GOOD News: Fall for the Book, New Businesses, Fairfax County on 'Best' List, Tourism Up in Virginia

We’re starting the week off with a roundup of some of our more uplifting stories from the past week, from our Patch sites in Northern Virginia and DC.

PHOTO: The annual Fall for the Book Festival continues this week at George Mason University in Fairfax. Photo courtesy of GMU

• Fall For The Book Festival Through Sept. 18
• Real Estate Blog Names Fairfax Third Best County in the Nation
• Loudoun Animal Control’s SAVE Program Receives National Recognition
• Virginia Sees $21.5 Billion from Tourists in 2013; 1.4 Percent Increase
• Herndon Celebrates Lights on W&OD Trail
• Wolf Trap Announces October Schedule for The Barns
• Monument Coffee Roasters Uses Kickstarter to Open Manassas Location
• Register Now to Get a Free Tree from Arlington County
• McLean’s Michael Weiss, Olympic Skater, to Hold ‘Ice Champions Live!’
• Fairfax Fire Department Now Equipped for Animal Rescue
• 73rd Historic Alexandria Homes Tour Set for Sept. 27
• A Sneak Peek at Clifton Day Festival 2014
• Fairfax County: No Smoking at the Playground
• December Opening for Mega-Grocery Store
• Report: Bob & Edith’s Diner Coming to Springfield