The Reston Letter, LLC

12/02/2025

Join us at Lake Anne's Jingle on the Lake this Saturday. Make ornaments with some of our staff, color pages from our coloring books, and have our artist sign your copy of Color Through Reston! Bonus: watch Santa arrive on his boat and listen to musical performances. See you there! 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

11/29/2025

On Small Business Saturday, consider donating to your community newspaper. We’ve been spreading hyper-local good news to Restonians free of charge for three years now. This is a labor of love, a small business working with extremely small margins, and fueled by love and volunteers. We are nothing without financial community support. Giving a one-time donation or setting up monthly auto-pay are tangible ways that you can help keep us afloat. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4YARWUMZL3ZTE

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving, Reston! 🧡🍂
Grateful for this community, the stories we get to share, and all of you who follow along with us. Wishing you a cozy, restful holiday filled with good food and good company.

11/26/2025

Looking for a fun (and screen-free!) way to keep the kids busy? ❄️✏️The Reston Coloring Book makes the perfect holiday gift — filled with 32 pages of Reston landmarks and community favorites your little artists will love! order one now:
https://shorturl.at/34BFj

We are excited to publish "Color Through Reston," designed to honor our town’s "Live, Work, Play" spirit through the eyes of local children. Illustrated by a local artist and featuring 32 colorable pages of Reston landmarks, parks, and community life, this project helps our youngest residents expl...

11/25/2025

https://www.therestonletter.com/post/little-hands-big-bites

by Alexis Estep, Kids Section WriterFriendsgiving, the best holiday of the Year! Now that Halloween has passed, it is time to focus on what I consider to be my Olympics, Thanksgiving. It is a time when I can cook all of my favorite foods, try out new recipes, and spend quality time with the ones I l...

11/21/2025

Celebrate Reston’s roots tomorrow at the Reston Museum. Drop by Lake Anne Plaza from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. to hear founder Hall Kern share stories from the early days of the Reston Farm Market and enjoy a performance by Native American artist Tomas Eaglebear.

In addition, Kern’s scrapbook offers even more insight into the market’s early history.
Read more on our website: https://www.therestonletter.com/post/a-step-back-in-time-reliving-the-original-reston-farm-market-featuring-a-performance-by-tomas-eagle

11/20/2025

https://www.therestonletter.com/post/fox-mill-students-experience-life-across-the-globe

Contributed by Fox Mill Elementary SchoolFox Mill Elementary has restarted its cultural exchange program with Yabe Elementary in Yokohama, Japan. Fox Mill’s Japanese immersion choice fueled the exchange program, run by the collaboration with student guardians from the Japanese immersion program. T...

11/19/2025

https://www.therestonletter.com/post/south-lakes-high-school-fall-sports-round-up

by Matt Reider, Staff WriterAs autumn turns to winter, South Lakes High School teams are reflecting on their fall seasons, with some gearing up for playoff action.The Seahawk Girls Field Hockey team had a solid season, finishing third in the Concorde Division and ending above .500 with an 11-10 over...

11/18/2025

November issue: “The Herndon High School boys and girls cross country team completed a successful season with the boys finishing 3rd and the girls finishing 6th at the Liberty District Championships.” Learn more about the Herndon High cross country team’s exciting season by checking out the Sports section of our latest issue, as well as on our website: https://www.therestonletter.com/post/herndon-high-s-2025-cross-country-season-re-cap

11/17/2025

https://www.therestonletter.com/post/fish-tales-a-review-of-passionfish

by Phantom FoodieContinuing my recent autumn happy hour tour around Reston Town Center, this month I opted for the happy hour bar experience at Passionfish. Having dined here in the past, the restaurant often delights seafood lovers.The expanded bar area features a curved bar seating 10 to 12 and fo...

11/14/2025

Herndon Theatre brings Arsenic and Old Lace to life with a hilarious mix of comedy, chaos, and just a splash of murder. Catch the show TONIGHT at 7 p.m., tomorrow at 2 & 7 p.m., and Saturday at 2 p.m. For more information check out the article in the Education section of our latest issue or on our website: https://www.therestonletter.com/post/upcoming-shows-from-herndon-and-south-lakes-theatre-programs