🌱 What Fairfax’s new substation rules mean for Springfield neighborhoods
What's up Springfield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Fairfax’s new substation rules mean for Springfield neighborhoods
- How a Springfield teen ended up charged in a bloody stabbing
Also on today's calendar: Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 25 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 52, low: 29.
- Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 50 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fairfax County solidifies new rules for electrical substations as energy demand grows (ffxnow.com) — Fairfax County has approved new rules for electrical substations that will shape how power infrastructure is built near Springfield neighborhoods, including a minimum 100-foot setback from homes and stronger noise and screening requirements. Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity backed the smaller setback, arguing it’s needed to upgrade existing substations as energy demand and data centers strain the grid. Residents and industry groups sharply disagreed over how the rules will affect costs and reliability. 
• Springfield Teen Arrested After Overnight Get-Together Ends In Bloody Stabbing, Police Say (dailyvoice.com) — A 17-year-old boy from Springfield has been arrested after police say a late-night gathering in a Woodbridge apartment ended with a 16-year-old stabbed multiple times and another teen slightly injured. Both victims survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The Springfield juvenile was taken into custody in Fairfax County and faces two malicious wounding charges while a court date is pending.
📸 Around Springfield
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Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101 ,
10:00 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Christmas Food Delivery Deadline
ECHO, Inc , 7205 Old Keene Mill Rd , Springfield -
Fairfax Saxophone Quartet, “A Jazzy Christmas”, @FairfaxHS
Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
6:15 pm -
City of Fairfax Band, “Christmas in Fairfax”, @FairfaxHS
Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
7:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Marshall Pond Lights & Bunnyman Brewery (Rating: D FUN)
Burke Centre , 10399 Premier Ct , Burke
5:00 pm -
Classic Movie Matinee: The Thin Man (1934)
Burke Centre Library , 5935 Freds Oak Rd , Burke Centre
11:00 am -
Sister's Social - MakeBonds
MakeSpace , 6142 Franconia Rd , Alexandria
7:00 pm -
Christmas Food Delivery Deadline
ECHO, Inc , 7205 Old Keene Mill Rd , Springfield -
Falls Church Farmers Market
City Hall Parking Lot , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
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Children's Cozy Night In at MakeSpace
MakeSpace , 6082 Franconia Rd suite d , Alexandria
5:00 pm -
Fairfax Saxophone Quartet, “A Jazzy Christmas”, @FairfaxHS
Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
6:15 pm -
City of Fairfax Band, “Christmas in Fairfax”, @FairfaxHS
Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
7:00 pm -
ETAP Presents "The Christmas Wish"
Richard J Ernst Community Cultural Center , Theater , 8333 Little River Turnpike , Wakefield
12:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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He’s a huge sucker for cuddles and will walk up to you and flop in your lap. He loves lasers, feather toys, and food! He isn’t super needy, but he… (Nextdoor The Timbers) - Here's some of my work from yesterday.
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🗞 Nearby News
Annandale
- A bar crawl in Annandale Dec. 20 will support a local nonprofit (annandaletoday.com)
- These Four-Ingredient Edible Dreidels are Absolutely Adorable! (jmoreliving.com)
- Fairfax County ticket matches 5 numbers in Powerball drawing, wins $1 million (dcnewsnow.com)
Fort Belvoir
- Ruth Weaver Halpern (nps.gov)
Fairfax
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