🌱 Patch AM: Could Chantilly’s beloved Space Shuttle Discovery really be headed to Houston?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could Chantilly’s beloved Space Shuttle Discovery really be headed to Houston?

Also on today's calendar: WinterFest: NYE Edtion 2025 and 3 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, flurries; breezy, with a high of 35 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 24.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 38 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New NASA Administrator Comments on Space Shuttle Discovery's Potential Move (northernvirginiamag.com) — Chantilly residents could see the Space Shuttle Discovery leave the Udvar-Hazy Center, as NASA’s new administrator weighs a controversial, underfunded plan to move it to Houston’s Johnson Space Center. Lawmakers from Virginia and other states are pushing back, citing high costs, ownership issues, and the risk of damaging the historic orbiter.
   

📸 Around Chantilly

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chantilly

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Wednesday December 31

• WinterFest: NYE Edtion 2025
  Grace Covenant Church - Chantilly , 4600 Brookfield Corporate Dr , Chantilly
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Ghost Doctors' New Year' UFO Adventure At The Smithsonian Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center...Look up!
  14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy , Chantilly
  3:15 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Rotary Lunch Mtng 1/6: "Sleeping with Snakes" at Centreville & Chantilly Club
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant , 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center , Fairfax
  11:45 am

Sunday January 11

• Women and Finance: Consciousness and Wealth (A Free Event)
  Brahma Kumaris Center, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl, Suite 200, 2nd Floor, Chantilly, VA
  12:30 pm
• Winter Gear Swap
  Chantilly Regional Library , 4000 Stringfellow Rd , Chantilly
  4:30 pm

Monday January 12

• Chantilly Library Books and Brews Book Club
  Bunnyman Chantilly , 14140 Parke Long Ct , Chantilly
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 5

• Heritage Commission - Land Use Subcommittee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  5:30 pm
• Environmental Commission Special Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Heritage Commission
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• How to Avoid Job Scams Workshop (VIRTUAL)
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  8:00 am
• Resume Writing101 Lab Workshop (ON-SITE)
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  9:00 am
• January Board Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  1:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Chantilly PatchAM possible:

• The Grout Genie — (571) 374-3643
  Licensed Tile & Grout Experts Serving Northern Virginia
• The Fairfax Christian School — (703) 759-5100
  Give Your Child a Competitive Advantage
• Kathy Sparks - Team Sparks Realty Group, Inc. — (703) 407-2113
  Complimentary Home & Staging Evaluation - Call 703-407-2113
• beem Light Sauna — (703) 665-1375
  Join us as a Founding Member with 25% off for a Lifetime
• Grapevine Vows — (703) 810-7511
  Discover a new way to find your wedding venue in NoVa!
• Neutral Ground Counseling Group — (703) 988-4236
  Low Cost Mental Healthcare Available
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Bruno's Bounce House — (703) 594-1587
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Restaurant Depot posted a job opening for Front End Manager in Chantilly. Apply here.
• InstantServe LLC posted a job opening for Executive Assistant / Customer Success Manager (CSM) in Chantilly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chantilly here.

🗞 Nearby News

Centreville

• Wakefield, W-L combine for three wins in holiday basketball tournament (arlnow.com)
• Virginialicious Food Tours Offer an Insider's Guide to Annandale's Koreatown (northernvirginiamag.com)
• The 20 most competitive housing markets in Virginia (santafenewmexican.com)

Herndon

• Housing with community center proposed for former T-Mobile campus in Reston (ffxnow.com)
• Retire Your Worries at Ashby Ponds (patch.com)
• Bernice 'Bernie' Miller Kenneweg (outerbanksvoice.com)

Reston

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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