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Mercy! Mercy Street is Coming…
By Kris Gilbertson On Sunday, January 17, 2016, Mercy Street, a Civil War-era drama set in Alexandria, will debut on…
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Inspiration for Mercy Street: A Conversation with Sarah Coster
Alexandrian Sarah Coster was the Director of Carlyle House museum during the Civil War sesquicentennial in 2011. Her research into…
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Beyond Mercy Street— The Rest of Alexandria During the Civil War
By Kris Gilbertson Mercy Street portrays the interactions of two Civil War nurses, one from New England, the other Virginia,…
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Contraband – The Path from Bound to Free
By Kris Gilbertson PBS and various production companies (Lone Wolf, Dave Zabel, and David Zucker) that collaborated on Mercy Street…
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Alexandria Real Estate: WATERFRONT CHANGES DRIVING RISING HOME VALUES
By Cheryl Spangler Alexandria is not the only waterfront undergoing changes, the southwest waterfront in Washington DC is the *HOT…
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ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE: BATTLE OF THE AMENITIES!
by Cheryl Spangler Ever wonder why your home is not selling, even though your price is clearly at or below…
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Preparing the Leaders of the Future
by Kris Gilbertson Adriana Johnson and Ezmaray Mohtasebzada are two of ten Burke & Herbert Bank assistant branch managers selected…
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Burke & Herbert Bank
Alive and Well, and Moving Forward By Kris Gilbertson It’s the oldest bank in Virginia, in business for 163 years—yet…
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A Brief Glimpse of Alexandria History: Burke & Herbert Bank
By Kris Gilbertson When John W. Burke, 27, and Arthur Herbert, 23, opened the Burke & Herbert Banking & Exchange…
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