How to Subscribe to the Reston Now Email Newsletter

Updated

Reston Now has moved its articles to FFXnow, but you can still keep up with local coverage by signing up for the Reston Now email newsletter. The subscription is handled through a Mailchimp mailing list, and the sign-up link is available on the Reston Now site. Once you enter your email address and confirm, you'll receive news updates by email. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in those emails.

What you need before you start

  • A working email address you check regularly.
  • Access to the Reston Now website (or a direct link to its mailing list sign-up page).
  • Nothing else — there is no account creation or payment step described on the site.

Steps to subscribe

  1. Go to the Reston Now site. The homepage notes that articles now live on FFXnow, and it points you to the newsletter sign-up.
  2. Find the mailing list link. Look for the "Email Newsletter" link or the "Subscribe to our mailing list" section.
  3. Open the sign-up form. The link takes you to a Mailchimp-hosted page (restonnow.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe).
  4. Enter your email address in the form field.
  5. Submit the form. Mailchimp will register your address to the Reston Now list.
  6. Check your inbox for a confirmation or welcome email, and confirm your subscription if prompted.

Expected result: Your email address is added to the Reston Now mailing list, and you begin receiving newsletter updates.

If you'd rather read the articles instead

The newsletter is only one option. Reston Now's own notice states that its articles "can now be found on FFXnow," and it also points readers to the Reston Now archive. So you have three paths:

Goal Where to go
Get updates by email Reston Now mailing list sign-up
Read current articles FFXnow
Read older Reston Now articles Reston Now archive

Common snags

  • You don't see a confirmation email. Check spam or promotions folders; Mailchimp confirmations often land there.
  • You're not sure you're subscribed. The site doesn't describe a self-service subscription status page, so the simplest check is whether newsletter emails are arriving.
  • You want to stop receiving emails. Use the unsubscribe link included in the newsletter emails — the site doesn't describe any other cancellation method.

Quick answers

Is it free? The site doesn't state a price for the newsletter, and no payment platform is listed — but treat that as "not stated," not as a confirmed free service.

Do I need an account? No account step is described; the sign-up is just an email address on the mailing list form.

Where do the articles go? To FFXnow, per Reston Now's own notice. The newsletter keeps you connected to Reston Now updates even after the article move.