Reston's Plague Year: Week 6 (Updated 4/29)

Spotted in South Reston. They can have our bills if they like.

So Fairfax has started aggregating confirmed COVID cases by "combined Zip codes," lumping Reston and Herndon in with a wide swath of western Fairfax County and a big chunk of Dulles Airport, as highlighted in the decidedly DRB unfriendly teal border in the map above. If it's any consolation, we 201s have the lowest case count (519) and lowest cases per capita (148.6 per 100,000 people) in the county. Um, yay?

This may not be COVID-related (we can think of some other reasons), but Big Bowl in Reston Town Center is closing permanently. A petition is circulating to have them reconsider. "Don't let the peanut sauce die," says one of the more convincing arguments we've seen on change.org.

Fellowship Square is looking for a wide range of in-kind donations. More community needs here.

A reminder that summer is coming, in some form or another:

Watch the process of "drain and clean", the method we use to prepare the pools for summer. This process is completed in April after the threat of freeze has passed. We are actively preparing the pools so when we can reopen facilities they are ready for our members.#Reston pic.twitter.com/rymJxDp0tb

— Reston Association (@RestonOnline) April 28, 2020

The Reston Farmer's Market is returning next month, too, albeit with some social distancing restrictions.

A worthy trip from Illinois to Reston:

Amazing to see our 3D-printed mask shields supporting frontline workers in so many places! Brianne Blankenberger is a graduate of JJC’s nursing program and works in Reston, Virginia. To date, our MakerLab has produced nearly 3,000 face mask shields! #jjcathome #virtuallyjjc pic.twitter.com/vjrj8MYuZE

— JolietJuniorCollege (@JolietJrCollege) April 28, 2020

NextDoor had this great idea of doing a directory of local eateries offering delivery, only their algorithm is... interesting:

Don't know about you, but we love to wash down a heaping plate of sawdust with a bundt cake, or at least that's what we thought after waking up from our home hypnosis session.

Been missing out on all those Zoom meetings the strapping bombs-to-dolphins contractors kids keep talking about? Join the Reston Association's virtual annual meeting on Thursday, with this fancy YouTube video explaining a signup process that's slightly less complex than applying for pool passes on WebTrak.

At this rate, we'll be locked up in our earth-toned homes, unable to get our computer's CAPS LOCK key unstuck until November:

@GovernorVA @FirstLadyVA @fairfaxcounty @FairfaxCountyPD HOW DO I REPORT PEOPLE HANGING BY THE DOZENS AT LAKE ANNE PLAZA IN RESTON??? DEFINITELY NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES OF 19 PEOPLE OR LESS!! Weekends are the worst here!! Please help!!!

— NM_99_ (@_nm_99_) April 25, 2020

Finally, our favorite correspondent, The Peasant From Less Sought After South Reston, checked in with an update:

Bar’s open!  Almost time for 5:00 happy hour.  Now, what cocktail to make?  Decisions, decisions…