Archive: 2017
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Gentle Harvest Delivers More Than "Fast Farm Food"
Top marks – A+ and then some — to Gentle Harvest where the prices are surprisingly fair and competitive and many items substantiate their Locovore™ mission to s…
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Foxcroft School Launches Academic Concentrations Program
Foxcroft School Academic Dean Courtney Ulmer recently announced the introduction of the Foxcroft Academic Concentrations program, a new opportunity for students…
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Fox Meadow Breakfast includes a birthday surprise
Fox Meadow Breakfast includes a birthday surprise
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Dollar Oysters at the Ole' Bank Building
It began as Middleburg National Bank, an imposing, elegant, neoclassical structure now home to King Street Oyster Bar. Eating lunch at the original Leesburg loc…
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Didn't Say No - Blue
"A gentleman accepts the responsibilities of his actions, and bears the burden of their consequences," William Faulkner wrote in his last years, "even when he d…
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Christmas in Middleburg Hunt Review
Christmas in Middleburg Hunt Review
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Christmas - And "The Gift of Tears"
Christmas, forever wrapped in the meaning of "Revelation," is a time many try to align their lives anew. It begins with a quiet feeling of hope - of perhaps bei…
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Bye, Bye, Net Neutrality?
So, it's been a good run. The Internet up 'till now has been a free marketplace of ideas, arts, and commerce. It has been my gateway to an amazing bounty of mus…
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Born That Way - A Novel Series For Kids Of All Ages
Susan Ketchen's fictional series — Born That Way, Grows That Way, Made That Way, Rides That Way — about aspiring equestrian Sylvia does much more than chronicle…
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Another Great Parade
The first Saturday in December is always special in Middleburg, and this year was no exception. "Christmas in Middleburg" celebrations began, as usual with moun…
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A Politically Correct Christmas
Enjoy the season, friends. I read this online and it was too good not to share. Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...How to live in a world tha…
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A Brief History of The Bubbly
It started with a rivalry, of course. Wine's been made since the Romans first planted vineyards, but it wasn't until the mid 1660's that the centuries-old compe…
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Money For Art - The Artist’s Perspective
There’s a distinct change that happens in an artist after they have taken money in exchange for their art. What was an exploration of self-expression, becomes…
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Wakefield School Announces New Head of School
W akefield School is pleased to announce the appointment of Ashley Harper as our next Head of School. Based on an extensive and highly competitive six-month…
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Middleburg Women - Sincerely me
I recently had to compile a presentation on Middleburg for an out of town client. Those of us that live or work in Middleburg have already been charmed by her…
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Foxcroft Student Signs to Play Lacrosse at Delaware State
Foxcroft School senior Mia Moseley, a three-sport standout and All-Conference lacrosse player, signed a letter of intent to play Division I lacrosse at…
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Foxcroft Student Names First Team All-State
J unior Haley Buffenbarger, whose 30 goals and 18 assists led Foxcroft School to a No. 7 position in the VISAA Division I field hockey rankings, has been named…
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Foxcroft Athletes Earn 13 All-Conference Honors
Junior midfielder Haley Buffenbarger shared the Delaney Athletic Conference’s Field Hockey Player of the Year honors to lead a group of 13 Foxcroft School…
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Community Music School of the Piedmont Announces Winner of Katherine Jameson Piano Scholarship
The Community Music School of the Piedmont is pleased to announce the winner of the Katherine Jameson Piano Scholarship for 2017-18. The winner is Miss Naomi…
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Saving The Elephants
The award-winning film, “The Ivory Game,” that exposes the dark world of ivory trafficking, will be shown at a fundraising event to benefit a major…