Mount Vernon Matters
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The Cut Butchery Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary
Alexandria, VA – As Valentine’s Day approaches, The Cut Butchery is celebrating not only the holiday itself but also the…
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George Washington’s Home Reborn: Iconic Mansion Reopens After Historic $40 Million Restoration, Priming Mount Vernon for America 250
MOUNT VERNON, VA—The red ribbon fell yesterday on the most ambitious preservation project in Mount Vernon’s history. A gaggle of…
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When Creating and Collecting Art Go Hand in Hand
Alexandria, VA – Award-winning local artist Brent Erickson has channeled his lifelong love of fine art into curating a world-class…
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The Cut Butchery Is on a Roll: From Turkeys to Tinsel-Time Treats
Alexandria, VA – Things are moving at The Cut Butchery! In fact, they moved more than 100 KellyBronze turkeys for…
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Let Them Eat Cake: Teen Nonprofit Makes Sure No Birthday Goes Uncelebrated
Alexandria, VA – Shaan Nagda is a busy senior at West Potomac High School. In addition to advanced academic studies,…
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The “Buyers” of Mount Vernon Choose Gifts You’ll Want to Buy
By Susan McLain Sullivan Here We Are Again! Like the refrain from the famous holiday carol, we have truly landed…
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Belle View Goes to the Dogs (In the Best Possible Way)
Alexandria, VA — Belle View Shopping Center has a new reason for tails to wag: the team behind Del Ray…
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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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