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Young Athletes Want More Room to Play
Kids in jerseys came out in force to the Government Center yesterday evening in support of a proposed sports and leadership training center in Ashburn. Read more of this post »
America’s Polo Cup: Complaints Runneth Over?
The CW channel in the metro area, WDCW-TV, will be airing "Land Rover America's Polo Cup--Where the Elite Meet" on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The show, hosted by Paul Wharton, of MTV and VH1 fame, will feature highlights from Friday night's exclusive gala and fashion show, and footage from Saturday's polo event at Morven Park. Read more of this post »
Posted by Erica Garman at 12:56 p.m. on May 14, 2008
Principal 'Pumps Up' His Staff
Each spring, Smart’s Mill Middle School principal Eric Stewart treats his staff to a special after-school event, typically coinciding with Loudoun’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Read more of this post »
Commissioner Extends COPN for BRMC
Virginia's Commissioner of Health today extended HCA's Certificate of Public Need to build the Broadlands Regional Medical Center in Ashburn. In a released ... Read more of this post »
America’s Polo Cup: The Good, The Bad and the Muddy
The 2nd annual America’s Polo Cup held at Morven Park and benefiting Journey for the Cure opened up yesterday a little, well, soggy. ... Read more of this post »
Posted by Erica Garman at 11:40 a.m. on May 11, 2008
Firefighters Serve Breakfast to Ashburn Residents
On the first Sunday of each month, the Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department hosts a pancake breakfast to raise money to support its many services. I took the kids there for breakfast this past Sunday. Read more of this post »
Feds Move to Block Inova Purchase
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is moving forward to block Inova’s purchase of Prince William Health System because the acquisition would reduce competition of hospital services in Northern Virginia. Read more of this post »
Loudoun Tourism on Hallowed Ground
An historic 175-mile region from Monticello to Gettysburg, which includes Loudoun, was officially designated as a National Heritage Area yesterday when President Bush signed the legislation that made it official. Read more of this post »
Home Daycare Business Ignites Debate, Again
The home childcare controversy is returning to Loudoun -- this time in Broadlands. Déjà vu? It was exactly one year ago that similar disputes were taking place in Lansdowne-on-the-Potomac and Ashburn Farms. Read more of this post »
Signal Delays, Greenway Pays and (Grrrr) Route 7 Backups
All tolls collected by the Dulles Greenway on May 15 will be donated to area charities, there are delays in getting traffic lights at Shellhorn Road and Ashburn Village Parkway, and more backups are in store along a stretch of Route 7. Read more of this post »
Play Dates and Happy Hours: A Safe Mixer?
Got little ones? Then you’re probably familiar with the play date scene—an organized get-together of mommies (sometimes a dad or two) and their crawling or toddling offspring. Read more of this post »
Posted by Erica Garman at 12:26 p.m. on May 5, 2008
Vandals Destroy $5,600 Concert Sign
Sometime over the weekend a large banner promoting the Loudoun Summer Music Fest was vandalized. The sign, which was visible to traffic on Route 7 near Belmont Country Club where the outdoor concerts take place, was estimated at $5,600. Read more of this post »
LoCo Fees for Fido and Fluffy
Our cat, Ruby, is now 16 years old. I pulled up one of Ruby’s vet bills from Pender Veterinary Clinic in Fairfax dated Jan. 21, 1995. Total: $29.75. For giggles, I called Ruby’s clinic in Ashburn to see what they currently charge for similar services. Total: $71.20. More interesting is the regional price variance in veterinary care. Read more of this post »
Odds and Ends: Books, Toll-Shirkers and Other Wild Stuff
An author will be making a visit to the Cascades Library on Sunday, state troopers are possibly creating delays for motorists at Route 28, and the Broadlands community is joining South Riding with a new honor. Read more of this post »
Tick, Tick, Tick: Lyme Disease in Loudoun
Susie Dorsch, 39, of Ashburn, just finished six weeks of intravenous antibiotic treatments to combat Lyme disease. The mother of four continues to suffer from aches, fatigue and a low-grade fever. There were 215 cases of Lyme disease reported in the county during the last six months of 2007, and Loudoun’s rate of Lyme disease is about 20 times greater than that of the Virginia average. Read more of this post »
Traffic Troubles? So Far, Purcellville Shows Its Woes
Now that NVTA’s bank account is kaput, the authority was hoping that its inexpensive You Tube campaign, introduced last month, would be hoppin’ with videos from frustrated commuters eager to share their traffic rage with the powers-that-be in Richmond. How many "Piece of My Commute" videos to date? Not many. Purcellville Mayor Robert Lazaro uploaded a video to the NVTA channel titled “Purcellville Traffic.” Read more of this post »
Posted by Erica Garman at 11:19 a.m. on April 28, 2008
LCPS Teacher Dies In Motorcycle Crash
In the early hours of Saturday, April 19, a Loudoun County Public School teacher and a Maryland man were killed when the motorcycle they were riding veered off a Lusby, Md., road and hit a tree. Amanda M. Lorenzo taught third grade at Potowmack Elementary School in Sterling. This was her first year teaching in Loudoun. Read more of this post »
What a Gas: LoCo Prices
Another record high today-gas prices, not the temperature-according to AAA. Yikes! We haven't even started our summer road trips yet, people! Read more of this post »
Leaders Drum Up Business in 'Sister County'
Loudoun County Chairman Scott K. York (I-At Large) and a contingency of county representatives returned this week from a business trip to Europe. The purpose of the trip was to develop relationships abroad and in doing so, hopefully bring some foreign companies to our area. Read more of this post »
Posted by Erica Garman at 1:05 p.m. on April 23, 2008
Getting LAX in Loudoun
On any given Saturday in Loudoun, youth soccer games are kind of like Starbucks -- there’s one on every corner. But watch out soccer fans, there’s a new game in town. Read more of this post »
Posted by Erica Garman at 1:23 p.m. on April 22, 2008
Eco-Man to Earth’s Rescue
The National Conference Center mascot, Eco-Man, was out clearing brush and picking up trash in and around the 110 acres of the Lansdowne facility today in celebration of Earth Day. Read more of this post »
Donuts on the Way and the Waterford 10K
While writing this, I’m eating a big ol’ fat donut from Shoppers Food Warehouse. However, I don’t feel too guilty about the calories because I participated Saturday in Waterford’s fourth annual Landmark Cross 10K Run-Hike-Walk. It all balances out, right? Read more of this post »
Residents Question Developer's HOA Role
Lee’s Crossing is a bucolic equestrian community of 55 lots where million-dollar homes sit on 10-acre-minimum lots. These are dream homes. Residents are happy enough with their neighbors (fences make for good ones, after all), but some are not happy with the developer, Jack Merritt, who also happens to be the homeowner association board president. Read more of this post »
Bus Gives Kids a New Set of Wheels
The Loudoun Youth Initiative dedicated a bus this week that will be available to transport kids to organized activities around the county. The LYI bus will transport kids to activities at area teen centers, movie theaters, shopping malls, and organized programs through the Boys and Girls Clubs of Loudoun, the YMCA and Loudoun County Public Schools. Read more of this post »
Posted by Erica Garman at 9:38 a.m. on April 16, 2008
NVTA Grantor's Tax Refund Processing Begins
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has refunded nearly all $12 million in taxes and fees it collected during the first quarter of the year to the counties that collected them. A bulk of the money it collected came from a grantor's tax paid by sellers at the time of land and home settlements. Read more of this post »
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