🌱 Patch AM: How would 280 new apartments next to Kingstowne Fire Station change traffic?

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In today's newsletter:

• How would 280 new apartments next to Kingstowne Fire Station change traffic?

Also on today's calendar: 82nd Waterford Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: Nice with variable clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading

• Board of Supervisors to review new housing vision for Hilltop Village Center (ffxnow.com) — A 280-unit apartment building is proposed for Hilltop Village Center next to the Kingstowne Fire Station at Telegraph Road and Beulah Street, potentially reshaping traffic, housing, and services for nearby neighborhoods. Fairfax County's Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the needed comprehensive plan change, following mixed community feedback and earlier failed attempts to add housing there.
   

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Friday October 2
• 82nd Waterford Fair →
  Waterford Foundation, 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford
  10:00 am
• Improv Comedy Show with the Retros →
  Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St, Alexandria
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Oktoberfest and Kinderfest →
  St Aidan's Episcopal Church, 8531 Riverside Rd, Fort Hunt
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Fancy cats and dogs animal rescue Annual wine and cheese fundraiser →
  Paradise Springs Winery, 13219 Yates Ford Rd, Clifton
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Justice High School
  Justice High
  6:30 pm
• Humor Mill Toastmasters Speechathon →
  John Marshall Library 6209 Rose Hill Dr Alexandria, VA 22310
  7:15 pm
Saturday October 3
• Historic Sydenstricker Schoolhouse Celebrates National Miniatures Month →
  8511 Hooes Rd, Springfield
  9:00 am
Sunday October 4
• 2026 Fall Festival →
  Bush Hill Presbyterian Church, 4916 Franconia Rd, Alexandria
  12:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• REVIVE! Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education →
  Kingstowne Regional Library, 7130 Silver Lake Blvd, Alexandria
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Thriller Flash Mob →
  310 King St, Alexandria
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Capital Force Youth Chorus Kickoff →
  To Be Provided
  2:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Franconia

• School board bans Flock-style license plate readers on FCPS property (ffxnow.com)

Springfield

• 4 suspects wanted after armed robbery at Springfield business (meigsindypress.com)
• Should you pay off my mortgage early? (wjla.com)
• Should prosecutors consider immigration consequences when charging suspects? (wjla.com)

Fort Belvoir

• Listing of the Day: 5124 Kenwood Drive, Annandale (ffxnow.com)

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