January / February 2014 Archives

Coming to Terms

On the Friday before Thanksgiving 2009, Julie Bindeman and her husband, David, were ushered...

Lauren and Rory Pillsbury

Bride and Groom Lauren Pomponio, who grew up in Montgomery County and graduated from Winston...

Letting Nicole Go

We were on the Dulles Access Road, just a couple of miles from the...

Sweet Surrender

A box of chocolates engages all five senses. First, you see the daintily decorated...

UMES Campus Kitchens Project at USG

Members of the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) Board of Advisors and the Corporate...

Bach to Rock Open House

Bach to Rock Bethesda held an Open House on Sunday, January 19th. Those who attended...

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A Patient with Connections

As he lay in bed in one of the world’s top hospitals, surrounded by...

The Element of Surprise

Newlyweds Sarah Williams and Peter Mali liked the cottage look of the 1938 home...

C&O Canal Winter Event

Seneca Valley Sugarloafers Volksmarch Club held it’s annual C&O Canal Winter Event on Saturday,...

Twice Bitten

Shivering beneath a mountain of heavy blankets pulled up to my eyes, I was...

Coming to America

They come for love and money, education and freedom and opportunity. They’ve built lives...

Getting the Right Mix

When owner Eddie Benaim transformed his upscale Bezu restaurant in Potomac into a more...

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Courtney-Rose and Adam Dantus

Bride and Groom Courtney-Rose is a digital campaign manager at Service Employees International Union in Washington,...

Requiem for a Peacemaker

In retrospect, the email Elizabeth Pochter wrote to her 21-year-old son, Andrew, last June...

Bach to Rock's Battle of the Bands XIII

During this Battle of the Bands XIII competition, held at The Filmore in Silver...

All Downhill from Here

Seduced by an abundance of holiday cards showing rosy-cheeked, smiling families perched atop snowy...

Table Talk

Sweet Gig Betsy Palmer thinks that even confident cooks can be intimidated by baking. So...

Depression: The Current Approach

The Bethesda woman had tried pretty much every depression treatment out there. She suffered postpartum...

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Gray's Anatomy

A man once asked my mother if she considered herself the most beautiful woman...

Shop Talk

Wedding Belles Weddings have gone high style, with trends that are hitting the runway influencing...

Stylish to a Tea

In her 20-plus years as a kitchen and bath designer, Jennifer Gilmer has transformed...

The Flavor of the Big Apple

Joe’s Pizza, the Greenwich Village institution owned and operated by Naples-born Joe Pozzuoli since...

An Uncommon Woman

Walk into DeRionne Pollard’s office at Montgomery College and you immediately know who she...

Chicken Scaloppini

Preparing a dish “à la minute”—or at the last minute—can be simple and complex...

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Nina Bajaj and Zeshawn Uddin

Bride and Groom Nina Bajaj is an IT consultant for the Broadcasting Board of Governors,...

Meghan Kingsley and Kevin Murphy

Bride and Groom Meghan Kingsley grew up in North Potomac and graduated from Our Lady...

Katharine Weymouth

With the sale of The Washington Post last fall to Amazon founder and CEO...