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The Guide 2008: Where We Live

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Still learning your way around Loudoun County? So are many of your neighbors. Loudoun may have dropped from second to fifth place on the Census Bureau's list of the country's fastest-growing counties, but that's not much of a slowdown in the influx of newcomers. Loudoun Extra has put together a list of guides for new residents get acclimated to their surroundings.



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Event Calendar

School plays. Movie openings. City council meetings. If it happens in Loudoun County, it's in our calendar.

History

Loudoun County is a lot of things: It's suburban and sprawling in the east, it's rural and mountainous in the west — and it's all growing by leaps and bounds.

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Moving to Loudoun?

Are you thinking about moving or have you recently moved to Loudoun County? We have some helpful info that could make the process quicker and easier.

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Restaurants

La Chocita Grill

Along with "the Best Charcoal Chicken in Town", La Chocita Grill offers a variety of Mexican, Central and South American food, including papusas and sandwiches.

Schools

Dominion Trail Elementary School

Each year, fourth-grade students at Dominion Trail Elementary travel to Jamestown and the fifth-grade class takes a trip to learn about team-building.

Elections

Complete election coverage. Bios of each candidate. A candidate selector tool. LoudounExtra.com covered the county's 2007 elections like no one ever had, giving readers all the information they could want before they reached the polls.



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Results of a county survey indicate 92 percent of Loudoun residents think highly of the county's quality of life. How do you rank it?

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