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🌱 Patch AM: Leesburg’s Brandon Clarke is edging closer to the big leagues

And on the Leesburg Patch calendar - Purcellville Tag Sale

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Hello Leesburg! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Leesburg's Brandon Clarke is edging closer to the big leagues

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Tag Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 66, low: 44.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Arizona Fall League: The next wave of Virginia baseball prospects (augustafreepress.com) — A new wave of Virginia baseball talent includes Leesburg native Brandon Clarke, a top-10 St. Louis Cardinals prospect who returned from a shoulder circulation issue to post a strong minor-league season. Alongside several other Virginia-born standouts heading to the Arizona Fall League, his progress offers local fans a homegrown player to watch as he inches closer to the majors.
   

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    A beautiful garden decorated by a music lover, observing a heron arriving to watch the stream for fish after the rain. It's lunchtime—a perfect… (Nextdoor Lansdowne On The Potomac)
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    They went above and beyond. I highly recommend them! (Nextdoor Crescent Place)
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🗞 Nearby News

Ashburn

  • Ashburn's Christian Puccio on his journey to opening Oak & Ember (theburn.com)
  • HOMESITE 9 Atwater Dr, Ashburn, VA 20147 (redfin.com)
  • Teacher at Loudoun County elementary school charged, accused of assaulting student (washingtontimes.com)

Purcellville

  • What Zelensky Didn't Say About Ukraine's New Ballistic Missile: Where It Was Fired in Combat and What It Was Aimed At (nationalsecurityjournal.org)

Ok Leesburg! 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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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