Community Corner
🌱 How could the Plaza 500 data center reshape life along Edsall Road?
And check out Gustave Oktoberfest on the Lincolnia Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How could the Plaza 500 data center reshape life along Edsall Road?
Also on today's calendar: Gustave Oktoberfest.
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 96, low: 75.
- Thursday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 99 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Alexandria leaders wary of impacts from data centers outside city's borders (alxnow.com) — Plans to turn the Plaza 500 site on Edsall Road in Lincolnia into a data center are drawing pushback from both Alexandria and Fairfax leaders worried about nearby homes and schools. Regional officials say data centers are necessary but warn that Lincolnia's project could bring noise, visual, and infrastructure impacts, making it a flashpoint in Northern Virginia's broader debate over how to manage this booming industry.
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📸 Around Lincolnia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lincolnia
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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
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- English Language Learning (ELL) 1 Workshop
Charles E. Beatley Jr., Central Library Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room
10:00 am - Sunshine Readers
Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Outdoors
10:00 am - Baby and Toddler Time
Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
11:00 am - Coed Varsity Golf @ John Lewis High School
Annandale High School Greendale Golf Course
4:00 pm - Bead Buddies
Charles E. Beatley Jr., Central Library Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Story Room
4:00 pm - Girls Freshman Volleyball vs John Lewis High School
Falls Church High School Gym
4:30 pm - Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Thomas A Edison High School
Annandale High School Gym, Edison High
4:30 pm - Duncan and Dragons
James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Teen Area
5:00 pm - Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Robinson Secondary School
West Springfield High School Gym
5:00 pm - Boys JV Volleyball vs Thomas A Edison High School
Annandale High School Gym
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
🗞 Nearby News
Annandale
- School news roundup – back to school edition (annandaletoday.com)
- Virginia county deploys self-service kiosks for tax payments (kioskmarketplace.com)
Springfield
- East Springfield Community Newsletter for Monday, Aug. 31 (lookouteugene-springfield.com)
- GDIT's Amy Gilliland: Integration Decides Military Advantage (executivebiz.com)
- The Development of the Universal Perfect in Arabic (cambridge.org)
Franconia
- FCPS solidifies plan to expand advanced academic programs in all middle schools (ffxnow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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