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🌱 Patch AM: Will you trade your old library card for Fairfax Station art?
You won't want to miss Preschool Information Fair on the Fairfax Station Patch calendar
Hello again Fairfax Station! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Will you trade your old library card for Fairfax Station art?
- How a Fairfax Station soccer standout turned a pitch proposal into “I do”
Also on today's calendar: Preschool Information Fair.
Find out what's happening in Fairfax Stationfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Fairfax Stationfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: An a.m. flurry; partly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 26 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy, flurries; colder, temps: high: 33, low: 21.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 41 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fairfax County Public Library will offer new card designs in new year (ffxnow.com) — A Fairfax Station resident’s whimsical animal-themed artwork is one of four winning designs that will appear on new Fairfax County Public Library cards starting in mid-January. Local readers can swap their old cards for the new designs for free, though the number will change and may affect digital holds and logins, with staff ready to help at all branches. 
• KC Current player gets married over the holidays after that proposal on the pitch (kansascity.com) — Fairfax Station native Ellie Wheeler, now a defender for the KC Current, just married Olympic wrestler Roman Bravo-Young after his on-field proposal earlier this year. The story highlights her rise from Fairfax Station to a strong NWSL rookie season and a four-year contract extension, along with details of their Arizona wedding steeped in family and cultural touches.
📸 Around Fairfax Station
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairfax Station
- Preschool Information Fair
5424 Ox Rd , Fairfax Station
9:30 am
Friday January 9
📣 Fairfax Station Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- CANCELLED: Mayor's Agenda Meeting with Staff
Falls Church, VA Calendar
8:30 am - Noon Year Eve's Party
Haymarket Gainesville Library - Haymarket Gainesville Community Room
11:30 am - K-Pop Crafts
Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
2:00 pm - new year's eve 2026
The Royal Banquet & Event Center , 6355 Rolling Rd , Springfield
8:00 pm - Into The Woods with New Year's Eve Party
Workhouse Arts Center , 9518 Workhouse Wy , Lorton
8:00 pm - Pars Place Closed
Iranian-American Community Center , 2236C Gallows Rd , Vienna - History Hunters
Manassas City Library - - Hooked on Craft Kits
Bull Run Library - - Bull Run Ukulele Players
Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
1:00 pm - Falls Church Farmers Market
City Hall Parking Lot , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
8:00 am - Winter Wonder Wanders
Independent Hill Library -
10:25 am
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Fairfax Station PatchAM possible:
- Stanley Martin Homes — (703) 964-5000
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A crash has been cleared on southbound US-29 at 0.3 miles north of VA-243 in Fairfax County.
7:33PM on Dec 29: All southbound and northbound travel lanes are closed on US-29 at 0.3 miles north of VA-243 in Fairfax County due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Burke. Apply here.
- BrightView Landscapes, LLC posted a job opening for Porter in Fairfax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairfax Station here.
🗞 Nearby News
George Mason
- Spanberger could fire Virginia college board members, experts say (pilotonline.com)
- The Year's Highs and Lows (richmondmagazine.com)
- 2025 Second Amendment Review: A Mixed Bag for Gun Rights (libertynation.com)
Burke
- The 20 most competitive housing markets in Virginia (santafenewmexican.com)
Fairfax
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