Tuesday, at Fairfax’s Social Security Administration Office on Waples Mill Road, a woman from New York hit a security guard in the head with her fanny pack, which had a live pigeon inside. The woman also threatened the man with a knife. The woman was arrested and charged with attempted unlawful wounding. The bird was taken to an animal shelter and will be released into the wild after an investigation into the incident is closed.
(WJLA)
From Oct. 2-May 14, the Reston Community Center will hold a free Tuesday morning preschool preparation program. Register here.
(Reston Now)
On Oct. 3, expect a Presidential Alert text testing the National Wireless Emergency Alert System.
(WTOP)
This weekend, the Arlington County Board is expected to approve a contract for the $643,000 overhaul of Nelly Curtis Park, which two years ago received pushback from a group called the Friends of Aurora Highlands Parks.
(ARL Now)
In Money magazine’s annual roundup of the country’s best 50 places to live, Ashburn was named the second-best community.
(Loudoun Times-Mirror)
