🌱 Why is American Girl downsizing and moving inside Tysons Corner Center?

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• Why is American Girl downsizing and moving inside Tysons Corner Center?

Also on today's calendar: Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 47, low: 26.
• Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 48 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• American Girl store set to close, relocate within Tysons Corner Center (ffxnow.com) — American Girl is closing its current Tysons Corner Center store on Jan. 4, 2026 and shifting to a smaller first-level space near Seasons 52, expected to open early next year. The move ties into broader redevelopment plans for the mall’s west end, where the current two-level storefront may eventually give way to a new dining and market-focused district.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tysons

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
  6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101 ,
  10:00 am
• Bourbon & Culinary Experience at Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
  Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA, 22102,
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Worship Services at Vienna Presbyterian Church
  Vienna Presbyterian Church 124 Park Street NE Vienna, VA 22180 ,
  9:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Brunch with Santa: A Christmas Celebration
  Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA, 22102,
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Old Crow Medicine Show
  Capital One Hall , 7750 Capital One Tower Rd , Tysons
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Mahjong & Shab-e DorĂŠhami Game Night
  Pars Place , 2236C Gallows Rd , Vienna
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• The Seven Valleys of Love: A Spiritual Journey Through Attar's Masterpiece with Erfan Rooholfada
  Iranian-American Community Center , 2236C Gallows Rd , Vienna
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Young Professional Iranian Network: End-of-Year Celebration
  Iranian-American Community Center , 2236C Gallows Rd , Vienna
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Opening Reception: Yalda â Winter Solstice 2025
  Iranian-American Community Center , 2236C Gallows Rd , Vienna
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• CANCELLED: Mayor's Agenda Meeting with Staff
  Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. East Wing, Second Floor , Falls Church
  8:30 am
• Library Board of Trustees Meeting
  Falls Church, VA Calendar , 120 N. Virginia Ave. Upper Floor, behind the Service Desk , Falls Church
  6:00 pm
• Cancelled: Urban Forestry Commission Meeting
  Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Arts and Humanities Council of Falls Church Meeting
  Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
  9:30 am
• Human Services Advisory Council Meeting
  Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. , Falls Church
  6:30 pm
• *CANCELLED* Historic Architectural Review Board Meeting
  Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. Center, Lower Level , Falls Church
  7:00 pm
• Historic Architectural Review Board Meeting
  Falls Church, VA Calendar , 300 Park Ave. Center, Lower Level , Falls Church
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash has been cleared on the eastbound I-66 at mile marker 65.8 in Fairfax County.
  11:55AM on Dec 14: All eastbound travel lanes on I-66 at mile marker 65.8 in Fairfax County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
• Police activity on highway in Fair Oaks, Virginia.
  7:51AM on Dec 14: Massive emergency response has lanes locked down on US-50 East in Fair Oaks, VA, with wet and slushy roads. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Vienna

• Gourmet toast spot eyes winter opening in Great Falls (ffxnow.com)
• AARP Reveals Virginia's 10 Top Livable Communities (brunswicktimes-gazette.com)
• Wine & Champagne Gifts Advises Early Holiday Ordering as Christmas and New Year Demand Peaks (apnews.com)

McLean

• Char'd, a smashburger food truck, plots its first Maryland storefront (thebaltimorebanner.com)

Arlington

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