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🌱 How hot did Fair Lakes rank in this summer’s heat mapping?

Fair Lakes, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Fair Lakes! 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 hot did Fair Lakes rank in this summer’s heat mapping?

Also on today's calendar: The Brain Foundation Fun Run 5k & 10k and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What's black & white and read all over? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Virginia election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 63, low: 44.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Heat island mapping project identifies Alexandria as one of N. Va.'s hottest areas (alxnow.com) — Fair Lakes is singled out as one of several Northern Virginia neighborhoods where a recent urban heat island mapping project found persistently high temperatures. Using rooftop sensors on volunteer-driven cars, researchers identified hotspots like Fair Lakes, Tysons, and Franconia, with results intended to guide future decisions on tree planting, land use, and health-focused heat mitigation policies.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Centreville

  • Residents start moving into new affordable housing near Fairfax Government Center (ffxnow.com)

Chantilly

  • Fairfax Co. high schooler launches podcast to expose girls to careers in aviation industry (wtop.com)
  • Anime USA Brings Three Days of Anime, Cosplay, Special Guests and Japanese Pop Culture to Chantilly (animenewsnetwork.com)
  • Vietnamese restaurant picked as one of region's ‘100 Very Best' expands to Chantilly (ffxnow.com)

Reston

  • Reston Man Indicted On 5 Federal Drug, Gun Charges, Including Fentanyl Distribution (patch.com)

Ok Fair Lakes! 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: "What's black & white and read all over?" — The Patch Newsletter! (Thank you Cat H. for sending it in!)
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