🌱 Patch AM: Police still seeking key driver in fatal Route 28 Chantilly crash

What's up Chantilly! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Police still seeking key driver in fatal Route 28 Chantilly crash
• How a $1M gift could enhance future Udvar-Hazy field trips

Also on today's calendar: Get Ready for an Extraordinary Afternoon of Music with the U.S. Army Chorus! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Periods of rain, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 73, low: 46.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police identify woman killed after being struck by multiple vehicles on Route 28 (ffxnow.com) — Police have identified the woman killed while walking on Route 28 in Chantilly as 32-year-old Fiona Hagengimana, who was struck by multiple vehicles near Route 50 late Tuesday night. Northbound lanes were closed near the Udvar-Hazy Center during the investigation, and detectives are still seeking the initial driver and any witnesses who can help reconstruct what happened.
   

• National Air and Space Museum Reopens Two Classrooms To Support Aerospace Learning With $1 Million Gift From GE Aerospace (vannuysnewspress.com) — Chantilly residents are reminded that the Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the National Air and Space Museum, remains open daily with free admission and $15 parking, without timed-entry passes. A new $1 million gift from GE Aerospace is funding reopened classrooms and expanded STEM programming at the museum's D.C. location, potentially enriching future field trips and educational visits for local schools.
   

📸 Around Chantilly

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chantilly

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Get Ready for an Extraordinary Afternoon of Music with the U.S. Army Chorus! →
  St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 6720 Union Mill Rd, Clifton
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Fall Fun Fest! →
  14550 Lee Rd, Chantilly
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• LC3' Pints 4 Paws Celebration and Fundraiser for Community Cats →
  Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Ln, Leesburg
  12:00 pm
• 3rd Annual An Evening of Melanin Magic III: The Jazz Scholarship Experience →
  Old Hickory Golf Club LLC, 11921 Chanceford Dr, Woodbridge
  3:00 pm
• Ghost Doctors' UFO Adventure At The Smithsonian Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center! →
  14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy, Chantilly
  3:15 pm
Monday October 5
• LRES Book Fair Family Shopping
  Laurel Ridge Elementary
  4:15 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 10/6: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Tuesday October 13
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 10/13: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Sunday October 18
• 5th Annual Fall Festival →
  5114 Twinbrook Rd, Fairfax
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 20
• Rotary Lunch Mtng 10/20: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
  11:45 am
Saturday October 24
• St. Joseph's 20th Anniversary Craft Fair →
  St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 750 Peachtree St, Herndon
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Marriott International posted a job opening for Part time Cook I in Chantilly. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Centreville

• Chantilly volleyball riding hot into district play (fairfaxtimes.com)
• BookTok Is Fueling a Romance Bookstore Boom: More Than 230 New Stores Opened in 3 Years (inc.com)

Herndon

• Herndon town manager fired after less than a year on the job (ffxnow.com)
• Fairfax Connector rolls out Spooky buses (annandaletoday.com)
• Amazon delivery contractors among companies to close in Los Angeles (latimes.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: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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