The Top 10 Stories on Herndon Patch in July

10. Mellow Mushroom Is Open!

Honestly, we have never seen so much excitement over a new restaurant opening as we did in the month leading up to the debut of Herndon's new Mellow Mushroom pizzeria. Click the link above to see a video of the Mayor and Town representatives cutting the ribbon on the restaurant's first day open, and click here to see more photos of the grand opening and read about the menu. Have you eaten here yet? If so, tell us what you thought in the comments.

9. Restaurant Inspections: Dead Mice, Rodents Found in Herndon Eatery

Herndon is home to truly great restaurants - and usually, our weekly restaurant inspection reports are fairly uneventful. Not so much with this one from last week!

8. Herndon Man’s Photo Could Inspire Movie

It was exciting news for the Herndon arts community when local photographer Marshal Skinner's photo (shown above) was chosen for a challenge that could inspire a short film involving the likes of Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jamie Foxx, Eva Longoria and others. If you missed this story a few weeks ago - click the link above and read the details!

7. Police: Herndon Man Texts and Drives, Crashes Into Police Officer

Unfortunately, the victim of this tragic accident - a bright, young, female Fairfax County officer - was still in the hospital at last report.

6. Herndon Crime Report: Woman Attacked, Held Captive in Her Home

One of our regular town crime reports was a little scarier than usual last month.

5. Report: Police Search Herndon Home of Gun Activist Adam Kokesh

The Town of Herndon experienced a bit of fame recently, when it became known that pro-gun, anti-government activist Adam Kokesh - who had recently threatened an armed march on Washington on July 4th - lived in the town. After he posted a solo video of himself loading a shotgun in the middle of Freedom Plaza in D.C., federal officers descended upon the Town and raided his home, taking him away in handcuffs. Click the link above for more details and to see Kokesh's video that started the whole thing.

4. Police: Teen Stabbed in Herndon

A party took a near-deadly turn in outer Herndon last month. Fortunately, police caught the other teen responsible a few days later - see story #3 on our list.

3. Police Arrest Suspect in Stabbing of Herndon Teen

Unfortunately the 17-year-old victim was still in critical condition in the hospital at last report, but a small comfort is that police were able to put the other teen responsible behind bars.

2. Two McDonald's in Herndon Robbed at Gunpoint, Prompting Police Pursuit

Several readers wrote in the morning of this frightening incident, asking what all the police activity - including canine and helicopter units - was for. Even scarier? Turns out the three suspects were also involved in an even more violent incident earlier that morning in Sterling.

1. Fairfax Police, Family Search for Woman Missing From Herndon

It's no surprise that this incident, which took place on the very last day of the month, topped all our stories for the month, and is even still getting lots of clicks from throughout the region, days later. If you missed it because you had a busy week, here's your chance to get caught up on the biggest news of July (and August so far) - just click the link above.


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