Community
The Loudoun Chamber announced its 2024 Community Leadership Awards honorees on Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Chamber’s 56th Annual Meeting, held at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne. Now in its 12th year, the Loudoun Community Leadership Awards honor businesses and community leaders that have demonstrated exemplary leadership and generosity to serve the needs of those…
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When the Sweet Jazz Festival takes the stage at the National Conference Center on April 19-20, it will be the largest celebration of jazz and soul music to ever take place in Loudoun County. The festival is years in the making, and is the brainchild of Loudoun-based, internationally-acclaimed songstress Tracy Hamlin. In addition to performing at…
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Surveying along the Washington and Old Dominion Trail, from Catoctin Circle, SE to Catoctin Circle, SW, is expected to occur between Feb. 29 and May 1 as part of the Town of Leesburg W&OD Trail Lighting Project. The project involves the addition of streetlights along the approximately 1.25 miles of trail in order to provide…
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Leesburg’s Department of Parks and Recreation will host the 27th annual Spring Bling, A Hometown Fine Arts & Crafts Show, on Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The indoor event will be held at Ida Lee Park Recreation Center in the main hallway, basketball courts, and aerobics room. Handcrafted items will be on…
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The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) released its 2023 Annual Report that details the department’s milestones, accomplishments and innovative programs. The Annual Report focuses on PRCS’s mission to connect all communities through exceptional people, parks and programs. “There was much to celebrate in 2023, including recognition of our national award-winning…
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Loudoun County families with young children and child care providers are encouraged to participate in a survey and/or focus groups intended to help better inform the county’s efforts to support the child care needs of the community. The survey and focus groups are part of the county’s Child Care Needs Assessment, which is exploring issues…
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The George C. Marshall International Center presented a $2,500 check to Boulder Crest Foundation on Feb. 14 as a result of their fundraising efforts for their 2023 Veterans Day Commemoration. On hand for the presentation were Marshall Center board member Paul Michaels and Boulder Crest Director of Philanthropy Janet Reid. The Marshall Center’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration…
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The Loudoun Clerk of the Circuit Court is hosting a Black History Month Program that will highlight many of the county’s records containing information about enslaved individuals in Loudoun County. “Records of Loudoun’s Enslaved Community, 1757-1865,” will be held Saturday, March 2, from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., at the historic Charles Hamilton Houston Courthouse located…
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Condemned for Love in Old Virginia Thomas Balch Library will host author Jim Hall in a discussion of Condemned for Love in Old Virginia: The Lynching of Arthur Jordan on Sunday, Feb. 25 beginning at 2 p.m. The book will be available for purchase at the event. Arthur Jordan and Elvira Corder were young and…
Read more...The park will be closed to allow replacement of wood chip mulch. The Town of Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department, with support from the Department of Public Works, will be performing annual maintenance inside the Olde Izaak Walton Dog Park beginning Tuesday, Feb. 20. The dog park is scheduled to reopen on Friday, Feb. 23.…
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