnam-ese Salmon, as well as the Spaghetti SquashBolognese. The Bolognese sauce gets its full-bodied flavor from mushrooms instead ofmeat, and uses spaghetti squash in place of

conventional spaghetti. “It is such a greatdish and has less than 500 calories,” saidBecker. Executive chef Jeff Tenner joinedSilverstein in the development of the newReston location. “We are a globally inspiredrestaurant,” said Tenner, noting that themenu changes with the season. The Restonlocation will open with a winter menu,which includes entrees such as RomescoRockfish and Turkey Meatball Strozzapreti.The meatballs are served with mint-pars-ley pesto, roasted tomatoes and artichokehearts. Tenner highlights the restaurant’sMolasses Braised Pork Shank. “It is a greatexample of winter comfort food,” saidTenner.

Desserts at the restaurant include carrotcake, key lime pie, and peanut butter thing- peanut butter and chocolate chunks foldedinto vanilla ice cream, rolled in cookiecrumbs. Staff and visitors have been im-pressed with the redesign work at the newReston restaurant. “This place has a fine fin-ish to it,” said bar manager Michael Reyes.The Reston location features an open-kitchen with a wood-burning oven in abright and polished atmosphere.

Diners can expect an extensive wine list,

with cocktails and a variety of beers.In keeping with the brand’s commitment

to the communities in which it serves, NotYour Average Joe’s will partner with localnonprofit Cornerstones during its GrandOpening. Proceeds raised during the two-day preview celebrations will be donatedto Cornerstones, which is dedicated to pro-viding support and advocacy for people inneed of food, shelter, affordable housingand other human services. Not Your Aver-age Joe’s will continue to support Corner-stones through January 2016 with its on-going “Not Your Average Cause” program,which provides 15 percent of proceeds to aselected cause every Tuesday.

“The food was fantastic,” said JoshuaGravis, an employee at the Davelle Cloth-iers at Reston Town Center. Gravis spentsome of his New Year’s Eve dining at NotYour Average Joe’s. “Joe’s really focuses oncreating an experience for our guests,” saidbartender Courtney Ashby. When the res-taurant closed for the night, some of thestaff walked to Reston Town Center to wel-come in the new year. More information onNot Your Average Joe’s is available atwww.notyouraveragejoes.com.

Not Your Average Joe’sOpens at Reston SpectrumNew restaurant atFountain Drive inReston opens inJanuary.

Not Your Average Joe’s opened inReston in early January. It will bethe Massachusetts-based restau-rant chain’s third restaurant inNorthern Virginia and fifth in themetro region.

Not Your Average Joe’s chef JeffRodger with executive chef JeffTenner at the new Reston loca-tion. Not Your Average Joe’s isknown for stone-hearth pizzas,salads, unique burger combosand other casual fare.

To have community events listed in the Connec-tion, send to north@connectionnewspapers.comby the Friday prior to the following week’s paper.

FRIDAY/JAN. 8VIP Reston. 2 p.m. Reston Regional Library,

11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Support group for visually impaired persons.Adults. 703-689-2700.

MONDAY/JAN. 11-FRIDAY/JAN. 22

Coat Drive to Benefit Cornerstones.Collection in building lobbies at Reston TownCenter. Help those in need in the communitystay warm this winter. New or gently used coats(in good condition or cleaned), new hats, glovesand scarves will be collected.restontowncenter.com.

TUESDAY/JAN. 19Volunteer to Serve Dinner. 4:30 p.m. St. John

Neumann Catholic Church, 11900 Lawyers

Road, Reston. Provide and serve dinner,breakfast foods and organize eveningentertainment for the week-longhypothermia center, as well as providingclothing and gift card donations. Under theauspices of FACETS (facetscares.org), inpartnership with Fairfax CountyHypothermia Prevention Program.Sponsored by Congregation Beth Emeth.www.bethemeth.org.

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Vajrayogini Buddhist Center,Unitarian Universalist Church, 1625Wiehle Ave., Reston, holds weeklyclasses starting Sept. 12, Thursdays7-8:30 p.m., for the general publicwhich use Buddhist teachings topractice meditation. $12. 202-986-2257 or www.meditation-dc.org.

Adult Sunday school will beheld 9:30 a.m. Sundays at the Wash-ington Plaza Baptist Church at LakeAnne Village Center. The group isstudying the Gospel of Mark. Ser-vices follow at 11 a.m.

The Jewish Federation of

Greater Washington and theJewish Outreach Institute offer theMothers/Parents Circle, an umbrellaof free educational events and re-sources. Participants include Sha’areShalom, Congregation Beth Emeth,Temple Rodef Shalom and the Jew-ish Community Center of NorthernVirginia. ShalomDC.org.

Epiphany United MethodistPreschool, 1014 Country ClubDrive, N.E. in Vienna, is now enroll-ing 3- to 4-year-old students.703-938-2391 orwww.epiphanypreschool.com.

Faith Notes

Faith Notes are for announcements and events in the faith community,including special holiday services. Send to reston@connectionnewspapers.com.Deadline is Thursday.

Registration Open forEncore Chorale’s Winter/Spring Session

Registration is open for the Winter/Spring sessionof the Encore Chorale at locations in Northern Vir-ginia and singers of all vocal experience, age 55+,are welcome to join.

Fifteen weekly rehearsals will begin the week ofMonday, Jan. 11 at:

Encore Chorale of Reston – Rehearsals beginTuesday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. at RCC Hunters Woods inReston. Fee is $160 for Reston residents/$320 fornon-residents for 15 weekly rehearsals, sheet musicand performances. Registration is through FairfaxCounty/Reston Community Center.

Singers may be seated for rehearsals and perfor-

mances. Singers will rehearse each week for 90 min-utes in preparation for May performances.

Register at the first rehearsal or online atwww.encorecreativity.org. Call 301-261-5747 formore information.

Volunteers Needed forFood Packing Event

Assistance League of Northern Virginia invites com-munity members to help pack food for the WeekendFood for Kids program which benefits 1500 school-children who receive reduced-price meals during theweek. The next food packing event is at 10 a.m. onThursday, Jan. 21 at Dominion Virginia Power, 3072Centreville Road, in Herndon. Arrive at 9:30 a.m. ifyou would like to help with setup. Event contact:karenamster@aol.com.