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Two Entangled Bald Eagles Fell from the Sky

Two Entangled Bald Eagles Fell from the Sky

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Jeff Todd Way Site for Annual Trash Clean Up

This annual event will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 this year.

This annual event will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 this year.

The GW Memorial Parkway Needs Attention

GW Parkway

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Join Us for the 9th Annual Tour de Mount Vernon

Join Us for the 9th Annual Tour de Mount Vernon

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A $5 Million Boost for River Farm

The donation from Marcia Zech establishes an endowment, key to supporting American Horticultural Society’s River Farm headquarters.

River Farm

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Accotink Pump Station Rehabilitation Groundbreaking

Accotink Pump Station Rehabilitation Groundbreaking

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Volunteers Tackle Never-ending Trash

Plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose.

Plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose.

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Groundbreaking Coming for Old Mount Vernon High School Project

If you go… GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY Original Mount Vernon High School Renovation Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. 8333 Richmond Hwy. Mount Vernon, Va https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/capital-projects/original-mount-vernon-high-school

The Virginia Economy Chugs Along

The Virginia Economy Chugs Along

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Raptors Thrill Kids of All Ages

Raptors Thrill Kids of All Ages

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New Mount Vernon Police Commander Invites a Partnership

New Mount Vernon Police Commander Invites a Partnership

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Fairfax County Is Growing - The 2023 Demographic Reports

Have you ever wanted to know more about who and what make Fairfax County such a unique place to live? Each year, the County produces demographic reports and puts them on the County website with helpful charts and graphics.

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Bats – Superheroes of the Night

As dusk fell on a recent bat walk, these nocturnal aerialists zipped about above the trail seeming to streak by every 30 seconds.

Bats

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The Legacy of Race-based Covenants

3 practices that created housing inequity: racial covenants; zoning; and limited access to mortgages based on race.

Some real estate developers and others selling property in Northern Virginia from 1900 through the 1960s used race-based, restrictive covenants to maintain segregation, and Virginia’s state and local governments were enablers at times, Dr. Krystyn Moon, University of Mary Washington history professor told a packed room of 120 on August 27 at the Sherwood Regional Library.

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Via Veneto’s New Owners To Keep Favorite Dishes

40 years of history with a devoted following.

That's a spicey meatball!

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