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🌱 Patch AM: How a Chantilly mom feeds 10 kids on a tight budget.

Also, don't miss Back 2 School Bash on the Chantilly Patch calendar

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Good morning Chantilly! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Chantilly mom feeds 10 kids on a tight budget.

Also on today's calendar: Back 2 School Bash and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
  • Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northern Virginia mom of 10 shares budget-friendly school lunch routine (dcnewsnow.com) — A Chantilly mom of 10, who also works as a teacher's aide, shares how she keeps her family's weekly grocery bill to about $600 while packing roughly 4,000 school lunches this year. Her simple formula, bulk shopping strategy, and kid-involved prep offer practical ideas any local family can adapt for back-to-school season.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Missing Dog - Any missing this little one?
    I took this picture about 30 minutes ago at Town Gate Square in the East Gate III community. (Nextdoor Poland)
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🗞 Nearby News

Centreville

  • Taco Bell seeks to open drive-thru near busy Centreville arterial roads (ffxnow.com)
  • Korean pot rice restaurant coming to former Tippy's Taco in Centreville (ffxnow.com)
  • Fall Festivals & Oktoberfests 2026 (tysonstoday.com)

Herndon

  • D.C. Restaurant Week returns with almost 30 Fairfax County eateries participating (ffxnow.com)
  • GOPIO-Virginia Marks 17 Years, Honors Community Leaders (southasianherald.com)
  • Morning Notes for August 24, 2026 (ffxnow.com)

Oakton

  • Oakton-Area Townhome Project Near Fairfax City, Vienna Faces Phasing Hearing (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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