We all like sand and the sea but you don’t have to travel to the beach to enjoy Spring Break this year. Less than an hour from DC, yet a world away, a variety of family friendly activities await in Loudoun. Forget the surf – go where the grapes go. Adventurous Loudoun is the perfect place for…
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Loudoun’s restaurant scene is renowned for farm-fresh ingredients, superb local produce and imaginative culinary innovators. From restaurant owners to caterers to chefs, many of those innovators happen to be female. For Women’s History Month we salute five Loudoun women giving us great tastes…
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February is Black History Month - a moment of recognition for the central role African Americans have had in shaping U.S. history. It is also a great time for me to highlight my own experiences as a Black woman living in the U.S. I moved to Leesburg, Virginia a few short months after my 25th…
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With busy schedules and commitments, it is very easy for couples to get caught up in the day-to-day routine of work and other responsibilities. But, sometimes the chore list will just have to wait! Spending quality time with your significant other is important and what better way to escape the…
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If music is the food of love, then wine be the drink. In ancient Rome drinking wine was thought to bring couples closer together and the gift of a bottle was a symbol of affection. In the Middle Ages wine became associated with the feast of Saint Valentine, the patron saint of love. It was believed…
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Loudoun may be famous for its craft beverage scene, but it turns out visiting your favorite drink establishments doesn’t have to be all about what they’re pouring. Here we highlight five fun winery and brewery activities that go “beyond the brews” Puzzle Competition, Solace Brewing Co. Did you…
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The annual Loudoun Wine Awards may be the most glittering event on Loudoun’s craft beverage social calendar, but this February the wine industry’s brewing cousins will get in on the action. The inaugural Loudoun Beer Awards are set to take place at Lark Brewing Co in south Loudoun on Tuesday…
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As the excitement of the holidays wears off and the long chill of winter sets in, what’s left for many of us is exhaustion – and an expanded waistline. Here we select the six best spa and wellness retreats in Loudoun to replenish mind, body and soul. Happy New Year – happy new you! ARIA MediSpa…
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On a recent Friday, an Ohio couple checked into Hidden View Bed & Breakfast, a gorgeous five-suite guesthouse on hills near Hillsboro. They were military veterans in Loudoun for a leisurely weekend. What they didn’t expect were the perks. After a brief tour, Hidden View owner Cheri Shields gave them…
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Washington DC native Sarah Holway, co-founder of the food justice non-profit DC Greens, moved to western Loudoun in 2014 to be closer to the source of her food. She settled in Waterford and in 2019 opened The Corner Store, a shop specializing in local design, crafts, vintage goods and foods…
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