🌱 Patch AM: Which beloved Annandale food hall shut its doors in 2025?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which beloved Annandale food hall shut its doors in 2025?

Also on today's calendar: Watch Night Falls Church - New Year's Eve - Free and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, flurries; breezy, with a high of 36 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 25.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Look Back on Northern Virginia's Notable Restaurants Closures of 2025 (northernvirginiamag.com) — Annandale diners are losing The Block Foodhall & Bar, one of Northern Virginia’s earliest and most popular food halls, which hosted favorites like SnoCream Company and Pokeworks Co. The roundup also highlights several other notable restaurant and brewery closures across the region in 2025, signaling big changes for NoVA’s dining landscape.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Annandale

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Watch Night Falls Church - New Year's Eve - Free
  140 E Broad St, Falls Church
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Winter Show Opening Reception and Card-Making Class at the Craft Gallery of Artisans United
  Craft Gallery of Artisans United, 4022 Hummer Rd, Annandale
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 2

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

Saturday January 3

• Falls Church Farmers Market
  City Hall Parking Lot , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
  8:00 am
• Suicide Loss Support Group (On Line)
  Haven of Northern Virginia Inc , 4606 Ravensworth Rd , Annandale
  11:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• English Conversation Practice (Tuesdays)
  George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 22003
  2:00 pm
• George Mason Knitting and Crochet Group
  George Mason Regional Library , 7001 Little River Turnpike , Annandale
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Ex Dir of ACLU of VA Mary Bauer to Speak at Jan 7, 2026 virtual LLI Forum
  Virtual
  10:00 am
• English Spring Sign Up
  Korean Community Center , 7620 Little River Turnpike # 602 , Annandale
  1:00 pm
• English Conversation Practice - Intermediate (Wednesdays)
  George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 22003
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Heirloom Silver and Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
  6830 Elm St. Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
  10:00 am
• English Conversation Practice (Thursdays)
  George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 22003
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Candidates selected for special election for House of Delegates District 17 (annandaletoday.com)

Fairfax

• This Fairfax family has a new roof over their heads, thanks to Northern Virginia's DryHome (insidenova.com)
• Respiratory Illnesses Spike In Fairfax County, VA Health Officials Say (patch.com)
• Fairfax resident to lead Virginia's diversity efforts under Gov.-elect Spanberger (ffxnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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