Visitors at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate will have to wait until this December to see the founding father’s fully renovated mansion.
Since January 2024, the mansion in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County has undergone a comprehensive renovation, leaving large sections unavailable for the public.
Good Sunday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 83 degrees. Calm wind becoming west around five mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59 degrees. Southeast wind around six mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
A parade this weekend in Old Town will celebrate America’s first Commander-in-Chief: George Washington.
The parade is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. The theme this year is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War.
George Washington’s cherry-filled past will be celebrated this month with the second annual GW Cherry Challenge.
The challenge is sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate and requires participating venues to create the best “cherry-oriented appetizer, entrée, beverage, or dessert,” according to organizers.
A historic scavenger hunt and more are coming to Alexandria.
Nearly 200 years ago, the Marquis de Lafayette made a historic comeback to Alexandria. The former major general and aide de camp to Gen. George Washington during the Revolutionary War was given a hero’s welcome when he spent a year visiting 24 U.S. states with his son, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert de La Fayette.
