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🌱 Patch AM: Did you ever rent a VHS tape at Burke’s Erol’s?

Also check out One Small Step Conversation: A Civics Lab Event on the Burke Patch calendar

Monday January 12th Patch AM
Monday January 12th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hello Burke! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ā˜€ļø

In today's newsletter:

  • Did you ever rent a VHS tape at Burke’s Erol’s?

Also on today's calendar: One Small Step Conversation: A Civics Lab Event and 1 more event.

Find out what's happening in Burkefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? šŸ¤” (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Burkefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 48 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 51, low: 37.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 51 and low of 36 degrees.

šŸ“° 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 that Burke once had its own Erol’s Video Club, part of a beloved regional chain that predated Blockbuster. This nostalgic look back traces how Erol’s grew from TV repair to video rentals and early flat‑rate internet, highlighting its many Northern Virginia locations and its lasting impact on local tech and movie culture.
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šŸ—“ Events Nearby

    Monday January 12
  • Falls Church250 Committee Meeting
    Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. Center, Lower Level , Falls Church
    10:00 am
  • PWC Tech Help
    Potomac Library -
    10:30 am
  • Family Story Time
    Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    10:30 am
  • Mommy and Me Creative Movement
    Haymarket Gainesville Library - Haymarket Gainesville Community Room
    10:30 am
  • Little Makers
    Central Library - Community Room
    10:30 am
  • Senior Bingo
    Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
    10:30 am
  • Craft and Chat: Open Craft
    Potomac Library -
    1:00 pm
  • Homeschool Book Club
    Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
    1:00 pm

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šŸ’¬ Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Residents And Their Families Are Raving About Greenspring's First Grand Camp —Elizabeth Fabiano Read on Patch
  • Two southbound travel lanes on VA-28 in Fairfax County are closed due to a crash, and a westbound crash on I-66 at VA-245 Exit 31 in Fauquier County has been cleared.
    1:01PM on Jan 10: Three southbound travel lanes on VA-28 are closed due to a crash 0.6 miles north of I-66 in Fairfax County. (Nextdoor )
  • Lots of calls about changing Medicare or other coverage.
    STOP THE CALLS I am at the age where I get the calls continuously every year about choosing a new Medicare secondary insurance ... and I used to get… (Nextdoor Rolling Valley)
  • Savers | Value Village posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Burke. Apply here.
  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Truck unloader in Fairfax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burke here.

šŸ—ž Nearby News

Springfield

  • Woman killed in crash on Fairfax County Parkway in Springfield (fox5dc.com)
  • Best Cheap Places to Eat in DC for Kids & Families (Under $10!) — Recs From Locals (mommypoppins.com)

George Mason

  • Global residency empowers Costello MBA student's entrepreneurial dreams (gmu.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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