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🌱 How a Sterling leader helped advance this Dulles data center expansion

Hi there, Sterling! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Sterling leader helped advance this Dulles data center expansion
  • Meet the Sterling freshman headed to a national quiz‑bowl championship
  • Why Sterling’s planning chair is questioning 480 parking spaces for this HQ

Also on today's calendar: Way of the Cross and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Cloudy, a shower; cooler, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
  • Friday: Warmer with variable clouds, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ashburn Data Center Eyes Expanded Footprint (loudounnow.com) — A Loudoun County Planning Commission vote backed expanding a data center near Dulles Airport, with Sterling district chair Clifford Keirce supporting the move despite newer zoning limits. The project, just off the Greenway, still needs full Board of Supervisors approval and could bring more data center growth, infrastructure improvements, and tax revenue tied to Sterling’s broader tech corridor.
   

• UMES team returns to Honda All‑Star nationals after big qualifier win (delmarvanow.com) — A University of Maryland Eastern Shore quiz-bowl team featuring a freshman from Sterling has earned a spot in the Honda Campus All‑Star Challenge national championship. The historically Black college squad heads to California in April after a strong qualifying performance and months of intensive practice, competing for a share of $100,000 in grant money.
   

• Planned School Site Eyed for County's General Services Headquarters (loudounnow.com) — Loudoun County planners are weighing a proposal to turn a former school site south of Leesburg into a 130,000‑square‑foot General Services headquarters, with Sterling’s planning chair questioning the need for 480 parking spaces. Nearby residents worry about noise, lighting, and industrial-style activity, while environmental advocates push for rooftop solar and stronger energy standards before the commission votes.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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  • Sparks Personnel Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping and Receiving Specialist in Sterling. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Herndon

  • Herndon's first flashing pedestrian beacon coming to W&OD crossing (ffxnow.com)
  • A century-old carousel in Herndon will spin no more (wtop.com)
  • Morning Notes for March 31, 2026 (ffxnow.com)

Ashburn

  • Howard's Noah Miles draws NFL interest at HBCU showcase (wusa9.com)

Reston

  • Malicious Wounding Charge Filed In Reston Stabbing Incident: Police (patch.com)
  • El Salvador Man Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For 4th Illegal Reentry (patch.com)
  • Dulles Woman Wins $150K Virginia Lottery Jackpot After 2 Earlier $100K Prizes (patch.com)

Ok Sterling! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because all the fans leave. (Thank you Shirley J. F. for sending it in!)
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