🌱 How nearly 3,000 new homes could reshape Dunn Loring’s Metro neighborhood

Coffee in hand, Dunn Loring? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How nearly 3,000 new homes could reshape Dunn Loring’s Metro neighborhood

Also on today's calendar: 35th Annual Washington, D.C. Fountain Pen Supershow and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 67.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Merrifield Redevelopment Plan Adds Nearly 3,000 Homes Near Metro (patch.com) — Nearly 3,000 new apartments, plus shops, parks, and new streets could replace the aging Merrifield at Dunn Loring Station complex next to the Dunn Loring–Merrifield Metro, after a key planning commission endorsement. Fairfax County will hold a Board of Supervisors hearing Sept. 15, with big implications for housing affordability, traffic, and green space for current Dunn Loring-area residents.
   

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📸 Around Dunn Loring

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunn Loring

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday July 26

• Grupo Niche @ Prince William County Fairgrounds →
  Prince William County Fairgrounds, 10624 Dumfries Rd, Manassas
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday July 26

• Junior Ranger Day
  Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts National Park Meadow Kiosk
  12:00 pm
• In the Light of the Masnavi
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  3:00 pm

Wednesday July 29

• Mahjong: Learn and Play →
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  12:30 pm

Thursday July 30

• The Art of Iranian Singing with Mandana Khazraie: Training, Techni
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  6:00 pm

Friday July 31

• Beer Garden at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant →
  The Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon
  4:00 pm

Sunday August 2

• Conversation and Book Signing with Baquer Namazi
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 5

• Beer Garden at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant →
  The Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon
  4:00 pm

Thursday August 6

• 35th Annual Washington, D.C. Fountain Pen Supershow →
  Marriott Fairview Park, 3111 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church
  12:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Cards and Pokemon Show →
  Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Falls Church Farmers Market
  Falls Church Events City Hall > City Hall Parking Lot - 300 Park Ave. Falls Church VA
  8:00 am
• Flare: Finding a Sense of Place in the Chronically Ill Body Art
  De Laski Performing Arts Off Campus Location
  11:00 am
• Conversation and Book Signing with Banafsheh Sayyad
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  11:30 am
• Free Women's Self Defense Seminar →
  Scrapyard Grappling, 8442A Lee Hwy, Fairfax
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Vienna

• 'I Know The Patients By Heart': Vienna Dentist Celebrates 30 Years In Practice (patch.com)
• Vienna Man Arrested For Harassing Police Emergency Line After Road Rage Incident: Police (patch.com)

Tysons

• Lego display of Fairfax County landmarks unveiled in Tysons for 250th anniversary (ffxnow.com)

McLean

• McLean Community Center Unveils August Lineup Of Theater, Classes And Family Events (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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