Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Thursday: Very warm with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 87, low: 69.
Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• FCPS starts new school year with full cellphone ban, fewer crossing guards and other changes (ffxnow.com) — Annandale High School students are returning to class under a full cellphone ban and without police crossing guards, meaning families must plan for busier, less-controlled streets around campus. Fairfax County Public Schools are also tightening rules on student technology use, expanding virtual mental health services, and adding weapons screening and stricter bag policies at football games that will affect many Annandale families.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
An engineer w/o a degree 💪🥰💕 Spekes Weaver is named after British explorer John Hanning Speke, Speke's Weaver (Ploceus spekei) is a species of weaver bird that thrives in the… (Nextdoor Accotink Heights)
In Annnandale… did anybody just see this weird flying light? It looked like a shooting star but slower. Ran to get my phone and it had gone out of view? It was around 5:40am. Was walking my dog. (Nextdoor Terrace Townhouses)
Giant Food of Maryland, LLC posted a job opening for PT Night Crew Clerk - Grocery - 0249 in Annandale. Apply here.
Wendy's - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Annandale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Annandale here.
🗞 Nearby News
Springfield
A&M Roofing - Springfield Highlights Storm Season Readiness and Siding Installation Services Across Northern Virginia (gainesville.com)
After boundary review, some Fairfax County students attending new schools this fall (wtop.com)
Fairfax County Students Start Strong at Thomas Jefferson High School (wjla.com)
D.C. Restaurant Week returns with almost 30 Fairfax County eateries participating (ffxnow.com)
Vienna
Fairfax Board Allows Early Site Plan Review For 1,900-Home Prosperity Project (patch.com)
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