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Reston New Businesses, New Concerts and Buskers News, Page 3 With the weather warming and properties continuing to change hands, the Lake Anne Plaza business community is preparing for an eventful summer. Classifieds, Page 15 Classifieds, ❖ Sports, Page 18 ❖ Calendar, Page 12 Calendar, ❖ Opinion, Page 6 20202020 CommitteeCommittee DocumentDocument aa ‘Starting‘Starting Point’Point’ News,News, PagePage 44 Requested in home 3-25-10 home in Requested Time sensitive material. sensitive Time Let Freedom Ring! Postmaster: Attention Faith, Page 13 PERMIT #86 PERMIT Martinsburg, WV Martinsburg, PAID U.S. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT Photo by Mike DiCicco/The Connection Photo online at www.connectionnewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.comMarch 24-30, 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 12 Reston Connection ❖ March 24-30, 2010 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ March 24-30, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Front row, from left, are Robert Santoro and Robyn Kampf; back row, Anthony Di Trapani, Don Owens, Wendell Driggers and Larry Stine. Not pictured: Lisa Groves and James O’Donnell FISH To Honor Eight Volunteers Photos by Mike DiCicco/The Connection t its annual fundraiser instructor for the Financial Shortly before Salon Chakra, left, closed, G. Sushi, right, opened next door. Aand gala, FISH Fling, Workshops; Bob Santoro, vol- Herndon-Reston FISH unteer for The Bargain Loft; will honor eight “Star FISH,” and Larry Stine, volunteer for New Businesses, Concerts and Buskers volunteers who have spent The Bargain Loft. many hours in service for the The FISH Fling will be held As properties organization. Saturday night, April 10, at the They are: Tony Di Trapani, Crowne Plaza Hotel in continue to grant writer for the Assistance Herndon. change hands, Program; Wendell Driggers, Major sponsors of the Fling driver for the Transportation to date are Volkswagen Group Lake Anne Program; Lisa Groves, fund of America and Dominion. For raiser and founder of present more information, visit the businesses day FISH Fling; Robyn Kampf, Events page of Holiday Basket coordinator; www.HerndonRestonFISH.org prepare to take Jim O’Donnell, volunteer for or send an e-mail to advantage of the The Bargain Loft; Don Owens, [email protected]. sunny season. Weed Warriors Needed Reston Community Weed Warriors Projects need volunteers to Rita Camacho mans the counter at Rita’s Express Alter- help remove fast growing invasive plants that harm the ecosys- By Mike DiCicco ations and Dry Cleaning, which she just opened at Lake tem in the Reston community. The Connection Anne this month. Saturday, March 27, 10 a.m.-12 noon: Return to the First Ever Weed Warriors Site. The heavy vines of Oriental Bittersweet con- iang “Kenny” Gangmiao ties that comprised the former dry pinned down, Thompson said. The tinue to strangle trees and take over shrubs in the natural area J said business at his newly cleaners, at the same time that children’s concerts and “Take a behind the houses of Fieldview Drive. Oriental Bittersweet is one opened sushi takeout and Salon Chakra, next door to G. Break” concert series will continue of the most invasive and vigorous weeds in Reston. The partici- delivery business at Lake Anne Sushi, moved out. this summer, and last year’s Fam- pants will meet at the Bright Pond cul-de-sac and walk down the Plaza had been slow thus far, but “They had an ongoing dispute ily Fun Nights, hosted by Washing- path on the left of the pipe-stem driveway. There is some poison he was hopeful that it would pick with their landlord, so that’s not a ton Plaza Baptist Church, will be ivy at this site. Wear long sleeves and long pants if you are aller- up as warmer weather brought surprise,” said Eve Thompson, repeated. This weekend, auditions gic to poison ivy. RA will provide tools, gloves, snacks and water. more people to the plaza. president of the merchant’s asso- will take place for street perform- Adults and youth ages 10 and up are welcome. With young vol- “My sushi is very good, but my ciation, of the salon’s departure. ers, or buskers. Thompson said she unteers adult chaperones are encouraged. This project fulfills business is not doing too good,” She said the potential buyer for was hoping to find acts like magi- community service requirements. said Gangmiao, who opened G. the former Tavern on the Lake had cians and jugglers, as well as mu- To volunteer, contact: Ha Brock, RA community outreach spe- Sushi next to the Reston Museum been attending merchants’ meet- sicians. The association is also cialist, via e-mail [email protected] or call 703-435-7986. at the beginning of February. ings at the plaza, but a deal on the working on improving storefront Marked by record snowfalls, property had not yet been final- appearances and building a new though, last month was a difficult ized. Web site, and a new Lake Anne Bulletin Board one for most businesses, and “It’s a nice place, but hopefully logo was just approved last week, To have community events listed in Road, Reston. With Dr. Lydia Gangmiao said business had im- the business can go up,” said Rita Thompson said. Security cam- the Connection, send to Temoshok, Prof Medicine-U-MD. proved this month. Camacho, owner of the new dry eras are also being installed in [email protected]. Reservations required. $30. The Lake Anne Merchant’s As- Deadline is Friday. [email protected]. cleaning and alterations business. the wake of January’s purple Altum Career Fair. 3-6 p.m. at 12100 sociation is also hoping to take She said she hoped the customers graffiti spree. Sunset Hills Road, Suite 101, Reston. advantage of the weather to bring she picked up during the warm Meanwhile, Gangmiao said he THURSDAY/MARCH 25 [email protected] or potential customers to the plaza weather would stick with her hopes to drum up business by in- Generation Next: Reston www.altum.com/Company/Careers. Leadership Development. 7 p.m. with new attractions, such as ac- through the winter. Even in the troducing customers to new sushi Reston Community Center at Hunters SATURDAY/MARCH 27 cordion and ukulele festivals and cold, she said, “It’s nice to have dishes. His menu of “fusion” sushi Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, buskers, to complement somebody close so they don’t have is popular in New York City, where Reston. An active dialog session on Colvin Run Watershed Stream getting involved in leading the Restoration and Improvement longstanding traditions like the to drive a lot to find what they he learned the art of sushi, but community. Free. Meeting. 9:30 a.m. at Lake Anne farmers market and crafters mar- need.” includes some items that are un- [email protected]. Elementary School, 11510 North ket. Part of the merchants familiar to Northern Virginia din- Lupus Support Group. 12 p.m. at Shore Drive, Reston. Wetland Studies Reston Hospital Center, The West and Solutions, Inc. will be presenting Properties on the plaza continue association’s plan to bring people ers, he said. “This area, the people, Wing, 1850 Town Center Parkway, information about the history and to change hands, with Rita’s Ex- to the plaza this spring and sum- they don’t know too much about Reston. [email protected] or purpose of the stream restoration press Alterations and Dry Clean- mer is an accordion festival, sched- sushi. I just do my best to bring www.lupusgw.org. project and the plans for this Psychology and the Immune watershed. Time will be provided for ing opening at the beginning of the uled for May 22, and a ukulele fes- new sushi for all the customers System. 7 p.m. at Sunset Hills questions and answers. 703-435- month in one of the two proper- tival, whose date has not yet been here,” said Gangmiao. Montessori, 11180 Ridge Heights 6560 or reston.wetlandstudies.com. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ March 24-30, 2010 ❖ 3 Week in Reston News Motorcyclist Dies in Crash Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Sunday, 2020 Committee Document March 21, around 7 p.m., in the Reston area. Corey Tarpley, 37, of 11702 Hoover Lane, Fredericksburg, Va. was pronounced dead at the scene. Tarpley was driving a 2000 Honda motorcycle northbound on A ‘Starting Point’ in Planning Fairfax County Parkway near Walnut Branch Road when he failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and ran off the roadway. Master Plan Task Tarpley was ejected from the motorcycle and struck a metal pole off the roadway. Force members Crash Reconstruction detectives responded to the scene and believe speed to be a factor in the crash. to offer amend- Deadline Nears for ments to citizen Board Elections group’s planning Time is running out to vote in the Reston community elec- principles. tions. Ballots were mailed on March 5 with a return deadline of April 2, at 5 p.m. Reston Association Members and renters are eligible to vote by mail or online. www.reston.org. By Mike DiCicco Members of the Reston Association (RA) will elect three indi- The Connection viduals to RA’s Board of Directors — one each from the North Point and Lake Anne/Tall Oaks Districts and one At-Large Direc- everal Reston citizen groups tor. Each will serve a three-year term. The Board of Directors Shave written up sets of prin determines the Association’s goals and policies, making a sig- ciples to guide the work of nificant and lasting contribution to the community. Reston is a the Reston Master Plan Special large community association with a population of 62,000.