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[ Vol. 4, No. 39 ]
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[ August 15, 2019 ]
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Leesburg Approves ‘Game-Changer’ Downtown Project BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ
Courtesy of Krystal Culpepper
The Loudoun South All-Stars boarded the bus Saturday and travelled to Williamsport, PA to compete in the Little League World Series.
Loudoun South Team Battles to World Series BY NORMAN K. STYER After storming through the Southeast Region tournament in Warner Robins, GA last week, the history-making Loudoun South American All-Star team is in Williamsport, PA hoping to keep the hot streak rolling. It is the first time in a quarter century that a team from Virginia has qualified for the Little League World Series. The South Riding-based team emerged from the regional tournament riding a 16-game winning streak that will be on the line when they return to the field at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 to face the champion of the New England region from Barrington, RI. The game will be televised live on ESPN. The team arrived on the big stage behind the pitching arm—and the bat—of Justin Lee, who led the dominating 12-2
victory over rivals Peachtree City, GA in the regional finals Aug. 7. Lee pitched to all except the final batter, giving up no earned runs or walks and striking out seven. At the plate, he hit two home runs and drew a walk. Teammates Colton Hicks and Chase Obstgarten also drove the offense, with Hicks leading with three hits and Obstgarten driving in four runs. It was a break-through win for Loudoun South, which entered the tour-
nament with a 0-5 record in the finals. Last year, it was Peachtree City that sent them home empty handed. This year, Loudoun beat the Georgia team twice, including a 6-5 walk-off win two days before the final game. Peachtree City battled back in the finals of the consolidation bracket, beating South Carolina 10-1—a game that was postponed and forced the Georgia team into a final day double header. After a few days at home, the Loudoun team was back on the bus Saturday to travel to Williamsport. The team is housed in dorms and was outfitted with new uniforms by World Series organizers. The series includes eight U.S. teams and eight international teams, which will battle in individual double elimination brackets to decide the participants in the championship game on Aug. 25.
The landscape of downtown Leesburg is changing, and with a Town Council vote this week will come hundreds of new residents to the historic district. The council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to approve the Church & Market development, which will bring 116 rental apartments and more than 10,000 combined square feet of retail, restaurant and office space on land that currently includes the former Loudoun Times-Mirror building off Market Street, stretching back to the parking lot and alley that border Church and Loudoun streets. It’s been a long and winding road for the developer behind the project, Landmark Development. Formerly known as Courthouse Square, the once predominantly office development was approved by the Town Council in 2012 before the office market all but dried up. The developer retooled and turned its eyes on downtown’s hot, but nascent, residential market, and will offer a rare opportunity to rent an apartment downtown. Those who spoke in favor of the project Tuesday seemed to realize the weight of the decision. Mayor Kelly Burk admitted that she went back and forth during the time the council was considering the project on whether she could support it, but was finally swayed by the developer’s presentation during Monday night’s work session that provided 3D visuals of how the development would be laid out. “I think this is going to be a game changer downtown,” she said. Lansdowne resident Sarah Carter, a former town resident, spoke in support of the project during the petitioner’s section of the meeting, and acknowledged the vast change the town has experienced in the DOWNTOWN >> 38
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