Archive: Lifestyle
Boys Sport Mohawks for Summer Locks
Trendy mohawks started sprouting around Loudoun in early June, but what made them stand out was that the guys sporting them were not maladjusted gen-Xers, but boys under 10. Once the pools opened, they started popping up everywhere. Brothers Caleb (9) and Jake (8) Barnes from Loudoun Valley Estates are...
By Tammi Marcoullier | July 12, 2007; 07:14 AM ET | Comments (46)
Babes in Bars -- The Under-age Kind
Today we're introducing Broadlands correspondent Erica Garman. You might also know her as the host of Comcast's channel 3 "Loudoun Magazine," where she interviews people whom she calls the "do-gooders" of Loudoun's philanthropy community. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post and Northern Virginia magazine. Garman and her husband...
By Tammi Marcoullier | July 2, 2007; 09:42 AM ET | Comments (33)
Tribe "Saves" Land from Development
Farm residents Amanah Whittner, left, swings into a pond as Chalamiysh McShane, both 12, watches nearby. (Photo By Ricky Carioti/Post). Here is an interesting story about another way of life in Loudoun -- the communal farm. A national group called the "Twelve Tribes" has been settled just outside Hillsoboro...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 28, 2007; 10:08 AM ET | Comments (3)
Cookie-Gate
Sometimes it is about getting your (free) cookie and eating it too. When "Mr. B." was a kid, his mom would take him to Giant and the store baker would hand out what seemed like huge cookies, free of charge. So now as a parent, who is also a...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 22, 2007; 02:00 PM ET | Comments (31)
Round Hill's Norton in People Magazine
Round Hill resident Kim Norton was featured in the June 11 issue of People magazine. She is famous for accomplishing a personal goal and a 35th birthday gift to herself -- losing 112 pounds. Norton, soon to be 37, is a vice president for an assisted living company who is...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 22, 2007; 08:30 AM ET | Comments (5)
New Lansdowne Blog Launches
Frequent LoCo commenter "Rabble Rouser" has launched a standalone blog about life in Lansdowne called "Lansdowne...and Out in the Open; An independent voice for Lansdowne on the Potomac." There are other items of interest beyond the home-based business debate and the writers are looking to get to the bottom of...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 14, 2007; 02:18 PM ET | Email a Comment
Pony Up, It's Gifting Time
If you haven't received the notices yet, you are waaay behind. It is time to pony up a few dollars, or more, on behalf of your child to thank the people who are making them brilliant and keeping them safe -- teachers, assistants, bus drivers, etc. The concept of a...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 13, 2007; 10:55 AM ET | Comments (2)
Pools, Parks & Parenting
First, an update on Broadlands pool vandalism. At last night's homeowners' association meeting, board president Cliff Keirce confirmed that they are adding additional security measures to monitor the pools after hours, including increased neighborhood watch shifts and a professional security company presence. "The swim team families are pitching in...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 13, 2007; 10:15 AM ET | Comments (2)
Battles Over Beach Week
One annual rite-of-passage for many Loudoun high school seniors is beach week. Like their D.C. area counterparts, one week after graduation, gaggles of friends descend on beach towns hours from home to sun, sleep, eat, and drink together. Where they sleep and how these teens socialize is a major source...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 6, 2007; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (18)
How We're Living the Good Life
Two stories ran in the newspaper this weekend about lives of people in Loudoun - those who live here and the stress about keeping up with the suburban lifestyle, and those who work here but are commuting in from long distances and dealing with the fatigue and fallout. Is it...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 4, 2007; 05:00 PM ET | Comments (13)
