Wider sidewalks — and, potentially, sidewalk dining — will be coming to King Street in Leesburg’s downtown historic district.
Washington Post, May 20, 2013
Author: jim
Council divided on King Street
The Leesburg Town Council is divided on a proposal to create a flex lane along two blocks of King Street. If approved, the lane could be converted as needed from parking spaces to an expanded sidewalk for outdoor dining in the downtown area.
Washington Post, May 13, 2013
New emergency department
Inova Loudoun Hospital is opening the first phase of a $39.2 million renovation and expansion of its facility on Cornwall Street in Leesburg.
Washington Post, May 1, 2013
Convertible lane for King Street?
The Leesburg Town Council is preparing to take another look at a plan to stimulate night life in the downtown area. The council is considering a proposal to add sidewalk space for pedestrian traffic and outdoor dining along a two-block stretch of King Street, between Cornwall and Loudoun streets.
A convertible sidewalk lane is one way that might happen.
Washington Post, April 22, 2013
Leesburg’s HUBZone
Small businesses have been moving to an area in central Leesburg that recently qualified for incentives under a federal program intended to attract business and add jobs in disadvantaged areas.
Washington Post, April 17, 2013
Music volunteers at hospital
Barb Guagliardi is one of several volunteers who play music to comfort patients, their friends and family members, and the hospital staff members who pass through the atrium.
Washington Post, April 11, 2013
School readiness drill
Faculty and staff members at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville practiced for a frightening scenario Monday with a drill at the school: What would they do if an armed intruder entered the school and started shooting?
Washington Post, April 3, 2013
Bus drivers’ benefits at risk
Cuts to the Loudoun County Public Schools’ budget could result in lost benefits for school bus drivers.
Washington Post, April 1, 2013
Testing supervisor to retire
As supervisor of testing services for Loudoun County public schools, John Panettieri has been responsible for making sure the process of testing students runs smoothly. He is retiring this year after 33 years with the school system.
Washington Post, March 25, 2013
School community rallies to help student
After years of instability, abandonment, abuse and homelessness, Kieu-thu Kim Tran’s life hit bottom during her junior year at Dominion High School in Sterling. Living with the latest in a series of unstable relatives had become unbearable, she said, so she took her belongings and walked out, not knowing where she would go.
A year later, Tran is thriving, thanks to a high school community that rallied around her.
Washington Post, March 16, 2013