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3 reflections from the first 8 months of The Fairfax Machine
The Machine is now officially(ish) in Sleep Mode.
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Ryan Bacic
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Friday Download, 1/24: McLean Chocolate Festival, Improvicon, Lunar New Year celebrations and maple-syrup boils
The week’s top Fairfax County headlines, the weekend forecast and things to do — for one last time before my new-job break.
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Ryan Bacic
Bridging U.S. divides, a dinner at a time
Worsening polarization is splitting families, friends and neighbors. Can this Reston project help curb it?
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Ryan Bacic
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Friday Download, 1/17: Fairfax Record Riot, NoVA Wine Expo and a battle of the bands
The long weekend’s forecast and 17 ways to spend it, plus the week’s top Fairfax County headlines
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Ryan Bacic
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A Machine system update: I got a job
I’ll take a few months off from this newsletter as I settle in. Then I’ll figure out what the next phase here looks like.
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Ryan Bacic
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Friday Download, 1/10: More snow, an old English new year party, the Fairfax Funky Flea, and the Commanders in the playoffs
The weekend forecast and things to do, plus the week’s top Fairfax County headlines
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Ryan Bacic
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Friday Download, 1/3: A pre-snow pool day in Herndon, a Bon Jovi tribute and two vintage markets at Dulles Expo Center
The weekend forecast and things to do, plus the week’s top Fairfax County headlines
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Ryan Bacic

December 2024

Friday Download, 12/27: Menorah lightings, a Harry Potter movie marathon and Fredericksburg’s Riverside Christmas Spectacular
The weekend forecast and things to do, plus the week’s top Fairfax County headlines
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Ryan Bacic
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Friday Download, 12/20: Mount Vernon fireworks, Nutcracker performances, and Greenberg’s Great Train & Toy Show
The weekend forecast and things to do, plus the week’s top Fairfax County headlines
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Ryan Bacic
The only constant in NoVA is the Tysons Santa
Mike Graham has watched the mall and the world change from his Christmas set. The Machine visited to ask him 10-ish Questions.
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Ryan Bacic
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Friday Download, 12/13: Herndon WinterMarkt, Del Ray Candy Cane Bar Crawl, Swissmas at the Swiss Bakery, and Occoquan s’mores
The weekend forecast and things to do, plus the week’s top Fairfax County headlines
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Ryan Bacic
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Friday Download, 12/6: Tree lightings, holiday craft markets, boat parades in Reston and Alexandria, and park events galore
The weekend forecast and things to do, plus the week’s top Fairfax County headlines
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Ryan Bacic
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