Good morning, Leesburg.

Leesburg opened Veterans Park at Balls Bluff on Sept.

30 — an 86-acre park along the Potomac River featuring a canoe launch, hiking trails and a three-quarter mile access road connecting to Potomac Station; the 25-year project is now open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Fire Works Pizza celebrated 20 years with community leaders gathering on Oct.

1 in Leesburg.

Crunch Fitness is set to open a new gym at Sugarland Crossing off Route 7 in Sterling, taking over a 34,000 sqft space that became available when Painted Tree Boutiques closed in April.

It will be the second Crunch in Loudoun County.

After Abernethy and Spencer donated nearly 1,000 native shrubs and trees last July to local HOAs and the Wildlife Conservancy, participants began planting them this fall to restore natural areas and support wildlife.

Leesburg and Ashburn Village volunteers continue a project (started in 2018) to replace invasives with native species.

Blue Ridge Care received a New York Life Foundation grant to expand school-based grief support for children in grades six through twelve and will work with local schools over the next two years to roll out a new curriculum and train facilitators + strengthen peer support.