🌱 Patch AM: Could Herndon’s Walgreens be on the chopping block in 2026?

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• Could Herndon’s Walgreens be on the chopping block in 2026?

Also on today's calendar: Boxing and MMA-Style Striking Seminar with Sam Yousefi.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, flurries; breezy, with a high of 34 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 25.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 36 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Multiple VA Retailers Planning 2026 Closures: See List (patch.com) — Herndon shoppers could be affected as Walgreens continues a three-year plan to close underperforming stores, with locations in Herndon and nearby towns potentially on the line. Several other major chains, from Kroger’s Harris Teeter to Macy’s and Wendy’s, are also planning or considering Virginia closures through 2026, though specific stores haven’t been named.
   

📸 Around Herndon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Herndon

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 1

• New Year’s Day $14 Million Great Falls Luxury Online Auction
  McLean
  1:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Training in Herndon, VA
  Courtyard by Marriott Dulles Airport Herndon/Reston, 533 Herndon Pkwy, Herndon
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Boxing and MMA-Style Striking Seminar with Sam Yousefi
  OSMA , 510 Spring St , Herndon
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 5

• Heritage Commission - Land Use Subcommittee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  5:30 pm
• Environmental Commission Special Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Heritage Commission
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  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 , 705 East Market Street Suite E , Leesburg
  9:00 am
• January Board Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 750 Miller Dr SE Suite 150 , Leesburg
  1:00 pm
• Board of Supervisors Business Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  4:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Zoning Ordinance Committee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  9:00 am
• Senior Nutrition Lectures: Goal Setting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 20880 Marblehead Drive , Ashburn
  10:00 am
• Navigating Services & Getting Connected Workshop (VIRTUAL)
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  4:00 pm

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

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• Dogtopia of Herndon — (475) 338-3501
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• Russian School of Mathematics MathSchool.com — (571) 306-2355
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• Stanley Martin Homes — (703) 964-5000
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• Sweathouz Reston — (703) 263-8150
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• The Fairfax Christian School — (703) 759-5100
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I DON'T know if you subscribe to the Fairfax County Emergency Information website ...
  but they've put out a fairly comprehensive notice/listing of items you SHOULD as preparation for this coming year. Pretty extensive and GOOD! https:… (Nextdoor Oak Hill)
• Hoping your Christmas was Merry.
  Jack became a Gard dog! No one is touching that house. (Nextdoor Shaker Woods)

• DSV A/S posted a job opening for Freight Forwarder - Ocean Export in Herndon. Apply here.
• Clearance Jobs posted a job opening for Security Officer - Unarmed Aero Facility Patrol in Herndon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Herndon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Reston

• Housing with community center proposed for former T-Mobile campus in Reston (ffxnow.com)
• Reston Homicide Suspect Faces Federal Weapons Charge: ICE (patch.com)

Great Falls

• Metro offers free late-night rides, as Fairfax County offices close for New Year's (ffxnow.com)

Ashburn

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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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