Community
Save the date for Purcellville Public Safety Day on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Activities will be held at the Purcellville Public Safety Center located at 500 North Maple Avenue. The Purcellville Public Safety Day is jointly hosted by the Purcellville Police Department, the Purcellville Parks and Recreation Division, Purcellville Parks…
The Loudoun Laurels Foundation has chosen J. Randall “Randy” Minchew and Stephen C. Price as its 2024 Loudoun Laureates, seeing in them the personification of qualities it seeks in all candidates for the annual honor: selflessness, integrity, creativity, wisdom, and courage. This year’s selections were drawn from a deep and diverse pool of worthy candidates.…
Thomas Balch Library will host Andrew Jampoler in a discussion on, “Hard Aground: The Wreck of the USS Tennessee and the Rise of the US Navy” on Sunday, May 5, beginning at 2 p.m. “Hard Aground” brings together three intertwined stories documenting the US Navy’s strategic and matériel evolution from the end of the Civil…
The Loudoun County Art Advisory Committee will present a solo show by Pat Whittle titled Bigger Things, from May 3 – 31. The artwork will be displayed in Gallery One, located in the lobby of the Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street SE in Leesburg. In Bigger Things, Whittle explores the traditional floral still life in a surrealist manner. Using acrylic and alcohol inks, Whittle creates…
By Liz Tenney Jarvis For over forty years, Joey Snider’s plumbing business, J.R. Snider, Ltd. operated out of the Middleburg area. Having learned the trade from the age of 12 from his father, the late Ray Snider, Joey Snider took over the business after college and became a master plumber as well as a water treatment…
By Liz Tenney Jarvis This year, Memorial Day is May 27. The federal holiday was established to mourn and to honor those who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. To date, there is no actual memorial at Arlington National Cemetery dedicated to those who passed while performing their duties in the Army Security…
By Liz Tenney Jarvis As Purcellville Florist approaches its 50th year, owner Sherry Rose Garrison sits in her workspace preparing orders and contemplating the years. Having just completed the prom juggernaut last weekend for students at Loudoun Valley HS, Garrison and her team get to work on a wide array of corsages and boutonnieres for the…
Disabled American Veterans and RecruitMilitary ® will co-host the Military Spouse Virtual Career Fair, May 7 from 11a.m. – 3 p.m. EST. The event is free to veterans, their spouses, active-duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and Reserve. More than 35 employers actively seeking the unique talents of America’s veterans will be…
Thomas Balch Library will host a special pop-up exhibit on Friday, May 3, highlighting the unique history of buildings in downtown Leesburg. Travel through time via images and archival items from Thomas Balch Library collections and see how familiar buildings have changed over time. Visitors will have the opportunity to view historic records related to documenting…
Virginia Gold Cup, started in 1922, has become one of the Washington, D.C. region’s largest outdoor event. It’s rolling hills and magnificent scenery in the heart of Virginia horse country, makes this the perfect setting for gathering, socializing and networking over lavish tailgates and elaborate tented parties. And there are also horses running in 8…