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New Walmart Opens, McDonnell Visits and Perfect Weather
Five things to know about what's happening in Tysons this week.
Here's what's happening this week in the Tysons corner area:
Monday, Aug. 12 – Swing by Tysons Pimmit Regional Library for Steps to Reading, activities designed to help children ages 4 to 7 enhance their reading skills at an early age. Register here.
Wednesday, Aug. 14 – Tysons’ new Walmart will hold a grand opening event at 7:30 a.m. and be open for business following the festivities.
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Wednesday, Aug. 14 - Temperatures drop into the low 80s with low humidity and plenty of sunshine, from Wednesday to Friday, according to NBC-4.
Thursday, Aug. 15 - Gov. Bob McDonnell will visit the Northern Virginia area:
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Alexandria - 9:30 a.m.: Governor McDonnell will participate in a roundtable discussion on K-12 education reform
Fairfax - 11 a.m.: Governor McDonnell will discuss higher education policy reform at George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax
Thursday, Aug. 15 - The peak of the hurricane season 2013, which begins this week and continues through October, is "on track to be above normal," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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