• Trump marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon. The president attends the ceremony for the second straight year, while Vice President JD Vance heads to New York and other officials go to Shanksville. Nearly 3,000 people died in the 2001 attacks. WTOP
• Alexandria's mayor wants Flock license plate readers gone. Mayor Alyia Gaskins told a Tuesday council meeting she sees "no role for Flock in this community" as privacy concerns mount. The city runs 61 of the cameras; the police chief defended the department's safeguards and said data is deleted after 21 days. WTOP
• Data centers are dragging down the region's climate goals. The Washington area is less than halfway to its 2030 emissions target, and rising power demand from data centers is the prime culprit, COG leaders heard Wednesday. "If we continue on this trajectory, we're not going to meet the goals," said COG's executive director. FFXnow

• A Sterling man was convicted of first-degree murder and arson. A Loudoun jury took less than four hours to find Jacob Bogatin guilty in the October 2025 townhome fire that killed 36-year-old Madelaine Akers. Prosecutors said he set the fire two days after receiving an eviction order, then filed a $1 million insurance claim. WTOP, Loudoun Fire & Rescue
• Crews fenced off the Iwo Jima memorial for a cleaning. Workers used blow torches to clean the bronze at the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington this week, part of a federal "beautify" initiative. The work runs through early November. ARLnow

• Vienna will redesign its awkward Church and Lawyers street intersection. The Town Council voted unanimously Aug. 24 to hire a Baltimore engineering firm on a $272,396 purchase order to study reconfiguring the X-shaped junction into two offset "T" intersections. Public feedback comes next. FFXnow
• Clyde's Restaurant Group targets an October opening for Ebbitt House in Reston. The Old Ebbitt Grill spinoff is landing at Reston Station across from the JW Marriott, with a 275-seat dining room, two bars, and a 125-seat patio. Hiring is underway. The Burn

• Kilwins brings ice cream and candy to Loudoun, three shops at once. The first opens Sunday, Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. at 17 South King Street in downtown Leesburg. Locations in Brambleton and the Stone Bridge community are in the works. The Burn
• Sterling's Burger Factory throws its grand opening weekend. The Clock Tower Center spot holds a ribbon cutting Friday at noon and gives 50% off cheeseburgers and crispy chicken sandwiches Saturday and Sunday. It's the only Virginia location for the Canadian chain. The Burn
• Solace Outpost takes over the old El Rey space in Ballston. The new watering hole at 4201 Wilson Blvd opened Wednesday with burgers, bratwurst, tacos, and Solace beers on tap. ARLnow
• Potbelly opens in Franconia next Tuesday. The sandwich chain moves into the former Jimmy John's space at the Festival at Manchester Lakes on Sept. 15. It's the ninth Potbelly in Fairfax County. FFXnow
• Fifteen new restaurants are worth tracking in and around Arlington. Arlington Magazine's running list includes Open Road Outpost & Biergarten, taking over the former Él Bebe space at The Boro in Tysons, with a Sept. 11 grand opening. Arlington Magazine

• The Rosslyn Jazz Fest returns to Gateway Park for its 34th year Saturday, 1 to 7 p.m., free. Secret DC
• A pop-up art gallery, The ARTS Place, fills a former Walgreens on Langston Boulevard with 13 mini galleries through Oct. 25. Arlington Magazine
• Loudoun hosts a business hazardous waste drop-off Oct. 1; pre-register by Sept. 25. Loudoun County
• Loudoun holds a public meeting on sanitary districts Sept. 24 at the Claude Moore center in Sterling. Loudoun County
• Deer hunting season returns to Fairfax County starting Saturday. FFXnow
• Fairfax County staff propose more flexibility for food trucks and service businesses. FFXnow
• The Arlington Civic Federation opened its new year saluting more than two dozen firefighters. ARLnow
• The George Washington Patriot Run returns to Mount Vernon on Sunday with a 5K and 10-mile course. Secret DC

Twenty-five years turns a wound into a ceremony you attend every September, and NoVA keeps the calendar faithfully. The Pentagon lawn fills, the panel discussions convene, and the anniversary settles into the rhythm of a region that has always lived close to the thing it commemorates.

That's the briefing. Hold your people close today. See you Monday.

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