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California Tortilla will open its newest restaurant in Ashburn at the Brambleton Town Center, 42385 Ryan Road, Thursday, Sept. 21, with a grand opening celebration. All customers will receive one free specialty burrito and a beverage to mark the special occasion during lunch, between 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and dinner, 5-7:30 p.m. The restaurant will also conduct a Òburrito-cuttingÓ ceremony with local dignitaries at noon. Mark Dunn is the franchise owner.
The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce is holding an after-hours mixer, Thursday, Sept. 21, 5:30-7 p.m., Moore Cadillac Hummer, 25440 Pleasant Valley Road, Chantilly. Admission fees have been waived, however, reservations are required. RSVP to rremley@loudounchamber.org.
The next Loudoun County Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange is Friday, Sept. 22, 2 p.m., in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. The purpose of the informal session is to give area businesses the opportunity to meet the county's procurement staff and become familiar with the county's procurement process. Call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to sfields@loudoun.gov.
Thirty-three Loudoun County businesses will exhibit at the Capital Home & Remodeling Expo, at the Dulles Expo Center, Sept. 22-24. The three-day event features companies offering home-related products and services spread throughout two giant buildings, plus a wide range of features, how-to celebrity appearances, workshops, showcases and interactive areas.
The expo runs Friday and Saturday, from 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. and Sunday, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., at the Dulles Expo Center, 4368 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly. Admission is $10 for adults, $3 for children, ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. Visit www.HomeandRemodelingExpo.com.
Presentation regarding relocating after retirement, Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., SunTrust Bank Countryside branch, 11 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Sterling, featuring Jay Daughtry, president of Retirement Relocation LLC, Greg Hagen, mortgage consultant for SunTrust Mortgage, Tiffany Bullock and Victoria Staudinger, Northwest Mutual Financial Network. Includes question-and-answer sessions. Reserve attendance in advance, Retirement Relocation, 703-430-6411.
The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce is holding a fall job fair, Monday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Washington Dulles Airport Marriott, 45020 Aviation Drive, Dulles. More than 40 employers from all around Loudoun County will be available to all job seekers in various fields, from technology to food service.
Loudoun county Chamber of Commerce is holding a State of Education, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 8-10 a.m., Loudoun County Public Schools, Administration Building, 21000 Education Court, Ashburn. Hear a status report on education in Loudoun County, including student population trends, construction plans, curriculum improvement and efforts to meet state and federal education standards.
Tickets $30 chamber members, in advance; $35 at door; $40 nonmembers. Register online www.loudounchamber or call 703-777-2176, Ext. 9025. RSVP to programs@loudounchamber.org.
The Fire Escape After School Alternative has been renamed, relocated and reorganized. It is now called Blitz After School. Students are picked up at Sterling and Ashburn middle schools, provided a snack, assisted with homework, and allowed to utilize the teen center. Activities include basketball, pool, video games and more. Blitz After School will be holding an open house Monday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. inside the Community Church located at Route 7 and Ashburn Road. Contact Jeff Nicolette at 571-209-5000.
Uniroyal Tire and MerchantÕs Tire & Auto Centers are teaming to provide the Sterling Youth Soccer Association with new soccer balls and funds.
Players from the Sterling Youth Soccer Association will receive a certificate redeemable for a free soccer ball at MerchantÕs Tire & Auto Centers beginning Sept. 25, while supplies last. In addition, Uniroyal and MerchantÕs Tire & Auto Centers will present the league with a cash donation of $2 for every Uniroyal tire sold to the general public from Sept. 25-Oct. 25.
New to this yearÕs program is the ÒWin a Free Soccer Season Sweepstakes.Ó One winner will receive free soccer registration, a full set of tires, gas for four months and automotive services at the winnerÕs participating tire location for the 2007 soccer season. The winnerÕs soccer league will receive $1,000 from Uniroyal to put toward field equipment, scholarships and other items as chosen by the league. Plus, each month through November, a first-prize winner will be selected to receive free gas for the soccer season. To enter the sweepstakes, any parent, ages 18 and older, can log on to www.uniroyal.com/sweeps or click on the sweepstakes banner on their participating soccer leagueÕs Web site through Nov. 30.
Lansdowne Development Group, the developer of Lansdowne Town Center and Lansdowne on the Potomac, activated the first of two traffic signals Aug. 29, scheduled to open within Lansdowne this summer. Lansdowne Development Group, along with Supervisors Mick Staton (R-Sugarland) and Lori Waters (R-Broad Run), flipped the switch to activate the traffic signal located at the Belmont Ridge Road/Riverside Parkway intersection. The second traffic signal, located at the Lansdowne Boulevard/Riverside Parkway intersection, is scheduled to be operational by early September.
A major trade publication, Limousine & Chauffeured Transportation, recently named Reston Limousine, 45685 Elmwood Court, Dulles, to its Top 100 list in the internationally distributed magazine's annual survey of the country's largest fleet operators.
In addition, the company ranks 29th in the nation in operational size; and is among the top-10 largest shuttle bus fleets in the country.
Strides Beyond Educational Services LLC has expanded from its current location in Leesburg to its newest locations in Ashburn and Purcellville. Strides Beyond provides comprehensive psychological and educational evaluations as well as ADD/ADHD, Asperger Syndrome and learning style assessments. Psycho-educational bilingual evaluations are available in 15 languages.
Staff and employees of Inova Loudoun Hospital teamed with the Loudoun County Corps of The Salvation Army to sponsor 50 children as part of The Salvation ArmyÕs national back to school ÒApple TreeÓ program, an extension of The Salvation ArmyÕs ÒAngle TreeÓ Christmas gift program, school supplies were collected for needy school-aged children who will be attending classes within Loudoun County in the coming school year.
With an average of $50 invested per child, Inova Loudoun HospitalÕs staff invested approximately $2,500 to better equip children as they prepare to return to the classroom.
The next Loudoun County Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange is Thursday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m., in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. The purpose of the informal session is to give area businesses the opportunity to meet the county's procurement staff and become familiar with the county's procurement process. Call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to sfields@loudoun.gov.
The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual Loudoun Expo, Oct. 21, at the Dulles Town Center, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Contact the chamber to reserve a booth to participate, 703-777-2176 or visit www.loudounchamber.org.
"Loudoun Revealed," an audio-visual presentation hosted by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Economic Development Commission and Loudoun County Public Schools, provides an overview of the county's commercial real-estate market, including inventory, trends, specific projects and key development corridors.
Loudoun Revealed will debut Oct. 27, at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building in Ashburn. The event is open to business leaders and the public; reservations for the event and tickets are available online at www.loudounchamber.org or call 703-777-2176.
The next Loudoun County Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange is Monday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m., in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. The purpose of the informal session is to give area businesses the opportunity to meet the county's procurement staff and become familiar with the county's procurement process. Call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to sfields@loudoun.gov.
The next Loudoun County Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange is Monday, Dec. 18, 10:30 a.m., in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. The purpose of the informal session is to give area businesses the opportunity to meet the county's procurement staff and become familiar with the county's procurement process. Call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to sfields@loudoun.gov.
The next Loudoun County Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange is Friday, Jan. 19, 2 p.m., in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. The purpose of the informal session is to give area businesses the opportunity to meet the county's procurement staff and become familiar with the county's procurement process. Call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to sfields@loudoun.gov.
The next Loudoun County Procurement's Buyer/Seller Information Exchange is Monday, Feb. 26, 10:30 a.m., in the Lovettsville Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison St., S.E., in Leesburg. The purpose of the informal session is to give area businesses the opportunity to meet the county's procurement staff and become familiar with the county's procurement process. Call 703-771-5142 or send an e-mail to sfields@loudoun.gov.
The Brambleton Group announces new stores have opened at Brambleton Town Center, located at the corner of Belmont Ridge and Ryan Roads. The new stores include Subway, Hair Cuttery, Cold Stone Creamery B&T Cleaners, Go Bananas and Cingular Wireless.
A Consolidated Theatres movie multiplex will be opening in 2007.
The Creative Dance Center began classes Sept. 9 at its new studio on Cape Court off of Loudoun County Parkway.
Margaret Otto, Ashburn resident, is the center's director and long-time teacher.
Oatlands Plantation has launched new Web site with new features, including an on-line gift shop, an Oatlands photo gallery illustrating OatlandsÕ history, and a special Garden section highlighting flowers from the garden. The Web site, www.oatlands.org, also presents a research and education page, geared toward schools and students looking to further their knowledge of Virginia and Loudoun County history.
Arlington-based IDI has completed the first phase of the fourth high-rise building at Leisure World of Virginia, Riverview, an 11-story building comprising 242 condominium homes. It is the last condominium building on the west side of the Leisure World site, and more than 80 percent of the available units were purchased before occupancy began.
Rondie and Liane Simpson of Ashburn have created the Fun Bus, fitness fun on wheels to service schools/child care centers and available for parties in the area.
The Fun Bus is a heated and air conditioned, mobile, full-sized, padded and carpeted school bus that brings the fun right to the school, child-care center, or home and never moves with the children on it.
The philosophy is to enhance learning going on inside the classroom and home, using a hands-on approach to fitness.