May / June 2016 Archives

Rockville Lawyer Says Online Poker Helped His Career

Photo by Michael Ventura In 2007, IJay Palansky, a Toronto native applying for U.S. citizenship,...

Rockville Teen Hopes to Climb to the Top

Photo by Edgar Artiga Rockville’s Megan Lynch loved to climb as a child, preferring to...

Decorating with Botanical Prints

1. Take Note Send a beautiful greeting with these botanical illustrations—replicas of vintage educational charts....

Cooking Class: Pan-Seared Pork Chops Au Jus

All photos by Stacy Zarin-Goldberg DIFFICULTY LEVEL: * * * ON THE CLOCK: 1/2 hours SERVINGS: 4 For...

Driving Range: A Gourmet Getaway in Virginia

Chef Ian Boden crafts culinary delights at The Shack in Staunton, Virginia. Photo by...

Should You be Sleeping With Your Pet?

Illustration by Goodloe Byron When Potomac’s Joey Baroni picked up his golden retriever puppy, Rosie,...

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How Some Montgomery County Slaves Became Free

Historical Illustrations adapted by Alice Kresse On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into...

The Benefits of Slow Motion Training

Sylvia Lesic sits down at the Nautilus Mid-Row Machine, her face steely with resolve....

Finding Her Path

Cindy Steuart traveled to Everest Base Camp with Trekking for Kids in 2010. Photo...

Inside Sam Deutsch’s Jeopardy! Win

Sam Deutsch of Bethesda, after his Jeopardy! win. Photos courtesy of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. During...

Department of Liquor Control By the Numbers

Montgomery County is one of the few counties in the nation that directly controls...

Updated Classic Home

Interior designer Shannon Bieter met her husband, Mark, in 1995, when they were both working...

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Bethesda's Foodie Paradise

One of the first things Jordan Neyland did when he moved to Bethesda in...

How to Remember Names

Photo by Mike Olliver Fifteen men and women gather around tables at a senior center...

Teaching Kids to Care

Mike and Haven Clancy were walking with their six kids along Wisconsin Avenue in...

45 Great Places to Get a Drink in the Bethesda Area

MoCo’s Founding Farmers serves up lots of creative cocktails, including this colorful blackberry sour....

Family Portrait: Meet the Winters

From left: Madison, Doug, Reagan, Angela and Andrew Winter in Sweet Teensy Bakery, which...

Get Away: Explore Nature's Bounty

Goodstone Inn & Restaurant sits on 265 acres in Middleburg, Virginia. Photo by Jumping...

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Table Talk: Where to Find Filipino Food in Rockville

Photo by Laura Chase McGehee Brother-Sister Act Sibling chefs churn out Filipino goodies in Rockville Kuya...

From Roommates to Neighbors

Left to right: Fernando Palacios, Joseph Esparraguera, Jim Moy. Photo by Liz Lynch Fernando Palacios...

From the Magazine: Behind the Scenes with the Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit

When a Chevrolet Volt collided with a BMW on River Road in February, killing...

Potomac Doctor Treats Torture Survivors

Physician Kate Sugarman with some of the refugees she's helped, elite distance runners (from...

Lush Bethesda Landscape

Photo by Bob Narod There was nothing wrong with the grounds of the spacious...

A Conversation with Fox 5’s Shawn Yancy

Name: Shawn Yancy. Grew up in: Indianapolis. Lives in: Potomac. Broadcast journalist Shawn Yancy creates...

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Shop Talk: How to Style Skirts for Spring and Summer

Photos by Michael Ventura Silver Spring fashion designer Betsy Garcete, above, thinks all women can...

Living with Chronic Pain

Illustration by Rebekka Dunlap Just under 6 feet tall, with long arms and legs...

Seven Unsung Bethesda-Area Chefs You Should Know

Photo by Liz Lynch Yimy Monge Chef de Cuisine | Lock 72 Kitchen & Bar, Potomac Yimy...

Mary McVearry and Chris Austin

Photo by Christine Kennedy The couple: Mary McVearry, 35, grew up in Bethesda and graduated...

Has the MCPS Board Learned Its Lesson?

From left, Montgomery County Board of Education members Michael Durso, Christopher Barclay, Jill Ortman-Fouse,...