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Also check out Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary on the Kingstowne Patch calendar

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

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
  • Back2School Social & Blessing of the Backpacks at Bethany Lutheran Church and School
  • Back to School Night at Island Creek Elementary School

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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Other local events
    Sunday August 30
  • Back2School Social & Blessing of the Backpacks →
    Bethany Lutheran Church and School, 2501 Beacon Hill Rd, Alexandria
    10:00 am
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Back to School Night
    Island Creek Elementary School Island Creek Elementary
    5:45 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • PTA Back to School Celebration
    Clermont Elementary School Clermont Elementary
    5:00 pm
  • Back to School Night (BTSN)
    Hayfield Secondary School Hayfield Secondary
    5:45 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Boys Varsity Golf @ Hayfield High School
    Hayfield Secondary School Pohick Bay Golf Course
    4:00 pm
  • Girls Varsity Golf @ Hayfield High School
    Hayfield Secondary School Pohick Bay Golf Course
    4:00 pm
    • Saturday September 5
  • Blithe Spirit →
    Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St, Alexandria
    8:00 pm
    • Saturday September 12
  • Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary →
    Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum, 201 S Washington St, Alexandria
    8:00 pm
    • Sunday September 13
  • Local Author Luis D. Aponte: A Safe Place →
    Kingstowne Regional Library, 7130 Silver Lake Blvd, Alexandria
    2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 28
  • Governance Committee
    Alexandria Zoom
    7:30 am
  • Virtual "First Friday" with the Principals: Volunteering at Lane
    Lane Elementary School Lane Elementary
    8:30 am
  • Inova Mammogram Event →
    Korean Community Center 7620 Little River Turnpike # 602, Annandale, VA 22003
    9:00 am
  • Back-to-School Picnic
    Centreville Elementary School Centreville Elementary, Playground
    4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Franconia

  • County loan approved to help finance Franconia affordable housing project (ffxnow.com)
  • Fairfax County to prioritize consideration of new 'suburban village center' concept (ffxnow.com)
  • Public Accounting Intern (rutgers.edu)

Springfield

Lorton

  • Man In 'Scream' Mask Arrested With Bricks Near Lorton Community Center: Police (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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