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🐦 Cancelling school because of a squirrel.

🐦 Cancelling school because of a squirrel.

Also: Three-hundred-year-old cherries.

Just Outside DC
April 26, 2024

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Welcome to Just Outside DC. We’re like the Ben & Jerry’s of local news. Delivering the scoop — one email at a time (brain-freeze not included).

Today’s factoid of the day is: Fredric Baur invented the Pringles can. When he passed away in 2008, his ashes were buried in one.

RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY

This power outage was nutty.

On Tuesday morning, a power outage hit over 2,000 people in Rappahannock County.

The culprit?

A squirrel that had gotten into some electrical substation equipment.

Schools had to dismiss students early due to the lack of power. The utility company then rerouted electricity from alternative substations in the area to get the electricity back.

A spokesperson from Rappahannock Electric Cooperative confirmed that the squirrel did not survive 😔

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Who said local news isn’t interesting?

Bulletin Board 📌

Reader Restaurant Recommendation: One of our readers, Carol, recommends you guys check out The Secret Garden Cafe in Occoquan.

Another one of our readers, Carole (with an “e”), recommends you guys check out Mamma’s Kitchen in Hybla’s Valley.

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QUICK HITS

Collegiate athletes can now get paid in Virginia through NIL deals — speaking of NIL… this issue is brought to you by NIL Wire, which you can check out here!
Jerry Seinfeld is going to be performing at Wolf Trap this summer.
Centuries-old cherries were found buried underneath Mount Vernon.
Caitlin Clark’s first game against the Washington Mystics has created unprecedented levels of demand for the tickets.
These Fairfax students created an AI algorithm to classify brain waves.
Chef Nobu threw the opening pitch when the Nats played the Dodgers the other day.
Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter, Skyfall) is performing Macbeth live in DC.
Check out this list of local bookstores participating in Independent Bookstore Day tomorrow.
Langley HS grad Brandon Barry is competing in the PGA tournament.
The Peterson Family donated $20M to Inova Health System — mostly going towards their Life with Cancer program.
George Mason University has launched its rumored new logo after three years in the making.
FCPL is having a bunch of book sales throughout this weekend.

LIVE EVENT LOWDOWN

Event	Type	Where	Date	Cost
To Lenny, With Love	Orchestra Concert	Ashburn	April 27th	$75-$150
Comedian Brian Posehn	Stand-up comedy	Arlington	April 26th & 27th	$25
Flip the Script	Live Theater	Arlington	April 26th-28th	$12-$15
Reston Farmers Market	Farmer’s Market	Reston	April 27th	—
Beer and Art	Social	Ashburn	April 26th	Free
Music & Arts Festival	Music	Purcellville	April 27th	Free
The Insanity of Mary Girard	Live Theater	Ashburn	April 26th & 27th	$28
Project Glow	Music Festival	D.C.	April 27th	$200
Anastasia	Live Theater	Fairfax	April 26th & 27th	$12
Comedy Chaos	Stand-up comedy	D.C.	April 26th	Free
The Early Show	Stand-up comedy	D.C.	April 26th	Free
Environ-mental Expo	Family	Alexandria	April 27th	Free
Fairfax Muster	Historical Music	Fairfax	April 28th	Free
Beyond	Art Gallery	Lorton	April 26th-28th	Free
Singularity	Art Gallery	Lorton	April 26th-28th	Free
HisTree Day	Family	Fairfax	April 27th	Free
Annual Spring Festival	Family	D.C.	April 27th	Free
Jokes On Tap	Stand-up comedy	Alexandria	April 27th	Free
Rock The Block	Live Music	Fairfax	April 26th	Free

@JUSTOUTSIDEDC 📸

Groundhog eating dandelions lol 🌼

One of our readers, Lance, snapped this iPhone video of a groundhog eating the dandelions from his yard.

Lance gets free weed removal and the groundhog gets a snack. Talk about a win-win.

If you’ve got a cool pic from around the DMV area you want to share, feel free send them our way via email or Instagram and we’ll put it in the newsletter!

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