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By Grace Bennett Located a convenient twenty minutes from hotels in downtown Leesburg, a parcel of property owned by farmers Steve and Rita Baker awaits permission from the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to be developed into an event center. They and staff have discussed the semantics from special events to noise regulations, and they…
The Leesburg Diversity Commission and LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services will co-host a ceremony commemorating Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event will be held beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, on the Town Green in front of Leesburg Town Hall located at 25 West Market Street. The ceremony will feature several guest…
Olde Izaak Walton Park and the Leesburg Dog Park have reopened following the conclusion of repairsto the Davis Court SE bridge leading into the park. Work on the bridge included steel beam replacement, masonry repairs, and concrete and asphalt work. The reopening of the bridge and the park occurred two weeks ahead of schedule. The…
The Leesburg Diversity Commission/Crossroads Jobs, will host the 2025 Leesburg Job Fair on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center located at 60 Ida Lee Drive NW, in the lower-level banquet hall. Local employers are invited to participate in this dynamic event, which is expected to attract…
Parking in downtown Leesburg will remain free through the end of February. The extended free parking promotion will allow for a smoother transition to the new ParkMobile system for on-street parking. Free on-street parking will continue to be limited to two hours, and will be enforced by the Town’s parking staff. Free parking will also…
Local artisans will put out the welcome mat on Saturday, Nov. 5, and Sunday, Nov. 6, for the annual Purcellville Artisans Tour, sponsored by the Purcellville Arts Council. Artisans who are located in Purcellville will open their studios, art-related venues, agri-artisan businesses as well as points of interest spots from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.…
The Purcellville Arts Council is hosting a “Meet the Artist” reception for Reggie Simms on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Purcellville Town Hall, located at 221 S. Nursery Avenue. Artwork by Reggie Simms is currently on display at Town Hall. The Purcellville Arts Council and Simms invite the public for an…
The Town of Leesburg has placed 8th on Fortune’s 25 Best Places to Live for Families Ranking. The inaugural list highlights areas in the U.S. where multigenerational families are most likely to have access to critical resources, community support, and financial wellbeing. Leesburg was the only locality in the Commonwealth of Virginia to make the…
The Bush Tabernacle will be temporarily closed while the Town of Purcellville works to replace the floor in the historic building. The project is anticipated to take three months, from the end of August to the end of November. The project was competitively bid in May 2022. Oak Ridge Commercial Construction was the winning contractor. Funding for…
The 52nd Annual Bluemont Fair will be held on Sept. 17 and 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., both days, rain or shine. A Bluemont history slide show is available to watch as well. Snickersville Academy—a restored 1825 log schoolhouse, beekeepers and hives, antique caboose, pre-Civil War Country Store, Farmers Market, model trains, and lots of hands-on…