Ashburn鈥檚 Old Ox Brewery is closing

By Jeff Clabaugh
March 14, 2025 | 10:35 AM

The Old Ox Brewery in Ashburn, Virginia, is closing after more than a decade.

Family-owned has been brewing dozens of beers at its 30-barrel brewery and tap room since 2014. Its beers are also on tap at bars and restaurants throughout the D.C.-area.

The Auburn location has hosted hundreds of live events over the years.

The last day for that location will be April 5.

In a , the owners said Graham and Mary Ann Burns plan to retire, and Chris and Kristin Burns 鈥渉ave some exciting opportunities鈥� outside of the brewing world.

The owners said their Ashburn lease was up, though they planned to pass the business on to new owners. Their plans for a potential handover were subsequently squashed once they learned the landlord had already re-leased the space to another tenant.

However, their announcement did not rule out a second coming of Old Ox at another location down the road.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been an epic ride and we鈥檙e so thankful to all of you that have come along for this ride with us,鈥� their Facebook posting said. 鈥淚t has been an incredible journey these past 11 years. Together we鈥檝e made wonderful friendships, supported our community, created some pretty damn cool experiences, and consumer an impressive quantity of delicious beer.”

Old Ox Brewery is named after nearby Old Ox Road, one of the oldest roads in Loudoun County.

Old Ox is one of more than 40 breweries in Loudoun County, one of the largest concentrations of craft beer production in the Commonwealth.

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Fired opinion writer still waiting for call from Washington Post after arbitrator ordered reinstatement, back pay

By Neal Augenstein
August 25, 2026 | 1:59 PM

Several days after an arbitrator ordered the Washington Post to reinstate fired opinion writer Karen Attiah, she told 麻豆官网 she's still hasn't gotten a phone call about returning to work. "I'm waiting to hear from the Washington Post as of this morning," Attiah said. "I'm willing to go back to the work that I was doing as a columnist and as a writer particularly focused on race, gender and international rights." A Thursday ruling by arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa said the newspaper did not have sufficient cause to fire Attiah over social media posts about violent white men following last year's killing of Charlie Kirk, and ordered the Post to award Attiah full back pay and lost benefits. "So, the Washington Post has its marching orders, let's see if they follow them," said Attiah, who described her reaction to arbitrator's ruling as "vindicated, slightly tired, really happy about the decision and reinstatement, plus back pay, of course."