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🌱 Patch AM: Living beside Ashburn’s AI engine: what neighbors say they want now

Also, don't miss 82nd Waterford Fair on the Ashburn Patch calendar

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Cheers Ashburn! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Living beside Ashburn's AI engine: what neighbors say they want now
  • How an Ashburn favorite built his own farm-focused restaurant
  • How Onelife's Tysons flagship could complement the new Ashburn club

Also on today's calendar: 82nd Waterford Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm; a p.m. shower, with a high of 89 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 64, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, rain possible, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Inside the neighborhood living on the edge of America's tech frontier (wfin.com) — Ashburn homeowners on Statesboro Place are grappling with constant noise and looming data center walls just a few yards from their backyards as Amazon and Microsoft expand AI infrastructure. Residents say taxes keep rising despite massive data center revenues, and they're pressing Loudoun County officials for sound walls, monitoring, and even property tax relief to offset the industry's growing footprint.
   

2. Ashburn's Christian Puccio on his journey to opening Oak & Ember (ashburnmagazine.com) — Ashburn food lovers now have a new destination in nearby Aldie, where longtime local restaurateur and former Ahso manager Christian Puccio has opened Oak & Ember Tasting Room & Market. He shares how his Ashburn-area relationships, focus on local farms, and years in hospitality shaped the restaurant's tight, seasonal menu and community-centered vibe, while also reflecting honestly on the personal sacrifices behind running his own place.
   

3. Onelife Fitness Plans 110,000-Square-Foot Flagship at Tysons Galleria (citybiz.co) — Onelife Fitness has just opened a new Ashburn club and is now planning a massive 110,000-square-foot flagship at Tysons Galleria, adding jobs and high-end amenities within driving distance. The Tysons site will feature pickleball, boxing, Pilates, aquatics, and a full recovery floor, reflecting the company's broader Northern Virginia expansion that increasingly centers on residents in and around Ashburn.
   

4. Virginia contractor arrested on 3 felony warrants after $34K remodeling dispute (wjla.com) — An Ashburn-based contractor has been arrested on three felony construction-fraud warrants after a Northern Virginia homeowner says a $34,000 remodeling deposit produced no work. State regulators confirm multiple open complaints tied to his dissolved company, while he continues working at his wife's separate remodeling firm, leaving Ashburn and regional homeowners watching how the criminal and regulatory cases unfold.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Give Kids the Gift of New Socks for Colder Weather —Jerilyn Woelfel Read on Patch
  • Ashburn Village - Paget Terrace - Power Wash
    Need our 3-level townhouse power washed. It's an end unit so there is siding that needs to be washed and it requires soft wash. Also, we need our… (Nextdoor Ashburn Village)
  • Hello,
    In search of a plumber/handyman in Ashburn. I have a small task at home. Need to replace the existing dishwasher connection. Currently it has push… (Nextdoor Brambleton Brownstones)
  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Customer Service Team Leader (Front End Support Manager) in Ashburn. Apply here.
  • KFC posted a job opening for Team Member in Ashburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashburn here.

Ok Ashburn! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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