Mount Vernon Matters
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Exciting Lineup Planned for Tomorrow’s Mount Vernon Rec Center Grand Reopening
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The Fairfax County Park Authority is rolling out the welcome mat for the community as the newly…
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A Well-Designed Life: How One Alexandria Entrepreneur Turned Heritage and Heart Into a Thriving Career
Alexandria, VA – For more than three decades, Claire Schwab has fashioned a career that looks less like work and…
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Piano Lab Strikes a New Chord with Mobile Music Classes & Expanded Scholarships
Alexandria, VA – When Marilyn O’Leary launched Piano Lab in 2017, she had one goal: ditch the “I took piano…
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The Nutcracker Opens December 3 at West Potomac High School
Alexandria, VA – The days are shorter, temperatures are dropping, and leaves are falling. That must mean it’s almost time…
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The Cut Butchery: Where Food Lovers Can Get their Feast This Thanksgiving
Alexandria, VA – The Cut Butchery is cooking up something special for Thanksgiving — and it’s not your average bird.…
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Ken Burns On the Lawn at Mount Vernon: A Revolutionary Premiere
Alexandria, VA — Last night, the lawn of George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate was transformed into a historic cinema under…
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Girl Scouts Launch Little Free Art Supplies Box in Fort Hunt
By Emma Damsky Alexandria, VA – The first Little Free Art Supplies Box in the Alexandria area has opened in…
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Celebrating 20 Years of Healing Through Horses
Alexandria, VA – Simple Changes, the local nonprofit dedicated to improving lives through equine-assisted activities, is celebrating 20 years of…
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Swing for Pink: Celebrating 20 Years of Breast Cancer Philanthropy
By Deb Oelschlager Alexandria, VA – It’s time for Swing for Pink again – this year is the 20th anniversary…
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Art, History, and a Touch of Whimsy: Old Town Welcomed Aurélie Baudry Palmer
Alexandria, VA – Carland Collections, the Alexandria-based stationery and gift company founded by Mary Burke Tobias, invited artist Aurélie Baudry…
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