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Also on today's calendar: Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. ParktoberFest returns to Chantilly on Oct. 10 (fairfaxtimes.com) — ParktoberFest returns to Ellanor C. Lawrence Park in Chantilly on Saturday, Oct. 10, with free admission, live music, food trucks, and craft beer from noon to 5 p.m. Families can enjoy kids' activities, local vendors, and leashed pets are welcome, with multiple free parking options and easy walking or biking access to the festival area.
2. Things to do in the DC area: Folger Shakespeare Library exhibit, Snallygaster … and more! (wtop.com) — Among many D.C.-area happenings, Chantilly's Ellanor C. Lawrence Park is hosting a free ParktoberFest this Saturday with live music, food trucks, and family activities. The roundup also points to major regional events, from a Folger Shakespeare Library exhibit to beer festivals, film screenings, and fall celebrations across Virginia, Maryland, and D.C.
3. Distress Divide: How Private vs. Institutional Investors Are Thinking About D.C. Office (bisnow.com) — Investors just spent $67 million on a five-building office portfolio in Chantilly, betting on the area's booming defense and intelligence sector. The deal highlights how national capital is targeting mission-critical properties here, even as other D.C.-area offices struggle with post-pandemic vacancies and shifting investment strategies.
4. Legendary fighter takes final flight, Air Force Reserve delivers F-117A to Smithsonian (af.mil) — A retired F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter has been transported by Air Force Reserve crews to the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, where it will join the museum's permanent collection. The complex cross-country airlift required carefully balancing the disassembled jet inside a C-5M Super Galaxy before landing at Dulles International Airport.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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