Parkway Dispatches: FBI Investigates Suspicious Powder Sent to D.C. Schools

In Parkway Dispatches we take a look at some of the top stories on the other Patch sites up and down the George Washington Parkway corridor. We'll start north in Georgetown and work our way south to Lorton.

GEORGETOWN - The FBI more than 29 instances in which a suspicious powder was mailed to D.C. Public Schools. Two Georgetown schools were affected: and .

CLARENDON - Still stumped about what to get mom this Mother’s Day?   A Clarendon Patch mom offers five easy ideas.

DEL RAY –  The Alexandria Fire Department and Washington Gas responded to a gas leak on the 2400 block of E. Randolph Avenue in Del Ray around 11 a.m. Monday.

OLD TOWN –  A recent lawsuit filed by a home owners association in Fairfax County seeks to put a stop to a plan to move a Metro bus lot in Old Town Alexandria to Newington, Va.

HUNTINGTON -  An , closing all of the northbound lanes of I-495/95 at Telegraph Road. See a video on  patch.

HYBLA VALLEY- Fairfax County will begin replacing street signs, starting this summer, to comply with a federal mandate to make them more readable by making them reflective or in some cases more reflective.

FORT HUNT –  Rev. Dennis Perry appeared on “The Daily Show” Thursday night to explain his decision to allow members of a nearby mosque to hold Friday prayers at his church, Aldersgate United Methodist church.

MOUNT VERNON - Mount Vernon Yacht Club officially kicked off boating season last Sunday.

LORTON - Shortly after the position of Education Coordinator of Gunston Hall was eliminated in January, officials were deluged with questions from of the former home of George Mason.