GOOD News: Cozy Holiday Parade, Restoring History, Turkey Trot

Start your week off with some of the more upbeat news covered on our Patch sites in the past week.

PHOTO: Having fun and keeping warm Friday at Reston’s Holiday Parade, by Tricia Driscoll via Instagram

• Your Photos: 2014 Reston Holiday Parade
• Couple Spent $4.7 Million to Restore Fredericksburg Historical Mansion, Federal Hill
• Your Photos: 2014 Alexandria Turkey Trot in Del Ray
• Two New Playgrounds Being Built at Local Parks
• Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson to Co-Host National Christmas Tree Lighting
• Your Photos: Holiday Weekend in Old Town Alexandria
• Claude Moore Gives Surprise $70,000 Donation to Local Nonprofits
• Kudos to Trummer’s on Main Executive Chef
• Dad vs. Device: New Children’s Book Tackles Screen Fixation
• Family Affair: Almost Heavenly Trees and Greenery