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🌱 Why did Springfield’s supervisor oppose Fairfax’s new Metro funding plan?
And check out It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play on the Springfield Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Why did Springfield’s supervisor oppose Fairfax’s new Metro funding plan?
Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, with a high of 52 and low of 44 degrees.
- Friday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 62, low: 27.
- Saturday: Cooler with periods of sun, with a high of 46 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fairfax board backs DMV Moves proposals for sustainable Metro funding (ffxnow.com) — Fairfax County supervisors have endorsed a new regional DMV Moves funding plan to keep Metro financially stable, with Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity casting the lone dissenting vote. The proposal, headed to the 2026 General Assembly, would raise hundreds of millions annually for Metro, Virginia Railway Express, and Northern Virginia bus systems, potentially affecting Springfield commuters’ transit options and future taxes. 
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📸 Around Springfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springfield
★ Featured events ★
- It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Cir, Manassas
2:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Christmas Food Delivery Deadline
ECHO, Inc , 7205 Old Keene Mill Rd , Springfield - Fairfax Saxophone Quartet, “A Jazzy Christmas”, @FairfaxHS
Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
6:15 pm - City of Fairfax Band, “Christmas in Fairfax”, @FairfaxHS
Fairfax High School Auditorium , 3501 Lion Run , Fairfax
7:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Book a Librarian
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library -
10:00 am - Line dancing 101
Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
11:00 am - Line dancing 201
Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
12:00 pm - Baby Bounce - for babies 0-14 months and their caretaker(s)
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library -
1:15 pm - Handcraft Crafternoon
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Small Conference Room
3:00 pm - Carefull Knit & Crochet
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
3:00 pm - Marshall Pond Lights & Bunnyman Brewery (Rating: D FUN)
Burke Centre , 10399 Premier Ct , Burke
5:00 pm - Alexandria Oddball Cinema
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room
5:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone missing a red tabby?
He comes to my house (Mulberry Bottom Lane) every day for food. Poor kitty. It’s getting cold. (Nextdoor Saratoga) - Auto repair needed.
2008 Sienna LE with about 176,000, mi.. I it needs long the front driver side CV boot axle. Axel needs to be replaced. It is vibrating when driving… (Nextdoor Newington Forest)
- Merry Maids posted a job opening for Housekeepers Wanted (NO NIGHTS, NO WEEKENDS, NO HOLIDAYS) $500 Bonus!* in Springfield. Apply here.
- Earl Enterprises posted a job opening for Bertucci's-Janitorial Bertucci's Springfield in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Annandale
- Lottery ticket sold in Annandale nets $1 million in winnings (ffxnow.com)
- Pickleball tournament supports after-school programs for Asian American youths (annandaletoday.com)
- Morning Notes for December 16, 2025 (ffxnow.com)
Fort Belvoir
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