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Police Release Name of Woman Killed in Crash
Kingstowne Patch
Jan 30Fairfax County police have released the name of the woman killed in a car crash Sunday. Diana Merediz, a 71-year-old resident of the 3000 block of Cunningham Drive in Mount Vernon, was in the front passenger seat of a Toyota Camry that was struck in th... »
Police Release Name of Woman Killed in Crash
Mount Vernon Patch
Jan 30Fairfax County police have released the name of the woman killed in a car crash Sunday in Kingstowne. Diana Merediz, a 71-year-old resident of the 3000 block of Cunningham Drive in Mount Vernon, was in the front passenger seat of a Toyota Camry that wa... »
Who's Hiring in Mount Vernon?
Mount Vernon Patch
Jan 30Each week, Mount Vernon Patch brings you some of the area’s job listings. Here are some of this week's noteworthy finds: George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate is seeking a LAN Administrator for its Information Technology department. Position works st... »
David Versel Takes the Helm of SFDC
Huntington-Belle Haven Patch
Jan 30David Versel has big plans for the Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation (SFDC) in 2012. Versel was appointed executive director of the SFDC in November 2011. He was born and raised in Rockville and attended Washington University in St. Louis to s... »
Mount Vernon Wrestler Dusty Floyd Achieves 148th Career Win
Mount Vernon Patch Announcements
Jan 28Congratulations to Mount Vernon’s Dusty Floyd, who became the all-time victories leader with his 148th career win. Floyd helped lead the Majors to a (39 – 3) finish on the season. The award is presented to Floyd by Sergeant Medley (left) and Head Coach... »
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Weekly Column: Progress on Transportation, Government Efficiency & Controversial Legislation Up for Debate
The Dixie Pig
Feb 03This column appeared in the Mount Vernon Gazette, Mt. Vernon Voice and Patch on February 2, 2012: Progress on Transportation, Government Efficiency & Controversial Legislation Up for DebateWeek #4 of the General Assembly saw two of my bills pass and ma... »
Molly Ruppert to Receive the WPA’s Alice Denney Award
Arts Desk
Jan 31The Washington Project for the Arts will name Molly Ruppert its 2012 Arts Alice Denney Award for Support of Contemporary Art. Look on the resume of any working D.C. artist and you're bound to find Ruppert's name on it somewhere. As the director of the ... »
The Week of 1/29—Holding a Space for the Breathtaking Unimaginable
The Daily Draw
Jan 28I've become quite adept at hearing nothing lately. Either that or I'm going deaf. It all started when I began poking around a former President's home at sunrise...The place is called Riverside Park. As you would expect, it's a park along the river...th... »
Weekly Column: Legislation Starts to Move & Speaking Out on Route 1
The Dixie Pig
Jan 26This column appeared in the Mount Vernon Gazette, Mt. Vernon Voice and Patch on January 25, 2012: Legislation Starts to Move & Speaking Out on U.S. 1 The General Assembly completed its first full week of work this week. First, two of my bills have bee... »
Third Annual DC Meat Week Starts January 29th
We Love DC
Jan 25Dry rubbed, smoked, pulled, braised and brined–no matter how you like your barbecued meat, there’s something for every meat-eating, ‘cue lover at DC’s third annual meat week. For eight nights, you can head to different restaurants around the city (and ... »