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Route 1 Dispatches: Families Surprised with Home Makeover

Take a look at this week's top headlines from the Route 1 corridor.

Each week, Patch brings you the top headlines from the Route 1 corridor.

Fort Hunt Patch

Three area families were treated to an extreme home makeover by the D.C. Chapter of the International Association of Staging Professionals on World Wide Staging Day on Wednesday.

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Mount Vernon Patch

The Mount Vernon Estate unveiled an abridged copy of George Washington’s Acts of Congress in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center on Monday.

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A Fort Belvoir military wife pays tribute to a dear friend by setting up a grassroots pantry in her name. Heidi’s Pantry has helped many people in need since it started eight months ago.

From Huntington-Belle Haven Patch

The Belle View Safeway is slated to close for renovations Sept. 29. The renovations are expected to take six months.

A homeless man was shot with a BB gun in the Mount Vernon District, according to Fairfax County Police.


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