January / February 2015 Archives

Story of My Life: Shifting Out of Neutral

I’m usually too fixated on my laptop’s screen to notice my compatriots at Starbucks,...

Where the Designers Shop

Sloans & Kenyon Photo by Brian Searby; Urban Country photo by Greg Powers; Gallery...

Cooking Class: Party Time!

What better way to enjoy the Super Bowl than to gather friends and family...

A Place to Start

The apartment was grim and spare, with only one sign that it was home...

Table Talk: OMG!, Down on the (Winter) Farm, Comings & Goings

?OMG! Yasaman Vojdani was living in a sorority house at George Washington University in 2010...

Driving Range: Pamper Yourself

Grape Escape Keswick Hall is a 48-room luxury resort on 600 acres near Charlottesville, Va....

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Driving Range: Girls' Getaway

SITTING IN MY HOME office on a cold day last January, I couldn’t stop...

Changing Course

Ever since he was a teenager, Ray Treacy thought about becoming a teacher. “It...

Shop Talk: Treating Dry Winter Skin, Statement Studs plus Openings and Closings

Have Dry Winter Skin? Pay attention to the ingredients in your moisturizer Year round, look for...

Our Turn

Joyce Kammerman never considered herself an athlete. Growing up, she was the academic type...

Stronger Together

LISA FELDMAN ISN’T used to this exercise. It’s harder than the lateral lunges she’s...

Dine Review: Good Vibrations

At Gringos & Mariachis, the details click. From the standout décor to the appealing...

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When Everything Changed

The yellow clapboard house where Jennifer Vasquez grew up is immaculate. Her mother, Linda,...

Small Wonders

UPDATED CLASSIC Many of our area’s older, established neighborhoods are desirable for their convenient locations,...

The Snow Man

In 1984, I went to the University of Maryland at College Park and I...

Doug Kammerer, The Weather Junkie

The sun is shining, and has been for days, which means Doug Kammerer is...

Meet Andy Raymond

THE FIRST THING you notice about Andy Raymond is his bulk. He is a...

The Family Business

In his new job as Maryland’s attorney general, Brian Frosh will be driven to...

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The Mini Masterpiece

Angelina Jolie’s decision to wear a veil decorated with her children’s artwork during her...

Matt Suissa and Bryan Catalano

Summer Sizzle Gorgeous summer weather and the presence of family and friends combined for the...

Grading Joshua Starr

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A MOMENT that highlighted Montgomery County’s investment in classroom...

Mom Talk

There are 17 of us—twice that many including babies—sitting cross-legged on the floor of...

Nicole Marriott and Maxwell Avery

Spring Fling The wedding of Nicole Marriott and Maxwell Avery glowed with the bright promise...

Claire Mathy and Michael O’Donnell

French Connection From an underwater marriage proposal in Australia to a ceremony at a French...

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Sophia Stuart and Nuvan Seneviratne

East Meets West The wedding of Sophia Stuart and Nuvan Seneviratne was an international affair,...