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🌱 Patch AM: How downtown Manassas is turning a century-old building into four floors of fear

Also check out Breast Cancer Awareness on the Manassas Patch calendar

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Good morning to you Manassas! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How downtown Manassas is turning a century-old building into four floors of fear
  • Thinking about investing? Join this Tysons meetup open to Manassas locals
  • How close Manassas came to becoming IBM's main tech campus

Also on today's calendar: Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 73 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 42.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'Factory of Fear' haunted attraction returns to the ARTfactory in Manassas (insidenova.com) — A major Halloween draw is returning to downtown Manassas as ARTfactory's four-story "Factory of Fear" haunted attraction reopens Oct. 15 with a new "Outbreak" storyline. Community volunteers are transforming the historic building and adjoining Caton Merchant Family Gallery, with proceeds supporting accessible arts programs and a themed group art exhibit running through Oct. 31.
   

2. DMV Oct REI Meet-up! (10/7/26) @ 6:30pm! (biggerpockets.com) — Manassas-area residents interested in real estate investing are invited to a free NoVA REI meetup at Tysons Corner Center on Wednesday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. The casual gathering welcomes everyone from beginners to seasoned investors to talk house-hacking, rentals, flips, and more, with no sales pitches and plenty of chances to network with others from across Northern Virginia and DC.
   

3. A new RTP book says IBM nearly picked Manassas (potomaclocal.com) — Manassas nearly became IBM's flagship campus in the 1960s, but Virginia's segregationist stance reportedly pushed the company toward North Carolina instead. The piece clarifies that IBM later opened and operated a Manassas manufacturing plant from 1969 to 1994, correcting common misconceptions about its closure and the city's last segregated school.
   

4. Charity of the Month: Susan G. Komen (wtop.com) — Manassas residents are part of the Susan G. Komen DMV service area, which targets some of the nation's highest breast cancer rates and stark racial disparities. The group invites locals to learn their risk, join survivor and supporter networks, volunteer, attend nearby events, or start fundraisers to back patient support and research.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good afternoon neighbors Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.
    So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't. And believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take… (Nextdoor Sudley Manor)
  • Need dry wall expert.
    Ceiling drywall holes need to be repaires and I need it done with no bumps or indentations. Last drywaller did not install drywall smoothly and… (Nextdoor Meadowbrook Woods)
  • Helix Electric, Inc. posted a job opening for Quality Control Manager in Manassas. Apply here.
  • Golden Corral posted a job opening for Server in Manassas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manassas here.

Ok Manassas! 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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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