🌱 How a Lincolnia ice cream shop is transforming local hiring
Lincolnia, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Lincolnia! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Lincolnia ice cream shop is transforming local hiring
- Why Alexandria leaders are pushing back on a Lincolnia data center
Also on today's calendar: Gustave Oktoberfest and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunshine, very warm and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A thunderstorm, temps: high: 95, low: 75.
- Friday: Hot; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Owner of local ice cream, popcorn shops honored for inclusive hiring practices (ffxnow.com) — A Lincolnia favorite, Jake’s Ice Cream in Barcroft Plaza, is being celebrated for giving meaningful jobs to people with disabilities and helping them build skills for future work. Fairfax County supervisors and a national baseball trainers group have honored owner Robin Rinearson for creating an inclusive workplace that now employs dozens of local residents at both the ice cream and popcorn shops. 
• Breakfast links: How fast are WMATA's escalators? (ggwash.org) — Lincolnia residents face a major by-right data center proposal just over the Alexandria border, with local leaders urging opposition to the needed electrical substation that would power it. The regional news roundup also covers transit fares, bike projects, and other infrastructure debates, but the Lincolnia project stands out for its potential neighborhood and environmental impacts.
📸 Around Lincolnia
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Upcoming Events in
Lincolnia
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Boys Varsity Football vs Park View High School
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology
7:00 pm -
Back to School Night
Holmes Middle School Holmes Middle
6:00 pm -
Coed Varsity Golf vs Thomas Jefferson High School Science and Tech
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology UNKNOWN
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Boys Varsity Football vs Stonewall Jackson High School
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology
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Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Thomas Jefferson High School Science
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Justice High
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Boys JV Volleyball @ Thomas Jefferson High School Science and Tech
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology
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Girls JV Volleyball vs Thomas Jefferson High School Science and Te
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Justice High
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Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Thomas Jefferson High School Science and
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology
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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
Thursday September 3
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Monday September 14
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
📣 Lincolnia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Council Agenda Meeting with Staff →
Falls Church, VA Calendar, 300 Park Ave. East Wing, Second Floor, Falls Church
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Ask the Council Session →
Falls Church, VA Calendar, 300 Park Ave. East Wing, Second Floor, Falls Church
9:00 am -
1s and 2s Time (first session)
Charles E. Beatley Jr., Central Library Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room
10:30 am -
Just Babies
Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
11:00 am
Wednesday September 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is road construction on SR-267 E reported at...
There is road construction on SR-267 E reported at 4:16 AM. (Nextdoor ) - There is road construction on Dulles Toll Rd W...
There is road construction on Dulles Toll Rd W reported at 6:07 AM. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Annandale
- School news roundup – back to school edition (annandaletoday.com)
- Virginia county deploys self-service kiosks for tax payments (kioskmarketplace.com)
- Fairfax County apartment rents down slightly compared to summer 2025 (ffxnow.com)
Springfield
- Pioneer football perseveres against private-school power (lehifreepress.com)
Vienna
- Free Bike Rodeo Rolls Into Vienna With Safety Course, Helmet Fittings (patch.com)
Ok Lincolnia! 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: Don’t you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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