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🌱 Patch AM: Celebrate the New Year with MCC's Winter Block Party! and 11 more events

Coming up: Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show on the McLean Patch calendar

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Hi McLean! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show at Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003
  • Redeemer Renaissance Preschool Open House & 2026-27 Information Session - 5:30 PM
  • McLean School Open House (Kindergarten-Grade 4) at McLean School-Falls Road Campus (Lower School)

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Find out what's happening in McLeanfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in McLeanfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 40 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 38, low: 27.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 26 degrees.

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Happy New Year to everyone!
    May God bless you and your loved ones in the year ahead with peace, strength, and love. Wishing you a joyful and successful year ahead! (Nextdoor McLean)
  • A crash has been cleared on the southbound I-495 express lanes in Fairfax County.
    3:29AM on Jan 1: All southbound travel lanes on I-495S Express Lanes in Fairfax County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
  • Virginia Staffing posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Falls Church. Apply here.
  • PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Customer Service Supervisor in Vienna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McLean 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)

Vienna

  • What's Open, Closed On New Year's Day 2026 In Vienna (patch.com)
  • Fairfax County Parents Are Facing a New Substance Risk: What to Know in 2026 (patch.com)

Ok McLean! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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