Loudoun Magazine

Why should you shop at local stores during the holidays? Heidi Kallett of The Dandelion Patch (4 NOVA/DC stores including Leesburg) makes a compelling case...

Why should you spend your money at locally owned businesses? Heidi Kallett of The Dandelion Patch (4 DC stores including Leesburg) makes a compelling case...

Buy Local: The Dandelion Patch

Today's featured Buy Local vendor: Heidi Kallett of The Dandelion Patch shows us her new store at the Village at Leesburg, where you can get unique baby gifts, children's toys, stationery, home decor and more. This is the one other store where we found those cool wooden signs with local village names!

We loved working for years with Lansdowne Resort former marketing director Denise Benoit, and happy to hear she continues to do consulting for them with her new firm, Benoit Marketing

Ooh, la la ... Chef Katie was wonderful leading a children's class in making whoopie pies at this morning!

Meet Liz Fujiwara of Ashburn-based Fuji Notes, today's featured Buy Local for the Holidays vendor. Just in time for your wrapping needs, Liz can customize your holiday gift tags, stickers and notes. Her personalized note cards and gift tags also make great gifts....

Today's Buy Local for the Holidays vendor: Dana Johnston of Nicole-Leigh Designs, a custom flip flop business based in Potomac Falls

Had some delicious pumpkin soup this afternoon at Creme de la Creme in Leesburg, where they were celebrating their 8th anniversary! Next weekend is an Italian event with wine and cheese, and they're offering a 20% discount on any one item in the store...

Magnolias at the Mill

Stopped by Magnolias at the Mill Restaurant this afternoon, where Executive Chef Mark Marrocco talked about the Italian Wine Dinner tomorrow night (seats still available!) and the Founders Brewing Beer Dinner on Nov. 11th!

Stoneybrook Farms

Still dreaming of the melt-in-your-mouth carob and mint brownie I bought at Stoneybrook Farms last week...