🌱 Patch AM: Remember the Annandale Erol’s where you rented your first movie?

Good day Annandale! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Remember the Annandale Erol’s where you rented your first movie?

Also on today's calendar: Building The Dream Together Job Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 53 and low of 39 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 52, low: 31.
• Thursday: Becoming windier and colder, with a high of 34 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• The Erol's Video Club Locations Many Maryland and Northern VA Kids Grew Up With (mocoshow.com) — Longtime residents may remember renting VHS tapes or dialing up the internet from Erol’s, which once had a store right in Annandale among many Northern Virginia locations. The story traces how a small TV repair shop grew into a major video chain, then an early flat-rate internet provider that helped shape tech access across the DC region.
   

📸 Around Annandale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Annandale

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★ Featured events ★

Monday January 19

• Building The Dream Together Job Fair
  Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 IB School, 1501 Cameron St, Alexandria
  10:00 am

Saturday January 24

• Merritt Academy Winter Open Campus/Open House
  9211 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday January 13

• Winter Yoga Series (Zoom)
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Heirloom Silver and Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
  6830 Elm St. Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
  10:00 am
• Shoot for the Stars at Annandale Toastmasters!
  Mason District Government Center , 6507 Columbia Pike , Annandale
  7:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Drop-In Citizenship Test Prep Fridays
  George Mason Regional Library
  11:00 am
• Brain Fitness Time
  George Mason Regional Library , 7001 Little River Turnpike , Annandale
  2:34 pm
• Festival de Salsa Y Timba En Virginia
  Diamond Lounge , 7203 Little River Turnpike , Annandale
  9:00 pm
• Gaby Zambrano, Jean Rosales y La Patente, Jibarito Chalaco
  Diamond Lounge , 7203 Little River Turnpike , Annandale
  9:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Suicide Loss Support Group (On Line)
  Haven of Northern Virginia Inc , 4606 Ravensworth Rd , Annandale
  11:00 am

Monday January 19

• Individual Grief Support
  Haven of Northern Virginia Inc , 4606 Ravensworth Rd , Annandale
  9:30 am

Wednesday January 21

• Preschool Open House
  Sleepy Hollow Preschool , 6531 Columbia Pike , Annandale
  9:30 am

📣 Annandale Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Checked the camera this morning out of habit and saw a cat I didn’t recognize running across our patio.
  Seems to be a tuxedo cat who looks much like our cat who recently ran off and returned. Someone’s been eating the food we left in that feeding… (Nextdoor Tall Oaks)
• A crash has been cleared on the northbound I-495N express lanes in Fairfax County.
  10:59PM on Jan 11: All northbound travel lanes on I-495N Express Lanes in Fairfax County are closed. (Nextdoor )

• Earl Enterprises posted a job opening for Bertucci's-Janitorial in Springfield. Apply here.
• Builders FirstSource, Inc. posted a job opening for TW Perry Material Handler Yard in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Annandale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

• Springfield, VA – Woman Killed in Crash at Fairfax County Pkwy & Hooes Rd (localaccidentreports.com)
• Fairfax leaders name education funding as top ask from 2026 state legislature (ffxnow.com)
• Jury seated as Brendan Banfield murder trial gets underway (fox5dc.com)

Falls Church

• Grocery Chain Opening First VA Store (patch.com)

Fairfax

Ok Annandale! 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: I took its bike away.
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