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Lauren and Zack Roscoe celebrated their wedding at The Ashby Inn in August 2016. Photo courtesy of Amy and Hyatt Studio
Wedding Bells in Paris …Virginia

By Heidi Baumstark Destination weddings. They’re all the rage today. How about a wedding in…

CeCe and Salem Twiggs with foxhunting hounds.
David Twiggs: Promoting The Thrill of The Hunt

By Heidi Baumstark Photos courtesy of Masters of Foxhounds Association  Foxhunting thrives on interwoven relationships—healthy,…

A First For Loudoun: Willowcroft Farm Vineyards

Story by Heidi Baumstark Photos courtesy of Willowcroft Farm Vineyards Flint, the resident cat, is…

Eugene Scheel looks at his 1990 hand drawn map of Loudoun County inside Thomas Balch Library in downtown Leesburg.
Eugene Scheel: historian, mapmaker, regional gem

Story and photos by Heidi Baumstark Cultivating curiosity. That’s what historian and mapmaker Eugene Scheel…

Comfort food at Girasole
Girasole: A place for all things Italian

By Heidi Baumstark | Photos courtesy of Girasole Girasole. In Italian, it means “sunflower” or “surrounded…

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Photo Gallery Piedmont Fox Hounds and Orange County Hounds Hunter Paces, March 22 & 28,…
Beverly Equestrian: The cream of the crop

By Heidi Baumstark | Photos courtesy of Beverly Equestrian. It’s been said that some horses will…

The Montessori Way Works Wonders in Middleburg

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.

Crowell Hadden: An Artist With a Camera and Canvas

Through his exquisite paintings and photographs, Crowell Hadden has mastered the art of capturing beautiful hunt scenes of horses and hounds. His work has graced homes, studios, magazines and newspapers, including the pages of Middleburg Life. 

Middleburg’s Finest Chocolates: How Sweet It Is

Sitting pretty. That’s what customers will find behind glass cases of Middleburg’s Finest Chocolates. Rows and rows of artisan chocolates beautifully sculpted to tempt chocoholics or satisfy anyone on the hunt for a cocoa fix.

As an experienced entrepreneur, Stephanie Yowell was looking for a local business to run. She decided on Middleburg’s Finest Chocolates, previously known as Shenandoah Fine Chocolates, and purchased the business last Sept. 15. A Culpeper native, Main Street quaintness is in her blood so it was a natural fit to land her new venture on Middleburg’s Washington Street.