January / February 2011 Archives

While Mari and Brian were waiting for the house they’d bought in suburban Maryland...

A popular restaurant is a tough act to follow.When Againn Tavern, a British gastropub,...

I was shoveling around midnight last night when our neighbor pulled into his driveway....

A Friday night in Bethesda:6:30 p.m. We drive along Bethesda Avenue, shifting our eyes...

Every February, I think I’ll mark Presidents Day properly. I’ll take the White House...

Alice McDermott’s novel, Charming Billy, won the National Book Award. Blake Robison, the artistic...

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How long is the Bethesda Metro station’s escalator, and why is it so often...

After moving into his house near downtown Bethesda in 1996, Steve Collins noticed something...

When the day finally arrives, the weather’s perfect, a needed reprieve from the smothering,...

Headlights from the four-wheel-drive truck shine several yards in front of us, illuminating the...

A cruel contradiction of working out is that you do it to look and...

Image Credit: Joe Zimmermann

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A couple of years ago, David Jameson was visiting a newly completed federal building...

Chili is fundamentally a stew of vegetables, seasonings and protein simmered in a strong,...

The signs preceding what was to be Jackie Abrahams’ Perfect Day were anything but...

It’s one thing to be snowed in and curled up by a fire with...

Robert Poole climbs into the cab of his Sterling, single-axle dump truck. The view...

Sean Fine, 37, documentary filmmaker, Chevy Chase Work schedule: 8 a.m. to 6 or 7...

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