Entries in Living in LoCo for August 2008
Posted by LoudounExtra.com staff at 10:00 a.m. on August 29, 2008
Liberty Elementary to Open in South Riding
Opening a new school is no small feat, as Tricia Haneghan can attest. Read full entry and discussion »
Ways to Pay for School Lunch
Whether your child will brown-bag it to school or buy lunch each day from the cafeteria, it’s a good idea to be aware of the Loudoun County Public Schools’ lunch payment options before classes begin next Tuesday. Read full entry and discussion »
A Different Take on Italian Food in South Riding
Almost imperceptibly and without any fanfare, Lorenzini Ristorante Italiano opened in South Riding earlier this year. Read full entry and discussion »
Posted by Erica Garman at 9:30 a.m. on August 26, 2008
Teens Want Tees, Jeans for Fall
Local teenagers are keeping it simple for their back-to-school fashions this year. Read full entry and discussion »
More Lenah Run Questions Answered
Today's post will answer readers’ questions on the Lenah Run school site purchase. Read full entry and discussion »
Olympic Equestrian Update
As we promised, here’s an update on the results of the 2008 Olympic equestrian events. Read full entry and discussion »
South Riding Upset Over Educator's Child Porn Charges
South Riding was stunned to learn that one of its educators was arrested yesterday on child pornography charges. Read full entry and discussion »
An Evening With Wolf
Purcellville Mayor Bob Lazaro and his wife Carolyn opened their home last night to neighbors and friends interested in meeting and mingling with longtime U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-10). Read full entry and discussion »
LoCo Is Talking About…
...a multicultural crayon debacle, new restaurants coming to Brambleton and our gifted 4-year-old singer moving on in America's Got Talent. Read full entry and discussion »
Posted by LoudounExtra.com staff at 9:24 a.m. on August 19, 2008
Northern Virginians Represent at the 2008 Olympic Games
Missing from much of the coverage of the Olympic Games has been any mention of the equestrian Olympians from Northern Virginia. Read full entry and discussion »
Posted by Erica Garman at 1:52 p.m. on August 18, 2008
Keeping an Eye Out for Stray Pets
In Loudoun County, stray dogs stand a decent chance of being returned to their owners. Read full entry and discussion »
Posted by Erica Garman at 3:19 p.m. on August 15, 2008
Savings in Purcellville Is Just a Flush Away
The Town of Purcellville is offering rebates to citizens who purchase high-efficiency toilets and/or washing machines. Read full entry and discussion »
Posted by Erica Garman at 12:38 p.m. on August 15, 2008
Spots Are Open in Citizen Police Academy
Want a better understanding of how law enforcement works in Loudoun? Read full entry and discussion »
What's in a School Name?
The question remains whether board members will take the naming committee's suggestions for Leesburg’s future high school to heart. Read full entry and discussion »
Postpartum Depression Happens
Michele Davidson's mother, Geri Lewis, said her daughter was suffering from postpartum depression at the time she drove to the Stokes’s home in River Creek, held the family hostage and threatened to kill herself with a gun. Read full entry and discussion »
Posted by Erica Garman at 11:42 a.m. on August 12, 2008
Big Response to School Physicals
An overwhelming number of families were waiting to get free physicals at the Loudoun Community Health Center Saturday. Read full entry and discussion »
LCPS, BOS, Weigh in on Lenah Run
New schools are needed in Dulles South, Loudoun County school officials say, and time is of the essence. Read full entry and discussion »
Cleaning Woman Charged for Jewelry Theft
A cleaning woman who had worked in the homes of Loudoun County residents was charged earlier this week with grand larceny, obtaining money by false pretenses and larceny with intent to sell/distribute. Read full entry and discussion »
Warning: Checkpoint Ahead
At three checkpoints over the last few weeks, which were set up during evening rush hours, officers cited 27 motorists for driving without a license or driving with a suspended license. Also summoned were drivers with inspection and registration infractions. Read full entry and discussion »
Biting Dogs Found
Two dogs that were running loose yesterday in Sterling and were responsible for two separate biting incidents have been located and quarantined, said Kim Miller, chief animal control officer with Loudoun County Animal Control. Read full entry and discussion »
HealthSouth Gets COPN Approval as Inova Request Is Denied
As HealthSouth received the news yesterday that the Virginia Department of Health granted them a certificate of public need to build a 40-bed rehabilitation hospital on Rt. 50 near Stone Ridge, Inova learned that its COPN application to add 40 rehab beds at its Cornwall campus was denied. Read full entry and discussion »
This 4-Year-Old’s Got Talent
Kaitlyn Maher, 4, of Ashburn is the youngest contestant to make it through to the Las Vegas round of the America's Got Talent competition. Read full entry and discussion »
Firefighter Returns Home
Lt. John “Bones” Earley, the firefighter who received the most serious injuries from a May 25 fire in Leesburg, was released from the hospital Friday. Read full entry and discussion »
Morning Hostage Incident in Brambleton Ends Safely
At 4:30 a.m., a man entered a home on Rockrose Square, where his estranged girlfriend and the woman’s two-month-old infant lived, and he held the two hostage with a gun. Read full entry and discussion »
Posted by Erica Garman at 3:56 p.m. on August 1, 2008
LoCo Campers May Be Among Those Ill
The Virginia Health Department announced a few hours ago that more cases of E.coli have been confirmed in boy scouts who attended a camping event last week in southwest Virginia, upping the number that was first reported in this morning's Post. Read full entry and discussion »
Back-to-School Basics
Loudoun County Public Schools open in just one month on Sept. 2. So here are some tidbits in preparation for -- as my favorite Staples ad celebrates -- the most wonderful time of the year. Read full entry and discussion »
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