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Hey hey Ashburn! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Golden substation vote delayed again, raising questions about Ashburn's power future
  • What Clarke-Hook's $58M exit means for Ashburn's Brickyard coworking.
  • How an Ashburn native turned data center growing pains into a prize

Also on today's calendar: CatVideoFest & HSLC Adoption Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as hot, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Loudoun County Supervisors Delay Vote On Golden Substation Again (patch.com) — Ashburn-area residents face more uncertainty after Loudoun supervisors again postponed a decision on the controversial Golden substation planned along Route 28 by the W&OD Trail. The delay to Dec. 1 prolongs debates over neighborhood impacts, data center growth, and whether postponing the project could jeopardize reliable power for Ashburn homes and businesses.
   

• Clarke-Hook sells commercial portfolio for $58M as business winds down (virginiabusiness.com) — A major Northern Virginia commercial portfolio has changed hands for $58 million as longtime developer Clarke-Hook winds down its family business. For Ashburn residents, the key news is that the next generation will keep focusing on Brickyard, the suburban coworking brand that already operates a location in Ashburn alongside sites in Woodbridge and Chantilly.
   

• Enzo M. Escalante '27 wins national essay competition - Penn State Dickinson Law (psu.edu) — A Penn State Dickinson Law student has won a national ABA essay contest for a paper examining how AI-driven data center growth and grid expansion are reshaping life in Ashburn and Loudoun County. Drawing on his Ashburn childhood, he describes changing roads, new transmission towers, and the constant hum of nearby data centers, and hopes his work helps his home community navigate these conflicts.
   

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  • Just captured the local Windmill Pond looking absolute magic the other day!
    The clear blue skies and tree frame were too good not to share. We really are lucky to have places like this right in our backyard for a quick dose… (Nextdoor Windmill Dr)
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    Does anyone have recommendations for a contractor you've personally used and had a good experience with for removing carpet and installing hardwood… (Nextdoor Westmoore)
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🗞 Nearby News

Sterling

  • LG Hashmi Launches Energy Costs Listening Tour at Loudoun Community Forum (southasianherald.com)
  • 2 Arrested, More Than 760 Pounds Of Khat Seized In A Single Day At This VA Airport (patch.com)
  • Do you know when to stop for a school bus? (wjla.com)

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Reston

  • 19 Fall Festivals To Celebrate Autumn Across Virginia (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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