• Loudoun supervisors punted their data center pause to November. A proposed resolution to pause consideration of legislative applications for data centers and substations, slated for Tuesday's meeting, now moves to the Nov. 17 board session. Staff asked for more time to develop information to inform the decision. Residents signed up to speak Tuesday still had the floor. Loudoun County

• Falls Church weighs splitting its real-estate tax into separate land and building rates. A three-member Council committee met Oct. 16 to consider the idea ahead of the 2027 General Assembly session. Virginia recently added Falls Church to a short list of localities allowed to charge a lower rate on dwellings than on land. "This has to be approached very carefully," said Council member David Snyder. ARLnow

• Loudoun opens a public meeting Nov. 2 on the Cascades Library and Senior Center. The county plans to replace both facilities while carving out a separate portion of the complex for future attainable housing. The session runs 6 p.m. at the Senior Center at Cascades in Sterling. Comments are accepted through Nov. 16. Loudoun County

• Dulles is building a VIP terminal for commercial flyers. The roughly 37,000-square-foot facility will sit near the airport's cargo buildings, separate from the main concourses. It comes with dedicated parking, a private entrance, private security screening, lounges, and direct vehicle transport to your gate. Pricing hasn't been released. The Burn

• FCDOT wants to make Route 29 safer in West Falls Church. The department is recommending new sidewalks, a shared-use path, and crosswalks along the corridor. Residents at an Oct. 14 meeting at Timber Lane Elementary largely backed the changes but griped about the limited scope and undefined timeline. "It's better than what we've got now, but that's a pretty low bar," said McLean resident Keith Henning. FFXnow

• TJ students built SafeWalkr, a web app that maps safer walking routes to school; FCPS is rolling it out. FFXnow
• A robot server is now delivering orders at Big Buns in Shirlington, and it tells customers to "move your big buns." ARLnow
• Arlington's Advance Arlington panel warned that a "silver tsunami" of aging residents will strain local housing, transit, and healthcare. ARLnow
• Fairfax artist Precious Burger unveils her "Through Me" exhibit at Springfield Town Center on Wednesday at 5 p.m. FFXnow
• Wakefield High senior Aviella Simpkins will model at a national Down syndrome research fundraiser in Denver on Nov. 7. Arlington Magazine

Loudoun keeps rescheduling the one vote everyone showed up for, and the room will refill in November as if it never emptied. The bigger machinery grinds on in the meantime: a VIP terminal rising at Dulles, a tax experiment taking shape in Falls Church.

That's the briefing. Look out for each other out there. See you tomorrow.

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