What Is the Relationship Between Reston Now and FFXnow?

Updated

Reston Now is no longer the active publishing site for its own articles. According to the notice on restonnow.com, Reston Now articles "can now be found on FFXnow," while the old Reston Now site remains available as an archive. In practice, that means FFXnow is where you go for current Reston Now-style coverage, and restonnow.com is where you go for older material.

The short version

Question Answer
Where do new Reston Now articles appear? On FFXnow
Is restonnow.com still useful? Yes, as an archive of past articles
Can you still get email updates? Yes, through the email newsletter signup linked from the site
Did Reston Now shut down entirely? No — its content moved, and its archive remains accessible

What the site itself says

The message on restonnow.com is brief and does not describe a merger, rebranding, or ownership change. It states three things:

  • Reston Now articles can now be found on FFXnow.
  • You can visit the Reston Now archive.
  • You can sign up for the email newsletter.

Anything beyond those points — such as why the move happened or whether the two outlets share staff — is not stated in the available site information, so it shouldn't be assumed.

What this means if you're a reader

If you want current local coverage

Go to FFXnow rather than restonnow.com. The Reston Now homepage is no longer the place where new stories are published, so returning there for fresh news will leave you looking at older material.

If you're searching for a specific older article

Use the Reston Now archive. Because the archive is explicitly preserved, previously published pieces should still be reachable there even though new publishing has moved.

If you relied on email updates

The newsletter signup is still offered from the Reston Now site. The signup link points to a mailing-list subscription page, so the practical step is the same as before: enter your email address on that form and confirm the subscription if prompted. Note that the site information does not state how often the newsletter goes out or what it covers after the move to FFXnow.

Common points of confusion

"Is Reston Now the same thing as FFXnow?" The site notice treats them as connected in the sense that Reston Now's articles now live on FFXnow, but it does not say they are the same publication. Treat FFXnow as the current home for the content and Reston Now as the legacy archive.

"Did I lose access to old articles?" No. The archive is specifically called out as still available.

"Should I update my bookmarks?" If your bookmark is for reading new stories, point it at FFXnow. If it's for looking up something you read years ago, the Reston Now archive is still the right destination.

Bottom line

Reston Now and FFXnow are linked by a content move: new Reston Now articles are published on FFXnow, while restonnow.com continues to serve as an archive and as an entry point for the email newsletter. For anything current, use FFXnow; for anything historical, use the Reston Now archive.