Doing Good
Local nonprofit dog treat bakery seeing big growth
BARKING UP THE RIGHT TREE By Chris Wadsworth Every two weeks, a young woman named Natalie comes home to Alexandria from her job at the […]
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Business Boom
Ashburn-based drone company captures sky-high views
UP, UP AND AWAY By Chris Wadsworth It’s a moment Missie Ellis will never forget. Two in the morning. Hiking down a narrow trail in […]
Feature Stories
New park on the Beaverdam Reservoir is 60 years in the making
ABOUT DAM TIME By Paul McCray Paul McCray is a well-known local historian and the 2011 recipient of the Thomas Balch Library’s Loudoun History Award. […]
Feature Stories
The Legacy of AOL — a look back at the company’s impact locally
THE LEGACY OF AOL By Jonathan Hunley For Steve Gaitten, it all started with some tears. In 1996, America Online announced that it would move […]
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Ashburn native opens optometry practice in Costa Rica
A NEW VIEW By Tracy Owens Roya Habibi goes to the beach almost every day with her trusty pooch – a Vizsla named Mickey. She’s […]
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Local Olympic fencer looks back on his sporting life
EN GARDE! By Bill Kent It’s one of the first things people notice. Anyone who shakes Ed Donofrio’s hand encounters “The Grip.” When he folds […]
Business Boom
Hammerhead Construction is busy all over Ashburn
BUILDING DREAMS By Chris Wadsworth Ashburn is growing – of that there is no doubt. New residential communities, new schools, new shopping centers and office […]
Doing Good
Local charity uses greeting cards to spread love and support
A BRIGHTER DAY By Paul Anthony Arco Kimberly Baker lives in Toledo, Ohio. That’s 450 miles from Ashburn – a seven-hour drive. But something that […]
Feature Stories
Virginia Scenic Railway in Staunton a hit with riders
ON THE RIGHT TRACK By Bill Kent Ask 86-year-old Jimmy Baird of Bealeton when he first fell in love with trains, and you may not […]
Business Boom
Lansdowne woman creates a doggie design company from the ground up
LEADER OF THE PACK By Jill Devine In April 2021, as Rebecca Hall was preparing to bring home an 8-week-old mini Labradoodle puppy named Olive, […]