http://alvinghamvillage.co.uk/maschouttt/comment/jixin.asp Founder of database MyHooha.org, Maura Deegan helps trauma survivors, those who have undergone physical, mental, or emotional experiences, find trauma -informed gynecologists and better women’s healthcare. This June she will hit the stage and compete for Miss District of [...]
Tver A World Down Syndrome Day Exclusive By Eugene Tossany, Author of The Down Syndrome Superhero series Our society has come a long way since the 1950’s, when Down Syndrome (DS) individuals were categorized as non-functioning mongoloids and locked up in [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, there are a few exceptional teens who are taking the world of entertainment—and the internet—by storm. One of them is a 14-year old, hometown Reston girl, Sissy Sheridan. Not content to just work on [...]
Former Olympic Ice Skater Michael Weiss On January 5, 2018, local resident and former Olympic skater Michael Weiss, 41, was elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, accepting his award in a ceremony at the 2018 Prudential [...]
Master Chef Rich Rosendale delights local residents with his internationally-acclaimed culinary talents. We are lucky enough to have in our midst renowned Master Chef Richard “Rich” Rosendale. As proprietor of Leesburg restaurant Roots 657, Chef Rich is bringing his [...]
Animal Communication Counselor Holli Shan Gives Your Pets a Voice When Holli Shan first told me she was a pet communicator through her business Compassionate Animal Communication, I was intrigued. “Like a pet whisperer?” I asked. After all, the [...]
And why we admire them so much Moms do everything for us. Their children are the reason they smile during nine not-too-comfortable months, and why they still smile after a painful delivery. Even for those moms who may not [...]
“It was the job that brought me here, but it’s the sense of community that kept me here” Originally from Massachusetts, Robert Goudie moved to Reston from New York City in 1998 for job purposes. Being a general counsel [...]
Reston Founder Robert E. Simon, Jr. admired Margaret Boyd, long-time Reston resident, diversity ambassador, youth counselor, indomitable volunteer and decorated, 53-year elementary and middle school teacher. Simon would often visit her classroom because she was a poster child for [...]
Dr. Neda Kalantar helps children with cleft palate finding a new life I have visited the office of Dr. Neda Kalantar at the Isaac Newton Square in Reston many times, and I have always been touched by the before and [...]
