Join Fauquier County to celebrate the history, the people, the stories, and the bright future of this unique county. On May 1st the official celebration will take place in Old Town Warrenton with Willard Scott as Master of Ceremonies. Join them in starting a new chapter in history. Check out the official website for [...]
Filed under: Events, Fauquier County, History and Historic Places, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, News, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques, Sponsor, Wineries on April 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
Sometimes I often wonder if Steeplechase is really about the sport, or if somewhere deep down it is just about being seen! So having said that, get back to planning your tailgate for the Virginia Gold Cup this weekend. One of the privileges of this job is to be able to judge these very elaborate [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, News, Piedmont Regions, Sponsor on April 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
The Wine Coach, Laurie Forster is coming to Great Gatherings in Gainesville, Virginia on May 2nd to host a FREE wine tasting seminar for every level of wine lover. Great Gatherings will provide the atmosphere and Laurie will bring the fun, learning and WINE! She will show you how to pair these essential elements of entertaining. Laurie [...]
Filed under: Events, News, Prince William County, Shops and Boutiques, Wineries on April 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
May 1st marks the reopening of Historic Morven Park, after a 4-year, $8 million green preservation project. The 1,000 acre oasis of boxwood gardens and lush landscape has a storied Civil War History and is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. As part of their green technology, they installed a geothermal [...]
Filed under: History and Historic Places, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Loudoun County, News on April 28th, 2009 | No Comments »
The Virginia Tourism Department will kick off the 40th Anniversary of Virginia is for Lovers campaign, with a secret journey for 20 lucky winners and their companions. They will meet today, April 28th 10:30am at Mount Vernon, with suitcases in hand for an overnight adventure through Virginia. George Washington will greet them and give [...]
Filed under: Events, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, News, Piedmont Regions, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques on April 28th, 2009 | No Comments »
So I now drive a lime yellow Subaru, I could have sworn it was white last week, hmmmm? But before I actually clean it myself I remembered my brother-in-law’s little speech about how car washes are much better for the environment (some background, he owns several car washes and my sister works for the Chesapeake Bay [...]
Filed under: Events, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, News, Piedmont Regions on April 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
Poste Moderne Brasserie in trendy Penn Quarter in Washington, DC has decided to add more Virginia wines to its list. In a kick-off spring Earth Day promotion they served Kluge Estate, Pollak Vineyard, and Thibaut-Jannison Winery selections, all of which were well received.
The restaurant has a strong local focus as Chef Robert Weland does monthly [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Gourmet Food, Loudoun County, Orange County, Restaurants, Wineries on April 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
Today I made several stops along the route of the Loudoun County B&B Guilds Tour– what a wonderful journey. The day was perfect for adventures and spring in the Piedmont is spectacular: trees and flowers in bloom, rolling hills so green! One of my stops was at Goodstone Inn & Estate, in Middleburg, Virginia. [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, Loudoun County, News, Restaurants on April 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
Registration for Extreme Journey Through Hallowed Ground Summer Camp is now open for middle school students interested in using modern-day technology and on-site experiences to discover critical historic events in the nation’s most historic region – The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area.
In this two-week program, students explore the region known as [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, History and Historic Places, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Loudoun County, News, Sponsor on April 24th, 2009 | No Comments »
