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The Mille Miglia comes to Middleburg - again

10/21/2022

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The Mille Miglia car race began in Brescia, Italy in 1927 and soon became one of the world's foremost iconic car events. In 1977, its format was modified from a race to a time trial, or regularity rally, and every year, owner drivers of classic cars have gathered in Italy to drive the 1,000 mile, or mille miglia event.

​In 2019, the event came to the USA with its inaugural Warm Up USA edition based in our very own Town of Middleburg. That year, despite relatively little in the way of preparation, it was a resounding success both in town and around the area, with cars driving a total of 500 miles, ending up at the Italian Ambassador's residence in Washington DC.
Then came the global pandemic, with Italy suffering more than many countries, but they are a resilient people and today we welcome the Mille Miglia Warm Up USA back to Middleburg, for its 2022 edition, bigger and better than ever! 

The five day event includes several send offs from the town's visitors center, the Pink Box, with kids from the Middleburg Community Charter School and the Hill School providing their energy and voices to spur on the competitors. In total, the cars will travel 500 miles over the course of the event, an excellent preparation for the full Mille Miglia next year in Italy.

Friday afternoon will see a time trial race on Madison Street followed by a good old fashioned street party for all the community, and on Saturday, the racers will start with Cars and Cappuccino at Creighton Farms, followed by a drive to the Italian Ambassador's official residence in Washington DC, and culminating in a cocktail party at the Salamander Resort & Spa here in Middleburg. 

​Middleburg has so much to offer year round; come and see us at our historic office on West Washington Street, formerly a tavern, dating back to the 1800's.
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Coming Soon 21014 Beaverdam Bridge Road, Middleburg, VA 20117 - $2,195,000

5/3/2022

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This delightful Middleburg estate, about to hit the market, beautifully encapsulates why one would want to live in this idyllic part of the world. Hidden well away from the beaten track, off a traditional gravel road, the house and barn are sited on ten partially wooded acres and totally insulated from the noise of every day life, except for the sounds of wildlife. 
The house was designed by well respected architect, William E. Poole and built by a local custom builder in 2000. Finishings are to a very high standard and touches such as an eighteenth and a nineteenth century manel, Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors and 10-foot ceilings on the main level make this a home where memories will be created for a lifetime.

Visit 21014Beaverdam.com to pour over the photo album, interactive floor plans and much more. 
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Belmar farm, Middleburg sale

4/11/2022

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My listing of the beautiful Belmar Farm on Saint Louis Road, Middleburg just closed, with happy listing clients and delighted new owners.
The home was built by local custom builder, University Group, in 2005 and consists of almost 8,000 finished square feet on three levels. The land upon which the house sits is quite simply spectacular, with incredible views of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the 25 acre site.
Belmar Farm is a custom home with 8,000 finished square feet sited on 25 acres of land in Middleburg Virginia
The gates to Belmar Farm with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background
To the side of the family room is the dining room
The dining room of the house is open to the family room with a large entry from the kitchen area
The dining room has very nice hardwood floors and plenty of windows and cabinets
The home office is at the front of the house and includes book cases and large drawers for manuscripts
In addition to the bookcases the home office has windows to the front and the side
There is a nice two-sided fireplace between the living room and the kitchen
The kitchen is large and includes a center island with an additional sink built in and has two dishwashers
One is able to sit at the center island to have breakfast and look at the wolf range and double oven
Off of the kitchen is a large breakfast room surrounded by windows to the outside
The main level of the house has a nice sized powder room with hardwood floor
The primary bedroom includes a fireplace and windows on two sides and has an attached primary bathroom
The mudroom is entered from the side of the house and also has the washer and dryer plus a very cute doggy wash station
The attached primary bathroom is gorgeous with two sinks separated by a large cabinet with drawers beneath and there is a freestanding claw foot tub with windows and also a shower
The landing on the second level is large and includes a space to read a book
Bedroom number two includes windows on two sides and a ceiling fan to keep you cool and has carpeted flooring
A jack and Jill bathroom separate bedrooms number two and number three and has a nice freestanding bathtub
Bedroom number three is prettily painted and again has plenty of windows
Bedroom number four is very interesting because it has a secret sliding bookcase where the door should be which is quite unusual and very attractive
The next bathroom on the second level also includes a freestanding bathtub with claw feet and a separate shower
There is a room in the lower level which walks out to the backyard and also includes a nice fireplace for those cold winter nights
Currently there is an exercise room in the lower level which could be turned into a room for any other purpose
One of the great features of this house is that it has a full second kitchen in the lower level which would be perfect for in-laws or long-term guests
The kitchen in the lower level has tile flooring, a center island and very nice marble countertops
The lower level has two full bathrooms
One of the many lovely features of this house is the large screened in porch where one can eat dinner and also relax as the sun sets to the West
Part of the porch is not screened in and has stairs going down to the outside
The screened in porch is wonderful on those hot nights to avoid bug bites
There is a separate detached three car garage which is opposite the side door of the house across a courtyard with asphalt
There are four Adirondack chairs up the hill facing the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
This drone photograph nicely shows the meandering driveway from St. Louis Road to the house with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background
This drone photograph nicely shows the meandering driveway from St. Louis Road to the house with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background
This drone photograph nicely shows the meandering driveway from St. Louis Road to the house with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background
As you drive toward the house from the main road there is a large circular driveway with asphalt paving
Part of the backyard is fully fenced so that one can have dogs off leash without fear of running off
The house from the air looking west
A drone image taken from St. Louis Road of the entrance to Belmont Farm
 I must mention the buyers agent with whom I worked on this transaction, Mary Illes, who was absolutely fantastic to work with, and whom I am very grateful for bringing such lovely clients. 
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Middleburgers clean up their town

4/27/2021

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Middleburg, Virginia is a wonderful town, for many reasons. It is historic, often described as quaint, walkable and full of interesting, eclectic shops and great restaurants.

It is also a town which is called home to residents and businesses who care about the town enough to venture out a couple of times a year to help spruce up Middleburg. This spring, clean up day was also an opportunity for folks to get out after a year and more of COVID, safely walking the streets with orange buckets and trash bags, picking up discarded trash items and recyclables.

Yours truly was the weed killer guy, dressed like one of the ghostbusters with backpack sprayer filled to the brim with a white vinegar based organic weed killer.

Notably, the streets were in fact not particularly bad, garbage-wise, partly because people have not been out and about as much as usual but also because there are members of the public who do this themselves every now and then, not for payment, not for any kind of recognition, but because they love their town.

Despite the fact that the town adopted a cigarette butt recycling campaign a couple of years ago, including special butt receptacles attached to all town trash cans, the cleanup volunteers did fill a small bag with butts which will be sent to Terracycle for complete safe recycling.

The town's Salamander Resort & Spa contributed not only with several members of staff who kindly pitched in to help, but supplied a delicious breakfast of coffees and pastries. Other businesses like Northwest Federal Credit Union were well represented with wonderful staff members who pitch in every cleanup day.

The next cleanup is tentatively scheduled for early fall, and there are many regulars ready to step up again - thank you!
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