The Top 10 Stories on Mount Vernon Patch in August

As September kicks off, make sure you didn't miss the biggest news in August. These were the stories that had the most Mount Vernon Patch readers clicking and sharing last month:

1. City View Brewhouse Coming Soon to Richmond Highway
2. Fairfax County Board Proposes One-Time $500 Bonus for Employees
3. Costco Gives Preview Of Store Before Opening
4. Husband Charged with Murder After Wife's Body Found in Occoquan River
5. Two Men Rob 7-Eleven in Mount Vernon
6. Construction Progress for Fordson Place
7. Medical Examiner: Andrea Crew Was Strangled to Death
8. Evolution Home to Open Saturday on Richmond Highway
9. Costco Opening, Business Networking, Back to School Physicals and More
10. Andrea Crew Homicide: Neighbors, Relatives Describe Strained Marriage