The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Oct. 13) gave itself a little more financial breathing room as redevelopment of the Original Mount Vernon High School moves toward expected substantial completion next spring.
Supervisors voted 10-0 to allow county staff to increase from $90 million to $110 million the existing master credit agreement with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association for the project.
England’s Prince Edward, known as the Duke of Edinburgh, made his presence felt last Thursday (Oct. 1) at George Washington’s Mount Vernon while celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
The royal visit to the first U.S. president’s former residence was in partnership with the British embassy to highlight not only America 250, but to raise awareness about the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award — a charity created to assist and encourage young people in achieving their goals.
County supervisors on Tuesday (Sept. 29) approved designs for windscreen artwork to be placed at the nine stations along “The One,” Fairfax’s future Richmond Highway bus rapid transit corridor.
Each of the designs reflects a theme related to the area surrounding a station. Submissions were sought from artists as part of the project’s “Community Charm” initiative.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors last week fast-tracked consideration of plans by the Mount Vernon Country Club to update facilities on its 128-acre site.
Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck suggested the proposal has generated no pushback, allowing for a truncated review process once it clears the county’s planning commission.
The Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation will be starting a campaign as part of its Faces of ONE project to help businesses along the Richmond Highway corridor gain traction before and during the corridor’s major transportation work and redevelopment.
It’s an extension of a public art campaign where 10 public sculptures were placed along the Richmond Highway corridor, along with some murals and different things to enhance the identity and placemaking of the area.
Just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday, an immersive new exhibit that includes household objects owned by the first president will open inside a fully reimagined education center at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
A ribbon cutting for the $20 million transformation — touted by Mount Vernon officials as a “birthday gift to America” — is slated for today (June 11).
A motel along Richmond Highway in Mount Vernon has been playing host to a drug distribution ring, Fairfax County police say.
Officers arrested four people at the Red Carpet Inn (8257 Richmond Highway) on April 17 after a three-month investigation found that they were distributing narcotics out of multiple hotel rooms, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Monday).
From a new beer garden to newborn lambs, George Washington’s Mount Vernon is rolling out events for spring and the country’s 250th anniversary celebration.
The 500-acre estate, which served as Washington’s home before and after his presidency, is gearing up for warmer weather for the first time since reopening the centerpiece mansion in December after a two-year renovation project.
A Free Little Art Gallery (FLAG) is coming to a shopping center on Richmond Highway this spring, kicking off what organizers hope will be a proliferation of the boxes along the corridor.
The FLAG will be installed by the Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation (SFDC) at 12:30 p.m. on April 8 in the Mount Vernon Plaza Parklette (7698 Richmond Highway) in Hybla Valley.
Four people in Fairfax County were killed Saturday (March 14) between two crashes in Reston and Mount Vernon, according to police.
Among the deceased are three adults — including a 79-year-old man — and one juvenile, the Fairfax County Police Department said yesterday (Sunday).
