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Mike Dunn, President of the Lucketts Ruritan Club, awarded Holly Heider Chapple, owner of Hope’s Flower Farm on Stumptown Road, the Club’s Citizen of the Year at the organization’s Annual Awards Dinner. The event was held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt Club in Leesburg. The Citizen of the Year award…
The JK Community Farm, a 150-acre farm in Purcellville, Virginia that grows crops and livestock and donates them to nonprofits, capped off another great year of fighting food insecurity in the DMV, donating over 247,000 pounds of fresh, organic produce and protein to local food banks. “We are grateful to our volunteer workforce and donors who have helped…
The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services announces upcoming in-person and virtual workshops to seek public input to help create a Comprehensive Arts Plan for the County. The Comprehensive Arts Plan will create a vision for the arts in Loudoun County and develop a clear set of goals and strategies regarding the development of public…
Loudoun County Animal Services will host its annual fee-waived pet adoption event, ‘Home for the Holidays,’ Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 & 15, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., at the Animal Shelter, 42225 Adoption Drive in Leesburg. Adoption fees will be waived for all available pets, which includes cats, kittens, dogs, and small pets. With…
The Loudoun County Art Advisory Committee will present a group show by the Waterford Quilters Guild, titled Winter, from Dec. 16, through Jan. 31, 2025. The artwork will be displayed in Gallery One, located in the Loudoun County Government Center lobby, 1 Harrison Street SE in Leesburg. In Winter, the WQG explores the wide array of styles and traditions in quilt making. The…
Loudoun County Public Library invites teen and adult customers to enter its annual Short Story Contest—which runs Sunday, Dec. 15 through Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025—for a chance to win a cash prize. This year’s contest encourages participants to craft compelling, original stories in 3,000 words or less. Whether you’re an experienced writer or want to…
Shoppers looking for bargains during the holiday shopping season will want to check out the currentLoudoun County surplus auction. Featured items include exercise bikes, including a Schwinn exercisebike; children’s furniture, including a wooden locker with multiple slots; and vehicles, including a2017 Dodge Charger Police sedan. Other items include a pottery wheel, metal bookshelves, computers, books…
By Liz Tenney Jarvis Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum in Sterling will be exhibiting 11 photographic prints capturing those Loudoun farms that are part of the State of Virginia’s Century Farm initiative. Professional photographer Philip Ulanowsky visited 11 out of the currently registered 22 farms that meet the Century Farm criteria. According to the Code of Virginia:…
The Town of Leesburg will host its annual Christmas and Holiday parade on Saturday, Dec. 14. To prepare, King Street will be closed to vehicular traffic at 5:30 p.m. from Battlefield Parkway to Catoctin Circle. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. and usher Santa and his friends down King Street, through the heart of…
During the month of December the Town of Middleburg will transform into the ultimate holiday destination. The historic town, located in the heart of Virginia’s horse country, will sparkle with festivedecorations during the holiday season. The town will also host family-friendly activities including a dog parade, a Dickens-themed festival, and much more! For more information,…