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Old family cemeteries abound in Ashburn

August 10, 2021 Editor 0

HALLOWED GROUND By Jill Devine Early last year, Jack Gray and his family were out for a walk when they noticed old headstones in the […]

Waxpool General Store served a vital role a century ago

March 31, 2021 Editor 0

HEART OF THE COMMUNITY By Lori Kimball Not all that long ago, every village had a general store that was the heart of its community. […]

Fatal shooting at local landmark occurred 88 years ago

October 4, 2020 Editor 0

DEATH AT THE TOLL HOUSE By Mathew Annis Every day, thousands of commuters speed over the Broad Run creek on Ashburn’s eastern boundary. Traveling down […]

Mobile lounges are a unique part of Dulles International’s past

August 1, 2020 Editor 0

GROOVY RIDE By Chris Wadsworth Jyrki Ihanainen’s first trip to the United States was in 1985. He flew from his native Finland to Dulles International […]

Ashburn Farm was briefly infamous for a 1903 mass food poisoning

July 4, 2020 Editor 0

SENATOR STEWART & THE ILL-FATED AUCTION By Chris Wadsworth Small articles started appearing in newspapers in August 1903. William Morris Stewart, a powerful and wealthy […]

Secrets of Clyde’s

March 31, 2020 Editor 0

By Chris Wadsworth Photos by Andrew Sample Every month, thousands of Ashburn residents pour through the doors of Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm, the area’s original […]

Living History — Ashburn Colored School teaches a new generation

February 10, 2020 Editor 0

By Sarah Smith When Loudoun School for Advanced Studies founder Deep Sran requested an Uber ride one day in September, he had no idea that […]

The legendary man behind Ashburn’s Steuart Weller Elementary School

December 30, 2019 Editor 1

By Jill Devine Anyone who enters Ashburn’s Steuart W. Weller Elementary School will notice a feature that is unique in Loudoun County schools — a […]

Weird, wonderful Waxpool Road

October 1, 2019 Editor 0

By Christin Perry Detour. It’s a word that’s become synonymous with Waxpool Road in Ashburn. Over the past few decades, drivers on Waxpool Road have […]

Remembering ‘Cornfield High’ — Broad Run High School celebrates 50 years

September 26, 2019 Editor 0

Your favorite Starbucks may have been one. Perhaps your favorite pizza place or grocery store in a bustling Ashburn shopping center. Even the very spot where your home sits was quite possibly once in the middle of a corn field. […]