The State of NoVa: Mount Vernon


Posted at 01:29 PM ET, 08/28/2012

Mount Vernon’s Evan Draim, 17, is youngest delegate to Republican National Convention
By Tom Jackman
He turns 18 next month, and is representing Virginia’s 8th Congressional District.

By Tom Jackman  |  01:29 PM ET, 08/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mount Vernon, Politics | Tags:  Evan Draim, Republican National Convention

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 08/07/2012

‘Lawless,’ film based on Fairfax County native Matt Bondurant’s book, is terrific
By Tom Jackman
REVIEW | Tom Hardy and Shia LeBoeuf perfectly capture the book set in Virginia in the 1930s.

By Tom Jackman  |  12:59 PM ET, 08/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Books, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County | Tags:  Lawless, Matt Bondurant, Wettest County in the World

Posted at 05:37 PM ET, 05/14/2012

Mount Vernon’s Woodlawn Stables threatened by expansion of Route 1
By Tom Jackman
Traffic planners say the highway needs to be expanded, but that could cut through the heart of the historic property.

By Tom Jackman  |  05:37 PM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mount Vernon, Sports, Fairfax County | Tags:  Woodlawn Stables, Mount Vernon, Route 1 expansion

Posted at 12:12 PM ET, 07/27/2011

Ashley’s Law: The rest of the story
By Tom Jackman
The death of Ashley McIntosh in 2008 set her mother, Cindy Colasanto, on a journey with crushing lows, gradual highs and then a remarkable accomplishment: a new Virginia law

By Tom Jackman  |  12:12 PM ET, 07/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Police | Tags:  Ashley McIntosh, Cindy Colasanto, Virginia

Posted at 07:27 PM ET, 07/26/2011

In Mt. Vernon, Gov. McDonnell signs ‘Ashley’s Law’
By Tom Jackman
The death of Ashley McIntosh, in a car crash with a Fairfax County police cruiser in 2008, spurred a new law governing how emergency responders may enter intersections with a red light.

By Tom Jackman  |  07:27 PM ET, 07/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Police | Tags:  Ashley's Law, Cindy Colasanto, Virginia

Posted at 04:15 AM ET, 07/22/2011

Fairfax’s Gum Springs residents fear traffic onslaught
By Tom Jackman
In the historically black neighborhood just east of Route 1, the approval of a big expansion for Inova Mount Vernon Hospital raises fears that traffic will overrun the area.

By Tom Jackman  |  04:15 AM ET, 07/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mount Vernon, Traffic, Hybla Valley | Tags:  Gum Springs, Virginia

Posted at 05:03 PM ET, 07/15/2011

Groveton oral history project from ’70s now online
By Tom Jackman
Two teachers at the old Groveton High sent their students out into the community in the late 1970s and had them record and transcribe oral histories of the area. Now it’s all online.

By Tom Jackman  |  05:03 PM ET, 07/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mount Vernon | Tags:  Groveton, Virginia

Posted at 05:03 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Costco coming to Route 1, traffic may be affected
By Tom Jackman
Fairfax County on Tuesday approved the arrival of a new Costco warehouse store on Route 1 in Mount Vernon. With BRAC also coming to the area, drivers are holding their breath.

By Tom Jackman  |  05:03 AM ET, 04/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mount Vernon, Fairfax County | Tags:  Mount Vernon Costco, Virginia

Posted at 05:45 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Mt. Vernon porn joke by Hyland aide draws no laughs
By Tom Jackman
An April Fool’s Day joke on Facebook about an adult video store moving into a Mount Vernon shopping center may have cost an aide to Supervisor Gerry Hyland his job.

By Tom Jackman  |  05:45 AM ET, 04/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mount Vernon, Fairfax County | Tags:  Mount Vernon, Gerry Hyland, Virginia