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In today's newsletter:
- See which McLean mansions topped Northern Virginia’s 2025 luxury sales list.
- How did McLean’s Potomac School figure into this holiday hoops tradition?
Also on today's calendar: Digital vs AI Economy: Do You Know The Difference (& How This Affects YOU!) and 10 more events.
Find out what's happening in McLeanfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 42 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy with partial sunshine, temps: high: 58, low: 32.
- Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The 10 Most Expensive Northern Virginia Homes Sold in 2025 (northernvirginiamag.com) — Several of Northern Virginia’s priciest 2025 home sales were right in McLean, including a nearly $27.5 million Langley Farms estate and multiple record-setting Gold Coast properties. The list highlights ultra-luxury features like cinemas, wine cellars, resort-style pools, and celebrity-owned homes, underscoring how hot McLean’s high-end market remained despite broader uncertainty. 
• Holiday basketball tournament at Wakefield showcased local talent for 23rd year (arlnow.com) — A long-running Arlington holiday basketball tournament again drew top high school teams, including the Potomac School from McLean among 65 programs that have participated over the years. Forest Park took this season’s title, while Wakefield finished fifth and a brief power outage added drama on the final day. The event honors late Wakefield supporter George Long.
📸 Around McLean
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🗓 Upcoming Events in McLean
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★ Featured events ★
- Digital vs AI Economy: Do You Know The Difference (& How This Affects YOU!)
Mary Riley Styles Public Library, 120 N Virginia Ave, Falls Church
6:30 pm - Heirloom - Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101,
10:00 am - Redeemer Renaissance Preschool Open House & 2026-27 Information Session - 5:30 PM
1545 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
5:30 pm - McLean School Open House (Kindergarten-Grade 4)
McLean School-Falls Road Campus (Lower School), 11810 Falls Rd, Potomac
9:00 am - McLean School Open House (Grades 5-12)
McLean School-Lochinver Lane Campus (Middle & Upper School), 8224 Lochinver Ln, Potomac
1:00 pm - Women Artists of the DMV Opens on January 10 at Falls Church Arts; Reception open to the Publlic
700-B W Broad St, Falls Church
7:00 pm - What Influence Does Reformed Faith Have on the Environment?
Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, 1724 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
7:00 pm - Great Falls Got Talent
9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls
1:00 pm
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Sunday February 8
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Other local events
- Heirloom Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURDSAYS 10-4
6830 Elm Street Suite 9, McLean Virginia
10:00 am - Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101
10:00 am - Snow Days--McLean Art Gallery January Reception
McLean Art Gallery, Chesterbrook Shopping Center, 6224B Old Dominion Drive, McLean 22101
5:00 pm - Sunday Worship Service
1367 Chain Bridge Rd , McLean
10:00 am - Sunday Worship Service
1367 Chain Bridge Rd , McLean
10:00 am
Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
Sunday January 11
Sunday January 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Styles And Smiles —Jerilyn Woelfel Read on Patch
- Black cat seen roaming around the corner of Falstaff Road and Lewinsville Road.
Medium fur length, small white tuft on chest. Friendly. Seems like she’s an indoor cat that got lost. Call or text 703-615-5103. (Nextdoor McLean Hamlet) - Happy New Year Everyone!
I am on MeetUp and have attended a couple of sessions with one Bethesda Group. The original group suddenly merged with another to form a larger one… (Nextdoor Tysons)
- Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Falls Church. Apply here.
- Target posted a job opening for Overnight Inbound (Stocking) (T1431) in Falls Church. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McLean here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tysons
- Some Median Rent Costs Decreased in Northern Virginia and DC in 2025 (northernvirginiamag.com)
- Have you heard of adaptive boxing? It's a growing sport in the DC region (wtop.com)
- Strategy Pads Cash Reserve, Drops Another $116 Million on Bitcoin (decrypt.co)
Vienna
- Emergency Tree Service and Removal: Grant Brothers Announces Opening of New Vienna Office With Website Relaunch (missourinews-online.com)
- Vienna Police: Man brandished firearm amid dog-related dispute (ffxnow.com)
Arlington
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