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In today's newsletter:

• How Reston Town Center's Instagram makeover is drawing bigger event crowds
• National mortgage standards leaders were just chosen at a Reston summit

Also on today's calendar: 82nd Waterford Fair and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Variably cloudy and beautiful, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
• Thursday: Very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• How Shopping Centers Are Turning Instagram Into a Placemaking Tool (icsc.com) — Reston Town Center's marketing team has overhauled its Instagram strategy to showcase local events, restaurants, and visitors' experiences, helping boost attendance at family-friendly happenings like KidsFest and Animal Expedition. Their approach is highlighted alongside shopping centers nationwide as an example of how social media can make people feel connected to a place, not just advertised to.
   

• Guaranteed Rate, MBA, Movement Mortgage name new VPs (nationalmortgagenews.com) — Reston recently hosted MISMO's Fall Summit, where three mortgage industry leaders were approved for seats on the organization's board, underscoring the town's role in national real estate finance discussions. The broader piece highlights a wave of executive moves across mortgage, real estate, and fintech firms nationwide. Local professionals in housing or finance may find the Reston-based summit and leadership shifts especially relevant.
   

📸 Around Reston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Reston

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• 82nd Waterford Fair →
  Waterford Foundation, 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Pet Blessing Celebration →
  Unity of Fairfax,
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• LC3' Pints 4 Paws Celebration and Fundraiser for Community Cats →
  Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Ln, Leesburg
  12:00 pm
• Holy Comforter Concert Series: Gut, Wind and Wire →
  Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Rd., NE, Vienna, VA 22180,
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• An Evening With Luna Wellness Center →
  Sterling Library, 22330 S Sterling Blvd, Sterling
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Early Virginia Day →
  Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Trip to see Dirty Dancing at the National Theater →
  Reston Association, 12001 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston
  6:15 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Reality TV Trivia Night! →
  Commonwealth Brewing Co FFX, 10426 Main St, Fairfax
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Dark & Stormy: An Improvised Murder Mystery →
  Capital One Hall, 7750 Capital One Tower Rd, Tysons
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Paradise in Yonkers: New work by artist Jennifer Duncan →
  Reston Art Gallery & Studios, 11400 Washington Plaza W, Lake level, Reston, VA, 20190
  2:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Cornerstones Open House & Tour →
  Free From Hunger Center, 22560 Glenn Dr, Sterling
  10:00 am
• Yale Whiffenpoofs Perform in Vienna! →
  Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Rd, Vienna
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please Stop Littering on Glade 🗑️🚮
  Neighbors, I'm not sure who to direct this to. But let's STOP littering /dumping trash on Glade . Our children, pets, community as a whole deserve… (Nextdoor Marginella/Angel Wing/Dogwood)

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1088) in Reston. Apply here.
• HEI Hotels and Resorts posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Herndon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Reston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Herndon

• Network Architect - Arkhya Tech - Englewood, CO, US (dice.com)

Great Falls

• Family-Owned Virginia Greek Restaurant Our Mom Eugenia Expanding to Maryland (mocoshow.com)

Vienna

• PFAS, Heavy Metals, Other Pollutants Monitored By GMU Researchers Following Huge Potomac River Sewage Spill (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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