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And check out HOLIDAY FUN! Flea Market - Arts & Crafts Fair in Alexandria on the McLean Patch calendar

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Coffee in hand, McLean? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where McLean families can celebrate New Year’s Eve before midnight
  • How a McLean teen’s music lessons are powering legal aid abroad
  • How a McLean-linked firm figures into a major D.C. air crash case

Also on today's calendar: HOLIDAY FUN! Flea Market - Arts & Crafts Fair in Alexandria and 9 more events.

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

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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

  • Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 51, low: 23.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 42 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 7 Family-Friendly New Year's Eve Celebrations in Northern Virginia (northernvirginiamag.com) — Families in McLean can ring in 2026 early at Shipgarten’s kid-focused New Year’s Eve party on Colshire Drive, featuring character meet-and-greets, a rave, and more. The guide also spotlights additional Noon Year’s and New Year’s celebrations across Alexandria, Springfield, Aldie, Vienna, Warrenton, and Falls Church, giving local parents plenty of nearby options.
   

• $1.3M Lottery Win + New French Cafe + Singing For Legal Aid: VA Business (patch.com) — A McLean teen is using traditional Carnatic vocal lessons to fund legal aid work for people in rural India, showcasing global impact from right here in town. The roundup also highlights a Tysons Corner restaurant’s Yalda menu, a major mixed-use development near Metro, and other Northern Virginia small-business updates that could shape where you shop and dine this season.
   

• Suit involving Ponte Vedra victim says DC air crash was utter failure (jacksonville.com) — A wrongful death lawsuit over a deadly January air collision near Washington, D.C., includes a victim who once worked for Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean. The suit, consolidating about 60 family complaints, alleges multiple failures by the U.S. Army, FAA controllers, and American Airlines, and follows the government’s rare admission of liability as families seek accountability and restitution.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A crash has been cleared on northbound VA-28 at I-66 in Fairfax County.
    10:25PM on Dec 18: All northbound travel lanes on VA-28 at I-66 in Fairfax County are closed. (Nextdoor )
  • Report of suspicious package at Pentagon bus terminal, Arlington, Virginia.
    5:34PM on Dec 18: A package left at the Pentagon bus terminal prompts security concerns. (Nextdoor )
  • Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Bake Off - 0765 in Falls Church. Apply here.
  • Town of Vienna, VA posted a job opening for Assistant Director of Vienna Youth Players (Part-Time) in Vienna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McLean here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tysons

  • R2 Advisors - Tysons Corner, VA Patch (patch.com)
  • Joon Celebrates Persian Tradition With Special 3-Course Menu (patch.com)
  • How to get tickets for Abigail Spanberger's inauguration in January (wtop.com)

Vienna

  • Vienna Youth Cheerleading Places In First Competition In 10 Years (patch.com)

Arlington

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-- The Patch AM Team

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