• Loudoun Supervisor Juli Briskman will run for board chair, and her banner issue is halting data center growth. She sets up a likely Democratic primary against chair Phyllis Randall, who has held the seat nearly 11 years. Data centers brought $875 million in FY24 tax revenue, more than the county's general operations budget. WTOP
• Falls Church has its next city manager: Seth Hendler-Voss, Prince William's parks and rec director. The Council voted 7-0 to bring him in next month, replacing Wyatt Shields after two decades. Mayor Letty Hardi called him "a really good fit for the city." ARLnow
• A legal watchdog filed bar complaints against U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and two deputies over efforts to indict six Democratic lawmakers. The complaints, filed in New York and Virginia, accuse the trio of pursuing "meritless" indictments. A grand jury refused to indict the lawmakers in February. WTOP

• A Sterling man is charged in a fentanyl case tied to Park View High School overdoses. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says Isaac Melendez-Carranza, 31, faces two distribution counts and one count of selling drugs near certain properties. Deputies seized about 100 pills and cash during Aug. 20 search warrants; ICE has placed a detainer on him. WTOP
• An ambulance responding to a Reston crash got crushed by a collapsing utility pole. Two vehicles collided on Baron Cameron Avenue Tuesday morning, sending one car into the pole. A passing truck then caught the low-hanging wires, dropping the pole onto an FCFRD ambulance. Firefighters still extricated the trapped driver; both original drivers went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. FFXnow

• Construction is rising on what officials call Virginia's first combined ER and urgent care center. VHC Health, Intuitive Health and Fairfax leaders signed a structural beam Monday at the old Graham Center site in West Falls Church. The facility is on track to finish in early 2027 and open between April and June. FFXnow
• Loudoun breaks ground today on a new recycling drop-off center at Lovettsville Community Park. The relocated site adds dedicated glass-only collection containers, part of a countywide push to recycle more glass. The existing center behind the Lovettsville Diner stays open during construction. Loudoun County
• Andy's Pizza is officially coming to Reston's Plaza America. The brand takes over the MOD Pizza space closing at the end of September. This would be Andy's 15th location across the DC market, though no opening date yet. The Burn
• Two Ashburn restaurants at Broadlands Village Center went dark for remodeling. Peri Peri Original and Pholicious both covered their windows and posted signs. Pholicious may reopen under a new name while keeping its Vietnamese focus. The Burn

• Torus Bagels is nearly ready to open in Ashburn Village Shopping Center. Founder Edward Wang, a Stone Bridge High and Virginia Tech alum who played for the Bills, Raiders and Eagles, is behind it. The menu runs curated sandwiches, a build-your-own option, sourdough toasts and full coffee drinks. The Burn
• A new pizzeria with a 32-inch pie has soft-opened in Cherrydale. Tatiana Pizza landed at 3610 Langston Blvd, its second location and first outside D.C. Founder Abu Ali says customers keep getting surprised by the size of his jumbo slice. ARLnow

• Residents on a stretch of Felix Street want it added to the McLean Residential Public Parking District. Fairfax supervisors set a Sept. 29 hearing. FFXnow
• A partial lunar eclipse will be visible over D.C. overnight Thursday into Friday, most dramatic around midnight. No glasses needed. Secret DC
• The Anacostia River earned a C-, its first-ever passing grade on the annual State of the River report card. Still not safe for swimming. Secret DC
• The 24th annual Washington Chinese Cultural Festival returns Saturday to Pennsylvania Avenue with dragon dances, martial arts and acrobatics. Secret DC
• A Fairfax nonprofit, Alice's Kids, quietly covers small costs for students in need nationwide, from prom tickets to glasses. WTOP
• Boxwood owners take note: the invasive box tree moth is spreading, with fresh quarantines across Maryland's Eastern Shore. WTOP

Loudoun's growth fight now has a name on the ballot: someone is running to stop the thing that pays the county's bills. That's the tension the whole region keeps circling. What you build, and what it costs to keep building it.

That's the briefing. See you tomorrow.

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