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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the world-class marathoner teaching 6th grade math in McLean

And on the McLean Patch calendar - The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026)

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Good day McLean! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the world-class marathoner teaching 6th grade math in McLean
  • Major Johns Hopkins–anchored medical building in McLean quietly changes hands
  • Police seek tips after fatal stabbing near Great Falls–McLean border

Also on today's calendar: The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 71.
  • Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Susanna Sullivan - Women's Cross Country Coach (gomason.com) — An elite marathoner who has represented Team USA now spends her days teaching 6th grade math in McLean while also assisting George Mason's women's cross country program. The profile traces her rise from local high school standout to national-caliber runner, including major marathon finishes and Olympic Trials appearances.
   

2. Transwestern Arranges Sale of Johns Hopkins Medicine-Anchored MOB in McLean, Virginia (transwestern.com) — A Johns Hopkins Medicine–anchored medical outpatient building at 6849 Old Dominion Drive in McLean has been sold, with Transwestern brokering the deal between Stewart Investment Partners and Thomas Park. The 69,330-square-foot property is nearly fully leased and reflects strong healthcare-driven demand in McLean's affluent community, which continues to attract institutional real estate investment.
   

3. Woman Found Dead in Parking Area Leading to Local Trails (centre-view.com) — Police are investigating a fatal stabbing after a woman was found dead in the parking lot of Difficult Run Park, near the Great Falls–McLean border, on the morning of Aug. 17. Detectives are canvassing nearby neighborhoods and asking residents to share any surveillance footage or tips with Fairfax County's Major Crimes Bureau.
   

4. The 10 Cartoonists Who Influenced Wiley Miller (dailycartoonist.com) — One of the nation's best-known cartoonists, Wiley Miller, recalls attending Langley High School in McLean, where proximity to D.C. politics helped steer him toward editorial cartooning. He goes on to detail the many artists who shaped his style and the innovations that made his strip Non Sequitur influential across the newspaper industry.
   

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Ok McLean! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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