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🌱 Patch AM: Why a Chantilly restaurant wants Hamilton’s old firehouse
And on the Chantilly Patch calendar - Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4

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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Chantilly restaurant wants Hamilton’s old firehouse
Also on today's calendar: Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 and 9 more events.
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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Chantillyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 50 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 58, low: 26.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Second Business Eyes Hamilton Property for Restaurant (loudounnow.com) — A Chantilly-based Indian restaurant is looking to expand by buying Hamilton’s former firehouse and turning it into a new location, competing with another buyer’s bar-and-grill proposal. The owner of Mehak Indian Bar and Restaurant, which already draws customers to its Chantilly site from as far as Berryville, has offered up to $900,000 as the Town Council weighs both bids.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chantilly
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★ Featured events ★
- Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101 ,
10:00 am - CLEARANCE PRICES: Scout Troop 157 Xmas Tree Sale
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Rd, Herndon
6:00 pm - The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Chantilly, VA (December 2025)
Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly
10:00 am - Dec 20-21 (3 shows)--Alchemy Ballet presents The Andalusian Nutcracker
Herndon High School, 700 Bennett St, Herndon
2:00 pm - Dec 20-21 in Herndon: THE ANDALUSIAN NUTCRACKER, Alchemy Ballet & guest artists
Herndon High School, 700 Bennett St, Herndon
3:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
- International Gem & Jewelry Show - Chantilly, VA (December 2025)
Dulles Expo Center , 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center , Chantilly
12:00 pm - Finding Light, Strength, and Emotional Balance in a Challenging Season with Sister Jenna
Brahma Kumaris, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl, Suite 200, 2nd Floor, Chantilly, VA
1:00 pm - Ghost Doctors' UFO Adventure At The Smithsonian Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center...Look up!
14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy , Chantilly
3:15 pm - Pictures with Santa
24859 Serpentine Pl , Stone Ridge
3:00 pm - Transforming Challenges with Positive Thinking with Sister Jenna
Brahma Kumaris Center, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl, Suite 200, 2nd Floor, Chantilly, VA
1:00 pm - *No* Rotary Lunch Mtng 12/30: Centreville & Chantilly Club
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant , 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center , Fairfax
11:45 am - WinterFest: NYE Edtion 2025
Grace Covenant Church - Chantilly , 4600 Brookfield Corporate Dr , Chantilly
7:30 pm
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Sunday December 28
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
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- HomeAid National Capital Region Completes $165,319 Renovation at The Laurel Center —Courtney Bishop Read on Patch
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10:19PM on Dec 16: An SUV crashed into a commercial building in Ashburn, Virginia, damaging a real estate office connected to a credit union. (Nextdoor )
- B. F. Hospitality Group posted a job opening for Night Auditor- Hampton Inn South - Full time in Chantilly. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Centreville
- This Festival Of Lights Only 45 Minutes Away From The District Features Miles Of Festive Displays – Plus A Christmas Village Complete With A Petting Zoo, Camel Rides, & Carnival (secretdc.com)
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- Spot, Scrape, Squish!! (alexandriagazette.com)
Herndon
- How Herndon Parks and Rec plans to celebrate 50-year anniversary in 2026 (ffxnow.com)
- Herndon site near future western high school deemed ‘suitable' for data center (ffxnow.com)
- Could 2232 Process Cast a Shadow Over Western High School? (centre-view.com)
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