🌱 Vintage, Antique, & Artisan Market and 12 more events

Hi Fort Hunt! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Tennis: Boys Varsity at West Springfield at West Springfield High
• Tennis: Girls Varsity vs West Springfield at West Potomac High
• Lacrosse: Boys JV vs West Springfield at West Potomac High

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler; a little morning rain, temps: high: 62, low: 46.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.

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📸 Around Fort Hunt

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Hunt

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Thursday May 7

• Tennis: Boys Varsity at West Springfield
  West Springfield High
  4:00 pm
• Tennis: Girls Varsity vs West Springfield
  West Potomac High
  4:00 pm
• Lacrosse: Boys JV vs West Springfield
  West Potomac High
  5:45 pm
• Lacrosse: Girls JV at West Springfield
  West Springfield High
  6:00 pm
• Into the Woods
  West Potomac High
  7:00 pm
• Lacrosse: Boys Varsity vs West Springfield
  West Potomac High
  7:15 pm
• Lacrosse: Girls Varsity at West Springfield
  West Springfield High
  7:30 pm

Friday May 8

• Soccer: Girls JV at West Springfield
  West Springfield High
  5:45 pm

Saturday May 16

• Vintage, Antique, & Artisan Market →
  8717 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 6

• PTA Spirit Night
  London Towne Elementary
  5:00 pm
• Outdoor Track: Boys Varsity at Mt. Vernon
  Mount Vernon High
  5:00 pm
• Into the Woods
  West Potomac High
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Tennis: Boys Varsity at West Springfield
  West Springfield High
  4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Clearance Jobs posted a job opening for Full Time Security Escort - $26.46/hour TS/SCI Clearance Require Jobs in Fort Belvoir. Apply here.
• YMCA of Metropolitan Washington posted a job opening for YMCA Alexandria - Full Time Facility Housekeeping in Alexandria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Hunt here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• Battle Of The Badges Hockey Game Raises $5K For Fairfax Public Safety Charities (patch.com)
• George Washington's Mount Vernon to offer shuttle service from King Street Metro station (dcnewsnow.com)
• 8 Festivals Coming to Northern Virginia in May (northernvirginiamag.com)

Fort Belvoir

• It Looks Like Kid Rock's Apache Helicopter Fly Around Was Turned Into a Hype Video For His Tour (billboard.com)

Alexandria

• Historic Preservation in Alexandria: Protecting Douglass Cemetery and City Landmarks (thezebra.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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