tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post4886481312028455419..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Crowds at Tall Oaks Shopping Center, Open Thread Just a Sad Excuse to Post This Video AgainRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-89883069733351554322013-12-05T11:21:33.475-05:002013-12-05T11:21:33.475-05:00Same just happened to me this morning at Fox Mill ...Same just happened to me this morning at Fox Mill Shopping Center, why can't the police find and stop this clown....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-58844853299775021472010-04-26T13:20:59.055-04:002010-04-26T13:20:59.055-04:00I have seen a speed trap on PI Lawyers Road exactl...I have seen a speed trap on PI Lawyers Road exactly once in 30 years. There is no safe place to pull over a revenue source ('scuse me, miscreant.) Even with the bike lanes. <br /><br />It is not that I am unobservent. I spotted two traps on my 6-mile commute this AM: Soapstone between Glade and Lawyers, and Reston Parkway (rolling.) <br /><br />I mourn the 4-lane and 45 MPH speed limit. It was the only place in my 6 miles I could actually use 5th gear. <br /><br />Connie, sometimes there is a reason people can't wait to drive as slow as the slowest. I don't begrudge passers in the suicide lane. While I admit, most are just bungholes, sometimes there is an emergency.scubadivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-77350629523026089592010-04-21T15:32:17.638-04:002010-04-21T15:32:17.638-04:00Don't blame it on the slowpokes. Even at 25 m...Don't blame it on the slowpokes. Even at 25 mph, they're still within the legal speed limit. The lawbreakers are the idiots passing in the middle lane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-74556025649317542872010-04-20T22:10:04.736-04:002010-04-20T22:10:04.736-04:00I don't know where all those speeding cars are...I don't know where all those speeding cars are on Lawyers Rd. I constantly find myself stuck behind some bozo driving at about 25mph when the speed limit clearly is 40mph on the stretch from Soapstone to Reston Parkway. Slowpokes inevitably lead to passing in the middle lane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-24206553712853329882010-04-20T21:08:44.156-04:002010-04-20T21:08:44.156-04:00Peasant, they actually do set up speed traps at th...Peasant, they actually do set up speed traps at the intersection of lawyers/staley from time to time. I wish they'd do it more often. It's a very dangerous stretch of road. And that doesn't even include the stretch west of the Catholic church, where over the years I have seen more than a few cars upside down in the roadway because they took that big curve too fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-73866205277308869022010-04-20T20:02:21.220-04:002010-04-20T20:02:21.220-04:00Anon 2:59:
Not sure what's up with that "...Anon 2:59:<br /><br />Not sure what's up with that "geriatrics driving on Lawyers" comment, but I can tell you the road is dangerous enough even without the me-firsters on it.<br /><br />On January 1, 2000, (a date easy to remember) a teen-aged girl was killed at the intersection of Lawyers and Myrtle when she exited Myrtle and was broadsided by a car coming down Lawyers. About four or five years later a motorcyclist heading west on Lawyers was killed when he and a car pulling out of Pinoak collided.<br /><br />I once asked the cops pulling over speeders on Soapstone about 150 yards down from Lawyers why they didn't try to get the speeders on Lawyers itself. "It's too difficult to do that there", was the response.Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-49553348138294862052010-04-20T14:59:06.376-04:002010-04-20T14:59:06.376-04:00Wow..lots of geriatrics driving on Lawyers. If you...Wow..lots of geriatrics driving on Lawyers. If you need your local LEO's, they will be hanging out on the Wiehle bridge and Sunrise Valley Drive issuing tickets in the 35mph zone..easy pickings.<br /><br />Don;t bother the local police with your irate citizen's call. But do crawl on over to El Manantial - their tapas are killer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-873408351374109712010-04-20T10:49:53.275-04:002010-04-20T10:49:53.275-04:00I wish more retailers would ask for ID when custom...I wish more retailers would ask for ID when customers present credit cards. I love the fact that there's a supermarket in that space. The produce section is nice. I did try for two days in a row for skim milk, but no luck. Was told that they just haven't gotten it in yet. <br /><br />Maybe if El Pollo Campero opened up in the drive-through fast food place, it would liven things up. I've been to Mama Wok, Pho Reston 75, and have gotten pizza from there. El Manatial (sp?) is on my list of places to try, since I've heard people just rave about it.<br /><br />I bet Harris Teeter, et. al., also sucked off some of the business from Tall Oaks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-75005446899893472852010-04-20T08:52:11.745-04:002010-04-20T08:52:11.745-04:00The space is too small for a Bloom.
T.J. would ha...The space is too small for a Bloom.<br /><br />T.J. would have been a good choice but they already have a spot . . . it has to be a specialty store that will attract people.<br /><br />It is a supermercado . . . plain and simple. clean,fresh smelling, smaller fish market than Fresh World (that's why it smells nicer) but still very good choices. Some specialties will be strange to those who have not lived in other countries but still a place to stop for milk and eggs.<br /><br />My daughter's mango and my white coconut were excellent.<br /><br />Everyone, please forgive their grand opening confusion, I found it quite friendly and efficient when I went without the smash of initial crowds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-84166119293195344332010-04-19T23:46:38.815-04:002010-04-19T23:46:38.815-04:00I'll second BSMAE's opinion of El Manantia...I'll second BSMAE's opinion of El Manantial. Great restaurant. Reston's little hidden secret. The vegetarian paella is killer, and they have a great wine list.<br /><br />Had an encounter with the crazy commuting Russian tonight. I had the honor of him sneaking behind me through the Metro exit gate on my dime. I hate when people do that, but I had to smile this time, because he was very clumsy about it, but pulled it off. He had like five bags along with this rolling suitcase. Talked on his cellphone most of the time, and spent the rest with headphones on. A grifter?Le Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160205266478196242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-67278682085801200172010-04-19T23:10:22.546-04:002010-04-19T23:10:22.546-04:00BiCO wrote: Was there ANY useful business in that...BiCO wrote: Was there ANY useful business in that shopping center? <br /><br />Yes - please try Mama Wok!<br />http://www.mamawokva.com/<br /><br />Great Chinese food!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-54011794454578990612010-04-19T15:41:27.899-04:002010-04-19T15:41:27.899-04:00Greater Greater Washington is reporting that, acco...Greater Greater Washington is reporting that, according to the draft budget that the Board of Supervisors have now negotiated, Fairfax Connector service will not be cut after all. Yahoo!<br /><br />http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=5570Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-42179496211253567302010-04-19T12:18:03.286-04:002010-04-19T12:18:03.286-04:00Convict, Please, Please report this, as the Peasan...Convict, Please, Please report this, as the Peasant suggests. I used to live along that stretch of Lawyers, and the reason for the 35 mph speed limit there is that the people who live along that stretch have a limited view of Lawyers when they turn onto it. I used to live off of Staley, and I can't even tell you the number of times I was almost hit by some idiot doing 50+, because there was no way for me to see him in time (I was actually run off the road and into a ditch once.) There have been many, many fatalities along this stretch for just this reason.<br /><br />You would be doing a huge favor to the people who live there if you report this to the police.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-72420938522332990592010-04-19T11:24:34.744-04:002010-04-19T11:24:34.744-04:00Convict:
I strongly suggest you phone in a report...Convict:<br /><br />I strongly suggest you phone in a report to the non-emergency line (703-691-2131) of the Fairfax County Police about what happened to you on Lawyers this morning. It's especially appropriate/important because you got the license plate number and car description. I'm not sure how the police follow up. They can't give a ticket because they didn't witness it themselves, but they might follow up with a letter to the offending motorist that at least puts him on notice. You used to be able to make a report about incidents like this through an on-line form, but that reporting mechanism was abolished due to budget cuts.<br /><br />Funny, after reading your post of April 17 about the same thing happening to you with a white Honda, I was thinking it had yet to happen to me. Well, of course, yesterday as I was on Lawyers approaching Soapstone from the west, some moron in a sports car used the turn lane to pass not only me but the car in front of me. I guess that was because the car in front of me had the temerity to be going at or just below the speed limit. As you say, there's never a cop around when you need one.Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-76546345112751446322010-04-19T09:59:36.842-04:002010-04-19T09:59:36.842-04:00BTW, it happened again this morning. A red mustan...BTW, it happened again this morning. A red mustang with Va plate JPB-1596 muscled its way around me in the suicide lane while I was still accelerating, having just turned left from Soapstone onto PIL.<br /><br />Sigh. There's never a cop around when you need one...The Convict in the Gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530536432165645618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-2604423129585577122010-04-19T09:56:48.566-04:002010-04-19T09:56:48.566-04:00HKCD, I don't much care for RTC (Or should tha...HKCD, I don't much care for RTC (Or should that be RfTgdC?) myself, but I don't think it drove the nail in Tall Oaks coffin either. These two shopping meccas cover different market niches. Note that Tall Oaks anchor has always been a grocery store where as the Blasphemy on the W&OD has never had one, nor does it have a pet store, a pet groomer, a (non-gourmet) pizza place, a dry cleaner or a 7-11. <br /><br />I want to say that South Lakes and North Point shopping centers sucked off the Tall Oaks business, but I don't really understand why. I guess the big question is, why would folks who live in that area go to more distant areas that offer pretty much the same stock and prices. Sure, the Giant may have been a little smaller, but it wasn't significantly so.<br /><br />My sister used to work at Pizza Cave. Those leopard print mini-dresses and go-go boot outfits were cute. Every time I saw my sister when she was dressed for work, I couldn't help but think of Wilma Flintstone and Betty Rubble.The Convict in the Gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530536432165645618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-72567762641942882092010-04-19T08:13:55.196-04:002010-04-19T08:13:55.196-04:00HCKD said...
Anon 6:13
In defense of RCC, it is...HCKD said... <br />Anon 6:13 <br /><br />In defense of RCC, it is a pretty reliable long term tenant. We all pay its way so we know it is getting money.<br />_______________<br /><br />We are actually paying half (over twenty years)(not allowing for inflation) of what Simon got for Carnegie Hall for the Lake Ann Annex of RCC to Simon. In addition are we are paying rent there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-85080702617843975972010-04-18T22:15:31.640-04:002010-04-18T22:15:31.640-04:00In the early nineties, Fresh Valu occupied the spa...In the early nineties, Fresh Valu occupied the space currently taken by the first three storefronts on the left as you enter the plaza. The Millenium Bank used to house a branch of the United Virginia Bank (now BB&T).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-64118475165937964282010-04-18T21:37:13.683-04:002010-04-18T21:37:13.683-04:00Cool, I'll definitely have to hang out at Cafe...Cool, I'll definitely have to hang out at Cafe Sano when I need somewhere to work away from the house (and work of course). Cafe Sano also has coupons for various discounts - you can get on their email list either via their website or filling in one of their forms in the store.<br /><br />Switching topics, BiCO, I think I know now why you seem perpetually pissed at everyone in Reston. If you drink skim milk, my theory is that you are trying to avoid fat in general. Here's just one study which seems to indicate that making reductions in fat consumption can significantly (negatively) effect one's mood: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=881008<br /><br />So BiCO, if this is you, maybe you want to go up to 1% permanently, or even, gasp, WHOLE milk!<br /><br />Also, I'm still confused about the whole move you are intending. Again, maybe I missed the explanation in one of these threads, but the last I remember you were planning to move to either Warrenton or Balston. Now you are moving to an area in Reston that you are ALREADY complaining about even before you move there. Since you haven't moved yet, maybe you could actually, say, opt to move somewhere else where you might actually have decent access to shopping without driving, if that is a priority to you? But I'm beginning to really believe that your biggest priority is to move to a place that you'll have plenty to complain about!dvdmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826983459613642052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-89645393082118119572010-04-18T20:06:51.484-04:002010-04-18T20:06:51.484-04:00HCKD- if memory serves (and maybe it doesn't) ...HCKD- if memory serves (and maybe it doesn't) the Millenium Bank space did actually use to house the safeway at lake anne. I'm not sure why it went out of business, to be honest, since there are so many people who live so closeby. Did it go under before or after they put the Giant in at northpoint? I wonder.<br /><br />Oh, and someone was asking the other day if Cafesano has wifi- in fact, it does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-74410643636347978402010-04-18T19:06:44.686-04:002010-04-18T19:06:44.686-04:00Anon 6:13
In defense of RCC, it is a pretty reli...Anon 6:13 <br /><br />In defense of RCC, it is a pretty reliable long term tenant. We all pay its way so we know it is getting money.<br /><br />Interestingly enough, the Millenium bank space would make a decent grocery store, but until the "revitalization" is ever complete, no store will touch Lake Anne.<br /><br />Another potential problem would be the weekly Farmer's market competing with the Grocery store on Saturdays. <br /><br />Whole Foods in Union Square in NYC manages to coexist with the Greenmarket there, so.... take of that what you will.<br /><br />But in any case, I along with many others, would LOVE a decent gorcery to open at Lake Anne.HCKDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-1644891721390319332010-04-18T18:13:29.594-04:002010-04-18T18:13:29.594-04:00"Now Tall Oaks is a under utilized shopping c..."Now Tall Oaks is a under utilized shopping center that cannot attract a decent grocery store. Sad."<br /><br />Along the same lines, one has to think that the presence of the Community Center in the best location in Lake Anne is impeding the ability of that plaza to attract a grocery to anchor the site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-50925616005280247362010-04-18T18:10:57.322-04:002010-04-18T18:10:57.322-04:00So is El Manitial, which, although a bit on the pr...So is El Manitial, which, although a bit on the pricey side, is probably my favorite restaurant in Reston. Mama Wok's is quite good as well. As proof, they've both managed to hang on for the long periods of time when the anchor space was empty after Giant closed and then after the other international place folded and virtually no traffic was coming into Tall Oaks.Bob Simon's Metallic Alter-Egonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-20209438835288240882010-04-18T18:10:19.947-04:002010-04-18T18:10:19.947-04:00The only business I can BICO opening in the Tall O...The only business I can BICO opening in the Tall Oaks Shopping Center is an argument clinic like the one in the Monty Python sketch. 9 times out of 10 people select the wrong door and get an earful of complaints from BICO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-57855246187920936762010-04-18T17:20:38.152-04:002010-04-18T17:20:38.152-04:00Tall Oaks used to have a very vibrant economy.
Th...Tall Oaks used to have a very vibrant economy.<br /><br />There was a Giant there that did a roaring trade. (It fell off some when South Lakes Safeway opened up. and died altogether when Northpoint came along.)<br /><br />There was a pet store that did quite well until a JustPets opened in Herndon. (which was later killed by PetCo)<br /><br />A dog groomer that was always busy.<br /><br />There was a chinese restaurant that did ok business. Before that it was the Roman Cave Reston's 1st pizza place that I remember was totally cool as a kid to go to.<br /><br />The Bank at tall Oaks did well. <br /><br />There was a 7-11 where the lady gym is now. It was a busy 7-11. In fact all of the 7-11's in Reston seemed to do well.<br /><br />The Dry cleaners next tot he pet store went chugging along for a good many years.<br /><br />Then guess what happened?<br /><br />R fucking T god-damn C is what.<br /><br />Now Tall Oaks is a under utilized shopping center that cannot attract a decent grocery store. Sad.<br /><br />On the bright side BiCO the Pho place is decent. as are the two competing pizza delivery places.HCKDnoreply@blogger.com