🌱 What counter-drone secrets will be shared at Tysons’ Homeland Security Summit?

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In today's newsletter:

• What counter-drone secrets will be shared at Tysons' Homeland Security Summit?

Also on today's calendar: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunshine and some clouds, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
• Thursday: Humid with drenching t-storms, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Motorola Solutions Closes $1.5B Purchase of Counter-Drone Firm D-Fend (govconwire.com) — Tysons Corner will host a key Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 10 at the Ritz-Carlton, featuring a panel on coordinating counter-drone operations just as Motorola Solutions closes its $1.5 billion purchase of drone-defense firm D-Fend. The article explains how D-Fend's takeover technology works, why demand is rising, and how new federal authorities and grants are shaping drone security nationwide.
   

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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

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• The Art of Iranian Singing with Mandana Khazraie: Training, Techni
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Wolftrap Under the Stars
  Wolf Trap Elementary School Wolftrap Elementary
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Workout with Zhina!
  Iranian-American Community Center , 8150 Leesburg Pike Ste 210, V
  10:30 am
• Young Professional Event: The Journey Within, A Self-Development S
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  3:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Free Open House: History, Art & Culture for Children
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  10:00 am
• TRILOGY | Three Women. Three Voices. One Powerful Line.
  Iranian-American Community Center 2236C Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Huzzah: Celebrating 15 Years of Storytelling →
  Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• 33rd Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival →
  Holy Transfiguration Church, 8501 Lewinsville Rd, McLean
  11:00 am
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
Saturday September 12
• Fall Community Parking Lot Sale →
  McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Vienna

• Vienna, VA OktoberfestCelebrates 17th Anniversary (tysonstoday.com)
• Fairfax, VA: I-66 Comes to a Standstill After Goofball Driver Comes to a Dead Stop to Squeeze Across Gore Zone Into Express Lane (tiremeetsroad.com)
• This Northern Virginia Bagel Shop Is Mixing Chinese and Dominican Flavors Into Its Breakfast and Lunch Menus (mocoshow.com)

McLean

• A&M Roofing Company Marks Two Decades of Service With Perfect Five-Star Customer Rating (commercialappeal.com)

Oakton

• Oakton-Area Townhome Project Near Fairfax City, Vienna Faces Phasing Hearing (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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