1. The Loudoun County School Board voted down a controversial rezoning plan that experts had criticized as de facto segregation.

2. A Fairfax County circuit judge has ordered ordered NoVa developer H. Christopher Antigone be removed from the partnerships backing International City, a development proposed for the forthcoming Loudoun Gateway Metro station.

3. The latest numbers from the US Census Bureau rank Loudoun County as the fastest-growing in Virginia and the 32nd fastest-growing in the country.

4. Akridge has sold its stake in the proposed Loudoun Parkway Center to its partner, Detroit-based Soave Enterprises.

5. The influx of tech companies to Leesburg in recent years looks to transform the historically sleepy town.

6. The Loudoun County School Board has just made a "painful" $17M cut in the school system's budget for this year.

7. Despite the planned cuts, a Loudoun County public school just made US News and World Report's 2016 "Best High Schools" list.

8. Last June, the Washington Business Journal ran a cover story titled "Loudoun's Mantra: No, Not Now."

9. The Loudoun Board of Supervisors will revise the county's Comprehensive Plan, and that could mean more leeway for developers.

10. Loudoun County residents recently told the local Economic Development Advisory Commission that they want a more compact, walkable community and more options with regard to restaurants and nightlife.