🌱 How the new Fairfax County Parkway lanes change Burke Centre commutes
Burke Centre, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Burke Centre! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How the new Fairfax County Parkway lanes change Burke Centre commutes
Also on today's calendar: Susannah and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: When is a car not a car? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: An afternoon t-storm or two, temps: high: 94, low: 74.
- Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Third left-turn lane open on Fairfax County Parkway southbound ramp to Route 123 southbound (virginia.gov) — Drivers around Burke Centre now have a third left‑turn lane from southbound Fairfax County Parkway to southbound Route 123, plus a new receiving lane on Route 123, easing a major choke point. The larger widening project will add lanes, a shared‑use path, and a grade‑separated bike and pedestrian crossing near Burke Centre Parkway, with completion expected in mid‑2027. 
📸 Around Burke Centre
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Upcoming Events in
Burke Centre
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★ Featured events ★
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Susannah →
Shakespeare Opera Theatre,
7:30 pm
Friday July 10
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Other local events
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Legislative Lookout: What Should We Pay Attention To? →
Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke
6:00 pm -
Free! The Really Big Dinosaur Show @ Burke Centre Library →
Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke
11:00 am -
BUILD AGENT TEAM WITH AI WORKSHOP (BUSINESS OR PERSONAL GROWTH) →
Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke
4:30 pm -
Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
2:00 pm -
Postcard (& Zine Folding) Party! · Indivisible Turning the Tables →
Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Rd, Burke
6:30 pm
Monday July 6
Wednesday July 8
Thursday July 9
Saturday July 18
Wednesday July 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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FXBG Rubber Ducky Derby →
Riverfront Park Fredericksburg, 701 Sophia St, Fredericksburg
10:00 am -
Spotsy250 Seafood & Family Celebration — July 4th Spotsylvania, VA →
A & B Creative Events Center, 5012 Southpoint Pkwy, Fredericksburg
11:00 am -
Flare: Finding a Sense of Place in the Chronically Ill Body Art
De Laski Performing Arts Off Campus Location
11:00 am -
Values In Prevention (VIP) Camp
Whitman Middle School Whitman Middle
8:00 am -
Class of 2027 Senior Photos (Session A)
Robinson Secondary School Robinson Secondary
8:00 am -
Faculty Recital: Mason Summer Piano Academy
De Laski Performing Arts 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
4:30 pm -
Dr. Yukiko Fujimura in Concert
De Laski Performing Arts 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
4:30 pm
Saturday July 4
Monday July 6
Tuesday July 7
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🗞 Nearby News
Burke
- Banner's Hallmark gift store has closed at Fair Oaks Mall (ffxnow.com)
- Fairfax County family faces costly recovery more than a week after severe storm damages home (reportwire.org)
- What people are saying about heat waves in Europe and America (deseret.com)
George Mason
- ‘The Complex Legacy of George Mason' explores ideals, contradictions (fairfaxtimes.com)
- OLLI Mason welcomes lifelong learners at inaugural Ideas Festival (gmu.edu)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: When it is turning into a driveway! (Thank you Dana J. for sending it in!)
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