Brambleton

Case in point is Doug Palley, managing partner of Loudoun’s own Hooked, a seafood and sushi restaurant with a devoted following. He had such a knee-rattling experience last fall when he had 5,000 square feet of expensive space lined up in Arlington to expand his eatery eastward.

“But then the market tanked,” he said of the soured economy, “I got cold feet and backed out.”

Known as Royville, the center of the hamlet was the store owned by John C. C. “Chaney” Hough and his wife Ella. The rest of the village consisted of small number of homes, a school, and the large farms surrounding it. Members of the Spence, Sowers, Nickens and Overhall families–and later the Schultz, Stickman and Creighton families–lived in the immediate area.

Hatrick to Give State of Education Address

Dr. Ed Hatrick, superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools, will give a State of Education address in front of the county’s Chamber of Commerce Sept. 9.

Hatrick is supposed to discuss local student population trends, school construction plans, curriculum improvements and efforts to meet state and federal education standards. Hatrick will also address partnerships forged between the school system and the business community.

 

"Crowded Streets" generated its own crowded neighborhood street at its Brambleton venue Thursday night. The Dave Matthews tribute band played both vintage and current DMB to the delight of the 300-plus attendees from all over Ashburn. The band threw in a tribute to Brambleton during “Dancing Nancies” with “Could I have been/ Lost somewhere in Brambleton?” 

I am watching my five kids dance enthusiastically around the living room while I research this column. They are listening to a track from Doug Segree's live album One Night Only. It's a melodic, laid back kind of rock. It reminds me a little of Dave Matthews, a little of Jimmy Buffett, and a lot of summertime. It is the perfect music for an outdoor summer concert.

As anyone experienced in real estate will tell you, the location of a property is paramount. The 174-acre Goose Creek Village project–now under construction on Belmont Ridge Road in Ashburn–is in a prime location, northwest of Broadlands between Brambleton and Lansdowne.