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Entertainment
Get Your Golden Ticket! Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre Presents “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
ALEXANDRIA, VA-“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” turned sixty this year, and the youth actors of Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theater…
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Mount Vernon Matters
Groundbreaking Held for Re-Imagined Old Mount Vernon High School Site
Alexandria, VA – Fairfax County recently held a formal groundbreaking at the Old Mount Vernon High School building site on…
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Mount Vernon Matters
Original Sculptures Will Highlight Route 1’s History
Alexandria, VA – Evan Kaufman, executive director of SFDC, has announced “The Faces of 1 Project”, a public art initiative…
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Mount Vernon Matters
A Peek at November Events at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Alexandria, VA – Mount Vernon Tractor Rides November 1-5. A new event. Join Mount Vernon’s legendary Director of Horticulture and…
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The Last Word by Marcus Fisk
The Last Word – Home Sweet Home
Alexandria, VA – Ahhh, living in France. One evening around 9:00 pm last month, there was a knock at the…
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Mount Vernon Matters
Gala Honoree Surprises Organization with $5 Million Gift
Alexandria, VA – Over 200 guests were surprised at the American Horticultural Society’s elegant September gala with the announcement of…
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Community News
Big Catches and Potomac River History on Capital Blues Fishing Charters
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The 18-foot pontoon fishing boat glides up the Potomac River expertly piloted by lifelong angler, Captain Owen…
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School News
Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Grand Opening February 2025
ALEXANDRIA, VA-The date is set. The Virginia Tech Innovation Campus will have its grand opening on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.…
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Zebra Around The World
November’s Zebra Around The World
Alexandria, VA -Check out where in the world the Zebra has been spotted this month! Gregg and Monica Murphy at…
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Unseen Old Town
Unseen Old Town: What Is Special About This Brick Sidewalk?
Photos and caption by “Governor” BurkeAlexandria, VA – A room at the Lee-Fendall House on Oronoco Street is the focus…
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