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🌱 What counter-drone secrets will be shared at Tysons’ Homeland Security Summit?
Make time for Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary on the Tysons Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- What counter-drone secrets will be shared at Tysons' Homeland Security Summit?
Also on today's calendar: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunshine and some clouds, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
- Thursday: Humid with drenching t-storms, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Motorola Solutions Closes $1.5B Purchase of Counter-Drone Firm D-Fend (govconwire.com) — Tysons Corner will host a key Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 10 at the Ritz-Carlton, featuring a panel on coordinating counter-drone operations just as Motorola Solutions closes its $1.5 billion purchase of drone-defense firm D-Fend. The article explains how D-Fend's takeover technology works, why demand is rising, and how new federal authorities and grants are shaping drone security nationwide. 
📸 Around Tysons
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tysons
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★ Featured events ★
- Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
9:00 am - OFC IGNITE: Back to School Kickoff & Tailgate Party →
Mc Lean Old Fire House Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
9:00 am
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- The Art of Iranian Singing with Mandana Khazraie: Training, Techni
Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
6:00 pm - Wolftrap Under the Stars
Wolf Trap Elementary School Wolftrap Elementary
5:00 pm - Workout with Zhina!
Iranian-American Community Center , 8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 210, V
10:30 am - Young Professional Event: The Journey Within, A Self-Development S
Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
3:00 pm - Free Open House: History, Art & Culture for Children
Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
10:00 am - TRILOGY | Three Women. Three Voices. One Powerful Line.
Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
4:00 pm - Huzzah: Celebrating 15 Years of Storytelling →
Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna
7:00 pm - 33rd Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival →
Holy Transfiguration Church, 8501 Lewinsville Rd, McLean
11:00 am - Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show →
Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003
9:30 am - Fall Community Parking Lot Sale →
McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
9:00 am
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🗞 Nearby News
Vienna
- Vienna, VA OktoberfestCelebrates 17th Anniversary (tysonstoday.com)
- Fairfax, VA: I-66 Comes to a Standstill After Goofball Driver Comes to a Dead Stop to Squeeze Across Gore Zone Into Express Lane (tiremeetsroad.com)
- This Northern Virginia Bagel Shop Is Mixing Chinese and Dominican Flavors Into Its Breakfast and Lunch Menus (mocoshow.com)
McLean
- A&M Roofing Company Marks Two Decades of Service With Perfect Five-Star Customer Rating (commercialappeal.com)
Oakton
- Oakton-Area Townhome Project Near Fairfax City, Vienna Faces Phasing Hearing (patch.com)
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