• A pedestrian killed on Route 7 in Sterling now has a name. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office identified Shawneil Clarke Alexander, 24, of Sterling, struck near Route 7 and Palisades Parkway Saturday night. The driver stayed on the scene, and the crash remains under investigation. WTOP
• A Woodbridge stabbing left a 27-year-old dead and a relative charged with murder. Prince William County police found Maliek Raykwon Harrington with stab wounds inside a home on Whitaker Place early Sunday. Ryheim Darnel Harrington, 25, is charged with second-degree murder and held without bond. WTOP
• A McLean daycare teacher faces assault charges over two toddlers. Fairfax County police say Wafa Abdelhafiz Abdalla, 61, pushed one 2-year-old to the floor and struck another in the head at Faz Creative Education Learning Center. She was charged with two counts of assault and battery and released on a summons. WTOP

• The National Park Service backs Trump's proposed arch near Memorial Bridge, even as it flags the damage. A Friday report says the 250-foot arch disrupts sightlines between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, more than expected. The Park Service still calls the Memorial Circle site historically appropriate. ARLnow / AP
• All 11 Arlington local candidates will show up for the Civic Federation forum. The event runs Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at VHC Health, covering County Board, School Board, Treasurer, and the 8th District U.S. House race. It will be livestreamed and archived. ARLnow
• A man says ICE badly injured him during an arrest on Columbia Pike, and he wants a criminal probe. Jose Mejia Hernandez reports a brain bleed after officers chased and Tasered him on Aug. 11. His attorney filed a police report seeking an Arlington County Police investigation. ARLnow

• Fairfax cleared the way to turn a mostly empty Reston office park into a neighborhood. The Board of Supervisors amended its comprehensive plan to allow up to 1,250 homes with retail at Lake Fairfax Business Park, where six of seven office buildings sit vacant. EYA Development has a pending rezoning request for about 49 acres. FFXnow
• Dulles is getting nonstop flights to France and Italy in 2027. United will launch daily year-round service to Toulouse starting April 26, 2027, plus a Milan route, as part of its largest international expansion. The Toulouse flights will use the airline's new Airbus A321XLR. Secret DC
• Ashburn's new Wonder multi-restaurant put its name on the building. Temporary signage went up at the Broadlands Village Center space, the former Bonefish Grill. The brand runs 20-plus virtual menus under one kitchen and already has Leesburg and Sterling locations. The Burn

• Neko Sushi opened in Sterling's Clock Tower Center, in the former Brazza Steaks on Stakes spot. The Burn
• Dum N Grill's Indian fusion restaurant in South Riding is teasing a soft opening soon. The Burn
• Teabreak Pho & Boba is taking over the former Pholicious in Ashburn's Broadlands Village Center. The Burn
• The Dulles Town Center Starbucks looks gone for good; the sign is down and Google lists it as permanently closed. The Burn
• Loudoun marks September as National Preparedness Month, with this year's theme "Americans Stand Ready." Loudoun County
• Kenmore Middle's Robin Stewart, a math teacher with eight patents, was named Arlington's 2026 Teacher of the Year. Arlington Magazine
• D.C. JazzFest spreads across the district Sept. 2 through 6, and some Labor Day events are already selling out. Secret DC

The restaurant openings keep arriving on the same footprints as the places that just closed. NoVA doesn't lose storefronts so much as recycle them, and the churn has stopped feeling like news to anyone who eats out.

That's the briefing. See you tomorrow.

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