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The New Ashburn Firehouse

The new Ashburn firehouse broke ground on May 22, 2014. Almost exactly 2 years later, on May 15, 2016, Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue unveiled the new building to the public. This beautiful structure reflects the history of firehouses, with many touches bringing to mind the 1940s, along with the most modern features, such as the alarm system and bifold doors.

If you missed the open house, be sure to take advantage of the next one in the fall. In the meantime, enjoy these photos!

The New Ashburn Firehouse

Lisa Karl of Find It In Ashburn with Peter Edivan, architect of the new Ashburn Firehouse.

The apparatus entrance of the new Ashburn firehouse.

Dedication plaque

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By Lisa Karl|May 25th, 2016|Categories: Celebrations|Tags: avfr|0 Comments

Ashburn Events in March and April

As we moved from March to April, Ashburn Events became more about spring high school sports and spring musicals. The promise of warmer weather is ahead!

First up is baseball!

Riverside HS first ever baseball home opener on March 28!

Of course, all the workouts and training means your body needs fuel. 🙂

The Stone Bridge HS girls lacrosse team’s fundraiser at Chipotle.

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By Lisa Karl|April 13th, 2016|Categories: This Week in Ashburn|Tags: avfr, briar woods high school, Cedar Lane Elementary School, Rock Ridge High School, stone bridge high school|0 Comments

This Week in Ashburn: June 22-June28

Monday, June 22

Welcome to Ashburn!
photo courtesy of One Loudoun

Sense of Thai opens at One Loudoun.

Thursday, June 25

The cornerstone.
photo courtesy of Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue

AVFR serving Ashburn for over 70 years!

Superhero reading challenge!
photo courtesy of the Ashburn Library

Captain America accepts the challenge!

Sunday, June 28

Red, White & Bram
photo courtesy of Brambleton Town Center

Postponed due to rain from Saturday, it was a beautiful show!

By Lisa Karl|July 1st, 2015|Categories: This Week in Ashburn|Tags: avfr, library|0 Comments

This Week in Ashburn: July 7-13

The outdoor fun didn’t stop at the 4th; there were a ton of movies, music and fun in Ashburn!

July 10

The old firehouse is coming down soon.
photo courtesy of AVFR

Fencing going up soon; sad to say goodbye, excited for the future.

July 11

Broadlands Live!
photo courtesy of Renee Ventrice

Fun watching/listening/dancing to The Wapatuli Band & The Monster Band.

Floating along to “Frozen” in Brambleton.
photo courtesy of the Brambleton Community Association

Flaot n flicks at Brambleton in Ashburn.

“Let it go, let it go!”

July 12

Starting the day at the Ashburn Farmers Market.
photo courtesy of LVHMC

Fresh, juicy peaches!

Look where the AVFDR was! (No emergency involved!)
photo courtesy of AVFR

Special event at Redskins Park!

Summer Concert Series
photo courtesy of One Loudoun

Mama Jama at One Loudoun.

July 13

Beginning the day at the Brambleton Farmers Market.
Photo courtesy of Brambleton

rambleton Farmers Market in Ashburn, VA.

Nothing better than fresh, local produce.

Eagle Scout project benefits Trailside Middle School.
photo courtesy of Trailside Middle School

Eagle scout project benefits TMS inn Ashburn.

Eric Torbert (2nd from left), with help from Troop 1666 of Ashburn, carried out his Eagle Scout project Saturday. They built 18 bookcases from scratch to be given to Trailside Middle School.

By Lisa Karl|July 14th, 2014|Categories: This Week in Ashburn|Tags: avfr, Broadlands Live, One Loudoun, outdoor concerts, outdoor movies, trailside middle school|0 Comments

This Week in Ashburn — February 3-February 9

Enjoy our photo journey through Ashburn! Have photos you’d like to share? Email them to Lisa [at] FindItInAshburn [dot] com.

February 5

Mother Nature mixed things up a bit, giving the kids off of school because of ice, not snow.
photo courtesy of Gwen Meehan, gCustom Photography

When pigs fly.

February 6

The kids at Hillside Elementary send best wishes to alumni Ashley Caldwell, member of the US Ski Team.
photo courtesy of Hillside Elementary

Briar Woods holds signing day ceremony for the football players moving on to play at the next level. Congratulations boys!
photo courtesy of Patti Bottcher

Jared Coker, University of Richmond; Melvin Holland, University of Minnesota; Trace McSorley, Penn State; and Nick Merletti, Harvard.

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By Lisa Karl|February 11th, 2014|Categories: This Week in Ashburn|Tags: ashburn volunteer fire & rescue, avfr, briar woods high school, broad run high school, Hillside Elementary, lost rhino, snow, stone bridge high school, theatre|0 Comments

This Week in Ashburn — January 22-28, 2014

It was a snowy week in Ashburn, but it didn’t stop many of the fun events around town!

January 23, 2014

Posh Magazine hosted a BFF/GNO at Bar Louie in One Loudoun Thursday night. So many were ready to escape their homes after all the snow!

Posh Magazine’s GNO at Bar Louie.

January 24, 2014

When school is closed, so is Loudoun Interfaith Relief, our county’s largest food pantry. At the last minute, I asked my son and his friends to give us a hand and they responded by working for 4 hours Friday.

Brady, John, Thomas & Jonathan in front of the hundreds of pounds of food they sorted.

The Briar Woods High School Theatre Academy was a smashing success!
Photo courtesy of the Briar Woods Drama department.

Learning acting techniques from BWHS drama students.

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By Lisa Karl|January 29th, 2014|Categories: This Week in Ashburn|Tags: Ashburn Village Pavilion, ashburn volunteer fire & rescue, avfr, Bar Louie, briar woods drama, briar woods high school, Clyde's, Firehouse Subs, G-Force Gymnastics, Girls Night Out, high-heeled happy hour, Loudoun Interfaith Relief, Posh Magazine, taste of greece|0 Comments