Archive: 2004
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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…
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Letters to the Editor - Freedom of the Press
To the Editor: Along with most of Middleburg, we were appalled to read that you had received a racist threatening note. Those of us who treasure freedom of the…
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Lest We Forget
Early in the morning, on the eleventh of September, Admiral Wilson "Bud" Flagg and his wife, Dee, pulled away from Daybreak Farm, just over the mountain in Clar…
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Labor Given to Preserve Timeless Trees
Two specimen Japanese dissectum maples at Oatlands stand guard side by side next to the newly renovated greenhouse. They have grown there for over 100 years. Ov…
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Independence Air CEO Chairs Loudoun Healthcare Capital Campaign
While announcing more than $5 million in cash and pledges already raised to date, Kerry Skeen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the new low-fare airline,…
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Gorbachev Exhibit Opens at Byrne Gallery
Yuri Gorbachev, widely regarded as the brightest star in the constellation of Russian artists who came to the United States from the former USSR, will exhibit h…
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Damn the Torpedoes... Middleburg Town Council Approves Sewer Tap
The Middleburg Town Council meeting Thursday night was dominated by discussion concerning water and sewer tap use availability fees. The council voted 4-2 to es…
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Auction to Benefit Special Children
It is a fair guess that Septembers bring two things: hurricanes and fall festivals, sometimes simultaneously. Last year, "Isabel" narrowly missed the 13th annua…
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Art Within Reach
One of the rewards for taking a stroll off Middleburg's main drag is to discover The Studio at 17 West Federal Street. The gallery is a vibrant, inviting space…
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61st Annual Waterford Fair
Virginia's oldest juried crafts fair marks its sixty-first anniversary this year when the Annual Waterford "Homes Tour & Crafts Exhibit" (known locally as "The…
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Win the Battle Lose the War
As a prelude to public comments at the August 12, 2004, Middleburg Town Council meeting, Mike Casey, Town Administrator, said there were three possible "Salaman…