
Feb 20, 2026
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) has joined our Protect Paris Mountain Alliance to oppose the development of a boutique resort complex near the intersection of Route 50 and Blue Ridge Mountain Road only a few hundred yards from the Appalachian Trail. ATC is joining 18 other organizations including Blue Ridge…

Feb 16, 2026
A New York-based developer is proposing to build a “boutique resort” complex near the intersection of Route 50 and Blue Ridge Mountain Road, within a few hundred yards of the Appalachian Trail. Preliminary plans call for 40 guest rooms across two buildings, an 88-seat full-service restaurant, and a spa. The…

Feb 9, 2026
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains is continuing to actively oppose the construction of the proposed Eastwind Resort Complex, near the intersection of Route 50 and Blue Ridge Mountain Road. Preliminary plans call for a “boutique” hotel with 40 guest rooms across two buildings, an 88-seat full- service restaurant, and…

Feb 4, 2026
Fauquier Times Article By Tate Hewitt Staff Writer Feb 3, 2026 Appalachian Trails hikers passing through the Ashby Gap are greeted with big skies, rolling hills and, at the trailhead, signs protesting a hotel resort planned on Paris Mountain. (more…)

Jan 12, 2026
Fox New Coverage 1-12-26 LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va – Some environmentalists are pushign back against potential plans for a resort and spa in Northern Virginia. https://www.fox5dc.com/news/lawmakers-residents-express-concern-over-plan-upscale-resort-spa-loudoun-county

Jan 12, 2026
12 Jan 2026 — The Winchester Star Clarke County Democrats on Saturday adopted a resolution opposing an upscale hotel complex proposed for western Loudoun County. Portions of the 147 acres the complex would occupy are within Clarke and Fauquier counties. But all construction, as the project is proposed, would be…

Jan 6, 2026
By Travis Shaw, Director of Education, Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area For centuries, Ashby’s Gap has been a vital conduit for travel and trade between the Shenandoah Valley and the eastern piedmont. Archaeological evidence across the lower Valley suggests that early Paleoindian people inhabited the…

Dec 31, 2025
Loudoun County ended 2025 under severe drought conditions, an all-too-common status that is sparking elevated concerns about groundwater supplies. Loudoun Now: https://www.loudounnow.com/news/amid-continuing-drought-alarm-raised-over-groundwater-supplies/article_6119c343-f759-495b-be5b-447a0e944e97.html#tncms-source=article-nav-prev

Dec 20, 2025
After spending their last term developing a new Zoning Ordinance, but largely insulating the county’s rural areas from change, supervisors spent this year working through the parts of the ordinance that relate to western Loudoun specifically, examining them piece by piece. Loudoun Now Coverage: https://www.loudounnow.com/news/county-leaders-launch-update-to-rural-loudoun-zoning-regulations/article_50e75cc1-40a2-4fa9-9dc6-54344bd7bab3.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next

Dec 9, 2025
The Eastwind Blue Ridge project calls for 40 hotel rooms, an 88-seat restaurant and a standalone spa on 147 acres near Route 50 and Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway, on the southern slope of Paris Mountain. This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. https://wtop.com/virginia/2025/12/conservation-groups-decry-high-end-resort-pitched-for-rural-loudoun/