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Hearthstone School students mark Winter Solstice with lantern walk in Washington

Hearthstone School students mark Winter Solstice with lantern walk in Washington

by Julia Shanahan, Ireland Hayes | Dec 27, 2025 | Education, People, Sidebar

Carrying glowing lanterns through the dusk, more than a dozen Hearthstone School students marked the Winter Solstice with their annual lantern walk through the Town of Washington on Dec. 18, led by teacher Kitty Keyser. “Special thanks to The Inn at Little Washington,...
Washington planning commission approves pool for Inn at Little Washington guesthouse

Washington planning commission approves pool for Inn at Little Washington guesthouse

by Ireland Hayes | Mar 29, 2025 | Infrastructure, Local Government, Politics, Real Estate, Town

Neighboring Trinity Church members express concerns The Town of Washington Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday to approve the construction of a small, in-ground pool that will serve The Inn at Little Washington’s Parsonage guest house — an addition that...
Famed Inn at Little Washington has big plans

Famed Inn at Little Washington has big plans

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 9, 2023 | Business

O’Connell and Fasce – artist and manager duo – map expansion, diversification A Foothills Forum • Rappahannock News special report Inn_Robert Fasce and Patrick O’ConnellGeneral Manager Robert Fasce and Proprietor-Chef Patrick O’Connell.  Rappahannock County’s largest...
Town and Inn find common ground on wastewater controversy — for now

Town and Inn find common ground on wastewater controversy — for now

by Tim Carrington | May 19, 2021 | Health

Washington’s wastewater battle eased into a truce Monday evening, with the Town Council agreeing unanimously to chop its proposed water and sewage rate increase to 11 percent from 25 percent, and to hold the reduced hike in abeyance until a year-end review confirms...

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