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Spotted on the McLean calendar: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

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Greetings McLean! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

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.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • EIA: Ethanol Production Rises, Demand Stays Flat (dtnpf.com)
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Arlington

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

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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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