May-June 2014

After suffering a massive stroke at age 12, Potomac's Joanne Shin could have continued to rage over what she'd lost. Instead, she started to paint. And that's when she began to see the world differently.

Married on May 18, 2013 at the Rockville Hilton

Flats, red carpet ready, openings & closings

The Uncomplicated Cobbler

8 ways we're dining differently-from fast-casual to small plates to Instagramming our meals

Three Bethesda area couples enjoy the feeling of freedom that comes with downsizing their homes

It's the latest trend in senior living: group homes that provide a more intimate setting and-for those willing to pay the price-even the frills of luxury living.

At 17, Samuel Sheinbein seemed like the All-American kid-except for the fact that he confessed to murdering a Silver Spring teenager and cutting up his body with a circular saw. We revisit the case more than 17 years later.

The unbearable sweetness of Marshmallow Man

Buying and selling objects d'heart

Home staging is all about showing buyers a way of life-one that could be theirs for the right price

Married on October 10, 2012 at Musket Ridge Golf Course

At historic Shepherdstown, the locals put visitors at ease

Should Montgomery County be in the business of distributing and selling alcohol? Plenty of people say it most definitely should not.

Comings & Goings, Comfort Foods, HMSHost, Coffee and More

How thinking 'small' paid off big time for three boyhood friends

Our picks for the best finds at local farmers markets

Should parents allow their underage kids to host drinking parties at home? The law says no-and anyone who doesn't heed that may face some hefty consequences.

For Silver Spring's Edamarie Mattei, a landscaping career developed.well, organically

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity is hard to diagnose and some doctors are skeptical it's even real. But plenty of people say they have it all right-and they're helping to fuel an entire food industry.