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New restaurant serves up jumbo lump crab cakes in Ashburn
FEELING CRABBY By Chris Wadsworth Despite the greater Ashburn area having an abundance of riches when it comes to interesting restaurants, there is still sometimes […]
Month: August 2025
Feature Stories
Famous singer-songwriter Wilson Pickett once called Ashburn home
SOUL MAN By Chris Wadsworth The celebrity quotient in Ashburn is pretty low. Sure, we have some high-powered government officials living here and some high-wattage […]
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Update: Sacha Agam is still racing… just faster!
A bigger kid means a bigger bike – but Sacha Agam is still racing just as fast and hard as ever. Longtime readers may recall […]
Feature Stories
Ashburn’s Alan Speicher is a man on a mission
THE TRASHMAN COMETH By Chris Wadsworth Hey, most people have hobbies. Maybe it’s pickleball. Or model trains. Or mountain hiking. Or quilting. Or if you’re […]
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Summertime is fried chicken time around Ashburn
FINGER LICKING Summer is prime picnic time, and nothing says picnic like a basket of fried chicken. Here are some worthy contenders in the area […]
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Restaurants focused on breakfast and lunch are all the rage
THE BRUNCH BUNCH By Chris Wadsworth There have always been restaurants that specialized in breakfast dishes. Think IHOP or The Original Pancake House back in […]
Around Ashburn
Ashburn filmmakers set short film in local coffeeshop
‘WHAT IF’ By Chris Wadsworth A couple of aspiring filmmakers have produced their first local short film, and the setting they chose is a popular […]
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Long-awaited science center under construction just minutes from the heart of Ashburn
THE FUTURE IS HERE By Karen Feldman To say Daphne Boyle is looking forward to the upcoming Northern Virginia Science Center is an understatement. She […]