Jan Mercker, Author at Loudoun Now

Getting Wild with the Play Rangers

There are only a few rules at Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Play Rangers nature playgroups: have fun and try not to

The ’20s are officially in full swing, perfect timing for a mini jazz age right here in Loudoun. Downtown Leesburg’s

The Roaring Twenties are upon us again. Yes, it’s been a full century since the start of the famed decade

Bill Incatasciato fell in love with Christmas lights growing up near Fort Lauderdale, FL. With his brother and friends, he

If there was ever a holiday season to shop local and meaningful, this is it. And Loudoun businesses and nonprofits

Loudoun’s teen fencing phenom Michaela Joyce now tops U.S. rankings for the women’s under-17 epée event. Michaela brought home gold

For hundreds of volunteers, making the mammoth Ladies Board Rummage Sale run smoothly means a full week of fun, hard

A dozen years ago, Joe Peroney was laid off from an electronics factory in southwestern Pennsylvania. Now he’s chef de

For more than three decades, Bicycle Outfitters was Leesburg’s go-to independent bike shop for both cycling newbies and experienced racers.

Is it the competitive yodeling? Off-the-hook interpretations of the Chicken Dance? Guys in leather pants? The annual royalty competition that