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by Caroline Fout A strong trio of experienced veterinarians have taken charge at the newly-established…
It was an unseasonably warm April day when Charlotte Davis set off to run the Boston Marathon this past spring. About halfway through the 26.2-mile race, her body was screaming for her to stop, but her head had other ideas, especially after she spotted some familiar faces in the crowd.
by Dulcy Hooper Southern States Cooperative has an impressive history, going back to 1923 when…
by Sebastian Langenberg Harvey Ussery’s path to his modern homestead wasn’t direct, but built upon…
Marveling at Waterford’s antique homes and scenic vistas trailing off into the horizon, one can’t help but feel engulfed in history, all thanks to the Waterford Foundation. Its story is one of rich history and strong communal ties, of neighbors coming together not only to preserve, but to persevere.
At 6-foot-11 and a deadly accurate shooter, Tom McMillen once was the most highly-recruited high school basketball player in America. He became an All-American at the University of Maryland, had a long and prosperous pro basketball career and also was a Rhodes Scholar, a Congressman and a member of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness—as a high school senior.
Donald P. Brennan has always been an entrepreneurial man of action, so the first time he made his way up the mile-long driveway leading toward the magnificent main house on the hill at Llangollen, there was no doubt in his mind. He knew he just had to have it.
“I just kept thinking ‘there isn’t a comparable property,” Brennan said. “What motivated me was 1,100 contiguous acres, 50 miles from D.C. and it was a one-off property of incredible historical significance.”
by Richard Hooper In 1868, Sanders DeWeese Bruce published the first volume of what would…
The writer recently completed his sophomore year at Middleburg Academy as an exchange student from Germany. This story was taken, with permission, from the school’s newsletter, The Dragon.
After I spent three weeks in the United States in the summer of 2014, I knew that I wanted to spend a whole year there.
The huge highways, cities, and free refills amazed me, especially since Germany is so very different. However, when I decided that I wanted to spend my year with Youth For Understanding (YFU), a non-profit exchange organization that helps to find the best host families around the world, I did not know where I was going to go.
It looks like a page right out of a picture book: the Middleburg Montessori
School. Plopped in the middle of Atoka—one of 23 villages in Fauquier County—the school has been a sanctuary of learning for over 35 years.
