Mount Vernon: Church Holds 8th Annual Back-to-School Festival
Harvest Assembly Baptist Church encourages school success.
Hundreds of children participated in Harvest Assembly Baptist Church’s 8th annual Back to School Festival on Sept. 3.
Mount Vernon Column: Virginia Faces Another Shortfall
Commentary
Last month, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced that state revenues were lower than assumed in our state budget passed earlier in the year. This creates a series of difficult choices.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon: Revolutionary New Race
Join in George Washington Patriot Run this Sunday.
Thanks to Lockheed Martin’s sponsorship, runners will have the opportunity to participate in the first-ever USA Track & Field-certified road race to enter the historic property at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Column: Who Are Our Patriots?
Commentary
For many months, a group of Alexandria citizens have been working with officials at Mount Vernon Estate to create a run that celebrates patriotism at the George Washington Patriot Run (10/5k).
Suicide Loss ‘Club’
Commentary
When I was 15 years old, I received my first “membership card” to suicide loss. I got the platinum membership card because not only was my loss to suicide, but it was also a parent.
Mount Vernon: Valencourt Scholarships Presented
Thanks to a bequest from her estate in 2014, the Lois Valencourt Scholarship Fund at UCM enables students who have graduated from high schools in the Mount Vernon area to pursue training and career advancement after high school graduation.
Mount Vernon: FBI, FCPD Seek Robbery Suspect
The FBI has joined with the Mount Vernon Police District in seeking information about the armed commercial robbery that was committed at Beauty Island, 7814 Richmond Highway on Tuesday, Aug, 23 at around 11:15 a.m.
A Musing: Youse Gazette Readers
Youse Gazette readers is clearly an educated bunch, so I take great pains to use well gramer and speling.
Alexandria Appetite: 3 Spots to Get a Great Beer Around Town
Whether watching a game or enjoying an after-work happy hour, these spots won’t disappoint.
Ready to kick back with friends or catch the big game? Here are three spots with great beer lists — and great food, too.
Sailing: So Near to the City but So Far Away
Lessons on the water.
Joan Darrah walks down the wooden pier to the Flying Scot. "Hold on to the mast while you step on the boat," she says to Sarah White, a summer employee who is out for a refresher. Darrah is a senior sail instructor at the Mariner Sailing School at Belle Haven Marina.
Mount Vernon Snapshot: George Washington’s Distillery and Gristmill
The fully functioning gristmill and distillery, located down the street from George Washington’s estate, has become a popular attraction for both tourists and residents of the area.
Mount Vernon: West Potomac Dance Team Earns Nationals Bid
The West Potomac High School Varsity and JV Dance Teams engaged in a three-day, nine-hour-per-day audition with the Universal Dance Association (UDA) that culminated on Aug. 10 with the Varsity team being awarded an invitation to attend UDA’s Nationals Competition at Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. in February 2017.
Mount Vernon: Working To Reduce Erosion, Silting, and Flooding
Mount Vernon Country Club project includes using a hybrid Bermuda grass.
Members of Mount Vernon Country Club have been seeing more bulldozers than birdies during the past three months.
Mount Vernon: Estate Hosts Picnic for Friends
Promoting a sense of community.
Mount Vernon's Neighborhood Friends Picnic attracted hundreds of neighborhood friends and contributing members who live within the original five-farm estate of President George Washington.
Mount Vernon Brief: Join in Annual 9/11 Heroes Run
The Travis Manion Foundation will host the Alexandria 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race and 1 Mile Fun/Run Walk at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 10 at Carl Sandburg Middle School, 8428 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, and the Annapolis 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race and 1 Mile Fun/Run Walk at 2 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.