Recent stories
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Choices in our Lives
M y friends know that February 10 is a tough day for me and my family. On that day we said goodbye to my youngest son, Hugh, who passed away after a long and…
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Equestrian Calendar Gears Up For Spring
March will probably unfold true to nature with its usual fickle combination of lion and lamb, temperatures up and down, but only Mother Nature knows whether…
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GREAT MEADOW: Why Go to Rio?
Someone said they heard a peeper a few days before the Eccentric went to press — with that traditional evening “song” and Redbud getting ready to burst into…
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Meet Middleburg’s Icelandic Horses
The Icelandic Horse is one of the oldest, rarest and purest breeds in the world since there has been no cross breeding in Iceland in 1000 years. They are quite…
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Construction and Traffic - Middleburg Town Council Report
Traffic Disruption At a January 28, 2016 Town Council “work session” Jovi Alves and Bryan Grover of A&M Concrete, at Council’s request, reported at length…
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Moving Forward With Cancer Prevention
F ebruary 4, National Cancer Prevention Day 2016, was observed on Capitol Hill with cancer prevention experts and legislators, students and others in a program…
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Middleburg Eccentric February 2016, Volume 12 Issue 10
View the Middleburg Eccentric February 2016 issue with Online Reader or Download.
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Middleburg Cub Scout Pack 1737 Pinewood Derby 2016
Holding with tradition, the Middleburg Cub Scout Pack 1737 kicked off the 2016 Pinewood Derby season on Saturday February 6, 2016 at the Emmanuel Episcopal…
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The Ashby Inn and Restaurant Named in Top 100 Very Best Restaurants for 2016
Washingtonian Magazine named The Ashby Inn and Restaurant as one of the top 100 Restaurants for 2016. The Ashby Inn and Restaurant has once again been named in…
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Ad Man Luke Eliot's Mini Cooper ad connects with Middleburg
If you haven't seen the release of the Super Bowl TV commercials, especially the Mini Cooper #DefyLabels advertisement, here it is. The Mini Cooper ad, made by…
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Snow! - Middleburg Town Council Report
At press time on January 26, 2016, much of Middleburg was still digging out from under three feet or more of snow, higher in drifts, and almost six feet high…
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Vince Perricone announcing his retirement
V ince Perricone opened Middleburg Printing in 1986 and started the New Year by announcing his retirement, but quietly, person to person. He’s one of those…
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Fast Food Garners the 2015 Foxcroft Road Trash
Talkin’ Trash ~ 2015 Foxcroft Road Pig Pen Awards 2015 was the thirteenth consecutive year of volunteer action to control trash on the Foxcroft Road. The…
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Back From the Front Lines of the Poaching Wars
W e are losing the battle to save the African rhino. Down from a wild population of 70,000 in 1970, their numbers had stabilized at around 25,000. But a recent…
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Mark Rader Brings 21st Century CEO Commitment To StoneSprings Hospital Center Community
Few industries have undergone as many challenges as healthcare in the past two decades, and Mark Rader’s 20-year experience with HCA prepares him brilliantly…
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Bull Run “Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation” Big Game Banquet
On March 5, the Bull Run Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will hold its 25th annual Big Game Dinner at the Middleburg Community Center. The event…
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Howard Allen Oral History
On January 10, 2016, the family and friends of Middleburg’s legendary photographer Howard Allen, attended ceremonies at Leesburg’s Thomas Balch Library…
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Marcy Harris Re-Invigorates Stitch, Middleburg’s Fabulous Needlepoint Shop
Diana Vreeland would love Stitch, Marcy Harris’ spectacular Middleburg needlepoint shop. Not only because Vreeland loved needlepoint pillows, but because,…
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Upperville Horse Show Receives FEI Four-Star Designation
The Fédération Equestre Internationale, also known as the FEI or International Federation for Equestrian Sports, has recognized the Upperville Colt & Horse…
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Shakespeare in the ‘Burg 2016: Henry, Earnest, Algernon and the Last of Falstaff
The first weekend of April can be unpredictable—it can be lovely or snowy, bright or dull—but one thing is certain: Shakespeare comes to Middleburg. This…