Mount Vernon Local

Retired Supervisor Gerry Hyland Remembered

Living Harmoniously with Our Wild Neighbors

Mount Vernon’s Dixie Pig Restaurant Still Has Hooves

Remnants of the long-gone institution live on around the area.

Property Near Kingstowne Slated for 10-Acre Park

Banks family land has local roots but some aren’t happy with plan.

On the eastern edge of Kingstowne, a piece of property once owned by the Banks family is the center of local attention recently.

Reporting from Richmond

Greetings from a very chilly and busy week down here in Richmond at the General Assembly. While today (Wednesday) is only the third day we have had legislative business in the Capitol due to last week’s water crisis, today still counts as the eighth day of session, so we have a lot to catch up on in a very short amount of time!

Coming Year is Full of Pluses for Mount Vernon

Ice rink, bike trails, road building plans move the district forward.

When Snow and Ice Come, Be Salt Smart

To the Rescue

Firefighters mark 26 years of toy donations.

Children's Gazette: Mount Vernon

Colorful drawings from Fort Hunt Elementary School in Mount Vernon.

Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus to Open Soon

For the last three years, many people zipping by on the Metro or driving on the George Washington Parkway have commented that the glassy, oddly-shaped building rising just north of Alexandria’s Potomac Yard Metro Station looks like a cruise ship.