Mount Vernon Matters
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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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Changing the Conversation on Women’s Health
Alexandria, VA — For too long, women have been told to “live with it.” Leaking a little when you laugh…
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Mount Vernon Stays Open During Shutdown: Wine Festival, Harvest Days, Trick-or-Treating and More
MOUNT VERNON, VA — While the federal government remains shut down, the privately funded estate of America’s first president remains…
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WISE Program Empowers Entrepreneurs
Alexandria, VA – The WISE program officially launched in August at the Hybla Valley Community Center in Alexandria, bringing new…
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