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🌱 Patch AM: How badly was Barcroft Plaza hit by New Year’s Day fire?
Be sure to catch Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show on the Falls Church Patch calendar
Good day Falls Church! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How badly was Barcroft Plaza hit by New Year’s Day fire?
- Ready to use a digital ID with Falls Church police?
Also on today's calendar: Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Falls Churchfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Falls Churchfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 27 degrees.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 37, low: 27.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2-alarm fire damages Barcroft Plaza shopping center in Falls Church (wusa9.com) — Fire crews in Falls Church quickly contained a two-alarm fire at the Barcroft Plaza shopping center on New Year’s Day, preventing injuries but leaving several businesses with smoke damage. Fairfax County, Arlington, and Alexandria firefighters kept flames to the original building, though nearby shops, including a Harris Teeter, were affected while the cause remains under investigation. 
• Here's how to get your new VA digital ID & where to use it (vadogwood.com) — Falls Church residents can now use Virginia’s new digital ID, with the Falls Church Police Department among the agencies already accepting it. The article walks you through how to download the Virginia Mobile ID app, set it up on your phone, and where else across the state you can reliably use this digital identification today.
📸 Around Falls Church
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Falls Church
★ Featured events ★
- Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show
Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003,
9:30 am - Redeemer Renaissance Preschool Open House & 2026-27 Information Session - 5:30 PM
1545 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
5:30 pm - Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Falls Church
9:00 am
Saturday January 3
Thursday January 8
Saturday January 31
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Other local events
- $5 Comedy Night!
State Theatre , 220 N Washington St , Falls Church
8:30 pm - Falls Church Farmers Market
City Hall Parking Lot , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
8:00 am - Pilates Suspension Training
807 Jackson St , Falls Church
3:10 pm - Flower Power Happy Hour Band
JV's Restaurant , 6666 Arlington Blvd , Falls Church
4:00 pm - Board Game Sunday for Adults
Mary Riley Styles Public Library , 120 N Virginia Ave , Falls Church
1:00 pm - Heirloom - Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
10:00 am - Falls Church Arts Classes Open for Registration--Sign Up Today for January 10 Pastel Workshop
Falls Church Arts Gallery , 700-B W Broad St , Falls Church
9:00 am - What Influence Does Reformed Faith Have on the Environment?
Lewinsville Presbyterian Church , 1724 Chain Bridge Rd , McLean
7:00 pm - Falls Church Arts Drawing Classes Begin in January: Two Morning Sessions to Choose From
Falls Church Arts Gallery , 700-B W Broad St , Falls Church
10:00 am
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
Sunday January 4
Thursday January 8
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Tuesday January 13
📣 Falls Church Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have a wish for the New Year...
PLEASE take better care of your pets by being aware of their whereabouts at all times. - Watch when coming and going from your house to keep pets… (Nextdoor Bel Air) - Anyone missing their dog?
(baileys crossroad area). I found a brown husky mix, small/medium, male. Very skittish but Fairfax County Animal Control was able to safely capture… (Nextdoor Vista Drive)
- Virginia Staffing posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Falls Church. Apply here.
- Qdoba Mexican Eats posted a job opening for Restaurant Management in Falls Church. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Falls Church here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tysons
- Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Presents Dreamworks' How To Train Your Dragon (tysonstoday.com)
- Fairfax's commercial real estate market perks up (virginiabusiness.com)
- DC Plane Crash, Data Centers Boom, Federal Worker Layoffs: Top VA News Of 2025 (patch.com)
Arlington
- How Arlington PTAs are helping address student food insecurity (wtop.com)
- Arlington students calling for upgrades to 2 middle schools (wtop.com)
- Man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend, shooting her boyfriend in Arlington (fox4news.com)
McLean
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-- The Patch AM Team
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