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JK Community Farm, a 150-acre farm in Purcellville, Virginia, has partnered with DC Central Kitchen to expand its food distribution to reach those facing food insecurity in Washington, DC with healthy, organic produce and protein. As the nation’s largest nonprofit chemical-free community farm, it will donate close to 230,000 pounds of food in 2021 throughout the region…
A Civil War exhibit is on display at Thomas Balch Library and features more than 300 artifacts collected by local resident John Creamer. Items include belt buckles, rifles, artillery, and currency, most of which have been found throughout Leesburg and Loudoun County. A number of the items are associated with the Battle of Ball’s Bluff.…
Beginning July 2021, atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation procedures will be available at the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute – Schaufeld Family Heart Center on the Lansdowne Campus. AFib is a heart rhythm problem that causes an irregular pulse. It’s a common condition, affecting approximately 2.7 million Americans, according to the American Heart Association. Untreated, AFib…
Loudoun County Public Library is one of two honorable mentions for the 2021 Library of the Year Award presented by Library Journal and Gale. Established in 1992, the Library of the Year Award celebrates the library that most profoundly demonstrates service to the community, creativity, and innovation. This year, judges also looked at how the library kept…
Hiroya Tsukamoto, an innovative guitarist and composer of Japanese guitar music—which fuses folk, jazz, and world music—will perform at the Franklin Park Arts Center on Sunday, June 11, at 2 p.m. and again at 3:30 p.m. Born and raised in Japan, in 2000 Tsukamoto received a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music and came…
By Andrea Gaines Diane Painter is a member of an organization called VSTE – Virginia Society for Technology in Education, and a member of Makersmiths organization. She was recently nominated as a 2021 Outstanding Educator by Repowering Schools for her innovative approach to education. Painter helps lead an effort called KidWind, an official “Makerspace STEM…
By Andrea Gaines Oh, is there no greater thrill than in that sound? The crack of the bat. Purcellville Cannons CEO and Head Coach Brett Fuller said, “I’m bursting with joy about getting back after missing the 2020 season.” He continued, “This is a ‘we’ effort – everyone is reveling in our community’s return to life … and the upcoming summer. What could…
Celebrate enjoyable evenings of Polo in the Park at Morven Park in Leesburg. The family-friendly arena polo matches kick-off on July 17 and will be held every Saturday night through Aug. 21. Polo in the Park car passes, tailgate passes, and season passes are on sale at PoloInThePark.org. This fourth season of Polo in the Park will feature two matches per night,…
Loudoun County officially celebrated the nation’s newest federal holiday—Juneteenth—with a march in downtown Leesburg organized by the NAACP and Loudoun Freedom Center. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery and the date the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the remote city of Galveston, Texas. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led Union soldiers…