At Payne's Biker Bar/Downtown Saloon men and women hang out for camaraderie and support from each other in these difficult economic times. They're morally opposed to taking unemployment benefits and would rather help each other. Hanging out at Payne's are John Pennington, Pat Lennon and Bruce Lefever, all of Leesburg. View photo »

Bill Tracy is one of the regulars at Payne's Biker Bar/Downtown Saloon. View photo »

Laurie Snyder of Aldie, a bartender at Payne's, gets a hug from Skeeter Franklin of Leesburg. View photo »

John Pennington of Leesburg steps outside the bar to make a phone call. View photo »

Loudoun Valley High School sophomores Michael Wallace, Ben Walker, John McCray, all 15, and Langley Barth (not pictured), 16, have been hard at work for the past year planning a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament that promotes drug awareness among teens. The event is being held on April 18 and features University of Maryland Coach Joe Harrington as its guest speaker. The teens are members of a county-operated teen program that promotes substance abuse prevention. View photo »