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Springfield, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • What JCPenney’s Springfield Town Center shutdown means for your shopping options

Also on today's calendar: Fall Book Sale at George Mason Regional Library and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• JCPenney continues closing stores across the U.S. (miamiherald.com) — JCPenney has permanently closed its store at Springfield Town Center, ending the department chain’s presence at 6699 Springfield Mall and shrinking local shopping options. The closure is part of a nationwide pullback as JCPenney shutters multiple mall locations, restructures its real estate, and leans more heavily into online sales after years of financial struggles.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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