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Bamboo Is in County’s Crosshairs in Burke
Plant might offer privacy along property lines but quickly gets out of control; choosing native plants and trees is safer.
Bamboo
Parkway Plan Kicked Off in Early October in Mount Vernon
A road diet is based on a 2019 safety study by the National Park Service.
Parkway plan
Horses and Cows Were Common around Mount Vernon
The Gazette was delivered on horseback at one point.
Horses
Flourishing After 55 in Arlington
After 55
Helicopter Noise Irritates Homeowners in Mount Vernon, Lorton
Davison Airfield in Fort Belvoir is not being neighborly, some say.
Helicopters from Davison Airfield in Fort Belvoir
Fixing Intersection Is First Step in the Penn Daw Area of Mount Vernon
Revitalization, BRT and upscale apartments are part of the picture.
Revitalization
Friends of Mount Vernon Trail Recognized
Clipping kudzu, wrestling roots and batting bugs all part of the effort.
Friends of Trail
Community Shopping Area Adorned by New Parklet
All sorts of possibilities for colorful space in the Mount Vernon Plaza shopping center.
New Parklet
Wheelchair Athletes Fit in Community Sports
Conference looks at inclusive sports with the parks and recreation leaders in mind.
Wheelchair meeting
Springfield Town Center Reopens
The center is using all precautions in the midst of the pandemic.
Springfield Town Center
Detectives Learn of New Information from 2016 Murder
Shopping trip before the murder may hold clues.
Murder
Social Media Argument Results in Homicide of Two Teenagers
Springfield man charged with murder.
Fatal shooting in Springfield
Clean-Up Honors Jeff Todd
Chamber project dedicated to his civic spirit.
Walking along Jeff Todd Way in the Mount Vernon area, picking up litter didn’t seem like an exciting way to spend a Saturday morning, but Hannah Todd didn’t seem to mind.
Pedestrian Bridge Meetings Narrow it Down
Second Braddock Road pedestrian workshop supports bridge crossing Braddock Road.
Braddock Road pedestrian bridges.
