🌱 Why The Blue Wing Frog has Strasburg diners quietly obsessed.
Strasburg, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Strasburg! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why The Blue Wing Frog has Strasburg diners quietly obsessed.
Also on today's calendar: East Hardy Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Strasburg.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 64.
- Monday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• 11 Family-Owned Virginia Cafes Locals Would Rather Keep To Themselves (myfamilytravels.com) — Strasburg food lovers can claim The Blue Wing Frog as their own hidden gem, now settled on West King Street with a from-scratch, locally sourced menu. The article praises its house-roasted meats, seasonal pastries, and warm hospitality, calling the cafe a soulful neighborhood spot locals fiercely appreciate. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Rock Paper Scissors Tournament →
Box Office Brewery, 177 E King St, Strasburg
11:00 am
Saturday August 15
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East Hardy Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Strasburg →
Strasburg High School, 250 Ram Dr, Strasburg
6:45 pm
Tuesday August 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Use Your Head →
Seven Bends State Park, 2111 S Hollingsworth Rd, Woodstock
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Movie Saturdays at Bowman →
Bowman Library, 871 Tasker Rd, Stephens City
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Melanie Pearl Live at The Half Note Lounge →
The Half Note Lounge, 103 E Piccadilly St, Winchester
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Chester St Tavern Open Mic SUNDAYS →
Chester Street Tavern, 12 Chester St, Front Royal
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History Hangout
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Park Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.
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Abba & Frank Thornton
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Park Meet at Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.
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Lunch Bunch: Woodstock →
Woodstock Cafe, 117 S Main St, Woodstock
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Outdoor Pickleball →
Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 540 Park Avenue, Woodstock
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Board of Supervisors Meeting →
Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 600 N. Main Street, Woodstock
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Valley Bridge Club →
Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 1195 Hisey Avenue, Woodstock
9:00 am
Saturday July 25
Sunday July 26
Tuesday July 28
Wednesday July 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Who can do a kitchen backsplash?
We already have the tile picked out. Just need someone with experience and a tile saw. (Nextdoor Strasburg)
- CVS Health posted a job opening for cashier in Stephens City. Apply here.
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandising Part Time Days in Front Royal. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Strasburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Stephens City
- Northern Virginia's Closest Drive-In Theater Reflects on 70 Years of Cinema (northernvirginiamag.com)
- CFFI Q2 2026 Earnings Report on 7 (marketbeat.com)
Front Royal
- Virginia localities can say no to data centers. The law decides how (nvdaily.com)
- New design center offers kitchen and bath cabinetry (nvdaily.com)
- Police Ask for Help Finding Missing Front Royal Woman (thewinchestergazette.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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