Settled by Quakers in the 1700s, Hamilton, established in 1835, is quintessential small-town America: beautiful homes on shady tree-lined streets, kids playing in the park. A weekend retreat from the heat of Washington, D.C. in the late 1800s, – the W&OD railway line stopped just south of…
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Farmland until the early 1980s, Ashburn is now a major hi-tech, commercial, residential and nightlife hub. Ashburn is home to chic lifestyle, dining and entertainment destinations such as One Loudoun; sports complexes TopGolf and Ashburn Ice House; and the sprawling tech servers of Data Center…
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Nestled in a gap in Short Hill Mountain, Hillsboro, established in 1802, is one of the best-preserved rural towns in the country with historic fieldstone buildings hugging Route 9 and giving it the look of a medieval European village. The surrounding vine-covered slopes are home to some of the…
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It’s that time of year again - Halloween is about to leap out at us from the shadows. It’s time to carve pumpkins, put on scary costumes and fill candy buckets. But beyond pumpkin picking and trick-or-treating there are other events taking place that celebrate this spooky season. Here are five…
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You’ve heard of a restaurant incubator. How about a winery incubator? When Nate and Sarah Walsh started Walsh Family Wine in 2014, they had a vineyard but no winery. They hustled and scraped, making their vintages at other Virginia wineries until, in 2018, they could finally open their own…
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We all know wine and cheese go well together, but did you know that at Chrysalis Vineyards at The Ag District in Middleburg, the wine and cheese are both made on property? Home to what is said to be the largest planting of Norton grapes in the world, the 412-acre agri-conservation area is also home…
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Back in 2016 Kendell Anderson was a star running back at William & Mary. A year later, he was invited to an Atlanta Falcons training camp. A pro career beckoned, but a torn labrum put an end to that. In college, a girlfriend took him to visit some Loudoun wineries. While wine wasn't his drink…
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Early one morning in late August or early September every year, six wine experts gather in a private room in Echelon, the sleek basement restaurant on Leesburg’s King Street, to judge some of the finest wines in Loudoun County. The experts – usually a combination of sommeliers, chefs, wine buyers…
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Famous for its antique emporiums, little Lucketts on a northern stretch of Route 15, is bursting with eclectic treasures at its roadside vintage stores, while all around, from the Potomac River in the east to tumbling hills in the west, are grain fields, vineyards, wineries, breweries and farm…
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Founded by Quakers on the banks of Catoctin Creek in 1733, this exquisite village comprising of dozens of colonial and red brick Federal homes looks as if it’s been preserved in aspic for 200 years. Waterford, a National Historic Landmark, is celebrated for its annual fair, the wineries on…
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