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🌱 Patch AM: How will 280 new units reshape Kingstowne Village Parkway?

Spotted on the Kingstowne calendar: Mount Vernon Vintage, Antique, & Artisan Market

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Hi Kingstowne! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

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  • How will 280 new units reshape Kingstowne Village Parkway?

Also on today's calendar: Mount Vernon Vintage, Antique, & Artisan Market and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Not as warm with some sun, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
  • Monday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Breakfast links: DC can take over Capitol Gateway Marketplace, officials say (ggwash.org) — A long-vacant office building at 5971 Kingstowne Village Parkway is set to become 280 housing units after the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the conversion on September 15. For Kingstowne residents, this could significantly change nearby traffic, retail demand, and housing options as part of a wider regional push for more homes around transit and job centers.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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