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Mount Vernon District Progress Report

In a recent interview, Mount Vernon ... for ideas, and will continue to communicate with Storck , McKay, and county staff. “This project will have a dramatic impact on the scope and character of the R... read more

4 Westchester Cities Join Forces to Bring Ultra-High Speed Broadband to County

The cities of New Rochelle, White Plains, Mount Vernon ... business, health care organization and educational institution in the next three to five years. The cities will soon sign a Smart City ComPAC... read more

The Delicious History of the White House Executive Chef

Well, that task belongs to the White House executive chef. Since 1961, only seven people have held ... For example, while preparing to serve 132 guests at George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, he th... read more

Last Call for The District's Hometown Beer

It's a sad week in Foggy Bottom and in all of Washington, a time to hoist one to the memory of the old German brewmaster Christian Heurich, to the glory days when scores of American cities boasted the... read more

Hemp Beer Is Dank, Delicious, and Coming Soon to a Bar Near You

After all, they share common ancestors, common flavor profiles ... Washington's Secret Stash—so named because the president grew hemp on his farm at Mount Vernon in the days before such production was ... read more

Disruptive American “astrologistics”

George Washington, after returning to Mount Vernon, began a quest that ... technologies on established market leaders. With multiple examples, he highlights how companies bringing disruptive business ... read more

Spain's King and commoner Queen are more scandalous than Will and Kate. Can they save the monarchy?

There are no breathless morning television countdowns, no stakeouts for their trips to Mount Vernon or the White House ... The couple will meet with President Barack Obama and Senate leaders on Tuesda... read more

History's Headlines: James 'Buck' Buchanan comes calling

He slept at the White House and even made a stop at Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon ... Pennsylvania Germans, as he confessed in a letter to a friend, he loved sauerkraut. He undoubtedly did the bes... read more

A West Virginia coal town's boom turns to bust

His father operated a wholesale candy business and was on the board of directors of ... McConnell rests in peace at Mount Vernon Cemetery in McKeesport. But as federal investigators dig for the roots ... read more

41 All-Westchester Companies

Most people have never heard of Mount Vernon-based consumer products company Zelco Industries ... which accounts for the lion’s share of business), shipped more than 400,000 pairs of digital lenses la... read more

10 Basic Things Every American Should Know About How Your Country Works

The vast majority of Americans have no idea where their tax dollars go ... Before running for the seat again three years later, Washington bought his farm at Mount Vernon, started growing rye, hired a ... read more

Centreville/Chantilly: ‘The Epitome of a Leader’

18, a roomful of dignitaries, friends, government officials, church members, fire and police personnel, plus business, civic and youth-sports leaders gathered to honor ... board is Supervisor Gerry Hy... read more