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Hi there, Chantilly! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What aviation icons are hiding inside Chantilly's Udvar-Hazy Center?
  • What a new CEO means for Chantilly's biggest real estate company
  • What recent property sale could reshape Chantilly's Park East Corporate Center?

Also on today's calendar: Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Discover aviation history at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (abc7.com) — Residents in Chantilly can explore world-famous aircraft and spacecraft right in their backyard at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the Air and Space Museum's massive companion facility. With about 1.2 million visitors a year, it showcases record-setting planes, historic rockets, and the long-serving Spacelab shuttle that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope.
   

• Long & Foster taps RE/MAX exec as new CEO (virginiabusiness.com) — A major leadership change is coming to Chantilly-based Long & Foster, as longtime executive Patrick Bain steps down and RE/MAX veteran Daniel Dennis takes over as president and CEO. The company, a major player in local real estate services, says the two leaders will work together during a transition period while Dennis assumes oversight of its brokerage and related businesses.
   

• Finmarc Management Completes $10.2M Sale of Two-Building, 46,000 SF Industrial Property in Gaithersburg (citybiz.co) — A commercial real estate firm has been reshaping its portfolio across the Mid-Atlantic, including selling a flex/office building and 6.4-acre parcel in Chantilly's Park East Corporate Center. While the headline deal is in Gaithersburg, the company's recent moves could influence how industrial and office space is bought, sold, and redeveloped in Chantilly and nearby Northern Virginia communities.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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