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Also, don't miss McLean Symphony on the McLean Patch calendar

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  • Which McLean firm landed a six-figure contract with retail’s top lobby?

Also on today's calendar: McLean Symphony and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 44 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, temps: high: 50, low: 38.
  • Wednesday: Sun, then clouds, with a high of 50 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Executive Compensation at the National Retail Federation (2024) (paddockpost.com) — McLean gets a brief but notable mention here: staffing firm Piper Companies, based in McLean, received about $663,000 as a top contractor to the National Retail Federation in 2024. The article breaks down how the Washington, DC–based trade group spends its $75 million budget, highlighting high executive pay, travel perks, and major vendor payments.
   

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    Monday December 22
  • Council-Elect Orientation with Current City Council Members
    Council Chambers , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
    8:30 am
  • Italian Conversation (Online)
    Westover Library , 1644 North McKinley Street; Suite 3 , Arlington
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday December 23
  • English Conversation (Online)
    Westover Library , 1644 North McKinley Street; Suite 3 , Arlington
    2:00 pm
  • Tysons Winter Lantern Festival
    Lerner Town Square , 8025 Galleria Dr , Tysons
    6:59 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The room where my printer and desk top is was once a garage, thus has a thick wall.
    This makes Internet shaky down there without using a booster. They now have no internet access, so perhaps the booster died. I bought a new extender … (Nextdoor McLean)
  • A crash has been cleared on the southbound I-495 express lanes in Fairfax County.
    3:05AM on Dec 21: All southbound travel lanes on I-495 South Express Lanes in Fairfax County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
  • Planet Fitness Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian in Falls Church. Apply here.
  • Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Dairy Frozen Clerk in Falls Church. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McLean here.

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Vienna

  • Larry Jon Baukin, touched many lives (capegazette.com)
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  • Opening Day at Whitetail (Day 7) (visualgui.com)

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