🌱 Will your Dranesville street drop to 20 mph next summer?

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• Will your Dranesville street drop to 20 mph next summer?

Also on today's calendar: G. F. Handel's MESSIAH Singalong and 2 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 47, low: 27.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 48 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fairfax County considers lowering speed limits to 20 mph in some neighborhoods (fox5dc.com) — Speed limits on neighborhood streets in Dranesville could drop from 25 to 20 mph under a Fairfax County pilot now being considered. Residents in Dranesville and three other districts can fill out surveys through December 19, with a pilot starting next summer and results reviewed in early 2027.
   

📸 Around Dranesville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dranesville

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• G. F. Handel's MESSIAH Singalong
  St John Neumann Church, 11900 Lawyers Rd, Reston
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
  6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101 ,
  10:00 am
• Holiday Town Hall
  To be provided upon registration,
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Dec 20-21 (3 shows)--Alchemy Ballet presents The Andalusian Nutcracker
  Herndon High School, 700 Bennett St, Herndon
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Annual Civil War Peace Service
  Dranesville Church of the Brethren, 11500 Leesburg Pike, Herndon
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 30 Second Commercial - Tell Me About Yourself Workshop (ON SITE)
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 705 East Market Street Suite E , Leesburg
  9:30 am
• Board of Supervisors Business Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  4:00 pm
• Board of Zoning Appeals
  Town of Colonial Beach Town Center , 22 Washington Ave , Colonial Beach
  5:30 pm
• Home Food Preservation: The Art of Making Kombucha
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 22330 S. Sterling Blvd Suite A117 , Sterling
  6:00 pm
• Community Dinner STERLING
  Sterling Community Center , 120 Enterprise St , Sterling
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• American Culture at Herndon Library
  Herndon Fortnightly Library , 768 Center St , Herndon
  10:30 am
• Economic Development Authority
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 43777 Central Station Dr., Suite 300 , Ashburn
  3:00 pm
• Rural Economic Development Council, Executive Committee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 750 Miller Dr. SE, Suite 131 , Leesburg
  4:00 pm
• Board of Supervisors Transportation and Land Use Committee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  5:00 pm
• Wed Dec 17 | Dulles, VA | 6:00 PM
  Dulles Town Center , 21100 Dulles Town Cir , Sterling
  6:00 pm
• Animal Advisory Committee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 42225 ADOPTION DR. , Leesburg
  7:00 pm
• Library Board of Trustees Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , Rust Library 380 Old Waterford Road NW , Leesburg
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Herndon

• National security tech contractor moves N. Va. office to Reston (ffxnow.com)
• AARP Reveals Virginia's 10 Top Livable Communities (brunswicktimes-gazette.com)
• Texas, Florida label CAIR a terrorist group as other GOP governors stay silent (dailyfly.com)

Reston

• Reston (ffxnow.com)

Ashburn

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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