🌱 BDPA SITES Training | Lorton, VA & CONUS and 11 more events

Morning South Run! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 66.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• BDPA SITES Training | Lorton, VA & CONUS →
  Lorton Community Center, 9520 Richmond Hwy, Lorton
  9:00 am
• 2026 Parenting With Purpose Summit →
  Clearbrook Center of the Arts, 2230 B Tacketts Mill Dr, Lake Ridge
  9:30 am
• Adapted Flatwater Kayaking →
  Lakeridge Marina Waterfront Trail
  10:30 am
• Flare: Finding a Sense of Place in the Chronically Ill Body Art
  De Laski Performing Arts Off Campus Location
  11:00 am
• NORVANA Nature Day →
  Lake Accotink Park, 7500 Accotink Park Rd, Springfield
  12:00 pm
• Handstand Happy Hour →
  YogaSix Burke, 5765-U Burke Centre Pkwy, Burke
  12:30 pm
• “Stretch, Laugh, Connect” at Breathe Body&Mind Studio (In Person) →
  Breathe Body and Mind, 6350-52 Rolling Mill Pl Ste 103, Springfield
  2:00 pm
• Mt. Vernon Nights Free Concert →
  Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Wy, Lorton
  7:30 pm

Sunday July 26

• July 2026 on Mason Arts Amplified
  De Laski Performing Arts Virtual Event
• 2026 Fairfax County Arts in the Parks -... →
  Strawberry Park
  10:00 am
• VELVET SUMMER MARKET 2026 →
  Johnson Center, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax
  1:00 pm

Monday July 27

• Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department →
  Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Burke

• Morning Notes for July 24, 2026 (ffxnow.com)

Lorton

• South County Little League Named the 2026 Carl E. Stotz Little League® Community of the Year (littleleague.org)
• DC's Go-Go Scene Is the Setting for a Local Filmmaker's New Feature (washingtonian.com)

Springfield

• High-speed chase from Fairfax to Prince William leads to trooper injury, teen's arrest (insidenova.com)
• High temperatures strain electrical grid (fairfaxtimes.com)
• Mixed reviews on plans for Chantilly Library property (fairfaxtimes.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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