🌱 How much lobbying backed the now-stalled Tysons casino push?

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• How much lobbying backed the now-stalled Tysons casino push?

Also on today's calendar: Sip Into Summer At Sunrise! - Networking Event and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunshine and very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 99, low: 76.
• Friday: Some sun; hot, less humid, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Comstock Reported $522K+ In Lobbying Compensation During Casino Campaign (patch.com) — A proposed casino and entertainment district in Tysons prompted Comstock Hospitality Holdings to spend more than $522,000 on lobbying over three General Assembly sessions, new disclosures show. The effort focused on legislation to let Fairfax County hold a Tysons casino referendum, but Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s veto ultimately stopped the project after strong local opposition.
   

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📸 Around Tysons

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tysons

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday July 16

• Sip Into Summer At Sunrise! - Networking Event →
  Clyde's At Mark Center, 1700 N Beauregard St, Alexandria
  4:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
  Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132,
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday July 15

• Starr Hill Brewpub Weekly Trivia! — Starr Hill Brewery Tysons →
  Starr Hill Tysons Brewpub, 7730 Capital One Tower Rd, Tysons
  7:00 pm
• Moshaereh (Virtual)
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  7:30 pm

Thursday July 16

• Improv Comedy →
  Penfed Plaza, 1961 Chain Bridge Rd, Tysons
  4:00 pm
• The Blue Monster →
  Penfed Plaza, 1961 Chain Bridge Rd, Tysons
  5:00 pm
• Reclaiming Fertility: Real Solutions for Today's World →
  Midlife Midwife Functional Health, 8245 Boone Blvd Ste 630, Tysons
  6:30 pm
• Satinder Sartaaj — Capital One Hall Tickets →
  Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Rd, Tysons
  8:00 pm

Friday July 17

• Dr. Satinder Sartaaj Heritage Tour →
  Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Rd, Tysons
  8:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• K-POP Icons →
  Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Rd, Tysons
  7:00 pm

Friday July 31

• Call for Artists for McLean Artfest! →
  McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Council Agenda Meeting with Staff →
  Falls Church, VA Calendar, 300 Park Ave. East Wing, Second Floor, Falls Church
  8:30 am
• Mahjong: Learn and Play →
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  12:30 pm
• Social Hours for Seniors and Retirees
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  1:00 pm
• Midday Connections - Making Friends →
  Friends Kitchen & Cocktails, 3815 S George Mason Dr Unit A & F, Falls Church
  2:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Vienna

• Paragon Home Care: McLean's Trusted Partner in Aging at Home (tysonstoday.com)

McLean

• McLean's Dr. Bryna Helfer Honored For 35 Years Of Adaptive Aquatics Service (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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