🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Civil War admiral who began life at Chantilly’s Sully Plantation

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Civil War admiral who began life at Chantilly's Sully Plantation

Also on today's calendar: Back 2 School Bash and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Loyal Lee: Robert E. Lee's cousin took the war to the South with the Union Navy (wearethemighty.com) — Chantilly gets a brief but notable mention as the birthplace of Union Navy Rear Adm. Samuel Phillips Lee, cousin of Robert E. Lee. The article traces his long career from Sully Plantation origins through major Civil War naval campaigns and postwar service. It highlights how this Virginian chose the Union, commanded key squadrons, and later had ships named in his honor.
   

📸 Around Chantilly

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chantilly

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Back 2 School Bash →
  Russian School of Mathematics - RSM Herndon, 13007 Worldgate Dr, Herndon
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 8/25: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
• JL Teens Information Session →
  Virtual
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Back to School Family Fun Night →
  42097 Braddock Rd, Aldie
  4:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Raksha Bandhan: Celebrating Protection, Love & Unity (Hosted by the Brahma Kumaris) →
  Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - Virginia, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl. Suite 200, Chantilly, VA
  11:30 am
Tuesday September 1
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 9/1: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Sunday September 6
• A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting by local author Luis D. Aponte →
  14200 St Germain Dr, Centreville
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• *No* Rotary Lunch Mtng 8/8: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Friday September 11
• Carmen Lynch →
  Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Basset Rescue Fall Festival →
  Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Rd, Herndon
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Boohoo/Woohoo Parent Breakfast
  Oak View Elementary School Oak View Elementary
  8:45 am
• Western Loudoun Rural Uses & Standards Ad Hoc Committee →
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  5:00 pm
• Sheila Masterson & Mikayla Hornedo celebrate THE POISON DAUGHTER →
  Barnes & Noble, 12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr, Fairfax
  6:30 pm
• Advisory Commission on Youth →
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Flagship Carwash posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Chantilly. Apply here.
• Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Centreville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chantilly here.

🗞 Nearby News

Centreville

• Taco Bell Eying Centreville Entrance (whatnow.com)

Reston

• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0002150105-26-000004 (sec.gov)
• To win the next war, America must give up consumer goods race against China (washingtonexaminer.com)

Ok Chantilly! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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