Archive: 2015
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Loudoun Wine Awards Established
The Loudoun Wineries Association (LWA) has established a Loudoun Wine Awards Program this summer to recognize the county's high-quality wines and the extensive…
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Long & Foster Names Dave Wills as New Sales Manager
Long & Foster Real Estate, the nation's No. 1 family-owned residential real estate brokerage, has named Dave Wills as the new sales manager of its Middleburg, V…
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Little Longears Miniature Donkeys Make Wonderful Companions
The first question people ask when they find out I have donkeys is, "Why Donkeys?" The main reason is that we live up the road from a pair of mini donkeys and e…
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Land Rover US Eventing Team takes gold
Congratulations to the Land Rover US Eventing Team for winning the team gold medal at the Pan American Games, held recently in Toronto, Can. They also qualified…
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Katherine "Kaki" Elgin pursuing a PhD at Princeton
Katherine "Kaki" Elgin, daughter of Dean and Carina Elgin of The Plains, will be pursuing a PhD in Security Studies this fall at Princeton University's Woodrow…
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Inova Loudoun Hospital's Emergency Department One of Four to Receive Top Performance Recognition
The Emergency Nurses Association announced that four U.S. emergency departments were awarded the prestigious 2015 Lantern Award™. The award recognizes emergency…
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Horses Health and Land Health Closely Tied
The Middleburg Agricultural Research & Extension (MARE) Center and the National Sporting Library & Museum recently partnered to present "Spotlight on Stewardshi…
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Help WAAAG Raise Funds for 'Kabins 4 K9's"
Plan to reserve Sunday, September 13th from 1 to 5 p.m. for an afternoon of fun with WAAAG, when the Delaplane Animal Shelter invites everyone from far and wide…
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Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains Present 'Jane Pratt Blue Ridge Mountains Education Award' to LVHS Senior
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains (FBRM) presented the Jane Pratt Blue Ridge Mountains Education Award to LVHS senior Samantha Iliff at Loudoun Valley High Sc…
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Free Parking?
On July 9, Middleburg Police Chief A. J. Panebianco formally reported to Town Council on the results of his department's study of a month long experiment in whi…
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Foxcroft's Leipheimer Teaching Award Goes to Eagen Boswell Receives Lockhart Service Award
Patty Boswell, who has enhanced academic, residential and extracurricular life at Foxcroft School for more than 20 years, and Dr. Maria Eagen, an aerospace engi…
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Foxcroft School Presents "Most Likely to Succeed" Screening at Community Center
Foxcroft School will present a public screening of Most Likely to Succeed, the thought-provoking documentary on education in the 21st century, on Wednesday, Aug…
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Forrest Allen Continues His Recovery, Needs Help to Achieve His Goal to Help Others
After sustaining a catastrophic traumatic brain injury while snowboarding in 2011, Forrest Allen, son of Dr. Kent Allen and Dr. Rae Stone of The Plains, has spe…
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Dog Days of Summer and Exercise Home
As the temperature rises, it might be best to leave Fido home on your afternoon jog. Dogs suffer heat exhaustion and worse yet, heat stroke faster than we do. A…
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Cosmetic Dentistry Update: Veneers
Dental veneers are used to improve the appearance of teeth. First applied to teeth of actors in Hollywood nearly one hundred years ago, veneers have become one…
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Being 40 is Fabulous
Happy birthday, Cancers!!! Most of my family are Cancers. Apparently the summer months were just for practice and the amorous early fall weather proved most suc…
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Bargains Abound in Middleburg's August Sidewalk Sale
Middleburg, the quaint historic village nestled in Virginia horse country, is cleaning out closets and storage areas to move amazing bargains onto the sidewalks…
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A Farm By Any Other Name...
What do a peglegged stallion, a former NFL quarterback and a self-taught award-winning rider have in common? All play a role in the history of one of Middleburg…
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Work Sessions. Who Knew?
Much to the surprise of many citizens and friends of Middleburg, the men and women who serve on our Town Council meet not once a month, but twice . . . and, arg…
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Twilight Jumpers – Exciting Evenings Benefit Talented Equestrians
Since its debut in 2011, Twilight Jumpers continues to grow as a fun Friday night "family and date" destination at Great Meadow in The Plains, featuring beautif…