Symington Press

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Local authors who are looking for a publisher do not have to look any further. They can publish their own books at the Rust Library in Leesburg.

The library has launched the Symington Press, a print-on-demand machine that can print, collate, cover and bind a single paperback book in a few minutes. Library patrons may use the machine to publish their books or print from a database of downloadable books by other authors.

Washington Post, July 31, 2013

Presbytery sells Meadowkirk

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Meadowkirk, a 358-acre conference and retreat center near Middleburg, has been sold, according to officials of the National Capital Presbytery, the property’s previous owner. Loudoun County land records confirm that the property was sold July 15 to Delta Farm LLC for about $11.6 million.

Washington Post, July 28, 2013

Parents oppose walking routes

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Parents of schoolchildren who live in and around the Exeter neighborhood in Leesburg are organizing to keep school buses running in their community.

Some Exeter residents say that new walking routes proposed for their neighborhood are dangerous and that parents who drive their children to school instead of allowing them to walk will add to congestion on North King Street near Tuscarora High School and Smarts Mill Middle School.

Washington Post, July 15, 2013

Master Gardeners pulling together

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When the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors abandoned the county Master Gardeners program last year, its volunteers might have packed up their rakes and hoes and gone home.

Edye Clark, the group’s president, said that a few members did leave the organization but that most pulled together and worked harder to carry out the group’s mission to educate the public about organic gardening.

Washington Post, July 10, 2013

Matchmaking in Leesburg’s HUBZone

It was billed as a “matchmaking event,” but it looked more like speed dating, as dozens of job seekers maneuvered around tables in a crowded room at the Leesburg Hampton Inn on Tuesday, angling for a few minutes of face time with representatives of businesses that are eager to hire local residents.

Washington Post, June 10, 2013