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Leesburg Accountant to Be Sentenced on Friday

Leesburg Patch

Leesburg Accountant James C. Cilenti, 47, will be sentenced this Friday after he and Leesburg attorney Christopher Agresto scammed an insurance company into payout of $507,000 for his deceased wife’s life insurance policy. Last November, Patch reported... »

County Administrator to Present Proposed FY 13 Budget

Ashburn Patch

Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet will present his proposed budget for the Loudoun County government for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY 13) on Tuesday, Feb. 7 beginning at 5 p.m. His presentation will take place in the Board Room of the Loudoun County G... »

Free “Green” Business Plan Program Scheduled

Leesburg Patch

The Leesburg Environmental Advisory Commission will host a free “green bag” luncheon program entitled  “Building a Green Business Plan Using a Personal Review Checklist” from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, February 24. The program will be held in the Town C... »

Gaithersburg Book Festival Seeks Local Authors to Spotlight on May 19

Leesburg Patch Announcements

Gaithersburg Book Festival Seeks Local Authors to Spotlight on May 19 Applications Due by February 29 Gaithersburg, Md. – February 7, 2012 – Authors living in the Washington, D.C., area have the opportunity to be showcased alongside award-winning and b... »

The Dance King Studio 'Steps' Into Leesburg

Leesburg Patch

Whether you’re a professional dancer or just getting started you might be happy to hear that Leesburg is getting its own dance studio at 26 W. Market Street this month. The Dance King Studio is scheduled to open to the public on Thursday, February 16. ... »

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Too early to make a call on Peyton Manning

WashingtonPost.com Redskins Insider

It seems as if every day produces some type of Peyton Manning news, and with it comes more debate over whether the Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, or some other team will make pursue him this offseason. Read full article »

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Zhu Zhu Pets

Brambletonian

I know this was really in style in 2009, with most kids being bored with them now, but I still think they're cute. So I finally bought them for step-grandkids to enjoy at our house. Thought I'd share my discovery with everyone: at Kohl's in Leesburg (n... »

The Best of Loudoun County

Virginia Virtucon

My three favorite restaurants are also the top three in the county, Tuskie’s, Lightfoot, and Magnolia Mill, according to Leesburg Today’s article entitled Best of Loudoun. Tuskie’s bartender, the wonderful Gerry Waldren, was was rated #1 and Tuskie’s c... »

Elegy for a Diner

We Love DC

7.18.10courtesy of Paige Weaver I’ve been trying to come to terms with this all day. I’ve been sitting on this post for a few hours, but it seems right now to post it. Since we moved to Brookland, our weekend haunt has been the beautiful steel diner on... »

Jim Haslett: Redskins need to shore up secondary

Washingtonpost.com Sports

Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett came away from his early offseason evaluation of his unit encouraged, thanks to the development he saw in his front seven. But the coach believes the Redskins’ defense must shore things up in their ... »