The Lego League, Dissatisfaction WIth Congress and the Number of the Day

It’s Tuesday, Aug. 13. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!

1. Today: Attend the first Lego League Meeting at the Burke Centre Library. The League is a robotics program for 9-14-year-olds to get kids excited about science and technology. Learn more here.  

2. You Said It: “They should go home. Give voters a chance to kick their tails.” One of our readers from Lorton responding to a question we asked about the annual August recess for members of Congress. Reports have noted this is the most unproductive Congress in recent memory.

3. ICYMI: Drug, possession, driving without a license and reckless driving were a few of the weekly arrests of Fairfax Station-area residents provided by Fairfax County Police.

4. Number of the Day: 25,000. That’s the number of “Parrotheads” flocking to the Jiffy Lube Amphitheater this weekend for a Jimmy Buffett concert. It was enough to scare the Virginia Department of Transportation into delaying a planned bridge opening near the venue.

5. There is a 60 percent of rain today and a high temperature of 83.

Have an awesome day!