🌱 How upcoming Lincolnia Park renovations will change your neighborhood playground
Lincolnia, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Lincolnia! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How upcoming Lincolnia Park renovations will change your neighborhood playground
- See how a local artist plans to paint Lincolnia’s history
- What we know about the deadly I-395 crash near Lincolnia
Also on today's calendar: Fun Acting Classes for the Kids! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Warm with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Renovations begin this fall at seven Fairfax County playgrounds (ffxnow.com) — Playground renovations at Lincolnia Park in Lincolnia will close the play area this fall as Fairfax County upgrades equipment for better accessibility and safety. Several other county playgrounds are also being improved, funded largely by park bonds, and most work should wrap up by December, with residents able to track construction closures online. 
• Paintings celebrate Mason District (annandaletoday.com) — Mason District’s government offices are showcasing new paintings that celebrate local landmarks and everyday life, created by longtime resident and artist Todd Crespi. He plans more scenes, including a whimsical image of President Lincoln in Lincolnia on Beauregard Street, further spotlighting neighborhoods familiar to Lincolnia and nearby residents.
• Southbound I-395 in Alexandria Reopens After Deadly Monday Night Crash Near Duke Street, With Virginia State Police Investigating the Fatal Wreck and No Identity Released (parktelegraph.com) — A deadly crash shut down southbound I-395 near Duke Street Monday night, affecting many Lincolnia-area commuters before lanes were reopened later that evening. Virginia State Police are investigating the fatal wreck, have not released the victim’s identity, and have yet to explain what caused the collision on this busy Northern Virginia corridor.
📸 Around Lincolnia
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Fun Acting Classes for the Kids! →
Burgundy Farm Country Day School, 3700 Burgundy Rd, Alexandria
9:00 am -
82nd Waterford Fair →
Waterford Foundation, 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford
10:00 am
Saturday September 12
Friday October 2
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Other local events
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Coed Varsity Golf vs Thomas Jefferson High School Science and Tech
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Boys Varsity Football vs Stonewall Jackson High School
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Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Thomas Jefferson High School Science
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Boys JV Volleyball @ Thomas Jefferson High School Science and Tech
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Girls JV Volleyball vs Thomas Jefferson High School Science and Te
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Community Meal →
5952 Franconia Rd, Franconia
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Gustave Oktoberfest →
Gustave Boulangerie & Brasserie, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
12:00 pm -
Graphic Novel School Break Camp →
The Community Studio at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 6531 Columbia Pike, Annandale
9:00 am -
Fall Book Sale at George Mason Regional Library →
George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale
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Saint Ann Fall Festival →
Saint Ann Catholic Church School And Grounds, 980 N Frederick St, Arlington
10:00 am
Thursday September 10
Monday September 14
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
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🗞 Nearby News
Annandale
- Mason District roars into fall with numerous art offerings (annandaletoday.com)
- Opening Reception–Fall Show at the Craft Gallery of Artisans United (ffxnow.com)
- Patricia K. Wood, lived a full life (capegazette.com)
Springfield
- East Springfield Community Newsletter for Tuesday, Sept. 8 (lookouteugene-springfield.com)
- MADD, Uber Rally at Capital Invitational for Safe Choices (investorshangout.com)
- 9/11 Reflecting Back 25 Years (mainstreetmediatn.com)
Arlington
- Woodbridge Man Charged After Exposing Himself Outside Arlington Apartment: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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