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🌱 How a 1960s Merrifield complex could become a mini-city
Merrifield, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Merrifield! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a 1960s Merrifield complex could become a mini-city
Also on today's calendar: Fairfax Corner's Silent Read & Sip and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did Tennessee see? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 94 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 97, low: 70.
- Sunday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Proposed redevelopment would quadruple housing at Merrifield apartments site (ffxnow.com) — A massive overhaul is proposed for the Merrifield at Dunn Loring Station Apartments, replacing 706 older units with nearly 3,000 new homes plus neighborhood-serving retail, parks, and a new Ring Road. Fairfax County is reviewing both a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning, with a virtual community meeting set for June 25, giving Merrifield residents a key chance to weigh in on density, traffic, and new amenities. 
📸 Around Merrifield
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Upcoming Events in
Merrifield
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★ Featured events ★
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Fairfax Corner's Silent Read & Sip →
11900 Palace Way, Fairfax
6:00 pm -
Summer Cookout Cook Off →
Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton
1:00 pm
Friday June 5
Sunday June 7
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Other local events
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The 14th Annual 2026 VETSPY Awards
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 8300 Boone Blvd STE 450, Vienna, VA 22182
1:00 am -
Falls Church Farmers Market
Falls Church Events City Hall > City Hall Parking Lot - 300 Park Ave. Falls Church VA
8:00 am -
Vietnamese Heritage Day →
Falls Church Events Cherry Hill Farmhouse - 312 Park Ave. Falls Church VA 22046
11:00 am -
Country Dancing in Reston. Lessons: American Kids Line Dance; Ea
Northern Virginia Country-Western Dance Association (NVCWDA) Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston, 1625 Wiehle Avenue, Res
6:00 pm -
Mahjong: Learn and Play
Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
12:30 pm -
City Council Meeting
Falls Church City Council Meetings City Hall > Council Chambers/Court Room - 300 Park Ave. Main Level
7:30 pm -
Falls Church Activities Physical Night
Falls Church High School Falls Church High
5:00 pm -
Family Heritage Night
Timber Lane Elementary
5:30 pm -
The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT →
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington
6:00 pm
Saturday June 6
Monday June 8
Tuesday June 9
Monday June 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Flare: Finding a Sense of Place in the Chronically Ill Body Art
De Laski Performing Arts Off Campus Location
11:00 am -
Ms. Roundtree's Global Family Bite Night
Westlawn Elementary School Westlawn Elementary
5:30 pm -
Disney’s Newsies: The Musical
De Laski Performing Arts Hylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theater
7:30 pm -
The 14th Annual 2026 VETSPY Awards
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 8300 Boone Blvd STE 450, Vienna, VA 22182
1:00 am
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Vienna. Apply here.
- i9 Sports posted a job opening for Summer Camp Director in Oakton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrifield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vienna
- Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling in Vienna, VA (medium.com)
- Vienna considers whether to stop letting property owners veto public tree plantings (ffxnow.com)
- GMU Researchers Identify Toxic Cyanobacteria In Shenandoah River Study (patch.com)
Fairfax
- Fairfax Planners To Review Chain Bridge Road Redevelopment, Small Area Plan Updates (patch.com)
- Fairfax County Public Schools sued over response to Muslim students' ‘kidnapping' skit (ffxnow.com)
McLean
- McLean Man Sentenced For Threatening Public Official, Harassing 2nd Victim (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Same as Arkansas (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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