Tag: MBECC
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Foxcroft’s “Simple Machines” Wins K2M STEM Competition
School trophies were designed and made on Foxcroft 3D printer by a student. Medals, paperweights and plenty of cool prizes were also distributed. Foxcroft…
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What You Need to Know about The Virginia Equine Activity Liability Statute
T he Virginia Equine Activity Liability Act (Virginia Code Section 3.2-6200 et. seq.) was passed by the General Assembly in 1991 to provide some liability…
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Healthy Living Juice & Raw Bar In A Town Near You
Fans of Happy Days will remember a funny, energetic, boy-crazy character, who joined the ensemble in its later seasons — Jenny Piccalo, portrayed by Cathy…
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Madeline McLaughlin Brings Her Dedication to Excellence to Middleburg Real Estate
Middleburg Real Estate/Atoka Properties has proudly announced the addition of Realtor Madeline McLaughlin to their team to serve discriminating home and land…
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Potomack Company Celebrates Tenth Anniversary With New Books Manuscripts and Memorabilia Expansion
Marking its 10-year anniversary as a leading auction house in the nation’s capital, The Potomack Company recently announced the appointment of specialist…
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Ireland Solitude
Landscape photo by Teresa Thomas wins Best of the Year’ award on Pixoto.com! ~ http://bit.ly/1Qecy1L You may see more of her images displayed at The Shaggy Ram…
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Sunday Sketch at the National Sporting Library & Museum
If you enjoy art, find yourself doodling or sketching, if you take art lessons and/or daub away on paper or canvas with paint, pastels, charcoals or colored…
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2nd Annual Good Friends for a Good Cause Private Estate Dinners - Middleburg Humane Foundation
GAP RUN FARM - Photos by Bryan Esposito WAYSIDE FARM - Photos by Sue McManus Coon Tree Ridge - Photos by Sue McManus LOCKSLEY MANOR - Photos by Dee Dee Hubbard…
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Federal Agencies Involved in Water Resources: The U. S. Geological Survey
My first article in this series dealt with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the longest serving Federal organization dealing with water resources in…
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Albert’s Corner
M y brother was a smart, strong, and energetic whippet named Tucker. He taught me so much, especially about courage when he survived a serious battle with…
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How to Run? How to Serve? - Ask a Council Member
H ello Middleburg! I am starting what will become a regular column in this space to: 1. address reader’s questions; 2. get more people involved; and 3. address…
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The Awesome Possum - The Plant Lady
The opossum or possum is a very interesting mammal, and very common in Virginia, although originally from South America. Many things make them interesting, one…
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The Artist’s Perspective
We artists have a way of playing off emotion. We get inspired by things that make us feel good or bad, or that make us think, and depending on our creative…
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A Place To Be - MOVES!
A Place To Be, who recently celebrated their 5th anniversary of helping people face, navigate, and overcome life’s challenges using the therapeutic arts, has…
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Poinsettia, the Back Story - The Plant Lady
T he poinsettia has long been a symbolic plant of the Christmas season. A native of Mexico, where it is known as “flor de noche buena” or the Christmas Eve…
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The Artist’s Perspective
I was recently reminded that it has been 20 years since the National Gallery of Art hosted the first ever Johannes Vermeer retrospective. Featuring 22 of the…
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Gift Ideas, 2015 - Sincerely me
Happy, happy holidays to you and yours! Gift giving should always come with meaning and love. Shopping is an art which I mastered while still aged in single…
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Christmas in Middleburg 2015 - Hunt Parade
A magical time of year in historic Middleburg Virginia. The streets full of people waiting to see the hounds and horses make their grand yearly parade down…
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Christmas or Thanksgiving Cactus
Settling the seasonal cacti dilemma, how do you tell the difference between Christmas and Thanksgiving cactus? Both are species of schlumbergera, named after…