GOOD News: Power of a Smile at School, Cycle Tour of Public Art, NatureFest, Big Apple Circus + First Bee-Safe Community in VA

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 is of the members of a Fairfax Station/Clifton community who recently created Virginia’s first neighborhood safe for bees.

• Mount Vernon’s Washington Mill Focuses on Power of a Smile
• Register Now for Reston Association’s Board-Led ‘Tour d’Art’ Bike Ride
• Naturefest to Provide Hands-On Nature Experiences
• Big Apple Circus Opens at Dulles Town Center
• Fairfax Station/Clifton Residents Create First Bee-Safe Neighborhood in Virginia
• George Mason Receives $10,000 Grant for Students in Recovery
• Your 2014 Guide to Fall Fun in Northern Virginia
• Ice Bucket Victory for Ashburn Elementary Students
• Naturefest to Provide Hands-On Nature Experiences
• Travel Near and Far Inspires October Art Show at Gallery Underground
• 2014 Bradley Farm Haunted House Presents ‘The Haunted Toy Shop’
• HHS Band Thanks the Herndon Community!
• Temple Hall Maize and Fall Festival Sept. 26
• LCPS Approves 2014 Food Recovery Program
• Habitat for Humanity Northern Virginia’s ReStore Relocates to West End
• Armani Exchange Open at Potomac Mills; Steve Madden Coming Soon
• Tom Hanks to Produce Miniseries Based on Virginia Author’s Book
• Fairfax City’s Free Fall Festival Oct. 11
• Falls Church Prepares for Fall Fun at 22nd Annual Farm Day
• New Deputy Director of Public Works Selected
• Preview: Vienna Oktoberfest Set for Saturday, Oct. 4
• Alexandria Chamber to Honor Lonnie Rich as 2014 Business Leader of the Year