Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Good Shepherd Alliance, Loudoun Interfaith organize meals for Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving dinner will be a reality for hundreds of local families who are in need. Loudoun Interfaith Relief started distributing meals over the past weekend, according to Bonnie Inman, Executive Director of Loudoun Interfaith Relief. The organization collected enough Thanksgiving baskets for 2,000 dinners, which included everything to prepare a meal. In addition, they collected gift cards so families could go out and purchase additional food for the meals, especially turkeys, which are more difficult to distribute due to space. “So far, we have distributed 1,100 meals and we will continue to distribute them until Wednesday afternoon,” Inman said. "We are meeting the current need, thanks to the generosity of the community. We will be …
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Loudoun Interfaith Relief
750 Miller Dr SE, Leesburg, VA
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Thousands of pies will be sold by Thanksgiving Day, owners of Leesburg staple say. There's still time to order a pie for this year's feast.
Don’t let the name mislead you: Mom’s Apple Pie in Leesburg is about more than just pies of the apple variety. So what will be their top selling pastry this year? “After 30 years experience, I can say it will be pumpkin, followed by apple pie. After that, the best sellers are pecan, apple crumb and chocolate pecan,” said Avis Renshaw, owner of Mom’s Apple Pie Co. Wednesday will be their biggest selling day this week, but the company is prepared and focused on making it fun, Renshaw said. They will be offering cider out front for customers who may have to wait in line to make their pie selections. Recently, Mom’s Apple Pie lost some space in its parking lot, since the town council decided move forward with the East End Triangle …
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Mom's Apple Pie Bakery
220 Loudoun St SE, Leesburg, VA
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If you're traveling by car this Thanksgiving in Northern Virginia, try to drive very early in the morning.
About 43.6 million people are planning to travel 50 miles or more for their Thanksgiving meal this year, according to AAA—and 90 percent of those people are traveling by car. While Northern Virginia is traffic-heavy throughout the holiday period, the day before Thanksgiving is the heaviest travel day. To help you plan your travel, the Virginia Department of Transportation created this set of maps showing Thanksgiving traffic congestion from Wednesday through Sunday. Unlike last year, the Beltway Express Lanes will be open for Thanksgiving, which may alleviate some of the Thanksgiving travel congestion on Wednesday. The 2011 maps show the heaviest travel in Northern Virginia last year, particularly around the Beltway near Tysons and McLean…
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving is the busiest day for fires according to the Loudoun County Fire Department.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Despite the food, fun and festivities on Thanksgiving, it’s also the day of the year when cooking fires are most likely, according a press release from the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management. The agency has offered the following tips to help everyone stay safe through the food-centered holiday: More information about fire safety is online at www.loudoun.gov/fire.
Take some time to enjoy the history of Thanksgiving including some fun facts about the day.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers. Please enjoy some information and fun facts regarding today's special holiday from the U.S. Census Bureau: In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. Historians have also recorded ceremonies of thanks among other groups of European settlers in North America, including British colonists in Virginia in 1619. The legacy of thanks and the feast have survived the centuries, as the event became a national holiday in 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. Later, President Franklin Roosevelt …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
An estimated 1,500 pies have already been purchased. The local bakery will re-open on Thursday.
It was the busiest time of year for Mom's Apple Pie Bakery, on Wednesday, as customers continued to pick up their Thanksgiving pies as late as 5:30 p.m. Leesburg resident Andrew Kramer said he would be purchasing an apple and blueberry pie to share with some friends in Arlington. “I’ve been buying them on and off here for probably about eight years,” Kramer said. “The pies here are the best. It’s as simple as that. Whether it’s a Boston Creme pie, a blackberry pie, or a pumpkin pie; whatever they do is always first rate.” Fairfax resident Frank Graviano said he’s been purchasing his pies from the bakery for at least ten years. “They’re just amazing pies. There’s nothing like them,” he said. “There’s no other pie that even compares.” Upon …
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Mom's Apple Pie Bakery
220 Loudoun St SE, Leesburg, VA
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Leesburg Patch has compiled a list of local businesses that will be serving holiday dinners on Thursday.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Perhaps your guests cancelled on you last minute. Or, maybe you burned the turkey...again. Whatever the reason, several local businesses will be serving a Thanksgiving meal this Thursday for those without other plans. The following is just a handful of locations that have been gathered by Leesburg Patch:
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Holiday Inn Hotel Leesburg At Carradoc Hall
1500 E Market St, Leesburg, VA
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Eiffel Tower Cafe
107 Loudoun St SW, Leesburg, VA
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Travelers are recommended to arrive early, prepare for checkpoints and travel wisely.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times for air travel around the nation. As a result, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is offering the following tips to help passengers with their travels this year. “We advise our customers to plan ahead and arrive early during peak times this holiday season,” said Metropolitan Airports Authority President and CEO Jack Potter. “We want travelers to have a good experience at our airports when they visit family and friends during this time of year.” The Airports Authority anticipates that the Thanksgiving holiday rush will continue now through Monday, Nov. 28. Peak travel times are typically during the early morning from 5:30 to 8 a.m. and late afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. There …
Marcus Aurelius
9:43 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Thank you, Town Council, for making it tough on a great local business like Mom's Apple Pies! Why didn't you HELP LOCAL BUSINESS instead of making it harder? Leesburg TC showed no awareness of business needs. SHAME! more ›