🌱 Patch AM: Worker Rescued From Disabled Bucket Truck Above Route 267 Ramp In McLean

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In today's newsletter:

• Firefighters rescue stranded worker above busy McLean Route 267 ramp
• How Janet Howell's decades in Richmond shaped life in McLean.

Also on today's calendar: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Intervals of bright sunshine, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Worker Rescued From Disabled Bucket Truck Above Route 267 Ramp In McLean (patch.com) — A worker was safely rescued in McLean after a bucket truck lost power and left him stranded about 20 feet above the Route 267 westbound ramp at Dolley Madison Boulevard. Fairfax County firefighters used Tower 401 to lower him without injury, briefly affecting ramp traffic before it reopened.
   

• Fairfax County leaders salute the impact, legacy of late state Sen. Janet Howell (ffxnow.com) — Fairfax County leaders are honoring the late state Sen. Janet Howell, who for decades represented a Senate district that included portions of McLean. Local supervisors from both parties praised her bipartisan work on budgets, mental health, and family violence protections, as well as her support for projects like the W&OD Trail bridge. Her long tenure shaped state funding and policy affecting McLean residents.
   

📸 Around McLean

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🗓 Upcoming Events in McLean

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am
• OFC IGNITE: Back to School Kickoff & Tailgate Party →
  Mc Lean Old Fire House Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Mastering Middle School Program →
  Lunghi Counseling Group,
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Walk, Talk & Connect with AARP Virginia →
  Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Dr, McLean
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Let's Lunch Together →
  Mylos Grill, 6238 Old Dominion Dr, McLean
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 30
• Sunday Worship Service →
  1367 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
  10:00 am
Monday August 31
• Paint, Sip & Putt by Perch Putt at The Watermark Hotel in Capitol One Center →
  1805 Capital One Drive, 11th Floor, Tysons, VA 22102
  6:00 am
• Virtual Information Session for Prospective Members →
  Virtual
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Alden Performance Ushering Volunteer Event →
  McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Civitan Flea Market Fundraiser →
  4001 15th St N, Arlington
  8:00 am
• 33rd Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival →
  Holy Transfiguration Church, 8501 Lewinsville Rd, McLean
  11:00 am
• Blithe Spirit →
  Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St, Alexandria
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show →
  Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003
  9:30 am

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• DIW Massage — (703) 399-0800
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• Grapevine Vows — (703) 810-7511
• Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
• Rogers Resolution Services — (703) 997-9301
• Brooksfield School — (703) 356-5437
• Mclean Swim & Tennis Association
• The Brooksfield School — (703) 356-5437
• The Fairfax Christian School — (703) 759-5100
• DMV Go Junk — (703) 828-7824
• McLean Youth Soccer
• Lewinsville Presbyterian Church — (703) 356-7200
• Redeemer Renaissance Preschool — (703) 356-3567
• Bel-Air House of Silver — (703)691-4190
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tysons Library Book & Media Sale Sept 10-13, 2026 —Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Library Read on Patch

• Savers | Value Village posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Falls Church. Apply here.
• Duke Chevrolet GMC posted a job opening for Parts Counterperson in Falls Church. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McLean here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tysons

• Sheeba, now open in Vienna, offers authentic introduction to Yemeni cuisine, owner says (ffxnow.com)
• Lidl grocery store might be coming to Plaza America in Reston (ffxnow.com)
• Trustar Bank To Acquire $750 Million In Deposits And Maryland Branches From Forbright For $19 Million Premium (pulse2.com)

Vienna

• EIA: Ethanol Production Rises, Demand Stays Flat (dtnpf.com)
• Pope Leo XIV warns against AI eroding families and human dignity (thecatholicherald.com)

Arlington

• NoVA Leaders Say Immigration Enforcement Is Making Communities Less Safe (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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