Doing Good
Kids get their hands on some big machines – all for a good cause
DIG THIS! By Paul Anthony Arco This September, a little boy named Zachary is planning on coming to Ashburn, climbing into the seat of a […]
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A new type of community takes shape in Ashburn
BUILD-TO-RENT By Tracy Owens When John Leonard and his wife, Melanie, moved to Ashburn from Leesburg in April, they wanted to wait out the wild […]
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Lady Luck smiles on an Ashburn native on primetime TV
A CHANCE ENCOUNTER By Chris Wadsworth Chance Frye loves competition. The Ashburn native played football for Stone Bridge High School. After he graduated in 2015, […]
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Ashburn man achieves lifelong Olympic dreams
Mission Accomplished By Chris Wadsworth As a child growing up in rural Jamaica, Dennis Blake knew one thing – he liked to run, and he […]
Business Boom
Local couple bringing podcasting, content creation to Ashburn
POD PEOPLE By Chris Wadsworth Content. It’s become a buzzword in so many areas of the business world. It seems everyone needs content – whether […]
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Visit to Virginia’s Dinosaur Land is a retro trip through time
BIG CREATURES By Jill Devine If you saw a 35-foot Tyrannosaurus rex standing by the road, would you pull the car over for a better […]
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Forgotten gates to the Belmont estate sit along busy highway
GATES TO THE PAST By Chris Wadsworth Every day, thousands of drivers heading east on Route 7 from Belmont Ridge pass a little piece of […]
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Meet the trio behind Ashburn’s hottest new takeout restaurant
BOWLED OVER By Chris Wadsworth Photos by Astri Wee Photography When people eat at a Japanese steakhouse or a hibachi restaurant, one of the key […]
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Ashburn running club celebrates 20 years of fast friendships
On the Road Again By Jonathan Hunley Conan Mowbray is a runner’s runner. Dedicated to the sport, he tries not to let anything stop him […]
Business Boom
Alamo Drafthouse film club is a haven for local movie buffs
SHOWTIME By Chris Wadsworth Early on, Bryan Loy had an affair of the heart – but it wasn’t a romantic dalliance. The Sterling native was […]