Route 7 widening could change your McLean commute and walkability
How SPARC’s mobile lab is enhancing programs at McLean’s Old Firehouse
Also on today's calendar: Magic at The Alden Theatre! and 19 more events.
Today's riddle: What is something you always have, but also leave behind? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.
Saturday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 68, low: 48.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Input Wanted On Route 7 Widening Between Route 123, I-495 In Tysons (patch.com) — Transportation planners are moving ahead with plans to widen Route 7 between Route 123 and I-495, a corridor heavily used by McLean drivers and transit riders. Residents of McLean and nearby communities can join an April 29 virtual meeting to learn about added turn lanes, safety upgrades, and new pedestrian and bike paths, and submit comments through mid-May.
• Resource center for adults with disabilities launches in Hybla Valley - Resource center for adults with disabilities launches in Hybla Valley (ffxnow.com) — Adults with severe disabilities in McLean benefit from SPARC’s long-running day program at the Old Firehouse Center, now bolstered by a new Mobile Exploration Lab serving all five Northern Virginia sites. The nonprofit has just opened a Hybla Valley Community Center location, expanding weekday social, educational, and life-skills programming for young adults who’ve aged out of school but can’t access traditional Medicaid services.
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💬 Chatter
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Assistance League Continues Active Support For Local Children —Jerilyn Woelfel Read on Patch
Looking for the perfect summer sleep away theater camp? Traveling players is not just amazing training, it’s community. My son spent summers with them and developed skills well beyond the stage and life… (Nextdoor Kent Gardens District)
Marriott International posted a job opening for Night Auditor, Part-Time in Falls Church. Apply here.
Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Crossroads at Baileys in Falls Church. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McLean here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tysons
NoVA Persian Restaurant To Host Solidarity Supper For Iranian Relief (patch.com)
Input Wanted On Route 7 Widening Between Route 123, I-495 In Tysons (patch.com)
Tysons Galleria’s closing Saks Fifth Avenue might turn into a fitness center - Tysons Galleria's closing Saks Fifth Avenue might turn into a fitness center (ffxnow.com)
Vienna
Vienna Police Participate in National Drug Take Back Day (tysonstoday.com)
Arlington
Arlington Lists Permanent Drug Take-Back Sites Ahead Of DEA Disposal Day (patch.com)
Arlington Chamber To Induct Michael T. Foster Into Business Hall Of Fame In May (patch.com)
Arlington Planners To Review Crystal City Office-To-Apartment Proposal (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Footprints. (Thank you LAURIE T. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!