23 Neighbors to Watch in 2023

1. Neil Steinberg 

Will the popular Leesburg Councilman set his political sights on something higher?

2. Robert Duval

Will the venerable actor come out of retirement for one more Oscar-worthy role?

3. Mark Herring

Will Leesburg’s former twice-elected

Virginia Attorney General (with his awesome shock of white hair) throw his hat in the ring for another statewide run?

4. Maggie Siner

Will the world-famous painter from Hamilton dip her brush into the world of public murals and wow us big-time?

5. Rich Gillespie

Will the legendary historian pen a history of Loudoun County, warts and all, and infuse it with his wicked wit?

6. Bridge Littleton

Will Middleburg’s Hizzoner cave to annexation pressure, or stand tall?

7. John Singleton Mosby

Will the signs proclaiming the Gray Ghost’s name on Rt 50 finally come down?

 8. Shelia Johnson

Will she sell the Mystics and buy the Commanders? (Hope so!)

9. Sandy Lerner

What imaginative new entrepreneurial venture will she put forward? (How about a Vet Schoolat Shenandoah U?)

10. Chuck Kuhn

Will his ferry project finally float? 

11. Kwasi Fraser

Will the former long-time upbeat Mayor of Purcellville get back into politics? He’s too young to go quietly into that good night. 

12. Jennifer Wexton

Will she lead the crusade to codify Roe? Election reform?  Is she ready for prime-time as a statewide candidate? 

13. Dr. Daniel Smith 

Interim Superintendant of Loudoun County Public Schools. Can he right the ship?

m the Board on down. We don’t want more commercial promoters around.

14. Dr. Edgar Hatrick

If Smith isn’t up to the challenge, maybe they bring back the Ghost of Good Schools Past to right the ship!

15. Kristen C. Umstattd

Will Kristen Umstattd run without opposition in this year’s Supervisors’ election? “Unopposed” is the general supposition.

16. The Chapman Family

Will they turn their prodigious property holdings on Purcellville’s 21st Street into something popular,  less intrusive, and aesthetic? Or is it just the money?

17. Norman Meyer 

Will he vault the Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the upper echelons of area environmental groups?

18. John Flannery

Will this glib, central casting Irish politician finally suck it up and actually run for public office?

19. Michael Oaks 

What will this relentlessly enthusiastic neighbor promote with his Discover Purcellville organization? Make it zany, Michael, make it zany!

20. Tom Sweitzer

Will the impresario of music  therapy at A Place to Be in Middleburg take his one-man show to Broadway. 

21. The Malone Family

What new delicious eatery/eateries do they have in mind? Bring it/them on!

22. Phyllis Randall 

Will the Chair-at-Large help keep the BOS from easternizing Western Loudoun? (She better!) 

23. Roger Vance

Will he be designated Hillsboro’s Mayor for Life?