July 2004
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Giovanni
When an educator and an entrepreneur collude, construe, and collaborate, the creation is a colorful cartoon series "Giovanni" which makes its proud debut this m…
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Elephants Arrive at the Farmers Market
The name itself invokes strange images. Unfair, and "John Merrick" inspired as they may be, elephant garlic is one of the healthiest, tastiest spring vegetables…
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Day Trippin'
Winchester is a 30-mile drive west of Middleburg and features many interesting attractions. Once you get beyond the McDonalds restaurant and the Sheetz glow-in-…
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Council's New Look
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors is only a few weeks away from a resolution concerning the lawsuits filed against its new zoning regulations, according t…
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Christmas Celebrity
Sleigh bells ringing and the thought of nutcrackers marching to the tune of the Little Drummer Boy is not what crosses the minds of most of us on a warm July da…
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Broadway Bound!!!
Director Tom Schweitzer and the cast of the Hill School Playhouse production of A Raisin in the Sun arrived on Broadway to catch a performance of the New York v…
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Bluetiful
Late summer fills the perennial sun garden with lots of yellow daisies. They dominate the landscape with the harsh gold-yellow of Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' to the s…
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Betty S. Kirk
In Memory of Betty S. Kirk, 1934 - 2001. It is a simple plaque that now adorns the stone pilaster in front of the Middleburg Health Center. Finding it impossibl…
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Best Wishes and God Speed to Middleburg's Olympians
Only the very determined can make it to the Olympic level. An uncommon level of discipline and ability are required of both rider and horse. Out of the thirteen…
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Best Hamburger in Town
Out of all the places you can get lunch in Middleburg (12), more than half (7) have hamburgers. I guess it would be safe to say that Middleburg's favorite lunch…
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A Faint Heart....
In the 1950's, Actor James Garner starred in a Saturday night Western comedy series, about an itinerant gambler called 'Maverick". Some of the most memorable pa…
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4th of July, Lots of Fun, Not Much Sun
Fourth of July is a great day at the Middleburg Community Center. Many families enjoyed their picnics in the park using the picnic benches and grills. Later in…