Archive for May, 2011

New Tall Oaks Doggie Day Care Offers Free-Range Fun

Mon, 05/16/2011 – 07:00 | Reston Patch Contributor Amanda Hamm Cheryl Smith has spent her life surrounded by stray and adopted pets. Smith’s mother was the inspiration behind her desire to train and rescue animals. Smith remembers her mother always wanting to adopt the oldest, sickest dog in the shelter that no one else wanted. […]

New Frozen Yogurt Shop Near Campus

Tue, 05/10/2011 – 22:16 | C2M’s Amanda Hamm Josie’s Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt opened its doors last month in Mason’s backyard, offering low-calorie, low-sugar yogurt from its location in University Mall, just across the street from Mason’s Fairfax Campus. Josie’s offers a relaxed environment with seating both indoors and out. The shop features self-serve yogurt yielding […]

Reston Resident Turns Disability Into New Life Path

Fri, 05/06/2011 – 07:00 | Reston Patch Contributor Amanda Hamm Davida Luehrs, a longtime resident of Reston, knows firsthand the challenges that come with losing one’s sight. She has been visually impaired since the late 1980s, when she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) at age 28. The disease causes a gradual loss of peripheral […]