Community Corner
🌱 How Seven Corners’ local pantry is quietly transforming struggling families’ lives
Coming up on the Seven Corners Patch calendar: Holiday Music Party, 7:30-9:30 pm
Hello Seven Corners! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Seven Corners’ local pantry is quietly transforming struggling families’ lives
Also on today's calendar: Holiday Music Party, 7:30-9:30 pm and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Seven Cornersfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Seven Cornersfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Cold with periods of sun, with a high of 38 and low of 29 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 38, low: 29.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Northern Virginia Family Services: Community Support Changes Lives (fairfaxcounty.gov) — Families in Seven Corners can access free food at the Northern Virginia Family Services pantry inside the Seven Corners Multicultural Center, along with job training and counseling support. A new county podcast episode highlights how NVFS and Fairfax County’s Department of Family Services partner to tackle housing costs, employment barriers, and mental health needs, and explains how residents can connect with help or volunteer. 
📸 Around Seven Corners
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Seven Corners
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★ Featured events ★
- Holiday Music Party, 7:30-9:30 pm
Metro 29 Diner, 4711 Langston Blvd., Arlington
9:30 pm - McLean Rotary's Jingle Bell 5K Run/Wlk
McLean High School, 1633 Davidson Rd, McLean
8:30 am - Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show
John Carlyle Square, 300 John Carlyle St, Alexandria
11:00 am - Holidays in Purcellville
Town of Purcellville,
12:00 pm - Christmas Carol Sing Along!
8642 Lewinsville Rd, McLean
4:00 pm - Free Workshop: Grief Through the Holidays - Tuesday, Dec. 16 @ 7pm
1530 Wilson Blvd, Arlington
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Saturday December 13
Tuesday December 16
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Other local events
- Shop Event: Fix Nearly Anything
Central Library The Shop,
6:00 pm - Spanish Conversation at Central
Central Library Quincy Room,
6:30 pm - Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Meeting
Falls Church, VA Calendar
7:30 pm - Family Storytime at Central
Central Library Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium,
10:15 am - Family Storytime at Westover
Westover Library Children's Area ,
10:30 am - Holiday Cheer!
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington , 4444 Arlington Blvd , Arlington
7:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 20
📣 Seven Corners Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Seven Corners PatchAM possible:
- kids watch pediatrics & urgent care — (703) 775-0777
Falls Church Families: Your Pediatric & Urgent Care Solution
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Miller & Smith Announces “The Gift of Home” Holiday Referral Invitation
As the year comes to a close, Miller & Smith is celebrating the season of giving with the launch of The Gift of Home, a referral promotion invitin... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A vehicle fire on I-495 North before VA-236 has been contained to the right shoulder, and all travel lanes are reopened, with delays beginning near the Springfield Interchange.
8:54AM on Dec 10: A vehicle fire on NB I-495 at MM52.9 in Fairfax County has closed two northbound travel lanes, causing a 2-mile delay. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Annandale
- Gary Clause to bring holiday gifts to local kids (annandaletoday.com)
- Morning Notes for December 9, 2025 (ffxnow.com)
- The Largest Jane Austen Collection in North America is, Surprisingly, Right in Our Backyard (baltimoremagazine.com)
Alexandria
- RUN! GEEK! RUN! Selects Scholarship Fund of Alexandria as 2026 Beneficiary (thezebra.org)
- Gov.-elect Spanberger taps Alexandria Sheriff for transition committee (alxnow.com)
- Alexandria to Celebrate New Year's Eve with Fireworks (alexandrialivingmagazine.com)
McLean
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-- The Patch AM Team
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