🌱 Patch AM: Herndon Blue Apron fan rethinks meal kits after botched deliveries.

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In today's newsletter:

• Herndon Blue Apron fan rethinks meal kits after botched deliveries.

Also on today's calendar: Televised "Know Before You Vote" Virginia Constitutional Amendments Special Program and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 98, low: 72.
• Wednesday: Very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Blue Apron customers are getting incomplete boxes — and some are done with meal kits for good (al.com) — A Herndon, Va., resident is among longtime Blue Apron customers reporting damaged or incomplete meal-kit deliveries as the company shifts to a new fulfillment partner. Her experience, along with similar complaints nationwide, highlights broader supply-chain troubles and cancellations that are pushing some subscribers back to traditional grocery shopping while Blue Apron and Marley Spoon work to stabilize service.
   

📸 Around Herndon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Herndon

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 31
• Televised "Know Before You Vote" Virginia Constitutional Amendments Special Program →
  Fairfax Public Access, 2929 Eskridge Rd, Fairfax
  8:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• We are Hiring! Caregivers and LPN Med Care Managers →
  Sunrise at Reston Town Center, 1778 Fountain Dr, Reston
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Loco Music All Day Long! →
  868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Rd, Purcellville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Back to School Night
  Robert Frost Middle School Frost Middle
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Shake the Room →
  Friday Night Live!, 777 Lynn St, Herndon
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Intro to Aerial Silks Class - Beginner-friendly! →
  MindShift Gym, 11501 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston
  10:00 am
• Intro to Parkour Class for Adults - Beginner-friendly! →
  MindShift Gym, 11501 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston
  1:45 pm
Thursday September 10
• Beginner Class of Modern Western Square Dance →
  Herndon Senior Center, 873 Grace St, Herndon
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• New Date: Herr Metal + Dr FU →
  Friday Night Live!, 777 Lynn St, Herndon
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Basset Rescue Fall Festival →
  Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Rd, Herndon
  10:00 am
• Family Parkour Night - Kids & Adults - Class and Open Gym! →
  MindShift Gym, 11501 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston
  5:00 pm
• Floating Silk Sound Bath →
  MindShift Gym, 11501 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston
  7:00 pm

📣 Herndon Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Herndon PatchAM possible:

• DMV Go Junk — (703) 828-7824
• Fuel Meals
• Bruno's Bounce House — (703) 594-1587
• TradeWorx Academy — (571) 350-0041
• Calvert Rejuvenations Acupuncture and Spa — 5713231088
• Twisted Sweets & Savory — 7039870009
• Craftsman Auto Care - Reston — (703) 775-6222
• Beth Emeth Early Childhood Center (BEECC) — (703) 860-4515
• Virginia Sports League — (703) 819-3401
• The Fairfax Christian School — (703) 759-5100

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone to help dig out dirt and grass areas around path to make it even.
  Any recommendations? The last person I tried to hire from the neighborhood app took my money and did not start the job. (Nextdoor Four Seasons)
• Hello Neighbors, has anyone got their kitchen remodeled recently?
  Need to convert to gas and replace the cabinets and coutertops. Pi and Progress kitchen remodellers are on my list. Any feedback on them or any… (Nextdoor McNair Farms West I)

• Bank of America posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Loudoun Market in Herndon. Apply here.
• Pollo Campero posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Herndon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Herndon here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• 10 Waterfalls In Virginia That Look Straight Out Of A Postcard (myfamilytravels.com)

Chantilly

• Roster of Speakers Lined Up for Catholic Military Conference (patheos.com)
• 2 ACC transfers join Shondell's Boilers (purdueexponent.org)
• Asset Protection Manager en Walgreens (walgreens.com)

Ok Herndon! 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: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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