Feature Stories
Ashburn breweries share the stories behind their unique brand names
BREWING UP A NAME By Chris Wadsworth When beer lovers stop in at a local brewery, the main joy is — of course — the […]
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Feature Stories
Ashburn man turns love of grilling into new career
KISSED WITH FIRE By Chris Wadsworth Ashburn backyards are full of grills and would-be grill gurus. Every nice weekend in the summer, hundreds, even thousands, […]
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The Cornichon takes cheese, charcuterie to a whole new level
BEAUTIFUL BOARDS By Chris Wadsworth Regina Alvir is the type of guest you want to invite to a potluck. The shareable dish she’s likely to […]
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Old family cemeteries abound in Ashburn
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 […]
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Tragic accident changed Ashburn teen’s life forever
A PAINFUL PAST By Chris Wadsworth Scars are a difficult thing. Some of us carry scars on the outside. Others carry scars on the inside. […]
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Ashburn veteran was final graduate from famed Tuskegee Airmen program
THE LAST TUSKEGEE AIRMAN By Jill Devine The decision that changed Carl Johnson’s life came in 1945, and it was one he did not make […]
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Purcellville’s Bush Tabernacle is a roller rink with a century of history
SKATING THROUGH TIME By Jim Lenahan More than a century ago, this building could hold some 3,000 people, packed together in stadium-style seating, an exceptionally […]
Amazing Kids
Platylepadid trips up Ashburn student in spelling bee finals
Ashburn eighth-grader Ashrita Gandhari was eliminated in the first round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals Thursday night when she misspelled the word platylepadid. […]
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Local golf experts single out the fairways and greens they love to hate
ASHBURN’S HARDEST HOLES By Joe Motheral What is it about Hole No. 7? Ashburn Magazine reached out to local golf pros and club managers to […]