September 2004
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Virginia Sales Taxes Rise
On September 1st, the combined Virginia state and local sales tax rate went up more than 11%, from 4.5% to a full 5% on everything but food. A new tax on vendin…
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Virginia Lane Opens
On Friday, August 27, Kim Hart, Executive Director of the Windy Hill Foundation, hosted dedication ceremonies marking the completion of "Virginia Lane," a compl…
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Virginia Fall Races
The autumn steeplechase season is upon us. Time again to plan the tailgate picnicking, the race spectating, the paddock viewing, the "high-stakes" wagering ($1…
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Understanding Your Credit Score
Planning to buy a new home? You will want to understand the credit score that lenders will be using to qualify you for a new mortgage. Your credit score is ofte…
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Twenty Years of Caring and Healing
If you live in the Middleburg area and sport a set of whiskers and a tail, you probably know Jack and Janet. They are the kind people that make you feel better,…
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Tropical Plants Must Go
It's time to bring in houseplants as temperatures drop into the fifties at night. Plants left out much longer will respond to the cooler air and a noticeable de…
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The Job: Kerry the Better Choice
In the last edition of Middleburg Eccentric, a letter to the editor asked readers to help President Bush "finish the job" by giving him their vote this November…
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Smallest Library in U.S. Marks Big Anniversary
This month, a very small building, the Upperville Library, is celebrating a very big birthday – its two-hundredth. The library's annual Membership Tea will take…
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Roving Roaster Secrets - From Behind the Stove
As we know, the best recipes are exchanged virally – spread by word of mouth. Similar to that hair shampoo commercial of yesteryear depicting a handsome, young…
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Pentagon Memorial Fund
The Pentagon Memorial Fund is a non-profit organization established by the families of the 184 victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in Washington…
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Oatlands Hosts Fall Garden Demonstrations
Oatlands is featuring four lecture and garden demonstrations throughout September and October at 10 a.m: • Thurs., Sept. 16, 2004, "Fall Pruning, Favorite Tools…
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Notre Dame Academy Launches Fall Sports Season with Young Teams, High Hopes
Notre Dame Academy is looking forward to an interesting fall sports season, as the seven teams welcome five new coaches and many new faces to the playing fields…
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Newton's Apple Dessert
The apple has enjoyed a long and storied role in the development of human society. We are all familiar with the apple as the object of the temptation of Adam by…
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Middleburg Humane Foundation - Friends for Life
O...YOU'RE MOVING, having a baby, getting divorced, buying a new home, redecorating... The Middlburg Humane Foundation, along with other shelters, receive numer…
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Middleburg Baptist Joins Worldwide Movement
Beginning September 26 Middleburg Baptist Church on East Federal Street will join a worldwide network of churches, spanning some 60 Christian denominations, eng…
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Loulou's New in Town
On August 14th, a new women's clothing shop opened on South Madison Street in Middleburg. Named Lou Lou, it is a boutique owned by Tara Wegdam and managed by Ba…
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Lisa Reagan to Perform at Rice Center
Lyric soprano Lisa Reagan will perform a two-hour concert of popular show tunes at Warrenton's Rice Theater, Highland Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 2.…
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Liberty Street Parking for Christmas / Public Restrooms on the Way
Two of Middleburg's nagging problems are about to get some help: more downtown parking and public restrooms. The South Liberty Street parking lot will be built…
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Letters to the Editor - Misguided Message
To the Editor: What a shame that ugly racism has been introduced into the dispute over the scope of Salamander Inn. Whether the awful note you received was from…