Archive: 2014
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Middleburg Eccentric July 2014, Volume 11 Issue 4
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With the Whistle Between Her Teeth Maybe
I grew up with the adage – "boys and their dogs." This was reinforced every Sunday evening by Timmy and Lassie, slotted somewhere between Mutual of Omaha's Wild…
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Visit Oatlands this Summer for A Delightful Excursion
Whether you've visited The Palm House in England's Kew Gardens or the Jardin d'Hiver in Paris, you won't want to miss a visit to Virginia's oldest greenhouse, t…
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Upperville Colt & Horse Show
Upperville Colt & Horse Show
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Twilight Jumpers at Great Meadow
What's not to love about Twilight Jumpers at Great Meadow? This equestrian sporting event provides a great al fresco way to celebrate TGIF surrounded by the spe…
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Trading Private Bergdahl
Once again the obstructionist Republicans whose sole role in government is to discredit President Obama have now used the trade of Bo Bergdahl as the latest pol…
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Top 7 Ways Middleburg is "Special"
A recent marketing analysis, done at the request of Town Council by Kennedy Lawson Smith and The Clue Group listed 7 ways (and more) that Middleburg is "special…
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Thirteen Area Girls Graduate at Foxcroft's 100th Commencement Ceremony
May 23 in Miss Charlotte's Garden Katelin Evans Eagen of Middleburg, Va., received the prestigious Charlotte Haxall Noland Award. Eagen, was also co-winner of t…
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Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
The summer solstice is the day with the most hours of sunlight during the whole year, which is indeed something to celebrate and ponder. This year it made me re…
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Signs of Middleburg Win Design Excellence Award
The Loudoun County Design Cabinet, which is supported by the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development, has unveiled eight winners in their annual archi…
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Rolling Thunder at the American Legion
Rolling Thunder at the American Legion
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Middleburg Humane Foundation Gala
Middleburg Humane Foundation Gala
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Legislative Update June, 2014
The 2014 Senate session formally adjourned in March. However, immediately upon adjournment, the Senate convened a special session to address ongoing budget and…
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Leave Them on the Beach
"I will never leave a fallen comrade" reads one key line of the U.S. Armed Forces' "Warrior Ethos." "I will never leave a fallen comrade." Never. Period. It mak…
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Land Trust of Virginia's 2014 Conservation Awards
Rab and George Thompson, Melissa and Rodion Cantacuzene, and Lori Keenan and Sean McGuiness received awards from the Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) on May 18th fo…
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Hydraulic Fracturing-The Maryland Experience
The use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to recover previously unrecoverable quantities of natural gas (methane) from deep geologic formations is one of the l…
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Great Meadow Offers World Class 3-Day Prep Event for 2014 World Equestrian Games
You can enjoy world-class three-day eventing on July 26 & 27 at Great Meadow, The Plains, when the best event riders will compete in the "equestrian triathlon"…
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Good News for Taxpayers
Middleburg Town Council has cut $25,000 in projected consulting expenses for planning and zoning expenses and postponed plans to install a new $5,000 telephone…
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Fauquier & Loudoun Garden Club Receives $2,500
Middleburg Bank announced the donation of $3,500 to the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club to support the preservation of Goose Creek Bridge. The Fauquier and Lou…
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Dog Fest
Dog Fest