Green Expo at Ashburn Farm Sunday

Learn about conservation, sustainability from local businesses.

Head over to the Ashburn Farm Community Center from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 14 for a free family friendly event focused on conservation, sustainability and the environment. Meet representatives from local companies and organizations offering products and services to help you save money and live healthier while also helping the environment. Presentations will be given on interesting, timely and relevant topics including:

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Public Safety

LCSO Investigating Shooting in Ashburn Farm

The Sheriff’s Office reported to a home for the report of a domestic dispute.

[12:50 p.m., April 10: No further updates are expected.] Deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office arrived to a home in Ashburn Farm around 1 p.m. today, April 9, to find a deceased male to the rear of the residence. Investigators continue to examine the scene, where they initially responded to reports of a domestic dispute and gunfire. The area has been secured and the public is not in danger. According to a report from the LCSO, the man appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot would. Deputies remain on the scene and the incident remains under investigation. The following information was supplied by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. For questions about this blotter, email dusty@patch.com.

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Ashburn Farm Hosts Green Expo II on Oct. 9

“Going green” is no fad. It’s a necessity. Everyone can do their part, and it doesn’t cost a dime.

Ashburn Farm has planned its next Green Expo for Sunday, Oct. 9, from noon to 4 p.m. in the community center on Windmill Drive. There will be hands-on displays, visitor information and education, and the opportunity to purchase products and services from the environmentally minded vendors in attendance. Exhibitor topics include: All are welcome to the community event, where residents can meet green advocates, organizations and vendors. Learn how to do your part for the environment and the community, and save money while doing it. Here are just a few of the exhibitors: Bring the entire family for enjoyment, education and refreshments.

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Summer Kicks Off With a Bang

Ashburn Farm throws one heck of a party, packing Windmill Drive for music, food, fun and fireworks.

Ashburn Farm's Summer Kickoff drew families from all over the community, packing Windmill Drive with wall-to-wall people. The band Back N time performed, while kids enjoyed the inflatable slide, rides and face painting. Food and activities were in ample supply. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and the Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department helped keep everyone safe by blocking vehicle traffic and ushering pedestrians across a busy Ashburn Farm Parkway. Parking was in sparse supply, but no one seemed to mind thanks to fantastic weather.

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Baseball Lights to Go to Pipeline

Budget item resolves community, Little League rift.

Not so long ago a proposal to light the fields at Greg Crittenden Memorial Park sparked a backlash from Ashburn Farm residents. A budget item approved by the Loudoun Board of Supervisors this year appears to have resolved the issue, at least until for now. Lights will now be installed at the two fields near Pipeline Plaza – Chick Ford and Ryan Bickel fields – where there are fewer adjacent homes. The closest homes will be those now under construction across Ashburn Village Boulevard. Those fields are also adjacent to an elementary school site, which will also have a lighted field. “One thing that has been consistent throughout this process is that citizens, organizations and elected officials have brought forward innovative ideas and …

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Graffiti Under Investigation

Multiple incidents in Ashburn Farm reported to sheriff's office

Reports of graffiti in Ashburn Farm are under investigation by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, according to Tom Whiting, the general manager for the Ashburn Farm Community Association. During the last few days, a considerable number of graffiti markings have been spotted throughout the community. "Devil's Crew" has been written in several locations in permanent marker on Ashburn Farm property, Whiting reported. Anyone who spots someone else defacing common area property, is asked to call the sheriff's nonemergency number, 703-777-1021.  Anyone caught vandalizing the property will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, according to Whiting.