Archive: 2011
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Happy 100th - Edith Fox Brown
Edith Fox Brown, deaconess at Mt. Pisgah Baptist church in Upperville and their oldest member, will celebrate her 100th birthday on October 16th. She was born i…
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Good News for Federal Street
Main Street Middleburg is a national treasure. The north side of town is a residential pleasure, soon to be enhanced as the land owned by Salamander Development…
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Fashionistas Flock to The Plains for Annual Windy Hill Benefit
The Windy Hill Foundation's tenth annual Fashion Show Benefit will take place October 6th at Hillmount in The Plains, Virginia. The popular event begins at 11:3…
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Delaplane Vineyards Blossom & Produce Delicious Vintages
Delaplane, well known for its historic role in the Civil War, is now famous for a much more peaceful pursuit. On July 19th, 1861, Stonewall Jackson marched his…
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Celebration Marks Historic Huntland Kennels' 100th
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the completion of the stables and kennels at the historic estate in Middleburg, aptly named Huntland by Joseph B. Thoma…
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Bravo to the Middleburg Tennis Club Women's Team as they Advance to the U.S. Championships
Members of Middleburg's Women's Tennis Team have a lot to celebrate! They recently were undefeated in local competition to claim the Shenandoah District League…
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Ayrshire Farm Opens for Farm Harvest Festival to Celebrate Fall Farm Tour
Children and adults of all ages will enjoy a fun-filled day on the farm Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th when Ayrshire Farm is open to the public…
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What Would Texas Do?
No doubt about it, Rick Perry not only has the answers to all the nations economic ills, he has the beta site to prove he's right: TEXA$ Recession? We don't all…
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Waterworld - A Creek Runs Through Us
Water has played a critical role in the formation of the United States. As President Theodore Roosevelt stated 100 years ago, in the first ever White House Conf…
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Water Treatment
The Virginia Department of Health conducted an inspection of the Town's new water treatment plant, funded by Salamander proffers. According to Town Administrato…
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Village Green
Village Green
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The Price of Complexity
As the summer of record temperatures and heated rhetoric comes to a close, it is time to look beyond sound bites and talking points when it comes to the fiscal…
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The Debt Ceiling "Compromise"
Coming home to Virginia after some R&R in Maine and Canada, Purple confronted a tall stack of newspapers describing the government's efforts to deal with the ec…
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The Content of his Character
This month, the Martin Luther King National Memorial was dedicated on the Mall in Washington, DC, nearly 43 years after his assassination in Memphis, April 4, 1…
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The Blackburn Murder Part 2
In early 1854, Mary Anderson, arguably one of the most beautiful women in Virginia, refused to walk to church with Charles Burks Christian, a Lexington Virginia…
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The 7th Inning Stretch
Kids, creativity and you! How's that for an opener? We don't have kids, but I was one once and certainly a part of me still is. Kids have wonderful imaginations…
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Still Looking Good
August is no time to assess the beauty of your garden, or is it? Indeed, if any look good after this hot, dry summer, they are winners in my book. Especially wh…
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Saratoga 2011
Saratoga 2011
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Salamander
Asked by Vice Mayor Darlene Kirk whether Salamander had resumed construction on the long-delayed Salamander Inn and Spa on the north edge of Middleburg, Town Ad…