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Column: Shelter at Beacon Hill in Mount Vernon

Shelter

Letter: Save the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria

Torpedo Factory

Column: Not-So-Affordable Housing In Virginia

Affordable Housing


Free Sober Rides Offered for the Holidays

WRAP SoberRide

2021 Children’s and Teens’ Connection

2021 Children's Edition

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No Online Shopping This Year? No Worries, the Shelves Are Stocked.

Mount Vernon Gift Guide Part II

Mount Vernon Gift Guide 2


Column: The Most Important Thing We Do

Summit

Challenged Books, Ballooning Waitlists for Mental Health, ADA Playgrounds

What you might have missed at the Dec. 2 School Board meeting.

School Board

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Inside the Home of an Interior Designer

Local tastemakers offer a glimpse of their personal style

Interior design


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Speed Limit Study About to get Underway

Traffic engineers looking at a speed limit change on Richmond Highway

Speed Study

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LA Musician Got Her Start in Mount Vernon

Fort Hunt alumni Julie Gigante started playing the violin at age 5 and now is featured on an 11,000-square-foot mural in Los Angeles.

LA Musician from Mount Vernon

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Teen Film Makes It to the Alexandria Film Festival

A story about friendship, schoolwork and assumptions was shot in Old Town.

Teen Film in Festival


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Timeless and Enduring

“The Nutcracker” returns to Center for the Arts: live and with new glories.

Nutcracker

Column: Budget Surplus in a Time of Need

Budget


Children's & Teens' Connection 2021

Deadline extended, please send all submissions via email by Friday, Dec. 10, but earlier is better.

Children's & Teens' Connection 2021

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Project Give Back Donates 400 Thanksgiving Boxes

Thanksgiving donations

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Mount Vernon Area’s Big Trees

Trees


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A Tale of Two Claras in the Nutcracker

Juggling the roles makes for a whirlwind weekend at Metropolitan Arts School.

Nutcracker at Metropolitan