Archive: 2012
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Children at War and Heroes in Our Midst: Architect Julian Kulski's Legacy of the White Eagle
During mass at Saint Stanislaw Kosta Church, in Zoliborz, Poland, a boy now best known locally for his work with the Windy Hill foundation, pointed a pistol at…
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Appleton Campbell, Inc. Earns Coveted Angie's List Super Service Award
Appleton Campbell, Inc. in Warrenton, Virginia, has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Angie's List Super Service Award. This honor is bestowed annually on appro…
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4 WOMEN PAINT and Many Watch
On Saturday, April 21st., an enthusiastic crowd joined Live An Artful Life Gallery for their show "4 Women Paint", in The Plains, VA. The idea of artists and ga…
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Middleburg Eccentric May 2012, Volume 9 Issue 2
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Waterford Concert Series Plays On in New Auditorium
The Waterford Concert Series will begin again Sunday, April 29th when The Afiara String Quartet performs at 4 p.m. in the new Waterford Old School auditorium. C…
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WWF6 and AWRA
Well, this time he's gone over the edge. The water guy has gotta be writing about professional wrestling or cage fighting. Isn't that what those acronyms stand…
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Village Green
It is with great honor that this column will be dedicated to the young men and women who continue to sacrifice so much for our freedoms and our country. By any…
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The Silver Line
Here in the west and south west many us don't much care what happens in the ever-more-crowded lands of East-Fifteenia. We should. Having lived for many years in…
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The New Chief
Following a closed session of the Middleburg Town Council on March 22, 2012, Council Member Bundles Murdock moved to authorize Town Administrator Martha Semmes…
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The Middleburg Hunt Ball
The Middleburg Hunt Ball
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The Blackburn Murder
Part 10: The "Interview" Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood Disguise fair nature with hard-favored rage -- Henry IV, III, i, I After searching Lexington in…
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Student Grant-Makers Assist Piedmont Community Foundation
Junior year has been a busy time for Middleburg Academy's Katie Hill and Matt Nickles. The two have been fully immersed not only in their studies and sports (bo…
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Secrecy and the Free Press
Which is better: to be a truly good person even though everyone believes you're bad; or to be a truly bad person, while everyone thinks you're good. Socrates, i…
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Real Work. Real Choice.
"There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else." ~ Oscar Wilde H…
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Philomont Girl's Death Inspires Gift of Smiles
On August 9, 2011, five-year-old Sadie Grace Ablard died from a head injury sustained at a birthday party. Her mother, Sara Ablard of Philomont, is turning trag…
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Paul Draisey In Memoriam
Friends and neighbors in Middleburg, and tens of thousands who were touched by his voice, his life, his work and his presence throughout Loudoun County, mourn t…
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Middleburg Sweeps Tourism Awards
Fully half of the 2011 Visit Loudoun Tourism Awards went to deserving Middleburg volunteers whose tireless commitment contribute mightily to the quality of life…
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Middleburg Spring Races
Middleburg Spring Races
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Local Groomer Liz Washington Loves Her Work
Although it sometimes requires a lot of work and patience, local groomer Liz Washington loves every minute of her work grooming dogs and cats of all persuasions…
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Kitty Saylor's Sense of Stewardship Began Early
As Kitty Saylor leaves her CEO position at one of Loudoun County's largest employers, REHAU North America, to become Chief Executive in residence of Montana Sta…