Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Lord Fairfax House is a great example of Federal architecture in Old Town Alexandria.
The Lord Fairfax House has a sprawling lawn, gazebo with gas fireplace and 7,000 square feet to play around in. It could all be yours for $4.875 million. The house at 607 Cameron St. has five bedrooms, five baths, one half bath and a garage with an additional two car parking spaces. The house was built by William Yeaton in 1803, who also designed the tomb for George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon estate. Thomas Lord Fairfax, a friend of the Washingtons, lived at the location in the 1800s, and the house still is referred to by his name. The house was part of the Old Town Designer Tour of Homes in December 2010. The listing is offered by Washington Fine Properties. No open houses are currently scheduled, but it can be viewed by …
Monday, February 4, 2013
What will it mean for the Northern Virginia economy?
Sequestration — $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts to defense and civilian programs over the next decade — will likely happen, and it will mean thousands of layoffs, program eliminations and near-certain economic devastation for Northern Virginia, said Virginia Congressmen Jim Moran (D-8th) and Gerry Connolly (D-11th) Saturday at a town hall meeting in Mount Vernon. "You need to be aware that this is probably going to happen," said Moran, who spoke at an annual meeting conducted by Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland. "It's a democracy and things will ultimately play themselves out, but things are not going well right now (in Congress)." Congress averted the fiscal cliff crisis at the beginning of the year, and …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Historic Mount Vernon began selling its limited edition rye whiskey this week.
Historic Mount Vernon began selling its limited edition George Washington Rye Whiskey on Wednesday morning. Mount Vernon will sell both the aged and un-aged varieties of whiskey, which was made at George Washington's reconstructed distillery. Five hundred bottles of each whiskey will be available for sale starting this week. The un-aged George Washington Rye Whiskey retailes for $95 and will be available for purchase Wednesday at 10 a.m. The aged George Washington Rye Whiskey will be sold for $185 and will be available for sale on Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. The whiskeys will be available at the Shops at Mount Vernon and a valid ID is required for purchase. The un-aged George Washington's Rye Whiskey is the most authentic version of Washington’s …
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Four local chefs whipped up their versions of George Washington’s favorite breakfast.
Four award-winning chefs served up hot hoecakes with a twist for visitors at the Hoecake Cook-Off Saturday morning at Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens. George Washington preferred to take these cornmeal cakes “swimming in butter and honey.” Chefs from Bayou Bakery in Arlington and Restaurant Eve, Bastille and BRABO Restaurant, all located in Old Town Alexandria, cooked their own interpretations of the dish over open fires. Want to try your own hand at hoecakes? Here’s a traditional recipe, courtesy of Mount Vernon Estate: Ingredients: 8 3/4 cups white cornmeal 1/4 teaspoon dry yeast 1 egg Warm water Shortening or other cooking grease Honey and butter Preparation: 1. In large container, mix together 4 cups white cornmeal, 1 1/4 teaspoons dry …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Mount Vernon cake shop will open a new store in Old Town this spring.
Mount Vernon cake shop Occasionally Cake will open a new shop in Old Town this spring. The new store will be located on 207 King Street, two blocks from the waterfront. Owner Sabrina Campbell says that the new location has a target opening date of early March 2012. Campbell said she had been thinking of opening a new location for about a year and considered Shirlington and Clarendon as possible locales. Old Town eventually won, because it’s a high pedestrian area and has a different market, said Campbell. “Old Town’s close enough for me to manage the store well, but far away where it’s a new market,” said Campbell. Campbell, who grew up in Mount Vernon, has “a huge love of Old Town.” “It’s a place with high energy and I like it,” she said…
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